That song has captivated me for the past few weeks. I mean just picture it, the ultimate surrender. Think about a soldier surrendering to an overwhelming force he knows cannot be defeated. Or a criminal, busted and surrendering to authority. They both have something in common. They throw their arms in the air leaving themselves open and vulnerable to attack, hoping that the "authority" will kindly protect them from harm. They stop fighting, drop their weapon, and leave themselves unprotected and in the hands of Someone more powerful than they.
Now I put myself in a worship setting. Arms high worshiping my God. But the part that is so captivating to me is the phrase "heart abandoned." When you invest your time in worshiping God instead of guarding your heart, YOU WIN! It is the most vulnerable, scary, yet EXCITING way to worship God. Heart and soul surrendered to Him, ALL you are surrendered to Him.
I can honestly say that this whole heart abandoned prayer is one that I have been praying and thinking about for weeks. He is answering, but not in a way that I expected. Lets just say I am being sifted like wheat and it HURTS. I am lonlier than I have ever been (please, no sympathy, seriously, that is not the point of this blog). I am leaving my heart abandoned and as a result I am vulnerable to attack and it HURTS. But at the same time, I am more surrendered to God than I have ever been and I am learning He is all I need. The lyrics of the song "All I Need is You" have never been so alive to me.
I don't expect to live this way for the rest of my life but I know that God wants me here right now. He is teaching me SOOO much through this absolutely miserable time. He is teaching me that I depend way too much on other people for my spiritual highs. He is teaching me that running to Him is far more satisfying than living vicariously through other people. He is teaching me that I will be let down by friends at times because they are not God (this has been a painful lesson) and I cannot depend on them for my happiness. I cannot depend fully on anyone for my happiness except THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH! He must be the source of friendship, love, guidance, and knowledge.

Are you living with arms high and heart abandoned?