One Step He Leads

Now that the whole Comcast thing is over with…

Tonight we had a choir practice for Music Sunday this weekend.  I had put in one request, “The Potter’s Hand”, and secretly wanted to sing a song by Pepper Choplin called “One Step He Leads”.  Well, wouldn’t you know it – both songs were there.  “The Potter’s Hand” (from Hillsong United) lyrics are as follows:

Beautiful Lord, Wonderful savior
I know for sure all of my days are held in your hands
Crafted into your perfect plans

You gently called me into your presence
Guiding me by Your Holy Spirit
Teach me dear Lord to live all of my life
Through your eyes

I'm captured by your holy calling
Set me apart. I know you're drawing me to yourself
lead me, Lord. I pray

Oh Take me, mold me, use me, fill me
I give my life to the potter's hand

Oh Call me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me
I give my life to the potter's hand

You gently call me into your presence
Guiding me by your holy spirit
Teach me dear lord to live all of my life through your eyes

I'm captured by your holy calling
Set me apart. I know you're drawing me to yourself
lead me, Lord. I pray

Oh Take me, mold me, use me, fill me
I give my life to the potter's hand

Oh Call me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me
I give my life to the potter's hand

It’s a more contemporary piece, one which took a few times through for me to really like it.  Now it brings tears to my eyes every time we sing it.  Actually, all four choir anthems have the effect on me, so it is going to be a very emotional Sunday for me. 

But the reason I wanted to sing “One Step He Leads” is because it says, like “The Potter’s Hands”, with music and poetry what I have been feeling and thinking so much more eloquently than I can say in my own words.

Sometimes I worry and wish I could see
What lies ahead, what the future will be.
But God calls me on to follow in faith,
And He’ll take tomorrow if I give Him today.

One step He leads and one step I’ll follow,
God knows my needs and He will supply.
I don’t know the future and all that’s in store,
So I’ll take one step, one step, to follow my Lord.

Jesus said, “Leave all your worries, forget all your cares,
What you will eat and what you will wear.
But seek first my kingdom and all that is right.
Your needs shall be given as you live in the light.”

One step He leads and one step I’ll follow,
God knows my needs and He will supply.
I don’t know the future and all that’s in store,
So I’ll take one step, one step, to follow my Lord.

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Lately, I have been obsessed with figuring out what the next step is.  I put myself in God’s hands, let him help me become the person I need to be, and guide me to the next step.  I just hope He understands that sometimes it’s not as easy as it sounds.  But know for sure that come Sunday morning, I will give all my heart and soul into this music – not because I want to stand out or be praised for my singing abilities, but because I feel it so deep in my soul I can’t not sing with enthusiasm and emotion.  And isn’t that truly the gift of music?  A way to express what you’re feeling when your own words fail you?  It is why I love to sing.  It is why music is an ever present part of my life.

I don’t want anyone to think that this blog is going to go all Holy Roller on you, but a major part in figuring out my life, and what the next step is, is reconnecting with my spiritual side, and rebuilding my faith.  So, you might hear about it from time to time, but please don’t think that I am in any way trying to bring people to the Lord through blogging.  That’s just tacky.

Oh, and if anyone is wondering why I don’t post videos of these songs so you can hear them, I am completely biased towards my own church choir, and have yet to find any recordings that do the songs justice like we do.  So there.

Thanks for reading, here’s hoping I will be able to find the next step soon…