to obey or not

So, my last post was all about Cristiana and growing. Well, at the end the whole concept of how the Lord has made us really got me thinking . . . again. It is fascinating to me right now as this little one is growing in my belly. The more that the baby moves, the more I am thankful for those movements. And, for the Lord blessing us with this one.

Back to the thought. I have really been enjoying Todd Agnew’s “Better Questions” CD lately. There is one song that has some incredible lyrics (well, they all do, but this song really gets a mind thinking!).

Here are the words that really strike me when I listen to them, or even just think about them . . .

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FUNNY

Its funny how a big ol’ fish can hear Your voice
Find one man in the whole ocean and swallow him whole
Because You said so

Its funny how a little plant can hear Your voice
And grow as big as a tent to give that man a home
Because You said so

And You speak to me all the time
And I can’t obey You to save my life

Well, I can but I don’t, and I want to but I won’t
And I don’t do what I want to
I do what I don’t mean to
And I’m confused
Its funny how a fish can obey You but I can’t

Its funny how the bright ol’ sun can hear Your voice
Along its way stop in the middle of the sky for an entire day
Because You said so

Its funny how a donkey can hear Your voice
And talk instead of bray to set Your child on His way
Because You said so

And You speak to me all the time
Lighting my path with Your words of life
But I can’t obey You no matter how hard I try

Its funny how a fish can obey You
How a plant can obey You
How the sun can obey You
How a donkey can obey You
Seems like everything can obey You, but I can’t

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Why is it that the animals and plants obey Him, and so many times we do not?!