Throw Your Arms Up ?

How easy it is to throw your hands up either in disgust, disillusionment or dissatisfaction and walk away because it's all too hard?

Well - I had a minor "hissy fit" this weekend, although justifiable (if I don't say so myself) and considered throwing my arms up in all of the above mentioned areas - even to a point of walking away.

Since last weekend, a song has been played over and over in my mind - sung by the Melbourne Staff Songsters (words and music by Phil Laeger) - which has helped me through the past few days.

Let your love work its way into my heart.
I wanna give away like you have given me.
So I'm throwin' my arms open wide to you,
Use me, Lord, how you want to.
I am available.
With my all I part.
Let your love work its way into my heart.

I wanna be like you,
I wanna show how much you love them.
I wanna love like you,
Help me to be your hands and feet.
I wanna be like you,
I wanna show how much you love them.
I wanna love like you,
Help me to be your hands and feet.

Let your love work its way into my heart.
I wanna give away like you have given me.
So I'm throwin' my arms open wide to you,
Use me, Lord, how you want to.
I am available.
With my all I part.
Let your love work its way into my heart.
(Phil Laeger)


Why throw your arms up (even in despair) when you should throw your arms open wide to Him who can lift us far past any despair, disillusionment and dissatisfaction that life often brings.

Jesus, too, stretched His arms open wide when they were nailed to the cross. He did this out of love - what an awesome concept.  Maybe we should think about stretching out our arms to Him and then to others - and not throw them in the air and walk away because it's all too hard.

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Through the love of God our Saviour
All will be well;
Free and changeless is his favour,
All, all is well.
Precious is the blood that healed us,
Perfect is the grace that sealed us,
Strong the hand outstretched to shield us,
All must be well.
(Mary Peters 1813-1856)