Oh David Crowder Band...you have let God use you again in my life. It seems like there are key moments in life and for me, strangely enough, they can be defined by DCB's heart of worship through their songs. I can remember when I first heard them on KLOVE during my freshman year of college and laughing at Crowder's love of Dr.Pepper and sense of humor, all while just worshiping God. It was the beginnings of my heart starting to become a worshiper. I remember the summer after I finished graduate school and I had to lay down so much of myself and certain prideful dreams. I was running and had uploaded some DCB to my iPod and was again struck with the sound of true abandonment in the songs. I longed for that, to be that lost in worship I could express God by hands lifted, dancing, or whatever to express my love for this Great King. I remember that as I lived through seeing all of my FC girls from college get married and feeling abandoned, and they released "Never Let Go" and remembering that God still had me, continuing to help me worship in the hard times. I remember that God created a "chance" way for me to go see them on their last tour. I worshiped with so much freedom that night. I still think about it even today, remembering that is the heart I want to have before God. I danced, I sang, I jumped, I did it all for Jesus. Thinking about that night makes me so excited for heaven! And again, it was just what I needed as I had started one of the hardest school years in my teaching career. God picked me up and revived my heart again. "This I Know" comes from their last release. And the words couldn't express my heart right now in a better way. You see, these first six months of the year have been challenging to say the least. God has been cleaning out my heart, healing old wounds, and changing my perspectives. God has been filling in my expectation gap (Thanks Pastor Steven Furtick, for that 'timely' series...so sad for it to end) with Himself. He has reminded me of times that He has taken me up on spiritual and physical mountains to show me His love and how He frees me. I know these things, and I think after a few weeks wrestling with impatience over delayed dreams, this song reminds me that "This I know..." I know His love and I know that I have wanted it more than anything else in life. I'm ready God, I'm ready. Take me deeper still, I know that it wouldn't be that hard for you (Ephesians 3:20):
Up on the mountain
Where Your love captured me
Where finally i am free
This i know
Up on the mountain
Where You Taught my soul to sing
Amazing grace the sweetest thing
This i know
And then the storm rushing in
And here i am again
This i know
Take me up to where i was
When i never wanted more than You
Lift me up to feel your touch
It wouldn't be that much for You
This i know
This i know
This i know
This i know
Up on the mountain
Where You took me by the hand
Taught me to dance again
This i know
Up on the mountain
Where You took this heart of stone
Put life back in these bones
This i know
Take me up to where i was
When i never wanted more than You
Lift me up to feel your touch
It wouldn't be that much for You
This i know
This i know
This i know
This i know
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