Music Monday: “Still” by Crowder and Zach Williams
By: Debbie Waltz
My debut book signing for “The Summer of Mended Hearts” took place this weekend, and it was a truly memorable occasion. Many people were drawn outdoors to my local Christian bookstore on the beautiful Flag Day weekend. As the bookstore is situated in a historic town, I ended up standing outside, greeting people who were walking past. The two sisters who owned the establishment were very accommodating. They cleared a section of the street for me, allowing me to set up a table to display my book and other writings.
I’m finding it hard to fully accept that I’ve been a published author for the past three months. If you’ve been following my progress, you’ll get it. The path from my initial interest in the book’s premise and sending out query letters with my early chapters was consistently difficult. I used the waiting period to hone my writing skills and study the art of writing. As a passionate reader, I read not only for enjoyment but also to gauge what content will resonate with my audience.
But let’s be honest, sometimes I wanted to give up or run ahead of God’s plan. Why? I questioned the quality of my writing compared to others. Perhaps I was too impatient to believe in a divine plan or that the right person would understand the book’s value.
Still, I consistently realize that God’s presence is most keenly felt in moments of vulnerability and distress. This applies not just to disabled individuals but to everyone.
As Christians, there’s a tendency to believe we need to have our lives perfectly in order before approaching God. But as Jesus explains during his ministry, “… It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.” (Mark 2:17). He was more focused on the condition of people’s hearts and their inward relationship with God than on enforcing outward religious traditions.
The same is true for us now. It is important to recognize that although we are Christians, we can still fall back into sinful habits. Nonetheless, God is still working on us! Phillipians 1:6 reminds us “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” This song, “Still” by Crowder and Zach Williams echoes this theme that God is ever at work in our lives to make us more like Him. And it will be completed when He returns!