Jesus is Worth It (song series)

I recently had the opportunity to watch a film about men and women in several different foreign countries who were considered law-breakers.  They were being watched and followed and investigated because of their illegal actions.  Many were arrested, beaten, imprisoned, and some were killed. They all suffered great loss. What terrible crime could possibly be that awful as to warrant such a response from the authorities?

So what was their crime? 

Their crime was confessing Jesus Christ as their Savior and sharing the Bible with others, so they too could learn of Christ.    

It is so unbelievable to me sometimes to even comprehend that kind of hostility.  I regret to admit how sometimes inconvenience or being awkward may stop me from sharing the gospel.  For heaven's sake, right now, I am up against no lawful risk of being imprisoned or beaten and I still may avoid telling others about Jesus.  How ridiculous I feel and look considering those in countries who do it despite the risk.

To say the least, the movie was convicting.  At the end they posed the question that remains on my heart. 

Is Jesus Worth it?

Is He worth risking my life, my spouse’s life, my children’s lives, my lifestyle, my modern comfort, my time, my earthly possessions, my pride?  Is He worth it?

Well … is He?

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Click HERE to listen to my song "Jesus Is Worth It"

To find out more about the movie...click here ----> The Insanity of God (the movie)

Jesus is worth it

Becki J Buescher

Will I stand for Christ when my life’s on the line

If my children should fall in the crosshairs of the fight

When it does not make earthly sense to utter His name

Jesus is worth it

Though the cost may be great

Jesus is worth it

And He alone will save

Live or die, a sacrifice.

We have been called

to live for the glory of our God

And he is worth it.

Afraid to stand out, afraid to look the fool

Criticized or judged beyond what I say or do

Laying my pride aside and surrender all my fear

Worth it to my final breath

Worthy of all I have left

Until my eyes rest upon Glory
In His fight I shall be

Your Grace is Sufficient (song series)

It is a season.  How I have heard that and repeated it in my heart and mind.  A season that I don’t necessarily want over, but one that is more about my kids than my own personal endeavors…with more to do than what I could possibly even attempt.  I am right where God wants me to be at this very moment and I am grateful.  I have a house full of love and joy… and poopy diapers, messes, and tantrums…but mostly laughter and smiles and squishy hugs and “I love you’s”.  There are fleeting moments of inspiration to write or create…though filled with background “music” of milk spilling, hundreds of Legos hitting the floor and a crying baby fighting sleep in the other room.  I have been mastering multitasking and millions of interruptions. It is a season.

I catch myself feeling that I am not doing enough. Bible studies, PTA, small groups, house projects, and play dates aren’t getting my attention and I have to take a step back, and with a deep breath, give myself grace.  It is ok. It is ok not to be involved with everything.  It is just a season. It is ok. God will meet me where I am. His grace is sufficient.

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 

2 Corinthians 12:9

I have been waiting for the day to return to writing and recording again.  I guess when my third child was thrown into the mix, my extracurricular activities got second fiddle…or third… or actually it didn’t even make the orchestra and is sitting busted back behind the stage. Though I have had small miniscule opportunities to contribute to my creativity, I mostly use my energy to be a wife and mommy.  So here’s to the day I will eventually get an uninterrupted night sleep, away from the seemingly carefully planned interludes of children crying or parading in my bedroom at all hours of the night. His grace is sufficient for that too…although mine may not be.  As I said, I wouldn’t want this moment passed; I will somehow miss it when it is gone…but right now… I do miss me a bit.  I miss my time to throw into myself and my music. It is a season.

click HERE to listen to Your Grace is Sufficient

Your Grace is sufficient

Becki J Buescher

           

If joy comes in the morning

Should I go back to bed

can I push the reset button

or run away instead

The days I run on empty

Overwhelmed or just afraid

That all my imperfections are proudly on display

Calling out for some reprieve

God I need your grace to cover me

Your Grace is sufficient

In my weakness may You shine through

For You know my heart and what I need  

And Your grace is sufficient for me

When it seems I’m good at failing

With more costs beyond my means

And if I hear another whiny voice

I may have to scream

Today I need reminding please

God, that your grace, will cover me

When the world turns upside down

And my mind is spinning round and round

If my body fails and all strength is gone

and I just cannot go on

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Grace, Grace, God’s grace

Grace that will pardon and cleanse within

Grace, grace God’s grace

Grace that is greater than all our sin

“Grace Greater than all our sin”

Words: Julia H. Johnston Music: Daniel B. Towner