Katie's prayer: Chris Tomlin's "How Can I Keep From Singing"

I know I am loved by the King

and it makes my heart want to sing.

Today, I finished re-reading the amazing book, Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. Amazing book! I don't want to ruin it for you, so I'll try not to give away too much. (: The main character, Angel, was sold into prostitution at the age of 8. At about at 18, a young man, Michael, sees her and hears God tell him that she's the one he is to marry. He very slowly begins to chip away at this wall she has built around her heart. Constantly showing his love for her and the love of God for her. She slowly falls in love with Michael. The love they have for each other radiates around so it's obvious to all they encounter.

Later, this becomes a problem because Angel still doesn't believe in God, instead she worships Michael as a god. It got me thinking, how often do I act like Angel? How often am I worshiping other things? How often am I placing other things of more importance than God? God does get put on the back burner way too often. How often am I letting my love for God radiate to those around me? My heart may often want to sing, but how often am I letting it? How can I keep from singing? I'll tell you... I let other things get in the way between me and God. Daily struggle that I have to remind myself constantly that I need to work on it.