All the Broken Pieces

I was just listening to Matthew West's album "Something to Say"; and the lyrics to "All the Broken Pieces" just popped out at me because the song was so in line with my theme for this year:
Did you feel, feel it break
From all the weight of your mistake?
You never knew how much it cost
Feels like your innocence is lost
So much for the perfect life
So much for the perfect day
It's like no matter how you try
Perfection's just too far away
So lift them up to Me

All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces of your life
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces of your life

Did you hear what I said?
Did you read the words I wrote down in red?
I was broken once for you
And no one loves you like I do
And that's the beauty of this grace
It can put the pieces back in place
And shine reflections of forgiveness
In a million different ways

I can take even your greatest mistake
Every scar, every tear, every break
And I can turn it in to something more beautiful
Than you have ever seen
So lift them up to Me 

The "Stop the World" song was also a good reminder to take time to block out the craziness and noise of this world and just listen to God speak.   And, of course, my favorite song on the album is "The Motions".

Listening to this album and allowing the songs to speak to me, reminded me that God is at work teaching me on my area of focus this year.