In honor of Valentine’s Day and a momentous two year anniversary, I want to play you a song that is on the Real. Life. worship cd.
The two year anniversary marks one of our darkest seasons when Chuck and I were both stepping back to assess whether our marriage could be salvaged. We were separated and seeking the Lord for resurrection power. This morning, we prayed together with hearts full of gratitude that He indeed had resurrected our lives out of the ashes.
What’s ironic is that I wrote this song in the first year of our marriage almost twenty years ago. I had no idea the prophetic word it would be over our lives. God has done exactly what the lyrics say: Burn us up/ melt us down/ create a gold that’s new. I see that it is our following Jesus that has brought us to this point of gratefulness and joy.
I love Him. I love that He loves us so. Thank You, Lord, that You did not shy away from the heat of loving us. Amen.
Words and Melody by Jana Spicka
Guitar Framework by Roselynn Spicka
Acoustic Guitars: Stephanie Sapp
I’m following you through the fire
I’m following you through the fire
Of a burning churning love affair
I say you and you say me
We say you, me, you
It’s a fire of a lifetime
Of days turned gray with age
and years of burning love
Stronger than rivers
Carving out canyons from stone
Stronger than tremors
Cracking the face of the earth
Greater than thunder
Rolling the passions of our souls
I’m following you through the fire
And I know we’re really scared
I’m following into the fire of hearts
and we’ll make a new home there
Burn us up and melt up down
and create a gold that’s new
It’s a fire of a lifetime
I will not shy away from the heat of loving you
Fire and flame
How we change
Past the pain
We shall rise above
Through days turned gray with age
and years of burning love
Stronger than rivers
Carving out canyons from stone
Stronger than tremors
Cracking the face of the earth
Longer than mountains
Falling from the weight of time
Following you through fire
fire and flame