clear the stage

i heard this song for the second time tonight at church and it hit me hard just like it did the first time. i don't really like the song musically, but love the lyrics. they don't seem like typical deep poetic lyrics to me, but more a call. a blunt and beautiful call to action and to change.

they speak to me and to the artist's heart. they really sum up what i'm learning in this chapter of my life. i think it's the overall lesson God's trying to teach me through all the little day-to-day lessons. He is clearing the stage of my life and making room for Him to work.

Clear the stage and set the sound and lights ablaze
If that's the measure that it takes to crush the idols.
Chuck the pews and all the decorations too
Until the congregations few then have revival.
Tell your friends that this is where the party ends
until you're broken for your sins you can't be social.
Then seek the Lord and wait for what he has in store
and know that great is your reward and just be hopeful

Cause you can sing all you want to.
Yes you can sing all you want to
you can sing all you want to
And don't get me wrong, worship is more than a song.

Take a break from all the plans that you made
And sit at home alone and wait for God to whisper.
Beg Him please to open up his mouth and speak
And pray for real upon your knees until they blister.
Shine the light on every corner of your life
Until the pride and lust and lies are in the open.
Then read the word and put to test the things you've heard
Until your heart and soul are stirred and rocked and broken.

Anything I put before my God is an idol.
Anything I want with all my heart is an idol.
Anything I can't stop thinking of is an idol.
Anything that I give all my love is an idol.
We must not worship something that's not even worth it.
Clear the stage and make some space for the one who deserves it.