faithless saved by the One who is faithful

shifting sand by caedmon's call

Sometimes I believe all the lies
So I can do the things I should despise
And everyday I am swayed
By whatever is on my mind

I hear it all depends on my faith
So I'm feeling precarious
The only problem I have with these mysteries
Is they're so mysterious

And like a consumer I've been thinking
If I could just get a bit more
More than my fifteen minutes of faith
Then I'd be secure

My faith is like shifting sand
Changed by every wave
My faith is like shifting sand
So I stand on grace

I've begged you for some proof
For my Thomas eyes to see
A slithering staff, a leprous hand
And lions resting lazily

A glimpse of your back-side glory
And this soaked altar going ablaze
But you know I've seen so much
And I explained it away

Waters rose as my doubts reigned
My sand-castle faith it slipped away
Found myself standing on your grace
It'd been there all the time

this song has been on my song list for a long time, but it was only just now that i actually took notice of it... the chorus "my faith is like shifting sand/changed by every wave/my faith is like shifting stand/so i'll stand on grace"... indeed this is a feeling i can very much relate to... i've been through it ever so often, time when i can feel so close to my Father, and then moments where He's so distant, someone whom i only called upon when things aren't the way i want them..

when i listened to this song and listened to the lyrics.. and when it came to the bridge, i couldnt help but nod in agreement.. "waters rose as my doubts reigned/my sand-castle faith, it slipped away/found myself standing on your  grace/it'd been there ALL THE WHILE"... indeed, my God stays by my side, even when ive been pushing Him away... thank God for He is full of grace, and patiently waits for me to return to Him, and hide myself in His embrace...

If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself. -2 Tim 2v13-