Here are the stories behind the songs in this EP album:
Let it Begin with Me -
Sometimes I get so frustrated with the broken state of this world. With each passing day, my desire grows for God to usher in His Kingdom and that His will would be done here on earth as it is in Heaven. At the time I wrote this song, I was praying often that God would rid the world of evil and bring peace to troubled people, homes, and nations. And I felt that His response was, “Okay, Ginger, are you ready for me to begin with you?” Oh, the conviction I felt! It is so much easier to pray for God to change others, much more difficult to pray, “Lord, change me.” This song is based on II Chronicles 7:14, which says, “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land.” When I hear this verse, my natural tendency is to think of the wickedness mentioned here as someone else’s wrongdoing, but then I am reminded in Matthew 7:3 that Jesus says, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” He goes on to teach that first I need to be cleansed before I can help others. So, in essence, if I want God to rid the world of evil and bring in true peace, then I must be willing to let Him begin with me.
Will I Trust? -
I wrote this song at a time when my family and many close to us were going through difficult times. I was overwhelmed by mothering three small children who seemed to consume far more energy than I had to offer. We had just come through a huge health scare with our one year old. My parents, who had lived six blocks from us, had just decided to move out of state. I was exhausted and life was not meeting my expectations. I wrote this song in a state of despair. The original song started and ended with the question, “Will I Trust?” It wasn’t until after many months that God started to show me that my hopes and dreams were crushed because I had been putting my hope in my circumstances instead of in God. I then added the bridge and the subsequent chorus that affirmed, “I will trust!” The big lesson for me is that I can trust God because although his dreams for me might be different than I had expected, His plan surely works all things together for my good. God is slowly teaching me that I can rejoice even in the midst of suffering because it produces strength and character and hope in me. “And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.” Romans 5:5 I believe so strongly in this that I have used hope as the theme of this website. I know that if we will choose to trust God with every hope and every dream, His Word has promised that we would not be disappointed. Lord, teach me to trust You more!
I’ve Been Waiting -
I wrote this song for a dear friend and mentor, Jeannine Hutcherson. She had been battling cancer for nearly two years. On one of the visit’s my sister and I made, she stood before us, hand in hand with her husband, Dave, and told us the news that her cancer was advancing, and she believed that God was calling her home. It was one of the worst, yet most hope-filled moments of my life because Jeannine was not afraid to die. She was torn between the sorrow of leaving her loved ones behind and the hope of meeting her precious Jesus, but she faced her future with courage. She no longer asked us to pray for healing, now she asked us to pray that the time she had left would be less painful and for her family she would be leaving behind.
It was devastating. As I drove home that day, barely seeing the road through the tears streaming down my face, I cried out to God, “Why? Why? Why, God? Why her? Why someone who has done so much good? Why someone who still has so much to offer? Couldn’t she stay with us for a few more years?” We had been praying for her healing for two years, and now it was clear that God wasn’t going to grant that request. I felt helpless, hopeless, and discouraged.
But out of that moment, God gave me a song: a tender reminder of the fullness of His love for us. Just like the father in the story of the prodigal son, God has been waiting and anticipating our arrival to meet Him face to face. He longs to make our faith sight. Hallelujah! I hope that you will hear God’s loving voice calling out to you today through this song.
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Let it Begin With Me
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Will I Trust?
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I've Been Waiting
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