The other morning I had cranked our praise music up, and my toddler and I were dancing in the kitchen, belting out the words to the song
and his interpretation came out wrong.
But also- it came out even better than right! ☀️
Here is how the song was supposed to go:
🎵 I’m praying, God come
And turn this thing around
God, turn it around
God, turn it around
God, turn it around
I’m calling on the name
That changes everything, yes
God, turn it around
God, turn it around
God, turn it around
All of my hope
Is in the name
The name of Jesus
Breakthrough will come
Come in the name
The name of Jesus…
God, turn it around
God, turn it around
God, turn it around
He is up to something
He is up to something
God is doing something right now
He is moving mountains
Making a way for someone
God is doing something right now…
All of my hope
Is in the name
The name of Jesus
breakthrough will come
Come in the name
The name of Jesus
God, turn it around
Turn it around
Turn it around” 🎵
And here is how my little one sang it:
🎶 🎵 I’m praying, God come
And turn this thing around
God, turn ME around
God, turn ME around
God, turn ME around
I’m calling on the name
That changes everything, yes
God, turn ME around
God, turn ME around
God, turn ME around
All of my hope
Is in the name
The name of Jesus
Breakthrough will come
Come in the name
The name of Jesus…
God, turn ME around
God, turn ME around
God, turn ME around
He is up to something
He is up to something
God is doing something right now
He is moving mountains
Making a way for someone
God is doing something right now…
All of my hope
Is in the name
The name of Jesus
breakthrough will come
Come in the name
The name of Jesus
God, turn ME around
Turn ME around
Turn ME around” 🎵
He’s a toddler.
He had no idea what changing two letters would mean.
And I wouldn’t have either if God didn’t use the moment to point it out to me.
“It” being the key to intercession in our relationships and in our personal situations.
Here’s what God said to me,
in this moment:
Pray like this, Daylene.
Ask me to turn YOU around.
To correct your perspective when it needs it.
To reposition your face toward me when you feel needy or the world feels dark so that you can receive the light and fullness that I have for you.
To help you remember-
when your eyes are upon me-
that I am BIG.
I am bigger than whatever it is
that you’re praying about.
And I got it in my hands.
So you don’t have to take matters into your own hands. Just hand it back to me!
Ask me to help you.
Ask me to turn it around, yes,
instead of trying to turn it all around in your own.
Or resigning yourself to believe this is just how things are now and always will be.
HAVE FAITH for change! Take heart!
But first- because I love you,
and I want for you to be at peace
before this challenge even passes,
ask me to turn YOU around.
So you can see me and feel me
and KNOW that you’re not alone.
Humility brings results.
First, it brings you to me.
Then, because you’ve come to me-
you receive my fullness.
And, in the midst of that fullness,
prayers that remain for others
and for situations
(Intercessions)
also transform…
from wanting the change for you
to wanting fullness for them!
& wanting glory for Me. {God.}
No longer needing glory for yourself,
or needing anyone else’s behavior to change,
before you can feel joy-full.
But freely filled, first,
and pouring your heart out to me
asking me to move on their behalf-
to move in this world-
to turn things back around…
{yes, that’s still important,
I just wanted to take care of your heart first
so you can pray FROM FULL instead of from fear.}
AMEN, JESUS.
Holy Spirit, keep turning me around. ❤️
Singing the song this way now, as a prayer:
🎶 🎵 I’m praying, God come
And turn this thing around
But first-
God, turn me around
God, turn me around
God, turn me around
I’m calling on the name
That changes everything, yes
{change me first, God}
Turn me around
Turn me around
Turn me around
All of my hope
Is in the name
The name of Jesus
Breakthrough will come
Come in the name
The name of Jesus…
God, turn us {our families} around
God, turn us {our churches} around
God, turn us {our country} around
God, please do something.
God please move the mountains.
God please make a way for all of us.
All of our hope is in your name, Jesus.
Breakthrough will come in your name, Jesus.
God turn it around.
God, {start with me, and in each of us believers, and help us to pray, because change happens in the heart, and each heart must decide for themselves:}
Turn me around
Turn me around
Turn me around” 🎵
From Full 