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More Than Life

I don't know what to say...I'm so scattered.

Maybe I shouldn't say anything.

My Jesus understands anyway.



All I know is that there is something

(Could it be fear?) . . .

that keeps me from You.

"Does a maiden forget her jewelry,

a bride her wedding ornaments?

Yet my people have forgotten me,

days without number." (Jer. 2:32)

Maybe I've wasted so much time,

analyzing and crying about it . . .

when I could have been drawing closer.



Maybe I've been holding on to myself.

Maybe my eyes have been on this snare,

. . . and not on You.

"This is what the Lord says:

'Stand at the crossroads and look;

ask for the ancient paths,

ask where the good way is, and walk in it,

and you will find rest for your souls.

But you said "We will not walk in it."'"

(Jeremiah 6:16)

"After beginning with the Spirit, are

you now trying to attain your goal

by human effort?" (Galatians 3:3)

I can hear His voice saying,

"Press on, my beloved. I love you!"



I've fallen so, so hard . . .

Yet I know I'm not beyond Your reach, Jesus!



Awaken my soul!

Remind me of Your great love for me.

"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 exist for You, for Your glory alone!

I'm alive because of You.

"Nothing in all creation is hidden from

God's sight. Everything is uncovered

and laid bare before the eyes of him to

whom we must give an account." (Heb. 4:13)

I'm waiting for You, Lord. Only You can pull me out of this place . . .

You'll Come

Okay, so I really love this song! And it has some of my favorite Bible verses in it: "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him" (Psalm 37:7); "As surely as the sun rises, he will appear" (Hosea 6:3).

You'll Come- Hillsong

by Brooke Fraser

I have decided, I have resolved
To wait upon You, Lord
My Rock and Redeemer, Shield and Reward
I'll wait upon You, Lord

As surely as the sun will rise
You'll come to us
Certain as the dawn appears

You'll come
Let Your glory fall
As You respond to us
Spirit, rain
Flood into our thirsty hearts again
You'll come, You'll come

We are not shaken, we are not moved
We wait upon You, Lord
Mighty Deliverer, Triumph and Truth
We wait upon You, Lord

As surely as the sun will rise
You'll come to us
Certain as Your word endures

You'll come
Let Your glory fall
As You respond to us
Spirit, rain
Flood into our thirsty hearts again
You'll come, You'll come

Chains be broken
Lives be healed
Eyes be opened
Christ is revealed

Dying to Know You

I'm not as close to God as I used to be. But, what I'm realizing is that my lack of faith does not nullify His faithfullness; He's still close to me. And He's still been teaching me. One thing I have been saying to Him a lot is just, "I believe You." Sometimes it's so easy to get caught up in the way I feel. But right now, even though I don't feel like God is very close, He's teaching me to have childlike faith to believe what He says.

My Father has been calling me back to, and beyond, what we once had. A few months ago, I read this verse and felt sure it was God's promise to me: "Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you" (Zechariah 9:12). Yes, there's still more! This fact goes against all the lies that I have listened to for so long.

The truth is, I cannot do anything. That sounds so simple, doesn't it? But not only can I do nothing, I am nothing. But the biggest mystery in the world is that God--who knows everything, created everything, holds everything-- is everything. What's more, He tells me, "I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you" (Isaiah 41:13). Will I ever understand how incredible that fact is? Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever get it, even after a million years with Jesus. I used to think that, as I grew closer to God, I would learn more complex truths. But now I see that the closer He brings me, the more clearly I see Him. And all the seemingly simple things become more amazing and real to me.

So, what in the world could ever keep me from running toward Jesus with my whole heart? And how could I not be fully committed to Him?

He is calling! He tells me to come and drink of the free gift of the water of life. I walk towards Him and the door He holds open for me. I approach with timidity, but I expect to be ushered in. There He stands at the great door! Yet, just as I am about to step over the threshold, He stops me, shaking His head sadly. I'm frustrated, of course and I ask Him why. He draws my attention first to all the self I have in me, then to the cross . . . .

He can't be serious! He wants me to die? To give up myself? No, there must be another way. But then I remember... He is the way; He made the only way. So, I must leave myself--all of it--at the door. After all, I have died. I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live. My life is hidden in His.

And I believe Him! I believe that I am nothing, that I'll never make it.. but I don't need to. And I believe that I must die . . . just to know Him. This is all so true, yet how often do I forget! But He is making something new spring up inside of me.

"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ--the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith."
Philippians 3:7-9

In the Calm

Calm this storm within me, Jesus!

I want to listen to your voice,

To hear you calling me.

I listen, and can hear you saying:

"Let me hear your voice!

Be still before me and wait."

"As surely as the sun rises, he will appear.

He will come to us like the winter rains,

like the spring rains that water the earth."

Hosea 6:3