This might hurt
It’s not safe
But I know that I’ve gotta make a change
I don’t care If I break

At least I’ll be feeling something
‘Cause just ok
Is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life

Chorus
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
Without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking
What if I had given everything?
Instead of going through the motions

No regrets
Not this time
I’m gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let Your love
Make me whole
I think I’m finally feeling something

Take me all the way
Take me all the way
Take me all the way

(Lyrics by Matthew West from his song “The Motions”)

LORD JESUS, I want to live my life with YOUR fire and passion; I do not merely want to go through the motions in this life.  Into your hands I commit this day forward and in your hands I will keep all things with the strength you give me!!!  I love you, Amen!!!

When I hurt You, I never meant to hurt You
I’m just trying to work through things in my life
Emotions can be mean and I didn’t really mean it
I never stopped believing in the truth

I’m not big on waiting
I could use some patience
This time I’m not afraid of losing

Wrap Your arms around me I know
Trying hard not to let go
Every time I stand up, I fall without You
When You wrap Your arms around me I know
With me wherever I go
Nothing else matters at all when You’re here

You’re always near me, even when it’s ugly
Even when I’m screaming up to You
I’m thankful for Your mercy
You always seem to hear me
It’s not always easy to push through

I’m not big on waiting
I could use some patience
This time I’m not afraid of losing
Cause I’m not one to frown when
The sun is going down and
I’m happy to just wait on You

Wrap Your arms around me I know
Trying hard not to let go
Every time I stand up, I fall without You
When You wrap Your arms around me I know
With me wherever I go
And nothing matters at all when You’re here

I promise I’ll never doubt You
You know I’m lost without You
Please hold me in Your arms tonight

Wrap Your arms around me I know
Trying hard not to let go
Every time I stand up, I fall without You
When You wrap Your arms around me I know
With me wherever I go
And nothing matters at all when You’re here

(Hawk Nelson “Arms Around Me”)

saw her yesterday
and I know I felt the feeling
like the one I felt today
and now
it’s taking over me
I’ve never met anyone like you
cuz I never could find the words to write you

she’s been on my mind (she’s working overtime)
she’s got perfect reason’s
said she’d love to talk to Jesus
I bet I believe her when she said
life could be so simple if we all just learned to pray

she’s got every little thing I wanted
and it still feels just like the day it started
I said good bye to the broken hearted
and I could never express the way
I felt before tonight
tonight

she sits there all alone
and she’s reading from the chapter
that she sometimes calls her own
and now
she’s taking over me
cuz the girl I once rejected
has now become the girl of my dreams

she’s been on my mind (she’s working overtime)
she’s got perfect reason’s
said she’d love to talk to Jesus
I bet I believe her when she said
life could be so simple if we all just learned to pray

she’s got every little thing I wanted
and it still feels just like the day it started
I said good bye to the broken hearted
and I could never express the way
I felt before tonight

she’s not an ordinary girl,
I can see it in her eyes
just an ordinary boy
God must have heard my prayers last night (oh last night)

she’s been on my mind
she’s working overtime
she’s got perfect reason’s
said she’d love to talk to Jesus
I bet I believe her when she said
life could be so simple if we all just learned to pray

she’s got every little thing I wanted
and it still feels just like the day it started
I said good bye to the broken hearted
and I could never express the way
I felt before tonight

she’s not an ordinary girl,
I can see it in her eyes
just an ordinary boy
God must have heard my prayers last night

This song is AWESOME!!!

I have fallen in love with this song by Chris Sligh because it is exactly what I want God to do in my life.  There is way too much crud in this world, that I want to be closer, so much closer to Him.  That is in fact, the only way to live!!!

I’ve had just enough
Of the spotlight when it burns bright
To see how it gets in the blood
I’ve tasted my share
Of the sweet life and the wild ride
And found a little is not quite enough
I know how I can stray
And how fast my heart could change

‘Cause everything is a lesser thing
Compared to You, compared to You
‘Cause everything is a lesser thing
Compared to You, so I surrender all

It happens to all of us….

When you feel all alone
And the world has turned it’s back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild, wild heart

I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It’s hard to find relief and people can be so cold
When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can’t
Take anymore

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I’ll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You’re not alone

When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find
You’re caught in a one-way street
With the monsters in your head

When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can’t face the day

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I’ll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You’re not alone

Because there has always been heartache and pain
And when it’s over you’ll breathe again
You’ll breathe again

When you feel all alone
And the world has turned it’s back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild, wild heart

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I’ll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You’re not alone

(Lyrics by Savage Garden)

This is what true friendship is all about: we all need people that we can be honest with; people who will love us no matter what we are going through; those who will really listen. It is these things that characterize a relationship worth keeping forever no matter what type. We all need these people to open up our hearts, hear us, feel our pain, and cry our tears. In life we all crash and burn at times, we are not alone. It is these friendships that help us see things for what they really are—that give us a fresh perspective so we can go on with life—and not just go on, but thrive!!! These too are a gift from God, and every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father of lights who does not change like shifting shadows. So, if you need to crash, then, crash and burn, you’re not alone—it happens to all of us!!!

Holy Fire

burn away

my desire

for anything

that is not of you

but is of me

I want more of you

and less of me

Empty me

Empty me

and Fill

won’t you Fill me

with you

oh, with you

When I ask God to empty me of me and fill me with Him, I truly become less and he becomes greater in my life.

“He must become greater, I must become less (John 3:30).”

There is no other day like today to live for Him and obey Him in everything even when it does not make sense to a frail human mind.  Live each day by the Wisdom that comes from heaven that is pure, loving, and altogether righteously good.

Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
And I won’t worry about tomorrow
I’m trusting in what You say
Today is the day

These lyrics to a familiar song by one of my favorite artists are my prayer for today, and every day is a today.  I am not promised anything else.  Help me to trust in what you say all the way.  I love you, Amen!!!

These streets

Turn me inside out

Everything shines

But leaves me empty still

And I’ll, burn this lonely house down

If you run with me

If you run with me

I’ll stay with you

The walls will fall before we do

Take my hand now

We’ll run forever

I can feel the storm inside you

I’ll stay with you

Fooled by my own desires

I twist my fate

Just to feel you

But you, turn me toward the light

And you’re one with me

Will you run with me?

I’ll stay with you

The walls will fall before we do

Take my hand now

We’ll run forever

I can feel the storm inside you

I’ll stay with you

Now come in from this storm

I taste you sweet and warm

Take what you need

Take what you need

From me

Wake up this world

Wake up tonight

And run with me

Run to me now

I’ll stay with you

The walls will fall before we do

Take my hand now

We’ll run forever

I can feel the storm inside you

I’ll stay with you

I have the GooGoo dolls to thank for such a song.  Although they are not a Christian band, their lyrics perfectly describe what I desire my relationship with God to be.  Through the fire, through the rain, I know I will never be the same if I stay with you.  You take my hand and lead me on into places I have never been, and I’ll stay with you, we’ll run forever as I cling to your side.  I’ll stay with you.  I love you, Amen!!!