Tag: truth

His Bride

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Law breakers, low lifes, outcasts

Shunned and looked down upon

Those are the ones He dined with

The reason He rose the 3rd day by dawn

The penniless, the nobodys

The ones who could see their flaws

Those are the ones He traveled with

He won’t stop until He gathers them all.

“I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to this world any more than I do”. John 17:14-16

Faithful

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He collects our tears in a jar

To one day be redeemed

He sees who we truly are

And loves us all the same.

He sees our struggles

He sees our pain

He heals, restores

His faithfulness remains.

Hope

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You are near to the broken hearted

You are near to those lost

Your faithfulness to us

Came at a great cost

You don’t see our iniquity

You don’t see our faults

Your Son paid that price

On the cross

We live in a world

Where questions abound

Doubt seeps in

And hopelessness is found

But Your Word and truth

Gives hope

Your voice and forgiveness

Helps us to cope

Every moment brings a new promise

A new sunrise and change

Every prayer makes us feel heard

And gives us hope for the next day

Savior

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He’ll take the leftovers, the cast aways, the ones forgotten and thrown away

He’ll take the hopeless cases, the given up, the accused, the strays

He’ll take them all, bandage their wounds, love them fully and still have room.

He’ll stand beside them as their proud bridegroom and offer them life outside the tomb.

Don’t trade what you know for what you don’t know…

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Maybe this part of the past

Won’t be reconciled

Looking back

there may still be gaping holes

But time to let go of the questions

And focus on the truths I know

Although many days

seemed meant for evil

He’ll use them to produce good

Though oft it appeared

the enemy was winning

I’ll see his purpose in the end withstood

On the Way

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Closer closer, Lord to Thee

My spirit gets every day

Trusting You for the desires of my heart

And my earthly needs while on the way

To an ever after in glory bright

Where I’ll behold You, your beauty

Your radiant light

In the Arms of God

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Fall into my arms

You’ll find a safe haven here

I’m a Father who sees and cares

I’ll wipe away every tear

You don’t need to scramble

To self resolve or heal

My tender arms will do it

Just trust me and be still

Above

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Elevating my beliefs to your truths requires turning away from lies

Lies that say life’s goal is reaching self satisfaction

That all must be well around me before following through with godly action

Earthly troubles are my perimeter, the plain I clearly see.

Looking beyond to the heavenly is what You are asking of me.

Alone Together

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When I see You, nothing else matters

When I feel You, the rest of the world disappears

When You gently whisper to me

Contentment replaces all my fears

Let me hear Your voice

Let me feel Your embrace

Let it just be me and You today

For Sinners

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Jesus is with me

because I have the greatest need

He didn’t come for the Saints

For those strong in good deeds

He came for sinners

He came for me

Mark 2:17

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

The Hard Road

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This is not the path I had in mind

These are not the troubles

I would have designed 

But my easy roads

would never have known 

The beauty your paths have shown 

so I will trust in you

Doubt, Faith, Possibilities

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What if…

I never discover a solution

My battles never find resolution

My actions never match my words

My thoughts are always disturbed

I never write a famous song

I never find a place to belong

My worry doesn’t cease

My soul never finds peace

What if…

Promises are fulfilled

I perfect the art of being still

I continue to grow and gain

I find purpose in the pain

I gain insight and faith

I discover new strength

I hold fast to the truth

I stay beside You

What if…

Are You There

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Maybe I’ve done life all wrong

Maybe it’s been my fault all along

Maybe I was a person I couldn’t even see

And the fingers I pointed should’ve been pointed at me

 

God are You there

God do You hear

My cries and my plea

To rest beside thee