Broken

You were broken
So I could be made whole;
My heart is ever open
To the blood that cleanses my soul.
Fill me up with your saving power,
That I may give it away;
This is the time, now is the hour
Bring your deliverance, I pray.
The pain that you suffered
So that I would be healed,
You willingly offered
Then your Spirit revealed.
More gifts now abound
For all to recieve,
Through the cross they are found
When at first I believed.

3/22/2012

Sink

As I fix my eyes upon you,
I sink deeper into
The well of your love & promise;
A place of surrender and bliss
Where you reveal my destiny.
And in the depths all I can see
Is your heart poured out,
Leaving no room for doubt
That you long to be mine.
I see now that more is your design;
More of you within my heart & soul,
Because more of you makes me whole.
And so farther & deeper I will sink,
Until you have brought me to the brink
Of a passionate Lover's story
That conveys the power and glory
You have always shown;
For your heart is my only home.

Marathon

I do not know where I am heading,
But you always know the way;
This road is long and I am getting
Too exhausted to walk another day.
I need your arms to carry me
As this lifetime moves along,
And your wisdom to ever so gently
Wrap my heart in your great love song.
With you by my side, guiding me through
I have just enough strength to continue
On this, my marathon journey
Toward my purposed destiny.

2/26/2012

Haunted

You haunt me;
Threaten to take me over.
You stalk me;
Chasing me through the day
And deep into the night.
You see when I am weak,
And you are ready to pounce;
You never go away,
Even when I cry out for relief.
You will swallow me whole,
If I give in, even a little.
You are relentless.
You.
Are.
Pain.

3/10/2010

Meadow

Out of the desert and into the rain,
My soul begins to feel again.
So many years I've spent wandering,
Seeming aimless in my suffering.
Yet now I can see hope on the horizon,
Colors bright, and passions enliven.
This path will still hold great mystery,
But I can carry on with eyes to see.
My spirit afresh with joy & peace;
The grip of despair must release.
I depart the desert, once my home,
Walking into the meadow no more to roam.

3/17/2012

Multitude

My heart cannot contain
The extent of my love for you;
I cry out with joyful refrain
Fervently worshiping God who is true.
The wind & waves at your command bow,
The sun & moon they rise at your will;
All your creation cries aloud
While the songs of my heart refuse to be still.
You are my Savior & King,
Also Father & Friend;
Sin has lost all its sting,
Victory yours at the battle's end.
No one can fathom
The great wonder of your love;
For you even clothed Adam
And spilled your precious blood.
I have a multitude of reasons
To praise your great name;
Just like the changing of the seasons,
I will never be the same.

3/15/2012

Vow

I will not always get it right,
Not nearly all of the time;
I also vow to never lose sight
Of His mission, simultaneously mine.
In word & in deed, I seek to hold fast
To the actions He set forth by example;
I won't put myself first, rather be last,
In His name no heart will I trample.
Lovingkindness & grace I show to all
Regardless of who they are,
Compassion & humility always my call
Even when motivation feels far.
I want my life to simply echo
That of the One who saved me;
To be someone others trust & know,
Always acting honorably.
And as He never turned a single one away,
Neither will I withhold my grace;
I walk in His shadow every day,
Hoping to show others His loving face.

3/12/2012

Become

You see not only who I am,
But who I can become;
For me you have a great plan,
You'll see it through until I'm done.
All of my failures, all my faults,
I am so undeserving
Of your love covering it all.
You can do immeasurably more
Than I can imagine,
So I call on you Lord
To ignite all my passions.
You know my gifts;
You placed them in my heart,
Help my focus to shift
As I [begin to] play my part.
I long to bring you glory,
Using what you have given
And to be a servant worthy
Of this blessed life I am living.

3/5/2012

Wholeheartedly

To love them all, that is my call.
There's the lonely & broken
And those who have spoken
Of heartache & shame,
Walked through the flames.
The downtrodden & disheveled,
Even outcasts & rebels
Need a love that fills
To counteract a world that kills.
I open my heart without hesitation,
Offering acceptance instead of condemnation;
For I am made to love wholeheartedly,
It is part of how God created me.

2/17/2012