Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Show me what it means- Meredith Andrews


You don't want my perfection
All You ask of me
Is that I show up broken at Your feet
You don't want my religion
You are looking for devotion
That is more than just routine

So show me what it means

To take up my cross
And count it all as lost
All for the sake
Of knowing You
To love my enemies
And care for those in need
Show me what it means
To follow You

Have I become like the Pharisee?
Passing by the needy
While I'm speaking Jesus on my lips
Will I walk with You on raging seas?
Or will I turn away
When You want more than what I want to give
To take up my cross
And count it all as lost
All for the sake
Of knowing You
To love my enemies
And care for those in need
Show me what it means
To follow You

To love as You love
And live as You lived
To never give up
On giving You my life
To love as You love
And live as You lived
To find out what it means
To be alive

I am sitting here as I get ready to take my first final and I am just struck with these words. They are just so beautiful and meaningful. Think about them today :)

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

What if?

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear. We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near. We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love. As if every promise from Your Word is not enough. And all the while You hear each desperate plea, and long that we'd have faith to believe. ‎'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops what if Your healing comes through tears? And what if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near?