A Forest of Likes

I humble myself before Your throne and bow before You With my face to the floor I cry out to You Father Too long I’ve left the controls in my own hands And I have in my pride made decision for myself Not consulting the Omnipotent One or relied on Your promises I come running back to You will tear filled eyes Forgive me Daddy for I allowed my selfish to blind me What death and decay I found without You  Like a child please open my ears to hear from You And open my eyes to see the wonders of Your grace Remind me of who I am and whose I am This world has nothing good to offer me I lay facedown and offer all of me back to You Lord have Your way in my heart, mind and soul Be the strength that I need and increase my boldness This is my cry to walk with You and be near to You I  never want to taste anything but Your goodness Life is empty without Your constant love and peace Too long Daddy was I away from You and too long did I fall So quickly to

What will disrupt your self centered lifestyle How will God pull You out of Your own head And bring You to Himself if your head has caved into itself All you can see is yourself and nothing else How can a blind man suddenly see the world You say with such conviction that there is no God But have you ever tried to look for Him or seek Him out If the answer is no then how can you speak so bluntly Look at the seasons the order of fall winter spring and summer Not chaos not random but by the order of God Look at the human body the many systems working cohesively Created by a God who intricate wove you into existence Look at the sky has there ever been a day without the sun Or a night without the radiance of the moon No cuz God created them and the timing is perfect for what we need Now I could write a million examples but have you researched Have you genuinely tried to look out of your spoon fed culture To realize that the God who created all of these

Lord I pour out my life as a perfume upon Your feet I lay my face to the ground and humbly kiss them Oh Lord take this small act of praise I can offer May my life be a constant act of worship Cuz You are worthy of it all and then some May everything I do be about Your glory Let my heart song be a sweet sound in Your ear May my motives be a sweet fragrance into Your nostrils That others may smell of Your unending holiness And taste of the goodness of all that You are For You are honey on my tongue and strength for my bones I am no longer strong in my own weakness But rather I am strong in You and only You I boast in Your name and Your majestic excellence My sin has been washed away by Your blood And freedom is my cry because You have saved me I pour myself out so that You may fill me once again Your grace and mercy give me a daily chance Cuz You’re the One who put breath in my lungs And the One who gives my heart it’s rhythm All of this You’v

Prune away the thorns of my heart Break off the branches of death Remove the weeds trying to choke me Pull of the dead leaves so new can grow Point out the changes needed in me Help me to grow into who You say I am Strengthen my roots into Your Word May Your promises be my sustenance As you rain down your goodness upon me Let it drown out the enemy's lies and schemes What sweetness it is to trust in You Pour out Your love and mercy on me That it may water my thirsty longing soul   Allow my needy heart to rely on Your Son May I be grounded in all that You are Firmly planted by Your holy streams Streams of eternal life and righteousness  Let all that I am glorify You my King May my fruit bring you glory and honor Love and peace be the definition of my heart You alone are the maker of all things So allow me the opportunity to grow in You May I look more like You and less like me

I am bankrupt in my own goodness because I am lacking Because God You demand nothing short of perfection And I am nowhere near perfect but fail daily If I relied on my own goodness to reach heaven I could and would never make it because I am selfish But You in your amazing grace covered me with Your Sons blood And gave me a new name and a new life You’ve breathed life into my deadness Called me out of the darkness and into Your light No longer bound to a death sentence But rather free to bring Your kingdom here on earth  You now call me perfect because Your Son lives within me I was bought with His blood and I am no longer my own I can no longer be silent but must shout of Your goodness  And sing louder and louder so that all my hear Jesus loves you and died for you cuz you’re worth it to Him Nobody else has ever done that for you or will He died for you a stranger to Him just to know you How amazing that He loves you that much That he suffered

  Dear old self I am writing you this letter to tell you that I am divorcing you. I have been changed from the inside out and I have been crucified with Christ. I a m no longer living but Christ is living inside me. I am made new because I was washed in His blood and made clean. Sin used to be our best friend, but he has no place in my life anymore. I am set free from the bondage that sin allows brings when he comes around. The God of the universe chose me and gave me a second chance. His love overflows in my heart and soul. I was reminded of the many times you old self dragged me down. You tried to kill me off and choke the life out of me. I am set free from the chains you locked on my wrists and ankles. I can dance without your chains chaffing me and limiting me. Pain and suffering were the only thing you gave me; guilt was another close friend you always brought. You promised a sweet taste in my life but always left me bitter and a sour taste. Never once did you lead me to anythi

Eternal life awaits and our ending is already written forever  Victory is in the name of the Lord and we are in the Lords army In these times where fear is running rampant in the streets And we know the end is near we tell fear to take its rightful place At the foot of the cross to be crucified with Christ Because fear has no place in the Christians heart and head space Because we know how the story ends we know where our home is Eternal life awaits and our ending is already written forever  Victory is in the name of the Lord and we are in the Lords army Whom or what shall we fear when Christ has crucified our fear And in His resurrection He has replaced it with hope and peace No longer bound to the anxieties and depression that fear brings But through hope and peace we can walk boldly in His grace and mercy Run with confidence knowing that our Savior King is the victor No matter how we get to the end we know that heaven awaits us Jesus will be standin

God Your pursuit of me never ends Your love for me it never bends Not ever did it give up never froze Never once did Your love let go It pours out over me like a flood Nothing can I do to earn Your love You give it freely and wrap me up in it Cleanse me with Your blood I'm a sinner Wash me and purify my inner being Till it's not me but You that I'm seeing Let people see You and not any of me My life be a beacon of Your doing Let me be an arrow pointed to Your arms My life has no value apart from Your heart You give me purpose and direction Pump me full of joy and resurrection Freedom is the words You are the song My journey is You and me walking along In the stillness I find all I need is You You're constantly chasing and You always pursue Nothing matters to You apart from finding the lost sheep Remind me that I am not forgotten or alone Your love pours over me like the morning dew Covers me up and draws me closer to You

Do you see what I see when the sun comes up God is showing off again the beauty of His creation Radiant beams coming over the mountains The darkness is being chased away by the light of day It’s a new beginning a fresh start and a brand new day What will you do with it cuz tomorrow’s not a guarantee Will you waste it on temporary highs or happiness Will you squander away the precious moments Or will you do something important with your time Cuz today is all You have and this day may not end It could be your time to go are you okay with that  Will you bless someone who is desperately in need Who is reaching out for help will you help them Will you show grace when it is not deserved Because you were shown grace and you didn’t deserve it Now I am not trying to damper your day or make you sad But to open your eyes to the fact you only have right now To make a difference to share God’s love with others If you knew today was your last day what would you

Where is your faith are you proving it to those around you Can they tell that Jesus is living inside of you and has made you new Are you showing people the same grace that you've been given Does the love of God flow out of your every word Is loving kindness radiating out of you cuz of the mercy you've received We are meant to be ambassadors for God's kingdom Are you leading people to the One who gave you a second chance Does your life represent the freedom granted to you freely Do people see Jesus in your eyes and feel Him in your words Are you encouraging, always pointing others to Christ Is it obvious who controls your life and your actions How are you acting are you consistent with all people It's time to step up people and be salt and light  This world has become so tasteless and dark Radiate His love, grace and mercy because our time is short Be the hands and feet of God don't forget your purpose Be the ambassador that brings

Stop thinking you are more than dirt Cuz your own disappointment will hurt God isn't disappointed with you friend But He holds the whole world in His hand So He knows everything you have done and will do He's not surprised by your actions of you We were made out of dirt and dust But God He chose to enter into us Breathed his joy into our empty lungs Into the dirt He gave us our life song But we chose sin and life behind bars He became dust so that life could be ours Died in our place so we could spend forever with Him God chose to save the dirt that you are When you deserved to be burned and char  There's nothing you've done to save yourself Cuz dirt isn’t meant to put on a shelf Everything you have is a gift from God Cuz all good things apart from God Are filthy rags to Him from the dirt you are You have done nothing that is of significance Nothing truly good can come from just you Jesus' blood places God’s  worthi

Your holiness Lord takes my breath away It’s hard to fathom the greatness of who You are Your power is infinite and my finite brain can’t comprehend Your omnipotence and omnipresence are mind blowing I bow in complete and utter reverence to You Maker of all things and Savior of the world I am in awe of Your unconditional love And the fact that You chose me as Your own I fall to my face and worship You but words fall short I am utterly speechless in Your presence The King of Kings calls me His daughter He saved me when I was at my weakest Paid for me when I deserve nothing but death Pick me up when I had hit rock bottom Dusted me off and raised me to my feet When I was lost He said in Me you are found Gave me purpose, hope and direction He instilled His Holy Spirit inside me And told me that I will never ever be alone Gave me boldness and confidence I never had Opened my eyes to the wonders of grace and mercy Offered me salvation and eternal

Without my scars I wouldn’t be reminded of Your faithfulness  I brought them upon myself but their healing shows who You are Through them I can show others the redemption story you’re writing in me I was so far gone or so I thought till you came and rescued me I still make mistakes but my mistakes don’t change who You are You are the God who knows me so intimately and deeply You love me without conditions because You know I can’t succeed with You I can’t even breathe or move without You cuz You hold it all Ive given up the right to write my own story in exchange for Your abundant grace Pour out Your will on the blank slate of my heart it’s all Yours Let others see You in the depths of my eyes and life That they may know love beyond all imagination or thought Freedom from the chains that You broke off of me and can do for them too Joy that is endless and hope for a wonderful future ahead Life that is eternal and spent in the heavenly presence of You Brok