A Forest of Likes

Knees pressed to the ground and face down I humble myself at the foot of the cross No one more worthy of my time and attention All praise glory and honor belongs to You So overwhelmed by Your goodness Captivated in the arms of my sweet King I lay all of me at Your feet use me Daddy Only You are the affection of my praise Cuz You’re the One who gave me life When I was a selfish worthless wretch You poured out love such sweet love Abundantly poured out washing me over How can I ever why would I ever stop Giving glory to the One who died in my place All of this is more than I could ever deserve Way more than I could possibly earn And yet You freely give it all to me With my hands spread wide I sing out Holy are You Lord Hallelujah to the King Praise Your great and precious name Glory to the One who took up my cross Thank you for defeating death on my behalf You are worthy of every word I could speak Every song I could ever sing I sing

Lord I lay down my wounded and beaten heart It’s barely beating but I believe that You’re in control You give me the strength to just breathe I am still and I know that You are God As I lay here I trust that Your will is better I am in desperate need of You right now Forgive me for my lack of constant desperation Cuz I can’t take a step or breathe a single breath Without You and apart from You I can’t do anything Crying out for You in my pain and suffering Everything is for Your glory and for Your will I surrender my pride and humbly lay me down My pain doesn’t change the goodness of You Nothing at all can separate me from You If scars is what it takes to soften my heart Lord I pray Your will be done in my life How many times do I let the sufferings hold me down I surrender to the things I need to go through Cuz I know that I am renew thruuough the fire So if You need to burn off my own will I will gladly do what needs to be done So that Y

Let the theme of my life song belt Your name And may I live to give You glory alone When I reflect on everything You’ve done Worship flows from the depths of my heart I can’t stop singing of Your goodness And Your never ending love and grace You brought me from ashes and the grave Breathed life into me and gave me a new name So how could I possibly keep quiet about it Couldn’t even if I tried cuz it’s splashing out The depths of my heart are overflowing with praise To the You the King of my heart and soul Who gave me a new purpose and new life You pour out Your blessings over me I want those blessings with all that I am I will obey regardless of what You call me to Cuz this life isn’t mine to direct or call the shots I surrendered that to You and trust in You Trust that Your plans are better than mine And I’d rather You be in charge than me Let them hear Your name when I speak And in the silence may I point only to You All that I sing on

I may only have a flicker of light some days And a large roaring fire the next But that doesn’t change the God I serve He uses the weak to lead the strong And His strength penetrates through my lacking Cuz in Him and through Him I can do all things He’s called me into fellowship with Himself Desiring to know me oh so intimately The Holy Spirit is living inside my heart From the depths of the heart the mouth speaks So may my words spark life into others And bring God’s joy into hopelessness A flame whether big or small can still burn God just wants a willing heart to use So Lord use me as a vessel to set the world on fire Let me burn for all to see Your glory And for the fame of Your name to ring loud I want to be used and I surrender to my calling Do what You want to do with me God I am Your servant and desire only You

Lord we both know I started out as a little seed Unsure of the growth and potential I had But You in Your love, grace and mercy Placed me into healthy soil with sun and water Gave me everything that I could ever need Taught me the fruits of Your Holy Spirit Love was poured into me and out of me Peace flooded my roots and from my core Joy was as abundant as that pieces of dirt Patience brushed off me like a paint stroke Kindness was wrapped around the seed Goodness sprung out from the seed Gentleness burst forth from deep within me Faithfulness was my closest friend Self control was a constant reminder And You my Gardener were with me I grew and I grew both tall and wide Began to walk then run into the world Branched out into different passions and loves But it wasn’t always sunshine and rainbows There were storms and struggles pain and heartache I found my branches going into things they shouldn’t You in loving kindness pruned the dead o

In my weakness I reach out to You And I cling to edge of Your robe Daddy Holding on to You through the storms Trusting that beauty will abound from this You pulled me out of the depths of deep clay And oh I am clutching on to Your truths Cuz I know that without You I am nothing Help me to release my subconscious fears Lord undo the webs of doubt and anxiety Let nothing detract me from Your presence Heal the brokenness I didn’t even know I had Unwind the motions that won’t stop playing Unleash the butterflies of nervousness inside Allow breakthrough in my deepest parts When I didn’t even know I needed it Remove my hands from my own eyes So I can see the beauty in these ashes The grace placed in the situations before me Remind me that fear has lost its power  And that in You Jesus I can do all things 

You seen all of me the good bad ugly You’ve seen what no one else has Or I would even dare to open up Exposed my darkness to the light Seen the crooks and crannies nobody has You forgive all of my past mistakes Your blood covers my multitude of sins Nothing has ever be hidden from Your eyes You’ve been there when I’ve been knee deep in sin And it absolutely broke Your heart  You’ve seen everything I have done But You love me enough to correct me You bring me back to my knees And with tear filled eyes I am forgiven You remind me of what You’ve called me to do And that I am to be blameless and holy Cuz Your blood covers me now and I was bought I was bought with the price of Your life And need to live knowing the cost of my life It’s not mine to live but for You to use

Sometimes my heart is overflowing Springs of water bubbling up in my soul And other times it feels like a desert Thirst that can only be quench by You But whether the season is dry or wet It doesn’t change the status of Your goodness Doesn’t stop You from doing Your will Doesn’t change the fact You’re on the throne The status of my heart is that it should always be yearning Yearning like I am dehydrated and starving I pray for my heart to always be longing Searching for You like a great treasure Desiring You like the last piece of bread Wanting You more than my next breath Desperately seeking for You all my days Seasons come and seasons they go But You’ve never changed never will You’re the God who brought Israel out of Egypt The One who sent His only Son to save us all And the King who reigns forevermore Teach me to thirst for Your knowledge And show me how to hunger for righteousness Cuz I know You are the breath in my lungs And th

Fear trying to breathe down my neck Doubts trying to sink into my mind The enemy is firing fiery darts at me And I got giants standing before me But I am not alone and so I stand  Cuz my God is with me I can’t lose War is raging on but I trust in the Lord My help comes from the Maker of it all He has never failed me and he won’t now The giants look like ants before Him He drives fear away cuz it’s all lies Reminds my doubts that He is God Nothing will harm me as I rest in His arms My protective shade He watches over me Sleep can come easy as He never slumbers Day and night He protects me from all of it  No harm will come because I am His The Lord’s victory is already written And the end of the story is already known  So what should I fear and how could I doubt Cuz my King is ruler over all and He wins Read Psalm 121:1-8

Lord Your Word is the greatest treasure It’s mystery unfolds on every page And every time I read it I learn new things  I learn about Your never ending faithfulness  With every promise made and kept From the beginning of the creation of the world To the end of all times found in Revelation You reveal the true depths of who You are And show such love, grace and faithfulness What a beautiful story of redemption You remind me with every word of Scripture That You are a God of order not chaos And that everything has a plan and purpose Even though things look bleak at times You intervene on behalf of Your servants And strengthen them in their weakness You deliver them from their struggles Even the ones that brought upon themselves I see my own struggles played out on the pages And I am reminded of my lacking in trust Forgive me Father and teach me to be still You are the God of it all and I want Your will Let me be a vessel to carry Your me

Are you honey or are you bitter herbs Meaning do you bring life to others Or do you bring destruction and despair Does kindness flow out of your heart Or does pride regurgitate from your mouth God has called us to be peace makers And to encourage and build up the church This life has enough bitterness on its own My prayer is that we be sweet for the body And strengthen each other in brotherly love To be a light in the heavy darkness around us God has called us to a life worthy of His calling And wants us to love each other well To walk alongside one another side by side Be a hand to hold or a shoulder to lean on We need each other and we need fellowship  This life this journey is not an easy one Sometimes that kind word keeps us going We can keep pressing on despite opposition Cuz we are united in Christ as one body Together we are more powerful than if we were apart God has given us each other to hold on to We can carry one another throu

You might be lost but you’re not alone You’re not forgotten but you’re known God is calling you out right now So what will you do will you come or go He’s calling you he’s calling you by name Wants you to know with Him you can change Are you willing to let go of the old you To embrace Him and never be the same There’s is no greater love that you could find God Himself sent His only Son to die  He died for you to never be apart from Him We aren’t promised to live forever nows the time Someday we are going to stand before the King And we’ll be held responsible for everything He knows if you’ve heard of Him or not What is hidden from the sight of God nothing

As I sit upon this mountaintop Your majesty is all around me I see green trees for miles Where there used to be none And blooming colorful flowers Paint the sides of the mountain Chirpings of the bird fills the air All giving worship to the King And I ask myself am I doing the same Do my actions shout of You in me And do my words bring growth Or is it an ax to those trying to Do I cut and chop people down Or am I even building people up Does Your love bloom from my heart And does my soul sing of Your beauty Does my life paint the world with You I sit here thinking if I could never speak Would people still see You in me If today I spoke my last word ever Would I still look more like You than me As I sit here I contemplate that deeply Cuz I don’t want people to remember me But to remember You and only You God Lord teach me to replace me with You Show me the areas I need to surrender I desire Your will and not mine in the slightes

With every step that I take I am closer to the finish line As a runner every step has purpose and done with drive I run with purpose not aimlessly but my sights are set Cuz You Lord have paid the prize and covered my debt You God have show me the prize and I will never quit I am running like the fire inside me has just been lit I run to win and adhere strictly to the training given me Laying down my rights for the glory of my King Nothing will stand in the way of my chasing after You I will run for Your honor Your glory and Your truth Fierce tenacity persistence and determination I will be For I wont let up, give up, sit down or stop climbing Chasing after that crown with all that I have within me Until I have run myself all the way into Your eternity I don't run for myself cuz I would not keep going Don't run for my own fame but I run for Your glory For a crown that is everlasting not one that fades away I will run so that when I finally meet you face to f