A Forest of Likes

You see beauty where I see none Chose me when I wasn’t worth it Captured my heart when I was undone Rescued me from all I’d done Open my eyes to see What You see in me Open my heart to receive What You have for me Cuz face to face is where We will be one day You call me Yours when I feel shame And tell me You erased all of it You tell me You love me by name I am home and will never cry again

Dirty hands and outstretched arms Brokenness and ringing alarms We cry out for help from You Daddy In Your love You rescue and save me So that I never forget what You’ve done And the sacrifice of Your Son Tattooed Your promises here On my heart so it’s always near So I lift my hands to the sky And remind myself that I  Am nothing apart from You I am set free by Your truth No longer a slave anymore But it’s only You I adore Messy life and empty heart Loneliness that broke me apart But You were never too far away Came before any word I could say  So I am thankful for You running After me and my heart I’m coming  Back to my very first love that’s You And bowing my life all glory to You

Intoxicating joy is just a prayer away Unconditional love is only right here Perfect peace is only found in Him Grace and mercy in You they abound I am never too far gone To not receive Your love I’m never too far gone That You can’t come You’re pursuing me and You want me You’re after my heart and You’re running Cuz You desire me and want what’s best To trust You and let You figure out the rest

I want to yearn for you with all the passion in my heart To never stop chasing after the One holding me close Cuz You are the only thing worth running after And the One that I can never get enough of Every moment spent with You is better than the last Excitement fills my soul as I enter into another minute with You I feel so empty when You’re not in the center of it all Cuz every good and perfect gift comes from You I desire You more than the next breath I need Crave you more than my heart needs to beat My thirst is only quench by a moment in Your presence My hunger satisfied by meditating on Your Word I starve my sinful desires and want more of You Want to radiate from the inside out of Your goodness To show the world that I am set apart from it That I am different from the others who live here And this is just a temporary condition of my heart For it belongs seated next to You up in heaven And that You will call me home soon I don’t belong h

Everything I have been given is a gift from You And without You I can’t breathe, talk, or move So Lord here I am with upraised arms to You Asking You to be in the center of everything I do My marriage will fall apart without You leading us So we surrender to Your will for our lives My life has no purpose or direction away from You So I lay down my rights and humble myself to Your will My work is nothing but task after task without You So I give these hands and feet to be used for Your glory My education helps no one if You’re not involved So I give You my mind and knowledge for Your purposes Be in the center of all of the things You’ve given me I do not take for granted the many blessings You pour out I lay them back at Your feet to be used for kingdom work Cuz these things were never mind to hold onto tightly So I release any control I think I have in all of this And surrender everything to You to command Bring forward that which I need and not

You created me and knit me together in my mother’s womb Chose brown hair and hazel eyes with tan skin You decided I’d be tall and strong with big feet That I would need glasses in order to see the world You made me look more like my dad than my mom Chose me to be the oldest girl in my family And have an older brother and three younger sisters You knew all of this before the beginning of time You know me inside out top to bottom left to right Everything about me my thoughts my motives my aspiration You know them before I even have them or think them You know my whole life’s story from the beginning to end You love me and You died on the cross in my place I am lacking in all things but I am made new in You Secure in my salvation I can run with confidence Cuz You God who has never left me alone not once You are with me still and I can do all things through You So far from perfect but my weakness relies on Your strength And I am at my strongest wh

Humbly I approach Your throne and bow Lay my life at Your feet to be used for service Here I am God with my face to the floor I live only to worship the King of kings A servant of the Most High God of all I want to be a clay vessel in Your hands Moisten the harden parts of my soul Teach me humility and how to have a servant’s heart  I am a warrior in the army of the Lord Every day is a battle and victory is Yours You equip me each day with all that I need And You never leave me or forsake me You command both heaven and earth Nothing is done apart from Your will Constantly working in me and around me Teach me to be mindful of Your heart And soften my heart to the things You desire I ask for Your guidance and Your direction Praying for discernment and a willing heart If You say go I go if you say stay I stay I move when you move and only then Help me to keep my hands out of the way And to plant my feet unless told otherwise This life i

You call me by name and you know me Better than anyone better than I do You’ve seen every action know every motive Know my every thought and reaction Seen the bitterness and ugliness inside The parts of me that I try to conceal You’ve seen it all and you know me well Cuz nothing is hidden from Your sight You love me despite my laundry list of lacking And forgive me as soon as I ask that of You Your blood covers it all and I am made new You wash me clean as though it never happened New mercies You give every morning Hope for an eternity spent beside You Sweet intimacy found in our time together Such joy is discovered in Your presence  Your perfect peace casts out all fear I am known and I am loved by name

I am submerged in Your love Like a uniquely crafting flood I am drowning in Your goodness No greater place to be than this In the center of the will of my Daddy When He only wants the best for me Dancing in the raindrops of your love As they gently hit my face I look up And smile at the goodness You pour Makes me desire to know You more I am singing in the rain of Your grace And how You’re constant never change Your blessings overflow from Your heart Cover me in mercies paint like fine art Lather me up with Your loving kindness And I soak it all up all your goodness Like a sponge I excitedly absorb all of You The changes in me they start to brew And You pour me out for others to see The beauty that You’ve made inside of me

Sometimes I’m doubting Thomas And need to see and touch to believe Sometimes I’m the complaining Israelites And nothing seems to be good enough Forgive me O Lord for my intermittent doubts For the complaints spewing out of my mouth Who am I that my finger should wave at You You’ve given me life when none was due Look at the blessings you’ve poured over me How could I possibly whine or complain  When You’ve given purpose and meaning I find myself thinking just shut your mouth I cant take a breath without You allowing it My heart can’t beat without Your permission Who am I to tell You how to run my life When I can only see so little and so far Forgive the selfish me that is demanding I am grateful for all that You’ve done for me And I humbly lay myself at Your feet in honor Beat down the pride that keeps growing And help me to lead a life of humility I want no fame for myself in any way But all glory to go to You and You alone

I may be under construction But You’re not done with me yet There are pieces that need removal And ones that need to be rearranged  You’re teaching me the fruits of Your Spirit And each day my desire is to look like You You’re working on the inner parts of me So that I can be Your vessel for all to see I am nowhere near perfect and can’t be My life goal is to just be humbled before You So that You can use me for Your will I am trying my best to trust You daily Cling to You in all seasons around me Cuz You’re good and I am so far from it But Your grace and mercy are for me I am secured by Your blood and salvation And every day is a new lesson to learn I pray for a teachable heart O Lord May I be moldable and understanding I know construction of the heart will hurt But I know my stubbornness calls for it Stretching is growth regardless of the feel Change isn’t an easy process to go through But the end result is worth all the hurt Cuz

God Your favor refreshes me like spring rain It washes over me with showers of grace My cup runs over with Your many blessings I am amazed by Your greatness my King You never run out of love for me It’s endless with no start or beginning You’re always stirring my heart to sing Every beat sings Your praise and glory And every breath breathes You in and out I trust in Your goodness I have no doubts That You are the God that You say You are  I can stand firmly on that when I look at my scars Cuz they are a reminder of Your goodness The changes that You’ve made in me, a mess I’ve fought the changes but look at me now You’ve made beauty out of me only You know how I look more like You and less than myself Which is the desire of the heart in my chest  Wash over me Lord and remind me of truth That every rainbow is a reminder of You Promises that You’ve never once broken Never turned Your back or misspoken  Cuz never once have you failed to co

Lord I give You all of me to be used at max capacity I open all the doors to my heart for use No locked doors between us my King Even though I know You can see everything I willingly ask for spring cleaning of my heart Brush away the cobwebs of my past Remove old lies that still live in me Break down the brick walls of fear And replace them with Your truth Shine Your light into the darkness  Fear has no place in a life set apart Show me the spaces I haven’t surrendered And point out the things that need to be cleaned Erase the mistakes I made but not the lessons Clean me please from the inside out I don’t want to hold onto the dirt anymore But wash me clean with Your blood Cleanse the deepest depths of my soul So that I shine bright for Your kingdom