A Forest of Likes

Such sweet victory You have given us No longer trapped by our sinful mess You have rescued Your children from despair Gave us strength in our weakness there Drove out the lies and fear which held us Released us from the enemy’s grasp Lifted our heads and pulled us out of the clay So that glory may be given to Your name You saved us when we thought we were gone All hope seemed lost nowhere to call home Trapped in the depths of sin and grave Until You called us out when You came Washed my wicked heart clean as can be Broke off my chains and I was set free The end of the story is already written Your victory is known it is not hidden Lord sweet freedom You’ve given to me May my life praise You now through eternity 

Here I am with face to the floor Confessing that I desperately need You I thought I could hide my sin But You shone light on the darkness Exposed the things that I hid Forgive me for my pride Humbly I lay me at Your feet I know that I am far from deserving Yet You pour out Your blessings Words fall short to thank You But I will never stop worshipping And never stop singing praises I choose to humble before You Crucify my pride on the cross Purify my heart for Your service So I simply come before You For I bring nothing of power But You empower me anyway You can use nothing for something

You ride alongside me on the highway And sit beside me when I'm in class You hear the thoughts running in my head You're near to me as I sit in traffic You never leave me I'm not doing this alone You hold my hand and help me carry on God I am never alone Never out of Your hand You are never gone I am a part of Your plan You run beside me as I run this race Comfort me as tears pierce my face You lay next to me as I dream dreams Laugh with me until I can't breathe

You never leave me by myself Never once have I been alone You love me like nobody else Because Jesus with You I am home Hold me close to Your heart Never ever been apart Closer than my breath Trust You with what's next You know me better than I do Love me despite my lacking Thank You for always being near Let my life be worship to You

Too often I have doubted your love And forget that You're so good Fear has clouded my eyes And I let it live in my heart No more no longer Hands raised in surrender Lord cut to the heart of it All the way down to the root And remove the blinders Let me see You have me Remove of the root of it all And allow your sweet victory I keep watering my fear And allowing it to grow Giving it power over me But its time to let it go

If I let myself I could drown in the thoughts of my mind If I let myself I’d only pay attention to the needs that are mine If I let myself I could keep myself the center of attention If I let myself I could let my pride lead me to my destination But You exposed my pride to Your light You showed me I have nothing to stand on and climb  Cuz nothing I have done I’ve done myself I can’t do anything without Your help Showed me that it’s not about me in any way This life is a gift I shouldn’t squander away I was destined for death but You gave me life Help me humble myself let go of my pride  Cuz I desperately need You can’t do this alone Lay my face to the foot of Your throne Use me as a vessel of Your glory Let them see You and never me Remind me that I so undeserving But that Your death it saved me So I no longer am the center of it all Cuz I am a servant I humbly fall At the feet of the King here to serve And Lord You give me more than I dese

How is it God that You deem us Your children and holy How can it be that You Crown us with glory and honor We are but mere mortals Created beings of Your hand Yet You deem us worthy You put us in charge of Your earth And gave us the authority of it Who are we that we should be chosen And yet here we are placed in charge Helps us not to let the power go to our heads But keep us humble as we oversee Your land The intricacies of Your handiwork displayed Help us to govern this place to Your glory

I am set apart for the Lord A dedicated vessel for Him Surrendered to bring glory Purify me inside and out That my guilt will be erased The stain of sin removed So that I may be worthy To live a life of honor One that brings You fame Where people turn their eyes To the God who created them Who saved them from their sin With the life of His only Son Break down my hardened parts That I may be a moldable piece To be used for kingdom work

I trust You with the pieces of my shattered heart That You will put them back together bit by bit Better than I could ever try to do on my own Cuz You strengthen me in my weakness Lift me up when I am face to the floor Wipe my tears when i cant raise my arms You comfort me with an unimaginable peace You tend to my brokenness like a doctor Bandaging up the hurts and pains I have And there will be scars but I like them Those are pen marks for Your story for me Reminders of your faithfulness and love Pain free life was never promised to me And I daily ask to look more like You Sometimes that requires refining through flames Which leaves marks but I come out the other side Looking more like my King than my own pride Which is the desire of my heart to look like I surrender to Your will whatever it may be Cuz You O Lord are everything that I need

You count the hairs on my head And every single beat of my heart How many breaths I have breathed Number of thoughts in my brain So how can I not worship You How can I keep myself still When Your glory is seen And the praise belongs to You Every moment I am awake It is a time to honor You With every breath I breathe And every step that I take Cuz You're worthy of it all You count the stars in the sky The number of pieces of sand You know us each by name Everything is by Your design

Don't let your mistakes and failures Leave You frozen or paralyzed stuck In the guilt and shame of your past Run into the rest of the race set for you Cuz you have been called to greater God has a call and purpose for your life Ask for forgiveness and forgive yourself The past is forgotten and forgiven So press on towards His calling for you The old has passed and the new has come The enemy wants to remind you of it Your past, your mistakes, and failures But you can remind him of the end of his story And that God has erased your past Covered it with the blood of His Son Thrown it into the sea of forgetfulness So walk in the comfort of Your King Embrace the gift of today and be a light

Even in the fire I don’t have to fear Cuz you’re holding me close And You’re holding me near Never have I ever been out of your hands From the moment I accepted You There’s not even a chance That I am unloved unknown or forgotten Cuz of you only blessings I’ve gotten You hold me close to your heart And I am not alone never alone Cuz of you God I am always known By the king of kings and the Lord of lords And every day I get to another taste A little bit more of your goodness Your kindness, love, and your mercy That wraps me up in your arms and hold onto me Even in the madness and chaos You are holding me near to You Nothing can ever come between us Cuz You hold the world in Your hands

Jumped back into my broken chains Made myself believe I'm back again Crying out in desperation for freedom And doom falls over my eyes Feeling locked up in here again I'm in my own personal hell And I feel like I'll never get out But You've broken every chain Gave me a brand new name No longer abandoned alone Cuz my chains are gone But I am not forgotten I am free forevermore Why do i keep going back How can I think I am trapped When I've been set free Sin has no power over me Delivered from all my shame You've broken every chain No longer abandoned alone Cuz my chains are gone Gave me a brand new name I'll never be the same I am free forever free

in an instant everything will change your pain will be gone forever there will be no more tears face-to-face with the King of kings I will be with Lord of lords forever oh what a glorious day when we will be away from this place and in the presence of the Most High no more pain no more sorrow just in complete and total awe and wonder and worship will flow out of our lips our praises will never stop Hallelujah no longer glimpses of glory but will be in the complete glory of God my heart is overwhelmed at the thought as it’s hard to comprehend but such beauty awaits us such joy and peace and an abundance of love such wonder will we behold as we enter those gates and as we walk on those golden streets when we see the throne of God see the sweet face of our Savior hearing the words we’ve been waiting for well done my good and faithful servant can’t wait to hear those words from my King welcoming me home to eternity 

Every fish paints at our glory in the ocean Every bird sings songs of Your majesty Every tree and flower radiates Your colors Every living thing points to the Almighty King How can I not sing And how can I stop Your beauty is displayed All glory to You Lord Every sunset is a painting of beauty Every lightning shines Your power Every rain storm pours out Your grace Every person shows Your creativity Can’t help myself I gotta praise Can’t stop won’t stop cuz You’re worthy Can’t seem to say enough words To give You the worship You deserve

We are not promised another day Another minute another second But we don’t live the fear of that We trust in Jesus and His security However live each day with purpose Love genuinely pursue healthy friendships Be a peace bringer and a peace maker Smile and laugh so that others can see Gods joy Exude thankfulness for another breath Radiate kindness to other people  Although we are socially distancing Reach out to people who are hurting Talk to people you haven’t talked to  Everybody is scared but we are in this together Bring hope bring life bring peace Point people to Jesus and to cling to His promises Fear is a lie and we can hope in the King Love on people the way Jesus loves on you Do what you can to help those around you There’s still things you can do for others Just because the churches doors are closed Doesn’t mean the church is closed Be the hands and feet of Jesus to anyone you can This world is hurting and desperately needs Je

Lord I desperately call on You take these blinders off my eyes So I can run towards You and be held in Your arms I can feel the desert creeping in the life inside feels paper thin But I lift my eyes to the heavens above cry out in desperation Eyes can only see so far So I close them and I pray Nothing comes to mind So I let my heart say Tell me don’t give up Tell me there’s more out there Show me it’s okay show it’s all right And to keep living by faith and not live by sight Cuz I can’t see what lies ahead just see my now But I’m on my knees and I bow my head Lord take this insecurity away from me Take this fear to the grave where it belongs I can only see this pain in my hands Struggling to see the why in Your plan But I know You’re God and I’m not This load feels too heavy it’s a lot I know I’m not alone in this journey And that You’ve taken every step with me But I am at a loss for words in this hurt Humble myself with my face in the dirt

So tired I can barely keep my eyes open But works to be done and so Lord I’m hoping For Your supernatural strength to lift me up Cuz right now I’m falling asleep in my coffee cup Sleep didn’t come easy for me last night And I need You to help me fight the good fight Cuz I’m dragging myself out the door right now Asking for You to awaken my soul somehow Exhausted an underestimated feeling of me Wake me up Lord I’m down praying on my knees Praying to wake up and do what’s expected of me When all my body wants to do is go back to sleep And I trust in You the God of impossible things Cuz right now impossible is all that I see Can barely pry my eyes open for a minute But You’re God I am not I’m thankful for it Let me be a light in this world of darkness And let love flow out me even in sleeplessness Cuz the exhaustion doesn’t change who’s on the throne So I sit down I shut up and I get the work done Let others see You and not the bags under my eye

Permeate Your Word into the depths of my heart and soul So that the words that come out of my mouth bring praise Allow me to be Your mouthpiece and Your vessel Help me to pour out Your love to the world To show others Your grace and Your mercy To always point everything back to You In the happiness You are the reason And in the chaos You are in control Let Your worship be what people hear when I speak That I be a breath of Your goodness to others May I ooze the name of You Jesus Christ And people see You and never ever see me I never want the glory cuz it's not mine All glory to You my Lord and my Savior May Your fame be all that I am about