A Forest of Likes

  I've found when I am less He's greater than all my mess Even when the storms shake Oh I know that He is great When the doubts begins to show My trust in the Lord stars to grow Want to be less So He can be great Want to be low Give Him the fame Here are my hands I want to  be your feet I give all that I am More of You less of me Let the troubles deal with itself Know whose I am I love myself Because the King who made all of this Is the One who saved me from the pits And when everything turns to ruin No need to question what He's doing My King is on the throne watching over m e

  No matter what the cost I live for the King not man Even if I am called foolish or Im the only one there I want to make His name famous and not care If the whole world reject me or I am alone To know my rewards in heaven my Daddy sits on a throne To look fear in the face and remind it that it has no place That this heart is made clean by His overwhelming grace And fear is strangled by this love that says I am enough Regardless of my past or things that made me feel unloved My fears are washed away in the perfectness of Christ's blood I am no longer a slave to my sin I am called His beloved  That I am set free from the shackles I knew so well Ive got new life new adventures a new story to tell Wanna shout it from the rooftop and scream below Ive got a love so amazing I want everyone to know So come one come all and experience this love so sweet There's no greater love than to be loved by the King

  I'm not looking for my name in lights Not wishing on any starlit nights There's only one I want to praise Wanna show the world His name His name is Savior King He's the reason I sing No other name I'll proclaim Jesus what a beautiful name I wasn't made for song and stage Wasn't my place to be that way There's only one I want to praise Wanna be less so He can be great Never wanted to be on the screen Want people to see Christ not me Theres only one I want to praise Wanna my Lord to receive the fame Lift up His name For He is great Let Him receive the fame

  I look down at these hands cupped before me And I think how could these be used for His glory How can i make a fraction of a difference here When the clouds of doubts surround me with fear Why do I think that I can do what others can That somehow I cant and theyre superman I want to have the faith to move mountains For people to experience God's love like fountains I want the confidence in my God to make blind see To heal the sick and help the captives run free For others to see Christ in the way that I smile But have the boldness to push for the extra mile To not be held back by my own insecurities And not blinded by the thwarting of the enemy But to have daring faith that is willing to stand

  If you told I could have the world If you told me I could have it all If you told me I could run this place I would laugh out loud right in your face I wouldnt trade a day on this earth For a moment spent with my Jesus I wouldn't want to taste a thing more If it meant more time spent with Him I am hungry for Him Need my daily bread I am thirsty for Him Need my living water When I am without Him I am in need A day without and I am already craving The withdrawals from Him so evident I don't want to be in any kind of deficit

  Even when the storms last a long time I am found in you and you are my supply in every season  Come what may Lord be my everything not be just a song that's sung but a daily anthem of truth That brings light and rings truth over my circumstances for in You I am full I no longer need to fill my time with worldly desires my flesh needs to starve So that my soul may feast and bask in your love please God break down the walls I keep building up Release me from the shackles I keep putting my hands and feet because I am set free Remove anything in me and in my life that isn't of you and allow me to be okay If I need to be trimmed or operated on in order for that to be so then let it be Allow my heart to know that even though this may hurt that pain is only temporary But the eternal reward is far greater than any earthly loss whatever it takes please let it be I only want you and I only need you and if that means I have to walk alone for awhile With just You and me then so be it if

  God I'm a cheater I've cheated on you more times than I can count Too long I've allowed myself to let other things get in the way of our relationship I've let the lies of this world surround me like a head inside a hornets nest Blinded by the stings that this world has to offer I have allowed the lies to become truths Truths that consume my thoughts so deeply that I can't see that you're working in my life I've lost sight of your handiwork and have begun to believe the filthy rags That I keep trying to use those rags to clean up the mess I find myself in I keep digging deeper into my own depression only to find more dirt and more filth Leading me into further depressing thoughts that cloud my judgment and my eyes From seeing the reality of what you are doing in my life and how you are moving My own insecurities and the monsters in my closet seem to be knocking me down every time I find myself standing on my feet pressure seems to build and just when life h

  Look to You in the calm of the day and the chaos in the night You've given me grace and mercy you've won my hearts fight Surrender isn't something so easily given up for me But in my lacking I find pain and misery My desperation for you is like a runner out of breath Because without You I am bound to eternal death God I need You when life is in abundance And when my joy seems to be in absence Your beauty all around if I only open my eyes I miss out on your opportunities cuz I'm blind When I run out of reasons to forgive myself You remind me of the price of me on the cross You make the most broken pieces beautiful And fill my empty moments and make them full I am in desperation In need of restoration Lord intervene I give myself in consecration This life in dedication Lord for Your glory This life paid by Your life Who am I to serve otherwise Give all I am for You alone Creator of brokeness whole Show me ways to bring you praise

  I look down at these hands cupped before me And I think how could these be used for His glory How can i make a fraction of a difference here When the clouds of doubts surround me with fear Why do I think that I can do what others can That somehow I cant and theyre superman I want to have the faith to move mountains For people to experience God's love like fountains I want the confidence in my God to make blind see To heal the sick and help the captives run free For others to see Christ in the way that I smile But have the boldness to push for the extra mile To not be held back by my own insecurities And not blinded by the thwarting of the enemy But to have daring faith that is willing to stand No matter what the cost I live for the King not man Even if I am called foolish or Im the only one there I want to make His name famous and not care If the whole world reject me or I am alone To know my rewards in heaven my Daddy sits on a throne To look fear in the face and remind it that

  Come away with me I wanna show you my glory Come away with me Because I want you to know me Come away come away with me I know everything about you Things you don't realize you do How you really feel when you're new How desperately you want one to know you Here's my invitation I'm handing out  Run into my arms no shadows no doubt Fall at my feet come see what I'm about Your voice no longer silenced stand up shout Come away with me I wanna show you your beauty Come run away with me Want my love to shine brightly Come away come away with me Taste how good that I am for you Come see the amazing things I have to Just be still know that I'm God and I do Wanna give you the desires of your heart too

  Spirit you give me power and you give me strength You are near to me closer than my very next breath You're the still small voice that leads me towards righteousness You show me the way even in my doubtful mess You bind my wandering heart to the path you chose for me So I might become the carrier of your love and glory You give me gifts to use to bless your people here So that people will step out in faith not restrained by fear But will bring the world the salvation that it craves Jesus is waiting for them to see they need to be saved People don't realize how trapped they are Because they believe the lies people placed on their heart Those voids were made to perfectly fit everything he has Freedom is better than staying stuck where you're at This life has so many blessings all you have to do is receive Turn from the hole you've dug and come experience peace His love is not based on anything that you could do He died to take your place that's how much He loves you

Lord too long and too many lies I've told myself I have them written in a book and placed on my hearts shelf Lies that I've allowed to become truths in this life Instead of ripping them to shreds and cutting them with a knife But no I allow myself to wallow in its dark pools And instead of being wiser I'm left to be the fool The roots of these lie in the past too painful to release Snuck into my mind and slowly stolen my peace Nightmares and restless sleep have become to familiar to me The lies have suctioned onto my mind like a leech Suffocating the very breath I need in order to live Hindering me from taking a step no energy to give These lies have become a tattoo and a staple on my heart To even consider letting them go might rip me apart But no longer can I spend another sleepless night And of course I couldn't defeat this even if I tried Lord I reach out to you and cry out for you to rescue me Rip away the lies that have been strangling me Tear apart the lies of wo

  Cross-examination Checkups are necessary to determine your hearts condition When you go to the doctor they examine you They are determining the condition of your body If you have an irregular heart beat They can hear it and determine what to do The same goes for your Christian walk God does heart checks on us He holds a stethoscope over our hearts And He listens for the strength of our faith Wants to see if our faith truly being lived out  If we are in need of a heart change He places trials in our lives to grow our faith Allows us to rely in Him before anything and anybody else He is a jealous God and demands to be first in our lives And He is more than deserving of first place  Ask for God to point out the things needing change Allow him to do a cross examination of your life Have Him show you the parts that are lacking Because my friends it should be your hearts desire To look more like Christ each and every day

  My Shepherd What comfort for my heart to know the Lord is my Shepherd  And that I have everything that I could ever need  Whether I walk the darkest of paths or winding road The Lord is with and His staff it guides me through He is with me through the darkest of days Holding my hand through the craziest of storms Like a sheep I am stupid and think I can do this I think I can do this on my own and I try But the Shepherd reminds me that I am not I have scars to prove I can’t do this with Him On my own I am likely to fall down a cliff Or do something that could poison my life The Shepherd knows what’s best for me He knows exactly which path I should take What things will benefit and not harm me He has good things in store for my life He’s a Good Shepherd and I trust Him

  No Line at the foot of the cross Hello welcome my friends how are you Come in because all our welcome here Look we are broken and desperate But there’s no line at the foot of the cross And Jesus is calling you unto Himself  He’s the one pulling on your heart strings Telling you to come and to follow Him So you can be saved and spend eternity with Him He wants you to know peace that passes understanding And a love that is an unconditional love Lay your burdens at the foot of the cross There’s forgiveness for your sins there King Jesus took your place on the cross But the tomb He was placed in is empty Death has been conquered once and for all Come as you are and find what you need God wants you your scars, failures and all He already paid your ransom on the cross Now you can freely accept his free gift  Salvation is waiting for you right here right now

  Bandaged Heart Friends we’ve been through an extremely rough year But the beauty is our God has been with us He’s been right by our side through it all Our God has never stopped being faithful We still have hope for our God holds it all You may feel like your hearts been through battle And is covered in scars of depression and fear You may have bandaged your heart up So that others can’t see your pain or stress But friends we need to cling to each other  Fellowship is so important for our souls God knows we need people and people need us Remember that God is still good in the storm He’s still faithful in the chaos surrounding us Allow God to unbandage your heart friend And show others how you are truly feeling So that there will be freedom and healing Surrender your fear to the cross that conquered it Trust the Lord who has never left you alone ever And who will never forsake you or fail you

  Such A Time As This Friends you have been born for such a time as this In this day where is evil is good and good is evil It is time for the church and us to wake up Reach out and share with your neighbors  Let the world see the light of Christ inside you It’s time to shine the truth on the evil around us Speak up and let God use you for His kingdom May you friend live out the Word of God every day Don’t spend your time on the sidelines of line But get in the game to bring Jesus’ name fame Put on the full armor of God and head out Hit the world with the truth of who God is To proclaim the goodness and grace of our Lord Let your voice be heard and praise be lifted The King is still on the throne reigning We know how the story ends and who wins So share with the others what God’s done for you You were made for such a time as this friends So be the person God has called you to be Allow God to use you to find the lost and broken To show them the change God has done in you And remind them

  So Rise We aren’t meant to stay in the grave we dug We aren’t meant to stay chained to our sin But by Jesus’ blood the grave lost its power And the chains of sin were broken to pieces We have been crucified with Christ on the cross And we have been resurrected with Him We have been risen with Christ so rise Stop trying to stay stuck in the grave or chains But be set free by the blood of Jesus Christ He broke sin and deaths power on our behalf So that we could be called children of God Rise up my friends because we’ve been given power Resurrection power soars through our veins It is time to share the goodness of this news The world doesn’t need to stay in darkness But we can radiate the light of life that is Jesus Share with the world the wonder of His love The beauty of grace that we don’t deserve Mercies that are brand new each and every morning Hallelujah that God has freed us by His Son So that we may experience all that He is And can share the sweetness of His love

  Don’t let it be all words Friends in this day and age there’s a lot of fear Fear of the unknown and fear of the known Many of you have turned to God because of this  Praise the Lord that you have seen the truth But my friends it is important for you to know That salvation while yes it is a free gift It is so much more than just words prayed In this time of discovering who God is  Seek to allow God to transform you from the inside  To help you see the areas that need change Don’t let it be all words but actions as well Really dig your roots deep in His foundation  So that when storms come to try to toss you You will not be shaken but will trust in God We know how this story is supposed to go And whether the ending is in our lifetime  Or in our children’s lifetime it’s important  That we build our foundation on Jesus Christ And that is a solid foundation that won’t break