Do You Believe?
Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."
"You are a king, then!" said Pilate.
Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."
"What is truth?" retorted Pilate.John 18:36-38
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I Can Do This on My Own
I don’t need anybody elseI don’t like everybody’s rulesI just want to do what pleases meThe things that fill the voidI’m the one in controlThe one in chargeSo don’t tell me what I can’t doI don’t need your guidanceAnd I don’t need you Some things have happenedAnd there’s things I’ve doneThey hurt me so but I don’t careI’m carving my own pathDoing it my own wayJust trying to forget the thingsThat got me hereSo don’t tell me what I can’t doCuz this works for meAnd I’m gonna see it through You think you know betterBut you don’t know meYou think you know the answersBut you can’t hear what I’m askingThe…
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Do You Believe?
O, you of little faith Why don’t you understand? With God, there’s nothing you can never do O, my poor little child Why can’t you clearly see? With faith, you can make the mountains move But day after day As you walk along the way You trip on the things that you used to do And step by step Though you hear what I say You depart from the words I’ve taught you to be true If you trust in me I will give to you All the desires of your heart If you follow me and do my will We will never be apart Do you love me? Do…
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Artificial Light
2 Timothy 4:3-4, Matthew 23:26-28, Matthew 15:14 In the morning when the sun does rise The shadows awaken with a tempered flare Following and leading the prideful heart To the darkened pit of despair As the darkness hides the sins of the day And befriends the secrets of the night There are those who stand terrified That what they’ve done will be brought to light To feel better about who they are Some gather others like them near They talk and sing and listen To what their itching ears want to hear There are some whose lives stay hidden Though the pain is seen so clear It’s the light which…
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Holding the Reins
Not long ago My heart was in despair For I’d hurt those around me By thought, word, and deed Chaos gripped me with fear I couldn’t see the boundary lines And in a panic, I rushed To make them clear It must be this or it must be that No mediocrity accepted In or out — on or off If the wall is firm then I’ll be safe To the untrained eye Things often seemed Very black and white And if it appeared to live in the haze I’d push it to either the darkness or light For clarity gave me peace of mind While my soul had to live…
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Is God Enough?
Father, don’t you hear my prayers? I praise and glorify your name But you don’t seem to care my cares Father, don’t you see my deeds? I humble myself for you But you don’t seem to need my needs I told you I would die for you Aren’t my words enough? Why must you take good things from me? Why must this life be so rough? Why do you continue to test me â?? Isn’t my devotion clear? What must I do; what must I say So I know that you can hear? Father, won’t you feel my love? I give you all I am I’ve set my heart on…
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Turn Away
Time after time we slip away We do our best yet fail the test Every single day We fight so hard to do it right We get back up but fall back down Why do we even try? Year after year we crumble away Like a stone that shatters the bone Or cancer that feeds We give up hope of victory We scorn those who’ve led us to fail And it multiplies our pain. Turn away from it all And say you’re sorry Recognize the error of your ways Turn away from the past And promise not to return Trust and obey; do not run away And He’ll be with…
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Looking Back
Numbers 11:18-20 Out of slavery; into the desert Out of bondage; into Life We need only walk the path He leads But sometimes it seems too much Where are we going, Lord? Where are you leading us to? How much longer until we’re there? When will we be through? This road is rocky, this way is hard There must be an easier way Maybe it’s not too late to return To that place from where we came You promised us a special place That we could call our own And be with you forever and ever Please bring your people home We’re happy that you’ve rescued us We’re thankful for…