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In the Garden (of Gethsemane)
Matthew 26:36-42 My heart is heavy, my spirit weak How can you ask me to go on? This cup is too full, I cannot drink Is there any other way? As I try to shine as a light for you To show your people the way They cover their eyes And drown me out with their fears Their sorrow overwhelms me; Father, please give me strength For what you ask — I cannot do It’s so hard for me to see right now The value of this task I feel I could do so much more If only I was given the chance Though many try to believe your words…
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Jesus, Be My Valentine
Through every high and low You have been there by my side Even in times I asked you to leave Or when I’d run and hide Through pain and bitter sorrow You have held me in your arms While in joyful celebrations All of heaven joined along Jesus, be my Valentine And I forever yours You give me life I give you praise You give me peace And I am amazed You give me hope You give me dreams You give me your love And I give you my life Jesus, be my Valentine And the world will know you’re mine Jesus, O, my love You make me a better…
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Every Day I Walk Away
Daddy, please forgive me I’ve gone so far away It seems like only yesterday You brought me home to stay In your arms is the only place I’d really rather be But every day I journey out without bringing you with me Every day I find myself scared and all alone Missing all your blessings — my heart longing for home For every day I walk away from the comfort of your love Confident I can live life my own way Every day I walk away For Eden doesn’t always seem enough To keep my wandering spirit at bay Daddy, please don’t leave me, though I leave you time and…
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The Foundation
Matthew 7:24-27 I’ve spent a lifetime learningAll the things I needed to knowDoing what I wanted to doGoing where I wanted to goI may not be the best, but I’m the best I can beWho else can run my life better than me? I’m better than all the othersThat fall by the side of the roadThey need others by their sideTo help them carry the loadBut I can stand on my own two feetI may not dance, but I keep my own beat So why should I give up all I’ve begun?How can I forget all I have done? I’ve built my life with my own handsWith my own sweat…
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Unfailing Love
Psalm 107:10-21,43, Matthew 15:8-9 In the morning when the sun begins to climb into the sky I feel a sense of urgency to be right in your eyes You tug hard at my heart And I strive hard not to part far from your ways You have put your trust in man, but he’s not put his trust in you He tries to live his life as if it was his to gain or lose You press hard on his heart And try to let him start to learn your ways And though he’s heard your name on high He looks up and often wonders why He has no peace…
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Blood, Sweat and Tears
“And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.” Luke 22:44 While this passage is often misquoted or represented as “his sweat became drops of blood…”, as always, we can allow the Word of God to represent himself perfectly. In every translation, it reads “like” or “as” or “as it were” drops of blood.. But while the idea of Jesus actually sweating blood may be compelling to some, it makes no physical sense (it would indicate an extreme medical condition) and detracts from the understanding of what Jesus was going through. In reading, and studying, John Eldredge’s The Beautiful Outlaw,…
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Far From Home
[Luke 15:11-32] Thank you, Father, for all you’ve doneBut it’s time for me to goI must leave this place to find successAnd get out on my own There’s a world out there that’s waitingWhile opportunity calls my nameA chance for me to make my markThere’s promise of glory and fame Will you give to me what I deserveI’ve worked long and hard for youLet me have what’s mine and be on my wayI’ve got something I need to prove I’ll come home again somedayWith more than I have todayI’ll make you proud of all I doAnd bring something back for you The dreams I had have fallen awayThis world has…
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God, How Do You Know That I Love You?
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. James 1:22-25 I love God. I tell him this regularly. I find myself often overcome with thanksgiving and praise, and talk a great deal about what I’m…
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The Mountain
Matthew 21:21 I look down upon the valley I look out across the sea It rises up and touches the sky This powerful, immovable peak But it stands proudly between where I am And where I need to be He’s calling me to the other side To a place I cannot see This mountain stands like a monument To all that keeps me here It blocks my every move Impedes my furtive steps And binds me year after year I stand here in this valley I can smell the salt of the sea I can see how far I have traveled I’m reminded of where I used to be But…
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As the Arrow Flies
The term “sin” has often been commonly related to an archaic archery term that meant to miss the mark (or target). But this term is more effectively translated as falling short of the target. However, when we casualize sin in this way, we blind ourselves to the truth of how God defines sin. It is certainly written in that “all have sinned and fall short of God’s glorious standard Romans 3:23,” and must realize that nobody who has ever lived, or will live, apart from Jesus, did so without sin. But there’s more to the context of this passage than just a passing reference. But while “falling short” does match…
