I am known by you.

God.

Not all that is good smells

of roses and wine

not all romance

is parked perfectly at sunsets

love is fought on a battlefield

and it is called blood shed on cross

it is the endurance of long suffering

when you thought that you would

never survive,

that you would never make it

love stood

through it all

Love has wiped each tear

whispers new dreams

cleaned the floor of my vomit and blood

it has picked me up out

of every pit

I have walked into.

“Come meet my Father”

“Tell Him your name”

God of the universe know my name.

 

Song: “Washed by the Water” Live version (NEEDTOBREATH)

waves crash over me

the salt water rushes

up my noes

makes me panic

I cant find up

I will be lost

swept away

by the wave and

swallowed into the deep.

ok… lets go.

The ocean is the deep

we must fight through

the crashing waves to move

closer to the deeps

closer to the mystery.

 

Song: Paralyzed (NF)

Will you not be free?

My face is peeled off

the sting of exposed flesh

wrings pain through

my life

the whispers of insecurity plague every moment

he has called me

work horse, provider, authority, in charge

and I have accepted responsibility.

The weight of it all  hits my worn and tired body

like a cheap shot it stuns.

defeated, I attempt a step forward

but there is nothing left.

I turn to the ones I love

I scream for help

but help never comes because I have taken the controls.

trembling I fall, I fail.

Will you not be free?

 

 

Song: Have Your Way (Britt Nicole)

When young enough to dream

but old enough to know

I thought life would be different

I thought it would be easier

Less painful.

I thought I’d be better.

I thought things would work out for good.

A happy ending for everyone.

 

I died. That’s my story.

I died to all the things I thought

I died to the expectations

that I wrote with confidence on my heart.

You can’t scrub it off

You have to die.

and the moment I did

the last beat of my heart started a new life.

 

Your story.

 

Song: Already all I need (Christy Nockles)

You are God.

You made me.

I am yours.

You are love.

You are kind.

You are fire.

You are life.

God we worship you,

Not because we are worthy

We praise you because

You are worthy of all praise

I am not qualified

All I can do

Is sing this song

All I can do is this.

And when I raise my voice

When I say out loud

That I am yours

Your aroma will fill this place.

I want to run to your throne

I want to sing loud and strong

Lifting my hands

Lifting my heart

Surrendered to your strength

Speaking of your goodness

In this place you know each name

In this place you see each broken heart

Song: Unstoppable Love (Kim Walker-Smith)

My hands shake

My voice trembles

Be confident

But, all I know is you.

Who was and is and is to come.

Who did and does and will do.

You are I am.

You will always be.

Nothing left for me

Lived by the sword

Died by the word

Asked for a king

And a King did come.

Song: Shoulders (for KING & COUNTRY)