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Presence

I remember when you first found me

On a trail, with the wind, above the city

I asked for you and you showed me

What it was to be in your presence

I remember when you first held me

In the blizzard canyon, in the snow

I felt so alone and you showed me

What it was to be in your presence

I remember when you first freed me

In the still of night where I wept

Surrendering all within and you showed me

What it was to be in your presence

I remember when you chased me

In the pouring rain, in the light of day

Wherever I ran, you came and showed me

What it was to be in your presence

I remember when your joy and love

Pursued me and joined me to you

When I danced and praised, and worshipped

I remember

What it is to be in your presence

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Dove

Cards, words, and seconds gone by

My mind is empty, my thoughts gone dry

I think to embrace you I might be shy

My mind is empty and my soul cries

It’s a struggle to love from what I have

As a woman, just a woman, so sad

All I have to give is only anything

When so freely I give Him everything

How will anyone ever satisfy me

When my mind is empty

And my thoughts gone dry

I don’t think they’ll ever love me

The only way to know true love

Is to let Him in and let the dove

Of His Holy Spirit

Be my beloved

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Chosen

Though

We think of what

Though

We think of how

We want to be.

We are already loved,

We already chosen,

And that is enough.

“And why take ye thought for raiment?

Consider the lilies of the field,

how they grow;

they toil not,

neither do they spin:

and yet I say unto you,

That even Solomon in all his glory

was not arrayed like one of these.

Wherefore, if God

so clothe the grass of the field,

which to day is,

and to morrow is cast into the oven,

shall he not much more clothe you,

O ye of little faith?”

– Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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Fear

The biggest liar

To ever live

To you the credit I give:

Fear.

Fear,

The biggest lie

To ever live.

The biggest chain

On the foot of men.

The stumbling block,

The crippling belief

Of unachieved.

The mock of faith

When it’s believed.

A belief that scatters

Worth and pain.

All to make us

Regretful and ashamed.

Fear,

To you be the time

You’re unbelieved

And killed deep beneath

The air we breathe,

Beneath the oxygen

of belief

And power.

Fear is

A really bad liar.

The only fear

That is worthy to receive

The fear of God

That brings us

To our knees.

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Thoughts

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” – 1 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“The thought of sin and destruction, discouragement and darkness, always happened with a single thought.” – Karen Kingsbury

Keep your heart and your mind pure.

God is faithful.

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Give Me Your Eyes

Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight

Touch down on the cold black-top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breathe in the familiar shock of confusion and chaos
All those people goin’ somewhere, why have I never cared?

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missin’
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see

Step out on the busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what’s underneath

There’s a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife he’s out of work, he’s buyin’ time
All those people goin’ somewhere, why have I never cared?

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see

I’ve been there a million times
A couple million lives
Just movin’ past me by
I swear, I never thought that I was wrong
But I wanna second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way You’ve seen the people all along

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missin’
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see

– Brandon Heath, “Give Me Your Eyes”

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Heaven

Step into the valley

Step where there is no shame

Find rest from the madness

Bring Heaven down

And pray

Don’t stop to think what happens

Don’t believe what fate will say

Your soul is free from darkness

Bring Heaven down

And pray

Love not your own

Love is not found yesterday

There is no space for sadness

Bring Heaven down

And pray

Get alone with Him

Get understanding of love that Is

Bring Heaven down

Bring Heaven down

Bring Heaven down

And pray

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Refuse

Refuse to go it alone

Refuse to think it can’t happen

Refuse to self-sabotage joy

Refuse to say those bitter words

Refuse to believe that lie

Refuse to see yourself unworthy

Refuse to be silent

Refuse to blame the other guy

Refuse to compare yourself

Refuse to live for fake acceptance

Refuse to think you know everything

Refuse to fall and stay down

Refuse to stay out of the arena

Refuse to say no to trying

Refuse to say no to trying again

Refuse to say no to trying again

Refuse to put the paper down

Refuse to throw away the pen

Refuse to run from your messes

Refuse to ignore responsibility

Refuse to live a lie

Refuse to do nothing

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Free

It’s better to be free

Knowing bondage

Than to be bound

And not know

You’re bound

In a tree, in a thing

In a thought

In a mistaken you

From the you from

Before

You know the

Past

But that’s how you

Think

What you know is something

Kind of

Strange

I mean you’re bound

Don’t you wanna know

What it’s like to be

Free?

Indeed

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Choose to Live

In almost every city

I lost my youth

I made some friends

Then on I went

No worry or dread

Then there was

Sometimes in every

Other city or two

I got swept away

And started to dream

I’d dream and dream

Until I went blind

And my life became

Bright city lights

And trying to survive

I lost my values

And I lost my youth

Only to find

A stronger me

And some truth

The truth is this,

I thank God

For bright city lights

And people who choose

To live

Instead of to survive