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I Can't Live Without You

Lord, don't let me walk away from Your love.
Don't let me rebel against You.
Don't leave me stranded, Lord.
I can't live without You.

Lord, help me to focus on You.
Don't let me get distracted.
Don't let my eyes wander from You.
I can't live without You.

Lord, take me by the hand and led me.
Don't let me pull away.
Don't let me wander from the path.
I can't live without You.

Without You, my life is nothing.
Without a Father, his son is lost.
Without an Author, the story has no words.
I can't live without You.

Lord, pour out love and mercy.
Tell me what You want me to do.
Just don't lean me, Lord.
I can't live without You.

Lord, mold and shape me.
Don't leave me in an unmolded mass.
Shape me into what You want me to be.
I can't live without You.

Lord, train up Your daughter.
Don't leave me to flounder in the world.
Don't leave me to find my own way.
I can't love without You.

Without You, my life is nothing. 

Without a Father, his son is lost. 

Without an Author, the story has no words.

I can't live without You. 

Lord, open my eyes so that I can see. 

Don't let me be a blind man. 

Don't let me stumble through my days. 

I can't live without You. 

Lord, save me from this storm. 

Don't let me drowned in the midst of the sea. 

Don't let the wind blow me over. 

I can't live without You. 

Lord, let me build my house on a strong foundation.

Don't let it fall over in the storm. 

Don't leave me without a sure foundation, Lord. 

I can't live without You. 

Without You, my life is nothing. 

Without a Father, his son is lost. 

Without an Author, the story has no words.

I can't live without You. 

Is There Anything?

Pain gnaws at me from the inside out. Pain for the teenagers who have lost their way.

Pain for the families that are slowly breaking apart.

Is there anything I can do to help? 

Tears stream down my cheeks. 

Tears for those who have never heard the Gospel.

Tears for those who are dying from the inside out. 

Is there anything I can do to help?

Love tears my heart in two. 

Love for children who don’t have a family.

Love for handicap children who will never be ‘normal’.

Is there anything I can do to help? 

There is a God who loves this world.

Enough to send His Son to die.

Enough to turn His face away from His Son.

There is something I can do to help.

God can work thru me to accomplish His plans. 

God can work thru me to reach to the lost. 

God can work thru me to save the dying. 

There is something I can do to help. 

I can obey, for God’s will to be done. 

I can trust, for people to see God is an awesome God.

I can love, for people to see God’s love. 

There is something I can do to help. 

Where Have You Gone?

Why do you try to hide it all?
Why are you burdened so?

Don’t you know what love is? 

Don’t you know what forgiveness is? 

Don’t you know that there is someone who loves you more than you could ever know? 

Don’t you know there is more to this life than meets the eye? 

Don’t you know that there is a forgiveness that is more pure than any man can give? 

Don’t you know you pray like there is tomorrow? 

Where is your faith? 

Where is your heart? 

Why do you just walk away? 

Why do you leave people stranded with no explanation? 

There is one who could love you more than I ever could. 

There is one who could forgive you over and over. 

There is one who will never leave you. 

Where have you gone? 

Who am I? 

Am I nobody? 

You have pushed me out of your life. 

What have I done to deserve such treatment? 

What have you done? 

Who is He? 

Can He not save you from all? 

You have pushed Him out of your life. 

Does He no longer matter? 

Is He just another person you can throw away? 

There is one who can bring peace to all men.

There is one who can heal a broken heart. 
There is one who can give grace. 

Where have you gone? 

I could never love you enough to show you how much He loves you. 

I could never forgive you enough to show you how much He has forgiven you. 

I could never be there enough to show you that He is always there for you. 

I love you, but He loves you more. 

Life without Sin

What would the world be like without sin?
Would the scenery be perfect?

Would everyone get along? 

Would everyone worship the Creator? 

No one would quarrel. 

There would be no murder. 

There would be no reason to disobey parents. 

There would be no reason for God to send His Son. 

Would it be like heaven, but on this earth? 

Would it be like a church service that never ends? 

Would all be at peace? 

What would it be like if Adam and Eve never ate the fruit? 

There would be no poor and homeless. 

There would be no reason to run and hide. 

There would no reason to be scared. 

There would be no pain. 

We all would be in the image of God. 

There would be no tears. 

There would be no death. 

There would be truth. 

Friendship

Is a friend someone you talk to every now and then? Is it someone who can help you if you need help?

Is it someone who leave will you in your time of need? 

Is it someone who you will always love? 

Is it someone who you would do anything for? 

Is it someone who you will always forgive no matter what happens? 

Friendships are bonds that will never break. 

Nothing can come between them. 

Nothing will offend them. 

Friends never leave each other in the time of need. 

They will always care for each other. 

They will always stand up for each other. 

Friends will give their life for their friends. 

Friendship is a treasure. 

Treasure it forever, my dear. 

Never let go of it. 

Never abuse the friendship. 

Never take it for granted. 

Never think that you will always have it.

Times will be hard, 

but continue to love and forgive, 

And you will out live the pain.

Faith

There is no valley to deep, no mountain too high,
He can save you.
There is not night too dark,

He can save you

There is no river too deep,

He can save you

There is no ocean too wide, 

He can save you. 

Did He not save His disciples from the storm? 

Did He not send His son to die on the cross to save you? 

Did He not save Elizabeth from her barrenness? 

How then, can He not save you? 

Are you not more than the sparrow? 

Are you not more than the flowers of the field? 

Are you not more than the birds of the air? 

How then, can He not save you? 

You say you believe, but do you really? 

You say you have witnessed miracles, but have you? 

You say that Jesus is you Savior, but where is your faith?


Do you love Him enough to say, “Here I am Lord, take me.”?

Does He mean anything to you? 

He can always save you.

Don’t you know that? 


You say, “Oh yeah, He can save me.” 

But do you really believe that? 

He says that He will always be with you.

How can you not harken to those words? 

He will always guard you from the storms. 

He will never leave you nor forsake you.

Can’t you give Him your trust? 

He will always pick you back up when you fall. 

He will always heal your wounds. 

Can’t you give Him you love? 

He is the one that saves. 

He will never leave you. 

He is the one that saves. 

Pain

My heart aches with pain for you.
My eyes are wet from all the tears I've cried.
I shake, afraid of what you'll do next.
I can't rest until I know you're safe.

I've prayed every prayer for you.
I've written all the words for you.
Will you listen and turn from your ways?
Will you learn to lean on Him?

Don't you know what I'm suffering?
Don't you know what pain you've caused me?
Is there no enough words to say to you?
I can't go on until I know you're safe.

I've prayed every prayer for you.
I've written all the words for you.
Will you listen and turn from your ways?
Will you learn to lean on Him?

What will it take to let the Lord love you?
You are beautiful just the way you are.
You are loved for being you.
I can't write another word until I know you're safe.

I've prayed every prayer for you.
I've written all the words for you.
Will you listen and turn from your ways?
Will you learn to lean on Him?

What will it take for the Lord to make you beautiful again?
What will it take for you to love again?
What will it take for you to be yourself?
I can't breath another breath until I know you're safe.

I've prayed every prayer for you.
I've written all the words for you.
Will you listen and turn from your ways?
Will you learn to lean on Him?

My heart aches with pain for you.
My eyes are wet from all the tears I've cried.
I shake, afraid of what you'll do next.
I can't rest until I know you're safe.

Young men

You are probably wondering what a young lady is doing posting a topic about young men. I will tell you that it is nothing bad. You can trust me on this one. :)

I have been able to have the privilege of recently putting on a Ball with a friend of mine. We have gotten several comments from moms about the young men there. The young men were polite, generous, and courteous. When we did a circle dance and the ladies were passed from gentleman to gentleman, most of the men, would say hi, smile and reach for your hand. This is what I always thought young men to be.  I soon found out that not all young men are like this. Most of the young men in our culture are afraid of girls/young ladies.

I know a young man, who is a day younger than I am, who is an awesome guy. He does not really care who he is talking to, he will just talk. You don't see many young men, who can talk to a strange young lady. He is kind to his twin sister, and you could tell he loved her. I'm not trying to say that he is perfect, but this is how I think a young man should act. To treat their family member with love and respect, kindness, and gentleness. 

 

Relying on God; Not Man

I have realized over the last month or so, by watching some good friends of mine, that even though we might have a guy and his love, we won't be completely satisfied. If we don't completely dwell on God's love and rely on Him, our relationship with the opposite sex will only fail and go down the wrong road.

 I have to say, I have struggled with that. I have tried to lean on my sister or a friend or someone and all that happens is my life turns upside down. Friendships capsize, I get overwhelmed with school work and what I have to do, and the day just feels a mess. Today, this thought hit me right between the eyes. "This is why my day ended up like it did. Because I was relying on man and not on God." I have found that it is not really worth it. Man will soon crumble away and fade like a flower. A friendship might seem like a good friendship, but if God is not a part of it, it will soon fall apart. There will not always be a shoulder to lean on if you rely on man, but there will be if you rely on God. 

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. ~ Isaiah 40:7-8 (KJV)

Why rely on something or someone when it will only fade away? Is it worth it? Why not rely on something or someone that will last forever? There is nothing here on earth that will last forever. There is only one thing that you can rely on. That is God.

The Five Pillars of the Reformers

I had a conversation with some friends today on what the Five Pillars of the Reformers are, what they stand for and what they mean. So, I thought I would share my thoughts on the subject.


The Five Pillars of the Reformers are:

                     1). Sola Scriptura - By Scripture Alone 

           2). Sola Gratia - By Grace Alone 

             3). Solo Christo - By Christ Alone 

       4). Sola Fide - By Faith Alone 

                          5). Soli Deo Gloria - Glory To God Alone

Both John Calvin and Martin Luther supported in Sola Scriptura, scripture alone. One thing that came up in the debate is was "How can you have all five, yet have the alone at the end of each fragment?" 

The conversation started out with a guy and I going over numbers one, two and four. (Those are the ones I will cover in this post.) He raised the question by saying this: "It's kinda ironic. How can you have all three? Faith alone, grace alone, Scripture alone."  His statement is true. How can you have all three with alone at the end?  Let's look at Sola Fide first. 

"Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone." James 2:17 (KJV) 

You can't have just faith and nothing else. It is worthless. Without the saving grace of Jesus Christ and without the Scripture, what is faith? How does faith come about if there is not the Scripture to show you what God has done or to tell you what He is going to do? Faith does not automatically happen. It comes by believing in something. Could a wife have faith in her husband if there is no one there to believe in? Of course not! There has to be something to believe in before you can have faith in something. 

Sola Gratia; by Grace Alone. We can't also just have grace or else we would sin all the time. 

"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." ~ Ephesians 2:5-9 (KJV)

Through faith, grace has saved us from our sin so that we may have eternal life. If we had just faith, we would not have the saving grace of Jesus Christ, and if we had just grace, there would be no reason for faith.  


Sola Scriptura; by Scripture Alone. (Note, I am doing these in the order we talked about them today.) You can't have Scripture alone because then we would not know what grace was or  would not have anything to believe in, which would leads us to have no reason for faith in Jesus Christ. Without Scripture, we would have no clue to who God was and what He did for us. 

"All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" ~ 2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) 

If you took any one of these elements away from Christianity, you would have almost nothing left. If you took away faith and grace, you would have nothing but words that were put into a book. They would mean nothing to you. 

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"  ~ Hebrew 11:1 (KJV) 

God's love letter

Dearest Beloved,

I have waited for you and called you. Why have you not answered? I have knocked, yet the door was not open. Why? I have written you letter after letter. Have you not read them? I receive no reply. Why?

I love you, my beloved. More than you could ever conceive. Am I not that important to you? I gave my life for you. I led you thru life, yet, I receive no thank you. I have laid out instructions for you, yet you don't listen. Is there someone or something more important in your life ?

Why do you turn to man for love when you have a strong, everlasting arm to lean on?
Why do you kick and scream when Someone knows better than you do?

Why do you pull away from the Hand that tries to lead you down the right path? 

Why do you not open the door when there is a knock?


Is it fear or is it hate?
Is it fear of the unknown?
Is it a lack of trust?
Or is it unbelief?


Do you really know what is best for your life?
Is that why you kick and scream?
Do you not trust the Man to lead you?
Is that why you pull away?

Beloved, I sent my Son to die on the cross for you. To bare your burdens so that you do not always have to. Isn't that enough to give me your love? I have waited long hours for you to give me everything you had. Waited for you to give me your trust. Am I only to be treated like the dust in the road? To be shuffled about with everyone that walks by? 


I have written a whole Book that portrays my love for you. But still, you don't listen. What will it take, my beloved, for you to seek and find me? I have always been waiting outside for you, won't you please let me in?

I love you, beloved, 
~ God ♱

Only You

Who am I to not obey You?

Who am I to stand in opposition against You?

Who am I to run my own life? 

Who am I to say that I am king? 

Lord, You know better than I do.

You know every little thing that will happen to me.

You know every step I will take. 

Only You deserve my praise. 

Who am I to take my life into my own hands? 

Who am I to boss others around? 

Who am I to try to make things right? 

Who am I to say that it is all about me? 

God, You know what my life will be like. 

You have brought people into my life. 

You have created this earth. 

Only You deserve my praise. 

Only You are worthy of my praise. 

Only You can sit on the high throne of heaven.

Only You can wear the crown of holiness. 

Only You should deserve my praise. 

There is no one like our God.

There is no one like the Lord of Life.

There is no one like the Prince of Peace

There is on one like Abba Father. 

Who am I, but a worm? 

Who am I, but a chunk of clay?

Who am I, but a grain of sand? 

Only You should deserve my praise. 

Take me into Your hands, O Lord. 

Shape me and mold me into what You want me to be. 

Use me as Your vessel,

That You may deserve my praise. 

Take up Your pen, O Lord. 

Write my story as You would have it. 

Let my story proclaim Your love, 

That You may deserve praise. 

Only You, Lord, can mold me into what You want me to be.

Only You, Lord, can write my story how You want it to be. 

Only You, Lord, can proclaim Your love thru me. 

Only You, Lord, deserve my praise. 

Trust In Jesus

One of these days we all will stand in judgment for
Every single word that we have spoken
One of these days we all will stand before the Lord
Give a reason for everything we've done
And what I've done is

Trust in Jesus
My great Deliverer
My strong Defender
The Son of God
I trust in Jesus
Blessed Redeemer
My Lord forever
The Holy One, the Holy One

What are you going to do when your time has come
And your life is done and there's nothing you can stand on
What will you have to say at the judgment throne
I already know the only thing that I can say I

Trust in Jesus
My great Deliverer
My strong Defender
The Son of God
I trust in Jesus
Blessed Redeemer
My Lord forever
The Holy One, the Holy One

There's nothing I can do on my own to find forgiveness
It's by His grace alone I trust in Jesus
Trust in Jesus

Trust in Jesus by Third Day

I know I have been posting a lot lately about trust, but lately, that is what God has been telling me to do, and I just want to share what I have learned. 

I this past week has been fairly difficult for me. I have been stressed with school work, this Ball coming up next week and all that has to go into that, and sometimes, just with life. Yet, through the struggles, I have watched God work in my family, in my friends around me, and in myself. I have been amazed to see how God can work through a sinner, who has completely got her life mixed up, and turn her back to Him. Without completely leaning and resting on Him, life can become a mess. An ugly mess. 

Today, I look back at the past week and see how many times I have fallen, yet He picks me up. How many times I have trusted in Him and I don't have a care in the world about what happens tomorrow. How many times I have turned my back on him, yet He still loves me. That is greater than anything on this earth. To be a daughter of God is something that is more wonderful than anything on this earth. 

The last 2 months has seen great change for my family. God has been right there beside us the whole time. He has done amazing things in our family in those 2 months and I am excited to see what He continues to do. 

 

Trust ~

My family has started going through the book called, Experiencing God, with some friends of ours. We meet about it, for the first time,two weeks ago. When I went thru Day One, there were some things that stood out to me that I wanted to share.

Lesson that was learned: Trust God with EVERYTHING.

God wants us to trust Him. He wants all of our life, not just a part of it. I need to be willing to give up the 'I wants' and let HIM lead me thru life.  He will take me by the hand and lead me where HE wants me to go.

John 14:6 says " I am the way, the truth and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (KJV)

If you remove God from your life, or even from a country, what do you get? Sinful man who wants to run things the way he sees it. With God out of the picture, man has no moral restraint.

The natural way of man is to not trust God completely, if  at all. We want to run our own lives and countries. When that happens, havoc sets in.

Picture this, God is a wall that you can lean against. Take that away, and you have nothing there at your back. God's Word is concrete, take that away, and nothing is concrete. All that is left are man's ideas that are abstract; always changing.

Do you trust the chair you are sitting on? Of course. God won't let the chair break. God won't break like a chair, or change like a man. He wants to be the King of our lives because HE WON'T CHANGE! We need to trust Him in EVERYTHING, big or small things in our lives.

He won't fail you like friends could do. The wall will always be at your back, protecting and giving you something to lean on.

Learn to lean on Him completely,

Suffering ~ I'd Rather Have Jesus ~ Part 2

I hurt for suffering around me. I want to stop all the pain that goes on in families. I wish I could do something. There is so much pain and wickedness in the world that I wish there could be something I could do. We watched a movie last night called "The Lost and Found Family." It is about a family who has foster kids. Throughout the movie you get a glimpse of what happened to these kids. And it hurts. I am so blessed to live in a family who has never had major problems and I want to be able to share that with kids around the world. I want to be able to show them the love that Jesus has for them. Teenagers are so broken. I wish I could help.

Life is too short to waste. 


Yesterday, I was talking to a friend of mine and she told me her parents are on the brink of separation. That is why I wrote what I did above. I have come to the realization that even though I come from a good family, there are still families who have a hard time. A family who loves me, who treasures me, who would do anything for me. A family who has never gone through some of the hardships others have with bad influences, extended family pushing away each other, and who has never experienced separation or close to separation. There are families, I am sure, thousands of families who go through that. Teenagers get into cutting, smoking, drugs, etc. I have not done that. I have been sheltered from the world and I did not know this kind of stuff happens until a few years ago. And now that I know it is out there, I hurt for those people who go through that and who don't know Jesus Christ as their Saviour. 


And be held in sin’s dread sway;
I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.


I know that all I can do at my present state in life is to pray for those teenagers who are lost and for those families who are suffering. 


I have a friend who, to me, is not a believer, but he thinks he is. He believes that the only way to be saved is to do good works and you are saved. My heart goes out to him because I know that apart from Jesus Christ those works are only filthy rags. Satan will try to get us to believe that our good works are worth something, but Jesus says that they will count as nothing. 


"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?" ~ Matthew 7:22 (KJV) 


He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;
He’s sweeter than honey from out the comb;
He’s all that my hungering spirit needs;
I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead


Where Jesus is present there is also suffering, but there is suffering also where Jesus is not present. I may not be able to help those who are suffering, but at least I can pray for them. Jesus means so much to me now, more than He ever has, that He is fairer than lilies of rarest bloom, sweeter than honey from out the comb, and all that my hungering spirit needs. 


May God bless you, 

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! 

Is Valentine's day just about the cards, candy and saying 'I love you'? 

Is it just about the gifts that are passed around and the love that is shared? 

Is it just the remembrance of St Valentine?

There has to be more to it than that, hasn't there? 

Something more than that. 

Something more lasting.

Something more worth remembering.

Something worth more love than that. 

Is there anything that has more meaning,

Than just the cards, the chocolate, the hearts, the 'I love you's, the candy?

What is it though? 

What is the real meaning of Valentine's day?

There was a man who shed blood, suffered, and died. 

He suffered mockery and blasphemy.

He was nailed to a cross and left to die. 

All for you.   

He has called you to be His princess and His daughter. 

He has carried your burdens when you can't.

When you turn your back on Him, He still waits for you.

He leads you and takes you by the hand. 

He waits for you with outstretched arms. 

He always has love in His eyes. 

He always does what is right for you. 

His name is Jesus, the Christ. 

He has saved you when you are drowning. 

He has heard and answered your prayers.

He has carried you when you are too tired to go on. 

His name is Savior. 

This love will last longer than any man's.  

This love won't abandon you. 

This love will never bring harm to you. 

There is always a love to celebrate.

I have learned, over the course of a week or so, that we don't need a boyfriend or whatever to keep us happy. Even though this holiday is all about love and what not, I still have a love I can celebrate with even if I don't have a boyfriend. That is God. He wants to be your love.  

I have a few good friends who are either courting or dating, and as this time drew closer, I knew I would have no one special to share the day with. I never really pondered the thought, or I never really pushed it out, it just kinda sat there with no real meaning, till this morning.

God wants to enter into a love relationship with us so that He can work through us. That is why we were created. For us to love and honor Him, and for Him to love us. God's love is greater than any man's.

"To be loved by God is the greatest achievement, and the noblest position in life." ~ Henry and Richard Blackaby in Experiencing God

God will provide what ever you need when you are dwelling in His love.  He will guide you along your way, feed you when you need food, clothe you when you need clothes, protect you when you need protection and love you when you need love. 

May God bless you this Valentine's Day and I hope He becomes your true love.