Everything

These days feel brighter somehow,
like there aren’t any clouds over my head.
Lord, You’ve made my life,
and without You I’d be dead.

You are my only hope.
Clothe me in Your wonderful grace.
Take my hand and walk with me.
Teach me all of Your perfect ways.

Help me in always remembering what You’ve done,
and to never take it lightly.
Guide me to fully appreciate You,
instead of only slightly.

Jesus, You’re more than I could ever comprehend.
Not only are You my King,
but You’re also my closest friend.

God, I love You so much,
though I know I take You for granted at times.
I ask for the wisdom to draw near to You
through everything You have planned for my life.

In the Middle

In the struggle for survival,
it’s taxing being in the middle.
We’re attacked from above and below,
as well as plundered by the big and the little.

What We Preach

Let’s change the world.
Let’s make it a better place.
Let’s sing of God’s glory,
and tell others of His grace.

Let’s be a generation of selfless faith,
living like we mean what we say.
Let’s practice what we preach
so that many will be saved.

Completely

I’m committed to being with you,
no matter how much we may change.
Just because
we become something different
doesn’t mean we should separate.

I want to spend my life with you,
for better or for worse.
There’s nobody else
I’d rather be with
in this entire world.

You’ve got the prettiest smile,
and I adore the sound of your voice.
To be bound to you
for the rest of my life
is really my only choice.

You have a hold on me that
I couldn’t escape from
even if I wanted to.
From the moment we first spoke,
I completely fell in love with you.

Worth

Love is worth the effort it takes.
Passion is worth the chance of making mistakes.
Seeking out God’s will is always worth the wait.
Finding someone genuine is worth sifting through the fake.

The Letter I Never Gave to You

I’ve been reading the letter I never gave to you.
The one that poured out every single truth.
Your opinion of me never did change,
but that’s probably because I let it stay the same.

I remember you telling me I just didn’t belong.
That I was like a wrong note in an otherwise perfect song.
I’m not sure why, but I fell for you at that moment.
It was as if your teasing gave me a reason to be strong.

You were different than all the other girls.
While they were only concerned about themselves,
you cared about the issues of the world.

I wanted to become close to you,
but I couldn’t figure out a way.
You were always one step ahead of me,
and I was nervous about what you’d say.

I made a fool of myself whenever I’d see your face.
You had put a charm on me that couldn’t be erased.
I suppose I should have tried to tell you how I felt,
but it just didn’t seem like the right time or place.

So I kept my distance, day after day,
hoping that luck would fall out of the sky.
That you would say you loved me,
and then I could bid my worries goodbye.

But that luck didn’t arrive,
and we drifted further apart.
Our story was finished
before it could even start.

Now I sit here today, the loneliest of men.
Wondering if I’ll ever see your face again.

Revealed

I try to hide. I try to get away.
But what can’t be seen at night
is revealed in the day.

I shouldn’t have been so foolish.
What was I thinking?
Instead of planning it all out,
I jumped in without even blinking.

I used to enjoy the warmth of the sun,
but now it’s only a reminder of what I’ve done.
It shines its condemning light
on the hole I crawled out from.

It’s a beautiful day outside,
and yet I’m praying for the rain.
Hoping it will fall in buckets,
washing away these tracks I’ve made.

I’ve seen the traps they’ve laid.
I walk around them every day.
I’ve taken the time to study their game.
The moves they make are all the same.

It’s only a matter of years before
I find the place where I belong.
Where each moment is meaningful,
and what’s right erases every wrong.