God has been doing a major work in me lately as we made the decision to find a new church home. I have felt Him telling me and showing me that there is more...more of Him, He wants more from me, there's more for me, just that there's so much more than I'm used to out there waiting for me.
There's a song by Monk and Neagle that speaks so much of what I'm feeling right now and I just felt led to share it with you.
Here are the lyrics...
No time to spend with You
I wonder if I’m ever gonna change
Here we are
We’ve grown apart
And I know I’m the only one to blame
My heart is dying
‘Cause I’ve been so wrapped up in myself
I’m crying out
I’m desperate for help
And I need You more than ever, so I
Fall to the ground
‘Cause I want to be better
Though You take me as I am
You deserve more than that
New eyes to see You
Better than I ever have before
Ready to be who You made me to be
So with Your loving arms here to catch me, I will
Fall to the ground
‘Cause I want to be better
Though You take me as I am
I want to give You more, give You more
I’m no good on my own
I’ve been here way too long
I’m drawing near
Come meet me here
Save my soul
As I fall to the ground
‘Cause I want to be better
Though You take me as I am
I want to give You more
‘Cause You deserve more than that
More than that
More than that
I want to give You more
Lord Jesus,
I thank you for opening my eyes and for bringing conviction to my heart. I know that You deserve more than what I have given You. Father, forgive me for the many times I have given You lip service but my heart has been far from You. I've been here too long. I'm drawing near and I thank You for meeting me where I am. I want to give you more. I want to give You ALL of me. Please help me continue to surrender EVERYTHING to You. You don't want half, You don't want three quarters, You want my ALL. Jesus, I want to lay my life down before You daily. Use me however You see fit.
May Your Name be praised, honored and glorified! You alone are worthy!!!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
More Than That
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Great song! I've been in a similar place before...a place of just not wanting to miss what He has for me because I'm so wrapped up in myself and my hurts. I'm not saying this is you it's just similar.
ReplyDeleteI love your heart, Faith. God will honor your transparency. Last week I heard Beth Moore say that one of the most important parts of fulfilling our destiny is transparency. God will honor your willingness to allow Him to take you to new places.
I like that! Can you imagine them singing that in your living room? :)
ReplyDeleteI love your honesty, girl. Love you too.
I just love you. This is a great song...wonderful lyrics. I'm praying for you guys as God leads you to a new church home.
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That is never an easy decision to leave your church & try to find another church home. From a far away perspective, I can see you have close relationships there... God will bless you for your obeying His voice & striving to grow closer to Him. Being open to change when so many will stay put because of fear... Praying for the right Home to be evident in your life!
ReplyDeleteOh my sweet Faithy May! How your transparency and humility challenge me. All the countless years I have not worshipped in Spirit and in truth. Afraid of what others may think, or what they would say if they saw me worship my Lord and Savior the way that He desired me too. Well no more. All I can say is FREEDOM.
ReplyDeleteThe scales have been lifted, and I will stand with arms high and heart abandoned.
Praise Jesus, He still pursues us passionately. I thank God for you my precious helpmate!
Love,
C
Great lyrics...thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI love this, Faith!
ReplyDeleteGod will so honor your obedience and pursuit after HIM! I am believing God to show you a place only He wants for you. What an exciting time for you and Chad - just relying on the ONE TRUE GOD for guidance. I cannot wait to see what He does.
What a great song!! I have never heard it before. I am excited to see where God is going to lead you!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful lyrics!! Thank you for sharing with us!!!
ReplyDeletePraying for you!
"I've given You lip service but my heart has been far from you"
ReplyDeleteFaith that totally touched my heart. I totally understand that statement. God is so doing a work in my own heart right now on that very thing. He is so opening my eyes to what it will take in these last days to finish strong. And I so want to finish stong. Run that race to the end STRONG!!!!!
Thank you for your honesty and your heart dear one. I have so been praying for you and Chad and your mom and dad. God has so laid ya'll on my heart.
Love you girl, Have a Blessed Lord's day,
Dawn
PS Loved that song Too!!!
I am thankful that He keeps calling us and changing us into His likeness if we listen and obey! I am praying for you and I love you so very much. He IS at work and He is calling us to deeper walks that are only known by Him right now! How exciting to see what He has in store for each of us!
ReplyDeleteCraziness...I hoped on your blog to see what you've been up to and was shocked to see the Monk and Nealge video. Michael Neagle's brother (his name is Matt, but we all call him Tex b/c there was already a Matt in the group and he's from TX..creative huh?!:) )and mine were roomies in college!
ReplyDeleteI love that song!
I'm impressed with your obedience and know God will lead you to the perfect church home.
Love ya girl!
I just read Chad's comment. Now, I'm in tears. How precious you two are! I'll be praying for you as you find a new church home. I am struggling with this very issue myself. Thank you for being so honest. You truly inspire me!
ReplyDeleteFaith, Just to let you know, my mother, bought a monogrammed bag for me last night w/ my initials on it. I did it for her on the computer and I wanted it to say mPj...email me at singingmer03@hotmail.com if you have any questions. Just making sure I did it right!
ReplyDeleteGreat song...I've never heard that before! It's too easy to put the most important things on the back-burner unfortunately! I find myself doing that too frequently...
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