From Old To New
There is a point in battle,
When you feel you’re falling short,
As you wither beneath the cracks,
Your heart begins to mourn.
I can’t put hope in myself,
Or anyone I’m known to love,
Only the father can save me,
Showing his glory from above.
I can’t let the evil take me,
As I am battling with my heart,
Knowing what I have is empty,
Being broken from the start.
I want my savior to mold,
And put me back in place,
I need his precious hands to guide me,
To the place of his flowing grace.
I need to understand his greatness,
As I was broken from the start,
Oh God help me see your heart,
And your love that is set apart.
I want to flow down the river of life,
Be captured by the holiness of you,
Broken from my wickedness,
And only take in what is true.
Break me of my pride,
Peel the callous on my heart,
Put me where you want me,
Make me your piece of art.
I want to be pliable towards your kingdom,
Live by the truths of your word,
Understand the compassion of your kindness,
Let your glorious name be heard.
You were pierced for my wrong doings,
And crushed for my lies,
I give you my all for eternity,
As you wipe the tears from my eyes.
I am bring you praise from now on,
As you changed my life to new,
Stripping my old for forever,
Placing me inline with you.
So many people let life pull at them and they have no where to turn, After turning towards selfish things we quickly find that we are right back at the start and have gained nothing.
We feel hopeless, numb, insecure, unloved, and broken from emptiness. One of my favorite verses that I stumbled on this past week is Jeremiah 29:12-13
“Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
This verse truly inspired me to realize I don't need to face life alone anymore. I have this almighty God who is far greater, far stronger, and forever loving to me. Yet all I do is try to face life alone. God wouldn't put me through the things I face unless he knew I wasn't capable of over coming them, of course not by my own, But with His strength so I may be stronger and closer to him because of my weaknesses. In the end that brings glory to him, and brings happiness to me, isn’t our ultimate goal in life to feel fulfillment, and to feel accomplished. Yet it seems everything in life we face we eventually fail at in one way or another. He is the only place I have found Contentment and satisfaction; knowing he will accept me just as I am with open arms. That’s all we can ask for is for someone to love us, someone to hold us, and to be everything we need, when we feel like we are broken and lost.
Can we call on Christ, and pray, knowing that he will listen to us? If we truly seek him and desire what he has we will find him, and that is when we will be changed forever.
