Saturday, April 12, 2008

Say it like you mean it

This is where we are now
Your place in the light
And mine in the dark
I won’t cross the line
If you stay on your side
And let me stay on mine

Things just changed so fast
Do you feel it too?
Life without you just doesn’t feel the same
But if you don’t mind
I’d like to stay a here one more night
To wallow in what I can’t leave behind

Can you hold off on the concern for a little longer?
I want to dig in this hole a little farther
Let me test the waters
Before you conquer the sea again
Just to be sure the waves are worth the risk

Can you reach me way down here?
I think my shadows are blending in
Things got a little out of hand
But if you’ll have me
I’d like to start over again

Can you tell me I’m not beyond repair?
I need to hear you recite those lines
Just one more time
Tell me you’re not going anywhere

Tell me life and death cannot
Tell me angels and demons cannot
Take away your love

Tell me there’s no height
Tell me there’s no depth
No fear of death
No power from hell
That will keep your love away

And whisper it at the top of your lungs
That you have plenty of grace to spare
I need to hear you say it
Tell me you’re not going anywhere

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Sunday, February 24, 2008

I had the opportunity to hangout with a good friend tonight.  It was just what I needed. We sat at Starbucks for hours talking about books and music and Jesus over a couple cups of green tea (a HUGE plus….nobody likes my green tea). I’m pretty sure that we spent a solid hour disecting the words of C.S. Lewis. (pick up The Screwtape Letters, it will change your life), and talking about the Lord and the honest struggles we were enduring.

I’ve forgotten how good it feels to have honest discussions about things that really matter. Conversing about thoughts on the heart of Jesus and our genuine desire to pursue Him, but our tendancy to get tripped up by the same things that can produce a lifestyle that doesn’t always reflect that desire. Tonight reminded me that we are meant to be together. We’re meant to talk about what’s on our heart. It can bring so much relief. And reminds me that God knows what He’s doing. I’m grateful for nights like these.
 

Admit you’re ready

To trust in something real

It’s not weak

You’re stronger than you know

When you realize you’re not your own

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Friday, February 15, 2008

Love that won’t let go

My questions fill the space in between

The distance that separates

The gap between you and me

I’ve searched the world

For something to believe

And I’ll look for truth

In the most unpromising places

Until I’m convinced you’re  the  one

Who can fill my empty spaces


You’ve watched me wander

Farther than anyone should go

I’m prone to search in the dark

But my curiosity knows

You’ve still claimed my heart


But I just can’t run far enough

From a God who says I’m worth the cost

I’ve found everything I’ve been searching for

Is answered with a cross

And a love that won’t let go

Beckons me to come back home

You stand alone

 

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Monday, February 11, 2008

Go On Just Say It

What response would suffice
For a love so deep
Strong enough to forgive
Every betrayal from the promises I don’t keep
Don’t pretend that it doesn’t bother you
Turn and forget that it happened
I would prefer anger to indifference any day of the week

Have I been persuasive enough?
Does my failure make your confidence weak?
If we’re going to be honest
Then let’s be honest
I’m not what you expected
But there are no surprises with you
And I’m not shocked by the disconnection
And neither are you

But you’re still listening
You’re silence speaks more than words ever could
And the more I pull away
You’re pushing more than you should
I don’t want to hear it this time
Don’t tell me the truth
It’ll disrupt the comfort of the lies

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Be Still

I love the weather tonight. There are wind chimes right outside my window that decide to speak up when the wind blows hard enough. And in between I can still here the water dripping down the drain pipe from when it rained.

God speaks volumes when we’re quiet.

I don’t want what you don’t have
I understand your position

You’ve been in it for far too long

And you’re in no condition

For me to leave you this way

You’ve already given so much of yourself away

I won’t demand anything

But give me what’s left of your remains

And I promise my love, I’m a sure thing

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