Today I felt like I had no friends that were nearby;
I felt like I was alone and had nobody there to support me.
I felt like all of my close friends were either 250 miles away, or non existent;
I felt like I lost connection with my current friends in this area.
I sent a text message to several of my friends, letting them know about my brokenness and sadness over this seemingly overwhelming situation.
Many of my friends responded with prayers of love over me and prayers of perseverance.
Two things are ironic about this (as my good friend Lauren pointed out).
1. "I sent a message to several of my (good) friends"
2. "My friends responded.
If I didn't have any friends, I wouldn't have had anyone to text my problems to; consequently, I would not have had anyone to respond to my pleas for prayer.
Granted, some of my closest friends may be far off, but they still help me :)
The season of my soul right now is learning how to persevere through Christs testing over me. Suffering, if you will, for Him; consequently, storing up treasures in heaven. I keep saying, God, test me, so I can grow closer to You. I am drawing near to You, and You will draw near to me (referenced in James 4:8). I also know that my soul CRAVES God so very badly; I love God so much. I have learned that God is sufficient beyond compare. He is "exceedingly abundant" (referenced in Ephesians 3:20).
Now, If He, God, is exceedingly abundant, it poses a question.
Why the heck am I freaking out? And, more importantly, why am I not realizing Gods sufficiency in my life?
If my friends fail, If I fail, He is enough.
I wrote a song stating that He is my portion, He is my prize.
Saying it is one thing, but believing that He is enough for me is so much harder to do.
Right now, I ask for prayer over this part of my life.
I pray that you pray for me :)
I pray that God provides, which, He does.
He has provided people in my life that love God with their entirety, and who fear God.
I ask that you will pray that I will always know of Gods sufficiency in my life.
I ask that you will pray that I will continually love God, and fear Him.
I ask that you will pray for Gods comfort over me.
I ask that you will pray for Gods peace over me.
I ask that you will pray that God will continually reveal new facets of Himself to me, so I can fall even more in love with Him every day.
Thank you so much for your support, my friends.
You are such an encouragement.
I thank God every time I can for you, because you are such a comfort.
I love each and every one of you.
I don't even know how I could be here without you.
God manifests His love for me by providing friends that can share it with me.
And I, in them.
I love you all.
-Josh
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Portion/Prize
I wrote this song due to the events going on in my life that have caused me emotional struggle.
Nothing terribly bad happened.
-But-
When you surrender yourself to Christ as ask Him to shape you into the person He wants you to be,
just know that He will take you up on it.
You are not going to like it at first; you may hate that He is testing you, but-
He does it because He loves you, and wants to be closer to you.
"Portion/Prize"
Lately all I see around me is brokenness;
but still I know that God, You're good.
Your compassion's are new every morning.
God, You never fail.
For You are my portion; You are my prize.
Great is Your faithfulness;
You provide more that I could ever ask for.
You exceed me
I'll praise You in my suffering because God, You are good.
Even though my heart and flesh may fail, I know you wont.
For You are my portion; You are my prize.
Great is Your faithfulness;
You provide more that I could ever ask for.
You exceed me
For You are my portion; You are my prize.
For You are my portion; You are my prize.
*In Closing*
I'd like to pray over this.
"God,
I know that I've been struggling to see the good in the work You've been doing in my life.
But I need convincing that You know what You're doing.
If that's childlike of me, I'm sorry. I need You to hold my hand then.
I need You're loving arms around me to comfort me through my trials.
I need You to give me the heart to be joyful in my suffering for You :)
I know that I'm building up rewards in heaven for this.
Thank You Father for everything You're doing and everything You will do.
In Jesus' name,
Amen."
Nothing terribly bad happened.
-But-
When you surrender yourself to Christ as ask Him to shape you into the person He wants you to be,
just know that He will take you up on it.
You are not going to like it at first; you may hate that He is testing you, but-
He does it because He loves you, and wants to be closer to you.
"Portion/Prize"
Lately all I see around me is brokenness;
but still I know that God, You're good.
Your compassion's are new every morning.
God, You never fail.
For You are my portion; You are my prize.
Great is Your faithfulness;
You provide more that I could ever ask for.
You exceed me
I'll praise You in my suffering because God, You are good.
Even though my heart and flesh may fail, I know you wont.
For You are my portion; You are my prize.
Great is Your faithfulness;
You provide more that I could ever ask for.
You exceed me
For You are my portion; You are my prize.
For You are my portion; You are my prize.
*In Closing*
I'd like to pray over this.
"God,
I know that I've been struggling to see the good in the work You've been doing in my life.
But I need convincing that You know what You're doing.
If that's childlike of me, I'm sorry. I need You to hold my hand then.
I need You're loving arms around me to comfort me through my trials.
I need You to give me the heart to be joyful in my suffering for You :)
I know that I'm building up rewards in heaven for this.
Thank You Father for everything You're doing and everything You will do.
In Jesus' name,
Amen."
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Submission to Authority
It isn't exactly submission when you agree with your leader; submission is when you follow your leader whole-heartedly because you understand that authority that has been placed over you.
I understand that God placed something of significance in my life that I was supposed to follow because He wanted to see if I would submit myself to His authority and obey.
He gave me trials to see how I would deal with disappointment.
I coped by reaching out to my Father in heaven who blesses me with comfort and love.
My Father is happy with me :)
God is good. All the time; All the time, God is good.
He is my portion, my prize, I love Him dearly-
Even if this love is a roller-coaster ride.
I understand that God placed something of significance in my life that I was supposed to follow because He wanted to see if I would submit myself to His authority and obey.
He gave me trials to see how I would deal with disappointment.
I coped by reaching out to my Father in heaven who blesses me with comfort and love.
My Father is happy with me :)
God is good. All the time; All the time, God is good.
He is my portion, my prize, I love Him dearly-
Even if this love is a roller-coaster ride.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Obedience/Worship; Glory/Us
Following Gods instruction is hard.
Listening, Hearing, Knowing isn't enough; at all.
We have to follow through to completion our obedience.
Abraham was called to sacrifice Isaak to God and Abraham was prepared to do that.
He went out the next day to sacrifice his only true born son and God saw that he feared
Him and stopped Abraham, provided another sacrifice, and blessed him.
A word we see in the aforementioned passage of scripture is "worship"
In Genesis 22:5 Abraham says in justifies the subsequent actions by stating-
"...I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back".
This is the first time worship is used in the Bible.
This is used in reference to the act of obeying Gods command.
We see Abraham persevere 3 days by walking up a mountain with his son, possibly a test from
God to see if Abraham would turn back.
I don't even know where to start with all of this because honestly, this is still fresh in my brain.
And honestly, God keeps popping it up into my mind; and my spirit is stirred.
God has been testing me to see if I will obey Him.
It is frustrating.
But do you know what? I don't care.
I don't care how frustrating obeying God is.
Because He is enough.
MORE than enough.
What helps me get through tough times of obedience is looking at God and saying:
I STILL LOVE YOU.
YOU ARE STILL GOOD.
YOU WILL HELP ME GET THROUGH THIS.
You will NEVER give me more than I can bear,
because I am with You, God.
I am with You, and if You are for me, who can be against me.
"God,
Please, Continue to test me,
Because the harder things get, the more I hold on to You.
The closer I draw to Your sufficiency and the closer You come to me.
I asked You for a hug the other night and You comforted by.
I told you I loved You and You said.
"I LOVE YOU TOO."
You are enough for me, You are MORE than enough for me.
Continually reveal Yourself to me God-
Continually speak to me.
God, help me to love, as You love.
Help me to begin to understand how beautiful You are.
I love You,
-Amen"
I was listening to John Bevere about obedience, and reward, and then I listened to John Piper preaching about the "prosperity gospel"-
I was torn apart and rocked by what he said makes God look beautiful.
"I'll tell you what makes Jesus look beautiful:
It's when you smash your car, and your little girl goes flying through the windshield, and lands dead on the street. And you say, through the deepest possible pain- 'God is enough. He is good; He will satisfy us; He will get us through this; He is our treasure. Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth there is nothing I desire besides you. My heart and my flesh and my little girl may fail- But you are the strength of my heart; my portion forever'. That makes God look glorious...I pray the church would be marked by suffering for Christ. God is most glorified in you, when you are most satisfied in Him in the midst of loss; not prosperity."
Loving God, worshiping, obedience, is all great in prosperity.
But if we forget to glorify God in the midst of our suffering, our hurt, our pain, our persecution-
We.
Missed.
The.
Point.
"And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."
-Job 1:21
Listening, Hearing, Knowing isn't enough; at all.
We have to follow through to completion our obedience.
Abraham was called to sacrifice Isaak to God and Abraham was prepared to do that.
He went out the next day to sacrifice his only true born son and God saw that he feared
Him and stopped Abraham, provided another sacrifice, and blessed him.
A word we see in the aforementioned passage of scripture is "worship"
In Genesis 22:5 Abraham says in justifies the subsequent actions by stating-
"...I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back".
This is the first time worship is used in the Bible.
This is used in reference to the act of obeying Gods command.
We see Abraham persevere 3 days by walking up a mountain with his son, possibly a test from
God to see if Abraham would turn back.
I don't even know where to start with all of this because honestly, this is still fresh in my brain.
And honestly, God keeps popping it up into my mind; and my spirit is stirred.
God has been testing me to see if I will obey Him.
It is frustrating.
But do you know what? I don't care.
I don't care how frustrating obeying God is.
Because He is enough.
MORE than enough.
What helps me get through tough times of obedience is looking at God and saying:
I STILL LOVE YOU.
YOU ARE STILL GOOD.
YOU WILL HELP ME GET THROUGH THIS.
You will NEVER give me more than I can bear,
because I am with You, God.
I am with You, and if You are for me, who can be against me.
"God,
Please, Continue to test me,
Because the harder things get, the more I hold on to You.
The closer I draw to Your sufficiency and the closer You come to me.
I asked You for a hug the other night and You comforted by.
I told you I loved You and You said.
"I LOVE YOU TOO."
You are enough for me, You are MORE than enough for me.
Continually reveal Yourself to me God-
Continually speak to me.
God, help me to love, as You love.
Help me to begin to understand how beautiful You are.
I love You,
-Amen"
I was listening to John Bevere about obedience, and reward, and then I listened to John Piper preaching about the "prosperity gospel"-
I was torn apart and rocked by what he said makes God look beautiful.
"I'll tell you what makes Jesus look beautiful:
It's when you smash your car, and your little girl goes flying through the windshield, and lands dead on the street. And you say, through the deepest possible pain- 'God is enough. He is good; He will satisfy us; He will get us through this; He is our treasure. Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth there is nothing I desire besides you. My heart and my flesh and my little girl may fail- But you are the strength of my heart; my portion forever'. That makes God look glorious...I pray the church would be marked by suffering for Christ. God is most glorified in you, when you are most satisfied in Him in the midst of loss; not prosperity."
Loving God, worshiping, obedience, is all great in prosperity.
But if we forget to glorify God in the midst of our suffering, our hurt, our pain, our persecution-
We.
Missed.
The.
Point.
"And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."
-Job 1:21
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Fit to Serve
I just listened to a sermon by John Bevere about being fit to serve in the army of Christ.
It was interesting-
He spoke on touchy issues like comfort, money and relationships; the things that distract us from effectively serving in the body of Christ.
I realized that He (God) is completely sufficient, or, rather, more than enough for me.
I realized that I really don't need to be worrying about things that aren't necessary.
Example:
A) conversation that is not pleasing in the eyes of the Lord.
B) how things are going to turn out.
C) how I may seem to others.
These all seem fairly easy to understand, and possibly easy to execute.
But I really started thinking about this, and why its so hard to be fit for Christ.
I came to the conclusion that it shouldn't be.
If we all honestly gave a crap-
If we honestly and truly were serious about our faith-
If we all truly love Christ, and what He did for us-
(He died for us in the most gruesome way possible)
If we realized the impact we have on people-
If we were hurt by the things that hurts God
If we were sensitive to His spirit
If we were willing to die to ourselves
If we weren't worried about what "the worlds" thought
how amazing would that be.
how much would we impact the places around us.
helping a homeless couple wouldn't be so unusual
helping the elderly would be normal
clothing the naked would be happening more often
all of the ministry opportunities we hear wouldn't be so crazy and more regular
we wouldn't be asking for VOLUNTEERS-
we would be APPOINTING soldiers fit the serve the kingdom.
That is essentially my thought proccess of today as of 1:14pm
Dear God,
I ask that You condition me to serve in Your kingdom's army.
I ask that You test me, push me, and motivate me to do well in Your eyes.
I want to set an example to others of what a Godly man looks like.
I don't want to be prideful God, so humble me.
Let me see myself only through the light of Your grace.
Give me excellence, all the while still holding onto humility.
I pray for the hearts of my friends who aren't saved God, that You chase after them,
shake, crack and break down the walls they have put up in regards to letting You in.
I want them to hurt so bad that they realize that they've needed You all along.
Test my brothers and sisters in You, that they will also strive to serve You more effectively.
I love you,
In Jesus' name-
Amen.
It was interesting-
He spoke on touchy issues like comfort, money and relationships; the things that distract us from effectively serving in the body of Christ.
I realized that He (God) is completely sufficient, or, rather, more than enough for me.
I realized that I really don't need to be worrying about things that aren't necessary.
Example:
A) conversation that is not pleasing in the eyes of the Lord.
B) how things are going to turn out.
C) how I may seem to others.
These all seem fairly easy to understand, and possibly easy to execute.
But I really started thinking about this, and why its so hard to be fit for Christ.
I came to the conclusion that it shouldn't be.
If we all honestly gave a crap-
If we honestly and truly were serious about our faith-
If we all truly love Christ, and what He did for us-
(He died for us in the most gruesome way possible)
If we realized the impact we have on people-
If we were hurt by the things that hurts God
If we were sensitive to His spirit
If we were willing to die to ourselves
If we weren't worried about what "the worlds" thought
how amazing would that be.
how much would we impact the places around us.
helping a homeless couple wouldn't be so unusual
helping the elderly would be normal
clothing the naked would be happening more often
all of the ministry opportunities we hear wouldn't be so crazy and more regular
we wouldn't be asking for VOLUNTEERS-
we would be APPOINTING soldiers fit the serve the kingdom.
That is essentially my thought proccess of today as of 1:14pm
Dear God,
I ask that You condition me to serve in Your kingdom's army.
I ask that You test me, push me, and motivate me to do well in Your eyes.
I want to set an example to others of what a Godly man looks like.
I don't want to be prideful God, so humble me.
Let me see myself only through the light of Your grace.
Give me excellence, all the while still holding onto humility.
I pray for the hearts of my friends who aren't saved God, that You chase after them,
shake, crack and break down the walls they have put up in regards to letting You in.
I want them to hurt so bad that they realize that they've needed You all along.
Test my brothers and sisters in You, that they will also strive to serve You more effectively.
I love you,
In Jesus' name-
Amen.
Worship on the Mount
so today i was hurting because I hurt the heart of God.
I knew I did because I've been praying for God to align my heart with His.
That I would hurt when He hurts.
That I would love what He loves.
That I would hate what He hates.
Today, this morning my I was hurting because I sinned and hurt the heart of the one who loves me, and whom I love as well.
I wrote this song after I spent an hour of silence-
God showed me once again the Love He has for me, the hope I can have in Him.
He showed me His never ending grace and love.
and then, at the end of all of my breaking, I wrote this-
enjoy :)
Align (Amazed)
Here i am still broken
from the pain i've caused today
how could You still love me even when i turn my head away
then You reveal
that You yearn for me
surrounded by Your love and grace, my sin starts to fade away
Oh God, You fill me with Your love everlasting
Oh God, You fill me up with You-
Align my heart with You, my heart with You
don't let my soul be lost to the cares of this world
God, I'm amazed-
by the winds of change
sparked by the love and grace You have for me
Even though I stumble, even though i still may fall
i know You're there to pick me up and help me carry out Your call
Oh God, You fill me with Your love everlasting
Oh God, You fill me up with You-
Align my heart with You, my heart with You
don't let my soul be lost to the cares of this world
God, I'm amazed-
by the winds of change
sparked by the love and grace You have for me
Oh God, fill me up
fill me up with you
I knew I did because I've been praying for God to align my heart with His.
That I would hurt when He hurts.
That I would love what He loves.
That I would hate what He hates.
Today, this morning my I was hurting because I sinned and hurt the heart of the one who loves me, and whom I love as well.
I wrote this song after I spent an hour of silence-
God showed me once again the Love He has for me, the hope I can have in Him.
He showed me His never ending grace and love.
and then, at the end of all of my breaking, I wrote this-
enjoy :)
Align (Amazed)
Here i am still broken
from the pain i've caused today
how could You still love me even when i turn my head away
then You reveal
that You yearn for me
surrounded by Your love and grace, my sin starts to fade away
Oh God, You fill me with Your love everlasting
Oh God, You fill me up with You-
Align my heart with You, my heart with You
don't let my soul be lost to the cares of this world
God, I'm amazed-
by the winds of change
sparked by the love and grace You have for me
Even though I stumble, even though i still may fall
i know You're there to pick me up and help me carry out Your call
Oh God, You fill me with Your love everlasting
Oh God, You fill me up with You-
Align my heart with You, my heart with You
don't let my soul be lost to the cares of this world
God, I'm amazed-
by the winds of change
sparked by the love and grace You have for me
Oh God, fill me up
fill me up with you
Awesoming, All Over the Place: My Five Year Plan
My dad just asked me where I see myself in five years-
I replied "Awesoming; All over the place".
I know the plans God has for me are to prosper me, and give me hope.
Why not rejoice in that; and why not be optimistic about it?
Honestly, I've been so blessed to have such a strong community of believers supporting me
and encouraging me.
I write this to say thank you; first. Second, to let you guys know some of my goals for the next couple years of my life; so that you can continually encourage me and motivate me to do well.
To strive for excellence.
God calls us to be excellent in all things and I plan on doing so :)
1. I plan on graduating from college with a major in communications.
2. I plan on staying in shape and at least working out 4 times a week
3. I plan on touring in band for at least one summer
4. I plan on recording a cd or at least singing in a band
5. I plan on following Gods calling on my life to minister to the broken (continually since i am doing this now)
6. I plan visiting San Fransisco since I've never done this
7. I plan on growing a mustache that can be respectable in size and thickness
8. I plan on buying at a v neck for any of my friends who have yet to try one on
9. I plan on leading worship at a summer camp at least once
10. I plan on moving away from home and living on my own while going to college
11. I plan on reading The Bible in at least a year
12. I plan on at least getting engaged
13. I plan on never getting comfortable in my walk with Jesus Christ
14. I plan on being involved with a church and being completely sold out to it
15. I plan on loving my neighbor
16. I plan on mentoring others and continually being mentored
17. I plan on writing worship songs that I can use
18. I plan growing in the spiritual gifts God has given me and allowing the Holy Spirit to shape them
19. I plan on being submissive to people God has placed in control over me
20. I plan on learning a new language (whether its french, spanish, greek, latin, or hebrew)
These are some of the plans I have, but I know that God works in CRAZY ways that are not always according to plan.
SO! i ask for prayer that I do not stray from His path, that I grow even more in love with God every day and that I seek Him in everything I do.
God,
I pray that you fill me to capacity with Your love; and when I am filled, extend my capacity so I can be filled more.
I ask that You match my capacity to love, with my capacity to accept Your grace.
I ask that You continually burn me in Your fire, that You test me so I can grow stronger in You.
Interrupt me God, so I can show other people Your crazy awesome love.
Use me.
Align my spirit with Yours: I want to LOVE what You love; HATE what You hate; and forgive others as You have continually forgiven me.
Do not let me stray from Your path, keep me in Your word and fill me with Your divine motivation so that I can continually fight for You, so that I can accomplish the tasks that You have set before me.
When I fail, give me the ability to rest in Your grace.
Let my failures that end with grace motivate me to repent and learn.
Give me wisdom where I am immature.
Give me strength where I am weak.
Give me perseverance when I am going through trials.
Give me motivation when I am lazy.
Give me eyes to see the hurting; and equip me with the tools necessary to help them.
I love you so much God,
All this I ask, in Your name :)
-Amen.
I replied "Awesoming; All over the place".
I know the plans God has for me are to prosper me, and give me hope.
Why not rejoice in that; and why not be optimistic about it?
Honestly, I've been so blessed to have such a strong community of believers supporting me
and encouraging me.
I write this to say thank you; first. Second, to let you guys know some of my goals for the next couple years of my life; so that you can continually encourage me and motivate me to do well.
To strive for excellence.
God calls us to be excellent in all things and I plan on doing so :)
1. I plan on graduating from college with a major in communications.
2. I plan on staying in shape and at least working out 4 times a week
3. I plan on touring in band for at least one summer
4. I plan on recording a cd or at least singing in a band
5. I plan on following Gods calling on my life to minister to the broken (continually since i am doing this now)
6. I plan visiting San Fransisco since I've never done this
7. I plan on growing a mustache that can be respectable in size and thickness
8. I plan on buying at a v neck for any of my friends who have yet to try one on
9. I plan on leading worship at a summer camp at least once
10. I plan on moving away from home and living on my own while going to college
11. I plan on reading The Bible in at least a year
12. I plan on at least getting engaged
13. I plan on never getting comfortable in my walk with Jesus Christ
14. I plan on being involved with a church and being completely sold out to it
15. I plan on loving my neighbor
16. I plan on mentoring others and continually being mentored
17. I plan on writing worship songs that I can use
18. I plan growing in the spiritual gifts God has given me and allowing the Holy Spirit to shape them
19. I plan on being submissive to people God has placed in control over me
20. I plan on learning a new language (whether its french, spanish, greek, latin, or hebrew)
These are some of the plans I have, but I know that God works in CRAZY ways that are not always according to plan.
SO! i ask for prayer that I do not stray from His path, that I grow even more in love with God every day and that I seek Him in everything I do.
God,
I pray that you fill me to capacity with Your love; and when I am filled, extend my capacity so I can be filled more.
I ask that You match my capacity to love, with my capacity to accept Your grace.
I ask that You continually burn me in Your fire, that You test me so I can grow stronger in You.
Interrupt me God, so I can show other people Your crazy awesome love.
Use me.
Align my spirit with Yours: I want to LOVE what You love; HATE what You hate; and forgive others as You have continually forgiven me.
Do not let me stray from Your path, keep me in Your word and fill me with Your divine motivation so that I can continually fight for You, so that I can accomplish the tasks that You have set before me.
When I fail, give me the ability to rest in Your grace.
Let my failures that end with grace motivate me to repent and learn.
Give me wisdom where I am immature.
Give me strength where I am weak.
Give me perseverance when I am going through trials.
Give me motivation when I am lazy.
Give me eyes to see the hurting; and equip me with the tools necessary to help them.
I love you so much God,
All this I ask, in Your name :)
-Amen.
Yeah, He Loves Us :)
i discovered a song this summer that spoke to my heart and rocked me in a huge way.
this summer i didn't expect to do anything special; anything worth mentioning.
but for whatever reason, God felt it was better for me to jump into a job and place where i didn't know anyone or anything.
this summer, God provided in ways i didn't think possible. when i was scared, He comforted me; when i was lonely, He provided a family.
i learned that God is more than enough for me, and that He really does love me, more than I could ever possibly know.
all i know is that I want to love like God does.
i want to love so ridiculously much that it hurts me to see others hurting.
i want Gods love.
this song is about that. Gods love that is so jealous, that is so great, that is so graceful.
this song paints a beautiful picture of His love for us.
i pray you enjoy this song and are affected by it as much as i am.
(if you have any questions, message me)
(if you feel like someone would appreciate this song tag them as well)
How He Loves- John Mark McMillan
He is jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of his wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these
Afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize how beautiful you are
And how great your afflictions for me
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
He is jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of his wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these
Afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize how beautiful you are
And how great your afflictions for me
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
Yea He loves us
Oh how
We are his portion
And he is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes
If grace is an ocean we're all sinking
So heaven meats earth like a sloppy wet kiss
And my heart burns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way
He loves us
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
Yea He loves us
Oh how
I thought about you
The day Stephen died
And you met me between my breaking
I know that I still love you God
Despite the agony
See people they want to tell me your cruel
But if Stephen could sing
He'd say its not true
Cause your good
Yea He loves us
Oh, how He loves
this summer i didn't expect to do anything special; anything worth mentioning.
but for whatever reason, God felt it was better for me to jump into a job and place where i didn't know anyone or anything.
this summer, God provided in ways i didn't think possible. when i was scared, He comforted me; when i was lonely, He provided a family.
i learned that God is more than enough for me, and that He really does love me, more than I could ever possibly know.
all i know is that I want to love like God does.
i want to love so ridiculously much that it hurts me to see others hurting.
i want Gods love.
this song is about that. Gods love that is so jealous, that is so great, that is so graceful.
this song paints a beautiful picture of His love for us.
i pray you enjoy this song and are affected by it as much as i am.
(if you have any questions, message me)
(if you feel like someone would appreciate this song tag them as well)
How He Loves- John Mark McMillan
He is jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of his wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these
Afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize how beautiful you are
And how great your afflictions for me
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
He is jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of his wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these
Afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize how beautiful you are
And how great your afflictions for me
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
Yea He loves us
Oh how
We are his portion
And he is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes
If grace is an ocean we're all sinking
So heaven meats earth like a sloppy wet kiss
And my heart burns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way
He loves us
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
Yea He loves us
Oh how
I thought about you
The day Stephen died
And you met me between my breaking
I know that I still love you God
Despite the agony
See people they want to tell me your cruel
But if Stephen could sing
He'd say its not true
Cause your good
Yea He loves us
Oh, how He loves
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