"So one of the reasons I want to continually come back to the magnificence of God rather than some practical “Eight steps for you to grow in this area” is because it’s my fervent belief that if we could just be in awe of who God is, then the application of God’s Word into our lives in light of who He is becomes a delight for us to walk in and not a religious ritual that we have to, with all our effort, pour our selves into. And then we get freed up to pursue the things of God in joy rather than in duty."
Matt Chandler, Prayer - Part 3: To the Ends of the Earth (via kidwiththebulletsoul)
I’m torn again between my pride, my old friend And who you’ve called me to be I’ve sworn again to lay it down, to bring an end To this life lived for me
For I’ve one life to lose, one chance to find A newer, better me, the old one left behind For there’s one Lord who leads though steep the cost I have learned when I am lost, it’s there that I am found
I am found as your daughter, as your child As one purchased by Your blood And though there’s nothing I can add to such a perfect sacrifice How can I offer you less than all my life?
For I’ve one life to lose, one chance to find A newer, better me, the old one left behind For there’s one Lord who leads how steep the cost I have learned when I am lost, it’s there that I am found It’s there that I am found
For I’ve one life to lose, one chance to find A newer, better me, the old one left behind For there’s one Lord who leads how steep the cost I have learned when I am lost I have learned when I am lost, it’s there that I am found It’s there that I am found