Thursday, November 06, 2003

Were I to leave, where else would I go?

This week, I've listened to the Give medley by Third Day about a hundred times. I'm not sure why, but for some reason it's just been resonating with me. I don't love enough. I see all of these areas where I'm falling short, and I've realized that's what it comes down to. I just don't love enough. So, that's my prayer right now. "All I want is love, I confess to this. I will take it, Lord. All You have to give." we were created to be loved. He is love, and if you don't have a way to express that, it's almost as if it's futile. I think sometimes I get frustrated, b/c I feel like I have so much love to give, and no one to give it to. I was thinking about it the other day. one of my best friends told me he's really unhappy right now. And he said he didn't know if he could stay in the relationship he's in forever, b/c he wants someone to take care of him. And it hurt me though I know he didn't realize it. I wanted to take care of him, and somehow it wasn't enough. There's no worse feeling than pouring yourself into someone and knowing it's not enough. I think I hold back sometimes in pouring myself into Jesus, b/c I don't see how it can ever be nearly enough. Maybe that's the beauty of it, He loves us anyway. Even through our broken displays of emotion, our less than eloquent prayers, our torn and imperfect hearts, He still loves us.

You said all that follow You may find
Comfort and pain, blessings in hard times
Were I to leave, where else would I go?
The words of life and of truth You hold

All I want is love
I confess to this
I will take it, Lord
All you have to give

Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of Earth
Will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace

And You give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

All I want is love
And I confess to this
I will take it, Lord
All You have to give
All You have to give
All You have
All You have to give

Your love, oh Lord
Reaches to the heavens
Your faithfulness stretches to the sky
And Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains
Your justice flows like the ocean's tides

And I will lift my voice
To worship You, my king
~Third Day

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