FRIDAY May 21, 2010

SAVIOR, PLEASE (Josh Wilson)

Savior, please take my hand
I work so hard, I live so fast
This life begins, and then it ends
And I do the best that I can, but I don't know how long I'll last
I try to be so tough
But I'm just not strong enough
I can't do this alone, God I need You to hold on to me
I try to be good enough
But I'm nothing without Your love
Savior, please keep saving me
Savior, please help me stand
I fall so hard, I fade so fast
Will You begin right where I end
And be the God of all I am because You're all that I have
I try to be so tough
But I'm just not strong enough
I can't do this alone, God I need You to hold on to me
I try to be good enough
But I'm nothing without Your love
Savior, please keep saving me
Hallelujah
Everything You are to me
Is everything I'll ever need
And I am learning to believe
That I don't have to prove a thing
'Cause You're the one who's saving me

Good morning Lord.  Thank you for another day.  This life begins and then it ends.  I try to be so tough, but I’m just not strong enough.  I can’t do this alone, I need You to hold on to me.  The words of this song absolutely mirror my emotions this morning.  It has been a busy week.  There have been highs, there have been lows, life continues.  I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  You, Oh Lord, are the refreshment of my soul.  I’m not gonna hide, I’m not gonna run away.  You, Oh Lord, mend my bruises.  Thank You for choosing me.  Thank You for seeing something in me that was worth saving. 

It’s amazing to me that I can let one small person say something negative to me about me and it devastates me.  I allow that small comment to validate me.  It’s as though I get in agreement with those words and say, yes, that’s right, I am whatever that person says.  It is so easy to believe a lie when it fits right into what I believe about myself.  Rather than listening to the Lord, I listen to what I suspect is true.  But…there is hope…because I believe it fast…but I get over it faster.  I take what I have learned about what God says about me and say, NO, that’s not the truth.  Here’s the truth.

God says that He Loves and Accepts me.  He says there will never be another me.  He says that He has dreams and plans for me, plans to prosper me and not to harm me.  He says I am the apple of His eye.  He says He willingly gave His life for me.  He says that I am seated with Him in High Places.  He says that this earth is not my home, that I am just passing through.  He has given me hope and a future.  He has blessed me with the most awesome family of anyone I know.  He says that He watches me as I sleep and stands beside me all day.  He says all my needs are met according to His riches in glory.  Today is my day with my darling, granddaughter and I will rejoice and be glad in it.  Today I am

Forgetting the lie,

Mary Ann