Search my heart.

Lord, You are love,so if I lack love in my heartI have driven away from You.Empty my heart of everything that does not please You.Anything that does not helpmy soul cling to You.May I be a womanmarked with truth.That is foundedon You alone.Take these stones of sinthat I built walls withand replace them with holinessthat… Continue reading Search my heart.

My heart that wavers.

Forgive me for my inconsistent heart.It wavers and wavers without You, my Lord.Help my eyes stay fixed on You.I don't want to wander off with the lesser thingsthat try to get my attention.They won't satisfy more than just a moment.Even if the road isn't clear, set my vision to only seeing You..because a heart that… Continue reading My heart that wavers.

We don’t realize.

Oh, how blind we can beto the error of our ways.Even if we don't realizethe sin of our hearts,may we be cleansed from our faults.Sins of ignorance,of selfishness,of pride,and of presumptuousness.So may I keep Your word in my heart,that Your law cantransform my soul.That Your wisdom canfill my simple mind.That Your statutes can bring me… Continue reading We don’t realize.

Destroy every idol.

Jesus, I'm tired.I'm tired of letting my heartidolize the lesser things.It creates this unsettling feelingof insecurity and discontent.Forgive me, for I know You deserve the worship.Help my soul be so in love with Youthat my mind and heart naturallyignores the noise of this world.That all my heart desires is You.And destroy every idol becauseall I… Continue reading Destroy every idol.

All I was, was bones.

All I was, was bones.Bones of the desert.Thirsting for life.Dead in my sin.BUT JESUS pouredHis love into my soul.From death to life;From the ashes I rose.Because of the Living Water,flowers grew within me.Heart of stone became heart of flesh..and I was never the same again. -a. inspired by Ephesians 2:1-10

A billion loves do not even compare.

Jesus, all I want is You.To abide in You.To be in love with You.Even a billion loves do notcompare to the one You offer. This Love puts a new song in my heart.This Love hears my every tear.This Love loves me too much to leave me as I am.My heart cannot fathom its depthbecause even… Continue reading A billion loves do not even compare.

My heart will still sing.

When my heartis too weak to sing,poetry still fills my soul.My overwhelming emotionscannot cloud Your love for me.Who You are does not change.You are the reason we sing,we don't even deserve a lyric.You know my heartso help me guard it, Lord.Fill it with a new melody.Fill me with a breath of fresh air.Settle my heart.And… Continue reading My heart will still sing.

This fragile heart.

My heart can be brittle.My love for You can be frail.Sometimes too inconsistentbecause this human heart can'tcomprehend the love thatYou know. A million times more isYour love for us.But just enough grace thatwe need and that ourhearts can beat along with. So we ought to focus on Your love for us more than ourlove for… Continue reading This fragile heart.

God, correct my heart.

You know the secrets of my deceitful heart.All of my flaws, God, are clear before You.All of my sin and shame.But because of Your goodness,You desire to make beauty out of an ugly heart like mine.And because I seek Your face,my heart shall live.My heart runs to You.And even when my heart is weeping,I will… Continue reading God, correct my heart.