Tag: living for God

Prose

You Are My Everything

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“…out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
(Matthew 12:34)

You are my Everything, Jesus. Let it be written on my heart by Your Spirit, God! Let it be truly true! You call me beloved. You call me Yours, made for You and made by You.

You are my Everything, Lord. Write it upon my heart. It’s already there in the Spirit! You are why I live and move and breathe. You’ve given me breath and You’ve given me life.

You are my Everything, God. I live to love You and be loved by You. I live for Your glory alone, compelled by Your love to bring others to know You, too.

You are my Everything. This is what fuels me and what I want to fuel my life.

True life is making You my Everything, loving You and living for You alone. True life is given only by You. True life is living worthy of Your calling. True life is being driven by the desire to live for the glory and praise of You alone.

Help me to love You and live for You alone. You are my Everything, Jesus!

“I want to sow to the Spirit that I would reap from the Spirit – everlasting life.
Am I sowing to the Spirit or sowing to the flesh?
I’m doing one or the other all the time.”
(Justin Rizzo, Song: Indwelling Spirit)

Poetry

Vessels of Love, Truth and Light

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I want just to go to the mountain with You,
I’m tired and I’m weary,
But I know I’m to stand firm, firm in You,
A tree planted by the water with roots growing deep –
Set aside to be Your vessel of love, truth and light.

Fill me with Your strength and Your Spirit,
Romance me away from the cares of this world.
Even with battles around and enemies on each side,
All I’m to do is fix my eyes on You,
To be Your vessel of love, truth and light.

All I’m to do is wait,
Then yield to You – at the appointed times,
To live for You from the depths of me,
Letting words pour forth –
Living Water from a vessel of Your love, truth and light.

Everything’s wholly Yours,
And all is in Your hands;
So set Your Spirit upon me – fill me up,
Let me pour forth for Your glory,
Consecrate me as Your vessel of love, truth and light.

“Prepare the way, prepare the way,”
I sense Your return at hand;
“Prepare our hearts, prepare our hearts,”
Put down all that exalts itself above You.
“Raise them up, raise them up,”
Those who will seek after Your heart,
“Let us seek, let us seek,
To do His will whatever the cost.”

To do justly and love mercy,
To walk humbly with our God:
Anoint us for Your glory,
Compel us by Your love,
To truly be Your vessels of love, truth and light.

Proclaiming the year of the Lord’s favor,
And the day of vengeance of our God:
Pour out Your Spirit upon us,
And let us stand firm in You, God,
Your wholly consecrated vessels of love, truth and light.

Poetry

You Alone Satisfy

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You alone satisfy, O God my Redeemer.
You feed me with Your words,
And fill me with Your waters of life:

Their life-giving flow, abundant let them be,
Your words, the bread of life, everlasting for me.

That I would desire You only,
And fill emptiness not
With that which does not satisfy:

For You alone satisfy, O God my Redeemer.
You alone be the praise of my life.