Gettin to heaven
Not ‘cause I’m straight
Gonna live forever
Not ‘cause I believe that True Love Waits
Those things don’t save me
I know why Jesus loves me
It’s not ‘cause I pray
Yes, I am a Christian
Not because I vote the right way
That doesn’t save me
And I don’t understand why we spend so much time
With our passionate debates
And our picket signs
Cause how will they know how to change their lives
Till we hold up the answers
Instead of the crime
Jesus, He’s the lover of our soul
Only He can make us whole
He can change us
Clean us up, make us new
He’s the only way, only truth, Good news
I have found salvation
But not in the church
I have been made new, same as you
By a grace I don’t deserve
What can wash away my sin
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood
What can wash away my sin
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
He’s the only way
Only truth
Only way
Only truth
And I don’t understand why we spend so much time
With our passionate debates
And our picket signs
Cause how will they know how to change their lives
Till we hold up the answers
Instead of the crime
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Monday, February 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
"This strange sea"
It's frightening to be swimming in this strange sea, but I'd rather be here than on land
I was recently asked what kind of music I listen to. Truth is, I pretty much listen to most anything my daughters (ages 23, 19 and 17) put in my CD player. The line above is from one of the songs I heard from them--Out of My League by Stephen Speaks--and it really sums up a lot of what my family and I have been through in the last several months. A couple of surgeries (with an ambulance ride to the ER in between), the sudden illness and death of my wife's mother, and a (fortunately minor) car accident interwoven throughout an interstate move (and a new job, of course) as our youngest entered her senior year in high school have made for some interesting times.
We truly believe that this move is what God has called us to, but it surely hasn't come about as we had imagined (or would have designed) it. Though we still know God is working through it all, it is certainly a "strange sea" to us. There have definitely been some "frightening" days, too, but they seem to be fewer and fewer as we go along.
God continues to be so much more than faithful through it all. I'm grateful for it all, but I'm especially grateful that He's blessed us with three beautiful daughters that can teach us some important truths--through their music and so much more.
Blessings!
I was recently asked what kind of music I listen to. Truth is, I pretty much listen to most anything my daughters (ages 23, 19 and 17) put in my CD player. The line above is from one of the songs I heard from them--Out of My League by Stephen Speaks--and it really sums up a lot of what my family and I have been through in the last several months. A couple of surgeries (with an ambulance ride to the ER in between), the sudden illness and death of my wife's mother, and a (fortunately minor) car accident interwoven throughout an interstate move (and a new job, of course) as our youngest entered her senior year in high school have made for some interesting times.
We truly believe that this move is what God has called us to, but it surely hasn't come about as we had imagined (or would have designed) it. Though we still know God is working through it all, it is certainly a "strange sea" to us. There have definitely been some "frightening" days, too, but they seem to be fewer and fewer as we go along.
God continues to be so much more than faithful through it all. I'm grateful for it all, but I'm especially grateful that He's blessed us with three beautiful daughters that can teach us some important truths--through their music and so much more.
Blessings!
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