Move And Go As You Grow

Have you ever been picked first?  In your mind you might think, I am glad I am not

the worst.  Have you ever been picked last? Jesus picks people who are willing to serve

Thank God He doesn’t give us all what we deserve

They don’t have to be good at anything and he doesn’t care about their past

When James and John were called, they had to get out of their fishing boat and leave all behind

They followed Jesus off to a new life but of a different kind

Following Him they became fisher of men

How is this possible?  How is this done?

First, begin to follow by making up your mind to leave your old life behind

Just let go, let God be in control. Take your first step forward and move, get in God’s grove

Second, let transformation start to happen

For Christ to move you forward, you must leave where you have been

Then get to know Jesus better each day by reading His Word and then obey

Talk to God each day as you pray

Be accountable by joining a group and stay, that’s God’’s way

As His Living Water is poured in, don’t take control again

Just let all that isn’t of God float to the top

As you get more mature in Christ, they will drop out of your life and stop

Third, do something! Let His voice sound through you

Let it ring clear in all you think, see, say, and do

Let Jesus make you new

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               Live To Serve

Whatever you do, do it for God’s glory

Whatever you do, through you, let God tell His story

Our assignment comes from our Father’s throne

As it consumes us, it will become our own

To be a disciple to your brother, we must love one another

To serve and help by showing them God’s success

Then God will help them get out of life’s mess

To live His truth, so all have an opportunity to see

Oppressed people set free

To address human pain, disease and poverty

To address spiritual death and the separation from God for all eternity

We might not do it all perfectly right, but if always keep God in sight,

You will bring glory to Him both day and night

And when you finish the work He gave you to do, you will be taken into the sky and get to see all things become new

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         LISTEN AND COME

My quiet voice says, come to me all who are mine

Don’t be deceived by your enemies one more time

My holy whispers of love are inviting you to draw near

Filling you with love, joy, peace, and strength as it casts out all fear

I continually call you to closeness with me

I can feel your emptiness as you wonder away you see

Come to me and open yourself to my loving presence so I can feel you

Giving you all you need to accomplish what I want you to do

You are the light of the world, the children of the day

Go out and do my work, receive your heavenly pay

When you get tired, weary and weak remember, I do my best work

With the humble and the meek

It is not by your might or power

It is by my spirit that you grow and blossom into a beautiful flower

Come to me, I am yours for all eternity

I will sift you and fill you with my purity

Come to me, I am the one who is and was and is to come

I died for everyone, not just for some

Come to me, I am the same yesterday, today and forever

Once you receive my love, I will never leave you, no never

Come to me

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                                                  It

You thought you found it but it failed you

You thought you found it but it didn’t satisfy you

You had the money but it wasn’t enough

You had the power but it wasn’t enough

You had the perfect job but it wasn’t enough

How come it is never enough

Perhaps you are looking at the wrong it

Perhaps there is only one it

This it does not want you to control it

It wants to live in you

I am the Bread of Life, eat it and you will never be hungry

Fill yourself with it and you will finally be free

I am the fountain of life, drink from it and you will never thirst

Fill yourself with it and you will finally be free

I Am It      I Am Jesus      I am the way, the truth, and the life

Believe in me and you will find it

Receive me and you will have it

I Am Jesus    I Am It   

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           Holy Spirit Save Me!

Holy Spirit give me strength to conquer my desire to sin

Holy Spirit give me your words that fill me deep from within

Holy Spirit give me courage to not let the regrets of yesterday stop my dreams of tomorrow

Holy Spirit you tell me they will only make me weak and fill me with sorrow

Holy Spirit may my tragedies and tribulations not become my identity

Holy Spirit help me be all you know I can be

Holy Spirit don’t allow any season of mouring to turn into a lifetime of mouring

Holy Spirit may those things grow my trust, because for me to move forward they must

Holy Spirit strengthen me from the inside out

Holy Spirit wash me clean and quench those coals of doubt

Holy Spirit let me feel your strong force pulling me out of the dark

Holy Spirit let the truth of your Word find it’s Holy Mark

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              His Helping Hand

 Though we stumble we will not fall, the Lord upholds us with His hand

He will hold us up so we can stand

Your heart may fail but God is the strength of your heart forever

He will never leave you no never, never, never

You will rejoice like a child with your favorite toy

For he will fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy

You O Lord, you are our refuge and our stronghold in times of trouble

For when we hold on to Him, we don’t fall or stumble

You O Lord, turn our darkness into light

You never leave us, we are always in your sight

You don’t willingly allow affliction or grief to the children of men

It is your way to make us strong, so we can fight against our sin

You are our shield, the horn of our salvation and our stronghold

You are more precious than anything on earth, even the purest of gold

Because of our sin against you, we should bear your wrath

But Jesus payed for our sin, now our life has a different path

You brought us into the light so we now see your righteousness

You are now our guiding light, no more living in our darkness

You tell us these things so that in you we may have peace

Leaving our old life behind, feeling your wonderful release

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                        Hate, Hate, Hate

I hate that word

Love your enemies and do good to them

Haven’t you heard, then it will go well with you

For love conquers all, the small and the tall

Let all those situations cause you to grow

Remember, you always reap what you sow

Go in the Lord’s power with a smile on your face

Do it all for God’s glory with His covering of grace

This world has enough sadness without all the hate

So, let God’s love, joy, and peace fill you, opening up your soul’s stubborn gate

Your life will change, in fact, you will feel great

So, let love in; let it be your soul mate not all that hate

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