I feel used.

I'm Still Standing

Verse One:

You gave me courage to believe

that all your goodness I will see

and if it had not been for you standing on my side

where would I be

Chorus:

If not for your goodness

if not for your grace

I don't know where I would be today

if not for your kindness

I never could say I'm still standing

if not for your mercy

if not for your love

I most likely would have given up

if not for your favor I never could say

I'm still standing but by the grace of God

Verse Two:

To you I lift my offering

and set my heart on higher things

for if it had not been for you standing on my side

where would I be

I am jealous for ...

He is jealous for me
Love's like a hurricane,
I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of
His wind and mercy
When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
and I realize just how beautiful You are and how great your affections are for me.

Oh, how He loves us so
Oh, how He loves us
How He loves us so.
(x2)

We are His portion and
He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption
by the grace in His eyes
If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking
So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss and my heart turns
violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the way

- David Crowder Band

I've felt how it is like to be jealous for someone but never had I think about it the other way. The first 5 words of the song just broke me down... "He is jealous for me..." Enough said. there's nothing more .. just 5 words..

I love Jesus ...

“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option”

Prayer.

Let me ask you something.

If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience?

Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient?

If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous?

If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings?

Or does He give them opportunities to love each other?

Just so you know ...

I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you.

There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.