God's Not Done With You

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Standing in your ruins feels a lot like the end
So used to losing, you're afraid to try again
Right now all you see are ashes
Where there was a flame
Truth is that you're not forgotten
'Cause Grace knows your name

God's not done with you
Even with your broken heart and your wounds and your scars
God's not done with you
Even when you're lost and it's hard and you're falling apart
God's not done with you
It's not over, it's only begun
So don't hide, don't run
'Cause God's not done with
You-ou-ou-ou-ou
You-ou-ou-ou-ou

There's a light you don't notice
Until you're standing in the dark
And there's a strength that's growing
Inside your shattered heart
Woah-oh-oh-oh

God's not done with you
Even with your broken heart and your wounds and your scars
God's not done with you
Even when you're lost and it's hard and you're falling apart
God's not done with you
It's not over, it's only begun
So don't hide, don't run
'Cause God's not done with
You-ou-ou-ou-ou
You-ou-ou-ou-ou
He's not done with
You-ou-ou-ou-ou
You-ou-ou-ou-ou

He's got a plan, this is part of it
He's gonna finish what He started
He's got a plan, this is part of it
He's gonna finish what He started

He's not done
God's not done writing your story
No, He's not done
God's not done with you
God's not done with you

God's not done with you
Even when you're lost and it's hard and you're falling apart
God's not done with you
It's not over, it's only begun
So don't hide, don't run
'Cause God's not done with
You-ou-ou-ou-ou (You, You)
You-ou-ou-ou-ou (You)
You-ou-ou-ou-ou
You-ou-ou-ou-ou

You, You
No, He's not done
God's not done with you

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Bernie Herms / Tauren Wells / Emily Weisband

God's Not Done with You lyrics © G650 Music, Thankful For This Music, Pure Note Music, Songs Of Universal Inc.

I'm Climbing My Mountain

When something seems too hard to handle
Too big to conquer, too far away to touch,
When all your dreams begin to shatter,
And deep inside you you're hurting, oh, so much,
That's when it's time to say

I'm climbing my mountain step by step
I'm climbing my mountain day by day
I'm climbing my mountain all the way
I'm climbing my mountain, I'm gonna make it
One step at a time, One step at a time,
One step at a time with Jesus by my side
One step at a time, One step at a time,
I'm climbing my mountain one step at a time

Even though you might grow weary
Don't be discouraged, in your weakness God is strong
Remember this, He'll never leave you,
He won't forsake you, He's your strength and He's your song
So sing and start to say,

Tag
One step at a time, One step at a time,
One step at a time with Jesus by my side
One step at a time, One step at a time,
I'm climbing my mountain
I'm climbing my mountain one step at a time

Source: Musixmatch

Keep the Candle Burning

You think you're alone there in your silent storm
But i've seen the tears you've cried falling down and trying to drown
The flame of hope inside
Let me tell you now, tell you now

When you're walking in the dead of night
And your soul is churning
When your hope seems out of sight
Keep the candle burning
All it takes is one steady heart in a world that's turning
Shine a light and pierce the dark
Keep the candle burning
Keep the candle burning

When you're down and you're discouraged
When the darkness clouds your view
You've got to gather up your courage
You know the lord is gonna see you through
Let me tell you now
Tell you now

One ray of light always breaks through
Follow wherever he takes you
Wherever he takes you

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Gayla Borders / Jeff Borders / Lowell Alexander

Keep the Candle Burning lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

Ultimatums Never Work

Definition of ultimatum per dictionary.com: "a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations."

No wonder this never works. Would you like this done to you? It puts you in a corner. It coerces you to make a forced decision. It invalidates your free will.

It is the mark of the desperate. And all of us have been desperate in our lives in some way. May we let those times make us, move us, and help us find the One who is never desperate and wants us anyways.

She Would Not Be There For Me

She would not be there for me when I need someone - 
My therapist flat out, blatantly told me that.
And then asked if she was being too blunt, too forward.
No, no she was not. I'm glad she spoke the truth.

I always knew this at my core. 

I only pretended otherwise.

I hoped otherwise.

I hope that hope will be reformed to painless acceptance that she won't.

May I still love her - but with loving boundaries.

May I still care about her, but only how God wants me to.

May I still love my other friends, even the one who seems to be back again,

Because I think she's afraid of her relationship ending.

They fight a lot. They have for a long time - all this year for sure.

I'm glad they are comfortable in front of me, but it's awkward.

At least this friend would try to be there for me.

I really like them both. I don't want things to change.

All our lives are a phase, no matter how long we live.

There is hope in the world, as long as God is here.

Where are You, God?

What is Your plan for all of our lives?

She Just Wants Attention

I hugged my dad when I got home tonight,
For he has always been there.

I can't count the amount of times I have been grateful for him,

Simply because of seeing my close friend who did not have that.

Tonight she was desperate,

Tonight she wanted love. 

Tonight she was seeking something she has not found,

Tonight she secretly wanted God.

For she is still looking for love in all the wrong places,

From a man, because she has never truly had that.

She is still more valuable than she knows,

Even though she still does not realize it. 

I Don't Regret Crying

I don't regret crying in front of him,
In front of my father, who I don't talk to often enough.

He's logical and also very wise,

Understanding and listening while having a good ear.

I cried tonight, the first time I explained my abuse to him,

Which he brought up, caring even though questioning.

It wasn't him, or any of my family,

And in that there is comfort.

There is truth in that the sins of one generation

Will haunt the next, and so on,

Until someone, somehow breaks it.

Some can only be broken by God Almighty.

We are all broken, in some way or another.

What we do with what we've been through is what matters - 

Kids are innocent, but when they grow up they have to deal with shit.

Do you hold on, or do you let it go, flowing into the One who made you?