Although I've heard this song growing up, I never felt it so real until now. I always run after the Lord, and give myself to Him, but every time I drift away. Even though I've seen what His purpose is, and His heart's desire. But I fail constantly. I always love other things even without realizing it. Once it's too late, it seems that a large part of my heart had already been given away. It isn't until losing it that I realize how near and dear I had held on to it. I never want the Lord to come in and touch those things. And when the Lord does and says, "This belongs to me. This is not yours to keep for yourself. You must offer it up to me." There's always such a reluctance to give in to the Lord, but in the end, the Lord always always wins. He subdues me through my environment and breaks me absolutely until there is no way for me to go on any longer.
The Lord has consistently molded, shaped me, and broke my heart over and over again. But I am realizing He is the sovereign one, and He is never wrong in His ways and in what happens in my life. But whatever the Lord decides to do with me, to deal with me, I am just desperate that He would have His way with me. That He uses these negative situations to burn me and break me totally that He may replace it with Himself. To occupy it totally that I may be a channel for others to touch Him through me. My natural being has been such a hindrance to the Lord, that the Lord really had to shape me.Now everything I desire, my goals, my aspirations, everything I long and care about, "Don't let things remain Which now grieve You." In the end, everything is temporary, but I'm realizing only God is eternal.
Only He is everlasting and will never fade away. Nothing can separate us from the love of God, which Christ Himself.
Only He is everlasting and will never fade away. Nothing can separate us from the love of God, which Christ Himself.
Although I had reserved some things in my heart for myself, the Lord is continually dealing w/ me in every aspect so I can only say now:
Whatever my future may hold, whatever the Lord desires for me, my future is all under his hand. I consecrate my whole being, including my heart entirely to Him and Him alone.
My life I give to Him and all that I've claimed as mine. .
Lord, I have been drawn off by many things. Lord, turn my heart back to You once again. I repent for loving other things, Jesus Lord, you're my first and you are my best love. There is none else I desire but You. Occupy me, possess me completely and fill me completely with Yourself. Settle down in every room in my heart. Finally Lord I say Yes and give you the full permission to touch every corner of my heart. Come into all the places I kept for myself, and fill it more with Yourself. Oh how sweet it is to love Him, and Lord, I just can't help but to love you more and more each day. I turn my heart away from everything else and turn my heart completely to the most lovely One. Your beauty does far exceed all others. When I behold you Jesus, you draw my heart completely, I cannot turn away Lord. I rest in your embrace. Time is gone there's only- your holy, matchless presence. Abiding in You, gazing upon your glorious face. I give my life, my future, to you Lord, there is nothing I desire but You. May all my days be yours Lord, my heart be given to love you, treasure you and serve you by your sufficient grace. Lord Jesus, I love you. I just love you.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matt 5:8
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens, Matt 5:3
I will also give you a new heart; and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take away the heart of stone out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statues, and My ordinances you shall keep and do. Ezek 36:26-27
That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit into the inner man, That Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith, Eph 3:16-17a
And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and from your whole soul and from your whole mind and from your whole strength. Mark 12:30
But as it is written, "Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard and which have not come up in man's heart; things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, with which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will recompense me in that day, and not only me but also all those who have loved His appearing. 2 Tim 4:8
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