To Live For

I want to be like you
So they can look at me, and see bits of you within me.
I want to be an example, help me live by your Word.
I’ve got to admit I’ve fallen so far below – so many times.
And… you already know.
I’m trying so hard to live for you.
I want to be a holy example – make me more.
I give you my life, my mire clay
Show me how to live!
You wake me up inside and you show me love like I’ve never experienced.
Show me how to live out loud.
I am Yours!
Form me into a living example of your Loves effect.
Harden me and I will stand on the rock,
No longer will I build my home upon a shore of sand.
So I sit next to you,
And stare deeply into your face,
Into a face that physically isn’t there,
But has made me physically and emotionally aware of the war that is waging.
Looking into the face of someone who has a permanent place in my heart
You see, it’s not the speaker that holds you captive
It’s the story, the meaning of our life
So when the sun touches the mountains
It gives it life for the very first time,
Like when Christ made me ALIVE!
Giving Real meaning to this life.
When the clouds break and clear,
The sun shines through more powerful than ever
Filling the earth with energy
Like Gods Impact on me
He gives me feeling.
When the fall nights are touched by the amber leaves
The warmth from the summer still illuminates in them
Help me learn Lord, by the simple things in life.
Every time I open this Bible, I feel free.
Like I was drowning and lungs collapsing, I now can breathe
You are my breath of fresh air among the smog of the world.
It is you who brings me to life, and who I adore.
It’s driving through the autumn mist
And being in the middle of nowhere with the music blazing of righteous praise
Lord God Almighty! - Wake my soul!
Turning off the tunes and stopping in a small costal town
Walking the beach & calling your name.
I need you now more than ever
People mock you with their words, they strike at me Your son.
But through you my soul cannot have a fatal blow
My soul won’t be pierced or ripped to bits as long as I keep you inside!
The words I send up to you are empty shells that fire on a war that’s very much alive
Empty artillery
Fill me up inside and let my words penetrate the soul
Lord let me inject some truth in people!
I love you Lord – lift my soul and I will sing Holy!
You Are Lord God Almighty!!

Poem by J.A.D. © 2004