"Take all of me"

Psalm 141:2
"Let my prayer be set before You as incense,
the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice..."

"I love You so
and I give all my life to say
I need You so
My EVERYTHING....O Lord"
-"Take All of Me" by Marty Sampson-

"My soul will dance with you..."

"Truly, truly You capture
the essence of beauty
When You stretch out Your arms
to wretched humanity
And we fall down on our knees
Raptured by Your unfathomable majesty"

I heard this song when United Live led worship at City Harvest a couple of mths bk. It really moved my heart....reminded me of the eternal mystery of how a God, so majestic, so glorious would choose to humble Himself, and love US....

n i know tt no matter what happens, its gonna be ok....cos He loves me.

"Where the love lasts forever" (Joel Houston)
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Your mercy found me
Upon the broken road
and lifted me beyond my failings
Into Your glory
My sin and shame dissolved
And now forever Yours
I'll stand

In love never to end
To call You more than Lord
Glorious friend

So I'll throw my life upon all that You are
'Cause I know You gave it all for me
and when all else fades
My soul will dance with You
Where the love lasts forever

"On Fire"

"And you're on fire
when he's near you
You're on fire when he speaks
You're on fire burning at these mysteries"
-Switchfoot-

"Goodbye to you..."

i just love this song....partly cos it was featured in a very touching scene in "Buffy" (one of my fav shows. haha! go on and laugh, but i tell you its super intelligent script-writing.), partly cos I'm just wistful by nature,n partly cos it speaks to me at this point in my life...and its not saying gdbye to a real-life person per se, but could be just STUFF (gosh, i'm like SO eloquent. haha) in my life.

And before you think i'm manic-depressive from the dark tone of my writings n reflections...let me tell you i'm not. Perhaps its just a quarter-life crisis! Learning to let go, learning to walk on without my security blankets, emotional crutches.

"Goodbye To You" (Michelle Branch)
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Of all the things I've believed in
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that pass me by

I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend
And I said,

[Chorus:]
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right

[Chorus]

And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you
But I'm not giving in this time

[Chorus x2]

And when the stars fall
I will lie awake
You're my shooting star

"Broken Angel"

- something i wrote for a friend....

Watchin' the world go by
They're all spinning in circles
Chasin' images of a pretty, glossy lie
What drives you my friend?
What are you gonna do when all of this ends?
the thrill of the moment
his touch and kisses in the night
your reins over your lil universe

When the smoke clears
When you crash and burn
from this crazy ride
You walk out like a broken angel
Wings scorched from the fire

Why do you do the things you do?
What's it gonna take before you let Him in?
You wanna make up your own mind
Wanna go your own way
I see you treadin' on broken glass
You long for that which cuts
Like a drug, it reminds you you're alive

Don't try so hard to prove yourself strong
I know what you're all about
Let it go girl
Its ok to cry
Its ok to fall
Let Him rescue you from the edge
Its the beautiful letdown
You were made for so much more than this...

"Talitha Cumi"

- reflections on Mark 5:41 and Switchfoot's song "twentyfour"


They like to ask so many questions
I don't know why
I wish I knew the answers
But I just falter and stare

Sometimes I fear to be still
To be alone with my doubts
I try to be on the run
Get lost in the madding crowd

Sometimes I wish I didn't have to feel
Throw this heart away
Let it sink to the depths of some
murky ocean
Disappear, just go away

Its too much to bear
I'm just a girl
Tryin' to be strong
Will anyone catch me if I fall?

I'm fumbling in the darkness
Tryin' to find my way
I'm losin' my faith
I need You to come rescue me

How I long for more than this
How I wish I had strength to believe
When I crumble in complete weakness
I'm left with nothing... but YOU

and You say "Talitha Cumi-
Little girl, arise"
You're raising the dead in me
You're giving me faith to believe
When I have nothing to give

I'll hold on to You
I'll hold on to You
"Talitha Cumi"
You're raising the dead in me
You're raising the dead in me