EXCERPTS FROM THE PARCHMENTS

TO TRUST YOU



To just let go

And rest in the fact that you already know

All that I desire and all that I want

What I need and what I don’t

To throw up my hands

Surrender my will

To stop fighting your battles

And learn to keep still

To be strong enough

To admit that I am weak

To believe the things you say

When into my ear you speak

To believe in your promises

Enough to just lay

My problems at your feet

And then walk away

To trust you totally, completely is my goal

Teach me how

To trust you

Dear Savior of my soul!


DO NOT
Do not take Your hand off me
Who would comfort me?
You are closer to me
Than mine own skin
Do not remove Yourself far from me
If You would back away from me
How then would I breathe?
You are the air in my nostrils
Please do not hide Your love from me
To whom would I give my heart
And trust not to break it?
My heart dances within my bosom
To the rhythm of You
Please do not deprive me of Your presence
How then would I live?
To live without You would be
To live without my life!

MESS TO MINISTRY

You break my heart into pieces

And then You pass it around

Then You watch, as I stand awestruck

With my jaw dropped to the ground

As one by one they come back and say

“Thank you for your transparency.

You have absolutely no idea

How much of a blessing you were to me”

Amazing isn’t it how God is able

To use your pain to heal your pain

And when you’ve been healed He breaks you

Then He passes you out again

I try so hard not to tell anyone

But something inside of me is driven

I can’t seem to find any rest

Until all my heart has been given

I try so hard not to show anyone

I try to keep the door locked and closed

But I can’t seem to find any relief

Until all my heart has been exposed

I know first hand of how God can

Take a brokenhearted disaster

Place His anointing on it

And make a Specialist, a Master

I am a living witness

A walking testimony

Of how God really can take your Mess

And make it your Ministry

DETERMINED

I’m determined to make a change

I’m determined not to stay the same

I’m determined to be all God wants me to be

I’m gonna see what I believe, not believe what I see

I’m determined to keep walking, even crawling, moving this way

I’m determined to make some progress every day

The smallest advancement is more than before

Even the shortest distance traveled gets me closer to my door

Every step I make will get me closer to His face

Every effort I put forth will be met by His Grace

Every day is a blessing because it is another chance

To thank God for my future, to praise Him, and dance

Before the God of my salvation who saw enough in me

To believe that I will fulfill my purpose, arrive at my destiny

He poured out all His blood and put His name on the line

He risked His reputation because He knew I’d live up to mine

My Heavenly Father Himself has determination

That through all my obstacles I will reach my destination

He trusts me to accomplish what He put me here to do

He knows I’m gonna make it no matter what I go through

He has the most amazing Faith in me

He obviously sees something that I don’t see

But one thing I know, my Father does not lie

And the only real failure is the one who won’t try

So from down in the deepest part of my soul

I’m determined that I’m gonna reach my goal

I don’t have the answers to all the how and when

But I know I’m determined to make a change

I’m determined that I will win!