Open my eyes Lord,
Show me your will,
Rebuke my flesh, and open my heart,
Reveal your wonder and glory,
Allow me to be still,
Humble my heart, and draw in only your words,
and with it the assurance of truth,
I have given you my body,
Lay it before your flames,
Let the ember flow with your Spirit.

I Surrender

I push past using all my strength,
the enemy strikes me down when I believe my feet are firmly planted,
I feed off what little strength I feel I still have,
Again he strikes like a lion to an injured pray,
My flesh wants me to stay down,
he tells me it would be easier to surrender,
I want to surrender, but not to him,
There is another who wants my submission,
One of great strength and power,
I surrender to the King, and He overtakes me,
The enemy cannot stand against Him and crumbles away.

Wedding

You stand,  a proud groom smiling in anticipation

I wait outside the doors and can only hear the music

Your Spirit holds me strong and proud ready to give me over

I can feel his confidence flow from him to me,

boldness over takes me

My dress, pure white, shows my readiness to enter your presence

The door opens and our song plays

My eyes immediately search for your face with urgency and desperation like a lighthouse amidst a storm

Once I have found it I gaze intensely, memorizing it's every line and curve

The world that is seated in the pews, fades away, my focus is on you alone

I knew them once but they now are so separated from me I have no relation to them

I am only gazing

I am only memorizing

The steps to the alter seem so slow and long, yet I am not deterred

I continue gazing and memorizing and with each step I know more of you

For when we are united I will fully know you

Salvation

I see them standing in crowds surrounded by flames

I try to warn them

I try to show them the light

They are blind to both the flames and the light

How could they, do they not feel the heat?

The light is so bright no one can deny it

Knowledge floods my mind , I see him

He has blindfolds over their eyes, this too they are oblivious to

I try to pry them off but am not strong enough

They push me away with looks of hatred painted on their faces. 

he laughes, mocking my failure

I return with a smile

For I may have failed but I know one who is the Conqueror,

I put Him on as my armor and destroy the enemy. 

Worship

I am waiting....
I hear the noises....
One by one they are coming togather,
Forming that sound that is so fimilar,
Warmth.
I know what will happen next...
I close my eyes and wait for the door...
My mouth flows with joyfull noises,
I lift up my hands,
An outpouring of love washes over me,
My body sways,
The door opens...
and I see you
Peace.
Love.
Joy.
I am dancing,
I feel a fire come over my hands...
The Holy Spirit is taking over,
HE speaks through me.
All the while I'm dancing with him.
He is beautiful, perfect, safe.

Jesus: My Knight in Shining Armor

The storms of life are upon me, their waves are crashing over my head. I try to break free, to find air, but I am sucked under and swallowed by the waves. 

How could I have drifted this far out to sea? 

You told me to stay close to the shore. 

You told me when it was safe to swim and when the current was too strong.

You warned me that it was not the right time, 

"the current is too strong, it will over take you" you said. 

You cried out for me not to enter the water. 

I ignored your pleas, I was too head strong.  

Now I am stranded, I am scared, death is surely before me. 

Then I see you, Jesus. 

You are standing right in the middle of the storm, the water completely calm where your feet are planted. You grab my hand and pull me into your side, cradling my exhausted body to shore. I ask "Why did you save me? I disobeyed, I deserved to die."

You looked to me and said "Because I Love you"

He will take pity on the weak and the needy, and save the needy from death. He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight -Psalm 72:13