Though I stumble, I won't fall..

Psalm 37:23-24

The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

I'm always coming back to this place

where I'm the one hurting, searching for Your face

Why do I keep trying to take hold of the reigns?

Why do I bend until I finally break?

But my shaken world can't crumble,

You hold it with Your hand

Even when all I do is wonder,

where in the world I'll land.

You'll forever be my constant,

the Rock on which I stand,

though I stumble I won't fall 

You hold me with Your hand.

Though I stumble I won't fall,

You hold me with Your hand.

Teach me the difference between giving up,

and letting go.

Break me into pieces until

Your healing is all I know.

I'll fall on You, Jesus.

I'll fall on Your grace.

Wanderer

Ignore the stupid words at the beginning. This was the only way to get the audio to work.

The pages turn at the pace they choose

my feet carry these worn out shoes

With laces untied, I can't get them off

They walk without me knowing till I'm completely lost

I walk backwards turning my head left and right

Instead of focusing forward toward the light

I scream for time to stop dead in its tracks

Oh, please, wandering heart, don't look back.

Suns rise and suns set and

I don't want to walk not just yet

If change is the only constant I know,

why won't my hear let go?

Oh please, wandering heart, just let go.

My feet start running and my head starts spinning

My heart is sore and the vertigo is winning

I've forgotten the tears, and the knives, and the black

Oh, please, wandering heart, don't look back

What lies ahead is better than

what lies behind in the lion's den

Life moves on whether I do or not.

Oh please, wandering heart, don't look back. 

I am more

Sometimes, other people sum it up so much better than we can. Definitely needed this today.

There's a girl in the corner 
With tear stains on her eyes 
From the places she's wandered 
And the shame she can't hide 

She says, "How did I get here? 
I'm not who I once was. 
And I'm crippled by the fear 
That I've fallen too far to love" 

But don't you know who you are, 
What's been done for you? 
Yeah don't you know who you are? 

You are more than the choices that you've made, 
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes, 
You are more than the problems you create, 
You've been remade. 

Well she tries to believe it 
That she's been given new life 
But she can't shake the feeling 
That it's not true tonight 

She knows all the answers 
And she's rehearsed all the lines 
And so she'll try to do better 
But then she's too weak to try 

But don't you know who you are? 

You are more than the choices that you've made, 
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes, 
You are more than the problems you create, 

You've been remade. 

You are more than the choices that you've made, 
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes, 
You are more than the problems you create, 
You've been remade. 

'Cause this is not about what you've done, 
But what's been done for you. 
This is not about where you've been, 
But where your brokenness brings you to 

This is not about what you feel, 
But what He felt to forgive you, 
And what He felt to make you loved. 

You are more than the choices that you've made, 
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes, 
You are more than the problems you create, 
You've been remade. 

"You can't live for god until you learn how to live because of God.

You can't make good choices until you understand that the choices you make don't make you who you are. 

What Christ has done for you makes you who you are. 

Where we end up is not who we are.

Who we are is not what we do, but what has been done for us.

If you're good, you're more than your success. If you're bad, you're more than your failures.

You're more than your choices, you're more than your mistakes, you are the sum of the Father's love for us. And that's who we are. We're not struggling to be free. If we're in Christ, we're free to struggle."

-Mike Donehey