.Surrendering to His will.

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I come into this place
Burning to receive your peace
I come with my own chains
From wars I've fought for my own selfish gain
You're my God and my Father
I've accepted your Son
But my soul feels so empty now
What have I become?

Lord, come with your fire,
Burn my desires; refine me
Lord, my will has deceived me
Please come and free me
Refine me

My heart can't see
When I only look at me
My soul can't hear
When I only think of my own fears
They are gone in a moment
You're forever the same
Why did I look away from You
How can I speak Your name?

Lord, come with Your fire,
burn my desires; refine me
Lord, my will has deceived me
Please come and free me
Come rescue this child
For I long to be reconciled to You

It's all I can do
To give my heart and soul to You
And pray, and pray, oh I will pray

Lord, come with Your fire,
burn my desires; refine me
Lord, my will has deceived me
Please come and free me
Come rescue this child
For I long to be reconciled to You

Refine me, refine me
Refine me, refine me

written by Jennifer Knapp

Its crazy how our own selfish desires decieve us and only bring us away from the Lord. Im in a place where I am re-evaluating my heart before the Lord. I desire to be burned clean and be filled with a refreshing from Him. That my desires would be lined up with His and would bring glory to His name. Learning to take risks and allow the Lord to lead me through unknown waters. Knowing that His plans for my life are for good. I find that fear cripples me at times and I boast in contentment in order not to leave my comfort zone. But this year is a year of changes and challenges. I am eager to retrain my ways and live for adventure. To be empty and allow the hand of God to guide me through this life rather than my own.

I shall let go Lord and allow You to be in control =)
for I am FREE in You

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Would You open up eyes, so I can see
Would You open up my ears, so I can hear
Would You open up my mind, so I can know
Would You open up my heart, so could love You more
I want to serve You, my God
I want to give everything
I want to serve You, my King, yeah
I want to serve You, my Lord
I want to give You everything, yeah
Here I am with my arms open wide
Asking for You to come up, up inside
Won't You make me new, won't You make me true
Jesus, won't You make me like You, oh
Will You touch my eyes so I can see
Will You touch my ears so I can hear
Will You touch my mind so I can know
Will You touch my heart so I can love You more
Won't You open me
Won't You open me, open me
--Shawn McDonald "Open Me"--

Distractions. Noise. Clutter.

Life can be so distracting. Always moving so quickly and finding gratification in satisfying the flesh. Whether it be with food, drink, friends, entertainment, laziness, emotions etc. I feel like I have been guilty of this lately. Forgetting to be still before my God and hearing His sweet gentle voice.

The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by."
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.
1 Kings 19:11-12

I have been rescued, redeemed, set free! I desire to give Him my full attention. To be concerned about others and for glorifing His Holy name. To walk in surrender and obedience to His will and not for my own agenda.

The lyrics to this song remind me to allow Him to open up my heart and eyes so that I may encounter His presence fully. I rely on my own strength so often and miss out on the beauty of Him completely working through me. I want to see great things and experience the Love of God in every moment...... may I not fall into temptation of my flesh but live in the Spirit

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