A Prayer of George Matheson

No part of my being needs Thee like my heart.
All else within me can be filled with Thy gifts.
My hunger can be satisfied by daily bread.
My thirst can be allayed by earthly waters.
My cold can be removed by household fires.
My weariness can be relieved by outward rest.
But no outward thing can make my heart pure.
The calmest day will not calm my passions.
The fairest scene will not beautify my soul.
The richest music will not make harmony within.
The breezes can cleanse the air, but no breeze can cleanse a spirit.
This world has not provided for my heart.
It has provided for my eyes, it has provided for my ears, it has provided for my touch, it has provided for my taste, it has provided for my sense of beauty-but it has not provided for my heart.
Provide Thou for my heart, O Lord!
It is the only unwinged bird in all creation.
Give it wings! O Lord! Give it wings!
Earth has failed to give it wings; its very power of loving has often drawn it into the mire.
Be Thou the strength of my heart.
Be Thou its fortress in temptation, its shield in remorse, its covert in the storm, its star in the night, its voice in the solitude.
Guide it in its gloom, help it in its faintness, prompt it in its perplexity, lead it through its labyrinth, raise it from its ruins.
I cannot rule this heart of mine; keep it under the shadow of Thy Own wings.

Selah

Psalm 55
4. My heart is sore painted within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6. And I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7. Lo, then would I wanter far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

Psalm 56
3. What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.
9. When I cry unto Thee, then shall mine enemies turn back, this I know, for God is for me.
10. In God will I prasie His Word, in the Lord will I praise His Word.
11. In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
13. For thou hast deliver my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the land of the living?

I Will Hold On

Performed by: Haven & Steven, Song by: Haven

I'm so glad this song came out so I could share it like someone shared it with me. When I watched this video I imagined how Haven might have felt hurt or betrayed when she had to go through that really trying time, the time that squeezed this beautiful song from her, and went on to be the connection with those that she could witness to with it, people that she couldn't have touched if she hadn't been touched with the feelings of heartbreak and discouragement. It makes me think about anyone of us who believe in the Lord, and can't imagine why He lets us go through difficult time. Because we need to have that broken heart. We can't expect to go on and not understand the difficulties that others go through in this world, while we go merrily on our way. All the difference is that the Lord is making us into something beautiful, whether we can write that beautiful song that Haven wrote or not, our lives are beautiful when He squeezes that lovely something that makes us worth listening to, worth living.

Jesus. Make me beautiful, help me to receive the gift with open arms and to make it with You. I'm so worthless, make me worth it. Thank You Jesus!

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You never said that it would be the easy way,
But You won't give me more than You know I can take.
You never said that the world would accept me,
I'm set apart to be only Yours, and that's where I wanna be.

And I will go on,
I will stand strong even if I'm alone.
And I will hold on,
I'll carry on until my last dying breath, until You come to carry me Home.

You never said that I wouldn't bear a heavy load,
But You'll be with me as I walk down life's road.
You never said that I wouldn't feel lonely,
But when I'm alone it's when I see your face, much more clearly.

You never said that I wouldn't have a heartbreak,
But a life that that's broken You can can completely remake.
You never said that I wouldn't feel like crying,
But You dry my tears and give me the strength to keep on trying.