May the Words of my Mouth

Hearing what some people were saying at the LSU v. Florida game brought this song to my mind.

May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart
Bless Your name, bless Your name, Jesus
And the deeds of the day and the truth in my ways
Speak of You, speak of You, Jesus

For this is what I'm glad to do
It's time to live a life of love that pleases You
And I will give my all to You
Surrender everything I have and follow You
I'll follow You

Lord, will You be my vision, Lord, will You be my guide
Be my hope, be my light and the way
And I'll look not for riches, nor praises on earth
Only You'll be the first of my heart

I will follow
I will follow

I will follow You

"May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart, Bless Your name, bless Your name Jesus." There were certainly words being said that weren't blessing His name. Being in the student section I'm not surprised at all to hear some of the things I hear. I just don't understand how some people don't hear how ignorant and stupid the sound sometimes. And immature. That's not my point though. What really upsets me is when I hear some of these things coming from people I know who claim to be Christians. They don't just claim to be Christians, I mean I know they are, but what they say certainly wouldn't make an outsider think that. The specific things I'm thinking of weren't even that bad if you were to rate them but they don't need to be said nonetheless. I admit I used to have a bad language problem. It's like i would turn it on and off though depending on who I was with. School friends, say whatever I please. Church, watch my mouth. So I'm no saint who's never uttered a bad word. That's who I used to be though not who I am now. "Be perfect, therefore, as Your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5:48 As Christians we are supposed to live our live in a way that represents Christ and brings glory to Him. This includes our actions, words, and thoughts.

From the Inside Out

There are so many great thoughts in this song that there is a lot I could say. I don't know whether to mention them all or just the first thoughts I had when I was originally going to post this. So we'll see what I decide at the end of this. :)

A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
Should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace
Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame

Your will above all else
My purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame

In my heart, in my soul
I give you control
Consume me from the inside out
Let justice and praise
Become my embrace
To love you from the inside out

Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring you praise
From the inside out
Lord my soul cries out

I don't think I can talk about just one point in the song without eventually mentioning all the others. "A thousands times I've failed, still Your mercy remains, should I stumble again, still I'm caught in Your grace." How many times have I messed up. Wished I could take things back...but I can't. God is gracious, giving me forgiveness I don't feel I deserve. He is merciful to not punish me every time I stumble- and believe me it's been many time. I have stumbled and and I have fallen. We all will stumble, and that's okay. The problem is when we fall. Maybe sometimes the fall is unavoidable. But what about those times when I see myself beginning to stumble and I just continue on and don't try to stop myself. I knowingly choose to continue what it is I shouldn't. I need to catch myself before I fall.

"In my heart and my soul, I give You control." How many times do we (I) sing this and not mean it? Do we realize what we are saying when we sing this? I give YOU control Lord. It's not about me. It's not what I want, what I desire. It's not what I have planned for my life. No. It's all about You. It's "Your will above all else." Not mine. Yours Lord. Yours. "Your light will shine when all else fades." How amazing is it to think about that. If all our plans crumble and fade, His light will still shine. Or if everything around us is just pulling us down. If we're surrounded but nothing but evil. Everything that the world can give us fades away. But His light, it will forever shine. It will shine when all else fades. We can always, and should always, rely on Him.

I could go on and on some more. It'd be so much easier actually talking about what this means. What it means to me. Not having to try and get it into logical order, and written (or typed) words. But whatever. His glory goes beyond all fame. Not mine. This isn't for my glory. It is to bring glory to Him.