Through the fire

What used to be
Just isn't me
It's time to start anew
To start again
And reach the end
Make sure my dreams pull through

It's not enough
To want with all your heart
To sit as time goes by
Dwelling on yesterday
Or the future won't help today
No longer will I cry

Standing strong through the fire
Nothings gonna bring me down
No, nothing can stop this
There's a change in me today
There's no other way
Won't waste my time
This gift of life
Gonna show you who I can be
Letting go of trying to be someone other than me

Opened up to see
What this life can be
All the things that make it worthwhile
Finally realised
How my eyes have been blind
That I've got a reason to smile

Who are you to break me
Trample over and hate me
I''m worth much more than you give
Today's the day
When I can say
I'm going to let myself live

~Abigail Schol

...Nicole Nordeman lyrics...

I really admire Nicole's talent in being able to write songs which have a unique and poweful message and can really speak out to people with a message that relates to our everyday thoughts and lives.

Holy

How many roads did I travel
Before I walked down one that led me to You?
How many dreams did unravel
Before I believed in a hope that was true?
How long? How far?
What was meant to fulfill only emptied me still
And all You ever wanted…

Only me on my knees
Singing holy, holy
And somehow
All that matters now is
You are holy, holy

How many deaths did I die
Before I was awakened to new life again?
How many half truths did bear witness to
‘Til the proof was disproved in the end?
How long? How far?
What was meant to illuminate shadowed me still

And all You ever wanted…

Only me on my knees
Singing holy, holy
And somehow
All that matters now is
You are holy, holy

All I have is gratitude to offer You



Fool For You

There are times when faith and common sense do not align
When hardcore evidence of You is hard to find
And I am silenced in the face of argumentative debate
And its a long hill, its a lonely climb


Cause they want proof
They want proof of all these mysteries I claim
Cause only fools would want to chant a dead man's name

Maybe its true, yeah but...


I'll be a fool for you
Oh because you asked me to
A Simpleton who's seemingly naive
I do believe
You came and made Yourself a fool for me


I admit that in my darkest hours I've asked "what if"
"What if we've created some kind of man-made faith like this
Out of good intention, or emotional invention
And after life is through there will be no You?"


Cause they want proof of all these miracles I claim
Cause only fools believe that men can walk on waves
Maybe its true, yeah but...


I'll be a fool for you
Oh because you asked me to
A Simpleton who's seemingly naive
I do believe
You came and made Yourself a fool for me


Unaware of popularity
Unconcerned with dignity
You've made me free
That's proof enough for me


I'd be a fool for you
Oh if you ask me too
A Simpleton who's only thinking of
The cause of love
I will speak Jesus' name
If that makes me crazy
They can call me crazed
I'm happy to be seemingly naive
I do believe
You came and made Yourself a fool for me

...Cascades of Blessing...

One morning during my prayer time, I gave thanks for being able to talk to God anywhere, any time, just as millions of people around the world do.

I do not understand how God hears every prayer and cares for every person, how God knows us all individually as no one else does. Yet I know that with God, nothing is impossible.

A few nights later I dreamed about a waterfall cascading down from heaven to earth. The water was God's goodness, pouring out love, truth, peace, and joy on everyone.

The dream showed me that God is everywhere and that God's power, through the Holy Spirit, never ends.

As God pours down blessings on us, we try, through acts of kindness and love, to be channels of that blessing to others.

~Brian Gaunt (East Yorkshire, England)



From "The Upper Room" Daily Devotional: Share this ministry with a friend. Invite them to sign up for the free E-Mail Devotional by visiting: http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/email/

...Lovely Traces...

I was consumed

By a life that I made

Destined to crash

Beat up and bruised

By the flashbacks of my own past

I tried to hide away

Till I heard you say

Lovely traces fall behind you

Turn around and you will see

Lovely traces to remind you

Everything that you've been through

What it took to get you to me

All my mistakes

Regrettable choices

I'd like to forget

But somehow you make

All that I wasted useful again

I thought I fell from grace

But you can't erase

The lovely traces behind you

Turn around and you will see

Lovely traces to remind you

Everything that you've been through

What it took to get you to me

I lost my direction

'Cause I couldn't see

What a beautiful picture

You would complete in me

The lovely traces behind you

Turn around and you will see

Lovely traces to remind you

Everything that you've been through

What it took to get you to me

~Krystal Meyers

Please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxehtNA7pE4 to hear this song.

**Welcome from Abz**

Hi everyone, thanks for venturing through the Seeker's site...

We hope this blog brings people together and inspires others as an expression of creativity.

I'm here because I met Charlotte a few years back through her blog. I'm thankful God brought us together even though we live so far apart (Char being in the UK, me being down in Oz).

It was great to have a close Christian friend, and I'm happy we can come together to make even more friends from all walks of life; to have this place where we can all express ourselves through writing, music and art (among many other things)- three things that I love.

Thank you Charlotte for thinking of getting me to contribute to the writing side of things. Ultimately, I want to help people, namely when it comes to their walks with Jesus. We all have, and always will have room for improvement. It doesn't matter how far along the path we are, what matters is that we all want to live for Him.

Feel free to share any of your own writing with us, as well as findings from other people. Express yourself. There are no rules, but two things I live by are: 1. Love God 2. Love people.

God Bless,

Abz