refined by the fire

i come into this place burning to receive Your peace i come with my own chains from wars i fought for my own selfish gains 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 cannot see when i only look at me my soul cannot hear when i only think of my own fears they are gone in a moment You're forever the same why did i run 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

it's a great day to be alive

i know the sun's still shining when i close my eyes there's been some hard times in the neighborhood but why can't every day be just this good?








































































































































in case you didn't get the memo, today was a good day.

sing to the King

sing to the King who is coming to reign
glory to Jesus the lamb that was slain
life and salvation His empire shall bring
joy to the nations when Jesus is King

come let us sing a song
a song declaring we belong to Jesus
He is all we need, yeah
lift up a heart of praise
sing now with voices raised to Jesus
sing to the King

for His returning we watch and we pray
we will be ready the dawn of that day
we'll join in singing with all the redeemed
satan is vanquished and Jesus is King
come let us sing a song
a song declaring we belong to Jesus
He is all we need, yeah
lift up a heart of praise
sing now with voices raised to Jesus
sing to the King

hockey

was amazing tonight. i'm not gonna lie. the best part was being hardcore with emily and renee and definitely getting noticed. we're going to be "the girls with the hockey shirts" from now on. it's amazing.

i need sleep

that's all i need right now. is some sleep, so that's what i'm going to do. good night all.

from the inside out

a thousand times i've failed
still Your mercy remains
and should i stumble again
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 and my soul
Lord i give You control
consume me from the inside out
Lord 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



seriously, this is how i'm feeling right now. this is a song that my campus praise band has been playing a lot this semester, and it's something that has seriously convicted me. loving God from the inside out...that means that if you're struggling, you shouldn't hide behind the fact that you are a Christian. you should let people know that you're struggling. loving God from the inside out...meaning no show. if it's true on the inside THEN it can show on the outside. the outside isn't going to affect the inside, but the inside WILL affect the outside. okay, random thoughts from me. God is teaching me a lot this semester. i'm excited to see where He's going to take me. no more pretending. it's just me and Him now. until the end.