"I Want to Live Like That"
One thing I miss most about being in Haiti is not having any Christian radio stations. Pandora doesn't work in Haiti, Klove won't stream at all, WAFJ will only work for 5-10 minutes and its not even worth it, and I lost all the songs on my ipod and my computer crashed so I have no songs (and on top of that I left all my cds at home this past time on accident--so thankful for the team's ipods that play all evening long at the guest house).
Anyway, as I was home I listened to Klove everytime I was in the car (unless I was playing a Creole CD) and I really really liked the song by Sidewalk Prophets song "I want to Live Like That". It is my life's prayer. Here it is. No actually, the words of the song will be in itallics and I will write my thoughts in regular print.
Sometimes I think
What will people say of me
When I'm only just a memory
When I'm home where my soul belongs
I think all the time what people think of me. Not so much becuase I'm worried about them liking me, hating what I'm doing, etc. (like I did far too often before), but because I wonder what kind of impact I'm having on the people I interact with. What do people say about me when I'm only a memory? What will people say when I'm home where my soul belongs? Will I be forgotten, will I leave a lasting legacy, will I be someone that people want to be like (hopefully because I'm doing my best at immitating Christ), will I be an example worth looking up to, how long will my memory go on, will I be talked about for generations or just months, what will people think about me? What do people think about me?
Was I love
When no one else would show up
Was I Jesus to the least of those
Was my worship more than just a song
Was I love when no one else would show up? I sure hope so. I want to be love for everyone who needs it especially when no one else will give it. Was I Jesus to the least of those? I sure hope so. The least of these deserve to be loved and see/learn about/come to know Jesus just like the rest of us. They deserve to be loved and deserve to feel like humans just like the rest of us. Was my worship more than just a song? I hope my worship is my way of life and not just a song I sing. And I truly hope this way of life is evident in my daily life.
I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You
I really really do want to live like that. I want to give all I have so that everything I say and do points to You. God, please help me continue to live like that.
If love is who I am
Then this is where I'll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back
Amen. God, help me to stand recklessly abandoned never holding back because love is who You are. Don't let me move from standing here.
I want to live like that
I want to live like that
Am I proof
That You are who you say You are
That grace can really change a heart
Do I live like Your love is true
Am I? Am I proof that You are who you say You are? You sure are and I'm supposed to be an immitator of you. Let me be that. Let me be proof that grace can really change a heart. Let me live like Your love is true. Show me the way and don't let me waver from it.
People pass
And even if they don't know my name
Is there evidence that I've been changed
When they see me, do they see You
Is there? I want there to be. Do they? I sure hope so. I want people to see You everytime they look at me and help me to see You in every person I see.
I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You
If love is who I am
Then this is where I'll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back
These are true the second time around just as much as the first.
I want to live like that
I want to live like that
God let me live like that everyday of my life.
I want to show the world the love You gave for me
I'm longing for the world to know the glory of the King
Yes, God, I want to do this and I long for this. Continue to make this happen, let opportunities cross my path and don't let me pass them up!
I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You
If love is who I am
Then this is where I'll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back
I want to live like that
I want to live like that
written by: FREY, DAVID / MCDONALD, BEN / GLOVER, BEN;
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
This song puts my hearts cry to music. Thank you Sidewalk Prophets for voicing this for me (and the rest of the world). This isn't just a song I can sing, it is my heart and life's cry. God, let this be true. Let you and your love be evident in all I do and say. God be real in my life so I can be real in other's lives. Since I've lived in Haiti I've learned so much more about Mother Theresa and get to participate in her direct influence (even long after her death). I want to live like that. I want to do something that will change the world. I want to impact people's lives for you God so they can impact people's lives for you. I want Your legacy to be carried on through what I'm doing in the here and now far beyond my years of life. I want every person I interact with to see you through me. God, I want to live like that... Guide me, mold me, use me, fill me, I give my life to The Potter's (Your) hands. I want to live like that...
Anyway, as I was home I listened to Klove everytime I was in the car (unless I was playing a Creole CD) and I really really liked the song by Sidewalk Prophets song "I want to Live Like That". It is my life's prayer. Here it is. No actually, the words of the song will be in itallics and I will write my thoughts in regular print.
Sometimes I think
What will people say of me
When I'm only just a memory
When I'm home where my soul belongs
I think all the time what people think of me. Not so much becuase I'm worried about them liking me, hating what I'm doing, etc. (like I did far too often before), but because I wonder what kind of impact I'm having on the people I interact with. What do people say about me when I'm only a memory? What will people say when I'm home where my soul belongs? Will I be forgotten, will I leave a lasting legacy, will I be someone that people want to be like (hopefully because I'm doing my best at immitating Christ), will I be an example worth looking up to, how long will my memory go on, will I be talked about for generations or just months, what will people think about me? What do people think about me?
Was I love
When no one else would show up
Was I Jesus to the least of those
Was my worship more than just a song
Was I love when no one else would show up? I sure hope so. I want to be love for everyone who needs it especially when no one else will give it. Was I Jesus to the least of those? I sure hope so. The least of these deserve to be loved and see/learn about/come to know Jesus just like the rest of us. They deserve to be loved and deserve to feel like humans just like the rest of us. Was my worship more than just a song? I hope my worship is my way of life and not just a song I sing. And I truly hope this way of life is evident in my daily life.
I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You
I really really do want to live like that. I want to give all I have so that everything I say and do points to You. God, please help me continue to live like that.
If love is who I am
Then this is where I'll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back
Amen. God, help me to stand recklessly abandoned never holding back because love is who You are. Don't let me move from standing here.
I want to live like that
I want to live like that
Am I proof
That You are who you say You are
That grace can really change a heart
Do I live like Your love is true
Am I? Am I proof that You are who you say You are? You sure are and I'm supposed to be an immitator of you. Let me be that. Let me be proof that grace can really change a heart. Let me live like Your love is true. Show me the way and don't let me waver from it.
People pass
And even if they don't know my name
Is there evidence that I've been changed
When they see me, do they see You
Is there? I want there to be. Do they? I sure hope so. I want people to see You everytime they look at me and help me to see You in every person I see.
I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You
If love is who I am
Then this is where I'll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back
These are true the second time around just as much as the first.
I want to live like that
I want to live like that
God let me live like that everyday of my life.
I want to show the world the love You gave for me
I'm longing for the world to know the glory of the King
Yes, God, I want to do this and I long for this. Continue to make this happen, let opportunities cross my path and don't let me pass them up!
I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You
If love is who I am
Then this is where I'll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back
I want to live like that
I want to live like that
written by: FREY, DAVID / MCDONALD, BEN / GLOVER, BEN;
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
This song puts my hearts cry to music. Thank you Sidewalk Prophets for voicing this for me (and the rest of the world). This isn't just a song I can sing, it is my heart and life's cry. God, let this be true. Let you and your love be evident in all I do and say. God be real in my life so I can be real in other's lives. Since I've lived in Haiti I've learned so much more about Mother Theresa and get to participate in her direct influence (even long after her death). I want to live like that. I want to do something that will change the world. I want to impact people's lives for you God so they can impact people's lives for you. I want Your legacy to be carried on through what I'm doing in the here and now far beyond my years of life. I want every person I interact with to see you through me. God, I want to live like that... Guide me, mold me, use me, fill me, I give my life to The Potter's (Your) hands. I want to live like that...
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