"Now that I've Found You" (a song)

The following song materialized in my skull while driving today. I used the voice recorder on my phone to capture it, then chorded it out at home tonight. Enjoy!

"Now that I've Found You"

Who are we, Lord, that You look for us?
... Search for the sheep who have gone astray?
We've gone astray.
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Who are we, Lord, to receive your grace?
A love so deep for eternity.
Who are we?

You called me Your child, out of dark shadows.
You rescued my soul, more than I'll ever know.
You saved me!

Now that I've found You,
I'm giving everything I have to worship!
My life is Yours.

You've opened up the impossible.
You give us future and a hope -- forever.
You anoint our heads and move our feet.
Everything You are saturates.
You're beautiful.

You called me your child, out of dark shadows.
You rescued my soul, more than I'll ever know.
You saved me!

Now that I've found You,
I'm giving everything I have to worship.
My life is Yours.
So glad I found you.
Now I'm gonna run from the distractions.
My life is Yours!

My life is Yours, my life is Yours.

Lover and Lord

Here's a new song I wrote last night... I wish you could hear the music, because it's out of my normal "box" sonically.

"Lover and Lord"

VERSE 1:

Lift up your head, redemption’s call is sounding

The victory -- is at hand

We raise our hands

To reach our loving Savior

He’s never far away

He’s never far away

VERSE 2:

God you’re a mystery, beyond comprehension

I don’t deserve this grace

Lord take these hands

Everything I offer

I give my life to you.

I give my life to you.

CHORUS:

You heal us

You reveal to us

There is no good gift, you withhold

You died for us

You did rise for us

You’re our lover and our Lord

BRIDGE:

Whose love is like our God’s?

Raining down truth, raining down grace

Whose love is like our God’s?

Lift up your head, lift up your head

Growing as a worshiper

I'm finding more and more that God wants to make me a worshiper... not just every other Sunday night, but all the time. I really am starting to believe it's my calling.

It's funny... I find myself having an excited feeling about leading worship, not unlike the infatuation one feels with a new flame. I think it's because God has been preparing me for this all my life, and that I'm finally open to it. (Some people might remember I used to dislike worship music... I said I'd never listen to it, much less play it!)

I miss it when I'm not doing it, and I think there's two things God wants me to keep in mind. First, I need to make sure I'm in love with Him and not the act of doing worship. I don't think that's a problem, but I think He wants me to just make sure. And second, He wants me to be happy worshiping alone with Him, in my home, in my car, in my office -- wherever. And I genuinely think I am, but there's something different about Sunday nights... something different about corporate worship.

I'm open to growing as a worshiper, no matter what setting or situation, but the fact remains... I LOVE what I'm doing on Sunday nights. I'm excited about it. I'm hopeful. I'm ready for more. And I have a feeling I know where God might want to take me down the road.