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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

"Imagine Me"




"Imagine Me"



Imagine me

Loving what I see when the mirror looks at me cause I

I imagine me

In a place of no insecurities

And I'm finally happy cause

I imagine me

Letting go of all of the ones who hurt me

Cause they never did deserve me

Can you imagine me?

Saying no to thoughts that try to control me

Remembering all you told me

Lord, can you imagine me?

Over what my mama said

And healed from what my daddy did

And I wanna live and not read that page again


[Chorus:]Imagine me, being free, trusting you totally finally I can...

Imagine me

I admit it was hard to see

You being in love with someone like me

But finally I can...

Imagine me


Being strong

And not letting people break me down

You won't get that joy this time around

Can you imagine me?

In a world (in a world) where nobody has to live afraid

Because of your love fears gone away

Can you imagine me?


[Bridge:]Letting go of my past

And glad I have another chance

And my heart will dance

'Cause I don't have to read that page again


[Chorus x2]

[Vamp:]Gone, gone, it's gone, all gone



Kirk Franklin

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

The Restorer of Your Soul


"It is no wonder that God can restore your soul, for He is the Lover of the soul. He can mend the past, the present, and the future. He is the therapist that relieves trauma no matter how it was incurred. Perhaps you have been through a devastating moment. Maybe no one has been able to heal what has been hurt or fill what has been depleted.
There are so many kinds of pain. Some of you have survived the loss of a parent. Some of you have lost children. Some have buried you sons or daughters who died untimely deaths because of AIDS or some other deadly disease. Sadly, some have watched the caskets of their little children lowered in the ground because of a senseless drunk driving accident or drive-by shooting. Some of you are grieving over the death of a relationship. You don't even understand why it died, but you are forced to accept something that you cannot explain.
You have replayed the events like a jury reviews evidence. Accept that your deliberation is pointless. The chance to change the verdict is over. There were moments of rage that bordered on hatred, and then there were the nights of loneliness and the deepest grief you've ever known. Some of you have seen adultery-the saboteur of trust and the executioner of bonding. Some of you have walked into a room and seen an incident that was so shocking you relive it over again. It is one thing to be suspicious, but quite another to have a memory to contend with for the rest of your life. you dream about it and wake up in tears. It reruns before you like an old "B" movie that you have seen too many times before. Some of you are still injured over relationships that crumbled before your eyes.
Perhaps you have been haunted by one of these issues or some other crisis. Have you known what it was like to want someone to rescue you from the pain. Well, my sister let me save you some precious time. Only the Lord can heal deep pain. It does not matter whether your pain comes from a brutal rape kept secret, a fractured promise never fulfilled, or some other gut-wrenching disturbance. He is the Prince of Peace and He rides into the worst situations on the wings of hope. His divine hand over you gives sense to the tragic events that seemed meaningless. He knows how to orchestrate your pain and somehow bring a blessing out of a mess. He is the restorer of you soul."
Author
T.D. Jakes