Is God Giving You the Desires of Your Heart?

Is God giving you the desires of your heart?  Could it be that He is not because you are not delighting in him?  The Scripture says in Psalm 37:4:

"Delight yourself in the LORD, 

and He will give you the desires of your heart."

What does this mean?  Perhaps Psalm 1:1-2 can spell it out a little better for you:

Blessed is the one who does not walk 

in step with the wicked or 

stand in the way that sinners take 

or sit in the company of mockers, 

but whose delight is in 

the law of the LORD, 

and who meditates on His law 

day and night."

This seems to say that if you pay attention to the letter of the law that you are delighting in the Lord . . . Really?!  Does it really say be legalistic?  Does God want me to stand in judgment of others?  No!  Not at all!  It says

"How well God must like you!  

You don't hang out at Sin Saloon, 

you don't slink along Dead-End Road, 

you don't go to Smart-Mouth College.  

Instead you thrill to God's Word, 

you chew on Scripture day and night." 

 (Psalm 1:1-2, paraphrase from The Message)  

O Christian, if you have been hanging out with friends who you know are not good for you, participating in their gossiping or their grumbling; drinking from their critical spirit potions; or listening to those who mock the things of God; God is not going to give you the desires of your heart.   Because your heart is in the wrong place!  (And yes, this group of friends could be sitting on the pews next to you every Sunday!  Ask me how I know.)  

Or maybe it's not friends, but just the people you work with who have the critical spirit, the gossiping tongue, the sharks circling waiting for the prey.  Perhaps it's rubbing off on you because it's all you ever hear.  All you ever see.  All that is ever modeled for you.  

If you are giving credence to something that one of your favorite movie stars is saying, and you know that they are a mocker of Jesus Christ, that is not what you should be doing!  If you are Christian, you know it's true.  Turn off the television, put down the rag mags (magazines for those who are wondering what that is . . . ) and pick up the Word of God.  Start reading God's Love Letter written especially to you!  It will change  your life!  

If you are just spinning your wheels and going through the motions - playing dress up and playing church - please wake up and hear God calling you to repent and turn back to him!  Please hear His plea for you to come unto Him.  He wants to give you the desires of your heart, but He also wants your desires to be what He desires for you.  He is the Perfect Parent - He is not going to give you something that is bad for you!  No matter how much you think you want it.  Wake up before it's too late.  Your Heavenly Father loves you and He is calling you to come unto Him.  

Here I am to Worship with O Come, All Ye Faithful 

by Tim Hughes with O Come All Ye Faithful incorporated in, arranged David Angerman

Light of the world

You stepped down into darkness

Opened my eyes, let me see

Beauty that made this heart adore You

Hope of a life spent with You

Here I am to worship

Here I am to bow down

Here I am to say that You're my God

You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy, altogether wonderful to me

King of all days, oh, so highly exalted

glorious in heaven above

Humbly You came to the earth You created

All for love's sake became poor

Here I am to worship

Here I am to bow down

Here I am to say that You're my God

You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy, altogether wonderful to me

O come, all ye faithful joyful and triumphant

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem

Come and behold Him

Born the King of angels

Here I am to worship

Here I am to bow down

Here I am to say that You're my God

You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy, altogether wonderful to me

Here I am to worship

Here I am to bow down

Here I am to say that You're my God

O come let us adore Him

O come let us adore Him

O come let us adore Him

Christ the Lord! 

Personal Relationship or President of the Fan Club, Part 2

[The following is a repeat ... somehow, when I was trying to add song lyrics to the end of a previous blog post, it was deleted from the originally posted day.  I don't know exactly all the finer workings of a blog yet, but with some searching I was able to retrieve it, but it's not where it was before.  I apologize for any confusion -- it was posted the day after "Personal Relationship or President of the Fan Club?"]

On an earlier post. I brought up several things that I would like to expound on here, if you will humor me.  

If I were the President of Sandra Bullock's fan club, I might coordinate events where I would meet with other members of the club so we could study about Sandra Bullock.  We would all dress like her, talk like her, walk like her . . . we might even decide to go out and tell others about her.  I could be so busy being the president of the club that when the opportunity comes about for me to meet Sandra Bullock in person I miss it.  I totally flub the dub and miss the opportunity of meeting Sandra Bullock, miss getting to know her better, miss getting to become her personal friend.

Or, I could be so busy being the President of the Sandra Bullock Fan Club, that I begin to like being in the spotlight.  I mean, Sandra never comes around, so why should I work so hard just to promote her?  Why not also get some attention for myself?  The club members and I are the ones who are always there and spend out time, our money on promoting Sandra Bullock.  Shouldn't we get something out of this too?

Or, I could have met Sandra Bullock, spent time with her and gotten to know her a little bit.  But, then I felt like she wasn't all that I thought she was.  (She was!)  I didn't feel that she cared for me like I had cared for her.  (She did!)  I didn't think she paid me enough attention.  I didn't like the advice she gave me.  I was even jealous of all the attention that she was getting - attention that was being away from me.

Isn't that exactly what some of us do with Jesus?  We join a church, even become the Bible study teacher, the choir member, the WMU director, the Brotherhood director, the preacher, the preacher's wife . . . We get so busy doing things in the church, appearing like the perfect little Christian, that we neglect to actually meet with Jesus and accept His free gift - Himself.  We miss out when we fail to meet with Him, fail to get to know Him on a personal level.  We know all the Sunday school answers, tell others about Him, we can even quote Scripture, but we don't do the most important thing - get to know Jesus Christ personally for ourselves. 

We do what we believe to be Kingdom work, but when things don't go our way we begin to feel put out for all the work we do for Jesus.  We want to share in the spotlight.  We feel we deserve it.  We grow weary in doing good for others and feel we never get anything in return.  We don't feel that Jesus ever shows any gratitude for all that we've done for Him.  We don't know that it's not supposed to be about us.  It's supposed to be all about Him!

Or, maybe we join a Bible study because the facilitator is a friend of ours.  She wants us to come, so we do.  We enjoy the other people attending.  We meet Jesus and learn a little about Him.  We think we might trust in Him, but we're not real sure about that just yet.  We don't like all that He has to say to us, and we certainly  don't want Him telling us how to live our life away from the church!

What have you done with Jesus Christ?  Have you accepted Him as Lord and Savior?  Have you surrendered all taht you are and all that you have to Him?  He offers Himself to you, but just like you have to say yes to someone who proposes marriage to you, you have to say yes to Jesus!  You have to choose Him.  

"Not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord' 

will enter the kingdom of Heaven, 

but only he who does the will of 

my Father who is in Heaven.

Many will say to me on that day,

'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, 

and in your name drive out demons 

and perform miracles?' 

Then I will tell them plainly,

'I never knew you.  

Away from me,  you evildoers!'  Matthew 7:21-23

Going Through the Motions by Michael W. Smith

Actions have been justified

All is compromised

Looking for approval there

In someone else's eyes, oh

Dodging all you really are

Becomes your greatest task

Acting out your lonely part

You hide behind your mask

Never true to yourself

Knowing well this is not like you

Fooling yourself

You're just living a lie

Goin' goin'

Goin' thru the motions

Goin, goin

Goin thru the motions

Goin, goin

Goin thru the motions

Goin, goin

Goin thru the motions 

Victim of the circumstance

Prisoner of the shame

But it's the double standard life

That keeps you in the game

Taken by your own disguise

But when it's wearing thin

You'll do anything it takes

To impress your friends

Never true to yourself

This is not what you want to be

Fooling yourself

You're just living a lie

Goin', goin'

Goin' thru the motions

Goin', goin'

Goin' thru the motions

Goin, goin

Goin thru the motions

Are You Living the American Dream or the Heaven Dream, Revisited

I pray that God will speak to you through me.  I do not want to offend anyone.  I hope I don’t offend anyone.  But, if I do, please search your hearts and talk to God about it.  I don’t know you well enough to purposely offend you, meddle in your business, or step on your toes.  But God does!  And you can believe that if He’s meddling in your stuff, stepping on your toes, offending you… He is doing it on purpose.  He’s decided it’s time to deal with your stuff.  So get ready and hang on.  He has your best interest at heart!

I woke up the morning after the election, not wanting to hear any news or Wednesday morning quarterbacking.  So I turned on the contemporary Christian radio channel on the television, and just spent time praising God.  All the songs that came on were so appropriate for reminding me that God is still in control!  So, anyway - God has a wicked sense of humor with me - He talks to me while I'm in the shower.  I guess He figures He has a captive audience there, ya know.  I mean, I'm not going anywhere, usually can't multitask in the shower, ya know?!  So, during my quiet time with Jesus He impressed upon me the need for His children to wake up from our slumber and to be purposeful about His business.  I asked Him to please let me share all of this with my Pastor Husband (I thought my musings in the shower would be good sermon starters for him; he could put the meat to it.)  Usually by the time I get out of the shower and get dressed, I've forgotten or can't seem to express myself clearly enough to make sense.  (At least, I don't feel I make sense.)  If I try to write something down, I have writer's block from the first word!  Jesus graciously let me type it all down this time - probably because it was the first time I had actually asked to be able to do so!  By the time my Knight in Shining Armor got home, I had a rough draft printed out for him.  He liked it and asked me to flesh it out more.  My very good, godly bossy Sunday School Teacher (BSST) encouraged me to blog about it.  And since I always do what she tells me to do, I set up a blog.  This is what I would like to share with ya'll.

The scripture I want to focus on today is Matthew 6:19-21, which says,   

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, 

where moth and rust destroy, 

and where thieves break in and steal.  

But store up for yourselves treasures 

in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, 

and where thieves do not break in and steal.  

For where your treasure is, 

there your heart will be also.”

I want to talk to you today about The American Dream.  Have you bought into it?  Do you own it lock, stock and barrel?  How’s that working for ya?  Have you ever considered that the “American Dream” doesn’t satisfy because you weren’t designed for the American Dream?  The American Dream is not all that it’s made out to be.  Very few people ever truly achieve it.  Oh, they look like they have achieved it, but in reality the bank owns the home; the bank owns the cars; the boat, the vacation condo, the country club membership, the clothes, etc., etc. ad nauseum. . .  The kids have to stay with nannies or daycares because both parents are enslaved to the task of acquiring the almighty dollar to pay for the stuff which they don’t ever feel they have enough of.  The American dream has turned into the American Nightmare!  (Do you hear that sound?  It’s the dramatic screeching sound of the horror movie most find themselves living in.)  Living from paycheck to paycheck, paying so many bills and credit cards each month that even the thought of making a financial donation to the family who just lost their home to a fire, or to simply buy a hamburger for the homeless man on the street corner,  is not even to be thought of – with your budget, they don’t fit in.  There is not much opportunity to live the Heaven Dream when you are busy trying to achieve the American Dream. 

What’s the Heaven Dream, you ask?   Dear Christian, have you forgotten that you were designed for the Heaven Dream?  The one where there is peace, rest and the security of knowing that you are being held by your Loving God.  The one where you know you are in the center of His will for your life, doing what you were designed to do.  It’s the safest place to be! 

So why do we all run around acting like toddlers and preschoolers by running away from our loving parent – you know, the One who created us and calls us His own?  We run as fast as we can, giggling the whole time, straight into the danger He is desperate to protect us from.  Why do we do that?  Look at yourself – you are not cute anymore, the cuteness wore off of this game a long time ago.  It’s time to grow up and walk in the path that He has set for us. 

Now, before I get in too much trouble here.  I’m not saying that the American Dream is wrong.  There is nothing wrong with acquiring stuff.  It’s fun.  There’s nothing wrong with liking nice things.  I like nice things.  But just because I like it and I think it’s fun isn’t the reason why it’s not wrong to acquire it.  It’s not wrong when the stuff is just that – stuff.  It’s not your end-all goal in life.  We are not supposed to be Madame Blueberry from Veggie Tales gorging out on more stuff until our world explodes!

It’s not the American Dream that we need to strive for, it’s the Heaven Dream that we need to long for.  Problem is, not many even know what the Heaven Dream is, or how great it is.  It’s our job to tell them!  Not just tell them, but show them!  And love them right into the Kingdom!

I like to think I have acquired the Heaven Dream.  Let me describe it for you.  It’s the place where I know I am loved beyond all measure.  It’s the place where I long to be – with my Heavenly Father, Abba Father (that means “Daddy”) surrounded by all the riches of Heaven.  I have acquired it because I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  He knows me personally.  But, more importantly, I know Him personally.  We are on a first name basis.  If I walked up to His house and pushed the doorbell, He’d open the door wide and welcome me inside.  He knows my name, He knows my desires, He knows me better than I know myself.

I Corinthians 2:9 says, 

“No eye has seen, 

no ear has heard, 

no mind has conceived 

what God has prepared 

for those 

who love Him"  

but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit!

It’s also the place where I know that I will be surrounded by loved ones for all eternity.  How do I know?  Because I have stored up for myself treasures in Heaven by spending time making sure they will be there with me.   I have loved, I have encouraged, I have mentored, and I have exhorted others to be sure that they will be there with me.   I have interceded on their behalf.  I’ve interceded on your behalf!  I want us all to be there together!

I Thessalonians 4:13-17 says, 

"Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant 

about those who fall asleep, 

or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope.  

We believe that Jesus died and rose again 

and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those 

who have fallen asleep in Him.  

According to the Lord’s own word, 

we tell you that we who are still alive, 

who are left till the coming of the Lord, 

will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.  

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, 

with a loud command, 

with the voice of the archangel 

and with the trumpet call of God, 

and the dead in Christ will rise first.  

After that, we who are still alive and 

are left will be caught up together 

(not one at a time, not all alone, 

but simultaneously, all at once, together) 

with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.  

And so we will be with the Lord forever.”

We won’t have to worry about paying bills there.  We won’t have to worry about keeping a budget, robbing Peter to pay Paul.  We won’t have to worry about scratchy voices or ear infections, or heart disease or cancer, or depression there.   There will not be any more death, or mourning or crying or pain. 

But you don’t have to wait till Heaven to live the Heaven Dream!  Jesus says in John 10:10, 

“I have come that they may have life, 

and have it to the full – 

(more abundantly, 

till it overflows, 

live far more life than before, 

life in its fullest measure.)"

Now, back full circle to Matthew 6:19-21: 

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, 

where moth and rust destroy, 

and where thieves break in and steal.  

But store up for yourselves treasures 

in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, 

and where thieves do not break in and steal.  

For where your treasure is, 

there your heart will be also.”

 I love the Message paraphrase of Matthew 6:19-21:

"Don't hoard treasures down here

where it gets eaten by moths and corroded

by rust or - worse! - stolen by burglars.

Stockpile treasures in Heaven,

where it's safe from moth and rust, and burglars.

It's obvious, isn't it?

The place where your treasure is, 

is the place you will most want to be,

and end up being."

Don't be hoarders of the American Dream, but be hoarders of the Heaven Dream!  I want everyone I know to acquire the Heaven Dream.   Don’t you?  That way we can forever, forever worship Him together.

I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me

I can only imagine what it will be like

When I walk by Your side

I can only imagine what my eyes will see

When Your face is before me

I can only imagine

Yeah

Surrounded by Your glory

What will my heart feel?

Will I dance for You Jesus?

Or in awe of You be still?

Will I stand in Your presence

Or to my knees will I fall?

Will I sing Hallelujah?

Will I be able to speak at all?

I can only imagine,

I can only imagine

I can only imagine when that day comes

And I find myself standing in the sun

I can only imagine when all I will do

Is forever, forever worship You

I can only imagine, yeah

I can only imagine.

Surrounded by Your glory

What will my heart feel?

Will I dance for You Jesus?

Or in awe of You be still?

Will I stand in your presence

Or to my knees will I fall?

Will I sing, Hallelujah?

Will I be able to speak at all?

I can only imagine

I can only imagine

I can only imagine, yeah

I can only imagine

I can only imagine

I can only imagine

I can only imagine

When all I would do

Is forever, forever worship You

I can only imagine.

My Daddy Owns the Cattle on a Thousand Hills...

My Daddy Owns the cattle on a thousand hills.  If you know God as your Heavenly Father, then your Daddy does too.

"I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, 

for every animal of the forest is mine, 

and the cattle on a thousand hills.

I know every bird in the mountains, 

and the creatures of the field are mine.  

If I were hungry I would not tell you, 

for the world is mine, and all that is in it.  

Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?  

Sacrifice thank offerings to God, 

fulfill your vows to the Most High, 

and call upon Me in the day of trouble; 

I will deliver you, and you will honor Me."

Psalm 50:9-15

This is not the usual scripture that is brought to mind during the Thanksgiving season, but perhaps it should be.  You see, God owns it all!  He has no need for you to "give" anything to Him, but He requires that you honor Him when He gives to you.  

Yes, it is true that God owns it all!  There is no such thing as a self-made man - that man would not even be in existence if it were not for his Creator.  God owns it all and He gives and takes as He pleases.  

My husband likes to hear me say, "My Daddy owns the cattle on a thousand hills and He can slaughter them and put them on my table any time He wants to!"  God has been so very gracious to us.  I like to think it's because I'm His favorite, but that's not really true.  It's because He loves me with an everlasting love.  He loves you like that too.

Times have been rough lately.  The economy is the worst I have ever seen, although they tell me it's not as bad as it was during the Great Depression.  My grandparents (and most of yours) lived through that time period in our history.  Maybe even some of you lived through it.  But God blessed then.  He brought His children closer to Himself through their suffering.  

And He blesses now.  He brings others closer to Himself through my suffering, through your suffering.  People watch my faith walk and they stand in awe of the Lord I give the glory to for bringing me through the hard times.

I have stood by and watched as He has filled my cabinets, my refrigerator and my freezers through the kindness of others.  He has put a roof over my head, and clothes on my back through the kindness of others.  He has provided cars for us when ours broke down; and provided a way for our car to be fixed - and it didn't cost me a dime.  He's provided it all through Children of His that were obedient when He spoke to them and said, "Do this, give that."  Most people would say that it came to me out of the blue, or that I was the luckiest person on earth - but I am here to testify that it all came from none other than my Abba, Father - my Heavenly Daddy.  His children did not know of my need until He told them.  And they shared with me and my family out of their abundance, and also out of their sacrifice.  Why?  Because Abba, Father told them to.  

When I did not know where the next food on the table would come from, He did.   When I did not know where my family would lay their heads at night, He did.  When I did not know where gifts for under the Christmas tree would come from, He did.  When I felt like I could not go one more day without rest, He provided time off and a vacation spot.  He has ALWAYS provided.  He has provided what we need, and what we desire.  He knows the brand of cereal we like, and the brand of toilet paper we prefer.  (No wonder I think I am His favorite!)  He has provided for us so abundantly that we have been able to share with others!

So, yes, I will stand on those thousand hills where my Daddy's cattle graze, and I will shout to all the land how awesome my Abba, Father is!  I will honor Him and glorify Him with every breath I take.  I will praise His name forever and ever!       

Personal Relationship or President of the Fan Club?

Several years ago, my teenage daughters came home from youth group upset that someone was trying to teach their youth group that it wasn't possible to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  This person had said that they could have a personal relationship with their parents, their teachers, their friends, but not with Jesus!  Of course, my reaction was "WHAT?!  Are you serious?!"   My daughters were upset because they were concerned that their friends might buy into this fallacy, and that someone in authority was trying to teach it.

After I calmed down, I told them that they could explain it to their friends by painting a word picture.  This is the picture I painted for them:

Let's say I know everything there is to know about Sandra Bullock.  I like to talk like her, dress like her, eat what she eats, watch her movies, listen to the music she likes, read the books she reads, . . . you get the picture.  I even go so far as to start a club where others can join me in all things Sandra Bullock.  I may even meet her personal assistant and hang out with her sometimes.  Since I'm such a big fan, I help out with some of the mass marketing of Sandra Bullock.  I do everything I can to promote Sandra Bullock movies.  I am what you would call a groupie.  I am her biggest fan!

But, if in the middle of the day or the dead of night, I were to drive up to Sandra Bullock's house and ring her doorbell,  do you think she would let me in her house?  No.  Why not?  Because I don't have a personal relationship with her.  Sure, I know everything there is to know about her.  I proclaim to love everything about her.  I've even promoted her movies.  But, she doesn't know me.  She's never met me before.  She doesn't know my name, or anything else about me.  

However, if my friend, Sandra Bullock's personal assistant, has introduced me to her and I've been able to spend time with Sandra Bullock and we've gotten to know each other, then we have developed a personal relationship.  She would let me in her home at anytime of the day or night.  She would care about me and call me her friend.  She would trust me, and I would trust her.  We would have each other's best interest in mind.

That's the way it is with my best friend, Jesus Christ.  He knows me and I know Him.  I know His voice when He calls my name.  He knows my voice when I call out to Him.  We spend time together, and He always has my best interest in mind.  He has a vested interest in my life and has the right to speak into it; hold me accountable, even to discipline me (that means to teach me the right way to go).  He loves me unconditionally.  He promises never to leave me nor forsake me.  He tells me that if I will delight myself in Him, He will give me every desire of my heart.  

"I am the Good Shepherd.  

I know my sheep and my sheep know me - 

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father -

and I lay down my life for the sheep."  John 10:8

Have You Been Caught Sleeping When You Shouldn't Be?

Have you been caught sleeping when you shouldn't be?  I have.  Yesterday I took a much needed nap and when my husband woke me up I thought I had slept through the night!  The family had a great time laughing at me at my expense... but hey, in my defense, I am recovering from the flu and a fibromyalgia flare up so I am due a good nap every once in awhile.

But that's not the kind of sleeping I'm talking about.  I'm talking about the sleeping that one tends to do when they feel secure.  When they've been lulled to sleep by the monotony, or the busyness of the day - just sort of going through the motions you always go through.  The kind where the teenager falls asleep watching tv.    Or the lulling to sleep by a false sense of security brought about by a certain spin of reality.  The one where you tend to listen to the spin you want to hear, that itching ears kind.

Were you lulled to sleep by the apparent good economy of several years ago?  I was.  We had a president that I liked.  I trusted him.  Things were going well for us.  We were doing good - if I were truly honest, I'd say that I was doing just a little more than going through the motions, but going through the motions I went.  So I didn't pay as much attention to what was going on as I should have been.  The last four years, I've been watching like a hawk!  (Can anyone relate?!)

But, I was still slumbering.  I was concerned over the wrong things.  No, I'm not saying it's wrong to be concerned over the national debt, or the joblessness, or the amatuerishness of so many of our "leaders" in DC.  But, those things should not be my main focus.  

My main focus should be on what God is concerned with - and that is how many of his children are sleeping when they should be alert and watching for His return.  I'm not saying that I should keep count, but that I should be aware of whether or not I am asleep.   

How many people are out there hurting, and God is calling me to help them?  I should be watching to see where God is at work, and join Him in His work.  Because His work is the only work that truly matters.  If we are not storing up for ourselves treasures in Heaven by doing Kingdom work, then what are we doing here?  God should take us on home because we are of no use to Him here. 

God wants us to wake up and to stand guard.  Don't sleep when you shouldn't be.  Time is too short to catnap when you need to stand guard.

I will stand on my guard post and station myself on the rampart; and I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me, and how I may reply when I am reproved.  ~ Habakkuk 2:1

Ask God to give you an eternal perspective to what is going on in the world.  Keep watch and ask Him to speak to you, telling you what it is that He wants you to do for Him today.

Slow Fade by Casting Crowns

Be careful little eyes what you see

It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings

Be careful little feet where you go

For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away

It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray

Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid

When you give yourself away

People never crumble in a day

It's a slow fade, it's a slow fade

Be careful little ears what you hear

When flattery leads to compromise, the end is always near

Be careful little lips what you say

For empty words and promises lead broken hearts astray

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away

It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray

Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid

When you give yourself away

People never crumble in a day

The journey from your mind to your hands

Is shorter than you're thinking

Be careful if you think you stand

You just might be sinking

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away

It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray

Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid

When you give yourself away

People never crumble in a day

Daddies never crumble in a day

Families never crumble in a day

Oh be careful little eyes what you see

Oh be careful little eyes what you see

For the Father up above is looking down in love

Oh be careful little eyes what you see