NOTHING LEFT OF ME

Your sacrifice is brokenness
A heart that's full of tenderness,
Come and break me, Lord.
To see You in Your righteousness,
To find You in Your holiness,
Come and take me, Lord.

That I can learn to trust You,
And every way to love You;

Strip away all that remains,
For Your glory and Your name,
'Til there's nothing left of me.
Burn the kingdoms I have made,
You will shine and I will fade,
'Til there's nothing left of me,
'Til there's nothing left of me.

Your Spirit is the only One
That can conform me to Your Son,
Let Him move in me.
Your grace is written deep in me,
You sign my heart so pure as He,
With Your holy blood.

That I can learn to trust You,
And every way to love You;

Strip away all that remains,
For Your glory and Your name,
'Til there's nothing left of me.
Burn the kingdoms I have made,
You will shine and I will fade,
'Til there's nothing left of me,
'Til there's nothing left of me.
~ Jeffrey B. Scott and Joel Engle

another lesson i learned this weekend was that each of us has some past hidden hurt, something that causes us pain. and as the body of Christ, we are to foster a safe atmosphere of love where the brokenness can be addressed and God can begin to heal. this can only happen when we surrender completely to Christ and find our identity in Him alone. if any part of us is still looking for affirmation from other people, we will not feel free to share our brokenness, we will keep walls up and we will delay the process of healing.

What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.
~Philippians 3:8~