You Loved Me Anyway {Lyrics}

I have posted before about how lyrics to songs can touch me so deeply.  In fact, today at church, a dear friend sang the most beautiful song.  The words were so moving.  It reminded me of this song by Sidewalk Prophets.  Please, read the words to this song. 
"You Loved Me Anyway"
by: Sidewalk Prophets

The question was raised

As my conscience fell
A silly, little lie
It didn’t mean much
But it lingers still
In the corners of my mind

Still you call me to walk
On the edge of this world
To spread my dreams and fly
But the future’s so far
My heart is so frail
I think I’d rather stay inside

But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
How You love me
It took more than my strength
To simply be still
To seek but never find
All the reasons we change
The reasons I doubt
And why do loved ones have to die?

But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
I am the thorn in Your crown
But You love me anyway
I am the sweat from Your brow
But You love me anyway
I am the nail in Your wrist
But You love me anyway
I am Judas’ kiss
But You love me anyway

See now, I am the man that called out from the crowd
For Your blood to be spilled on this earth shaking ground
Yes then, I turned away with this smile on my face
With this sin in my heart tried to bury Your grace
And then alone in the night, I still called out for You
So ashamed of my life, my life, my life

But You love me anyway
Oh, God… how you love me
You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
You love me, You love me
You love me, You love me
How You love me
How You love me
How You love me
We walk along on this Earth here in America feeling so safe and secure.  We go about our day to day lives feeling as though we are able to do anything.  WHY do we feel like that?  Because of God's grace.  If it weren't for Him, we wouldn't be able to live like we do.  Yes, things are getting worse, but as long as we know and have God, then it will all be okay.  See, I know where I will be spending eternity.  I get to see streets of gold and I have a home in Gloryland.
Why do we get so wrapped up in the worldy things?  Everything has to be upgraded. Cars, phones, TVs, houses, clothes, shoes, computers, everything.  Why is that?  Why not save that money and give it to someone who TRULY needs it?  Why not put it in the offering plate?   The world is what is causing America to go downhill and we are just following along.
 If we based EVERYTHING in our lives around God, things might actually shape up.  Church is a great place to start.  Don't get me wrong, going to church will not save you, but it sure teaches you how to live right and get right with God.  Going to church does not just consist of going on Easter and Christmas or a Sunday morning here or there.  Go everytime the doors are open.  Trust me, if you do, you will see a difference.
If you actually read the words to that song, you would see that even though we weren't PHYSICALLY there when Jesus was crucified, we were there.  We were the ones nailing His wrist on the the cross.  We put the crown of thorns on His head.  We were the ones yelling, "Crucify Him!"  We are just as guilty b/c we live our lives in sin. 
I am not perfect.  I sin too.  I know that I have Jesus and b/c He died, I am forgiven.  I just want to live a life that glorifies Him.  This song reminds me that I am guilty, but forgiven.

Lyrics

Lyrics can do more than just make you sing along. They can touch you deep down inside your heart.

When you read these words, listen to them. It's a prayer written from a dad, but it touches me b/c when it talks about children, it's so true.


Sanctus Real - “Lead Me” by Matt Hammitt
I look around and see my wonderful life
Almost perfect from the outside
In picture frames I see my beautiful wife
Always smiling
But on the inside, I can hear her saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes
They're just children from the outside
I'm working hard, I tell myself they'll be fine
They're independent
But on the inside, I can hear them saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, but what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

So Father, give me the strength
To be everything I'm called to be
Oh, Father, show me the way
To lead them
Won't You lead me?

To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can't
Don't want to leave them hungry for love,
Chasing things that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this our home
Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone



I am so blessed by our Lord to have a man who does lead us the way Christ says to. I love my husband with all my heart. I am so grateful for him.

Have you heard the song-

"Stealing Cinderella?" Oh my goodness, talk about tears. It doesn't matter how many times I have heard it. I still cry like a little baby. I see Randall & Ruthie together and it melts my heart a thousand time over. She loves her Daddy so much. She has him WRAPPED around her little finger. I hope so much that they don't lose their special connection.



Here is a scrapbook page I created today. I am making a yearly scrapbook and giving it to Randall for New Year's Eve. He has only seen a few pages so far, so I hope he will enjoy looking at it. I think there are somewhere around 40 different pages. I have worked pretty hard on it.