the hardest thing ive ever had to say happened to be one of the shortest
but it still took me almost an hour to spit out what i was really thinking and feeling
its not easy to say no
regret may be around the corner
but i think it was the right thing nonetheless
its not easy to say no
especially to you


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And I know you bore our sorrows
And I know you feel our pain
And I know it would not hurt any less
Even if it could be explained
And I know that I am only lashing out
At the One who loves me most
And after I figured this, somehow
All I really need to know
Is if You who live in eternity
Hear the prayers of those of us who live in time

We can't see what's ahead
And we can not get free of what we've left behind
I'm reeling from these voices that keep screaming in my ears
All the words of shame and doubt, blame and regret
I can't see how You're leading me unless You've led me here
Where I'm lost enough to let myself be led
And so You've been here all along I guess
It's just Your ways and You are just playing hard to get


For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our etes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.


i am pressed but not crushed,
persecuted, not abandoned
struck down but not destroyed


on this law he meditates day and night...


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you could even slit my throat
and with my one last gasping breath
i'd apologize for bleeding on your shirt


i dont want it to mean this much to me
anymore


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once a man thinks he stands upright and secure
then must he be careful
for then shall he fall


If the Lord delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm;
though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
psalm 37:23-24



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Do you really wanna know me, not just where I live?
Do you really want to know, not just by the color of my skin?
Do you really want to know me, not just by the things I did?
If you really got to know me, it might take a little time...

Cause I am more than what I look like
I am more than where I've been
I am more than what they say about me
I'm more, I'm more than what you see...


if you do, it will take time
the walls are up
the gates are closed
access to the inside is restricted
only approved individuals are welcome

ill still be nice, ill still be kind
ill still be fun, ill still be crazy
but thats the outside
it will take a lot to make me open up

if it really means something to you,
if you really care
then you wont be discouraged by this

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