Music Monday [Live It Out] Abandon

This week's song for Music Monday is Abandon's "Live It Out".  The lyrics have to do with living the love of Christ out loud.  It talks about living in it and breaking out of the sin patterns of life.  It's about time.  It's about abandonment.  This is what it says to me.

I was on a weekend trip when God spoke to my heart and asked me a question.  It seemed hard at the moment, but after thinking about it...what was a bit harder...was, what my sinful heart had to answer.

The question was urgent, and it would affect my entire life.  It was time.  It was about time.
It shouldn't be hard.  God has the answers to my sin-infected world.  My part would be easy but yet require much surrender.  Yes, God, I feel the urgency.

My favorite part of Live It Out...

We are lost and broken people
Turned our crosses into steeples
Let's take them down and put them on our backs now
Keep your love on track now
Cause this is an emergency
Yea, this is an emergency
The answer is simple.  More Jesus, more truth applied to ALL and each part of me.  It's about time.  God's question?......"When will you start living...my words that you read everyday?  When?  It's time to get graciously serious.  It's about time to live my love out loud."

So my prayer here is this..song..."Dear God, before there was me, there was you.  You have spoken words full of meaning in your Word.  Let your power be all I need in my life, more of You and less of me.  You are my portion, my prize, my fire that lights my eyes.  You are the light unto my way.  The guiding hand through all my days.  All I need is nothing more of this life except more of You." ~ Lauren Lee  (John 3:30)

"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children, and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." 

Eph. 5:1-2

My answer... Yes, Lord...let Your truth reign.  Let your love rule in my heart.  I want to live your Love out!

Music Monday [Under Fire]

I have a secret addiction to the music of Abandon.  Yeah...I know.... since were friends...now you know.  Read the lyrics below and see why.


They try to trip us up
They try to make us doubt
Make us question what this life's about
Our minds are criminal
They try to steal the soul
This moment's pivotal who we chose to follow

(Chorus)
We are under fire but we know, we know
The truth in our hearts
We are under fire but we hold, we hold
The proof of who You are
And though we haven't seen Your face
We know that we walk by faith
We are under fire
But it only burns, burns all doubt away
All doubt away

They tell us we're all fools
That our minds are weak
How can we put our hope in someone we can't see
They come with ridicule
To say that You're a fake
But we are not alone, You endured the same

We're chasing what's real
We're chasing what's true
We know it's God
We know it's You
We know it's God
It's got to be You

Sometimes you have to shout it.  No...every time you need to shout about your faith. Always be ready to give an answer to the hope that you have found in Jesus Christ.  Whether you are aware of it or not...the world is hurting, and searching for answers.  Do you have hope?  It can only be found in Jesus.  It's real, it's true.  


Don't let the popular sway you.  Don't be drowned by doubt because your feelings tell you something different.  Be strong in your faith and continue your commitment to the gospel.  Live your faith like it is real.  Be a God chaser.  


Do you come under fire for your faith?