"I Would Die For You" by MercyMeI know that I can find You here Cause You promised me You'd always be there.
At times like these, it's hard to see
But somehow I have a peace You're near.
And I pray that You will use my life
In whatever way Your name is glorified.
Even if surrendering means leaving everything behind!
I know I don't have much to give
But I promise You I'll give You all there is
How could I possibly do less when by Your own death I live?
No greater love is found than in those who lay their own lives down.
As sure as I live and breathe,
Now I know what it means to be free.
And my life has never been so clear.
Now I know the reason why I'm here.
You never know why you're alive
Until you know what you would die for -
I WOULD DIE FOR YOU!!!
The I first time I really heard the words to this song was driving home from Kansas City with my mom last July. Initially, it struck me as a call to surrender my life even to the point of martyrdom if necessary and I prayed that it would truly be my heart's cry not just words that I could sing! As I prepared to go to the International House of Prayer (IHOP-KC), I realized it wasn't just a call to embrace physical death for the sake of Christ that was needed, but a daily dying to my own ideas, hopes, dreams, fears, etc. So while I spent last month focusing on intimacy with the Lord at IHOP-KC, I prayed that I would truly die that He might live through me!!! Galatians 2:20 - "I have been crucified with Christ; no longer is it I who live, but Christ lives through me!" Though it is a process I think I am still in, I went to Kansas City to die to all that I have always been so that I can love and serve God as He designed me to! To live a life of radical obedience and abandonment as I love Him with all my heart, mind and strength!!! This is the desire of my heart! This is my purpose! This is my goal!
How could I possibly do less when by Your own death I live?
No greater love is found than in those who lay their own lives down.
As sure as I live and breathe,
Now I know what it means to be free.
And my life has never been so clear.
Now I know the reason why I'm here.
You never know why you're alive
Until you know what you would die for -
I WOULD DIE FOR YOU!!!
The I first time I really heard the words to this song was driving home from Kansas City with my mom last July. Initially, it struck me as a call to surrender my life even to the point of martyrdom if necessary and I prayed that it would truly be my heart's cry not just words that I could sing! As I prepared to go to the International House of Prayer (IHOP-KC), I realized it wasn't just a call to embrace physical death for the sake of Christ that was needed, but a daily dying to my own ideas, hopes, dreams, fears, etc. So while I spent last month focusing on intimacy with the Lord at IHOP-KC, I prayed that I would truly die that He might live through me!!! Galatians 2:20 - "I have been crucified with Christ; no longer is it I who live, but Christ lives through me!" Though it is a process I think I am still in, I went to Kansas City to die to all that I have always been so that I can love and serve God as He designed me to! To live a life of radical obedience and abandonment as I love Him with all my heart, mind and strength!!! This is the desire of my heart! This is my purpose! This is my goal!
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