I'm Here If You Need Me

This is for a friend of mine going through some things in life. There are times when we wish we could help our friends with some things, but sometimes it's not our battle, so all we can do is be there for them..

I'm here if you need me

There's something on my chest that is so painfully deep..
Twisting me all up inside,
Makes me so angry  that when I think about it I weep..
I can sense the pain and hurt that's tearing them apart..
It eats me up inside as if it's breaking my own heart..

Lord I'm on the outside, observing from a distance,
sitting on my hands, just minding my own business..

I know it's tearing me, so it must be ripping them,
it's like he's way down in a pit and I'm looking down at him.

Thinking of a way to help, but knowing that I'm unable.
This anger is tearing down my walls, so I know you must feel unstable.

I know it's not my burden to reply or to condone,
At times it's like I'm looking from the outside in, as if it were my own...

I'm here if you need me..

You

You

When I was just a child I used to sing to You.
I had something in my heart that made me cling to You.

When I got a little older, I tried to run from You,
I had this anger inside of me that made me push away from You.

I steered away in my mind,still feeling a presence of You,
All the mistakes that I have made, I find myself crawling back to You.

Now that I'm much older, Lord, I run real fast to You,
With all these burdens on my heart, not a day goes by that I don't think of You..

I get down on my knees when I try to pray to You,
It helps me get back on my feet when try to talk You.

Through the years gone by, I realized how much I needed You,
Through the laughter and the tears, one day I hope that I will meet You.

Faded

Faded

There's something about a moment when everything just fades to black.
Don't spend every waking hour dwelling on looking back..

A time will come when it's all gone, but don't dream it all away..
That time will come when it gets here, so try living your life today.

There's nothing like a room that's spinning, and everything around you caving in, 
That wakes you up a little more each day, makes you focus more on where you're going, and a little less on where you've been.

When darkness closes in, there's not much you can do..
Except hope and pray that someone's there, to help you come back to.

Be careful how you treat folks, we never know who are angels amongst us...
Placed in our lives for the very purpose, to love, teach, and revive us.

Keep Prayin to God that He shines a light in our hearts each and every day..
Bow down to the King, our Glorious Saviour, the One who leads the way.

There have been a few times in my life where things just go dark. Where the light all closes in to the middle, and then poof.. lights out..
Life is too short to blink at times, but sometimes we have to blink to make sure it's not a dream. I have been real fortunate to have a few obstacles in my life, and get through them with the help of God blessing me. My life is my testimony, but I can't speak for everyone, there are many out there who are going through or have gone through rougher and worser times than I have..
I am glad that I get to see a new day. Many do not, and it is sad, but with life there is death, and with joy there is sadness..
I praise God for each moment, whichever way it comes, because the good outways the bad by far.. the bad are battle scars in our hearts and memories.
If you haven't given your life to Christ yet, please consider it today, because tomorrow is never a guarantee. When everything starts fading to black, it's too late.
Jesus Christ is my Savior. He died and shed His blood on the cross and rose from the grave for all man who believes. There is no promise for our earthly bodies except to return to dust, just a promise of one day a new body in His glory..

Knock it Down

Knock It Down

It's amazing....
how just a little word can knock you down
lift you up
build you up
tear you down.

It's completely beautiful....
how a memory of things long gone can make you frown
lift you up
build you up
tear you down..

It's simply wonderful....
how the ones you love know just how to put their arms around....
to lift you up
build you up
and the tears you share can surely bring you down...

Never take for granted
any waking moment
Every hour, every breath,  every second you have left..
can lift you up
build you up...

or tear you down....

It's amazing....
how just a little word can knock you down
lift you up
build you up
knock you down

It's so shocking....
how such a tiny pill can lift you up
knock you down
tear you down
build you up

It's so frustrating...
how just a little drink can pick you up
lay you down
tear you down
build you up

It's so awesome...
What a Savior like mine can do for you...
He can knock it down
lift you up
pick you up
tear it down
lay it down
break it and bend it
help you stop it and end it
He said for those with heavy burden come to Thee....

And lay it down....

At His feet....

He'll pick you up....

back on your feet...

lift you up...

build you up...

He can knock it down

This is a song I'm trying to work into music one day hopefully soon, just trying to see what's missing.
Michael Buster

The Man Within

The Man Within

The only difference between men of many is the color of his skin,
and how he represents the integrity of the man within.

Not every man will show the trueness or kindness in his heart,
Honor and compassion instead of pride and selfishness is what sets a man apart.

Not every man sees beauty in the path he has chosen to go,
Instead of rising from the struggle, he lets his heart turn cold.

Not every man sees a challenge and remembers how to crawl,
instead he remembers hardship in being cornered with his back against the wall.

Not every man can face his own reflection and get past his selfish pride,
He thinks this world owes him plenty and that he is just here for the ride.

Not every man can stand up and climb out of his own shame,
instead he's quick to point a finger assuming everyone else should take the blame.

Not every man can take his own burdens and give them all to Him,
Him being our Savior Jesus,
What really seperates us from being a man or being...
The Man Within

What I Used To Be

What I Used To Be

Lord I know I used to be a one of a kind hellyun,
Raising all kinds of Cain and so full of rebellion.

There were times that I rejected, neglected, and ignored You..
At times I would go days, weeks, and months without praying too..

Sometimes I was living on the edge waiting for tomorrow,
My heart full of pride and sin, wasting time I couldn't borrow.

When a heart gets filled with bitterness, it's hard to let go of the rage...
It takes the love and grace of a Saviour to make a person really want to change.

You can't do it on your own, you can't win it, buy it, or earn it,
It's a gift for you to receive, when you accept it, remember you did nothing to deserve it...

When you got it, hold on and remember where it came from,
Don't forget it's not ours just of faith, but it's ours because of His love..

He said not only be a hearer of the word, but be also a doer,
Because a hearer never remembers his own reflection in the mirror...