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Element - Matthew Mayfield

That moment where you find a song that makes you think WOW…he was reading my mind :)

I’ve been waiting
Wish I was watching you
In the daylight
A perfect view
This is always a favorite of mine.
I was hoping
That I’d find you
At the right place, at the right time
and you, you were waiting.
Your hopeful eyes

Said I don’t want to go 
Cause it means I’d have to throw
This element of mine aside
I’m afraid, confused
And I don’t have a clue
As to what to fear in you.

So What if I don’t want to be the lonely one?
Well the truth of course is this
I don’t want to miss you more
Than I already do 

I’ve been screaming
My lungs out
‘Cause I’m wishing
You were here with me now
I’m impatient, I apologize.
But I’m human,

And I’m selfish.
Got the feeling
I should deal with this.
But I’m hiding
Where no one knows.
They don’t.

Said I don’t want to go, cause it means
I’d have to throw
this element of mine aside.
I’m afraid, confused
And I don’t have a clue, 
as to what to fear in you.

So what if I don’t want to be the lonely one?
Well the truth of course is this
I don’t want to miss you more.
What if I don’t want to be the lonely one?
Well the truth of course is this
I don’t want to miss you more
than I already do.
Than I already do.

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It’s like a bucket list…but with your lovely. Perfection <3

The Great I Am

I wanna be close, close to Your side

So heaven is real and death is a lie

I wanna hear voices, angels above

Singing as one Hallelujah

Holy, Holy

God Almighty 

Great I am

Who is Worthy? 

None besides thee

God almighty, the Great I Am.

I wanna be near, near to your heart

Loving the world and hating the dark

I wanna see dry bones living again

Singing as one, hallelujah

The mountains shake before Him, their demons run and flee

At the mention of the name, King of Majesty

There is no power in Hell, nor any who can stand

BEFORE THE POWER AND THE PRESENCE OF THE GREAT I AM .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5CWGi82N7k&ob=av2n

This could potentially be my new favorite Jesus song. EVER. 

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"I find myself constantly striving to not be a burden. And in striving to not be a burden, I quickly become one. I have lost the line that separates striving for good, better, best and reaching for a slightly unrealistic standard. Part of this is me just needing to have faith in other people as well. But part of this….I don’t know. I just need to trust. And be quiet :)"

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Gospel Eyes.

I think we’ve got it wrong. 

The phrase “gospel eyes” is a phrase that me and my classmates came up with to describe the sensation that happens when you look at somebody that you care about (but may potentially disagree quite a bit (and quite often) with) and find them more beautiful and more appealing (and overall a better person) because you can see the light and love of Christ shining through them.

We’ve dubbed this term “gospel eyes.” But I think we’re wrong. 

What you’re seeing when you look at those people is the light of Christ…a savior that is already embedded deep within each of them and is doing His transforming work from the inside out…and we’re just beginning to see the fruits of that labor. But gospel eyes? No, gospel eyes are different.

I think gospel eyes occur when you can look at a completely depraved, fallen soul and see someone whose hurting. When you can look at someone that seems to live for the ability to make themselves feel better by belittling others….and see a broken human heart desperately in need of a Savior to put it back together. When you can look at this absolute madness, and realize that they’re really not much better than us. When you realize that the only reason we’re NOT that mad, fallen and depraved is because God touched our hearts and worked through others to bring us the light of HIS gospel! 

Gospel eyes are looking at someone and saying “I have what you need, and I know why you need it.” 

To see value and meaning in a life that the rest of the world has thrown away.

To be able to recognize the image of God in a person that seems to be a mere SHELL of the person God intended.

THOSE are Gospel Eyes. 

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How We Break Friends out of SO's

Me: In about 25 minutes look out the window. Three men will be hopping by on pogo sticks. They are all wearing plaid clown pants, so they should be relatively hard to miss. If you DO miss them, don't worry. They'll go by again in about 5 minutes. This is your clue to stop, drop, roll and employ your awesometastic ninja shkillz in an effort to avoid the huge laser attack that is about to slice through the wall. In all the commotion, slither out hte back door and knock 3 times on the brick located at eye level farthest from the door. A man dressed all in black will drop down behind you. Don't be alarmed. His name is gungor. No, not the singer. He will then hand you the reigns to a massive white stallion that you will proceed to ride off into the sunset on. After you ride through the sunset, there will be a small cabin. I will meet you there later. This is how we're breaking you out of your SO. On second thought, you should probably bring Megan and Di as well. Wouldn't want to leave them to deal with the lasers by themselves.....
*a couple minutes later*
Me: Okay, so this can't actually happen :P I don't have the man power or massive white stallion power, and the sunset cabin is currently being rented to a couple from Honolulu. But either you found this humerous...or you're shaking your head, rubbing your eyes, hitting your forehead with your hand and commenting on what a dork I am. (Rude, by the way). So either way, hopefully this brightened your SO experience a liiiiitle bit ;) from: Your best friend, who is apparently willing to make an idiot out of herself for you on rare occasions.
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"There is a clear and distinct difference between asking Christ into our hearts and allowing Him into our lives. In asking Christ into our hearts we have buried Him deep within the innermost depths of our being….and it is quite possible for us to keep Him there. A small, personal, private gift of daily joy. Yet when we allow Him into our lives we make our commitment, our love, our obsession with Christ obvious. We scream to the world with our very actions that we are dirty, wretched sinners and the only reason we have any hope at all is the beautiful, spotless grace of God. It is messy. It is public. And it is impossible to hide."

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"God does not change His plans to match our hearts…..He changes our hearts to match His plans."

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YEAH. 

A Night Without.

A night without my best friend.

A full day spent with people of all sorts and sizes, filled with laughter high and low. Some of my closest, most cared for, most unbelievably loved family.

But. A night without one of the closest to me. 

Tonight is a night of reminiscing & a night of thanksgiving. To give thanks for all the unbelievable people that God has put in my life, both near and far. And ESPECIALLY for the memories made with a special someone who makes my smile a lil’ bit brighter, simply by entering the room.

Someone I have not seen in FAAAAAAR too long.

I guess it really is true what they say. Absence really DOES make the heart grow fonder. You never really know what you have until you don’t have it anymore. 

After all, cliches are cliches because they’re true. And people know it ;)

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