// The Way to Begin//

Dear God, it’s me again down here
Don’t wanna sound insincere
I’m lost, sometimes you’re so unclear
What can I do?
I’m feeling so far from you
Frustrated, irritated
Disconnected from it all
The weight of the world
Has pushed me to the wall

I surrender, to you I’m giving in
Come take me, save me
I want to start again
I’ll open my broken heart
Cause I’ve reached the end
And you are the way to begin

I’ve seen a million empty smiles
Living in denial
I don’t wanna live like that
Where nothing’s real
I hate how it is to feel

Frustrated, irritated
Disconnected from it all
I’m breaking, I’m aching for something beautiful

All the riches in this world
Couldn’t fill this great big hole
It takes something so much more
Only You can take me
You can make me whole

I surrender, I surrender
It’s not the end, this is the beginning

Love is a word that requires some action.

// Who the heck is Mark?//

So I have been making my way through the gospels and keep finding this one thing so interesting. Demons that are possessing people bow down and worship Jesus or point at Him and say “You are the Son of God!”. And then Jesus, as awesome as He is orders them not to make Him known.

Jesus does this with a lot of people he heals. He will heal them and then tell them not to tell anyone.

Most human beings would want full credit for the great things they have done.

But I’m thinking of it this way, if a king or president nowadays did something that someone hated or resented them for, they wouldn’t be wanting anyone to know who they are either. Lest they be killed.

As Jesus’ following of people was growing the people who hated him was also multiplying. He knew that in order for Him to fulfill everything that God called Him to and to not die before His time that He had to keep His identity under wraps.

Apply this to me? Maybe I need not tell people I am a Christian and invite them to church, but let my actions and words and lifestyle speak for themselves. Jesus didn’t go around proclaiming He was the Son of God with a megaphone (granted they didnt have those back then but anywho…).

I want my actions to speak first and then let my words back them up, not the other way around.

Hmm…Morning Thoughts.