Radical Balance

Burn For You lyrics by Toby Mac

I’m a brand new man, I’m a conscious man
I’m a man who’s burnin’ for you
The mistakes I’ve made have been chased away to the bottom of the ocean blue
I’m a brand new man in a foreign land, I’m a man who’s feelin’ that fire
And it’s all so clear when I’m standing here at the peak of my desire

So won’t you move me like you used to
I want the world to know I burn for you

I feel revived again, I am alive again
(Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
I feel revived again, I’m energized again
(Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

(Let the smoke clear)

Woke up in a sweat, those ghosts in my head
Had a grip, but I slipped on by
It’s a whole new day as the darkness fades
And the sun’s climbing in the sky
I concede, my love, that I need your love
I’m before you, a broken man
And it’s only you, no substitutes who can renew this soul again

So won’t you move me like you used to
I want the world to know I burn for you

I feel revived again, I am alive again
(Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
I feel revived again, I’m energized again
(Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

I feel revived again, I am alive again
You got me lifted and lifted you lift me–

You got me higher than Kilimanjaro
Got me believin’ I can “save the day”
I’m up and running like there ain’t no tomorrow
I’d rather burn for you than fade away
I’d rather burn for you than go my way

I’m a whole new guy with a whole new vibe
Changed inside – more flame in the fire
Can’t stop, won’t stop praying for desire
Like the bunny on the screen feel so energized
Old shell gone without a trace, new face
No more shortness of breath, new pace
Live life now without the taste of fear
TOBYMAC, Double Dutch now let the smoke clear

(Let the smoke clear)
I want the world to know I burn for you
(I feek revived again)

I feel revived again, I am alive again
(Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
I feel revived again, I’m energized again
(Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

I feel revived again, I am alive again
(Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
I feel revived again, I’m energized again
(Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

(I am alive again)
You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
(I’m energized again)
You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up

I am alive again
You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up
You lift me up

Burn for you, Toby mac

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You know guys,

I have to say that reading this article has totally refreshed some thoughts I had forgotten. Isn’t so amazing that we get caught up in many years of work FOR GOD that we forget what it feels like to BE WITH GOD?

I have just awakened this morning to the fact that I have gotten into a routine and have forgotten the relationship. Over the last months I have found Poppa slowly, but surely drawing me back to a close friendship. It’s so easy to read the Bible, have a prayer time, do ministry and even see GOD working through the miraculous. It really doesn’t TAKE a relatioship to do any of these things. Now, hear me, this sounds very strange, but it’s true.

The special relationship of “Friend” takes much more than simple service or right standing as son or daughter. It requires the onus of care, concern and forethought to be on us.

Read the below article by Henry Blackaby and think about the following:

When you are in a relationship with a husband or wife, you do the following:
1 - Think about what they love.
2 - Think about what they don’t like.
3 - Anticipate their needs.
4 - Anticipate their thoughts.
5 - Serve, give, listen to, and spend time with them.
6 - Inside of that serving, giving, listening to and spending time with them, you actually have a give and take going on with true interaction and life giving and life receiving for both parties.
7 - Ask yourself pertinent questions about the one you are in relationship with related to the above, ex:
- Would __________ love this?
- Would this hurt _________?
- Is this something that will fulfill _________’s needs?
- Is this going to set _________ up for success?
- Is this going to build ________ up?
- Is this going to raise ________ up in others’ minds?

Do we do this for Poppa? I wonder what would happen if we actually CARED what HE thought and how HE felt? I wonder if it would change our services, our music, our writing, our ministries, our lives, our activities if we actually took a moment and said, “Poppa, what do you want me to sing to you today?”

“Poppa, what do you want to do today?” “Poppa, is there someone you want to reach today?” “Poppa, how do you want me to spend time with you today?”

I wonder how our lives would change if we actually had relationships with Poppa GOD?

pd

Friends of God

“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.” (John 15:15)

You do not choose to be a friend of God. That is by invitation only. Only two people in the Old Testament were specifically described as “friends of God.” Abraham walked with the Lord so closely that God referred to him as His friend (Isa. 41:8). Moses spoke to God face to face as a man speaks with his friend_(Exod. 33:11).

By His very nature God is a friend to us. He loves us with a perfect love and reaches out to us with salvation when we can offer Him nothing in return. It is quite another thing when someone has a heart so devoted to Him that God initiates a special friendship. David’s heart was totally devoted to God (1 Kings 11:4). Although David was not sinless, he loved God. David hated sin (Ps. 103:3); he loved to worship God (Ps. 122:1); he took genuine delight in God’s presence (2 Sam. 6:14); he loved to speak about God (Ps. 34:1); he was keenly aware of his transgressions (Ps. 51:3–4); and he delighted in offering gifts of song, thanksgiving, and praise, asking for nothing in return (Ps. 100). So closely did David walk with God that his words were on Jesus’ mind as He hung upon the cross (Matt. 27:46).

Jesus called His disciples friends. He said He would disclose to them things that the Father had shared with Him, because they were His friends. There developed such an intimate friendship between them that He would share what was on His heart with His friends.

If you cannot describe yourself as a friend of God, commit yourself to seek after God with all your heart.

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“As long as ypu focus on what you left behind, you cannot see what lies ahead.”

I love this thought!

This simple statement from Ratatouille is a deep truth that often takes many years to understand. After seeing GOD move in the ’90’s, I found my self foundered by the very fact that I had seen HIM move before. This in fact kept me from seeing HIM moving now.

However, now I SEE! Look ahead!

pd

“As long as ypu focus on what you left behind, you cannot see what lies ahead.”

I love this thought!

This simple statement from Ratatouille is a deep truth that often takes many years to understand. After seeing GOD move in the ’90’s, I found my self foundered by the very fact that I had seen HIM move before. This in fact kept me from seeing HIM moving now.

However, now I SEE! Look ahead!

pd

I found this article from Henry Blackaby truly encouraging today since I am still fighting out the details of how to fund the work in Kenya. The funds are not the issue, it’s getting them there. I cannot tell you how my heart burns as I fight through the issues. However, I am finally at the end of it all.

With that said, read this article. It will encourage anyone else out there who finds themselves fighting to “take the land…”

Blessings!
pd

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“Look, the LORD your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the LORD God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged.” (Deuteronomy 1:21)

One of the paradoxes of the Christian life is that God’s gifts often require labor on our part. God brought the Israelites to the Promised Land and told them He was going to “give” it to them (Num. 13:2). The gift of the Promised Land sounded great to the Israelites until they realized that, with the gift, came battles against giants and fortified cities! Perhaps they assumed God was going to obliterate the inhabitants of the land before they entered. Ideally for the Israelites, they could then have entered a vacant land with houses and cities already built and ready to inhabit.

Instead, God said they would have to fight for it. They would not have to fight in their own strength, however; God would be present to fight for them. God would bring down the walls of cities, give them strategies to defeat their enemies, and empower their warriors to fight. The Israelites would have a divine advantage over anyone they fought, but they would still have to fight.

It would be wonderful if, when we become Christians, God would fill our minds with a complete knowledge of the Bible and with Bible verses already memorized. It would be easy if God would instill in us a delight in spending hours in prayer each day and a fearless desire to share our faith with others. But God doesn’t relate to us that way. Instead, He gives us the free gift of His salvation and then tells us to “work out” our salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12b). Are you discouraged because the Christian life is more difficult and challenging than you expected? Don’t be. God’s gifts to you are perfect because, through them, God makes you perfect as well (Matt. 5:48; James 1:17).