As most of the people who will actually read this thing know, I tried out for soccer this week. Mostly as a joke, and then when it came to be the weekend before, I decided I was actually going to try and get on the team for the sole purpose of showing kids who are on the team the love of Christ.
In some miraculous way, I was told on Wednesday that I did make the team, and that I would probably be getting a fairly decent amount of time on the field, given that I put the work in during practice. Easy enough for me to handle. One of the coaches has known me for a while, and although on the first day I wasn't really impressive, this coach told the other coach to give me a good look. I don't know but he had enough faith that I could pull something off to put myself on the map.
Of course, the entire time, I was set on putting my faith in God. During the tryouts, I didn't have any experience to put any of my faith in, so I quickly ran to the only thing I knew I had at that point. Let's just say, I'm not confused anymore. I know exactly where it came from. This has to be God telling me something. I don't actually think I'm on this team to play soccer, or to be able to wear the jerseys. I really think I'm on this team because God put me on there to spread the love of Christ. There isn't much more that I can say.
I don't really know why Christ would want me to do this through soccer, but hey, it's His reasoning and not mine. I'm just going to go with it.
That's all I have for now. Kendall, sorry I didn't get this on before 7th period. That's one of my freshman classes, and I couldn't get on my laptop.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
By your side
I've been listening to a lot of Mat Kearney and Tenth Avenue North lately. A few of the best musicians I can think of really. Mat Keaney's All I Have is one of my favorite songs. Not including Virginia is for Lovers of course. The song that I like by Tenth Avenue North is also doubling as the name of this post. By your side.
The reason I really like the song By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North is because it really stresses that no matter when or where we fall short of the Glory of God. Taking the songs words and kind of changing them a little bit, He'll be by our sides, whereever we fall in the dead of night, whenever we call. All we really need to do is go to God with our hardships and shortcomings. It doesn't matter what we've done because God is always quick to forgive us. We can't really take this too literally though, we tend to do things we know we shouldn't do just because we know that God is going to forgive us. Romans 6 says that we should not continue sinning so that the grace that God gives us will multiply or abound. Taking a little bit from a post by my friend, Kendall, God doesn't look at us by the SOL curve. There is no way to get a failing grade but still be considered "good enough" Though God does forgive, and He is quick to forgive, we think that we are untouchable because of this. We are still falling short every single day. I know that I've done it even today already. We can never really be good enough. We've failed, and it's just because God loved us so much that He sent His only Son to die for us. Jesus came so that we might have life, and have it to the full (John 3:16 and John 10:10). My question is, if we are being saved by the grace of God, why then would we want to continue to sin? What in the world makes us want to rebel so quickly? That's a literal question. I am clueless as to what the answer is. I don't understand why but in 1 Corinthians 1:18 it says "The message of the cross is fooloishness to those who are perishing. But to those who are being saved, it is the power of God." The message of the cross is the fact that Jesus died for our sins, and that we should try and honor Him the best way we can and that definitely includes not intentionally trying to sin. I don't know about you guys, but if I were God, and I am thankful that I'm not, I would be pretty po'd if I sent my only Son to die for the shortcomings of man, and then they were still intentionally doing things against my commandments.
The reason that I like the song "All I have" is because in the song, the first verse has a part where it says,
"I'm tired of the same song, everyone's singing. I'd rather be lost with you instead" I'm not sure how he was meaning for us to take it, but I am taking as Mat would rather be lost with God instead. Think about it, God wants nothing more than to be in a full, ever-lasting, loving relationship with us. I know that at least for many of the people who I am friends with, all they realy want is a full, ever-lasting, loving relationship with God as well. It's what I want. I know that much. Another thing I like about this song that deals less with the grace of God, is the chorus where he sings "All I have, all I have, all I have well, you know it's yours." God's creation is the earth. He created everything that we have on the earth. He even created the stars that are not on the earth. All the beautiful things that are on this earth because He put them there. They are all His. The thing is, God is taking this song literally and He told us, "All I have all I have, all I have well, you know it's yours." He gave us the earth. He really gave everything He created to us. Though He made all of these beautiful things, it amazes me to know that He loves us more than He loves the planet He made for us to live on. The thoughts the God has towards the earth can not even come close to the things that He thinks of us. He loves us as His precious children, and it amazes me that there are people who will take their lives for granted. Though that's kind of off topic right now it kind of ties into the other paragraph where we talk about intentional sinning. Anyhow, God gave us His creation, and I, for one am very thankful that we do have such a great place to live where we can worship the God that we choose.
I think a great example of a person that God was with the entire time they were going through something is Libby Ryder. As many people now know, Libby had cancer for a good long while. but thanks to the work that God did in her life, she is now cancer free! What a great display of God's love for us. He's completely healed her, and I know that I will never want to take this life for granted ever again because I know that at any point in time that God can take the life that He gave all of us, and He can take it away from us with same swiftness that He gracefully gave it to us with. We all know that cancer is something that many, many people die from every single year, and hearing that Libby beat it with God's help is one of the most amazing things that I have heard. Glory be to God for this amazing feature of power of the things of this world.
One thing that I've learned recently is the power of prayer. One thing that is on my heart as of yesterday is one of my friends might have cacner. I am not going to even think about if it were to be one person gets rid of their cancer, so another person gets it. No, this is happening for a reason, but I know that with God's help this girl can, and will get through this. Those of you who want to know exactly who I'm talking about, just talk to me in school or something. I don't wanna say her name on here because I don't think she would want it to be really public. It's just been on my heart. Please pray for her.
That's all for today. I've got soccer tryouts in a while, and I don't really know what's going to happen. Wish me luck!
I love you guys,
TJ
The reason I really like the song By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North is because it really stresses that no matter when or where we fall short of the Glory of God. Taking the songs words and kind of changing them a little bit, He'll be by our sides, whereever we fall in the dead of night, whenever we call. All we really need to do is go to God with our hardships and shortcomings. It doesn't matter what we've done because God is always quick to forgive us. We can't really take this too literally though, we tend to do things we know we shouldn't do just because we know that God is going to forgive us. Romans 6 says that we should not continue sinning so that the grace that God gives us will multiply or abound. Taking a little bit from a post by my friend, Kendall, God doesn't look at us by the SOL curve. There is no way to get a failing grade but still be considered "good enough" Though God does forgive, and He is quick to forgive, we think that we are untouchable because of this. We are still falling short every single day. I know that I've done it even today already. We can never really be good enough. We've failed, and it's just because God loved us so much that He sent His only Son to die for us. Jesus came so that we might have life, and have it to the full (John 3:16 and John 10:10). My question is, if we are being saved by the grace of God, why then would we want to continue to sin? What in the world makes us want to rebel so quickly? That's a literal question. I am clueless as to what the answer is. I don't understand why but in 1 Corinthians 1:18 it says "The message of the cross is fooloishness to those who are perishing. But to those who are being saved, it is the power of God." The message of the cross is the fact that Jesus died for our sins, and that we should try and honor Him the best way we can and that definitely includes not intentionally trying to sin. I don't know about you guys, but if I were God, and I am thankful that I'm not, I would be pretty po'd if I sent my only Son to die for the shortcomings of man, and then they were still intentionally doing things against my commandments.
The reason that I like the song "All I have" is because in the song, the first verse has a part where it says,
"I'm tired of the same song, everyone's singing. I'd rather be lost with you instead" I'm not sure how he was meaning for us to take it, but I am taking as Mat would rather be lost with God instead. Think about it, God wants nothing more than to be in a full, ever-lasting, loving relationship with us. I know that at least for many of the people who I am friends with, all they realy want is a full, ever-lasting, loving relationship with God as well. It's what I want. I know that much. Another thing I like about this song that deals less with the grace of God, is the chorus where he sings "All I have, all I have, all I have well, you know it's yours." God's creation is the earth. He created everything that we have on the earth. He even created the stars that are not on the earth. All the beautiful things that are on this earth because He put them there. They are all His. The thing is, God is taking this song literally and He told us, "All I have all I have, all I have well, you know it's yours." He gave us the earth. He really gave everything He created to us. Though He made all of these beautiful things, it amazes me to know that He loves us more than He loves the planet He made for us to live on. The thoughts the God has towards the earth can not even come close to the things that He thinks of us. He loves us as His precious children, and it amazes me that there are people who will take their lives for granted. Though that's kind of off topic right now it kind of ties into the other paragraph where we talk about intentional sinning. Anyhow, God gave us His creation, and I, for one am very thankful that we do have such a great place to live where we can worship the God that we choose.
I think a great example of a person that God was with the entire time they were going through something is Libby Ryder. As many people now know, Libby had cancer for a good long while. but thanks to the work that God did in her life, she is now cancer free! What a great display of God's love for us. He's completely healed her, and I know that I will never want to take this life for granted ever again because I know that at any point in time that God can take the life that He gave all of us, and He can take it away from us with same swiftness that He gracefully gave it to us with. We all know that cancer is something that many, many people die from every single year, and hearing that Libby beat it with God's help is one of the most amazing things that I have heard. Glory be to God for this amazing feature of power of the things of this world.
One thing that I've learned recently is the power of prayer. One thing that is on my heart as of yesterday is one of my friends might have cacner. I am not going to even think about if it were to be one person gets rid of their cancer, so another person gets it. No, this is happening for a reason, but I know that with God's help this girl can, and will get through this. Those of you who want to know exactly who I'm talking about, just talk to me in school or something. I don't wanna say her name on here because I don't think she would want it to be really public. It's just been on my heart. Please pray for her.
That's all for today. I've got soccer tryouts in a while, and I don't really know what's going to happen. Wish me luck!
I love you guys,
TJ
Monday, February 14, 2011
Can't wrap my head around it
This weekend, I got the chance to go back to Rockbridge YoungLife camp for Work Crew again. I love that place. I've said it probably a million times, but it's just so great. The Work Crew experience was the best. As always.
This time, we had a lot of people go out for Work Crew. About 70 people to be approximate. This would seem like it would make it easier, but it didn't. A few of the kids who were there weren't putting the things on the tables right, and we went around before every single meal and put things in the right order.
One of the good parts about this weekend was the relationships that I got to make with some kids from Salem. I don't think that anything will ever take the place of these great people. I made so many new friends, who I look forward to being able to hang out with. I mean, they're like 20 minutes drive away. These great new friends are such great people, who are all on fire for Christ and His love.
The best thing I heard all weekend though, was that my buddy Cole gave his life to Christ. None of the glory goes to me, or the servers, or the speaker, or the program crew. Not even the kid himself. Glory be to God for bringing Cole back. I just hope he knows it won't be easy, but it will be filling. Congratulations Cole, you've made your way out of the darkness. We love you.
Another great thing is I've again found my confidence in Christ. We got to go the Club meeting Saturday night, which was the best. The speaker was going over the message of the cross. What Jesus's death on the cross really did, and how much it meant. He also spoke about how we have nothing to be afraid of. This is what convinved me that I was on Work Crew this weekend for a reason. I was so glad to hear this, because as I've said, I've been scared. Well, no more. The thing that I have been ranting about is going to happen. Christ is my motivation, and nothing will change that now.
All in all, this weekend was great. It just keeps building up excitement for Camp. Saranac, here we come.
I love you guys
TJ
This time, we had a lot of people go out for Work Crew. About 70 people to be approximate. This would seem like it would make it easier, but it didn't. A few of the kids who were there weren't putting the things on the tables right, and we went around before every single meal and put things in the right order.
One of the good parts about this weekend was the relationships that I got to make with some kids from Salem. I don't think that anything will ever take the place of these great people. I made so many new friends, who I look forward to being able to hang out with. I mean, they're like 20 minutes drive away. These great new friends are such great people, who are all on fire for Christ and His love.
The best thing I heard all weekend though, was that my buddy Cole gave his life to Christ. None of the glory goes to me, or the servers, or the speaker, or the program crew. Not even the kid himself. Glory be to God for bringing Cole back. I just hope he knows it won't be easy, but it will be filling. Congratulations Cole, you've made your way out of the darkness. We love you.
Another great thing is I've again found my confidence in Christ. We got to go the Club meeting Saturday night, which was the best. The speaker was going over the message of the cross. What Jesus's death on the cross really did, and how much it meant. He also spoke about how we have nothing to be afraid of. This is what convinved me that I was on Work Crew this weekend for a reason. I was so glad to hear this, because as I've said, I've been scared. Well, no more. The thing that I have been ranting about is going to happen. Christ is my motivation, and nothing will change that now.
All in all, this weekend was great. It just keeps building up excitement for Camp. Saranac, here we come.
I love you guys
TJ
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Where has my confidence gone?
I know it may not have seemed like it all week, but I've been severely stressed out this week. The thoughts that have been running though my head have been screaming at me really hard lately, and I know there is something I can do to get them to stop.
The only thing I can do is stop being so scared of the things of this world, and finally say what I need to say. I've said it many, many times, and I'll say it again. I don't understand why the things of this world scare me so much
I've finally realized that I am way too hard on myself. I have a tendency to get down on myself if I don't do something, be it doing it right, or not at all. This is not just in sports, or at home. I believe that I've been getting more and more down on myself this week because I've made it my goal to finally get what I need to say out before the end of the next YoungLife club. The only problem is, it just seems that the longer I wait, the harder it gets. All I really want to do is ask a freaking question! Is that too much to ask of myself? Apparently it is..
I have taken all of the confidence I have in Christ, and tried to put it on myself. I've been trying to get this thing done without Him. What a shocker, I'm failing..... Epically. I really need to stop trying to do it on my own, and give it all up to the Lord, and let Him do the work in me. There is a lot that I have been trying to do on my own, and I'm glad that I've come to this realization. I don't understand why I've been struggling so much with this stuff, even though I can go out and preach it like it's my job.
So yeah, I am very tired of trying to do it all by myself, and thinking that I can get away with doing it alone. I must be crazy to think that I even stand half of a chance out in the world with any situation if I am not constantly trying to glorify God with everything that I am doing. I must be crazy to think that I even stand a chance with talking to this one person without trying to keep Him in the center of my life. Matthew 6:33 says "Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all other things will be given to you". I'm done with seeking my own satisfaction. I'm done with just trying to do it myself. I'm going to do whatever it takes to remember that He is where my confidence lies, and whenever I forget him when my heart starts chasing someone, it's only headed to failure.
All I know is, I'm going to try to loosen up on myself for a bit. I've just been too stressed about the fact that I am a freaking scaredy cat and won't simply ask someone a question. How much time should this take? Well, it's going on 2 months in a few days, and I think that it's time that I stopped thinking about it, and just started doing it.
May as well get it done with sooner before the time is done right?
I love you. You may or may not know who you are yet, but even if you think it's not you. You may be right, you may be wrong. A simple question is all it takes. Yeah, hard to think about, that coming from me. I really need to learn to practice what I preach. It may come in handy one day,
So, my friend said she was tempted to tell said girl about it. I'm glad she didn't, but I really think that if I go to wait too long, then it's just a matter of time til she does. I'm scared about that too.
That's all for tonight. I'm feeling less stressed, but still thinking that the help of my good friend will be....Well, helpful.
I love you guys.
TJ
The only thing I can do is stop being so scared of the things of this world, and finally say what I need to say. I've said it many, many times, and I'll say it again. I don't understand why the things of this world scare me so much
I've finally realized that I am way too hard on myself. I have a tendency to get down on myself if I don't do something, be it doing it right, or not at all. This is not just in sports, or at home. I believe that I've been getting more and more down on myself this week because I've made it my goal to finally get what I need to say out before the end of the next YoungLife club. The only problem is, it just seems that the longer I wait, the harder it gets. All I really want to do is ask a freaking question! Is that too much to ask of myself? Apparently it is..
I have taken all of the confidence I have in Christ, and tried to put it on myself. I've been trying to get this thing done without Him. What a shocker, I'm failing..... Epically. I really need to stop trying to do it on my own, and give it all up to the Lord, and let Him do the work in me. There is a lot that I have been trying to do on my own, and I'm glad that I've come to this realization. I don't understand why I've been struggling so much with this stuff, even though I can go out and preach it like it's my job.
So yeah, I am very tired of trying to do it all by myself, and thinking that I can get away with doing it alone. I must be crazy to think that I even stand half of a chance out in the world with any situation if I am not constantly trying to glorify God with everything that I am doing. I must be crazy to think that I even stand a chance with talking to this one person without trying to keep Him in the center of my life. Matthew 6:33 says "Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all other things will be given to you". I'm done with seeking my own satisfaction. I'm done with just trying to do it myself. I'm going to do whatever it takes to remember that He is where my confidence lies, and whenever I forget him when my heart starts chasing someone, it's only headed to failure.
All I know is, I'm going to try to loosen up on myself for a bit. I've just been too stressed about the fact that I am a freaking scaredy cat and won't simply ask someone a question. How much time should this take? Well, it's going on 2 months in a few days, and I think that it's time that I stopped thinking about it, and just started doing it.
May as well get it done with sooner before the time is done right?
I love you. You may or may not know who you are yet, but even if you think it's not you. You may be right, you may be wrong. A simple question is all it takes. Yeah, hard to think about, that coming from me. I really need to learn to practice what I preach. It may come in handy one day,
So, my friend said she was tempted to tell said girl about it. I'm glad she didn't, but I really think that if I go to wait too long, then it's just a matter of time til she does. I'm scared about that too.
That's all for tonight. I'm feeling less stressed, but still thinking that the help of my good friend will be....Well, helpful.
I love you guys.
TJ
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Comfort and fear
Lately, I've felt both scared for a few things, and comfortable for things. Scared because, I, unlike a lot of people seem to think, and am very awful at telling people what I really think and feel. I will say that I think that I definitely need to stop being so scared. I need to stop caring what everyone who is on this earth thinks about what I have to say. People who are of this earth can do absolutely nothing to harm my emotional or spiritual state.
For some reason, I seem to be unable to control my feelings. They haven't changed at all, and now I'm at this point to where everyone knows how I feel and who it's about. I wouldn't be surprised if she knew, but wasn't telling me.
My question is, why do I let fear paralyze myself? What reason do I have for letting the things of this earth keep me from telling people how I really feel about them. I can tell pretty much anyone else, but I for some reason can not tell the person who the feelings are for about them. What is fear anyway?
Fear is defined as
For some reason, I seem to be unable to control my feelings. They haven't changed at all, and now I'm at this point to where everyone knows how I feel and who it's about. I wouldn't be surprised if she knew, but wasn't telling me.
My question is, why do I let fear paralyze myself? What reason do I have for letting the things of this earth keep me from telling people how I really feel about them. I can tell pretty much anyone else, but I for some reason can not tell the person who the feelings are for about them. What is fear anyway?
Fear is defined as
1.
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
3.
concern or anxiety; solicitude:
5.
that which causes a feeling of being afraid; that of which a person is afraid
Things that are common that I can take away from most of these is that it's a condition. In other words, it's a mindset. We can control all of the fear that we feel. We never really think of it this way, but I think that if I can at least fake it for long enough, then it will become second nature to not be afraid of things.
The only thing we have to fear is God. God's power to judge us is a very, very scary thought. I don't know why I would want to be afraid of the things on this planet. I'm very tired of being scared. What is the point of fear? Why are so quick to let it control us and not act in the way that might be better for our relationships? There is nothing to be afraid of. Heck, "Do not fear" is the most said command in the Bible. Time to start taking it literally again.
Comfort is defined as
1.
relief in affliction; consolation; solace: Her presence was a comfort to him.
2.
a feeling of relief or consolation: Her forgiveness afforded him great comfort.
3.
a person or thing that gives consolation: She was a great comfort to him.
I don't know about you guys, but I think fear can cause people to become comfortable. It can also be a motivation to get away from comfort. I think that if when I was scared of something, but instead of letting it paralyze me, use it to fuel the things that I want to do, then I would be perfectly comfortable with being uncomfortable. I think that is the one thing that I need to get through my head. Comfort is nothing more than me being scared to do something.
I don't know, but I'm sick of being the guy who is scared to do something. I just think that I'm too comfortable with not stepping out of where I feel safe. I'm sick of being safe. Screw. Safety. I can not describe how sick of being safe I am. There is nothing more sickening in life. Trust me. There is nothing that can tear people down.
I started writing this last night. Forgot my internet crashed. Haha
I love you guys
TJ
I started writing this last night. Forgot my internet crashed. Haha
I love you guys
TJ
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Rockbridge......Part 5??
Well, here we go again boys and girls. A number of people including me are going to Rockbridge Alum Springs again for Work Crew! WyldLife weekend this time too! I believe that this is going to be different from the last time that I did Work Crew, but I still believe that it's going to be the same fun time. I can't wait to go to Rockbridge and just do everything I can to make sure that the kids that are there for this weekend not only don't have to worry about a thing, but that they also might see Christ in whatever they do.
I hope that this time away from Roanoke will really do something more than just teach me how to love kids better. I hope this time will help me to grow with my own relationship with Christ, and maybe even the people that I am going with. I hope that as many people as we can possibly get away with taking can go. If you've never been on Work Crew before, I would seriously recommend it, because it is definitely the best time ever. I think Work Crew is more fun that being a camper in some respects.
Don't get me wrong, being a campter is very, very fun, but I just can't get over how much fun doing Work Crew over Fall Weekend was. I hope that I can do Work Crew for Summer time next year as a junior. Most importantly, I hope that this time doing Work Crew will really show me a little more about Christ. I really think that Work Crew is going to change at least one person's life. Not even just someone who is there as a camper. I know that someone who is doing Work Crew will be changed in some way. I know my life was changed when I first got back.
Side note: Kendall, if you aren't going, I will do my best to try and bring you back some Bloo Drank. No promises, because I don't know what I'm going to put it in since I don't have my freakin' water bottle anymore..-_-
Well, here's to the Lord. I love you guys.
TJ
"We were meant to live for so much more. Have we lost ourselves? Somewhere, we live inside. Somewhere we live inside" - Switchfoot
I hope that this time away from Roanoke will really do something more than just teach me how to love kids better. I hope this time will help me to grow with my own relationship with Christ, and maybe even the people that I am going with. I hope that as many people as we can possibly get away with taking can go. If you've never been on Work Crew before, I would seriously recommend it, because it is definitely the best time ever. I think Work Crew is more fun that being a camper in some respects.
Don't get me wrong, being a campter is very, very fun, but I just can't get over how much fun doing Work Crew over Fall Weekend was. I hope that I can do Work Crew for Summer time next year as a junior. Most importantly, I hope that this time doing Work Crew will really show me a little more about Christ. I really think that Work Crew is going to change at least one person's life. Not even just someone who is there as a camper. I know that someone who is doing Work Crew will be changed in some way. I know my life was changed when I first got back.
Side note: Kendall, if you aren't going, I will do my best to try and bring you back some Bloo Drank. No promises, because I don't know what I'm going to put it in since I don't have my freakin' water bottle anymore..-_-
Well, here's to the Lord. I love you guys.
TJ
"We were meant to live for so much more. Have we lost ourselves? Somewhere, we live inside. Somewhere we live inside" - Switchfoot
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Teach me how to love.
This is the first post since I started wanting to not have a plan for my posts since I started. It's going to be like song lyrics, but the song doesn't exist. It's got the rhythm to "Teach Me How To Jerk", and I just thought about doing it, so here goes,
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love.
God, teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me, teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, (fade out)
When it comes to lovin' kids He's got the potion
When people really need it, he loves, them
We tryna love, but it ain't quite like, Him
Now tell me, if you can love like an ocean.
Like this, you know His truths stick
I'm sure you've heard, he had clean lips.
Now watch Him clean us, there ain't no clean kids.
Try to love like Him, I guarantee you'll get your life lived.
Pause, drop, pray, stop
Unlike the Chain Gang, Grace came, come, watch
When you ain't lovin' you gone be so, hot
Cause His love be so great it make my heart, stop
He's, killin' the pain but we hurt in the street
We say we on fire but we look to the heat
If you tryna show love first, work with your teeth
Talk slow, drop low, and pray at His feet like
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love.
God, teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me, teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, (fade out)
Jesus said to us, Hi I'm Him, love's so low, here it's right at the brim
We are them three not concerned about sin. It's your time to love with the lights on dim
And all the other men that are keeping to you. Never pose for the camera so God will get the view
Believers always love it when He's doing what He do, they be sayin' "Jesus could you teach me how to?"
He just says grace, and the bread they try to grab it
Tryna show people love, who ain't never had it
His clothes weren't nice, and He never really bragged it
But talking was just natural Lovin' is the habit
Yeah, evil is the reason that you ever wanna curse
He's all up on you boy, cause he knows you're on the Earth
The people gave Him room cause they saw Him when He worked
Then when He's done they be askin' "Can you teach me how to love"
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love.
God, teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me, teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, (fade out)
Okay, pause, step, now love Him right back, back
Love Him right back, love Him love Him right back
pause, step, now love Him right back, back
Love Him right back, love Him love Him right back
Now put your knees on the ground take it down digga down, down down digga down take it down digga down.
Put your knees to the ground, take it down digga down down down digga down take it down digga down
And now we prayin' prayin' prayin' all night
Prayin' prayin' prayin' all night
Prayin' prayin' prayin' all night
We know how it go when He loves us all. He loves us all l-l-loves us all
Man, we know how to go when He loves us all. He loves us all l-l-loves us all
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love.
God, teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me, teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, (fade out)
This went a lot better than I expected it to. I hope y'all enjoy this. I know there are some parts that could be better, but I think it gets the point across. I thank God for His idea for this, and that He let me write it down.
Love you guys
TJ
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love.
God, teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me, teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, (fade out)
When it comes to lovin' kids He's got the potion
When people really need it, he loves, them
We tryna love, but it ain't quite like, Him
Now tell me, if you can love like an ocean.
Like this, you know His truths stick
I'm sure you've heard, he had clean lips.
Now watch Him clean us, there ain't no clean kids.
Try to love like Him, I guarantee you'll get your life lived.
Pause, drop, pray, stop
Unlike the Chain Gang, Grace came, come, watch
When you ain't lovin' you gone be so, hot
Cause His love be so great it make my heart, stop
He's, killin' the pain but we hurt in the street
We say we on fire but we look to the heat
If you tryna show love first, work with your teeth
Talk slow, drop low, and pray at His feet like
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love.
God, teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me, teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, (fade out)
Jesus said to us, Hi I'm Him, love's so low, here it's right at the brim
We are them three not concerned about sin. It's your time to love with the lights on dim
And all the other men that are keeping to you. Never pose for the camera so God will get the view
Believers always love it when He's doing what He do, they be sayin' "Jesus could you teach me how to?"
He just says grace, and the bread they try to grab it
Tryna show people love, who ain't never had it
His clothes weren't nice, and He never really bragged it
But talking was just natural Lovin' is the habit
Yeah, evil is the reason that you ever wanna curse
He's all up on you boy, cause he knows you're on the Earth
The people gave Him room cause they saw Him when He worked
Then when He's done they be askin' "Can you teach me how to love"
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love.
God, teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me, teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, (fade out)
Okay, pause, step, now love Him right back, back
Love Him right back, love Him love Him right back
pause, step, now love Him right back, back
Love Him right back, love Him love Him right back
Now put your knees on the ground take it down digga down, down down digga down take it down digga down.
Put your knees to the ground, take it down digga down down down digga down take it down digga down
And now we prayin' prayin' prayin' all night
Prayin' prayin' prayin' all night
Prayin' prayin' prayin' all night
We know how it go when He loves us all. He loves us all l-l-loves us all
Man, we know how to go when He loves us all. He loves us all l-l-loves us all
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love.
God, teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to love, teach me teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me, teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me how to love teach me teach me how to love
Teach me how to, teach me how to, teach me how to love
God, teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, (fade out)
This went a lot better than I expected it to. I hope y'all enjoy this. I know there are some parts that could be better, but I think it gets the point across. I thank God for His idea for this, and that He let me write it down.
Love you guys
TJ
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