My new theme song...

Michael Card- Things we leave behind.

There sits Simon,
so foolishly wise
proudly he’s tending his nets.
Then Jesus calls,
and the boats drift away.
all that he owns he forgets.

More than the nets
he abandoned that day,
he found that his pride was soon drifting away.
And it’s hard to imagine the freedom we find
from the things we leave behind.

Matthew was mindful
of taking the tax,
pressing the people to pay.
Hearing the call,
he responded in faith,
and followed the Light and the Way.

Leaving the people
so puzzled he found,
the greed in his heart
was no longer around and
it’s hard to imagine
the freedom we find
from the things we leave behind.

Every heart needs to be set free,
from possessions
that hold it so tight.
‘Cause freedom’s not found in the things that we own,
It’s the power
to do what is right.

Jesus, our only possession,
giving becomes our delight.
We can’t imagine the freedom we find
from the things we leave behind.

We show a love for the world in our lives
by worshiping goods we possess.
But Jesus said lay all your treasures aside
and “love God above all the rest.”

‘Cause when we say ‘no’
to the things of the world,
we open our hearts
to the love of the Lord and
it’s hard to imagine
the freedom we find
from the things we leave behind.


humbled? Yes. Guilty? Yes. Encouraged? Yes. Forgiven? Yes.