My anthem right now...

Chisel me

In this life we fight.
And this world is our arena.

And like Maximus Aurelius, I stand side-by-side with my brother…we fightin, as we press towards the mark of the high calling.

And along the way, we pray, Father God….Chisel us. Make us more like you.

I fight myself daily bra, sometimes it just aint enough, sometimes when the fight is on, yo boy feel like givin up/When flesh starts to flarin up, it’s mission to beat me down, oh Lord turn the fire up, b-b-b-break me down/I used to feel by myself. One look in the mirror, and I wish I was somebody else. I know it’s the enemy, but You can deliver me from the s-s-sin in me, Father God come and chisel me.

I want to be Your masterpiece woven in Your tapestry. Rid me of dead weight, take away my audacity/The struttin’ is wickedness; man I’m sick of my sinfulness. I try to prohibit this, but give in to my carcass strength/I humble myself the best way I know how, I thought I could be righteous on my own, but I know now, Romans 5:11, I’m only reconciled through Christ, I know it’s gonna hurt but I need you to Strike!

Hook: Chisel me Holy God/Break me down with Your love/ Don't spare Your Holy Rod/Though this pain will be tough/ Chisel me Lord/Mold me to look like You/this isn't easy but/do what You gotta do/Chisel me Lord

Oh I how I pray you’ll work through me Lord and remove all the actions/ wait I’m not properly movin’ Lord/ this is proof of my lack of faith and I’m knowin’ this ain’t right, but my life and my light so dim I don’t fight when enticed by my sin, my delight should be Him/my weakness can’t be denied, and I know my theology’s nothin’ if not applied, Oh, God/ I know the doctrines, the atonement, to eschatology, but am I in love with You or in love with theology?/ Lord, I know it’s gotta be the pride in me that’s after me, this is hard to pray, but if You love me God then chasten me, chisel me/I know that you’ve forgiven me, but I know that livin’ just ain’t livin ‘less You live through me/break me Lord and deliver me, take me Lord and start bending me, shake me Lord as you get to me/I’m thankful for the payment you safely stored and You’ll finish it/ refine and then burn thru, save me from the trash of my past that it seems I have returned to.

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It’s me again Oh Lord on my knees and now I’m bearin’ witness to the fact that I’ve fallen again, Lord please help me with this/I’m tryin’ to get up out it but daily I struggle with it/I’m tryin to change my ways, but Father somehow I keep slippin’/Caught up in all these struggles, caught up in all this mess, caught up with the way that I’m livin, so now I confess/ that I need You now more than ever please come and change my life/Chisel me make me holy with eyes open so that I see right/I tried it on my own/foolish by works alone/A lethal trap that leaves you strapped like when you borrow loans/I tried to change my life without faith in the Son above, Father forgive me, draw near me please come show Your holy love.

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