"I Am Free"

They’re gone.
Oh the wonder
Of being free
How can You
Forget everything
That I’ve done?
You’ve taken them,
And thrown them
As far as the East
Is from the West
Thank you
For saving me
From my damnation
From this curse
And from an
Eternity of loneliness.

Now, I’m ensured
An eternity of security,
An eternity of love,
And life.

You know me
Better than I know myself,
You know what
I have done,
Yet you choose
To forget my past
And set me free.

Baptized in perfect love,
I am forgiven.

Thank you,
For loving me
To the point
That you would
Become a sacrifice
And free me
From my past.

By: Zach Trautman

:: Zach is one of my best friends, and when I saw his latest piece of work - I couldn't resist sharing it with all of you. Thanks Fishy!!! ::

Humility: True Greatness #5

Chapter 5

Simple Steps for Defeating Pride:

- "Reflect on the Wonder of the Cross."

- "All of us have an inflated view of ourselves, especially in self-righteousness, until we have visited a place called Calvary. It is there, at the foot of the cross, that we shrink to our true size." - John Stott

- "How can anyone be arrogant when he stands beside the cross?" - Carl Henry

- "The cross never flatters us."

- "Begin your Day acknowledging your Need for God."

- "The sin of pride is ACTIVE - not passive. Sin doesn't wake up tired, because it hasn't been sleeping. When you wake up in the morning, sin is right there, fully awake, ready to attack. So rather than be attacked by sin in the morning, [Mahaney's] chosen to go on the offensive."

- "Thankfulness is a soil in which pride does not easily grow." - Michael Ramsey

- Do I spend more time LISTENING to myself or SPEAKING TRUTH to myself???