Yearn - By Shane&Shane

Holy design
This place in time
That I might seek and find my God
My God


Lord, I wanna yearn for You
I wanna burn with passion over You
And only You
Lord, I wanna yearn for You
I wanna burn with passion over You
And only You
Lord, I wanna yearn


Your joy is mine
Yet why am I fine
With all my singing and bringing grain
In light of Him?


I wanna yearn for You
I wanna burn with passion over You
And only You
Lord, I wanna yearn for You
I wanna burn with passion over You
And only You


Oh You give life and breath
In You we live and move
That's why I sing


Lord, I wanna yearn for You
I wanna burn with passion over You
And only You
Lord, I wanna yearn for You
I wanna burn with passion
Over You and only You
Lord, I wanna yearn

I Dare You

When I was a little girl, I remember getting bullied. I remember being called names that at that time, I didn't even know existed, and every day getting insulted about my weight.  I remember choosing to stay after school until 4:30 every day, so that I could take the late bus because according to the other kids, I was not allowed my seat on the regular bus. I remember getting physically sick every Sunday evening, with the knowledge of the horror I had to deal with for the week coming up. I remember getting things thrown at me, sitting by myself at lunch, and even being hated by teachers. I could never stick up for myself at that time, so instead I just swallowed it all. 

dare

   [dair]  Show IPA verb, dared or ( Archaic ) durst;dared; daring; present singular 3rd person dares or dare,noun

1.

to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough

What if just one child at my school DARED to have the courage and boldness to take a risk and do the opposite of what everyone else was doing?


Friends, before I go any further here, I need you to know that this post was not so that you'd feel bad for me. I harbor nothing and am healed by God's grace. What hurts me is that many people are not yet at that point.


I just watched a video that broke my heart. I just watched a video of a 68-year-old woman who is a school bus monitor, who had to deal with being verbally harassed and insulted for an entire 10 minute video. (I could only stomach about 5 minutes of it.) They called her names that no human being should ever have to hear. They pained her to the point of tears. It brought back awful memories.


It reminded me that this is just a small instance of the pain that exists in this fallen world.


I dare you this week to do something remarkable.


Not something for your own benefit. 


I dare you this week to take one opportunity and do the exact opposite of what others are doing, or might be normal, acceptable, or even justified to you or to others.


I dare you to bless someone. 

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. -2 Timothy 1:7 

I dare you to make a difference.


And once you've done that, at the end of the day I dare you give all of the glory only to the Lord.


I dare you this week, to be extraordinary.