Where Your Heart Is

I lived in a place called denial, unwilling to face
the truth, angered, frustrated and broken
not knowing what I should do. I kept running around
in circles, thinking I could if I tried
long enough, hard enough, maybe
I wouldn’t be living a lie. I knew if I just worked harder
someday I’d finally arrive. If only my resolve
were stronger, I’d do more than merely survive.

But the dream I was eagerly chasing
seemed further and further away.
Life’s too demanding, the doors were all slamming each day.
I died in pity and sorrow, eventually losing control.
The grip I thought I had mastered
actually never did hold. Not one single ounce
of compassion, not even a small drop of love
only my selfish ambition – is all that I had plenty of.
Purely out of desperation, I cried out to You for help.
I need to learn to let go of the fear
and stop thinking of only myself.

Please teach me how to be patient.
Please show me what I must do
to leave the cares of this world far behind
and instead only seek after You.

For where your heart is, there your treasure lies
and the truth lives deep within your life
and there is no way to disguise what’s real deep inside.
There is no reason for being, apart from receiving
Your love, so I’ll step out in faith believing
that in You I’m more than enough.
For where Your heart is, that’s where my treasure lies
and Your truth lives, revealed within my life.
And there is no way to hide what I now realize.
Love is where Your heart is.