"Nothing Without You"

Hello all,

I am now a week into the new semester, and God has already been teaching me so much! I am excited for all that God will continue to teach me both in knowledge and in my walk with Him. It will be a challenging and stretching time for me, but I know it will be so worth it! I managed to survive through my Greek class, and am excited to put it to use in my Exegesis of Johannine literature course this semester. I also just got a job at Starbucks in Lexington, and am excited to start training tomorrow. I know I will be crazy between classes and work, but it will be good!

Lately, I have been listening to this song over and over again by Bebo Norman, called “Nothing Without You.” It has been my ongoing prayer and heart cry this past month. That God would shape and mold me so that this will be true. My prayer is that I may truly live a life that reflects the words in this song. To come to the point where I realize and live my life according to the fact that without Him, I have, and am nothing; but it is in Him and only Him that I can have strength and love in my brokenness and begin to share that strength and love with others around me. That the world may look at my life and see that apart from God, I am nothing. That God will “Take my time here on this earth and let it glorify all that (He is) worth.”

I have posted the lyrics below so that you all may read them, and ask yourself if you have this same heart cry in your own lives. If you have not heard or own this song, I encourage you to download it on Itunes by the artist “Jordan Howerton Band.” I hope you all have blessed week.

In Christ with love,

Jordan

“Take these hands and lift them up
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You

Take my voice and pour it out
Let it sing the songs of mercy I have found
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You

All my soul needs
Is all Your love to cover me
So all the world will see
That I have nothing without You

Take my body and build it up
May it be broken as an offering of love
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You

All my soul needs
Is all Your love to cover me
So all the world will see
That I have nothing
But I love You

With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind
With all the strength that I can find

Take my time here on this earth
And let it glorify all that You are worth
For I am nothing,
I am nothing without You”