Set Me On Fire

I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence." But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased. My heart grew hot within me, and as I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:
(Psa 39:1-3)

I love this passage because I can completely relate to it. I've been there. So have most of you. When you don't understand God, you see an injustice, or you hear someone ranting, and they're completely off the mark, and a part of you says to just leave it alone, walk away, pipe down, don't make waves, just forget it... and then you feel that stirring. :) You know it. This spark that starts from deep within. Soon as you feel it, you know what's going to happen, and for that reason alone, there's this flutter of anquish, this 'uh-oh!' that streaks across your mind.
The battle begins, to shut up, to speak up, and your insides heat up. Before long there's a forest fire, a blaze flashing, crashing in your soul, and by the time you open your mouth, it's not usually because you want to, it's more that you have to.
You cry out, it bursts out, and you may as well be vomiting, because there's no stopping you until it's all said, and only then will you be finished and at rest.

That's passion.

We just wrote and recorded our latest song... in 2 days.
We came together, prayed, and then David played a few lines of a verse and chorus he'd come up with. He started talking about what he was envisioning for the song, and the rest came flowing out in this awesome collaboration. By the time I finished writing the song I couldn't type fast enough.

We still needed a feedback, powered monitor to play live, so David put his 1967 Galaxie on Craigslist at 1:30. It sold not 8 hours later, and today the monitor is sitting here with all the rest of the equipment. Praise God.

Set Me On Fire

I was walking,
I was thinking
about what would happen
if it all came down today.

Would I be good enough?

Being a good guy,
having the right words
doesn't get me through the gates
or so I've heard.

It just ain't good enough.

Waiting til midnight
to make it all right,
then i die at 11:59.

It just ain't good enough.

Set me on fire
for you Jesus.
Keep me rooted in your word
through the message that I've heard

Set me on fire
for you Jesus.
Give me your law so I don't fall.
Shine your light on me so I can be

On fire, for you Jesus.
On fire, for you Jesus, for you Jesus.

Going to church,
just filling the pews,
thinking that you've paid your dues
and that's good enough,

Well it just ain't good enough.

Working out life
by your own hands,
thinking you can get God
to fit your plans
and He'll fix you up...

just ain't good enough.

Bridge:
Bow your head, bend your knee
to the One who sets the sinner free.
Give your life, give your love
to the only One ever good enough.

Set me on fire
for you Jesus.
Keep me rooted in your word
through the message that I've heard

Set me on fire
for you Jesus.
Give me your law so I don't fall.
Shine your light on me so I can be

On fire, for you Jesus.
On fire, for you Jesus, for you Jesus.

(Psalm 39:1-3, James 2:8-12, James 1:22-25, Luke 13:1-5)