Lee Bryson

Foosball

2009-10-21T01:49:00.000-07:00

Ok, so there's this table soccer game called foosball that I really like to play sometimes, and I used to be pretty good at it. Just thinking back, I remember how intense I used to concentrate on the game and how quick my reflexes were with that kind of concentration. Well, after winning most of the times when I would play, I slowly started shifting towards a more relaxed style of playing. I was just playing the game, and when I started to just play the game, I started to lose it. I started allowing more goals to be scored against me, and didn't score quite as often. Well, earlier tonight I was playing one of my best friends, and he was kicking my butt. The score was like 4 to 9, and it all of a sudden hit me that I wasn't concentrating as hard as I used to. So, I completely changed my mind set and focused really really hard, like I used to do. When I did that, the game took a complete turn. I started scoring and then all of a sudden the score was 9 to 9. It was tied up, and it was game point. Well, I didn't become relaxed again. Instead I kept the concentration and ended up scoring the winning point.

Ok, the reason I told that story was not to show how awesome I am at foosball. Actually the truth is, my friend is probably beating me in wins if you add up all the games we've played each other. But what I really want to say is: if you go towards your goals in a relaxed manner, you may reach them or you may not. But, if you concentrate with everything you have, you can achieve way more than you ever thought you could. So when God reveals to you the purpose for your life, go at it with everything you have, with complete concentration. You'll be amazed at what he can do through you when you give him everything you've got.

Insecurity

2009-10-14T00:37:00.000-07:00

If you allow your insecurity to control you, you will never reach your full potential. It's the lack of confidence that keeps you from taking risks, and if you don't take risks, you'll never stretch yourself. And if you never stretch yourself, you'll never improve. It's important to remember that God gave you the exact gifts and talents that he knew you would need to do what he's calling you to do. If you doubt your ability to perform in the situation God has placed you in, then are you really doubting yourself or are you doubting God's gift in you?

Yeah, God just smacked me upside the head with that info and I figured I would share for anyone else who faces self doubt.

Take This Cup

2009-10-11T19:24:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
with your blood you bought my life
with your pain and sacrifice
to you my life I give
I am yours, Lord I’m yours

Pre-Chorus:
hold on, don’t call me there
this is not what I want, I don’t understand
my life is yours but why this part
this call is too big and way too far

Chorus:
take this cup, take it all away
I don’t want to die to myself today
I’m too scared of what may come
but not my will, but yours be done

Verse 2:
as you guide me into your will
by your peace, I’ll know that it’s real
your plans are beyond my mind
who am I, be my guide

Chorus 2:
Here’s my life, I give it all away
take up my cross and die today
I am scared but here I come
not my will, but yours be done

Faithful One

2009-10-11T19:18:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
To know you’re here with me now
my life is so secure
The one who raised from death to life
is strength for me in hard times

Pre-Chorus:
You reign, my King. To you I sing

Chorus:
Your graciousness, oh God, it blows me away
You’ve given everything I have by your grace
and you will never let me go, my God no
Your faithfulness remains forever always

Verse 2:
by faith you’ve always opened doors
as I have grown to trust you more
there’s nothing that can’t be done
You are the resurrected one

Bridge:
You’ve never failed me, never Lord
How could I doubt you, my faithful one

So In Love

2009-10-11T19:15:00.000-07:00

Verse:
In you there is life
In you there is joy
In you there is peace
In you there is strength
In you there is hope
In you there is love

PreChorus:
You are God and you are good
I give you all the praise
Glory, honor
It all belongs to you
Your mercy reigns down on me
And your grace abundantly
Your blood has covered all my sins
I’m forgiven, because of you
I’m forgiven, because of you

Chorus:
Lord I’m in love with you
So in love with you
It’s the cry of my heart
And the cry of my soul
I love you Lord, I love you
I’m in love with you
So in love with you
So draw close to me
As I draw close to you
Cause I love you Lord, I love you

Taste of Blue

2009-10-11T19:13:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
Take a look around, and tell me what you find here
waves are crashing down, the darkness overwhelming

Pre-Chorus 1:
you can run away from everything and find
that it is just a single step behind
you now, don’t cry just look into my eyes
and see that everything’s alright

Chorus:
just take my hand and see that everything is changing
a step into a whole new part of history we’re making

Verse 2:
taste the shade of blue, an ordinary work of
one who you once knew, the sand of time is changing

Pre-Chorus 2:
grasp the wheel of life and listen for my voice
I’ll guide you through this storm tonight
don’t doubt the hand, the power you possess
this wall is not too tall for you

Bridge:
what have you done
you think you’ll never let go
you must forgive yourself
and let go

Chorus 2:
you, you run so fast since all your chains have now been broken
alive, take hold of life for now a freedom has awakened

Colors

2009-10-11T19:08:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
The sunrise awoke me as the water scattered the light
The clouds up above me transformed the sky
The rain grew heavy but the sun was still shinning
As colors filled the sky

PreChorus:
But they make me think
The colors that I see
They all point out a different view
A different view of you

Chorus:
It’s the green that makes you come alive
It’s the red that fills your heart tonight
It’s the blue that make the world spin around for you
It’s the violet for your royalty
And the orange that seems to capture me
And the yellow for the treasure that I see

Verse 2:
Everything around me portrays a different light
Different shades of beauty arise in my eyes
The green from the grass that’s growing
And the blue from the sky that’s spinning around
My eyes would be bored now
without the colors all around

Bridge:
Open my eyes, All I see is you, Open my eyes, Colors of you
Open my eyes, And you make my world go round
Open my eyes, Paint my life, Open my eyes, Color me
Open my eyes, I want to see you now

Kingdom of God

2009-10-11T19:06:00.001-07:00

Verse 1:
Open the shades, there’s light to be seen
this presence so thick, yes we believe
this place, this time, now, it’s here, do you feel it too
we taste, we ear the wind of power rushing through
this truth, we have it now, It’s living in us
Jesus Christ is alive, God is present with us
God is present with us

Verse 2:
The moment is here, this is the time
every moment is precious cause Christ is alive
We taste, we see you, you’re moving through us
so take everything that we, that we can be
and use all of our strengths, my God, use them for you
Your love, driving our hearts to do all that we do

Chorus:
Let your kingdom rush through us now
we give you our lives, we give you the crown
come with your power displaying your might
the mighty Kingdom of God is alive
opening eyes, all the blind will see
the sick will be healed, strength for the weak
by your holy name, we live out your truth
give you all the fame, cause it’s all for you

Verse 3:
This truth is alive and it’s too good to miss
You’ve opened the heaven’s to give us a kiss
Your love, mmm how it taste so sweet, fill up this place
with ones devoted to you, my God, send out your troops
of peace, fill up the streets with love like never before
send us, God we will go, cause God we are yours

Only You Can

2009-10-11T19:04:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
If you are so big, why would we dream things so small
If you are our strength, why would we act like this goal is too large
So God be the reason we’re dreaming
these dreams that are too big to do on our own

Chorus:
Only you can, only your hand
we are too small, but God yes you can
this dream is to big for us to do it alone
so God we’re trusting you, God we’re trusting you
cause only you can

Verse 2:
Don’t let us stand still, when we could be moving, moving for you
this life is too short, so here we come running, we’re running with you
don’t let us loose sight, but keep our eyes on you
so that we can run to your impossible goal
and see that...

The Cure

2009-10-11T19:02:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
If I had found the cure
to something killing you
would you want to know
or should I hold on to
this remedy
and keep it for myself
would you believe

Chorus:
God has sent his only Son
to live and die for you
this love has come for you
Jesus gave his life
(for you and now)
you can have life beyond compare
there is a God who cares
his love can rescue you
cause Jesus is alive

Verse 2:
this love is like no love
that’s ever loved before
so great, it knows no bounds
and it’s knocking at your door
Jesus is the truth
the life and the way
love is here for you

Bridge:
how could I sit here and lie
when everything from deep inside of me
has felt a God that’s real
embrace me with his love that’s real
and I want you to have it too
I’ll regret it now if I hold out on you
I want my life to be
a reflection of what God means to me

Life Is New

2009-10-11T19:00:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
Life, in this life there is pain, we hurt down in our souls
what is life, why are we here, what truth is to unfold
what have we done to ourselves, to each other,
Love, how can we have love when we don’t know what love is

Pre-Chorus:
So we look to the one, who loved us from the cross
he gave up his life and showed us how to love

Chorus:
Jesus, your love gives hope to the hurt
and your gift of life is new now
Jesus we give our lives all to you
teach us how to love

Verse 2:
There’s hope for the hopeless, there’s peace for the restless
there’s joy for the broken, Jesus is life
now, there is purpose for our being, a reason to live
No more regrets, we are forgiven, we are loved

Bridge:
we’re never going back, we are changed
Jesus Christ, we praise your name
You died to set the sinners free
I am free, we are free

Forever King

2009-10-11T18:58:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
We come to praise our holy King
and with one voice we all sing
holy holy, Lamb of God,
we sing, we sing

Chorus:
You alone are God of all
you Reign forever King of kings
at your name all knees will bow
and say Jesus Christ is King

Verse 2:
none compare, so beautiful
in all that you have done
worthy worthy, Lord of lords
we sing, we sing

Bridge:
No ones perfect but you Lord
I’ll sing forever, I adore
everything you are
yes everything you are

Song Lyrics for "Paint My Life"

2009-10-11T18:54:00.000-07:00

Ok, so many of you have been requesting that I post the my lyrics to all of the songs on the "Paint My Life" album. So, I've decided that I would start a blog and I can post all of the lyrics on here for whoever is interested.