Never Thought I Would Be A Believer
✝️Jesus-cember Day 1✝️
(Prompt: Never Thought I Would Be a Believer)
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I still remember Back when I never Could have thought I'd ever come to where I am.
Yet You've lifted me in Your Hand So so far from down where I began.
Proud unbeliever chasing doubts, Set on denying You. Rolling my lie-blinded eyes At every notion of the Truth. And I was Loved by You- The Christ who died for me when I was yet in sin and unbelief. My stubborn heart of stone drawn close, softened, already treasured, Loved mercifully long before it let you in.
Back then I never would have thought that I'd believe. Blind to how wonderful the Truth truly is! I didn't choose this faith and this love and beauty... But You've chosen me.
I never thought I would be a believer But before I ever thought of You You thought of me.
Dear Christ, I never would have guessed You'd choose to come into my life Redemption so Gracious: a life that I was wasting Was the life You chose to Save.
I saw the world as void when really I was never alone. But I guess the dark had made me blind And Your Light shone all along!
Before this heart loved You, God You first loved me. When I was still a sinner, Christ You died for me. When I was still a doubter Your Arm reached to teach and draw me- You have Saved me, You have called me to believe!
I never thought I would be a believer- It's true that pride is a deceiver.
When I look back I remember that yes, I once was lost But now I'm found!
I remember struggling to escape the choking chains of doubt. Caught in a dim place of desolation, Struggling weakly, barely hoping to get out.
Oh I was Staring at the ceiling Rehearsing every reason to remember You're real...
Knowing I needed assurance But feeling so unable to feel.
Desperate to be a believer, I never thought that faith would come so easy
I believe, Lord, Hallelujah! You've helped me with my unbelief!
How could I'd hoped that I'd be a believer? Now it's clear that doubt is a deceiver.
You broke the chains, I'm finally free! My Savior You've delivered me from unbelief.
Isn't it always like this...
I mocked and scoffed, Spewed irreverence, Denied the fact that You exist-
Yet when I was broken, When I was desperate, God's Gracious Hand reached down To gently rescue.
Healing the heart that had broken itself with its own deceit, The very God I'd disrespected, lovingly restoring me: And that's Your Mercy, Great and full of Grace.
Even broken by my sin, I was always Yours to mend. And Lord You've made me a believer. I'd been hurt by doubt and the deceiver But You bind my wounds with faith.
I still remember there've been deep and dark times I never thought I would survive... Yet Your Care brought me here, restored me And now I see the future You have always had for me!
I never thought I'd make it through But I've been carried, I've been healed It was all thanks to You.
Living the miracle of Jesus' Healing Grace. I now see You're Real. You perfectly heal, Every heart that cries out You make it new.
So many things I thought I'd never do, But with patient conviction God has taught me to. When I couldn't see through the fog of my apprehension My Shepherd led me through! Even in times when all that I had felt was weakness, Christ's Hand provides strength for every step of each believer, And He strengthened me.
I never knew How much I needed You Now I realize You've been keeping me in all I do. My very heartbeat, breath, and Life is thanks to You. Father I now know I'm Your creation! I've been Yours all along.
I never thought I'd love to live in meek humility and peace... Having wasted half my life Trudging in stubbornness and pride- I never realized it was so bitter.
But the Fruit of the Spirit, It took one taste To love goodness and kindness so sweet. I suddenly see the beauty In every mercy.
From a hardened heart I have been redeemed. Indeed the flesh is a deceiver Yet Your Spirit set me free!
I've wasted time not even thinking to believe or grace receive, But Lord, the years locusts and doubts eat, You redeem! And with Jesus now I truly live, in perfect fullness. I never knew my cup was empty 'till You made it overflow!
I never had imagined it's so good to live in love. I never knew such Joy existed! This Faith, it rises so so far above My brightest dream. I hadn't hoped I'd be this lifted As I am In the Hands of God.
So to those who think they never will be a believer: There was I time I never thought I'd have faith either. I could relate, I've lived those very doubts, for I once walked exactly there But here I am now... So blessed. Now looking back I see the best was yet ahead! And there is no denying Christ is Risen from the dead. I can attest as once-an-unbeliever That saying "Yes!" to Jesus Was the one step I could never regret.
I may have never thought I would believe, but now I've met Him, He's embraced me, with Perfect Love and Grace so real! I've lived to see, Faith changes everything- In brilliant ways I never thought were possible! (And it's beautiful...)
I am a believer I'm redeemed, I had sat doubting in the pit I'd dug, But God pulled me out!
I never thought I would be a believer But I've been Saved by Grace through Faith from the deceiver.
I never thought faith would be my life... I think back, then look Up and Rejoice! I am Home now! Such love has been poured out...
I was called out from the darkness to the Light. Rescued by the God I had denied And now I'm walking, living with the One I used to doubt- Graciously He pulled me out.
Oh Christ You came and all things beautifully changed. I never imagined that I'd live this life of faith- My faith's a gift that's freely given, The Life You Saved!
When I failed to praise Yours, You called me by name. When I wandered in sin, Your Love stayed the same. I was faithless- You were Faithful!
You were right there through every moment that I wasted You were real throughout my unbelief You were Love the whole time- When doubt had me too blind to see You Your Gracious Gaze saw me.
Never thought I would be a believer- Now all that I can say is, Thank You Jesus!
Thanks to Your Rescue, my Lord, I believe! Following You, I'm finally free! Leaving shadows of doubt forever behind Walking by Faith, I'm no longer blind For Yours is the Path to Life. You make me see the beauty of Your Light.
Finally aware of Your Presence I know You're real. Lord You have blessed me with the Joy doubts tried to steal.
I never thought I would be a believer... I never thought I'd live this lavish live. But hopelessness was a deceiver- Lord, You have lifted me to Light!
Dear God I never thought I would be a believer... Yet You never in Your Grace gave up on me. You showed such mercy to an unbeliever. It's all Your Gift that finally I believe.
Never thought I would be a believer Now forever Saved through Faith By God's Awesome Grace!
