Empty Me

♪Empty me of the selfishness inside, every vain ambition and the poison of my pride and any foolish thing my heart holds to, Lord empty me of me so I can be filled with you♫ -Chris Sligh "Empty Me"

This is song number five in my attempt to describe myself in ten songs. The past two or three songs have been more upbeat in an attempt to show a bit of my more fun side. However, this song is just the opposite...no its not really showing my boring side (although I do have one), but it describes a very serious part of my life. This song is pretty much my prayer every day of my life, but it really hit me this past summer when I worked at camp. During one of the work weeks, "Empty Me" came on my iTunes and really listened to the lyrics and realized that this song was the commitment I needed to make for that summer and for the rest of my life. It hit me that I cannot be the servant I need to be and that God calls me to be when I am too wrapped up in myself.  It is only when we take the focus of ourselves and refocus on God and others that we can really make a difference in the world and the lives of people. Anyone who knows me well (and is willing to be honest) can tell you that I have a pride issue, I often find myself on an ego trip, and I think very highly of myself. After seeing this selfish and arrogant attitude, I realized that these lyrics are the exact attitude that I needed to adopt. It is only when I empty myself of everything that is me that God can fill me with Him and I can become exactly who I am called to be. I have to be honest, it is a slap in the face and humility is one of the hardest things for me to accomplish, but I am a work in progress. Nothing that I have or can do on my own is worth keeping...as the bridge says "Everything is a lesser thing compared to You."  Nothing and no one is more valuable than Jesus Christ Himself.  I challenge you to empty yourself to make room for God and to be willing to surrender to the humility that we all need a dose of.

"Empty Me"

I've had just enough of the spotlight

When it burns bright

To see how it gets in the blood

And I've tasted my share

Of the sweet life

And the wild ride

And found a little is not quite enough

I know how i can stray

And how fast my heart could change

Empty me

Of the selfishness inside

Every vain ambition

And the poison of my pride

And any foolish thing my heart holds to

Lord empty me of me

So I can be

Filled with you

Ive seen just enough of the quick buys

Of the best lies

To know how prodigals can be drawn away

I know how I can stray

And how fast my heart could change

Empty me

Of the selfishness inside

Every vain ambition

And the poison of my pride

And any foolish thing my heart holds to

Lord empty me of me

So I can be

Filled with you

Cause everything is a lesser thing

Compared to you

Compared to you

Cause everything is a lesser thing

Compared to you

So I surrender all

Empty me

Of the selfishness inside

Every vain ambition

And the poison of my pride

Empty me

Of the selfishness inside

Every vain ambition

And the poison of my pride

And any foolish thing my heart holds to

Lord empty me of me

So I can be

Filled with you.

Filled with you

Empty me