Goodbye for now

This may be goodbye for now,
but this is not the end,
for I know we'll meet again;
where our broken hearts will mend.

You'll be waiting patiently above,
for the rest of us to come.
You'll welcome us with open arms and love.
It'll be the best type of reunion.

We'll all be like children again,
Leaving behind our lives tempted by sin.
Running around His gardens,
He'll have a mansion for us all.

We won't shed a single tear,
we won't have anything left to fear.
It will be a beautiful life,
Free from grief,
free from strife,
free from the trials of this earth.

Our bodies may lie 6 feet under the ground,
But our souls will soar to Heaven.
Where we'll sing praises,
where we'll shout with glee,
where we'll finally be free.

This may be goodbye for now,
but it's not goodbye forever.
For this earth is not our home,
our true home awaits in Heaven.

By Ashley Thompson

In loving memory of poppy and my mother.

RIP you will forever be missed!

Darkness

I feel myself slipping into the darkness again,
I don't wanna hide it,
and I don't wanna pretend.

I wish that I had a friend,
that I could confide in.
Instead I keep it all in my head,
and hide it with a smile.

This trial seems too hard for me to endure,
Lord I need you now,
of that is the only thing I'm sure.

Sleep isn't even satisfying anymore,
the devil is tormenting my dreams,
I wake up feeling more tired than before.
I'm falling apart at the seams.

Every task feels like a chore,
I can't take it anymore.
Just wanna take a hot shower,
and forget the whole world.

I'm trying to repair my soul,
I wanna get right with the Lord.
But my demons are always fighting me,
they're stealing my joy.

It's a constant war in my mind,
my brain, it never shuts off.
Anxiety is running rampant,
no matter how much I try to make it stop.

It's like the sun has lost it's shine,
the clouds are closing in.
I try my hardest to be better,
but the devil wants this win.

Dear God,
The darkness is closing in.
The enemy wants me to lose,
but I know you'll defend.
For when I'm weak,
You are strong.
Please keep me from slipping,
keep me from falling.
The devil's getting worried,
I know because he's stalling.

God will fight my battles for me,
I only need to be still.
But it's hard to remember when I'm at a standstill.
The darkness is closing in,
but it won't win this fight.
The Lord will protect me,
He'll bring me into his light.

By Ashley Thompson

Lost soul

I was once a lost soul,
I was living in sin,
but I didn't want to be condemned,
so I turned my eyes to Him.
He heard my cries and He saved me.

He could've left me here to rot,
but He saw my potential in full.
He knows that He can use my talents,
to save other lost souls
and make them pure.

All the pain I had to endure,
all the sleepless nights.
When I was at war with my demons,
I would lose every fight.

I almost lost myself completely,
I almost gave in.
My burdens have been heavy,
yet here I am.

I was born to stand out,
therefor I'll never fit in.
I'm never gonna conform
to be like them.

If God can use me,
He can use you too.
Just call out His name,
He'll answer you.

I went from broken to blessed,
and you can too.
Never give up your faith,
He'll never give up on you.

By Ashley Thompson

Jesus loves you

Jesus loves me this I know,
not only because the Bible tells me so.
For I have seen His miracles with my own eyes.

When the devil comes in,
he's in a disguise.
Masked as all the things you ever wanted,
He'll pull you under and
watch you drown.
The devil doesn't want you,
to receive your crown.

Jesus comes in and drags you out,
He'll show you the way as long as you don't doubt.
Jesus loves you,
Heart and soul.
He'll mend your brokenness,
He'll make you whole.

By Ashley Thompson

This world is not my home

This world is not my home,
that's why I've never felt that I belong.
This body, it feels foreign,
because it's on borrowed time.
The only part of me that will live forever,
is this tattered soul of mine.

Jesus reached out his hand,
he saved me from emptiness.
For I was drowning,
into a deep dark abyss.

This world is not my home,
I'll never feel like I belong.
God offered me his help,
I went from weak to strong.

He mended my heart,
He healed my soul.
He can do the same for you,
so you won't end up down below.

Just reach out your hand,
ask for His help.
He's never far,
He'll hear your yelp.

This world isn't your home,
surely you don't belong.
He'll be patiently waiting for you,
but don't make him wait too long.

By Ashley Thompson

Jesus saves

For I was drowning,
and you pulled me from the abyss.
Even though I ran away,
you pursued me anyway.

You've shown me mercy,
You've performed miracles in my life,
when I was living in grief and strife.

A light in the darkness,
that's what You are.
You looked right through me,
and You saw my heart.

I was headed towards the fiery pit,
I was ready to give up,
I was ready to quit.
But You pulled me out of despair.
Without You I may not be here.

I don't care what anyone says,
I know for a fact that my Jesus saves.

By Ashley Thompson