Into the Fire

AN END

I’ve been down a hard, hard road but I’m comin’ to an end.
Saw many empty faces but never met a friend.
I’ve had some laughs and drunk the drink,
I’ve even smoked the dope,
But all I found out in the end was there was never any hope.

Tell me why I traveled down that road,
I’ve always wondered why,
But now I know the path is straight
Because Jesus took me through His gate.

Doesn’t matter where you’ve been, He said.
Doesn’t matter who you’ve known.
The only thing that matters now
Is the heart for me you’ve shown.
The heart for me you’ve shown.

I’ve wandered long and far enough in that life of sin.
Tried all the schemes but never found a way to finally win.
Tasted this and sampled that
And thought I’d had some fun.
But when I looked a little closer, I discovered I’d had none.

Tell my why I felt the need to go,
Why I went that way.
It still grieves my soul and makes me ache
Till Jesus tells me He set me straight.

Doesn’t matter where you’ve been, He says.
Doesn’t matter who’ve you known.
The only thing that matters now
Is the heart for me you’ve shown.
The heart for me you’ve shown.

Lyrics by Nicole Petrino-Salter

Father, we all get lost sometimes. Help us seek you with our whole hearts and find our way to your loving embrace when we’ve been all over the map trying to find a way out from what’s hurting us. You’re the only true rescue, the real Savior. Thank you for finding me. I love you, Jesus. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.