Jordan Mentz

Jesus I just want to thank you for giving us an image
So hard to grasp how we can see the invisible
How we can begin to unlock the mysterious
How we can begin to understand the impossible

By the Holy Spirit we can grow intimate with you
Through knowing you we can know the Father
teach me new ways of thinking
New ways of praising, seeing you

As I pursue your heart help me break for the lost
Because I know you want to reach them
So I am asking you to send Jesus to their doorstep
I need you to search my heart and take out everything that is not of you

Because the way I live may be the only taste of you they have
May my life be a crystal clear reflection of who you are
For I am your child I long to resemble you in every area of my life
So that I may bring you all of me

Thank you for anointing me with your love
May I show others your fragrance
May I be still for long enough for you to whisper
Amidst the confusion; amidst the commotion

Please bring me a revelation that brings devastation to all areas of my life that don’t please you
I want to over on a solid unchanging foundation
Starting with you Lord please cause the world around me to crumble
So that I may rely on you, more please make me humble

Please teach me how to filter out all other things so I can focus on you
I need a spirit of wisdom so I can draw near to you and be able to discern
Things in my life that hinder me from you things that hold me down
I am free to be who you are calling me to be

Open up my ears wipe away all my tears
As life gets tough and I feel like crying
Help me remember that I was worth you dying
Help me remember my true worth is in you and not in this world

Reveal to me ways to show your majesty to others
I try to live the truth may they not see all fluff and feathers
I long to make you real in my life because so many people are watching
I want to know who you are to me how much I can learn from you

This is not about me at all but may you receive the glory forever
I don’t want to take the credit, but I long to see your glory shown
By the way I live my life on earth please use me
To help advance your kingdom Lord

I take refuge in the Lord
As I follow hard after your words
Arrows of the wicked are bent and aimed for me
But I find protection with in you

When will you rain down sulfur on the wicked
When will you have enough
Show me the way to go as I enter the battle
I ask you to search me for any deceitful way within me

I am yours and I take refuge in you
I know my future lies in your hand
The thoughts you think about me outnumber the grains of sand
Stretch out your arms to rescue me from the roaring lions help me stand

I have put my trust in your unfailing love
I will sing to the Lord a new song for he has been good to me
Teach me how to live in holy fear
Then I will be forever near

The ways set up in your word
give me direction and I know
If I follow those things
I will not be shaken

Psalm 11; 13; 15

So many acorns fall from the tree
As I look at creation I see your love for me
You have placed me here for a reason
As I run to you in life’s tough seasons

I find comfort in you alone
I can see the love you’ve shown
I love you Lord please make my faith my own
As I trust in you alone the grace you have shown me

Thank you for loving me and chasing after me
May I look around and see
by following you with my entire heart
I am asking you to change my heart

The attitudes that are not of you please change
With you at work nothing is too much to ask
I may never walk on water but by faith
I take another step toward you

This life is so hard at times and I just wanna cry myself to sleep
Teach me to always remember that I am your precious sheep
As you lead me beside still waters please teach me to follow
The life I am living please make my faith deep not shallow

I have been lost for so long, I have strayed so far (11)
You have found me, please take my life and use it for your glory (15)
Lost without purpose is how I felt before (11)
Even though I was lost, you never stopped looking for me Lord (15)

Lost before in this world of mystery, lost within my own destiny (17)
Lost in my own little world, looking in all the wrong places to find love (18)
I have been found; when I wasn’t looking for you, You pursued me (17)
Lost is what this world is, sometimes I think they aren’t looking to be found soon (18)

You come to ease away the pain; you have come to gather your people to your side (20)
As I grow closer to you, please give me your heart to reach the lost; Lord this I pray (20)
You found me as I was; please use me as I am; please give me this day the strength Lord (20)
You are my comforter, my sustainer, my refuge, my shepherd, my Lord and friend (20)

I am no longer lost; but I see the hurting people in this lost world (18)
Thank you Jesus for finding me when I wanted nothing to do with you (18)
I know that the world is searching, but they don’t like to admit they need you (18)
The world doesn’t like giving up control; show them direction for their lives (18)

Do they really know that they need to be found, or has sin blinded them from the truth (20)
This world lies to us all the time, please open up the world’s eyes to see through all deception (22)
What breaks my heart is that the lost don’t know they are being lied to and deceived Lord (20)
So many lies; people believe because they are blinded by the ways of this world I pray (22)

The evil one has captured so many hearts, and made them blind to what is true (19)
The Lord is pursuing them and longs to call them His own; why can’t they find the light Oh Lord (22)
Please show them how they can find true love; true purpose for their lives now forever (19)
This world has fallen behind the mask of deception; so easily accepting lies as facts (22)

Oh Lord my God may my life be a sweet aroma before you (16)
The way I live pursuing you, I long to worship you with my being (17)
There are many directions that my life could take, but you know Lord (16)
Each second I live on this earth, is precious help me not to waste it (17)

May my life reflect you every moment (10)
I want to lie down before your holy throne (11)
As I trust you with my heartache help me (10)
See that everything happens for a reason (11)

The actions of today affect who I am tomorrow (14)
But this life I ask you to use me to advance your kingdom (15)
This is my longing, that you may tell me a job well done (14)
Breathe into me your healing presence so that I may hear you (15)

This life, may it rise as incense before your throne (12)
This is the cry of my heart that I may truly know you (14)
This fragrance I offer to you is my life Lord (12)
May I know you better today I offer this second (14)

May my praise rise as a sweet aroma (10)
May my life rise as a sweet perfume (9)
An offering of love that I offer (10)
When I believe your word I truly see (10)

I place my life in Jesus’ hand as I feel His hand upon me (16)
As I walk with Him daily may I be forever changed (14)
He is holding my hand as I am resting in His promises (16)
As I am held tight, may I grab a hold of Jesus’ hand (14)

Within Jesus’ hand there are answers for me (10)
Within Jesus’ hand there is healing that flows (10)
Jesus’ hand was pierced for our sin so red (10)
Within Jesus’ hand I am accepted (10)
Because of the blood on Calvary Lord (10)
We are no longer slaves to sin death (10)

As I look for healing to flow from my wounds
Love drenches and quenches my thirst
Jesus’ hand is there to guide me
Jesus is my savior and Lord

Written while I was in Jasper on a mission project, for hurricane relief with Teen Mania.

A million questions running through my mind (11)
A million words cannot explain the need I have for you I was lost (18)
A million times, I have turned my back Lord (11)
A million seconds would never be enough time to say I love you (18)

You mean more to me than a million dollars (12)
You mean more to me than a million rubies (12)
You mean more to me than pounds of gold and silver (12)
A million times I have not gone after you (12)

I don’t need money to survive (8)
I don’t need anything this world gives me (10)
All I need is your forgiveness (8)
I can pour out millions of thoughts Lord (10)

It would never be enough to describe the passion I have for you (17)
If I had a million days, I would never cease to praise you (16)
I don’t know how to express my love for you in a million words (17)
A million times that I have sinned but your blood covers them (16)

A million ways I need you (8)
A million ways I love you (8)
A million ways to express (8)
The way that I love you Jesus (8)

There are millions of ways to learn about you (12)
And a million dimensions that you have yet to reveal (16)
A million ways to show love and affection (12)
A million steps to walk with you; a million words to say (16)

I love you today and for a million dollars I would not deny you (19)
For this world will pass away and be no more, but you are forever (17)
This day filled with millions of distractions will try to lie to me I know (19)
So many things this world tells me that will truly make me happy Lord (17)

Million

Looks of devastation upon so many faces (10)
There’s someone who cares to listen and understands (12)
Beneath the heartache that destruction brings (10)
Is a heart that’s broken so many times before (12)

The hope that has been dashed and when all seems gone (11)
There is a God that cares for me (8)
The waves are crashing this world is raining lies (11)
I don’t know how to handle this (8)

There are so many times I seem to give up hope (12)
The one who offers hope is only a prayer away (13)
Where’s the hope that comes amidst all the confusion (12)
The one who understands the pain I go through each day (13)

The winds in my life shake my foundation (10)
But you remain solid upon which I lay my life down (14)
This life is not mine but I give my all (10)
The pain this world gives me, I may find your healing hand Lord (14)

The pain I live with is so hard to understand (12)
I don’t know how all these struggles provide me with strength (13)
There is hope in the midst (6)
There’s hope for the broken (6)
Peace in confusion around me (8)

I long to see you in your glory (9)
I long for you to bring me home (8)
I long to grab a hold of your love (9)
Offer me your hand give me grace (8)

Theres hope

You remain faithful…even when I am faithless…teach me to be hopeful…when I feel so hopeless…
Everything that happens…and I seem to turn fearful…teach me oh Lord the way to live fearless…
When I start justifying…bring me to my knees…when I feel unworthy of receiving your grace…wipe these tears away…that I may see your face…as the world draws slowly…help me to turn from my sin…
again and again Lord I fall back on things that aren’t there…on my knees with my heart laid out…when I have nothing else to give…may I draw on your strength Jesus…as I rest help me never to settle for second best…when temptation comes…help me to stand…I’m asking Lord help me to pass this test…
As I’m believing…your promises are all I need…to put all my hope in…seeing you as you are…nothing hiding as I am…fully trusting that you care…knowing that you are always there…as I get help up…keep me on the right track…draw me back as hear you calling me home…in your arms I’m free…as I sleep in your presence…as I sleep in your presence…
You remain faithful