Pursued...Caught

I found these lyrics awhile back and simply love them. I don't know who they are by or how the song even goes....maybe one day I'll put it to music myself.

Here are the lyrics...

If I were you I would have given up on me
Long ago before you formed this world
You had a perfect plan

And now I know
You were there pursuing me
Everywhere moving me ...
With Your gentle touch
Faithful, tireless tenderness.

Hand of heav'n that wouldn't rest
'Til my heart gave up to your unrelenting love
Here I stand a few miles down this road of faith
And I believe
That You have drawn me near
With Your unending grace

And now I see I could never question
If You love me
Oh that's a proven fact
You took my thorns upon Your head
You took my stripes upon Your back

You hear me You hold me You won't let go


I love it because the lyrics are real...genuine and relative. I am definitely not deserving of God's love or persistence. Whilst I was off pursuing the love and acceptance of friends, boys and earthly things, God was trying to pursue me and let me experience His love.

A love that's bigger than what we know and can understand, a love that cost Jesus His life, a love that is unconditional, a love that is simply undescribable. A love that completely changed my whole outlook on life and turned me from south to north. I forget too often how grateful I should be for this.