Stamp of Approval

Spoken:

You know it's been a while since I've stopped

To take a long hard look at my life

When I finally did I began to notice

That too many pieces of the puzzle just didn't fit

There was a melody playing in my life

But the words were all wrong

Somewhere along the road

I took my eyes off the map

And started depending on others who've

Traveled this road

Casually assuming somebody else could tell me

What I needed to know

Lord, it's hard to travel when you've got the

Wrong directions

And it's a never-ending journey

When you're seeking the approval of your life

Through other men's eyes

But Lord, you put all the pieces together

And the road is so much smoother

Simply because

Chorus:

You put the stamp of approval

In (my) my heart

My heart, my heart

Repeat Chorus

Where am I going

How will I get there

Doing things my way

Has got me nowhere

Sometime I'm lonely

But I'm never alone

When will I learn

I can't do it on my own

I'm searching for love and approval

Everyone in every way

But I fret and I worry

What the people say

Oh does it really matter

What the people say

And I can't control what they're thinkin' anyway, no

But right here and right now

I choose to believe that God loves me

Some way, somehow

He will set me free

Then I'll be living, living a new life

Happy and peaceful, and free from strife

But you my sister and my brother

Are you looking for someone to love you

The world won't, but God will

And His love is so true

Oh don't you believe it

When they say that you're nothing

God made the whole world

To give you everything

Repeat Chorus

I'm taking my life, taking hold

But to Him I'm releasing control

My every need and my every desire

To the Lord I have secretly told

My destiny here is secure

There's a spark in my heart

I know that the grace and the joy

Comes from the Lord

Repeat Chorus

You put the stamp of approval

In my heart

Scriptural Reference:

"'Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.' Then they asked him, 'What must we do to do the works God requires?' Jesus answered, 'The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.'" John 6:27-29

"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men." Romans 14:17-18