Before I knew God...

"Antes de ti" por Marcela Gandara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT_GSYa_z7I

Antes de Ti no había razón // no había nada sin Ti.

Before You there was no reason // there was nothing without You.

No había canción en mi corazón // no había nada de mi.

There was no song in my heart // there was nothing in me.

Después de tanto buscarlo lo hallé // mi corazón encontró ese lugar.

After searching for so long, I found it // my heart found that place.

Eres todo lo que quiero // luz a mi alma.

You are all I want // light to my soul.

Todo lo que nesecito // llenas mi espacio.

Everything I need // You fill my emptiness.

Eres mi vida, mi todo // eres lo que quiero para mi.

You are my life, my everything // You are what I want for me.

Y en Ti encontré // la razón de mi existir.

And in You I found // the reason for my existence.

Antes de Ti vacío viví // no había nada en mi.

Before You I lived empty // there was nothing in me.

Sin ilusión en mi corazón // no había nada sin Ti.

Without hope in my heart // there was nothing without You.

Después de tanto buscarlo lo hallé // mi corazón encontró ese lugar.

After searching for so long I found it // my heart found that place

Eres todo lo que quiero // luz a mi alma.

You are all I want // light to my soul.

Todo lo que nesecito // llenas mi espacio.

Everything I need // You fill my emptiness.

Eres mi vida, mi todo // eres lo que quiero para mi.

You are my life, my everything // You are what I want for me.

Y en Ti encontré // la razón.

And in You I found // the reason

Eres todo lo que quiero // luz a mi alma.
You are all I want // light to my soul.
Todo lo que nesecito // llenas mi espacio.
Everything I need // You fill my emptiness.
Eres mi vida, mi todo // eres lo que quiero para mi.
You are my life, my everything // You are what I want for me.
Y en Ti encontré // la razón de mi existir.
And in You I found // the reason for my existence.

Eres mi vida, eres mi todo // eres mi anhelo // la razon de mi existir.

You are my life, you are my everything // you are my desire // the reason for my existence.

Over the past week I have had some really cool conversations about God with various people in Guadalajara.  All of them know about God (in the "saber" way- as in the factual way), but they don't know God (in the "conocer" way- as in a relationship).  It breaks my heart.  It really does.  It makes me think back to before I knew God.  

Wow.  I didn't know God for 19 years of my life.  In fact, I didn't even believe in God for 19 years.  Wow.  God can change hearts.  He can change lives.  He has changed my life.  I had nothing to live for.  There was something missing, even if I didn't realize it at the time.  I was empty trying to fill myself with anything and everything. 

God came in and made me full.  He gave me life.  He gave me life to the fullest.  God is my everything.  He is the reason I am alive.  He is my only hope in this world.  I pray that I would never forget where He has brought me.  I will never forget who I was without God.  I will never forget what God has given me.  He has given me all that I need.  He has given me life.  

I pray that we will never forget.