🎵 Close to the Fire 🎵
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Verse 1
Too far from fire, the cold appears,
Not in one night, but over years.
I didn’t fall, I slowly turned,
Away from the warmth my heart once learned.
I thought the distance would keep me safe,
But silence grew in the empty space.
Not because Love had walked away,
But I stepped back, day after day.
Pre-Chorus
You never pushed me from Your side,
You never closed the door in pride.
You stayed the flame, steady and true,
Waiting in love for my heart to choose.
Chorus
Your fire is love, Your fire is life,
Your fire is joy that breaks the night.
When I draw near, my heart comes alive,
In Your fire, I finally thrive.
Your fire is warmth, not fear or pain,
It heals the heart, it breaks the chain.
I don’t burn, I’m made whole again,
Close to the fire of God I stand.
Bridge
Not every step will leave a scar,
But direction shows us who we are.
I turned my face, I chose to stay,
One step closer, light my way.
Outro
I was never too far to return.
The fire never stopped burning.
It was always love.
Light grows where love is chosen. Darkness grows where truth is avoided. Yet even then, I do not leave you.
I stand with you at every moment — not counting your failures, but watching your heart. You are not judged by one step, but by the direction you walk.
And even when you stop, even when you turn back, the way to the Light remains open.
You can always return when your heart truly changes and your life chooses a different direction.
I do not ask perfection. I ask honesty. I ask willingness. I ask a heart that listens.
Every step is a choice — and every choice can become a beginning.
The measure is not a judgment,
It is a warning.
It does not show how bad a person is,
but how far someone has moved away from life.
The further one walks from love, truth, and conscience,
the more dangerous the ground becomes —
not because God pushes or punishes,
but because one places oneself outside protection.
- Showing love, even when it costs you
- Forgiving, even when you have been hurt
- Being honest, even when no one is watching
- Helping others without expecting anything in return
- Listening without judgment
- Walking in humility and admitting when you are wrong
- Caring for the weak, the poor, and the lonely
- Speaking truth with gentleness
- Choosing patience instead of anger
- Taking responsibility for your actions
- Choosing love over pride
- Doing what is right, even when it demands sacrifice
- Intentionally harming others
- Lying or deceiving for personal gain
- Holding onto hatred or resentment
- Placing power, money, or ego above people
- Abusing trust
- Turning away from injustice when you could have helped
- Humiliating or dehumanizing others
- Allowing addictions to rule your life
- Using violence to gain control
- Showing hardness where mercy is needed
- Living without regard for consequences
- Closing your heart to truth and love
Each step changes where you are,
not every step will leave a scar.
Yet direction shapes what you become,
long before the end has come.
Too far from fire, the cold appears.
Too far from light, the dark draws near.
Too far from truth, the way grows tight —
and slowly, slowly, you lose sight.
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