I don't have to abide by the famine

I don't have to abide by the famine

by Joel Howard

There's a desert in the land 

There's a war all around 

I'm surrounded by enemies

Yet a table is on the ground

There is pain in my vision

People hurting, people dying

Scarcity is running rampant

Yet I am overflowing

I don't have to abide by the famine

I don't have to pretend I'm dead

I can live new life with my Savior

I can cling to him instead

I don't have to live by the mission

That says "duck, run and hide"

I don't have to live defeated

When deep inside I'm alive!

There's a blackout in the earth

There's a great shortage of oil

Hungry souls need feeding

Yet a storehouse in my soul

It's a hospital in all places

Wounded hearts, broken vessels

Defenseless and forgotten

Yet my Savior knows my need

I don't have to abide by the culture

I don't have to follow her rules

I don't have to prostitute to others

What belongs only to God

I don't have to fear my brothers

I don't have to live eye for an eye

I don't have to live defeated

When deep inside I'm alive!

It's a miracle of grace

And I'm free to talk about it!

This ground's a holy place

Its just that we've forgotten

God is here and he abounds

Savior holds all we need

So if a famine is what you feel

Then, child, go ahead and feed!

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