Thankful

Thanksgiving came and left, Black Friday was probably not as black as other years (in the finance world black= profit, that's why its called Black Friday). The holiday season has begun, Christmas is around the corner and soon 2009 will be over.

Time is going by too fast, I have 6 classes left of undergrad and then "real" world here I come. The economy is not what it was a few years back, the world whether we want to admit it or not is getting worse. But when everything else fails, there's one thing that remains, God's faithfulness. When the world comes crumbling down, God will remain unmoved. Nothing, No One can change HIS will, His plans will come to pass. So when you find yourself having a bad day just take a few minutes to count your blessings. Sure sometimes we feel like we have more bad things happening than good, but take a few minutes and you'll realize that even in your darkest moments there are things to be thankful for, if you're reading this you have eyes, a computer, electricity, a home, I'm pretty sure you have clothes on, you ate something today, you drove, you worked. All those things are blessings although sometimes work might seem like a pain, there are many that don't have that.

With this year coming to end quickly, just look back and think of everything that you have gone through if its good be thankful for it and if its bad give thanks anyway because you have overcome it and it will be soon be in the past.

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May God bless you and always strengthen you, remember God never moves from where He is, many times it is us that walk away from Him. So when you feel lonely or distressed just give Him some time, if you only have 5 minutes give it to Him and He will surely renew your strength.

To Him be the Glory

Thank God summer is here. Chicago is a bit crazy when it comes to the weather, when its winter it's super cold and when it's summer its super hot, both EXTREMES! This winter we hit the -30 mark and this week we had 90+ weather, Chicagoans can never be happy. But Praise the LORD He woke me up this morning and I was blessed with another day of life. It's sad how many of us take that for granted, something so simple as waking up. How many did not get to see another day?

So if you are reading this, praise God you are alive!!!! The other day I was in the car and I heard this song and OMG I stopped everything and I just listen, its called "Which Jesus Do You Follow", here are the lyrics:

Which Jesus do you follow?

Which Jesus do you serve?

If Ephesians says to imitate Christ

Then why do you look so much like the world?

Cause my Jesus bled and died

He spent His time with thieves and liars

He loved the poor and accosted the arrogant

So which one do you want to be?

Blessed are the poor in spirit

Or do we pray to be blessed with the wealth of this land

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness

Or do we ache for another taste of this world of shifting sand

Cause my Jesus bled and died for my sins

He spent His time with thieves and sluts and liars

He loved the poor and accosted the rich

So which one do you want to be?

Who is this that you follow

This picture of the American dream

If Jesus was here would you walk right by on the other side or fall down and worship at His holy feet

Pretty blue eyes and curly brown hair and a clear complexion

Is how you see Him as He dies for Your sins

But the Word says He was battered and scarred

Or did you miss that part

Sometimes I doubt we'd recognize Him

Cause my Jesus bled and died

He spent His time with thieves and the least of these

He loved the poor and accosted the comfortable

So which one do you want to be?

Cause my Jesus would never be accepted in my church

The blood and dirt on His feet might stain the carpet

But He reaches for the hurting and despises the proud

I think He'd prefer Beale St. to the stained glass crowd

And I know that He can hear me if I cry out loud

I want to be like my Jesus!

I want to be like my Jesus!

I want to be like my Jesus!

I want to be like my Jesus!

Not a posterchild for American prosperity, but like my Jesus

You see I'm tired of living for success and popularity

I want to be like my Jesus but I'm not sure what that means to be like You Jesus

Cause You said to live like You, love like You but then You died for me

Can I be like You Jesus?

I want to be like you Jesus!

I want to be like my Jesus!

Hillsong United

I went to the Hillsong United concert last night and it was absolutely incredible. These guys are completely sold out to God and their spirits are so beautiful.

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