I was listening to the radio and I came across a song called, what do I know of holy? And as I listened I was able to relate to it in so many ways. How many of us have been there? or are there right now? I know I've been there, playing with His emotions, praising Him with my lips but my heart was far from Him. But my God is merciful and loving and incredible and always faithful, He is patient and He was and still is with me. I have surrendered ALL of me to have ALL of HIM and now I can say I know HIM, I know what He is like, I know what is like to be loved by Him. I know what is like to have Him in my room, I know what His touch feels like, I know what He sounds like. I read His book and its no longer a book full of stories but a book full of PROMISES and assurance that He is who He says He is!
Here are the lyrics to the song, enjoy!
What do I know of Holy?
by: Addison Road
I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all No
If You touched my face would I know You?
Looked into my eyes could I behold You?
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?
I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were mighty to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?
And a God who gave life "its" name?
What do I know of Holy?
Of the One who the angels praise?
All creation knows Your name
On earth and heaven above
What do I know of this love?
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?
April 30, 2009
April 25, 2009
Burning
Burning- Jason Upton
God says to Israel, “I wanted to speak directly to you but you were afraid of the fire” and I believe God is raising a generation of people that are not going to be afraid of the fire, you know He doesn't just share the mysteries of His heart with anybody, He shares it with those he has found trustworthy.
Raise us up oh God
Give us back bone in the spirit
We lay it all down for the heart of heaven
Sometimes no compromise means no compensation.
There's a power in Jesus' life because He was not bought by the world. There are a lot of people that run around in the church and we call ourselves Christians but we are bought by the world system, right inside the church.
Set us free oh God to worship you
Set us free oh God, children of the Lord rejoice
Set us free oh God, break off the man-pleasing spirit God!
One day I was sitting before the Lord and I said I want to be part of the army and I believe that is what God is raising up tonight His army, He is not raising up a chorus He is raising up an army and I believe the first way He does that is by making us sons and daughters attentive to hear His voice.
Open up our ears oh God that we may hear, some of us are intoxicated by the words of men its like we are addicted when we don't hear its like we can't even live.
But you know that God has a voice too, He doesn't magnify it, He whispers it, "You are my beloved."
God we are asking for your freedom tonight, go to the deep places Lord tonight.
April 20, 2009
...Love...
Love
Love is amazing and is life changing, those that have ever loved or have ever been loved know exactly what I mean. When you love you are capable and willing to do anything for the one you love. When you are in love that is all you think about day-in and day-out. Love consumes your life, every second of your day that is all you can think about that is all you want to think about.
Love transforms, it liberates, it changes, it forces you out of your comfort zone, it allows you to see yourself through different lenses and all the sudden the way you see yourself and the way you see the world changes. Love does not enter your life silently, it makes it known that it has arrived.
Love is capable of overcoming everything and anything that comes its way, we have all read:
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves."-- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
It is an amazing thing when that becomes a reality, when its no longer something you hear or read, when its no longer something you hope for, but its your reality.
As humans we tend to place this duty on another person and yes God has created for us the one that will "complete" us (Genesis 2:24) but we are to fall in love with Him first. We are to be satisfy by Him (and only Him). 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 is a reality that we should experience with HIM before we can experience it with any one else. Humans learn by example and there is no better person to teach us how to love than God. His love is unconditional, there is nothing I can do to make Him love me more and there is nothing I can do to make Him not love me. He will love me today, tomorrow and forever the same, regardless of what I do or don't do. God is LOVE, he cannot deny His nature.
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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love makes burdens lighter, because you divide them. It makes joys more intense, because you share them. It makes you stronger, so that you can reach our and become involved with life in ways you dared not risk alone.
Unknown
Heaven comes down to touch us when we find ourselves safe in the heart of another.
Unknown
We never love our neighbor so truly as when our love for him is prompted by the love of God.
Francois Fenelon
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
Robert A Heinlein
Real love loves for love's sake and not because the loved one is lovable.
Eugenia Price
April 18, 2009
National Day of Prayer
The 58th Annual National Day of Prayer will take place Thursday, May 7, 2009. Millions will unite in prayer as thousands of events will take place from coast to coast. The theme for this year is "Prayer... America's Hope" and is based on the verse fromPsalm 33:22 which states: "May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."
SAVE THE DATE! MAY 7, 2009
Watch What You Eat!
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We focus on what we feed our body but we have to watch what we feed our spirit. We go to the doctor for a check up and he tells us our blood pressure is high, our cholesterol level is too high, we are anemic, and we need to lose a few pounds. And we listen to him; we begin to change our eating habits. We begin to make time to go to the gym, buy healthier food, consume less fatting foods, so on.
But what about when God is the one pointing out the state of our spirit? When He is saying your spirit is in desperate need of me. Your spirit is dry; you need to put aside the things that are not of me (1 John 2:16).
What about when is God saying be HOLY for I AM holy. I formed you in my image and with my breath I gave you life (Genesis 2:7). Let me give you life again (1 Corinthians 15:45), let me make you my dwelling place again for that is why I formed you, that is why I made you. So that I could abide in you and you in Me (I Corinthians 6:17). Lose those things that are keeping you from Me.
"For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
1 John 2:16
"And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."
Genesis 2:7
"But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him."
I Corinthians 6:17
"So also it is written, 'The first man, Adam, became a living soul.'
The last Adam became a life-giving spirit."
1 Corinthians 15:45
*Inspired by a message by Alex Rentas (04.17.09)
April 17, 2009
Lunch at Grant Park
Praise God for such a gorgeous day!!! I have a 6 hour class 9-4 it was such a beautiful day so for lunch we walked over to the park.
April 9, 2009
Be Like Me!
God has called us to be like Him, time and time again we read this, the first words He spoke in regards to men were "let's make men in our image" in our likeness, let's make him like us. And so He formed us in His image, nothing more and nothing less, He made us just like Him. Then He commands us to be like Him, to do good for He is good, to be holy for He is holy, to love one another for He is love, to show mercies for He is merciful, to be faithful because He is faith, to be righteous for He is righteous. He wants us to be like Him because it is only when we become like Him that we are able to abide in His presence.
"For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy..."
Leviticus 11:44
April 4, 2009
Women don't forget your worth!
When God created the Woman he was working late on the 6th day
An Angel came by and said: "Why spend so much time on that one?"
And then the Lord answered:
"Have you seen all the specifications i have to meet to shape her?"
"She must be washable, but not made of plastic, have more than 200 moving parts which all must be replaceable and she must function on all kinds of food, she must be able to embrace several kids at the same time, give a hug that can heal anything from a bruised knee to a broken heart and she must do all this with only two hands."
The angel was impressed.
" Just two hands...impossible!"
And this is the standard model!!
"Too much work for one day...wait until tomorrow and then complete her."
"I will not", said the Lord. "I am so close to complete this creation, which will be the favorite of my heart."
"She cures herself when sick and she works 18 hours a day".
The angel came near and touched the woman.
" But you have made her so soft, Lord"
"She is soft", said the Lord, "But I have also made her strong. You can't imagine what she can endure and overcome."
"Can she think?" the angel asked.
The Lord answered:
"Not only can she think, she can reason and negotiate."
The angel touch the woman's cheek...
"Lord, it seems this creation is leaking! You have put too many burdens on her."
"She is not leaking...it's a tear" the Lord corrected the angel
"What's it for?" asked the angel.
And the Lord said:
"Tears are her way of expressing grief, her doubts, her love, her loneliness, & her suffering."
This made a big impression on the angel; "Lord, you are genius. You thought of everything. The woman is indeed marvellous!"
"Indeed she is! Woman has strengths that amazes man. She can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens. She holds happiness, love and opinions. She smiles when feeling like screaming, she sings when she feels like crying, crys when she is happy, and laughs when she is afraid."
"She fights for what she believes in. Stand up against injustice. She doesn't take "no" for an answer, when she can see a better solution. She gives herself so her family can thrive. She takes her friend to the doctor if she is afraid. Her love is unconditional. "
"She cries when her kids are victorious. She is happy when her friends do well. She is glad when she hears of a birth or a wedding."
"Her heart is broken when a next of kin or friend dies. But she finds the strength to get on with life. She knows that a kiss and a hug can heal a broken heart."
There is only one thing wrong with her...
An Angel came by and said: "Why spend so much time on that one?"
And then the Lord answered:
"Have you seen all the specifications i have to meet to shape her?"
"She must be washable, but not made of plastic, have more than 200 moving parts which all must be replaceable and she must function on all kinds of food, she must be able to embrace several kids at the same time, give a hug that can heal anything from a bruised knee to a broken heart and she must do all this with only two hands."
The angel was impressed.
" Just two hands...impossible!"
And this is the standard model!!
"Too much work for one day...wait until tomorrow and then complete her."
"I will not", said the Lord. "I am so close to complete this creation, which will be the favorite of my heart."
"She cures herself when sick and she works 18 hours a day".
The angel came near and touched the woman.
" But you have made her so soft, Lord"
"She is soft", said the Lord, "But I have also made her strong. You can't imagine what she can endure and overcome."
"Can she think?" the angel asked.
The Lord answered:
"Not only can she think, she can reason and negotiate."
The angel touch the woman's cheek...
"Lord, it seems this creation is leaking! You have put too many burdens on her."
"She is not leaking...it's a tear" the Lord corrected the angel
"What's it for?" asked the angel.
And the Lord said:
"Tears are her way of expressing grief, her doubts, her love, her loneliness, & her suffering."
This made a big impression on the angel; "Lord, you are genius. You thought of everything. The woman is indeed marvellous!"
"Indeed she is! Woman has strengths that amazes man. She can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens. She holds happiness, love and opinions. She smiles when feeling like screaming, she sings when she feels like crying, crys when she is happy, and laughs when she is afraid."
"She fights for what she believes in. Stand up against injustice. She doesn't take "no" for an answer, when she can see a better solution. She gives herself so her family can thrive. She takes her friend to the doctor if she is afraid. Her love is unconditional. "
"She cries when her kids are victorious. She is happy when her friends do well. She is glad when she hears of a birth or a wedding."
"Her heart is broken when a next of kin or friend dies. But she finds the strength to get on with life. She knows that a kiss and a hug can heal a broken heart."
There is only one thing wrong with her...
She forgets what she is worth!
April 1, 2009
Stand Still
"...in quietness and confidence shall be your strength..." Isaiah 30:15
I stumbled upon this verse earlier this week and honestly I don't think it was a coincidence. What I learned was that I cannot always be doing, I cannot always be talking, sometimes I need to learn to just be quiet, be still. It is then that I can hear His voice and I allow Him to move and do as He pleases. It is only when I am still, quiet and confident that He will do something that He is able to move, not because He can't move simply that He won't. If He is going to do something on your behalf or for you, He makes it known that its by His power alone that it was done. He does not share His glory with any one or anything. So He'll wait for you to surrender, He'll wait for you to get tired of doing things your way before He acts.
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