So often, we get caught up in Religion that we forget about the actual Active and Living God.
Religion is a variety of approaches to worshipping and learning about the SAME God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
What we should seek more than Sunday morning church is a relationship with the Maker of the Universe... instead of just listening to another man's take on God, why don't we discover Him for ourselves?
You see, God is the same, never changing, but your interpretation may be completely different than your Pastor's. What I'm saying is that is OK.
We need to come to the realization that God is living, and we have a fire actively burning in our hearts to know him! We can water that fire and let it burn out by going to Sunday morning church and feeling content in that. We need to add ammunition to that fire by seeking answers, by asking questions, and by SEARCHING for God!
I know this life is filled with sorrow, and there are days when the pain just lasts and lasts,
but there will be a day when our pain is washed away....
God is SO Holy, so majestic, and so complex... we cant even begin to fathom his ways!
I challenge you to seek God this week... ask a question and find an answer, but I bet you won't just find one...
What I've discovered is there are no definites in my answers, the only is that God is Love, and Love has come and died for us all. Yet I still find peace and even more honor for my God as I seek His presence and understanding of His unfathomable ways and will!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Isn't it true that a simple song can take us anywhere, to any place, any specific memory. . . any specific person?
Isn't it wonderful?!
Something like that happened to me tonight.
Out of some sort of instinct, I felt the need to start a double batch of homemade cookies at 11:30 at night, just because.
After a wonderful day, some sort of blissful little girl glee has come over me that makes me want to do strange things like bake in the middle of night, and dance like a crazy woman in my kitchen to Michael Buble love songs. . . those songs that give you goosebumps and take you to a memory.
My conclusion: I really hope no one was outside my kitchen window, they got quite an interesting show. . . oh, and I burnt the second batch of cookies.
So for now, I'll bid farewell, with my last batch of cookies in the oven, and currently singing along to "Everything" by Buble, basking in the memory of another time. . .
Isn't it wonderful?!
Something like that happened to me tonight.
Out of some sort of instinct, I felt the need to start a double batch of homemade cookies at 11:30 at night, just because.
After a wonderful day, some sort of blissful little girl glee has come over me that makes me want to do strange things like bake in the middle of night, and dance like a crazy woman in my kitchen to Michael Buble love songs. . . those songs that give you goosebumps and take you to a memory.
My conclusion: I really hope no one was outside my kitchen window, they got quite an interesting show. . . oh, and I burnt the second batch of cookies.
So for now, I'll bid farewell, with my last batch of cookies in the oven, and currently singing along to "Everything" by Buble, basking in the memory of another time. . .
"In this crazy life, and through these crazy times, it's you, it's you, you make me sing,
Your every line, your every word, your everything."
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Nothing Special On My Own...
It's easy to get wrapped up in our greatness. . .
I do it all the time.
What we tend to forget is that pale blue sky above us, that sun that burns without fail, the stars that shine for us. Everything we take for granted, is the extra-ordinary that is truly worth the attention we seek for ourselves.
I am so small in the presence of my all mighty powerful GOD. Underneath me, all around me, his works surround me.
The mighty strike of a flash of lightning, is His.
The aqua blue seas of the Caribbean, are His.
The black night sky sprinkled with glittering stars, is His.
The universe in its complex entirety. . .
everything we know, and all that we do not know, is His.
Every good work is inspired by the ultimate Creator. It's easy to forget, in a world where we focus so much on finding "ourselves" that we lose God in the meantime.
Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus. . . vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
I do it all the time.
What we tend to forget is that pale blue sky above us, that sun that burns without fail, the stars that shine for us. Everything we take for granted, is the extra-ordinary that is truly worth the attention we seek for ourselves.
I am so small in the presence of my all mighty powerful GOD. Underneath me, all around me, his works surround me.
The mighty strike of a flash of lightning, is His.
The aqua blue seas of the Caribbean, are His.
The black night sky sprinkled with glittering stars, is His.
The universe in its complex entirety. . .
everything we know, and all that we do not know, is His.
I am His creation too.
Every good work is inspired by the ultimate Creator. It's easy to forget, in a world where we focus so much on finding "ourselves" that we lose God in the meantime.
Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus. . . vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
In your eyes I see the pain, come soak this dry heart with healing rain. . .
The crazy part about life is that we never know what's ahead of us. We live a life in faith or in fear, in anxious anticipation, or in open hearted trust. When we are faced with the unexpected, the unthinkable, and unfortunate, we draw closer or pull away. . . but what we often forget is that there is so much more than what we are actually perceiving.
Life seems so real, it feels so real, the pain is real, the questions are real. But there is a God who is more real, more alive, and all-knowing. . . he is the universe in its entirety. As humans, we are limited to what we can see, and understand. . . but if we look closely we can see with our hearts what most can't.
God sends healing rain to wash away the hurt, the sorrow and the grief. Open your heart and feel that rain. . . dance barefoot in it, basque in the glory of God's grace! Rest in his hands, the hands that molded the earth, shaped the mountains and placed the stars in the night sky. . . lay your head in that hand!
So, lift your hands they can be held by someone greater. . . the great I Am!
The crazy part about life is that we never know what's ahead of us. We live a life in faith or in fear, in anxious anticipation, or in open hearted trust. When we are faced with the unexpected, the unthinkable, and unfortunate, we draw closer or pull away. . . but what we often forget is that there is so much more than what we are actually perceiving.
Life seems so real, it feels so real, the pain is real, the questions are real. But there is a God who is more real, more alive, and all-knowing. . . he is the universe in its entirety. As humans, we are limited to what we can see, and understand. . . but if we look closely we can see with our hearts what most can't.
God sends healing rain to wash away the hurt, the sorrow and the grief. Open your heart and feel that rain. . . dance barefoot in it, basque in the glory of God's grace! Rest in his hands, the hands that molded the earth, shaped the mountains and placed the stars in the night sky. . . lay your head in that hand!
So, lift your hands they can be held by someone greater. . . the great I Am!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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It's time to rise from the dusty trail, the sun is in the sky, the pavement is right here in front of us... it's time to take God's Way, my selfish interests, what I thought was best... it surely wasn't... but I can lift my eyes to the hope thats true. Wipin away those tears, and resting my head on His shoulder, the one who's in crazy love with me, the Only One.
His love will never change.
Baby hold on just another day or two, I can see the clouds are movin faster now and the sun is breaking through
If you could hold on to the one thats holding you, there is nothing that can stop this crazy love from breaking through.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
I find freedom in my promise of salvation.
This life is only for a short while,
and I only get this once,
Life is too short to spend it uselessly.
Trying to make sense of the insensible is senseless.
Dance in the rain,
Enjoy every second. . .
Love with every ounce of your being.
And above all,
believe in the beauty of your dreams.
This life is only for a short while,
and I only get this once,
Life is too short to spend it uselessly.
Trying to make sense of the insensible is senseless.
Dance in the rain,
Enjoy every second. . .
Love with every ounce of your being.
And above all,
believe in the beauty of your dreams.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
At almost twenty years of age, I have found myself between a rock and a hard place.
I have expected SO much out of a man, and I have shown love in every imaginable way to him.
But this love I'm trying SO hard to create, is a war.
This turmoil I feel is real, and it pulls me down.
My heart is breaking slowly.
And he realizes it.
So I have let myself free from my self imprisonment in him.
He knows that I have done nothing wrong. . .
And he has done everything wrong.
So I'm free.
The reasons why we stay with someone can be shallow. He taught me everything I don't want in a man, and gave me hope to see the man that I could one day be with. But my strength comes from the LORD. And a war has already been waged for my destiny. . . and the right man is included in that plan, and the time must be ripe.
I have expected SO much out of a man, and I have shown love in every imaginable way to him.
But this love I'm trying SO hard to create, is a war.
This turmoil I feel is real, and it pulls me down.
My heart is breaking slowly.
And he realizes it.
So I have let myself free from my self imprisonment in him.
He knows that I have done nothing wrong. . .
And he has done everything wrong.
So I'm free.
The reasons why we stay with someone can be shallow. He taught me everything I don't want in a man, and gave me hope to see the man that I could one day be with. But my strength comes from the LORD. And a war has already been waged for my destiny. . . and the right man is included in that plan, and the time must be ripe.
Isaiah 43
"Don't be afraid, I've redeemed you. I've called your name. You're mine.When you're in over your head, I'll be there with you. When you're in rough waters, you will not go down.When you're between a rock and a hard place, it won't be a dead end—Because I am God, your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior.I paid a huge price for you: all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!That's how much you mean to me! That's how much I love you!I'd sell off the whole world to get you back, trade the creation just for you.
"Don't be afraid, I've redeemed you. I've called your name. You're mine.When you're in over your head, I'll be there with you. When you're in rough waters, you will not go down.When you're between a rock and a hard place, it won't be a dead end—Because I am God, your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior.I paid a huge price for you: all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!That's how much you mean to me! That's how much I love you!I'd sell off the whole world to get you back, trade the creation just for you.
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