Proverbs 19:21 "Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand firm."
Hmmmm....
Friday, November 16, 2007
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Walking by Faith
Wow, I am such a slacker..very sorry...anyways...here is what GOd taught me over the weekend:
I need to walk by faith and not by sight.
Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the assurance of the things hoped for, and the convictions of things not seen"
My mom and I went to Spokane Washington over the weekend to go see a friend and get a private dance lesson with him. Best decision I made, because he is a fantastic dancer and teacher. I learned a lot of useful things.
Anyways, our appointment was for 7pm and we had left at 8am thinking we were giving ourselves enough time. We didn't take into account that there would be a 2 hour wait at the border. On the way to Spokane (once we got past the border) we were thinking we weren't going to make it for 7pm. So I called the studio and switched my appointment with the couple that were going at 8.
We were listening to my iPod through a digital radio thing, but we were losing signal and I couldn't find a signal for it for about an hour, so I took it off and listened to the radio. We were surfing the channels when we came across a radio station and it was playing this song:
Walk by Faith- Jeremy Camp
Would I believe you when you would say
Your hand will guide my every way
Will I receive the words You say
Every moment of every day
(chorus)
Well I will walk by faith
Even when I cannot see
Well because this broken road
Prepares Your will for me
Help me to win my endless fears
You've been so faithful for all my years
With one breath You make me new
Your grace covers all I do
yeah, yeah , yeah, yeah, yeah, ya
(chorus)
Well I'm broken- but I still see Your face
Well You've spoken- pouring Your words of grace
(chorus)x2
Well hallelujah, hallelu
(I will walk by faith)
Well hallelujah, hallelu
(I will walk by faith)
I will walk, I will walk, I will walk by faith
I will, I will, I will walk by faith
I looked up to heaven and said "very funny". God has a tendency to do that at the best moments. As we were worrying about whether we would be there on time, I was reminded to have faith. Have faith in God to get us there on time and have faith in God that everything would work out for the best.
Turns out we got there at 5:30. So we hung out at the hotel for about an hour, then went to Northgate Mall and shopped and then went to the studio to see Benji. We could have still got our lesson at 7, but we had already switched, so we decided to spend half and hour at the mall instead. But we were there for our 8pm appointment.
If we walk by faith, everything will work out and we don't have to worry about anything. Worrying doesn't get you anywhere.
Be Blessed! :)
I need to walk by faith and not by sight.
Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the assurance of the things hoped for, and the convictions of things not seen"
My mom and I went to Spokane Washington over the weekend to go see a friend and get a private dance lesson with him. Best decision I made, because he is a fantastic dancer and teacher. I learned a lot of useful things.
Anyways, our appointment was for 7pm and we had left at 8am thinking we were giving ourselves enough time. We didn't take into account that there would be a 2 hour wait at the border. On the way to Spokane (once we got past the border) we were thinking we weren't going to make it for 7pm. So I called the studio and switched my appointment with the couple that were going at 8.
We were listening to my iPod through a digital radio thing, but we were losing signal and I couldn't find a signal for it for about an hour, so I took it off and listened to the radio. We were surfing the channels when we came across a radio station and it was playing this song:
Walk by Faith- Jeremy Camp
Would I believe you when you would say
Your hand will guide my every way
Will I receive the words You say
Every moment of every day
(chorus)
Well I will walk by faith
Even when I cannot see
Well because this broken road
Prepares Your will for me
Help me to win my endless fears
You've been so faithful for all my years
With one breath You make me new
Your grace covers all I do
yeah, yeah , yeah, yeah, yeah, ya
(chorus)
Well I'm broken- but I still see Your face
Well You've spoken- pouring Your words of grace
(chorus)x2
Well hallelujah, hallelu
(I will walk by faith)
Well hallelujah, hallelu
(I will walk by faith)
I will walk, I will walk, I will walk by faith
I will, I will, I will walk by faith
I looked up to heaven and said "very funny". God has a tendency to do that at the best moments. As we were worrying about whether we would be there on time, I was reminded to have faith. Have faith in God to get us there on time and have faith in God that everything would work out for the best.
Turns out we got there at 5:30. So we hung out at the hotel for about an hour, then went to Northgate Mall and shopped and then went to the studio to see Benji. We could have still got our lesson at 7, but we had already switched, so we decided to spend half and hour at the mall instead. But we were there for our 8pm appointment.
If we walk by faith, everything will work out and we don't have to worry about anything. Worrying doesn't get you anywhere.
Be Blessed! :)
Friday, September 07, 2007
We Are Not Lost!
I was listening to Michael Buble this evening as I was having a much needed relaxing bubble bath! I was listening to a song that him and Jann Arden wrote together called "Lost" and I was getting a sense of God singing this song to me. Look at these lyrics:
"Life can show no mercy
It can tear your soul apart
It can make you feel like you've gone crazy
But you're not
Though things have seemed to changed
There's one thing that's still the same
In my heart you have remained
And we can fly fly fly away
'Cause you are not alone
I'm always there with you
And we'll get lost together
Till the light comes pouring through
'Cause when you feel like you're done
And the darkness has won
Babe, you're not lost
When your world's crashing down
And you can't bear the cross
I said, babe, you're not lost"
"Life can show no mercy
It can tear your soul apart
It can make you feel like you've gone crazy
But you're not
Though things have seemed to changed
There's one thing that's still the same
In my heart you have remained
And we can fly fly fly away
'Cause you are not alone
I'm always there with you
And we'll get lost together
Till the light comes pouring through
'Cause when you feel like you're done
And the darkness has won
Babe, you're not lost
When your world's crashing down
And you can't bear the cross
I said, babe, you're not lost"
I just let those words wash over me and I am feeling so encouraged
and hopeful! We aren't lost!God is always with us, and we are
always on his heart and his mind! He thinks about us all the time.
When you are feeling lost, take a look at this song and the lyrics,
and just let God wash those lyrics over you and feel encouraged!
You are NOT lost! :)
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The Body of Christ
Why is it that we go to church, if all we do is sit there, not listen to the sermon and then go off on our way and do exactly what the sermon was preaching us NOT to do.
Why is it that someone speaks about not gossiping or cutting your friends down, or swearing, or not being a good Christ-like example, that we go straight out of church and do exactly that. I experienced that last week. Thing is, if I try to tell them we shouldn't talk about so and so or shouldn't be saying certain things, I get called "holier than thou". Is there a way of saying it, that will not result in that being said? Granted I am NOT perfect AT ALL, but I am working on myself, but when I even try to help my friends by saying that we shouldn't talk about certain things I get called that or it just doesn't stop.
Now the question is: Do I seperate myself from the group? Or continue to try to help them realize what they are doing. I love all my friends dearly, but I hate seeing the negativity, and the gossip, and the anger and so on and so forth.
Jesus was perfect and so when he was with people such as these he wasn't brought down and they listened to him. But what about a regular person like myself who is with sin (of course, who isn't?) who is trying to change?
Why is it that someone speaks about not gossiping or cutting your friends down, or swearing, or not being a good Christ-like example, that we go straight out of church and do exactly that. I experienced that last week. Thing is, if I try to tell them we shouldn't talk about so and so or shouldn't be saying certain things, I get called "holier than thou". Is there a way of saying it, that will not result in that being said? Granted I am NOT perfect AT ALL, but I am working on myself, but when I even try to help my friends by saying that we shouldn't talk about certain things I get called that or it just doesn't stop.
Now the question is: Do I seperate myself from the group? Or continue to try to help them realize what they are doing. I love all my friends dearly, but I hate seeing the negativity, and the gossip, and the anger and so on and so forth.
Jesus was perfect and so when he was with people such as these he wasn't brought down and they listened to him. But what about a regular person like myself who is with sin (of course, who isn't?) who is trying to change?
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Abandonment
Firstly, very sorry for the lack of blogging. I will try to blog more.
A few weeks back I was at Worship team rehearsal (I go with my brother early because he does sound) and they started to sing a song called "King of Glory" the words that sparked were "I've come to give myself in total abandonment". My pastor was sitting there and he said that he didn't really like those lyrics. I asked him why he didn't like the lyrics and he said that its because not a lot of people really TRULY know what it is to give oursselves in abandonment. It really made me think. What DOES it mean to abandon ourselves fully to God and his will?
FIrstly I looked up the definition in the dictionary and here is what I found:
ABANDON
1. to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
2. to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a research project; to abandon hopes for a stage career.
3. to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army.
4. to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation; give (oneself) over to natural impulses, usually without self-control: to abandon oneself to grief.
We are called to leave our former lives behind us and live life with Christ. We are called to stop doing the bad things we are doing and follow Christ. We are called to give up the things in our lives that hinder our relationship with Christ.
I like number 3 and it is definitly a hard one that many people (including myself) struggle with "To Give up the control of". Not give up SOME control.....ALL control.... We are called to give control over to God because he knows what's best for us. Jeremiah 29:11 " For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." We may think that the plans that we have for ourselves are good, but they will fall through, because if they are not God's plans for us, they are not meant to be.
That is just my two cents for today. :) Thoughts are welcome!
A few weeks back I was at Worship team rehearsal (I go with my brother early because he does sound) and they started to sing a song called "King of Glory" the words that sparked were "I've come to give myself in total abandonment". My pastor was sitting there and he said that he didn't really like those lyrics. I asked him why he didn't like the lyrics and he said that its because not a lot of people really TRULY know what it is to give oursselves in abandonment. It really made me think. What DOES it mean to abandon ourselves fully to God and his will?
FIrstly I looked up the definition in the dictionary and here is what I found:
ABANDON
1. to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
2. to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a research project; to abandon hopes for a stage career.
3. to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army.
4. to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation; give (oneself) over to natural impulses, usually without self-control: to abandon oneself to grief.
We are called to leave our former lives behind us and live life with Christ. We are called to stop doing the bad things we are doing and follow Christ. We are called to give up the things in our lives that hinder our relationship with Christ.
I like number 3 and it is definitly a hard one that many people (including myself) struggle with "To Give up the control of". Not give up SOME control.....ALL control.... We are called to give control over to God because he knows what's best for us. Jeremiah 29:11 " For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." We may think that the plans that we have for ourselves are good, but they will fall through, because if they are not God's plans for us, they are not meant to be.
That is just my two cents for today. :) Thoughts are welcome!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Ouch
This isn't much because I am tired, more tired than usual, but this was a slap in the face when I got this in my inbox today..this was the quote of the day:
"Sin is a clenched fist and its object is the face of God."
"Sin is a clenched fist and its object is the face of God."
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Assumptions
This is sort of a venting blog, so if you don't want to read a venting blog or if you get offended easily, please don't read this....
Ok...when someone goes missing, why is it that everyone makes their own assumptions as to what has happened without knowing all the facts? Why do people think that they know what happened when nobody really knows what happened...
Does God call us to judge others? No..... Does God want us to make assumptions about people? No.... So why do people do it?
So if you want to make an assumption, think twice...get all the facts first before saying anything. Don't just make a snap judgment about a situation until you have all the facts!
Ok...when someone goes missing, why is it that everyone makes their own assumptions as to what has happened without knowing all the facts? Why do people think that they know what happened when nobody really knows what happened...
Does God call us to judge others? No..... Does God want us to make assumptions about people? No.... So why do people do it?
So if you want to make an assumption, think twice...get all the facts first before saying anything. Don't just make a snap judgment about a situation until you have all the facts!
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