When I get totally wrapped up in my love for God, and how phenomenal He is, it is so amazing how suddenly nothing else matters, other than God Himself, and making sure you are living for Him alone.
Yesterday I was feeling kinda down about stuff, and I was feeling unhappy with myself. WAIT! Did you notice that word? MYSELF? THAT is who gets me into trouble, myself! When I seek God, and begin worshipping Him, it's not about me, and that is when I am happiest! When I am not looking at how good or bad I am, but how incredible God is! That is when I live in the moment, and when I never, ever want to leave the moment; when I am truly worshipping my Savior!
I look forward to heaven, because I will get to worship my God non-stop. It's sad that I think that, though, because I should be worshiping God non-stop here on earth! But the thing is, in heaven, there will be no distractions, I won't have to do school, and nothing else will be a priority!
What if we didn't wait until we "feel" like praising God... or until our lives are not so busy? What if we lived our lives constantly worshipping God in some way? That's what we were born to do! I wonder what it is like for God to look at people like me, who tend to put Him aside way too often. He knows that if we would just put our sight on Him, that it would be the best thing for us! And those of us who have experienced His love in our lives know that He deserves it! He deserves more than we could ever give!
Wow, I didn't mean to take off typing like that! Lol! I just meant to write a little paragraph... :)
*Happy sigh*
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see...
My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, amazing grace
The Lord has promised good to me
His Word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God, Who called me here below
Will be forever mine
You are forever mine
Showing posts with label lyrics. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
"I Want to Love You like it's Automatic..."
I bought Stellar Kart's new cd for my friend Kerra as a birthday gift last month, and now this week I have been borrowing it. lol :)
There is a song on the album called "Automatic" and I love the lyrics a lot! The chorus goes:
Just like I breathe
and my heart beats
I wanna love you like it's automatic
make you into my good habit
You're the only one that really matters
every minute everyday it's automatically ok
when I make it all about you
Can you imagine being able to "automatically" love Jesus? Every single breath you took would automatically be taken for the glory of God. I was thinking that would be awesome! Those times when I would usually be grouchy, unfriendly, or rude, I would instead do the opposite- just out of habit! I'd get to love like Jesus does out of habit! Praying wouldn't be something that I'd "find time to do", but rather, something that I just did out of habit constantly.
At first, I thought that would be a great way to go. But then I got to thinking about how wonderful it is to grow as a child of God, and it occured to me that if I were to "automatically" love Jesus, I wouldn't get to experience much of the joy that comes with learning to truly love Jesus. Making good decisions instead of bad ones wouldn't be an exciting accomplishment, it would just be the way it is.
After thinking about that, I am really thankful for the freedom God gave us. I just hate my sinful flesh! Knowing how many mistakes I make EVERY SINGLE DAY really makes me terribly distraught. I want to do so much for God, but first I MUST learn to let go of my wishes and my will, so that I can fully surrender to His. He's not going to let me work for Him in a bigger way unless/until I'm ready. Right now I'm going through training ;)
I want to be in ministry. Our Pastor said that if you are a follower of Christ, then it doesn't matter what job you have or what you do for a living, that is your ministry! If you are a stay at home Mom, that's your ministry. If you are a plumber, then that is your ministry. Whatever job you have- that is your ministry! I am SO curious & excited about finding out what field of ministry God's going to lead me into. I really do want God to use me to bring others closer to Him, there is honestly no other job that sounds more fulfilling in my opinion. My favorite topic of conversation with other people is God, and things He has taught me in life. How blessed I feel, knowing that God's going to give me so many opportunities to talk to people about just that, as I continue to grow in my knowledge of my Savior :)
*Happy Sigh*
My Dad is going to drive down tonight so that he can see me in the morning! Not ONLY that, but he is bringing Zaya and Abyni along with him! I'm so excited! We are going to drive to Joplin to see Living Sacrifice and Demon Hunter in concert, which is going to be just amazing! I don't really like listening to either of the bands album's for more than 5 minutes, but I think I'll REALLY like them live :)
My friend Garrett & I are going to get together sometime next week to do some songwriting together! How exciting is that?! I can hardly wait! I can't believe someone so musically talented asked ME to write songs with them. lol! I'm really looking forward to it. I have always wanted to do stuff like this somewhat, and I'm beyond thankful for this opportunity :) Thank you, Garrett!
Oh, one more thing: Yesterday I drove on the busy highways & also on the turnpike! I have had my permit for awhile, but haven't been allowed to drive on those bigger roads until now. I was scared to death before I got on the highway, and then when I got onto it, I was like, "Wow, this isn't so bad!" Hehe :) And the turnpike was amazingly splendid. I felt so FREE! :D
Well, off to eat dinner! God bless!
James 4:8 - Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.
There is a song on the album called "Automatic" and I love the lyrics a lot! The chorus goes:
Just like I breathe
and my heart beats
I wanna love you like it's automatic
make you into my good habit
You're the only one that really matters
every minute everyday it's automatically ok
when I make it all about you
Can you imagine being able to "automatically" love Jesus? Every single breath you took would automatically be taken for the glory of God. I was thinking that would be awesome! Those times when I would usually be grouchy, unfriendly, or rude, I would instead do the opposite- just out of habit! I'd get to love like Jesus does out of habit! Praying wouldn't be something that I'd "find time to do", but rather, something that I just did out of habit constantly.
At first, I thought that would be a great way to go. But then I got to thinking about how wonderful it is to grow as a child of God, and it occured to me that if I were to "automatically" love Jesus, I wouldn't get to experience much of the joy that comes with learning to truly love Jesus. Making good decisions instead of bad ones wouldn't be an exciting accomplishment, it would just be the way it is.
After thinking about that, I am really thankful for the freedom God gave us. I just hate my sinful flesh! Knowing how many mistakes I make EVERY SINGLE DAY really makes me terribly distraught. I want to do so much for God, but first I MUST learn to let go of my wishes and my will, so that I can fully surrender to His. He's not going to let me work for Him in a bigger way unless/until I'm ready. Right now I'm going through training ;)
I want to be in ministry. Our Pastor said that if you are a follower of Christ, then it doesn't matter what job you have or what you do for a living, that is your ministry! If you are a stay at home Mom, that's your ministry. If you are a plumber, then that is your ministry. Whatever job you have- that is your ministry! I am SO curious & excited about finding out what field of ministry God's going to lead me into. I really do want God to use me to bring others closer to Him, there is honestly no other job that sounds more fulfilling in my opinion. My favorite topic of conversation with other people is God, and things He has taught me in life. How blessed I feel, knowing that God's going to give me so many opportunities to talk to people about just that, as I continue to grow in my knowledge of my Savior :)
*Happy Sigh*
My Dad is going to drive down tonight so that he can see me in the morning! Not ONLY that, but he is bringing Zaya and Abyni along with him! I'm so excited! We are going to drive to Joplin to see Living Sacrifice and Demon Hunter in concert, which is going to be just amazing! I don't really like listening to either of the bands album's for more than 5 minutes, but I think I'll REALLY like them live :)
My friend Garrett & I are going to get together sometime next week to do some songwriting together! How exciting is that?! I can hardly wait! I can't believe someone so musically talented asked ME to write songs with them. lol! I'm really looking forward to it. I have always wanted to do stuff like this somewhat, and I'm beyond thankful for this opportunity :) Thank you, Garrett!
Oh, one more thing: Yesterday I drove on the busy highways & also on the turnpike! I have had my permit for awhile, but haven't been allowed to drive on those bigger roads until now. I was scared to death before I got on the highway, and then when I got onto it, I was like, "Wow, this isn't so bad!" Hehe :) And the turnpike was amazingly splendid. I felt so FREE! :D
Well, off to eat dinner! God bless!
James 4:8 - Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
My First Blogspot Post!
Today I was looking at lyrics from a Disciple song called "Fall on Me". It goes like this:
Take my eyes from me, so I will see in Spirit
Change my mind to think, on what You see fit
The heavens declare Your glory, but does my witness
May You be glorified in me, Lord may I be blameless
Chorus
Fall on me
I am available to do Your will
In my life I pray Your Word is fulfilled...
And it continues.
Goodness gracious! Lyrics like that REALLY stir up a passion in me! I dug deep into each verse, and oh goodness! Aren't those awesome lyrics?! The "I am available to do Your will" part made me wonder...
#1: AM I making myself available to do God's Will?
#2: What IS God's will for my life?
#3: How does this apply to RIGHT NOW?
& #4: What changes should I make in my life to better live out God's will?
One of the first things God pointed out to me is that He wants a relationship with me. This is part of His will for my life. There are too many days that go by in my life where I decide to pass on my Bible time, or wait until the "next day" to write in my prayer journal, because I am "too tired" or "too busy" at the current moment. So I decided to make it a number 1 priority to do prayer, Bible & devotional time every day. I usually do, but I have found it too easy to put time with God aside some days because of my selfishness. I think I'd rather sit around and do nothing. So, there is one change in my life that I can make. There are so many more that I need to make, though. I cannot believe how selfish I am!
The current series at our Church is called "Fanatic". The main point of the series is that there is a war going on for our worship. Satan tries to get us to worship anything or anyone other than God, where as God wants to have all of our worship. He is the only one worthy of our worship. Today our campus Pastor was talking about how his wife is fanatical about George Clooney, and one time, she got a chance to meet him. She was, of course, delighted, and was not only going to NOT pass on the offer, but of course she was rushing & very excited about this chance that she got. Pastor Tome made a good point that we need to be like that with God. If I was offered the chance to go spend a day with a member of Disciple, I would flip out, and be beyond excited! Which isn't a bad thing, of course, but then I think... I am offered time with GOD every single day! The Creator of the Universe, the Almighty and merciful God! The only one worthy of my worship. I TURN THAT AWAY! WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND would DO that? What kind of logic is that? Seriously!
Lord Jesus, please teach me what it means to truly love You. Make me FANATICAL about You!
Take my eyes from me, so I will see in Spirit
Change my mind to think, on what You see fit
The heavens declare Your glory, but does my witness
May You be glorified in me, Lord may I be blameless
Chorus
Fall on me
I am available to do Your will
In my life I pray Your Word is fulfilled...
And it continues.
Goodness gracious! Lyrics like that REALLY stir up a passion in me! I dug deep into each verse, and oh goodness! Aren't those awesome lyrics?! The "I am available to do Your will" part made me wonder...
#1: AM I making myself available to do God's Will?
#2: What IS God's will for my life?
#3: How does this apply to RIGHT NOW?
& #4: What changes should I make in my life to better live out God's will?
One of the first things God pointed out to me is that He wants a relationship with me. This is part of His will for my life. There are too many days that go by in my life where I decide to pass on my Bible time, or wait until the "next day" to write in my prayer journal, because I am "too tired" or "too busy" at the current moment. So I decided to make it a number 1 priority to do prayer, Bible & devotional time every day. I usually do, but I have found it too easy to put time with God aside some days because of my selfishness. I think I'd rather sit around and do nothing. So, there is one change in my life that I can make. There are so many more that I need to make, though. I cannot believe how selfish I am!
The current series at our Church is called "Fanatic". The main point of the series is that there is a war going on for our worship. Satan tries to get us to worship anything or anyone other than God, where as God wants to have all of our worship. He is the only one worthy of our worship. Today our campus Pastor was talking about how his wife is fanatical about George Clooney, and one time, she got a chance to meet him. She was, of course, delighted, and was not only going to NOT pass on the offer, but of course she was rushing & very excited about this chance that she got. Pastor Tome made a good point that we need to be like that with God. If I was offered the chance to go spend a day with a member of Disciple, I would flip out, and be beyond excited! Which isn't a bad thing, of course, but then I think... I am offered time with GOD every single day! The Creator of the Universe, the Almighty and merciful God! The only one worthy of my worship. I TURN THAT AWAY! WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND would DO that? What kind of logic is that? Seriously!
Lord Jesus, please teach me what it means to truly love You. Make me FANATICAL about You!
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