24 July 2012
let the waters rise- MIKESCHAIR
Don't know where to begin, it's like my world's cavin' in
And I try but I can't control my fear, where do I go from here?
Sometimes it's so hard to pray when You feel so far away
But I am willin' to go where You want me to and God I trust You
There's a ragin' sea right in front of me
Wants to pull me in, bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise if You want them to
I will follow You, I will follow You, I will follow You
I will swim in the deep 'cause You'll bein' next to me
You're in the eye of the storm and the calm of the sea
You're never out of reach
God, You know where I've been and You were there with me then
You were faithful before, You'll be faithful again, I'm holdin' Your hand
There's a ragin' sea right in front of me
Wants to pull me in, bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise if You want them to
I will follow You, I will follow You, I will follow You
God Your love is enough, You will pull me through, I'm holdin' onto You
God Your love is enough, I will follow You, I will follow You
There's a ragin' sea right in front of me
Wants to pull me in, bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise if You want them to
I will follow You, I will follow You, I will follow You
This song is kind of my life story right now.
Love:)
R
And I try but I can't control my fear, where do I go from here?
Sometimes it's so hard to pray when You feel so far away
But I am willin' to go where You want me to and God I trust You
There's a ragin' sea right in front of me
Wants to pull me in, bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise if You want them to
I will follow You, I will follow You, I will follow You
I will swim in the deep 'cause You'll bein' next to me
You're in the eye of the storm and the calm of the sea
You're never out of reach
God, You know where I've been and You were there with me then
You were faithful before, You'll be faithful again, I'm holdin' Your hand
There's a ragin' sea right in front of me
Wants to pull me in, bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise if You want them to
I will follow You, I will follow You, I will follow You
God Your love is enough, You will pull me through, I'm holdin' onto You
God Your love is enough, I will follow You, I will follow You
There's a ragin' sea right in front of me
Wants to pull me in, bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise if You want them to
I will follow You, I will follow You, I will follow You
This song is kind of my life story right now.
Love:)
R
23 July 2012
package deal
It's hard to know exactly what I'm hearing right now.
Praying for clarity in His voice.
But I think the big thing I'm hearing is this-
He delights in fixing the broken.
Broken spirits, minds, hearts, bodies.
We tend to think that God only wants to fix our souls.
That somehow the rest of us is less important.
But we're a package deal.
:)
He wants us to be whole.
Remember.
Love:)
R
Praying for clarity in His voice.
But I think the big thing I'm hearing is this-
He delights in fixing the broken.
Broken spirits, minds, hearts, bodies.
We tend to think that God only wants to fix our souls.
That somehow the rest of us is less important.
But we're a package deal.
:)
He wants us to be whole.
Remember.
Love:)
R
21 July 2012
so many questions
When your days get crazy........
Remember who's walking beside you.
Watch for the gifts.
Learn to see the blessing in the madness.
He's been wherever you are, and wherever you're going.
So grateful for that.
These verses have stuck way out to me in the last week or so.
They're right on time, too.
"When life is heavy and hard to take,
go off by yourself. Enter the silence.
Bow in prayer. Don't ask questions:
Wait for hope to appear.Don't run from trouble. Take it full-face.
The "worst" is never the worst.
Why? Because the Master won't ever
walk out and fail to return.
If he works severely, he also works tenderly.
His stockpiles of loyal love are immense.
He takes no pleasure in making life hard,
in throwing roadblocks in the way"
(Lamentations 3:28-33 MSG)
I have so many questions right now.
So many whys.
I need the silence right now.
I need to listen,
not to speak.
God.
You know what You're doing.
That I trust.
Also-I believe I will see hope in it all.
This is all I need to say right now.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Remember that.
Love:)
R
the Lord's prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
The power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.
17 July 2012
our God is in control- Steven Curtis Chapman
This is not how it should be
This is not how it could be
This is how it is
And our God is in control
This is not how it will be
When we finally will see
We'll see with our own eyes
He was always in control
And we'll sing holy, holy, holy is our God
And we will finally really understand what it means
So we'll sing holy, holy, holy is our God
While we're waiting for that day
This is not where we planned to be
When we started this journey
But this is where we are
And our God is in control
Though this first taste is bitter
There will be sweetness forever
When we finally taste and see
That our God is in control
And we'll sing holy, holy, holy is our God
And we will finally really understand what it means
So we'll sing holy, holy, holy is our God
While we're waiting for that day
We're waiting for that day
We'll keep on waiting for that day
And we will rise
Our God is in control
(Holy, holy, holy)
Our God is in control
(Holy, holy, holy)
Our God is in control
(Holy, holy, holy)
Love:)
R
This is not how it could be
This is how it is
And our God is in control
This is not how it will be
When we finally will see
We'll see with our own eyes
He was always in control
And we'll sing holy, holy, holy is our God
And we will finally really understand what it means
So we'll sing holy, holy, holy is our God
While we're waiting for that day
This is not where we planned to be
When we started this journey
But this is where we are
And our God is in control
Though this first taste is bitter
There will be sweetness forever
When we finally taste and see
That our God is in control
And we'll sing holy, holy, holy is our God
And we will finally really understand what it means
So we'll sing holy, holy, holy is our God
While we're waiting for that day
We're waiting for that day
We'll keep on waiting for that day
And we will rise
Our God is in control
(Holy, holy, holy)
Our God is in control
(Holy, holy, holy)
Our God is in control
(Holy, holy, holy)
Love:)
R
13 July 2012
to my friend in the DR.....
To my friend in the DR......just heard your family's news.
And I hope that you see this.
I'll write, too.
But this is fast.
And hope that you know that if you need someone to talk to.....
I'd love to listen.
I hope I'll see you if you all come.
I miss you.
Miss your words.
All I can say is that our God is strong.
He is good.
He's got good plans for us.
Plans to prosper us and not to harm us.
To give us a hope and a future.
I know your lovely heart for Him.
He knows.
He hears.
Oh my friend........
Hugs from me.
I love you,
love your family.
He is strong.
He loves you.
listen to the Lord who created you.
O Israel, the one who formed you says,
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
When you go through deep waters,
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom;
I gave Cush and Seba in your place.
Others were given in exchange for you.
I traded their lives for yours
because you are precious to me.
You are honored, and I love you.
(Isaiah 43: 1b-4)
Wish I could be there.
Love you SO much, friend!
R
And I hope that you see this.
I'll write, too.
But this is fast.
And hope that you know that if you need someone to talk to.....
I'd love to listen.
I hope I'll see you if you all come.
I miss you.
Miss your words.
All I can say is that our God is strong.
He is good.
He's got good plans for us.
Plans to prosper us and not to harm us.
To give us a hope and a future.
I know your lovely heart for Him.
He knows.
He hears.
Oh my friend........
Hugs from me.
I love you,
love your family.
He is strong.
He loves you.
listen to the Lord who created you.
O Israel, the one who formed you says,
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
When you go through deep waters,
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom;
I gave Cush and Seba in your place.
Others were given in exchange for you.
I traded their lives for yours
because you are precious to me.
You are honored, and I love you.
(Isaiah 43: 1b-4)
Wish I could be there.
Love you SO much, friend!
R
Beauty from Pain- Superchick
The lights go out all around me
One last candle to keep out the night
And then the darkness surrounds me
I know I'm alive but I feel like I've died
And all that's left is to accept that it's over
My dreams ran like sand through the fists that I made
I try to keep warm but I just grow colder
I feel like I'm slipping away
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain
Though it won't be today, someday I'll hope again
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
My whole world is the pain inside me
The best I can do is just get through the day
When life before is only a memory
I wonder why God lets me walk through this place
And though I can't understand why this happened
I know that I will when I look back someday
And see how you've brought beauty from ashes
And made me as gold purified through these flames
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain
Though it won't be today, someday I'll hope again
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
Here I am at the end of me (at the end of me)
Tryin' to hold to what I can't see (to what I can't see)
I forgot how to hope
This night's been so long
I cling to Your promise
There will be a dawn
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain
Though it won't be today, someday I'll hope again
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
I belive it.
Love:)
R
Consume Me- DC Talk
I can sense you in everything
The way that you move me
Takes me far away
I seek no escape
I'm dreaming through your eyes
I am wandering through your mind
I'm overtaken by the way that you deliver me
I'm transcended
There's no place I'd rather be
Than here in heaven
Without you I'm incomplete
It's hopeless
You consume me, you consume me
Like a burning flame running through my veins
You consume me moving through me
Anytime, anyplace you invade my space
Wholly devoted
I immerse myself in you
Baptize me in your love
Cause drowning in the thought of you
Floods my soul
I'm taken by the things you do
God, you know
It doesn't matter what I lose
I'm yours
You consume me, you consume me
Like a burning flame running through my veins
You consume me moving through me
Anytime, anyplace you invade my space
I am in your hands
Under your command
Like a puppet on a string
[Lord you know]
I am willing to
Put my faith in you
So before the world I sing
[consume me]
You consume me, you consume me
Burning flame, through my veins
You consume me moving through me
Anytime, anyplace you invade my space
You consume me [oh, you know that I surrender]
I am consumed, I'm consumed with you
There's no other way I can fly
It's you and i, you and i
There's no other way I can fly
It's you and i, you and i
Love:)
R
12 July 2012
paul on communion
The Master, Jesus, on the night of his betrayal, took bread. Having given thanks, he broke it and said,
"This is my body, broken for you.
Do this to remember me.
After supper, he did the same thing with the cup:
This cup is my blood, my new covenant with you.
Each time you drink this cup, remember me."
What you must solemnly realize is that every time you eat this bread and every time you drink this cup, you reenact in your words and actions the death of the Master. You will be drawn back to this meal again and again until the Master returns. You must never let familiarity breed contempt.
Anyone who eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Master irreverently is like part of the crowd that jeered and spit on him at his death. Is that the kind of "remembrance" you want to be part of? Examine your motives, test your heart, come to this meal in holy awe.
If you give no thought (or worse, don't care) about the broken body of the Master when you eat and drink, you're running the risk of serious consequences.
(1 Corinthians 11:25-29 MSG)
"This is my body, broken for you.
Do this to remember me.
After supper, he did the same thing with the cup:
This cup is my blood, my new covenant with you.
Each time you drink this cup, remember me."
What you must solemnly realize is that every time you eat this bread and every time you drink this cup, you reenact in your words and actions the death of the Master. You will be drawn back to this meal again and again until the Master returns. You must never let familiarity breed contempt.
Anyone who eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Master irreverently is like part of the crowd that jeered and spit on him at his death. Is that the kind of "remembrance" you want to be part of? Examine your motives, test your heart, come to this meal in holy awe.
If you give no thought (or worse, don't care) about the broken body of the Master when you eat and drink, you're running the risk of serious consequences.
(1 Corinthians 11:25-29 MSG)
06 July 2012
the madness
There is this madness to life that sometimes terrifies me.
The whirling rush.....
The crazy swirl of hard,
of pain,
fear,
flat-out broken.
And the round-and-round spinning of it can make you sick.
You get going so fast that you see you have no control.
I'm not going to lie.
Sometimes it scares me into wanting to run
hide
tuck myself into a dark corner
and wait for the spinning to stop.
But then the King steps into the rush.
Steps into our private madness
takes our hand
and asks for control.
Is it more madness to hand over the last scraps of control you have?
No.
It is your only chance for peace.
This is the grace and the glory of our God.
He chooses to step into our madness,
and take it upon Himself.
It's no longer ours.
He has come and brought us peace
in the midst of madness
if we loose control.
The peace is our only hope of survival.
The crazy-broken doesn't stop spinning.
That doesn't mean you have to be pulled into its rush.
Don't let it pull you in.
Don't fall.
If you do,
Get back up.
Lean hard on Him.
Let Christ take control.
You are His.
You are not bound to the madness.
This is what He died for.
Love:)
R
The whirling rush.....
The crazy swirl of hard,
of pain,
fear,
flat-out broken.
And the round-and-round spinning of it can make you sick.
You get going so fast that you see you have no control.
I'm not going to lie.
Sometimes it scares me into wanting to run
hide
tuck myself into a dark corner
and wait for the spinning to stop.
But then the King steps into the rush.
Steps into our private madness
takes our hand
and asks for control.
Is it more madness to hand over the last scraps of control you have?
No.
It is your only chance for peace.
This is the grace and the glory of our God.
He chooses to step into our madness,
and take it upon Himself.
It's no longer ours.
He has come and brought us peace
in the midst of madness
if we loose control.
The peace is our only hope of survival.
The crazy-broken doesn't stop spinning.
That doesn't mean you have to be pulled into its rush.
Don't let it pull you in.
Don't fall.
If you do,
Get back up.
Lean hard on Him.
Let Christ take control.
You are His.
You are not bound to the madness.
This is what He died for.
Love:)
R
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