So I have been fasting.
Some people are not sure what that is, and for those of you who aren’t, it’s okay. Fasting is something that a person does for God. They give up something that means alot to them for a set amount of time, and focus on God more. Some people fast certain foods-like desserts or meat-some fast actual things-like tv or computer. And when they aren’t doing that thing they are fasting, they are praying and worshipping and drawing close to God. Some people feel fasting is something they would like to do, and some feel it’s not for them. If you feel that way, that’s fine-it’s whatever God calls you to do. This is just my opinion and expeirience with it. I actually suggest it for someone who wants to draw near to God. It’s a good thing.
Anyways, so I’ve been fasting. It has drawn me close to God. I haven’t ate in five days, and it amazes me that whenever I feel hungry, I pray, and God fills me up. He doesn’t literally shove food down my throat or make me feel full, but it is like when I pray, my mind goes off the fact that I’m hungry and tired and I begin to think about God and how good he is and amazing and all that.
If you think about it, it is like you are dying to yourself. When you starve yourself, in a way, you are dying. Dying to your flesh-your sin. You know what I mean?
In Romans 6:6-8, Paul said “For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with,that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.” So if we die to ourselves (not literally die), and don’t live in our sin, we draw nearer to God. That is what happens when you fast, I think. I don't know, but so far, it is working out pretty well for me.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
I meant to post this New Year's Day...
So I meant to post this on New Year's Day, but I didn't...ANYways...here it is.
My New Year's Resolutions:
What is my New Year's resolution? What do I want to accomplish?
On New Year's day, I watched the ball drop at midnight, and then went up to my room and just sat in silence. I took out a notebook where I write my prayers and thoughts and different things I do in my quiet time with God. I flipped it to a blank page and began to write down all of the events from 2010 I could remember-all the events that made an impact on me. I wrote down a good 15 or so of them, and then asked myself, "Which of these events were beneficial? Which ones taught you somethings? Which ones would you take back?" I'm sad to say there were alot that were not the best idea, and I wish some of them had never happened. I started to think "Man! 2010 was a terrible year to me!" But looking back, I realized something-I learned something from all of them. Through all the stupid things I had done, all the mistakes, all the good things, all the things done wrong ot me, and everything I couldn't help-each one had taught me something. I began to write what I had learned.
I learned that I want me and my future husband to have a love that is beautiful, praise-worthy, and pure by watching my two friends Vanessa and Edgar prepare for and getting married. When some of my good friends walked out of my life, I learned how easily people enter and exit your life and how to take good things out of those relationships. When I tried to work out a relationship that should have never started, I learned not to idolize any relationship or friendship, because you only end up getting hurt. I learned a bit of the calling God has on my life by travelling to India. I learned alot in 2010.
I also realized that 2010 was a year of "firsts" for me. My first time to fast. My first car. My first international trip. My first kiss. And as I looked back on all of those things, I realized "2010 had it's ups-and-downs, but I learned alot and gained wisdom."
Then I thought about 2011. What do I want to do? What do I want to accomplish? What do I want to change? I want to grow my faith in 2011. I want to have a strong, sturdy trust in God. I want to focus on him and draw near to him more than in the past. I want to burn for Him.
I want to win my friends to God, and witness to them, not with my words, but with my life-using words if nessicary. I don't want to SPEAK about God's presence in my life-I want to LIVE it. Breathe it. Live off of it.
I want to read my Bible in a year. I want to fast as long as I can this year. I want to live 2011 with God.
In mid-2010, I completed a year long commitment I had made to not date. But then I took everything I had learned from that year and forgot it. I don't want to live 2011 like that. I want to have Jesus Christ at the center of all my relationships, friendships, and encouter with people. I want to hav emy life revolve around God. I don't want to have any relationships or friendships I regret in 2011. I want to put God in the front of my life and give him control. I want to live a God-life in 2011.
And THAT is my new Year's resolution.
My New Year's Resolutions:
What is my New Year's resolution? What do I want to accomplish?
On New Year's day, I watched the ball drop at midnight, and then went up to my room and just sat in silence. I took out a notebook where I write my prayers and thoughts and different things I do in my quiet time with God. I flipped it to a blank page and began to write down all of the events from 2010 I could remember-all the events that made an impact on me. I wrote down a good 15 or so of them, and then asked myself, "Which of these events were beneficial? Which ones taught you somethings? Which ones would you take back?" I'm sad to say there were alot that were not the best idea, and I wish some of them had never happened. I started to think "Man! 2010 was a terrible year to me!" But looking back, I realized something-I learned something from all of them. Through all the stupid things I had done, all the mistakes, all the good things, all the things done wrong ot me, and everything I couldn't help-each one had taught me something. I began to write what I had learned.
I learned that I want me and my future husband to have a love that is beautiful, praise-worthy, and pure by watching my two friends Vanessa and Edgar prepare for and getting married. When some of my good friends walked out of my life, I learned how easily people enter and exit your life and how to take good things out of those relationships. When I tried to work out a relationship that should have never started, I learned not to idolize any relationship or friendship, because you only end up getting hurt. I learned a bit of the calling God has on my life by travelling to India. I learned alot in 2010.
I also realized that 2010 was a year of "firsts" for me. My first time to fast. My first car. My first international trip. My first kiss. And as I looked back on all of those things, I realized "2010 had it's ups-and-downs, but I learned alot and gained wisdom."
Then I thought about 2011. What do I want to do? What do I want to accomplish? What do I want to change? I want to grow my faith in 2011. I want to have a strong, sturdy trust in God. I want to focus on him and draw near to him more than in the past. I want to burn for Him.
I want to win my friends to God, and witness to them, not with my words, but with my life-using words if nessicary. I don't want to SPEAK about God's presence in my life-I want to LIVE it. Breathe it. Live off of it.
I want to read my Bible in a year. I want to fast as long as I can this year. I want to live 2011 with God.
In mid-2010, I completed a year long commitment I had made to not date. But then I took everything I had learned from that year and forgot it. I don't want to live 2011 like that. I want to have Jesus Christ at the center of all my relationships, friendships, and encouter with people. I want to hav emy life revolve around God. I don't want to have any relationships or friendships I regret in 2011. I want to put God in the front of my life and give him control. I want to live a God-life in 2011.
And THAT is my new Year's resolution.
Friday, December 3, 2010
My love! Your hair is like a flock of goats!
Have you ever read Song of Solomon? I'm not gonna lie-it's pretty heated. When you read it on the surface, it is about a man and woman in love. It's just a bunch of mushy love...in a bunch of chapters...with a lot of really weird compliments-if you would even call them that. Like once, the man-called the Lover-tells the woman-the Beloved-that her "hair is like a flock of goats". he says "your neck is like the tower of david". Have you ever felt a goat's hair? I have-and if a man told me my hair was like a goat, I would be strongly offended! And if he said you have a neck like a tower...well he might as well say "You have a neck like a giraffe!" It's crazy some of the things the Lover and Beloved say to each other! But back to what I was talking about originally.
If you ever get a chance, read Song of Solomon. It's a beautiful book and story. But when you finish it, think of it this way-God as the Lover, and you as the Beloved....okay-I can tell you are confused...let me explain it better.
In Song of Solomon, the Lover chases after the Beloved. The Lover's love for the Beloved is unconditional. He loves her with all of his heart. He would go to the ends of the earth for her. He would die for her. He would do anything for her. He loves her that much! it's awesome! But at one point, in my opinion, it seems as though the Beloved doubts the Lover's love for her. And yet the Lover is not discouraged. He chases after his love. He wants her, desires her, needs her. He loves her! She doesn't have to DO anything to make him love her more or less. He loves her perfectly.
Isn't that how God loves us? He chases after us. He loves us unconditionally. He died for us. He chases after us, even when we doubt him. We can do nothing that makes him love us less or more. He loves us with perfect love! And when we deny him or mess up, he accepts us back with open arms. Really! He does! Read the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32. That's how God loves us!
If you've been reading my blog, you probably figured out I really like music. And I like to relate things to music. So I found this song by a band called "Tenth Avenue North". The song is titles "Beloved", and it made me cry once. It's written from God's point of view. It talks about how he always accepts us. in a way, this song is alot like the book of Song of Solomon. you listen to it, and think it's about a man and woman at first. But it has a much deeper meaning. Here are the lyrics:
If you ever get a chance, read Song of Solomon. It's a beautiful book and story. But when you finish it, think of it this way-God as the Lover, and you as the Beloved....okay-I can tell you are confused...let me explain it better.
In Song of Solomon, the Lover chases after the Beloved. The Lover's love for the Beloved is unconditional. He loves her with all of his heart. He would go to the ends of the earth for her. He would die for her. He would do anything for her. He loves her that much! it's awesome! But at one point, in my opinion, it seems as though the Beloved doubts the Lover's love for her. And yet the Lover is not discouraged. He chases after his love. He wants her, desires her, needs her. He loves her! She doesn't have to DO anything to make him love her more or less. He loves her perfectly.
Isn't that how God loves us? He chases after us. He loves us unconditionally. He died for us. He chases after us, even when we doubt him. We can do nothing that makes him love us less or more. He loves us with perfect love! And when we deny him or mess up, he accepts us back with open arms. Really! He does! Read the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32. That's how God loves us!
If you've been reading my blog, you probably figured out I really like music. And I like to relate things to music. So I found this song by a band called "Tenth Avenue North". The song is titles "Beloved", and it made me cry once. It's written from God's point of view. It talks about how he always accepts us. in a way, this song is alot like the book of Song of Solomon. you listen to it, and think it's about a man and woman at first. But it has a much deeper meaning. Here are the lyrics:
"Love of my life
Look deep in my eyes.
There you will find what you need.
Give me your life-
The lust and the lies,
The past you're afraid I might see.
You've been running away from me!
You're my Beloved!
Lover, I'm yours!
Death shall not part us-
It's you I died for!
For better or worse,
Forever we'll be.
Our love, it unites us,
And it binds you to me.
It's a mystery.
Love of my life!
Look deep in my eyes!
There you will find what you need!
I'm the giver of life!
I'll clothe you in white!
My immaculant bride you will be.
Oh come running home to me!
You're my Beloved!
Lover, I'm yours!
Death shall not part us-
It's you I died for!
For better or worse-
Forever we'll be.
Our love unites us
And it binds you to me.
Oh you've been a mistress, my wife.
You're chasing lovers that won't satisfy!
Won't you let me make you my bride?
You will drink of my lips and taste new life.
You're my beloved
Lover I'm yours.
Death shall not part us!
It's you died for!
For better or worse!
Forever we'll be!
Our love unites us-
And it binds you to me.
It's a mystery."
That is a beautiful song, and i would definatly suggest downloading it or even buying their cd. ANYways...that song can be thought about as love between a man and woman, but think deeper. The Bible calls the church God's bride. We are his bride. He loves us, like the Lover loves his Beloved. He chases after us, and always accepts us back with open arms if we mess up. Well...that's all I really have to say...it's kind of late. :)
-A christian teenage girl
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Redefining Normal
So this weekend, I attended a youth confrence. The theme was "Redefine", and the first service, the pastor walked up to the pulpit, and introduced himself. A thousand teenagers yelled and clapped and hooted for him, and in the midst of it all, he said "Well guys, tonight, I want to speak on hypocracy." Whew. It got quiet in that room. Nobody was hooting or yelling anymore. He had our attention.
He said "Well guys, I'm going to be very blunt. You might not like it, but I love you, and that's why I'm telling you this. It's become the 'norm' in our culture for Christians to live double lives-to have their sunday and wednesday life and their rest of the week life. It has become expected of Christians to lead two lives...and if that is normal, then we HAVE to redefine normal."
I thought about that statement. Redefine normal. It has become normal for Christians to be hypocritical-myself included. It's like everybody does it, and no one really confronts it. I talked about how i felt about it in my blog "Backsliding really hurts your butt". I've slipped and fallen and led the two-face lifestyle. I talked about the charachter "Two-face" in Batman. How his Harvey Dent side didn't want to be hateful and cruel, but the inhuman side of him did. And when that man said that two-faced lives have become normal, i realized it was true. There are so many Christian "Two-faces" around. We all have our own sins and double lives. Church has become a big "masquerade ball"-we come in dressed up and wearing a smiling mask, and nobody knows who's who.
One time when I was a sophmore or freshman, my literature teacher had us read a story called "The Red Mask of Death" by Edgar Allen Poe. In "The Red Mask", a prince named Prospero and a thousand of his friends locked themselves in a castle to try and escape a disease called the red death. The castle looked out on the city, where everyone was dying-but Prospero and his friends were "safe" inside. While in this castle, Prospero holds a masquerade ball. He and his friends indulge themselves and live luxuriously, when something strange happens. A stranger comes is, dressed like a corpse with signs of the red death all over it. Prospero is angered and demands that they kill the insulting stranger. But the stranger never speaks. It just walks by. Prospero chases the stranger down, and when he finally catches it, he falls dead. Prospero's friends are terrified, and approach the stranger. They remove the stranger's mask-to find that he has no face. The stranger is Red Death.
Isn't that alot how we Christian's are today? We try to shelter ourselves, and hide away from sin. We watch others suffer from it, while we are with our own "church group". We let others outside of our castle die in sin, but it's okay-because we're inside, having fun and living our masquerade ball. Masks, dresses-we look nice inside of our castle. But what we don't realize is that sin creeps into our castles when we don't notice. It hangs out at our party. It walks through our castle. And it kills us and our masquerade party. It deadens us inside, till we are numb to everything, and we keep wearing our masks. The mask becomes normal, an everyday part of us.
When are we going to redefine normal?
I ask you-my generation:
When are we going to redefine normal?
If the mask is considered normal, let's be out of place. Why don't we take off our masks and make THAT normal? The masks became normal because everyone did it. Everyone wore a mask, so it didn't seem odd. But what if every one wearing a mask decided to take it off? What if we made that normal? When are we going to redefine normal?
After hearing this preacher ask this question, I decided something.
I will redefine normal.
I will take off my mask.
My question is:
Who will join me?
-A maskless teenage girl
He said "Well guys, I'm going to be very blunt. You might not like it, but I love you, and that's why I'm telling you this. It's become the 'norm' in our culture for Christians to live double lives-to have their sunday and wednesday life and their rest of the week life. It has become expected of Christians to lead two lives...and if that is normal, then we HAVE to redefine normal."
I thought about that statement. Redefine normal. It has become normal for Christians to be hypocritical-myself included. It's like everybody does it, and no one really confronts it. I talked about how i felt about it in my blog "Backsliding really hurts your butt". I've slipped and fallen and led the two-face lifestyle. I talked about the charachter "Two-face" in Batman. How his Harvey Dent side didn't want to be hateful and cruel, but the inhuman side of him did. And when that man said that two-faced lives have become normal, i realized it was true. There are so many Christian "Two-faces" around. We all have our own sins and double lives. Church has become a big "masquerade ball"-we come in dressed up and wearing a smiling mask, and nobody knows who's who.
One time when I was a sophmore or freshman, my literature teacher had us read a story called "The Red Mask of Death" by Edgar Allen Poe. In "The Red Mask", a prince named Prospero and a thousand of his friends locked themselves in a castle to try and escape a disease called the red death. The castle looked out on the city, where everyone was dying-but Prospero and his friends were "safe" inside. While in this castle, Prospero holds a masquerade ball. He and his friends indulge themselves and live luxuriously, when something strange happens. A stranger comes is, dressed like a corpse with signs of the red death all over it. Prospero is angered and demands that they kill the insulting stranger. But the stranger never speaks. It just walks by. Prospero chases the stranger down, and when he finally catches it, he falls dead. Prospero's friends are terrified, and approach the stranger. They remove the stranger's mask-to find that he has no face. The stranger is Red Death.
Isn't that alot how we Christian's are today? We try to shelter ourselves, and hide away from sin. We watch others suffer from it, while we are with our own "church group". We let others outside of our castle die in sin, but it's okay-because we're inside, having fun and living our masquerade ball. Masks, dresses-we look nice inside of our castle. But what we don't realize is that sin creeps into our castles when we don't notice. It hangs out at our party. It walks through our castle. And it kills us and our masquerade party. It deadens us inside, till we are numb to everything, and we keep wearing our masks. The mask becomes normal, an everyday part of us.
When are we going to redefine normal?
I ask you-my generation:
When are we going to redefine normal?
If the mask is considered normal, let's be out of place. Why don't we take off our masks and make THAT normal? The masks became normal because everyone did it. Everyone wore a mask, so it didn't seem odd. But what if every one wearing a mask decided to take it off? What if we made that normal? When are we going to redefine normal?
After hearing this preacher ask this question, I decided something.
I will redefine normal.
I will take off my mask.
My question is:
Who will join me?
-A maskless teenage girl
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Chapter one by John Reuben
So this is a song titled "Chaper 1" by a rapper named John Reuben. it's really deep, so i figured I'd post it. :)
I'll embrace dreams again when I can breathe again
And at that point I won't be needing them.
It became clear to me that i was fighting a war I couldn't end-
You don't make it on your own merit
Only royalty inherits the kingdom
And that's a system good intentions can't help.
Your courage is no good here-
So don't try to excel!
What a sad day when you realize nothing can change-
The revolution didn't leave you-
It never came.
There will be no parades
No royal balls
Just long days topped off with last calls for alchohol.
Go to sleep
Wake up
Repeat the same routine.
Smooth skin dressed with wrinkles
And brown eyes with dark wrings.
And enertainers sing of extremes that don't exist for you and me.
When real like is reality tv-
No wonder our youth don't believe in anything!
It's all a joke!
There are no heroes
Just those of us with high hopes.
It's just not that simple!
I'm not trying to save it all
I just wanna create a ripple
And even if one individual is affected,
It's monumental with a beautiful perspective that's unusual in essence.
And traditional thinking won't suggest this-
Is life really that precious?
Well yes it is.
But there will be no celebrations or congradulations
No pat on the back
Just your mind intact
And the freedom to hear your heart beat at the speed of light.
Go to sleep tonight knowing you did it right
And rest easy outside of a system that resents you,
For not doing what they expect you to do!
Psycologically wear you down
And they make the suggestion
That you get on a prescription to deal with your depression
Anxious
Lazy
Tempermental
Obese
-That's what money makers like to call a "disease"
And they'll be looking for creating new problems
With profitable solutions to solve them.
But you won't get any better.
You'll just come back for more until your medicine drawer
Is filled with unreliable chores.
And that's the way of the beast-
I can't do nothing about it.
I could shout it in a room that's crowded
But i doubt it'd make a difference.
So ignorance will be my disguise
Cause twenty-first century America likes it witchcraft civilized.
I really like this song. It's beautiful. It's a very poetic way of describing the faults and problems of our culture and society. It's really eye opening if you think about it. I would definatly suggest getting your hands on this song. It's titled "Chapter 1" by John Reuben, and is on his album "Boy vs. The Cynic".
And that's all I have for today guys. Chew on that some and maybe, if you get time, leave me a comment and tell me what you think.
I'll embrace dreams again when I can breathe again
And at that point I won't be needing them.
It became clear to me that i was fighting a war I couldn't end-
You don't make it on your own merit
Only royalty inherits the kingdom
And that's a system good intentions can't help.
Your courage is no good here-
So don't try to excel!
What a sad day when you realize nothing can change-
The revolution didn't leave you-
It never came.
There will be no parades
No royal balls
Just long days topped off with last calls for alchohol.
Go to sleep
Wake up
Repeat the same routine.
Smooth skin dressed with wrinkles
And brown eyes with dark wrings.
And enertainers sing of extremes that don't exist for you and me.
When real like is reality tv-
No wonder our youth don't believe in anything!
It's all a joke!
There are no heroes
Just those of us with high hopes.
It's just not that simple!
I'm not trying to save it all
I just wanna create a ripple
And even if one individual is affected,
It's monumental with a beautiful perspective that's unusual in essence.
And traditional thinking won't suggest this-
Is life really that precious?
Well yes it is.
But there will be no celebrations or congradulations
No pat on the back
Just your mind intact
And the freedom to hear your heart beat at the speed of light.
Go to sleep tonight knowing you did it right
And rest easy outside of a system that resents you,
For not doing what they expect you to do!
Psycologically wear you down
And they make the suggestion
That you get on a prescription to deal with your depression
Anxious
Lazy
Tempermental
Obese
-That's what money makers like to call a "disease"
And they'll be looking for creating new problems
With profitable solutions to solve them.
But you won't get any better.
You'll just come back for more until your medicine drawer
Is filled with unreliable chores.
And that's the way of the beast-
I can't do nothing about it.
I could shout it in a room that's crowded
But i doubt it'd make a difference.
So ignorance will be my disguise
Cause twenty-first century America likes it witchcraft civilized.
I really like this song. It's beautiful. It's a very poetic way of describing the faults and problems of our culture and society. It's really eye opening if you think about it. I would definatly suggest getting your hands on this song. It's titled "Chapter 1" by John Reuben, and is on his album "Boy vs. The Cynic".
And that's all I have for today guys. Chew on that some and maybe, if you get time, leave me a comment and tell me what you think.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
The birthing of something new
"When a baby is just born it is usually crying. Why. Because it’s in a new territory, somewhere unfamiliar, cold, and way too bright. All the baby wants is to go back into the warm womb that has been their home for 9 months. The baby doesn’t know that even if it were to go back into the womb, it wouldn’t be the same and that in reality that would poison the baby because now the womb is dead. But if have ever seen a baby unhappy you know that crying is what they do so they just keep on at it. Nevertheless, there are still some things that the doctor needs to do. First the doctor cleans out the baby's nose (and throat if needed) so that the baby can breathe on its own. However it is still attached by the umbilical cord, its only way it has been able to breathe or eat for 9 months. So, the doctor clamps the cord to cut off bloodflow. And still the baby keeps crying even though the voice they’ve heard from above for so long is still there trying to soothe it and tell them “everything is gonna be all right” (This is where the super deep meaning comes in) Until the baby stops trying to breathe through the clamped cord, it cannot actually get the sufficient breaths it needs. The baby MUST be able to breathe on its own before it can be left alone for even a second.
What we don’t realize is that we try to keep breathing through our clamped cord, we keep trying to climb back into the womb, to keep looking back on our pasts where we are comfortable and don’t have to branch out. This doesn’t work. God does not intend for all of us to stay a baby (Christian) forever. He wants us to breathe on our own. Grow up. Mature.
Sometimes the best thing is moving on into the plan God has for us. Actually scratch that. It is ALWAYS the best thing to center your life in accordance to God’s plan. It is how we ar eable to be blessed by God, it is how we grow, and it is how our testimony strengthens, so that it can, in turn, can strengthen others.
...And this is my time to move on into the new things of God. To look forward, so I won't keep stumbling looking over my shoulder. Now I can enjoy the reign of God in my life.
Psalms 33:11
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
The purposes of his heart through all generations."
No-i didn't write this. A friend of mine blogs about her life, what she's going through, and how God shows her things. And this was one of the things she said. I really liked the analogy of birthing. You know, God tends to use that analogy alot in hid word. Jesus said we have to be born again. Peter said "in his great mercy, God has given us a new birth of hope" (1 Peter 1:3) When a baby is birthed, it is in pain. When a woman gives birth, she is in pain. But when the two come together, their pain is forgotten and joy is restored. Isn't that how we are to God? When we go through transitions, it hurts us, much like a baby. And when God watches us struggle, it hurts him, much like the mother. But when we are put together, our pain is forgotten, and joy is brought back to us. When a baby is being birthed, and both mother and child are screaming in pain, something new and beautiful is happening. A new person is brought into the world, and though there is much pain, in the end, the pain is gone, and the joy that the new child brings is everlasting.
What we don’t realize is that we try to keep breathing through our clamped cord, we keep trying to climb back into the womb, to keep looking back on our pasts where we are comfortable and don’t have to branch out. This doesn’t work. God does not intend for all of us to stay a baby (Christian) forever. He wants us to breathe on our own. Grow up. Mature.
Sometimes the best thing is moving on into the plan God has for us. Actually scratch that. It is ALWAYS the best thing to center your life in accordance to God’s plan. It is how we ar eable to be blessed by God, it is how we grow, and it is how our testimony strengthens, so that it can, in turn, can strengthen others.
...And this is my time to move on into the new things of God. To look forward, so I won't keep stumbling looking over my shoulder. Now I can enjoy the reign of God in my life.
Psalms 33:11
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
The purposes of his heart through all generations."
No-i didn't write this. A friend of mine blogs about her life, what she's going through, and how God shows her things. And this was one of the things she said. I really liked the analogy of birthing. You know, God tends to use that analogy alot in hid word. Jesus said we have to be born again. Peter said "in his great mercy, God has given us a new birth of hope" (1 Peter 1:3) When a baby is birthed, it is in pain. When a woman gives birth, she is in pain. But when the two come together, their pain is forgotten and joy is restored. Isn't that how we are to God? When we go through transitions, it hurts us, much like a baby. And when God watches us struggle, it hurts him, much like the mother. But when we are put together, our pain is forgotten, and joy is brought back to us. When a baby is being birthed, and both mother and child are screaming in pain, something new and beautiful is happening. A new person is brought into the world, and though there is much pain, in the end, the pain is gone, and the joy that the new child brings is everlasting.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
This made me happy... :)
So I'm at church right now, and I'm listening to our worship band practice. They started playing this song called "The Desert Song". The lyrics are really truthful. Read them.
"This is my prayer in the desert
When all that's within me feels dry.
This is my prayer in my huger and need
My God id the God who provides.
And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain.
Ther eis a faith proved of more worth than godl
So refine me Lord through the flame.
I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain!
I will rejoice! I will declare
God is my victory and he is here.
This is my prayer in the battle
When triumph is still on it's way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on his promise I'll stand.
All of my life
In every season
you are still God
I have a reason to sing!
I have a reason to worship!
I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain!
I will rejoice! I will declare
God is my victory and he is here.
This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow.
I know that I'm filled to be emptied again-
The seed I recieve I will sow."
I think the lyrics are pretty self explanitory. We should praise God, no matter what situation we've been placed in. God works everyhing out for the good of those who love him. (Romans 8:28) Thats all I really have to say...those lyics just kinda encouraged me. :)
"This is my prayer in the desert
When all that's within me feels dry.
This is my prayer in my huger and need
My God id the God who provides.
And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain.
Ther eis a faith proved of more worth than godl
So refine me Lord through the flame.
I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain!
I will rejoice! I will declare
God is my victory and he is here.
This is my prayer in the battle
When triumph is still on it's way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on his promise I'll stand.
All of my life
In every season
you are still God
I have a reason to sing!
I have a reason to worship!
I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain!
I will rejoice! I will declare
God is my victory and he is here.
This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow.
I know that I'm filled to be emptied again-
The seed I recieve I will sow."
I think the lyrics are pretty self explanitory. We should praise God, no matter what situation we've been placed in. God works everyhing out for the good of those who love him. (Romans 8:28) Thats all I really have to say...those lyics just kinda encouraged me. :)
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