Don't know what's going on
The world is spinning around me
Feeling like I've lost control
Nothing seems to astound me
Those close now seem far away
All I've got left to do is pray
I need to find a way
A way back home, I can't go astray
As hard as it is to get by
I'm not going to sit around and cry
For my God is worthy of all praise
Through the good and bad, the worst days
God, you are so good, so faithful
You never leave my side
No matter what I go through or what troubles I face
I pray that You would take me into Your embrace
Take me Lord, take me in
I want to know You more, much more
I'll put myself aside, my fears, my desires
Fill me with Your Spirit, Lord
Fill me anew and refresh my soul
Continue to be with me, Lord
Don't leave me or forsake me
You comfort me in all pain and anguish
You fight for me when I've got nothing left
I thank You, Lord, for this day
I thank You, Lord that I'm still going the right way
Don't let me be led astray
To You alone Lord, do I pray
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Knocked Down & Brought Up
This past week has been literally crazy... and don't worry. I say that in a completely good context. After all, sometimes it takes things getting crazy to bring out the worst in us, so that we can deal with that part of us, and be set back to where God wants us to be.
It's funny how we think that we don't deal with something, we think we're good in that area of our lives, and then we get completely knocked down from that place. Everything we thought we once had gets taken from us, we get humbled, and only in that place of humility are we rebuilt into something even greater. Think about Hurricane Katrina, and all the homes that were destroyed. The storm came through and wiped out millions of houses. In the years since the hurricane as New Orleans has been working towards recovery, would it be reasonable for them to rebuild their homes the same way as they were before? Definitely not. They're going to build them even better, make them stronger, make them tougher.
I've been in a place where I thought I was fine in certain areas of my life. It wasn't until trials came along, and the enemy brought up my past, that I started realizing some things were wrong. Was being in this place wrong? No, not necessarily. I wasn't seeking to do what God had asked me not to do. Simply put, my eyes weren't open to the things set before me. I praise God that He finally revealed them to me, they got dealt with (with the help of some awesome, godly men in my life), and now I'm in an even better place than I was before. I can tell you one thing; I feel even more free now than I did even a week ago. I'm so thankful that God allowed certain trials to befall me in the sense that I got to grow from them, and now I'm an even stronger man of God than I was before. And that's how our relationship with Him works. Ain't that awesome? I definitely think so.
So for now, be challenged. Continually pursue the things of God, and ask Him what areas of your life need work in. Because I can guarantee you, until the day the Lord comes back to take us home, you're always going to have something to work on. You're always going to have to depend on Him, but what's so good about that is that the reward is so worth it in the end. Dependence is not a bad thing. Not when it brings you to a deeper place, a holier place, and ultimately, when it draws you closer to Him.
"More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hopes does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." -- Romans 5:3-5
It's funny how we think that we don't deal with something, we think we're good in that area of our lives, and then we get completely knocked down from that place. Everything we thought we once had gets taken from us, we get humbled, and only in that place of humility are we rebuilt into something even greater. Think about Hurricane Katrina, and all the homes that were destroyed. The storm came through and wiped out millions of houses. In the years since the hurricane as New Orleans has been working towards recovery, would it be reasonable for them to rebuild their homes the same way as they were before? Definitely not. They're going to build them even better, make them stronger, make them tougher.
I've been in a place where I thought I was fine in certain areas of my life. It wasn't until trials came along, and the enemy brought up my past, that I started realizing some things were wrong. Was being in this place wrong? No, not necessarily. I wasn't seeking to do what God had asked me not to do. Simply put, my eyes weren't open to the things set before me. I praise God that He finally revealed them to me, they got dealt with (with the help of some awesome, godly men in my life), and now I'm in an even better place than I was before. I can tell you one thing; I feel even more free now than I did even a week ago. I'm so thankful that God allowed certain trials to befall me in the sense that I got to grow from them, and now I'm an even stronger man of God than I was before. And that's how our relationship with Him works. Ain't that awesome? I definitely think so.
So for now, be challenged. Continually pursue the things of God, and ask Him what areas of your life need work in. Because I can guarantee you, until the day the Lord comes back to take us home, you're always going to have something to work on. You're always going to have to depend on Him, but what's so good about that is that the reward is so worth it in the end. Dependence is not a bad thing. Not when it brings you to a deeper place, a holier place, and ultimately, when it draws you closer to Him.
"More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hopes does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." -- Romans 5:3-5
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
A Broken World
I think the more I go through life, the more I get out and see the people of this world, the more I realize how broken people really are. The crazy thing is that while some of us may be turned off and annoyed with peoples' obnoxious behavior, deep down it all comes out of being broken. And God is weeping over every, single one of them. He loves them so much, just as much as He loves those that do know Him and pursue Him with everything that they have. Talk about crazy love, eh? I'm sure if most of us (I can say this for myself) were in God's place, there'd be a lot more people without hope, and there'd be no way they'd be going to Heaven. So it's definitely good that God's the one in control.
I know that God wants to see my school on fire for Him. In fact, I'm proclaiming it right now: This school is going to be set on fire for God. Every last person is going to know Him, is going to see His glory, going to see Him move in mighty ways. God's waiting for breakthrough, waiting for those that do know Him to reach out and do something for Him. God's always ready... He's been ready. So it all comes down to us, those that do know Him. What are we going to do? Are we going to sit, kick back, and relax, knowing that we're going to spend a great eternity with God while many around us are headed towards eternal separation from God? That's definitely not God's heart, and that shouldn't be ours. It's time we step out in faith, step out and reach people whether actually going and talking to them or praying for them. There's power in prayer, and it's the least we can do for those that are broken. It's time. It's time we see this generation saved; it's time to unleash the power of God on this broken world.
I know that God wants to see my school on fire for Him. In fact, I'm proclaiming it right now: This school is going to be set on fire for God. Every last person is going to know Him, is going to see His glory, going to see Him move in mighty ways. God's waiting for breakthrough, waiting for those that do know Him to reach out and do something for Him. God's always ready... He's been ready. So it all comes down to us, those that do know Him. What are we going to do? Are we going to sit, kick back, and relax, knowing that we're going to spend a great eternity with God while many around us are headed towards eternal separation from God? That's definitely not God's heart, and that shouldn't be ours. It's time we step out in faith, step out and reach people whether actually going and talking to them or praying for them. There's power in prayer, and it's the least we can do for those that are broken. It's time. It's time we see this generation saved; it's time to unleash the power of God on this broken world.
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