Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Everything you want

this song is as close as i can relate to what i'm going to say...it's an old song by Vertical Horizon and the title is Everything You Want.

lately I've been thinking why do I love God? I'm still trying to make a short statement that non christians can understand without the Christianese words to confuse people. But my itunes was on random and that song played and it kinda felt aligned with my question...especially the chorus which goes..

He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why



except the 2nd to last line that says he means nothing to you, instead He means EVERYTHING to me....but most Christians don't know or forget WHY they love God. They say they love God, they worship God, they serve Him, but why? The answer to the question of WHY you love God should be a basic foundation of your faith. and the answer to why YOU love God, should be something personal, not a bible verse. It can be backed up by the verse but really your experience with God is the correct answer.
here's the song.



BY THE WAY, IF YOU HAV'NT HEARD, THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO FAMILY RETREAT, IF YOU CAN THINK OF A SONG THAT YOU LOVE, WOULD YOU MIND SHARING IT WITH ALL OF US AT RETREAT DURING SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL SONG SHARING? PLEASE TURN IN SONG TITLES TO ME OR JERRY BEFORE RETREAT PLEASE....AND THINK OF SOMETHING TO SHARE OF WHY YOU LOVE THE SONG TOO....THANKS

Friday, May 22, 2009

If We Are The Body - Casting Crowns

If We Are The Body - Casting Crowns



I've heard of this song often...seems KLOVE plays it every other day at the minimum. This song brings to mind a current thought about the church of today (Cumberland, any Christian church in the world). I'm wondering how much are we doing to fulfill the Great Commission. It's so easy to be consumed with everything about ourselves. Our thoughts seem to be mostly about ourselves...while the needs of the world go unseen and unmet. This post is in relation to the note on my Facebook page about poverty in the world. Everything starts with the man/woman in the mirror. Each morning, as I get up, I have to look at myself in the mirror...and ask God...what is it you want me to do today, God? Help me to see the needs of the world...and then help me to meet those needs. May my eyes and heart not be calloused, stone cold, without compassion. Thank you God for speaking to us through music amongst other things.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Beautiful Day




"Beautiful Day" - by U2

I'm very tired right now, but I really want to share this song, especially on a day like this--blue skies, lush green fields (at softball practice! =D), and the blazing sun. Heh, it's a beautiful day. I'll keep it brief, though.

This is one uplifting anthem that I enjoy very much. I'm not going to go into it too much, but--while the entire song is great--here are some lyrics that stand out to me and really get me (you can make out whatever you want out of these lyrics):

"It's a beautiful day
Sky is falling, you feel like it's a beautiful day"

"Touch me, take me to that other place
Teach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case"

"See the... see the... see the...
See the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colors came out"

"What you don't have you don't need it now
What you don't know you can feel it somehow"


Regardless of whatever may be going on in your life, everyday is a beautiful day. Every day is a blessing from God. I gotta remember that. This song actually reminds me of the story of Job: everything is going wrong in his life, but ultimately, he recognizes God in his life, and it's all okay. As vague as that statement was, it holds true. I like this song.

It's sleep time for me. May you all have a beautiful day. =]

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Narnia

Arggh I can't embed it... anyways here's the link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDAl62AAGWc&feature



The song is called New World, by Toby Mac, and it basically tells the story of how Lucy discovered Narnia and how no one believed her at first. I only knew about this artist probably a week by now. This isn't really my genere of music but to me it doesn't matter, just the lyrics that is what matters to me. And it's about Narnia! haha yeah. I love Narnia, great story. Anyways I just wanted to share it with you guys because I thought it was awesome. And I think Michelle will love this lol.