tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16411275457394309602024-02-20T04:53:08.967-08:00sharing songs is caring =]A place where we can share with one another how God spoke to us through one cool song or another :]. open and friendly! yay!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-27767318845318307002013-11-06T01:34:00.000-08:002013-11-06T01:34:52.353-08:00Called Me HigherWow it's been too long of a time. I'll make a quick post before I let the laziness take over again! Sorry, this one turned out long haha :].<br />
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I only first heard this song yesterday, and God's already been using it to challenge me. Here are some of the lyrics:<br />
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<i>I could hold on</i><br />
<i>I could hold on to who I am and never let You</i><br />
<i>change me from the inside</i><br />
<i>I could be safe</i><br />
<i>I could be safe here in Your arms and never leave home,</i><br />
<i>never let these walls down</i><br />
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<i>But You have called me higher,</i><br />
<i>You have called me deeper</i><br />
<i>And I'll go where you lead me, Lord</i><br />
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This has been a recurring theme for me for a while: Knowing God, but only just enough to keep Him at arms-distance so He can't really touch my life. It's not something that I always explicitly do, but I think I am honestly afraid of what would happen if I were to truly invite God to get in contact with both the big and small parts of my life. To keep him far enough to have some kind of control of what I do, to have an excuse of "I'm not moved that way" so I don't have to follow him to doing the uncomfortable.<br />
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<i> But You have called me higher,</i><br />
<i> You have called me deeper</i><br />
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Tonight, I was going through a workbook that I'm going through with my pastor who's discipling me. The chapter was on our "sinful nature," and at the application portion was to write 2-3 things that I've done this past week that I knew was wrong but I did anyways. I wrote down three items, and the thought of sharing these things that I wrote down with my pastor shamed me and gripped my chest. I didn't want to share these things... (man, accountability is hard haha...) and I realized I didn't bring these things to God either. Most times I briefly accepted that God still loved me somehow without<br />
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then I realized. In doing the one thing that I wanted to do the least (that is, admitting that I have a lot of crap that I don't want others or myself to see) actually brings <i>freedom. </i>By ignoring the disgusting details of my sin, I am still living in the fear of being deemed a sinner, and I don't allow God to sweep in and show the full extent of His grace-- the amount of my sin that I refuse to admit or face up to is <i>that </i>much more grace that I fail to experience. Furthermore, the fact that I hold on at all reveals that I don't fully embrace the complete forgiveness I have in Christ. In other words, I miss out on the freedom of admitting my mistakes while embracing an identity as a beloved child of God.<br />
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<li>"Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 5:20-21.</li>
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But if I actually face up to it (that is, admitting all of this openly to God and to others), I take claim to both the hideous fact that I am a hopeless sinner AND the fact that God's love and grace covers that by the cost of His Son. <i>That</i> is what happens when we let finally let God come in, to bring us higher and deeper. Tim Keller states that this is the gospel: "We are more sinful than we ever dared believe, yet we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope."<br />
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Gahh there's so much more too haha... but this will do for now =]. I'm getting to the point of rambling hahaha thanks for reading x].<br />
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So God, break these walls.. help me to confess my sin explicitly. Call me higher, call me deeper into You. It's gritter and its harder, but its full of glory and freedom. Help me to find myself first and foremost as <i>YOUR SON.</i> To proclaim the great news: I am a sinner saved by grace and grace alone.<br />
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This song again...but in a different context! God's been teaching me what kind of person I am, which just makes me more amazed at how incredible God is. I'm a very broken person; it turns out that not having consistent friends has damaged, more than I estimated, my trust in people, which greatly hinders fellowshipping with others. I had too high of expectations for my bros/sis, disregarding the fact that they're humans who are prone to failing at showing God's unconditional love, which only God is capable of at all times (Because occasionally, God transfers His unconditional love through us). To protect myself, I'd convinced me that this friendship thing, this bro/sisterhood thing isn't possible for me (but possible for others). I ran to God for His solace and comfort. And all I have been realizing for the past months over and over again is ow reliable God is, how warm, how faithful He is to me--His embrace/love is so deep and wide, no sin can ever be too dirty for Him to accept. And He's assured me that He will/can love to the ends of the earth. But lately, God has been telling me, "get out of my arms! Time for you to move on...grow up." Nothing we receive is given simply for our own sake; it's ultimately given for His sake. God's been pouring into me for the past months, nurturing me and stuff...and it's time to start using this newly established emotional/identity security as 1) a support for others, and 2) confidently proclaim His glory. And I know that I'll get hurt again stepping outside of His protection, but He'll heal me again; it's a spiral of healing, I'll keep getting hurt and healed, but things get better with each time because He's promised that He makes all things work together for our good. Life's troubles are like a chariot charging at you; you can either ride it (endure the troubles with hope that Christ has secured) or get run over by it (complain, mope, etc.) I've been so sheltered I don't handle making mistakes so well, teehee...but by God's grace, I'm learning, and also by His grace, He'll help me handle mistakes better. Sooooo, dear bros/sis, please keep me accountable for this lesson I've learned! <br />
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This song played two roles for me: first time it helped me find sufficiency in who I am in Him; now it's helping me find sufficiency in His power to carry out His mission to take over the world. First time the song acted as a consoler, this time as a motivator.<br />
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May you be blessed by this song as I have been.<br />
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And here's what the writer says about the song:<br />
<em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It was "suggested that I write a song about the sufficiency of Christ by saying it as plainly as, 'He’s already all we need'. So many times we come to Jesus in worship and ask Him for things that He already IS and has already done… What a concept to come into worship knowing who we are approaching…the absolute fullness of God, pleased to dwell in this Jesus whom we worship. He’s already broken the chains…already seated us with Him…already invited us ‘into the glorious’."</span></em><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Asking where You are, Lord</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Wondering where You’ve been. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Is like standing in a hurricane, trying to find the wind. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">And hoping for Your mercy to meet me where I am. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Is forgetting that Your thoughts for me, outnumber the sand. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You filled the sun with morning light. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You bid the moon to lead the night. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You clothe the lilies bright and beautiful. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You’re already all I need. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Already everything that I could hope for. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You’re already all I need. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You’ve already set me free. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Already making me. More like You. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You’re already all I need. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Jesus, You’re already all I need. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Walking through this life without Your freedom in my heart.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Is like holding onto shackles that You have torn apart. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">So remind me of Your promises.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">And all that You have done. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">I</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">n this world I will have trouble. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">That You have overcome. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">And every gift that I receive. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You determine just for me. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">But nothing I desire compares with You. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In Your fullness. You’re my all in all. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In Your healing. I’m forever made whole. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In Your freedom. Your love overflows.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> And carries me. You carry me. </span><br />
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Last night, God gave me the privilege of witnessing the return of a prodigal son/daughter. I witnessed my roommate's return to God. (And it is with her permission that I share my side of the story to you.) My account will not do the wonder (I don't really know how to name what happened...event is just not accurate) justice, especially because I didn't experience it firsthand, but what happened was just so darn amazing.<br />
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I went to bed at 2 (so this is well late into the night when the enemy is most comfortable), and fifteen minutes after lying down, my roommate who sleeps in the bunk above me starts groaning. She usually has bad dreams, but she never moans so I got up to ask if she was okay. But her groaning got louder as I approached her. It scared me and I jumped off screaming because it was THAT scary! My other roommate (we live in a triple) screamed too--and she's not the screaming type. I was trembling for a good five minutes. My roommate, she wanted to go to back to sleep, but instead, was convicted to pray and had us pray with her.<br />
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In her dream, she was on a website inviting (hehe) her to go to God, but as she was climbing to God, we (me and my other roommate) pushed her down. She was so frightened. And as we prayed with her, she revealed to us a sin she committed and confessed not feeling guilty about the sin. She felt she was drifting away from God and was too ashamed to go to God anymore. We prayed for God to deliver her from Satan's hand and we prayed for her to truly surrender her life to God. In her prayer, she kept saying sorry to God. As she kept saying sorry and asking God to take her back, she very naturally bowed down. After the prayer, she told us that she was completely at rest and not only that, she kept saying over and over and over again, "Thank You, God." Neither one, two, three, four, five, or six thank yous was enough to convey accurately how grateful she was, to convey how utterly underserving of His redemption she was. And afterwards she kept saying, "can you guys believe it, God <i>invited</i> me!" And after some more prayer she repeated, "God is so real and so good! I got to tell everyone what happened."<br />
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Through this crazy night, God showed us (me and my other roommate) what TRUE repentance looks like, what TRUE humility, TRUE peace, TRUE confidence in the power of Jesus' blood to wash away sins, TRUE assurance in being His child, TRUE excitement for the commission He's given us looks like. Gosh, witness God doing so much work in so little time, and seeing God's harvest being sown is such an incredible sight.<br />
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Point: satan is real, God is real, God > enemy is truth, and God's saving grace is real. <br />
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Connection to this song: After the incident, we turned on pandora and this song played. It was very relevant. I think it expresses very well the kind of attitude we should have when God's touched us with the Gospel.<br />
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Anyways, may you be blessed with this blessing God's given us.<br />
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Lord I come, I confess</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Bowing here I find my rest</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Without you, I fall apart</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">You’re the one that guides my heart</li>
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Lord I need you, oh I need you.</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Every hour that I need you</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">My one defense My righteousness</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Oh God how I need you.</li>
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Sin runs deep,</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Your grace is more</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">The creases found</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Is where you are</li>
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Where you are, Lord I am free</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Holiness is Christ in me</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Where you are, Lord I am free</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Holiness is Christ in me</li>
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Lord I need you, oh I need you</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Every hour I need you</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">My one defence, My righteousness</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Oh God how I need you.</li>
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Teach my song to rise to you</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">When temptation comes my way</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">When I cannot stand ill fall on you</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Jesus your my hope and stay</li>
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Yes when I cannot stand ill fall on you</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Jesus you’re my hope and stay</li>
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Lord I need you, oh I need you.</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Every hour I need you.</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">My one defence, My righteousness</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Oh God how I need you.</li>
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<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Your my one defense, My righteousness,</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">Oh God how I need you</li>
<li style="background-color: white; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; list-style-type: none; padding: 3px 10px;">My one defense, My righteousness, Oh God how I need you.</li>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010222426094227129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-23983521934327550332013-04-18T23:40:00.000-07:002013-04-18T23:41:19.996-07:00Already All I need--God's sufficiency<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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God's totally comforting me with this song, so I'd like to share it. May it bless you like it has for me. This song is about finding sufficiency in Christ. It's very pretty. The lyrics are SOOO good.<br />
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And here's what the writer says about the song:<br />
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<em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It was "suggested that I write a song about the sufficiency of Christ by saying it as plainly as, 'He’s already all we need'. So many times we come to Jesus in worship and ask Him for things that He already IS and has already done… What a concept to come into worship knowing who we are approaching…the absolute fullness of God, pleased to dwell in this Jesus whom we worship. He’s already broken the chains…already seated us with Him…already invited us ‘into the glorious’."</span></em><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Asking where You are, Lord</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Wondering where You’ve been. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Is like standing in a hurricane, trying to find the wind. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">And hoping for Your mercy to meet me where I am. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Is forgetting that Your thoughts for me, outnumber the sand. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You filled the sun with morning light. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You bid the moon to lead the night. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You clothe the lilies bright and beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You’re already all I need. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Already everything that I could hope for. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You’re already all I need. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You’ve already set me free. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Already making me. More like You. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You’re already all I need. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Jesus, You’re already all I need. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Walking through this life without Your freedom in my heart.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Is like holding onto shackles that You have torn apart. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">So remind me of Your promises.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">And all that You have done. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">I</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">n this world I will have trouble. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">But You have overcome. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">And every gift that I receive. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">You determine just for me. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">But nothing I desire compares with You. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In Your fullness. You’re my all in all. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In Your healing. I’m forever made whole. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In Your freedom. Your love overflows.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> And carries me. You carry me. </span><br />
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I am feeling judged...which makes me very introspective, which is not good. My heart desperately cried out for help for someone to save me from my selfish heart. I didn't get it from my brothers and sisters like I expected but instead through Him, by His grace, so that I wouldn't rely on my bros/siss but on Him. I see connections to 1 Corinthians... So I've been praying to get out of this cycle of self-centeredness and this song is helping me a lot to focus on what God is doing rather than how imperfect I am now. I'm too concerned with being spiritually mature in people's eyes rather than God's. I should be searching for God and surrendering to Him to let Him shape me. </div>
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So this song is for all those other people who are feeling judged and inadequate: you may be small and standing in the storm. You may be bare and cold now, but your season's coming and you will spring up in His faithfulness(one of which is to mature you to Christ's likeness, for His glory of course). Because your roots are deep in Him and you'll grow branches that bear fruit. For you are planted by the river of life and you'll grow up strong and beautiful for His splendor! You will blossom into what He hopes you to be. Rejoice in the Lord always; Rejoice! Do not be anxious about anything. For you can do all things through Him who strengthens you. He is able to save you from yourself. He is that powerful. Please trust Him...No more thinking how useless you are. Rest in His power and hope in your future, the new fate bought with His shed blood, evidenced by His resurrection, and sealed with the Helper. Humble yourself, embrace your badness because this needs to happen before His grace will be sufficient, and before you will to be able to praise Him with all your heart out of gratitude and awe of His love/grace/power/faithfulness/gentleness. Keep seeking God (who He is and His will for whatever He's placing in your heart) for He rewards those who seek Him. God promises this and our faithful God is kind of good at keeping promises ;) </div>
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<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">I am so concerned with what I look like from the outside</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">And will I blossom in to what you hope I’ll be.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Yet you are so patient just to help me see that blooms come from the deepest seed that you planted in me.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Some times it’s hard to grow when ever body is watching.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">To have your heart pruned by the One who knows best</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Although I am bare and cold I know my season’s coming</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">And I will spring up in….in this faithfulness.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">CHORUS:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">With my roots deep in you</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">I will grow the branch that bares the fruit</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">And though I’m small I still will be standing in the storm.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Cause I am planted by the river</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">By your streams of living water</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">And I will grow up strong and beautiful all for your splendor Lord.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">So with my arms stretched out I am swaying to your heartbeat.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">I am growing with the sound of your voice calling</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e5e5e5; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">You are bringing out the beauty that you had put in me</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_1" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">It's a complex puzzle you call your life</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_2" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">It's an uphill climb, it's a constant fight</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_3" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">And it wears you down</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_4" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">Feeling like you're alone, like you don't belong</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_5" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">And you won't be loved if you don't measure up</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_6" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">And you wear your scars</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_7" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">Like they're who you are</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_8" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">Give Him your wounds, your bruised and broken pieces</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_9" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">All your questions, all your secrets</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_10" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">You don't have to hide who you are</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_11" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">You belong to someone greater</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_12" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">Than all your past mistakes and failures</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_13" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">Rested who He is</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_14" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">He knows how to make your pieces fit</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_15" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">He's the light on the road when you're lost in the dark</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_16" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">And He won't run away if you show your heart</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_17" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">Wants you to believe it</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_18" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">You can taste that freedom</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_27" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">You are completely known</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_28" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">You are completely loved</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_29" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">This is where you belong</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_34" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">istakes and failures</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">Rest in who He is</i></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lately, I've been just been thinking about how much I suck and I realize how self-absorbed I am whenever I dwell in my mistakes, but I just couldn't help it. But today at church, the pastor was talking about the greatness of His power and how able He is to save us from our sins. No sin is too sinful for Him to redeem because He is THAT powerful. Along with talking about the His power, the pastor also talked about finding security in our identities in Christ. We're going through the book of Ephesians, and the pastor always mentions in every service how Paul mentions a lot of times in that book "in Him." And it's just this "not about God's creation, but God the creator" theme that keeps coming up in Paul's messages and in my life. So yeah, I may be messed up and broken into pieces, but He can make something beautiful out of me (made of broken pieces). He can fit them together and create a different and better me because He's that smart, and that powerful. Because He is so able, I can rest in Him. I don't have to worry about putting myself back together, because I can't, but He can and He will. </span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also, this album is reallllly good, ten times better than Believer. Her messages are always God or cross-centered. 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text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All I am Lord here before You</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reaching out for more</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You're the promise never failing</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You are my reward,</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jesus, You are my reward</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;" /></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I let go of all I have just to have all of You</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And no matter what the cost I will follow You</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jesus everything I've lost I have found in You</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I finally reach the end I'll say</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You are worth it all</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;" /></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's no riches or earthly treasure</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That will satisfy</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every longing is for You Jesus</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Set this heart on fire</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh, set this heart on fire</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;" /></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I'm there in Your glorious presence</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every knee is bowed before You</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hear the sound of heaven singing</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You are worth it all</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All the saints cry holy holy</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Angels singing worthy worthy</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Forever I will shout Your praises</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You are worth it all</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">BURN AWAY</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Only You, only You</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All I need, let nothing stand</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In between, make me Yours</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Consuming fire</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="line-height: 21px;" /></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Burn away</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everything that breaks Your heart</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everything that is not love</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Purify my every thought</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Take away</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everything that comes between us</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everything that is untrue</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jesus make me more like You</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Burn away</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You are love, You are love</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Blazing light, holy flame</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fierce and wild, have Your way</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Consuming fire</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Make me holy, as You are holy</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Refine me in your fire, oh God</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Make me holy, as You are holy</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In my life be glorified</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">WONDER OF WONDERS</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The painted sky, the sparking sea</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They whisper who you are</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The distant glow of galaxies</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Radiate your heart</span></span></span><span class="line line-s" id="line_35" style="border: 0px; display: block; font: inherit; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's a song among the stars</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">You are the Lord of lords</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">The wonder of wonders </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">God of the ages, all of creation</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">it beats with your hear</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">You are the Lord of Lords</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">the wonder of wonders </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">god never changing, now and for always </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">you are, you are the lord</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">you are the lord</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">the whole world carried in your hand</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">stretched out upon the cross</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">and by your wounds, our life begins</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">there's healing in your scars</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">there is freedom where you are</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">you spoke in the darkness your name, your name</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">you spoke in and it broke all our chains, our chains</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">now jesus sweet lord, we claim, we claim</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">now jesus sweet lord, we claim, we claim</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">THE GOSPEL CHANGES EVERYTHING</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">The gospel changes everything</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">The turning point in history</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Even now it's changing me</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">From who I was</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">The story of my Savior calls</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Me to the wonder of the cross</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">The gospel changes everything</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">And it is changing me</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">You saved my soul</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">By Your blood</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">And I'm undone</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">By Your great love</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">You made a way</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">So I could come</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Just as I am</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">To You my God</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">You made a way</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">So I could come</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Just as I am</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">To You my God </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">WORTH IT ALL</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">You were reaching through the storm, walking on the water,</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Even when I could not see.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">In the middle of it all, when I thought you were a thousand miles away.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Not for a moment, did You forsake me.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Not for a moment, did You forsake me.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">After all, You are constant.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">After all, You are only good.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">After all, You are sovereign.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Not for a moment, will You forsake me.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">You were singing in the dark, whispering Your promise.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Even when I could not hear.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">I was held in Your arms, carried for a thousand miles to show,</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Not for a moment did You forsake me.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">And every step, every breath You are there.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Every tear, every cry, every breath.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">In my hurt, at my worst, when my world falls down.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Not for a moment, will You forsake me.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010222426094227129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-84617827837399250542012-11-20T12:06:00.004-08:002012-11-20T12:06:55.041-08:00Run For Your Life<br />
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"Run For Your Life" ~The Fray<br />
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I couldn't decide which Fray song to share cuz I've been putting on a couple of them on repeat hahaa, but I think this one wins out :]. I wouldn't consider this a praise song, but definitely a really encouraging song to chew on. It's just my interpretation, and it could be "right" or not, in an interpretive sense or spiritual sense too, if you any thoughts about it, comment :D!<br />
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<i>17 years by her side</i><br />
<i>broke the same bread, wore the same clothes and you said,</i><br />
<i>We're sisters with nothing between</i><br />
<i>If one of us fall, the other will soon be following...</i><br />
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<i>Both of you fell the same day,</i><br />
<i>you don't know why, but one of you never woke up</i><br />
<i>and you lay your body down on the floor</i><br />
<i>desperate to hear her footsteps again</i><br />
<i>..but this house is on fire, and we need to go..</i><br />
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<i>Woah, You don't have to go it alone, go it alone</i><br />
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<i>Run for your life, my love</i><br />
<i>Run and you don't give up</i><br />
<i>with all that you are, all that you want</i><br />
<i>I will be close behind</i><br />
<i>Run for your life</i><br />
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<i>She had a fire inside, and that terrified you</i><br />
<i>you swore you'd never lose your control</i><br />
<i>Baby, let yourself go, cuz part of you hides</i><br />
<i>and I know the hunger inside of you's strong</i><br />
<i>You can only hold back the river so long..</i><br />
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<i> </i><i>Woah, You don't have to go it alone, go it alone</i><br />
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<i>Run for your life, my love</i><br />
<i>Run and you don't give up</i><br />
<i>with all that you are, all that you want</i><br />
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<i>Run for your life right now</i><br />
<i>and if you don't know how</i><br />
<i>I'll go back with you, take all that's true,</i><br />
<i>leave all that's burned behind</i><br />
<i>Run for your life</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>Woah, You don't have to go it alone...</i><br />
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I feel like there's so much I can say about this song.<i> </i>What I really enjoy about songs by the Fray is that their songs are like poems or abstract paintings, which at first glance can be simply pretty yet confusing, but when you sit and digest for a while, can bring about some really awesome reflections. <br />
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The story being painted here as it starts in the first verse is one of intense loss.. an incomparably close relationship ending prematurely<i>.. </i>The one sister who is left, perhaps wondering why this all happened and simply longing for a return to what was, but if she stays in her sorrow, she will surely be lost as well. <i>(But this house is on fire, and we need to go..) </i>It's so hard to let go of what's past. Perhaps this can represent our shame, guilt or pain--the relationships lost, the "what ifs," etc.<br />
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I interpret this song to say this: from all the pain and guilt that we experience, for the sake our lives, we gotta get out of that burning house.<em> (Run for your life...) </em>If we stayed in our guilt and pain, we will get consumed and burned up along with it. And the only chance at actual living is to leave it behind.<br />
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<em>(You don't have to go it alone...I will be close behind...</em><br />
<em>And if you don't know how, I'll go back with you, take all that's true, leave all that's burned behind.)</em><br />
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But it's definitely scary to leave it all behind... but you are not alone. There are others who are running for their lives too; everyone experiences sorrow and shame that they need to leave behind. I can imagine this song being sung by a friend for me, reminding me that they'll be with me every step of the way. I think that's why I really like this song; I think it's meant to be an encouragement to us who are guilt- or pain-ridden, and it's meant for us to sing to our family and friends as well, for us to be there for each other when we really don't know how to get out of our burning homes.<br />
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[btw, I wanna congratulate you for reading this far, I am very long winded xD]<br />
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Perhaps this song is comparable to the verse in Hebrews 12:1-3<br />
<em>Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.</em><br />
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That's something this song may be missing, but I would like to add: our brokenness is what causes us run to Jesus. And where are we running to anyways? How would we save our lives? Only by "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith". I'm realizing that God doesn't necessarily want us to run <em>from</em> our brokenness, but to allow that brokenness to move us--make us RUN<em>--</em>to Him. <br />
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But I DO want to sing this kind of song for my brothers and sisters; that I'd be willing to run along with them, to go back to all the burned, and to stick close. Needless to say, I really like this song :].Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-77997526653229766262012-11-03T23:50:00.001-07:002012-11-03T23:50:30.363-07:00Grace is Sufficient<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong3357642685" name="gsSong3357642685" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=grooveshark.com&songID=33576426&style=metal&p=0" /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=grooveshark.com&songID=33576426&style=metal&p=0" /><span><a href="http://grooveshark.com/search/song?q=Grace%20Is%20Sufficient" title="Grace Is Sufficient by Shane & Shane on Grooveshark">Grace Is Sufficient by Shane & Shane on Grooveshark</a></span></object></object><br />
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"Grace is Sufficient" ~Shane and Shane<br />
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Phew, we're getting a lot of Shanes on this blog lately, but its cuz God's allowed them to make some really encouraging songs! =]<br />
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It was right before one of my midterms, and I was really stressing out; I hadn't stressed out like this for a while about school. I tried studying the entire day before, and nothing was inputting. The couple of hours before the test, for the life of me, I couldn't study at all. No focus, just stressed, thinking about how I didn't want to take that midterm. I just couldn't wait for everything to be over. In my stress, I decided to listen to this song. <br />
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<i>What are you gonna say to God </i><br />
<i>When all you do is pray to God </i><br />
<i>To take the thorn away, </i><br />
<i>And all you hear Him say is... </i><br />
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<i>"My grace...My grace is sufficient."</i><br />
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...wow...<br />
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I get so anxious sometimes. About my future, about how other people see me, about whether I'm doing a terrible or great job in leadership... And in my cries out to God, if I can take my eyes off my pain for one brief moment, He has reminded me: "My grace is <i>sufficient</i>. Sufficient for your stress, sufficient for your shortcomings, even in how you want to honor <i>me</i>; my grace is sufficient." I want to remember that His grace is enough in <i>every </i>situation. In the second verse, the speaker of the song is about to share the gospel, and even in those moments, its His grace for anything to happen. Let me sing it when I wake up, when I go to sleep, when I'm stressed, when I'm happy: "God, Your grace is sufficient!"<br />
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<i>2 Corinthians 12:8-10</i><br />
<i><span class="text 2Cor-12-8" id="en-NIV-29031"><sup class="versenum">8 </sup>Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.</span> <span class="text 2Cor-12-9" id="en-NIV-29032"><sup class="versenum">9 </sup>But he said to me, <span class="woj">“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”</span> Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.</span> <span class="text 2Cor-12-10" id="en-NIV-29033"><sup class="versenum">10 </sup>That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.</span></i><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-12-10" id="en-NIV-29033">If you catch that line at the end, here's also the end of my midterm story. I took the test, and the world continued to turn. It didn't stop. Life continued, and in fact we got our test back, and the score was much higher than I had expected. Phewww... good job Tim! Continue life. Right?</span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-12-10" id="en-NIV-29033"><i>What are you gonna say to God</i></span><br />
<span class="text 2Cor-12-10" id="en-NIV-29033"><i>When everything you prayed to God came your way</i></span><br />
<span class="text 2Cor-12-10" id="en-NIV-29033"><i>but you forgot to thank Him..</i></span><br />
<span class="text 2Cor-12-10" id="en-NIV-29033"><i>And all you hear Him say is: </i></span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-12-10" id="en-NIV-29033"><i>"My grace."</i></span><br />
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<span class="text 2Cor-12-10" id="en-NIV-29033">Sustaining me every single day, even when I don't realize it or when I'm so forgetful of Him. Man, thank God for everything He does, but most of all, praise You God for Your grace =).</span><br />
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Tim has good taste in music :) Shane and Shane are quite wonderful. I was looking at Your Love. God worked so much in me this weekend! He's just humbled me like a billion times....but it's so gooood! Ahhh!! Boys. -_- Touchy topic.... but the time has come. I'm weary about this topic, especially because I thought any crush is like no-no. It's succumbing to temptations of the flesh. I was prideful for thinking I'd never crush hard and give so much of my heart to the certain brother... I always thought that when the time came that I'd be attracted to a brother, I'd crush right. But God totally humbled me and said, Annie, you don't know what you're doing, but I do, so trust me. Okay, this all seems a bit vague, let me clarify :). I've been attracted to a brother for a while...at first, it was just a mild crush. It was just like, this brother would make a great husband, then I thought about it more and more. And it started to get out of hand! So embarrassing..... Especially because I wanted to deny the attraction. The more I did that, the more attracted to him I got -__- And then he filled my head. I was thinking about him more than God. Bad Annie! I know! I was, sigh, something I thought I'd never do, something I thought I was mature enough to not do, I was giving more and more of my heart to him. I didn't know what to do with these feelings! Were they wrong or not? Am I meant to like this brother? I prayed for understanding of these feelings. I told a sister about it and she honestly and boldly pointed out to me that me wanting to understand these feelings is me wanting to take control of these feelings. And obviously I wasn't handling my feelings so well. I am so embarrassed to admit this, but I even got jealous. -_______- So, solution: trust God = surrendering to Him = place my feelings into God's hands. After talking to this sister, I went back home and I found this song, and I kept praying it.<br />
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I can walk through the storm<br />
I can walk by father when my sight is gone<br />
just as long as you are here with me<br />
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Here I am calling out father<br />
Can you hear me?<br />
I don't want to go without you<br />
Here I am, Can you talk a little louder,<br />
I want to hear you<br />
I don't want to move without you<br />
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This song, along with Your Love, helped me to depend on God, give my heart to Him. And then, I stopped trying to deny the feelings, trying to understand them, and control them. I let myself have the feelings. I got less scared, which let me love that brother even if the love would not be returned, and even if it might be a mistake because God would be by me. And I just focused on loving God completely (like Jesus tells us to in the Sermon on the Mount), and loving that brother with His love as a result of loving God.<br />
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And then, I learned: he's dating! So saddd. It hurts! But, the weird thing is, I'm not crushed. God totally knows what he was doing. I'm glad that that sister told me that she was dating him, AFTER a couple of days, because if that did not happen, I wouldn't have filled more of my heart with God, and I wouldn't have been able to handle the fact. Me not crumbling proves to me: God loves me because God protected me by making Him my first and greatest love. That's what I get for trusting God :) This is pretty cool. I guess this is what it means to rejoice in the Lord. For He is near, and we don't need to be anxious of anything. But if in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, we present our requests to God, then the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard our hearts and minds in Jesus Christ. (Phil 4:4-7) :) :) :) He's doing that now... He's so good to me. He's so good to me. <br />
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Conclusion: God should just create one gender to simplify things for us! but then we'd never love Him more without going through these things. Okay, I guess it's okay for God to create two genders....<br />
I'm glad that I had this crush on him, because it's drawing me closer to God. God knows what He's doing... LOL
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"Hostage of Peace"
~Tenth Avenue North
I just like this song so much, I have to share it :]. I've only recently gotten into this song, but its a really great song. I love this metaphor of a war, and that we're held hostage. Arrested, held against our will. I want to be <i>captivated</i> by His grace.
<i>If we're fighting, let it be for Your kingdom
If we're violent, let it be against ourselves
Come arrest us with Your affection
Give us freedom, make our need our only declaration!</i>
I really like that last line of the bridge. A lot of times, I don't want to declare my need.. I declare when I'm strong. Maybe I'll boast in my weakness even sometimes, but I'm still "strong" in a sense where I'm OK with my weakness.. but to boast in your <i>need</i>? I wonder what that's gonna look like.. Hopefully we'll see =].
God, I need you. That is all, and I will be satisfied in that. Take me hostage.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-36313072706800448912012-08-04T23:34:00.001-07:002012-08-04T23:34:31.048-07:00Clear the Stage - Jimmy Needham<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This song, I found it on tumblr, and all of you can read my post on this on my tumblr, here's the link: <a href="http://maymusing.tumblr.com/">Mayen's Musing</a> The lyrics are in the video, but here's the lyrics anyways, enjoy =)<br />
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Clear the stage and set the sound and lights ablaze <br />
If that's the measure you must take to crush the idols <br />
Jerk the pews & all the decorations, too <br />
Until the congregations few, then have revival<br />
Tell your friends that this is where the party ends <br />
Until you're broken for your sins, you can't be social <br />
Then seek the Lord & wait for what He has in store <br />
And know that great is your reward so just be hopeful <br />
'Cause you can sing all you want to <br />
Yes, you can sing all you want to <br />
You can sing all you want to <br />
And still get it wrong; <br />
worship is more than a song <br />
Take a break from all the plans that you have made <br />
And sit at home alone and wait for God to whisper<br />
Beg Him please to open up His mouth and speak <br />
And pray for real upon your knees until they blister<br />
Shine the light on every corner of your life <br />
Until the pride and lust and lies are in the open<br />
Then read the Word and put to test the things you've heard <br />
Until your heart and soul are stirred and rocked and broken <br />
'Cause you can sing all you want to <br />
Yes, you can sing all you want to<br />
You can sing all you want to <br />
And still get it wrong; worship is more than a song <br />
We must not worship something that's not even worth it <br />
Clear the stage, make some space for the One who deserves it <br />
'Cause I can sing all I want to <br />
Yes, I can sing all I want to I can sing all I want to<br />
And still get it wrong <br />
And you can sing all you want to <br />
Yes, you can, you can sing all you want to <br />
You can sing all you want to <br />
And still get it wrong; worship is more than a song<br />
Worship is more than a song<br />
Worship is more than a song<br />
Clear the stage and set the sound and lights ablaze<br />
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Ahh, this album is really cool...and here is one of the songs I like. ("believer" is really good too). Basically, the message that is really resonating with me is one about identifying with Christ. This is who I am: I am a sinner, but I am also God's child because Jesus' death and resurrection has made a place for me in God's kingdom. Before, I didn't know how to put these two parts of me together because they contrasted with each other so much....But I guess it was because I didn't realize how radical and powerful what happened on the cross was. I didn't know how to let go of my mistakes. Mistakes held on to me because my future decisions were based on past successes. But, because of Jesus Christ, I have a future, and this is what I ought to base my decisions on. I should strive to become who I want to be, and meant to be, instead of focusing on not becoming who I was... Ahhh, thanks God for revealing this to me. Now, I know that I can become righteous even though I stumble.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010222426094227129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-5645190826761570662012-03-10T22:32:00.003-08:002012-03-10T23:20:57.839-08:00Embracing AccusationIt's been a LONG time, everyone =]. I think this is an amazing song, enough to share on this blog.<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jaXMkJfW-k0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />"Embracing Accusation" ~Shane and Shane<br /><br /><br />My approach to my sin is all messed up... At some points, I don't even realize the weight of it; that from day 1, my sinfulness made me deserving of death and destruction (Psalm 51:5). At other times, I am completely shackled by the continual reminders of my stupidity, brokenness, failure, sin. <br /><br />Satan, in the Hebrew language, means "accuser." The image I think of is a courtroom, I'm standing before the Judge, and Satan the Accuser is there to try me as guilty. And it's so appropriate...These whispers--"You messed up. You are cursed. You are scum because of what you have done.."--in the end...is all right. All of it is right. It's incredible to think that Satan, the father of lies, is actually right when he points his finger at me and says, "SINFUL." <br /><br />Hahaha..here's the gospel. "You're right Satan.. I embrace these accusations, because of this one thing you've forgotten: Jesus saves!!" That is SUCH good news.<br /><br />It's amazing...so often, I feel like I need to escape Satan's and my own accusations. But THIS is SO important to what we call "THE Good News": We HAVE messed up; we HAVE sinned against an Almighty God, and deserve absolute destruction.. but the good news is that we are redeemed by God from this!! It's only in the full realization of our deserved death that Jesus's death and resurrection becomes the Greatest News Ever. Allelu-Yah.<br /><br /><br />Hope you guys are blessed by this song =].Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-11449857820810335292011-12-13T15:18:00.000-08:002011-12-13T15:46:12.199-08:00Beauty for Ashes<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DL544f8FmNA" allowfullscreen="" width="400" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe><br /><br />"Beauty for Ashes"<br />~Shane and Shane<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Beauty for ashes<br />a garment of praise<br />for my heaviness<br />beauty for ashes<br />take this heart of stone<br />and make it Yours<br /><br />I delight myself in the richest of fare<br />trading all that I had<br />for all that is better<br />a garment of praise<br />for my heaviness<br />You are the greatest taste<br />You're the richest of fare<br /></span><br /><br />hi everyone! it's been a while since we've shared songs =].<br /><br />This song has been a really big encouragement for me throughout this past quarter. I think a lot of it is because there have been so many times in the past couple of months where I felt like I've been chasing so many things to to satisfy me; relationships, knowledge, self-image, my plans, among probably a lot of other things. In trying to find my worth in these things, I clung extremely tight to them; it became really hard for me to trust God when He told me to let go, because my fist was clenched so tightly trying to find satisfaction and justification through all of these things.<br /><br />When I hear this song, it reminds me of some amazing truths: That God is BETTER! than the reputation or comfort I hold on to. That I can give up ALL that I have, because I know that what I'm exchanging for in return is infinitely more satisfying than anything I can conjure up myself. For those of you who are confused about what a "fare" is (like I was before x]) it's food. Actually, it connotes a feast. This song is telling us that God is the BEST tasting--the most deeply satisfying, the richest-- of fare. I can know that He is the most satisfying of anything I can ever dream of for myself; more than any kind of relationship, future, or self-image. He gives me Himself and His love, when we have nothing good to offer Him. Isn't that good news? =]<br /><br />I love the amazing picture of the gospel that is communicated through this song too! God is willing to take our brokenness, heaviness, our ashes, and give us what what is the BEST: Himself. This is the gospel painted for us; Jesus taking our disgustingness to the grave and giving us His life. 'His beauty for my ashes.<br /><br />I think Isaiah 55 has an amazing Word for us:<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Come, all you who are thirsty,<br />come to the waters;<br />and you who have no money,<br />come, buy and eat!<br />Come buy wine and milk<br />without money and <span style="font-weight:bold;">without cost</span>.<br />Why spend money on what is not bread,<br />and your labor on what does not satisfy?<br />Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,<br />and your soul will delight in the <span style="font-weight:bold;">richest of fare.</span>"</span><br /><br />yay God. =]Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-81184074522850084702011-11-08T10:18:00.000-08:002011-11-08T13:33:35.792-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our Hope Endures</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In my sociology class, I'm learning that there are a lot of broken people in the world. Some of my floor mates are fed up with the sins of the world but they don't know what to do about it. They just want to move off to some island far away from the sorrows of the world and laugh at those who stay in it. It breaks my heart to see people giving up and accepting the brokenness as the way things are supposed to be. My roommate is similar. She confessed to me last night that she wants to stop calling herself a Christian because she's afraid to be a hypocrite. She has the right idea, to not be a hypocrite, but absolutely the wrong way to go about doing so. And she's afraid to continue the fight to not being a hypocrite because she thinks she's gone way too far from God. But I shared with her my devotion, which happened to be about perseverance, Hebrews 10:19-39. And I remembered this song as well. </span></span><br />
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I found this song after listening to songs by Megan Nicole. A friend of mine on Youtube liked this video, the artist was Jonny Diaz. I'm not sure if this song was shared or not, but if it was, oh wells! Having double songs are fun! XD<br />
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This song is about how there are so many hurting people out there and most of us don't do anything because we're busy in our own world. And all of you know how Jenny went to Zambia to help those poor orphans out there, and this song reminded me of her sharing. And that picture she took of that little girl who couldn't go to their VBS program popped into my head. I'm sure she felt left out of the big group of children who were having fun and learning about Jesus. I know I would.<br />
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We're so consumed by all the things that we are blessed with, and those things aren't even ours. They were given by God, so they are rightfully His. There is this one Bible verse I'm sure you all know. I'm not sure where it is in the Bible but it said to not store up treasure here on earth. Because these things are all temporary. God is eternal not money, not computers, not grades, not our failures. But God only, and we should get out of little world and do something to help the orphans. Yes, paying and sponsoring a child is awesome, but we can do so much more than that.<br />
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I believe the chorus of this song can be a prayer to God to break our hearts for what break His.<br />
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<i>So help me see through the eyes of the hurting</i><br />
<i>Come break my heart, come break my heart</i><br />
<i><b>True grace</b> sees a <b>face</b> not a burden </i><br />
<i>So come break my heart, won't You break my heart?</i><br />
<i>Come break my heart </i><br />
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So let's pray this prayer, and see where God is calling us to help.<br />
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Oh and there is a video of Jonny Diaz talking about this song. You can watch it after you finish listening to the song, the video should be one of the recommended ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-39176328864315490242011-08-26T13:59:00.001-07:002011-08-26T14:34:13.828-07:00The Redeemer (can make anything new)<iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9DMtSaHoKKA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<br />~Sanctus Real "The Redeemer"
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<br />This song is for the broken, for those who are aching for redemption in their lives and aching for God to make something new out of something ugly.
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<br />For me, this song is just an amazing reminder of the amazingness of our God to make anything NEW. From my ugly self-righteousness to the brokenness of our fellowship and church, our God is The Great Redeemer! Sometimes the bleakness of whatever's in our face can cause us to lose hope.. We don't know why God allows the brokenness in our lives.. but this song reminds me hoping and praying that God will make the broken things new in His timing, which means NOT giving up. If He can make our screwed up souls completely new by His blood, He can certainly redeem every bit of our broken relationships, lives, and hearts. He redeems me from my sinfulness and makes me new. He can make anything new.
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<br /><i>But I'm still a dreamer, a believer
<br />Oh I lost my faith in so many things
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<br />Oh I've given up on too many things,
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<br />Also, the band has a little behind the song video which first made me think deeply about all these things.. It's pretty inspiring, and I hope we can all identify parts of our lives where we need to submit ourselves to the Redeemer.
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<br /><i>I don't have every answer in life,
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<br /></div><div>Haha, sorry, I've been kinda MIA from this blog. But I decided I'll do a quick sharing today.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>This song started playing on my playlist today, and it reminded me of some verses that encourage me a lot:</div><div><i>
<br /></i></div><div><i>"Therefore, do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:16-18)</i></div><div><i>
<br /></i></div><div><i>"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." (James 1:2-4)</i></div><div><i>
<br /></i></div><div>Hope these encourage you!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I'll be back on this blog again! :D</div>Neilson Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02055435079612347608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-28924668831889657062011-08-24T19:36:00.000-07:002011-08-26T13:58:57.747-07:00Send Revival-- Start With Me<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mC_H9lc7wp4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" width="420"></iframe>
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<br /><i>Lord send revival, start with me
<br />for I am one of unclean lips
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<br />Your glory I have glimpsed,
<br />send revival, start with me...</i>
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<br />God's been doing something really crazy in me, and I really pray that I don't easily forget it. He's been making my selfish pride evident in my face, and how I tend to use my self-righteousness to judge other people. As He convicted me of my self-righteousness and pride, He led me back to His Word in Matthew 7:1-5,
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<br />when Jesus says, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way, you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a <i>plank</i> in your eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
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<br />Ironically, in my arrogance, I jokingly (but hurtfully) pointed out a splinter in my friend's eye, but failed to see the tree in my own eye. Often times I fail to first examine myself or let God work in ME, but I can so easily point out what other people need to work on. But after that incident, God reminded me of this song, that asks God to first work in ourselves first.
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<br />After looking more closely at this song, I found out this song is based on Isaiah 6. In that chapter, Isaiah is taken to see the glory of God, and he cries "Woe is me! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty" (v5). Then God takes a coal to Isaiah's lips, atoning for his sin. It's only after this that God sends Isaiah to send a message to His people in His name.
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<br />A lot of times I find myself thinking about how much our churches, fellowships, and friends need God and need Jesus. But what about myself? I think its because I don't have the larger perspective; Isaiah first needed to see how ruined HE was before God Almighty. Revival needed to start in Isaiah before he could be sent out to minister of revival for God. And I know the same is needed in myself. Though I know I'm completely redeemed in Christ Jesus, He's still working to fully crucify the Pharisee and self-righteousness in me to love other people and be a minister of His love.
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<br />I know that I honestly desire God to be glorified in the lives of other people. But before I can ask God for revival in our fellowship, church, other people, I must first ask God to heal me. Lord send revival..start with me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-37491400513172504172011-08-01T18:46:00.000-07:002011-08-01T20:08:35.126-07:00Oh My Dear<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XrET4KhgV58" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />"Oh My Dear" ~Tenth Avenue North<br /><br />I listened to this song for the first time while I was in China with Aaron, and I listened to it several times again. It's really good =]. It's like a story, and I like that too. It's a song about meeting people where they're at, and being there for them. It's also a song about grace, and loving people unconditionally.<br /><br />I think there are two pictures being painted in this song:<br />One is of Jesus, and how He went the farthest mile to meet us where we're at. And once we're able to tell Him our things we feel the most disgusted with, our ugliest parts, He doesn't turn away, but He listens to us and STILL loves us and takes us as we are. It's kinda like what we learned at Family Retreat, that God can make the distinction between the person and the disease of our sin. It's pretty awesome.<br /><br />The other is of people loving and showing grace to other people. I think its important for us and myself to ask ourselves if we love like Christ would; are we willing to go that mile? One really cool thing about this song is that the speaker initiates the conversations with his/her friend, being the one to ask how they're doing and asking if they could talk for longer. The thing is, even when we say "yes, I will," its really hard to continue to encourage them.. but that's why we need to draw strength from the love that God shows us.<br /><br />I myself haven't been as motivated as i used to to that extra mile and ask how people are doing.. to stop listening to myself and make the effort to tune into other people's channel and listen with God's love. Or, on the other hand, to let others hear my pain, and share with brothers or sisters about the things that shame me, knowing that Christ's blood washes over all of it. Yeah. I just really like this song. I'm not saying we need to share our problems with absolutely everyone (unless we feel convicted do so!), but I do hope that I and we can move towards transparency that is centered on Christ's work of love on the cross for us, so we can be God's arms for each other when we need it.<br /><br /><i>You slowly lifted your hands from your head<br />You said, "I just don't think you'll understand"<br />You'll never look at me that way again<br />If you knew what I did"<br /><br />And so your tears fell and melted the snow<br />You told me secrets nobody had known<br />Oh, but I never loved you more<br />Even though I knew what you did<br /><br />Until this guilt begins to crack,<br />And the weight falls from your back<br />Oh my dear, I'll keep you in my arms tonight.</i><br /><br />=].Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-62611039219690216642011-07-23T23:07:00.000-07:002011-07-23T23:52:25.621-07:00Spirit vs the Kick Drum<iframe width="450" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/39Tc1S7VXao" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />"Spirit VS the Kick Drum" ~Derek Webb<br /><br />I just think this song is really interesting. And I admit that it's a little weird. I'm still trying to understand some of the verses, but the basic gist of it I get, and I feel its worth sharing.<br /><br />It challenges if we know what we want when we ask for the Spirit, the Son, and the Father. It's something I ask myself every now and then, especially as a worship leader. When I worship, am I really more moved by the music or am i moved by the Holy Spirit? Sometimes this question can be overly complicated, but it reminds me to be conscious to seek HIM out, and not just some fleeting emotions. It also makes me think about whether my perception of the Trinity is Biblically based. Do I live life seeking the approval of my peers (or coming out as 'better' than them) than i do the grace of Jesus? Do I expect Father to give me everything I <i>want</i>, or trust Him to give me everything I <i>need</i>?<br /><br />I think this song it's a catchy and creative way to have us evaluate whether or not we really seek out God (all parts of Him; Father, Son, and Spirit), or if we seek a God that conforms to what we want. I pray that if I or any of us stray from a Biblical view of Jesus, the Father, or the Holy Spirit, that we would lovingly redirect me or them back to scripture. =].Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-76623434982323381952011-07-13T17:16:00.001-07:002011-07-13T19:50:56.998-07:00To Know You - Casting CrownsAs I am struggling with my spiritual brokenness, I long forgotten the God I once knew (or if I ever knew Him at all). At my weakest moment within the past couple of days, it has become apparent to me that I don't trust God. I fear this world more than I fear Him. It hurts so much to write out my true feelings when all I have been doing for the past couple of days and even weeks was to leave it under a rug. I didn't even know how to pull the truth out to the surface. With a little help, the truth finally came out. It's funny how Satan works. He took something so precious to me and used it against me by making me feel guilt and shame. I've been conflicted with a choice I have to make and it was such a struggle for me to see clearly what God wanted for me. Someone asked me if I have been talking and listening to God. I told him "yes." From the way he saw it, I was not being honest. Yes, I've tried talking to God, but I realize I've been plugging my ears whenever I came close to a decision. There's a certain fear and guilt I feel towards the decisions He laid out for me and this is what revealed my distrust in God. Right now I don't know Him at all, but I want to know Him.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LxFsxugWkwQ" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe>michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05228164552992264822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641127545739430960.post-53740313136092618742011-07-13T00:02:00.000-07:002011-07-13T01:26:31.443-07:00Times<div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XAVHeVDML5k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></span></div><div style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><i><br /></i></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; ">So, my relationship with God hasn't been going really well. And I really want it to go well. I'm stuck. I keep giving myself advice, telling myself things that start with "you should..." or "you shouldn't," so even though I know what I'm supposed to do to get out, I am still stuck. Now that I think about it, I really don't know what to do. I'm just referring to past solutions to past problems and I guess this is a new problem. Though the situations feel so similar. </div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; ">I felt like I was a bad leader because I didn't see much spiritual growth within the group, and I started to act the part of a good leader. I started pretending to be wise, strong, independent. I even hid the fact that I was starting to feel once again, unloved. But this wasn't enough for the people to see me as a leader and I kind of started a competition with everyone else. I compared myself to anyone who was looked up to in their field, and I tried to beat them. Then I realized how unleaderly I was being, and I told myself, "you should stop being so arrogant, are you honestly trying to do God's job for him? You realize that only God can lead his people to him. It's not your job." But I ignored the voice in the sense that I didn't let it affect me. Looking back, ugh, I really don't like me. I was feeding on people's praise instead of God's praise. I just felt so much pressure to not be a bad leader because I didn't want to take for granted God's privilege for me. But I'm so tired of counting how many times I fail and I'm so tired of covering up the many times I do fail. I'm just so scared that there might be a possibility that God wanted me to say "no" to being a leader. Ahh, the pressure is getting back to me. Anyways, I like this song because it's simple. I've been calculating and measuring my relationship with God for a while now and I just want to throw all my records away and let our relationship be. I've been feeling a lack of love as a result of my measuring and I cried because this song overwhelmed me. I don't like that I am a crybaby and a weakling, but I like that it is a blessing from God. Yeah, God gives me many blessings I take for granted. Anyways, I was overwhelmed by the truth this song illustrates: He is faithful. </div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">I need to love you</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">I love to see you, but its been so long</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">I long to feel you</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">I feel this need for you'</span></span><br /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; display: inline; ">and i need to hear you<br />is that so wrong?<br />oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh<br />now you pulled me near you<br />when we're close i fear you<br />still im afraid to tell you<br />all that i've done<br />are you done forgiving?<br />or can you look pass my pretending?<br />Lord i'm so tired of defending<br />what i've become<br />what have i become?<br />oh oh, oh oh, oh oh. (repeat 4)<br />i hear you say "my love is over,<br />its underneath, its inside, its in between<br />the times you doubt me, when you can't feel<br />the times that you've questioned 'is this for real?'<br />the times you've broken, the times that you mend<br />the times you hate me and the times that you bend<br />well my love is over, its underneath<br />its inside, its in between,<br />these times you're healing<br />and when your heart breaks<br />the times that you feel like you've fallen from grace<br />the times you're hurting<br />the times that you heal<br />the times you go hungry and *are tempted* to steal<br />in times of confusion and chaos and pain<br />im there in your sorrow under the weight of your shame<br />im there through your heartache<br />im there in the storm<br />my love i will keep you by my power alone<br />i dont care where you've fallen, where you have been<br />i'll never forsake you<br />my love never ends, it never ends<br />mmm, mmm<br />oh oh, oh oh, oh oh</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010222426094227129noreply@blogger.com4