Wednesday, March 7, 2012
From the inside out
A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
My heart and my soul, I give You control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise, become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
My heart, my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
My Soul cries out to You
My Soul cries out to You
to You, to You
My heart, my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
From the inside out, O my soul cries out.
An Understanding Heart
1 Kings 3:7-9 NLT
"Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn't know his way around. And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted! Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?"
In this passage Solomon asks for wisdom, pure and simple; wisdom to know the difference between right and wrong to be able to govern God's chosen people. Apparently God had asked Solomon what he wanted and his answer revealed his true heart. He acknowledged his inadequacy in his dealings with the people, as to how to rule over them, and he recognized that he will need knowledge to know how to rule the kingdom. Solomon was wise in asking for wisdom, for God added to it riches and fame! God also enlarged his heart to be able to understand the people to help them effectively.
I want to ask for wisdom and more of God. In verse 7, "but I am like a little child who doesn't know his way around." This is so me, a little child roaming around God's house without knowing what to do. Applying this request to my life is so great, that I can know more, yearn more of Him, to want to seek Him, to be content with just Him, and be filled with joy because of Him.
Lord, help me to want wisdom, to want more of you, to yearn for you, to want to seek and deepen my relationship with you. By praying for me to want more of you, I will not be satisfied with just asking for wisdom or you, I want to always ask to want more of you. Let not a day or moment go by that I am just satisfied with what I have. But Lord, humble me enough to accept Grace, humble me enough to know that YOU ARE ENOUGH. Soften and enlarge my heart to love the way you love, to serve the way you want me to serve, to be who you want me to be. Every person you created is as valuble to you because you created them. Let your light shine through, give me the wisdom, ears and heart to hear your voice, to be a light to your people. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Give me an understanding heart.
<3
"Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn't know his way around. And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted! Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?"
In this passage Solomon asks for wisdom, pure and simple; wisdom to know the difference between right and wrong to be able to govern God's chosen people. Apparently God had asked Solomon what he wanted and his answer revealed his true heart. He acknowledged his inadequacy in his dealings with the people, as to how to rule over them, and he recognized that he will need knowledge to know how to rule the kingdom. Solomon was wise in asking for wisdom, for God added to it riches and fame! God also enlarged his heart to be able to understand the people to help them effectively.
I want to ask for wisdom and more of God. In verse 7, "but I am like a little child who doesn't know his way around." This is so me, a little child roaming around God's house without knowing what to do. Applying this request to my life is so great, that I can know more, yearn more of Him, to want to seek Him, to be content with just Him, and be filled with joy because of Him.
Lord, help me to want wisdom, to want more of you, to yearn for you, to want to seek and deepen my relationship with you. By praying for me to want more of you, I will not be satisfied with just asking for wisdom or you, I want to always ask to want more of you. Let not a day or moment go by that I am just satisfied with what I have. But Lord, humble me enough to accept Grace, humble me enough to know that YOU ARE ENOUGH. Soften and enlarge my heart to love the way you love, to serve the way you want me to serve, to be who you want me to be. Every person you created is as valuble to you because you created them. Let your light shine through, give me the wisdom, ears and heart to hear your voice, to be a light to your people. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Give me an understanding heart.
<3
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Grains of Sand
Scripture:
Psalms 139: 17-18
"How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!
Observation:
This chapter consistently refers to God's ominpresence, omniscience, and omnifience {definition: creating all things, having unlimited powers of creation.} We can not fathom the greatness of God, we can only accept and submit to it with awe and trust. In these two verses, David stands still in reverential wonder at the greateness and at the vast sum of God's inscrutable thoughts.
This particular chapter of Psalms is my ultimate favorite Psalms. The first time I heard this was when I was going through Horizon School of Evangelism but it didn't have a full impact until a friend of mine explained how God had blessed her. I had asked her "How had God blessed you today?" Her answer was so captivating, it changed how I view an aspect of the greatness of God. She replied, "God has blessed her in the little things: her mom making coffee for her in the morning, her dad telling her that he loves her, the car she gets to use is in the exact position of how she likes to drive (she shares the vehicle), to hearing her favorite song as she starts the car". This simple answer was so riveting and facinating it blew my mind!
Application:
This revelation, in it's simplest terms made me realize that God, in his greatness, THINKS of us so much that it outnumbers the grains of sand! From the moment we wake up to the moment we lay our head back down. Knowing this, how do I apply it in my life? In Matt. 22:37- Jesus replied, "you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind." I want to apply this truth by loving God with all that I've got.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, Thank you so much for thinking of me unlimitedly. I can not wrap my head around the vast quantity of how much or how that even looks like! Because of this love, I can only sit in awe of you. Lord, I want more of you, I want to yearn for you, I want my heart to cry out for you, but most of all, I want the heart to love you, to be faithful to you, to remain in that love relationship that you desire from me. Teach me to love you, to want you, and show me how to share that love to others who do not know you. Tenderize my heart and clean my ears so I can clearly hear your voice, use me that thru me, others will know you. Exfoiliate me with your thoughts, the grains of sand, that I will be so overjoyed that others will know that I have been with you, my Daddy. I love you so much. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Yield:
As I stand still in reverential wonder at the greatness and the vast sum of God's incomprehensible thoughts, I never want to leave the beaches of which I can find my Lord's grains of sand. I want to Simply Worship you.
Psalms 139: 17-18
"How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!
Observation:
This chapter consistently refers to God's ominpresence, omniscience, and omnifience {definition: creating all things, having unlimited powers of creation.} We can not fathom the greatness of God, we can only accept and submit to it with awe and trust. In these two verses, David stands still in reverential wonder at the greateness and at the vast sum of God's inscrutable thoughts.
This particular chapter of Psalms is my ultimate favorite Psalms. The first time I heard this was when I was going through Horizon School of Evangelism but it didn't have a full impact until a friend of mine explained how God had blessed her. I had asked her "How had God blessed you today?" Her answer was so captivating, it changed how I view an aspect of the greatness of God. She replied, "God has blessed her in the little things: her mom making coffee for her in the morning, her dad telling her that he loves her, the car she gets to use is in the exact position of how she likes to drive (she shares the vehicle), to hearing her favorite song as she starts the car". This simple answer was so riveting and facinating it blew my mind!
Application:
This revelation, in it's simplest terms made me realize that God, in his greatness, THINKS of us so much that it outnumbers the grains of sand! From the moment we wake up to the moment we lay our head back down. Knowing this, how do I apply it in my life? In Matt. 22:37- Jesus replied, "you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind." I want to apply this truth by loving God with all that I've got.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, Thank you so much for thinking of me unlimitedly. I can not wrap my head around the vast quantity of how much or how that even looks like! Because of this love, I can only sit in awe of you. Lord, I want more of you, I want to yearn for you, I want my heart to cry out for you, but most of all, I want the heart to love you, to be faithful to you, to remain in that love relationship that you desire from me. Teach me to love you, to want you, and show me how to share that love to others who do not know you. Tenderize my heart and clean my ears so I can clearly hear your voice, use me that thru me, others will know you. Exfoiliate me with your thoughts, the grains of sand, that I will be so overjoyed that others will know that I have been with you, my Daddy. I love you so much. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Yield:
As I stand still in reverential wonder at the greatness and the vast sum of God's incomprehensible thoughts, I never want to leave the beaches of which I can find my Lord's grains of sand. I want to Simply Worship you.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Value of Art
Art is just a painting, drawing, sculpture, ect unless its beauty has meaning.
The everchanging, never duplicated sky is God's canvas-it was especially created 4 you,
it takes your breath away and blows your mind.
Do you comprehend the value of God's art?
But He doesn't stop there,
His masterpiece Is YOU. ♥
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Lifehouse "Everything skit"
Find Me Here
Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place
where I find peace, again.
You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the life, to my soul.
You are my purpose, you're everything.
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You still my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?
And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
Cause you're all I want, you're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want, you're all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want, you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want, you're all I need.
You're everything, everything.
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better, any better than this.
And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Enjoy Life
Ecclesiastes 7:14
"Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certan in his life."
Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon, the wisest person in the bible. He wrote many books and Ecclesiastes was said to be written on his tail end of his career, and it's said that he was in a backslidden state. These I don't know if it is true but upon reading this book, I think he may have gained an different perspective and understanding of life. There are many studies about Solomon but for me I admire the fact that he made every effort to seek God and gain the wisdom only He can offer. For a man to have that much wisdom, Solomon must have been in constant communion with God the Father.
A few weeks ago I ruptured my Achilles Tendon while skateboarding. I have been in a leg cast since then. {it's scheduled to be removed on Dec. 5--originally Nov. 14 but it was re-casted because of weird sensations in my foot.} A few days after the incident, I was really bummed out; one reason because I couldn't ride my board, but it really sucked to be stuck in bed disabled. If you've ever broken or injured yourself to this point, you'll agree with me that it majorly sucks. For me, I just had to get over myself and realize that there is more to life than being stuck. You choose your attitude and how you live your life. Life is a choice. This scripture, although it may sound like common knowledge, allows me to realize that both good and bad times does come from God and we are to enjoy BOTH.
My prayer is that we see that life is a choice. We choose how we feel, our attitudes, and most of all, how we live our lives. The only way we can truely see things the way it's supposed to be is if we have God in our lives. We can choose to be "happy" but without God, not knowing the goodness of God, we will not be satisfied in our souls...we will always long for something and until it's filled with God, as Solomon says "it is meaningless--like chasing the wind."
Are you enjoying the good and bad of life? Do you fully have the knowledge and the heart about the goodness of God? How's your attitude today? Take these questions to the Heavenly Father and spend time getting to know Him today.
Here's looking at you, kid!
<3
"Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certan in his life."
Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon, the wisest person in the bible. He wrote many books and Ecclesiastes was said to be written on his tail end of his career, and it's said that he was in a backslidden state. These I don't know if it is true but upon reading this book, I think he may have gained an different perspective and understanding of life. There are many studies about Solomon but for me I admire the fact that he made every effort to seek God and gain the wisdom only He can offer. For a man to have that much wisdom, Solomon must have been in constant communion with God the Father.
A few weeks ago I ruptured my Achilles Tendon while skateboarding. I have been in a leg cast since then. {it's scheduled to be removed on Dec. 5--originally Nov. 14 but it was re-casted because of weird sensations in my foot.} A few days after the incident, I was really bummed out; one reason because I couldn't ride my board, but it really sucked to be stuck in bed disabled. If you've ever broken or injured yourself to this point, you'll agree with me that it majorly sucks. For me, I just had to get over myself and realize that there is more to life than being stuck. You choose your attitude and how you live your life. Life is a choice. This scripture, although it may sound like common knowledge, allows me to realize that both good and bad times does come from God and we are to enjoy BOTH.
My prayer is that we see that life is a choice. We choose how we feel, our attitudes, and most of all, how we live our lives. The only way we can truely see things the way it's supposed to be is if we have God in our lives. We can choose to be "happy" but without God, not knowing the goodness of God, we will not be satisfied in our souls...we will always long for something and until it's filled with God, as Solomon says "it is meaningless--like chasing the wind."
Are you enjoying the good and bad of life? Do you fully have the knowledge and the heart about the goodness of God? How's your attitude today? Take these questions to the Heavenly Father and spend time getting to know Him today.
Here's looking at you, kid!
<3
Friday, November 4, 2011
Who Am I
Who Am I
Casting Crowns
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You're
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours
<3 Here's looking at you, kid <3
Who Am I
Casting Crowns
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You're
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours
<3 Here's looking at you, kid <3
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