Wednesday, November 14, 2012
All that I am...I place in into your loving hands.
This is the song that has been playing in my head for weeks now. Music is huge for me. When I battle the natural thoughts in my head...I turn to music to change those thoughts and stay focused and humble. Worshiping in our storm I believe is the highest form of praise. I hope this song helps you as it did me....let me know if you love it like I do :)
Rooftops by Jesus Culture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUy6UHVzEQ
Monday, November 12, 2012
A living sacrifice
After this wonderful God experience...He was ready to take me to the next level...
Romans 12:1
Place Your Life Before God So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
I believe we were chosen. Our special situation didn't happen by chance. I do believe that God allowed this to happen. I believe He plans to walk with us....He will never leave us. In this world we will have trouble....I try to remind my self. We aren't in Heaven yet...so we should expect trouble.
I like this scripture a lot. I had to let my earthly desires and expectations die...I had to place my life at His feet as a living sacrifice. Offering every moment of my day to Him. If we search daily for what He wants of us...it really is quite simple. It all starts with love (I believe). If we focus on God all day....we take the focus off ourselves. If we focus on Him..we forget about what we don't have and rather focus on what we do have. We can become thankful. Living with a thankful heart has changed me.... as a result, I feel His peace. If we have His peace, we can enjoy every moment in our storm. If we focus on Him, we can embrace this journey, we can learn and experience all that He has set before us. I know that I could not endure this life without His presence...I received His peace, His love and His joy. I am truly a changed person. If I never had to endure this storm...I don't know if I would have ever become the person that God wanted me to be. Unfortunately...I thought I was fine weathering life by myself...I had it all figured out. Boy..was I humbled.
Romans 12:1
Place Your Life Before God So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
I believe we were chosen. Our special situation didn't happen by chance. I do believe that God allowed this to happen. I believe He plans to walk with us....He will never leave us. In this world we will have trouble....I try to remind my self. We aren't in Heaven yet...so we should expect trouble.
I like this scripture a lot. I had to let my earthly desires and expectations die...I had to place my life at His feet as a living sacrifice. Offering every moment of my day to Him. If we search daily for what He wants of us...it really is quite simple. It all starts with love (I believe). If we focus on God all day....we take the focus off ourselves. If we focus on Him..we forget about what we don't have and rather focus on what we do have. We can become thankful. Living with a thankful heart has changed me.... as a result, I feel His peace. If we have His peace, we can enjoy every moment in our storm. If we focus on Him, we can embrace this journey, we can learn and experience all that He has set before us. I know that I could not endure this life without His presence...I received His peace, His love and His joy. I am truly a changed person. If I never had to endure this storm...I don't know if I would have ever become the person that God wanted me to be. Unfortunately...I thought I was fine weathering life by myself...I had it all figured out. Boy..was I humbled.
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