July 17, 2009 at 11:28
Miracle of the Moment
Miracle Of The Moment Lyrics by Steven Curtis Chapman
It's time for letting go
All of our if only's
'cause we don't have a time machine
And even if we did
Would we really want to use it?
Would we really want to go change everything?
'cause we are who and where and what we are for now
And this is the only moment we can do anything about
So breathe it in and breathe it out
Listen to your heartbeat
There's a wonder in the here and now
It's right there in front of you
And I don't want you to miss
The miracle of the moment
There's only one who knows
What's really out there waiting
In all the moments yet to be
And all we need to know
Is He's out there waiting
To Him the future's history
And He has given us a treasure called right now
And this is the only moment we can do anything about
So breathe it in and breathe it out
Listen to your heartbeat
There's a wonder in the here and now
It's right there in front of you
And I don't want you to miss
The miracle of the moment
And if it brings you tears
Then taste them as they fall
And let them soften your heart
And if it brings you laughter
Then throw your head back
And let it go, let it go
You gotta let it go
Listen to your heartbeat
Breathe it in and breathe it out
Listen to your heartbeat
There's a wonder in the here and now
It's right there in front of you
And I don't want you to miss
The miracle of the moment
Breathe it in and breathe it out
Listen to your heartbeat
There's a wonder in the here and now
It's right there in front of you
And I don't want you to miss
The miracle of the moment
http://www.youtube.com/CatchafireforGod
There is one moment in all our lives that has led us to where we are today. One moment that brought us to our knees in prayer for forgiveness. One moment that brought us one step closer to the One who created us. Let this forever be our defining moment. For in this moment we have made the most important decision of our lives. The decision to live for something bigger than ourselves. The decision to walk forever with Christ Jesus. The one who bore the weight of our moment as He gave His life upon the cross so that we would have the chance to live through Him.
For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
Romans 10:13
God bless
Your sister in Christ
Renae
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July 15, 2009 at 05:14
Everything
Everything Lyrics by Lifehouse
Find me here
And 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
(Ahh Yeahhh)
You calm the storms
And You give me rest
You hold me in your hands
You won't let me fall
You steal my heart
And You take my breath away
Would You take me in
Would You 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
Everything, everything...
When 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
Oh 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....
http://www.youtube.com/CatchafireforGod
It's funny how things sometimes don't seem as they should before you are a true believer in God. This was one of my favorite songs before I dedicated my life to Christ and at that time it had a totally different meaning to me. Now as I listen to the song as a Christian I can plainly see that there is so much more meaning to this song than there appeared to be. He is clearly talking about God and I completely did not see this before I was walking with Christ. I related this song to be about love but not about the truest form of love and that is the love that can only come from God through Christ Jesus. I always knew this was an amazing song but now I know the meaning why. What an awesome God is He to speak to me before I even truly knew Him.
Have you felt the truest love of all? Start by making HIM your everything today.
God bless
Your sister in Christ
Renae
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October 27, 2008 at 04:35
Save me from Myself
Save me from Myself by Christina Aguilera
It's not so easy loving me
It gets so complicated
All the things you've gotta be
Everything's changin
But you're the truth
I'm amazed by all your patience
Everything I put you through
When I'm about to fall
Somehow you're always waitin
with your open arms to catch me
You're gonna save me from myself
from myself, yes
You're gonna save me from myself
My love is tainted by your touch
Cuz some guys have shown me aces
But you've got that royal flush
I know it's crazy everyday
Well tomorrow may be shaky
But you never turn away
Don't ask me why I'm cryin
Cuz when I start to crumble
You know how to keep me smilin
You always save me from myself
from myself, myself
You're gonna save me from myself
I know it's hard, it's hard
But you've broken all my walls
You've been my strength, so strong
And don't ask me why I love you
It's obvious your tenderness
Is what I need to make me
a better woman to myself
to myself, myself
You're gonna save me from myself
The above song may be interpreted several different ways but for me it is simple. I learned in my destructive path of addiction that the only person that I need to be saved from was myself.
I remember laying in bed many of nights with my heart racing feeling like I might just have a heart attack and die that I prayed and made promises to God that if he just let me come down and go to sleep that I would never do drugs again. Promises that I could never keep on my own.
No matter how many times I would say "I'm never doing this again" somehow I would always end up doing it again and again.
I have found that even now as I walk each and everyday with Christ Jesus I still need to be saved from myself on a day to day basis. The closer I walk to God the more the enemy floods my mind with memories, what-ifs and doubts that make me want to turn back to the drugs that I used to find solace in.
Its nice to know that God is always there waiting to catch me if ever I fall and need to be saved from myself yet again. Thank God He is so patient with us and that He is always near in times of trouble.
Please stop by youtube to hear this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=790hk55H-Tg
God bless you all
Renae
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October 27, 2008 at 11:00
My Story
Mercy On Me by CHRISTINA AGUILERA
Lord have mercy on my soul
For I have walked the sinful road
That I'm down on my knees
Lord have mercy on me, please
Ohh yeah
Jesus, I must confess
That in all my loneliness
I've forsaken and I've sinned
Leaving fragments of a man so broken
I could tell you what I've done
Or should I tell you where I went wrong?
Well the more that I start to play
My deceitful, evil ways
Keep on growing stronger by the day
Oh lord have mercy on my soul
For I have walked a sinful road
So I'm gonna get down on my knees
Beg forgiveness to help set me free
Lord have mercy on me, please
Mother Mary full of grace
In my weakness, I've lost faith
I've been careless, and I have been warned
And the devil inside me is torn
God bless the men that I have scorned
Oh lord have mercy on my soul
For I have walked the sinful road
So I'm gonna get down on my knees
Beg forgiveness to help set me free
Lord have mercy on me, please
Woah, woaa yeah yeah
Woa yeah yeah oh oh
Oh-oh yeah yeah yeah, ohh
So don't let me fool around no more
Send your angels down to guide me through that door
Well I've gone and confessed my regrets
And I pray I'm not held in contempt
I'm so lost, and I need you to help me repent
Oh lord have mercy on my soul
Oh I'm begging, I'm pleeding, I'm needing
I want you to know
So I'm down upon my knees
Oh lord, I need forgiveness
I need forgiveness from you
I am not sure how many of you know my story so I figured I would share it with you all.
I am 26 years old and I live in Louisiana. I rededicated my life to the Lord in January of 2006. You see I gave my life over to Christ in bible school at church many years ago I was probably about 7 or 8 but I cant remember for sure. I was raised my my grandmother who took custody of me when I was two years of age after my mother was killed in an hit and run accident. I didnt even meet my father until I was 13 years old.
Throughout my school years I was made fun of almost every day due to an eye condition called nystagmus that I was born with. This condition causes my eyes to move back and forth involentarly.
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September 26, 2008 at 05:34
How Can I Keep From Singing
Chris Tomlin - How Can I Keep From Singing Lyrics
There is an endless song
Echoes in my soul
I hear the music ring
And though the storms may come
I am holding on
To the rock I cling
How can I keep from singing Your praise
How can I ever say enough
How amazing is Your love
How can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to sing
I will lift my eyes
In the darkest night
For I know my Savior lives
And I will walk with You
Knowing You'll see me through
And sing the songs You give
How can I keep from singing Your praise
How can I ever say enough
How amazing is Your love
How can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to sing
I can sing in the troubled times
Sing when I win
I can sing when I lose my step
And fall down again
I can sing 'cause You pick me up
Sing 'cause You're there
I can sing 'cause You hear me, Lord
When I call to You in prayer
I can sing with my last breath
Sing for I know
That I'll sing with the angels
And the saints around the throne
How can I keep from singing Your praise
How can I ever say enough
How amazing is Your love
How can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to sing
I heard this song on the radio this morning on my way to work. I have probably heard it a dozen times before but for some reason this morning it got stuck in my head. I have been singing it over and over again to myself all day.
You see I am not much of a singer in fact I cant carry a tune to save my life. But when it comes to singing praises to the Lord above I will sing even if I sound horrid. For He said even joyful noise is music to His ears!
Whats better than waking up everyday knowing you are loved by the King of the universe? Even if we are having a bad day and everything is going the wrong way we have the assurance that He will see us through. Now thats reason enough for me to sing!
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September 23, 2008 at 03:25
Stop the World
MATTHEW WEST- STOP THE WORLD
The TV is talking
The telephone’s ringing
The lights are all on
And the radio’s screaming
A million distractions are stealing my heart from You
I’m tired and empty
This life is relentless
It weakens my knees
And breaks my defenses
It’s wearing me down and I’m desperate to hear from You
Stop the world I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me
I need to be still before I make a move
I need to be humble with nothing to prove
I need Your Word to show me the truth
And I need time, precious time
Stop the world I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me
Stop the world I’m ready to listen
Show me sign, give me a vision of heaven
I can hold on to
Stop the world I need some time with You
Before I can find my voice
I need to hear Your voice
Above all the senseless noise
I was sitting back today thinking about how nice the few days were after Hurricane Gustav when we didn't have electricity. The air was still cool and everything was so fresh like it is after a rainstorm. And most importantly there weren't a ton of electronics begging for my attention.
I took this time out to catch up on some much needed time with God and to really truly enjoy the beauty of the world that He created.
There is so much that begs for our attention these days televisions, ipods, cell phones, video games you name it. All these items although I have to admit are very cool and handy do tend to pull us away from God. These items promise to make us "happy" but there is only One thing in this world that can truly make us happy and that is a relationship with God.
So I ask you today when is the last time you stopped the world and spent some time with God? After all how are we suppose to hear His voice when all the electronics are screaming?
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July 15, 2008 at 04:55
The Motions
The Motions by Matthew West
This might hurt
It’s not safe
But I know that I’ve gotta make a change
I don’t care
If I break
At least I’ll be feeling something
‘Cause just ok
Is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
Without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking
What if I had given everything?
Instead of going through the motions
No regrets
Not this time
I’m gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let Your love
Make me whole
I think I’m finally feeling something
Take me all the way
Take me all the way
Take me all the way
Some days I am totally fixed on God and all I can do is give Him all my praise and worship. Then there are those days that I feel bogged down and carry the weight of the world on my shoulders and I truly just go through the motions of life.
I am striving for the best and the best means that I will have the fire of God burning in me each and everday even when the world around me is falling to pieces. I want to be so close to the Lord that I can hear his every word.
I pray that each and everyone of us will be consumed with the passion of God. He created us in His image and we owe Him our undivided attention.
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June 18, 2008 at 11:31
The Center
The Center by Matthew West
I got a feeling as a matter of fact
It's like my whole world just came under attack
And I hear a voice tellin' me to turn back
‘Cause I must be onto somethin'
It happens every single time I get close to
Everything I know is good and right and so true
It's like somebody doesn't want me to love You
And I must be onto somethin'
So help me hold on
Help me be strong
‘Cause I don't wanna move unless You move me
I wanna know how it feels to be
Standing in the center of Your will for me
I wanna know what surrender means
Keep me in the center of Your will for me
Keep me in the center
God forbid I start to think I'm on a roll now
‘Cause I do believe there is a battle for my soul now
And I can feel the world fighting for control now
I must be onto somethin'
So help me hold on just a little bit longer
‘Cause all this struggle's gonna do is make me
stronger
This is the everyday prayer of my heart
I just wanna stay where You are
I wanna know how it feels to be
Standing in the center of Your will for me
I wanna know what surrender means
Keep me in the center of Your will for me
Lord, help me hold on
Help me be strong
I don't wanna move unless You move me
Yeah, yeah, oh
I wanna know how it feels to be
Standing in the center of Your will for me
(The center of Your will)
I wanna know what surrender means
(I surrender, I surrender)
Keep me in the center of Your will for, will for me
Keep me in the center
I wanna know
I surrender, I surrender
I wanna know
You gotta help me, Lord, oh
Help me hold on
Help me hold on
Who doesn't want to be standing in the middle of Gods will for their lives? Really I mean if we were to be standing in the middle of Gods will then we are totally surrounded to Him and living for Him.
Just this week on the radio I heard Dr. Charles Stanley speaking about "A Life Changing Prayer" and you know what that prayer consisted of?
Being filled with the knowledge of Gods will. He actually quoted Coll 1:9-13 and it is as follows:
9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you[a] to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. 13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption,[b] the forgiveness of sins.
How powerful is that? I pray this for all of you that God will reveal to you His will for your and your families lives. God bless.
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June 03, 2008 at 03:13
Here I Go Again
Here I Go Again by Casting Crowns
Father, hear my prayer
I need the perfect words
Words that he will hear
And know they're straight from you
I don't know what to say
I only know it hurts
To see my only friend slowly fade away
So maybe this time I'll speak the words of life
With your fire in my eyes
But that old familiar fear is tearing at my words
What am I so afraid of?
'Cause here I go again
Talkin' 'bout the rain
And mulling over things that won't live past today
And as I dance around the truth
Time is not his friend
This might be my last chance to tell him that you love him
But here I go again, here I go again
Lord, you love him so, you gave your only son
If he will just believe; he will never die
But how then will he know what he has never heard
Lord he has never seen mirrored in my life
This might be my last chance to tell him that you love him
This might be my last chance to tell him that you love him
You love him, you love him
What am I so afraid
What am I so afraid
What am I so afraid of?
How then will he know
What he has never heard
I think the hardest thing for a Christian to do is watch the unbelievers that they love. Seeing the desperation to know God hidden so deep inside of them.
As believers we know that everyone is searching for the Lord. Everyone wants to have faith in something bigger than themselves. God is the answer to all of their problems and can heal and change even those who thought they could never change.
I wish I could just open their eyes for them. Force them to see the glory of God. But I know that its not possible to force someone to see God they have to see them for themselves.
The only thing I can do is pray that I will be a God like example for them. That through me they will see the love of God.
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May 22, 2008 at 09:39
Only the World
Only the World by Mandisa
Been a hard one
Been a bad one
Been a tough one
Been a sad one
It's been just one of those days
That keeps chipping away at my heart
Nothin' new here
It's what I do here
It's a stereotypical day in the life
I'm surrounded by all of the pain and the strife
But I know it's alright
'Cause it's only the world I'm living in
It's only today I've been given
There ain't no way I'm giving in
'Cause it's only the world
I know the best is still yet to come
'Cause even when my days in the world are done
There's gonna be so much more than only the world for me
Anybody, do you hear me?
Do you feel me?
I mean do you feel me?
I know I'm not the only one wearing the weight of this world
We got problems, said it's alright
Just remember, yeah it's alright
Take a good look around
We're just stuck on the ground for a little while
Don't it make you smile
Heaven is a place
Where the tears on every face will be wiped away
Oh and I can't wait to go
But for now, it's enough to know
This is only temporary
This is something we all need to remember as Christians. No matter how bad things get for us it's only the world that we are living in. Things of this earth are not perfect by no means. You are going to have joy and sadness.
Our reward is the greatest reward of them all; eternal life in Heaven with our dear savior Jesus Christ. I can not wait until the day I enter Heaven and see Jesus standing next to my mom welcoming me home.
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