Monday, November 15, 2010
Then stop giving your heart away
A good friend recently told me somethin that is so simple, yet hit me pretty hard. Something that we all probably know already, but sometimes forget. I was talkin to the person about having your heart broken, and how im sick of getting hurt, being hurt, or any of that crap. I just said how i was so sick of it. And they responded with a simple “Then stop giving your heart away!”. DEEP. So simple, yet so true. Are you sick and tired of getting hurt?? Always being broken?? Are you blaming God for all your hurt?? Sometimes when were in a time of despair, we blame God. Why are you doing this to me?? Why would you let me hurt like this?? Why did you let this happen?” But guess what?? Its not Gods fault that your constantly getting hurt and broken. Its yours. If you dont want that to happen anymore, then stop giving your heart away!! Stop devoting yourself to another person on earth, when you havent devoted yourself to the ONLY ONE who actually matters in this corrupt place we call Earth. When we devote every fiber of our being to God, he wont hurt us. He will love us forever. He will never let us down. He will ALWAYS be there for you. He will never love you any less, or more then anyone else. Nothing you do can make him leave you, be mad at you, or hurt you. But when we become devoted to Him, this doesnt mean that we wont get hurt. Bu thats a whole other message .. How God doesnt make us get hurt, but he allows us to get hurt, because of our decisions. He doesnt go “Ok you've sinned a lot this past week, so your gonna suffer from it this next week.” No, God is not a god of karma. We are free people. We make our own decisions, and its our fault if were hurting. Xola Malik said once ; “You know the song Jesus Take The Wheel? Well i believe that Christ is saying, 'No, YOU take the wheel. I'll give you all the directions, ill be your GPS, but you ultimately determine where your going, where your headed, where you'll end up. But through it all, ill still be there giving you the right directions, no matter how much you rebel against it and try to go a different way, a faster way.'” And thats also where i think Faith comes in. Think about it .. Your GPS 'could' be wrong, it 'could' be leading you elsewhere. And of course God will never steer you wrong (pun un-intended), but we still have to have faith in Him that he is taking us where it is best for us, and where he has planned for our future to be. Faith is believing in something, without actually being able to see it. We may not be able to see God in human form, but every day, we see the works of Him, and what he has done. I mean he created Earth alone. Isnt that amazing enough??
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Quotes
“Every breath is an opportunity to receive and let go. I receive love and I let go of pain.” – Brenda MacIntyre
“We need in love to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily--we do not need to learn it.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
“Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.” – Anonymous
“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
“There are things that we never want to let go of, people we never want to leave behind. But keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end of the world; it’s the beginning of a new life.” – Anonymous
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. ~Mary Engelbreit
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. ~Anatole France
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Victor Frankl
“We need in love to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily--we do not need to learn it.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
“Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.” – Anonymous
“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
“There are things that we never want to let go of, people we never want to leave behind. But keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end of the world; it’s the beginning of a new life.” – Anonymous
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. ~Mary Engelbreit
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. ~Anatole France
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Victor Frankl
Anger Quotes
I was looking up quotes for being mad at someone you love, these arent exactly that, but i thought they were things everyone should hear. Very useful advice.
He who angers you conquers you. ~Elizabeth Kenny
Get mad, then get over it. ~Colin Powell
If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched. ~George Jean Nathan
At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled. ~Marshall B. Rosenberg
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ~Unknown Author
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. ~Ambrose Bierce
He who angers you conquers you. ~Elizabeth Kenny
Get mad, then get over it. ~Colin Powell
If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched. ~George Jean Nathan
At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled. ~Marshall B. Rosenberg
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ~Unknown Author
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. ~Ambrose Bierce
Thursday, November 4, 2010
The Ultimate Worshiper
Citipointe Live was recently at my church a couple weeks ago. They put on a concert, and i got to hang with them the night after in a band meeting, and they are INCREDIBLE people by the way. LOVED. THEM. But the night of the band meeting Aaron Lucas spoke a message on the ultimate worshiper. I took notes so i thought i would post them on here =]
The Ultimate Worshiper
There are five keys a worshiper needs to have:
1. Servant-hood.
We need to get into the mind set of SERVE. Constantly serving others, always thinking what you can do to help at all times. Even if its the littlest thing like re-fill the coffee, get someone coffee, greet people, anything. Its not about us. Get over your attitudes. We are here for the people. Care more for the people and get a heart for them.
2. The fear of God.
Caring SO much for God that you fear so much to break his heart.
Proverbs 1:29 - "For they hated knowledge, and chose not to fear the Lord"
3. Prayer and Fasting.
Both need to be in your life. You don't have time? Take five minutes throughout your day to pray. If the enemy can steal your prayer, he can steal your communication to God.
4. Justice.
Not being afraid to stand up with your voice. Getting involved.
Proverbs 21:13- "Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor, will be ignored in their own time of need"
5. Discipleship.
Live life with the people in church. Be their passion. Avoid mediocre relationships.
"When an old person dies, a library burns to the ground."
"Its amazing what you can accomplish when it doesnt matter who gets the credit."
The Ultimate Worshiper
There are five keys a worshiper needs to have:
1. Servant-hood.
We need to get into the mind set of SERVE. Constantly serving others, always thinking what you can do to help at all times. Even if its the littlest thing like re-fill the coffee, get someone coffee, greet people, anything. Its not about us. Get over your attitudes. We are here for the people. Care more for the people and get a heart for them.
2. The fear of God.
Caring SO much for God that you fear so much to break his heart.
Proverbs 1:29 - "For they hated knowledge, and chose not to fear the Lord"
3. Prayer and Fasting.
Both need to be in your life. You don't have time? Take five minutes throughout your day to pray. If the enemy can steal your prayer, he can steal your communication to God.
4. Justice.
Not being afraid to stand up with your voice. Getting involved.
Proverbs 21:13- "Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor, will be ignored in their own time of need"
5. Discipleship.
Live life with the people in church. Be their passion. Avoid mediocre relationships.
"When an old person dies, a library burns to the ground."
"Its amazing what you can accomplish when it doesnt matter who gets the credit."
What MOTIVATES You. (P1
WOW .. i have been so busy lately with school that i haven't had time to blog at all. I've hardly have time to think about anything. So much work and it's only my Freshman year. But its all good, work and stress creates character =] Haha or at least thats what they all say .. Thought these past couple weeks there has been something on my mind. Motivation. Theres a couple reasons i've been thinking about motivation. One, its that time in school where your just getting sick of it and your work is piling up, your so tired and constantly doing work, and personally, i am a huge procrastinator. Big issue. I always wait til last minute .. And i have the hardest time getting the motivation to do it. Another thing .. I LOVE running, working out, yoga, all that good stuff. I love it, i love doing it, i love how it makes you feel, but i have a hard time finding the motivation to actually get up and do it. A friend told me recently, that the only cure to procrastination is to just DO IT. You just have to get up, and do it. But anyways .. thats not the type of motivation im talkin about. I dont know really why i brought that up lol. ANYWAYS .. The type of motivation i'm talking about is our motivation to go to church. What we go for. Why we get up SO early on a Sunday (or at least i do =P) to go down to a building with a bunch of people in it, and listen to someone preach about the Bible, the word of God.
You see, i have been noticing something these past couple weeks about the motivation of the people around me to go to church. Along with myself. Not in a judgmental way, because we all get sidetracked.
People wonder why other people say "i know your type" "i can read you, who you are" and all that, but really, there is so much that tells who a person is. For an example .. when your at church, and your all happy to be there, chillin with your friends, laughing and having fun, then someone suggests, HAY lets just skip out on service this one time, we can just chill here and have fun. Its ok if we dont go to the service just this time. What is it saying about you? If yo go to church, but dont here the message, why are you there??? The whole reason of the Church is for you to come, hear the word of God, be in his presence, and have your life changed. You see, sometimes we loose the meaning of church. Sometimes we get into a rut, and the TRUE reason that we go, is for another reason other than god. We go for our friends, to hang out, have fun inbetween services, or your boyfriend/girlfriend will be there and thats the only reason you even want to go. And during service, your not really concentrating. Your sitting there knodding your head, raising your hands, jumping around in worship, GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS, but during the whole thing, in your head your thinking about .. "what am i gonna do later? I should see if me and my friends can hang after church. Ughh this service is so long, i wish it was over already so i could go talk to my friends, i have something really important to tell them". That shows that you are not in church for the right reasons. You should be listening so intently that your not paying attention to the people beside you. Take in the pastors words of wisdom, they will guide you through that rough time that you were needing to talk to your friend about. Not only is it the wrong motivation, but it is disrespectful to the pastors. They spend months preparing this word to be spoken into your life. And when you dont listen? Just think about that ..When you worship, worship from the depths of your soul, with all of your heart. Dont just go through the motions. Years and years and years ago Pastor Travis spoke a message about just going through the motions of church, doing the same thing every Sunday, and it has stuck with me through all this time. If you've been a Christ follower for a long time now, and you haven't reached out to non-Christians .. then what are you doing?? Our soul purpose, the reason God put us here, is to reach every person on this earth and lead them to Him. If your just sitting in church every week, and not spreading the word, not reaching out to others, just trying to save yourself, then i dont think were doing our job. I believe that we all get into this motion now and then. But we gotta set ourselves straight, and remember what we should be goin for.
You see, i have been noticing something these past couple weeks about the motivation of the people around me to go to church. Along with myself. Not in a judgmental way, because we all get sidetracked.
People wonder why other people say "i know your type" "i can read you, who you are" and all that, but really, there is so much that tells who a person is. For an example .. when your at church, and your all happy to be there, chillin with your friends, laughing and having fun, then someone suggests, HAY lets just skip out on service this one time, we can just chill here and have fun. Its ok if we dont go to the service just this time. What is it saying about you? If yo go to church, but dont here the message, why are you there??? The whole reason of the Church is for you to come, hear the word of God, be in his presence, and have your life changed. You see, sometimes we loose the meaning of church. Sometimes we get into a rut, and the TRUE reason that we go, is for another reason other than god. We go for our friends, to hang out, have fun inbetween services, or your boyfriend/girlfriend will be there and thats the only reason you even want to go. And during service, your not really concentrating. Your sitting there knodding your head, raising your hands, jumping around in worship, GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS, but during the whole thing, in your head your thinking about .. "what am i gonna do later? I should see if me and my friends can hang after church. Ughh this service is so long, i wish it was over already so i could go talk to my friends, i have something really important to tell them". That shows that you are not in church for the right reasons. You should be listening so intently that your not paying attention to the people beside you. Take in the pastors words of wisdom, they will guide you through that rough time that you were needing to talk to your friend about. Not only is it the wrong motivation, but it is disrespectful to the pastors. They spend months preparing this word to be spoken into your life. And when you dont listen? Just think about that ..When you worship, worship from the depths of your soul, with all of your heart. Dont just go through the motions. Years and years and years ago Pastor Travis spoke a message about just going through the motions of church, doing the same thing every Sunday, and it has stuck with me through all this time. If you've been a Christ follower for a long time now, and you haven't reached out to non-Christians .. then what are you doing?? Our soul purpose, the reason God put us here, is to reach every person on this earth and lead them to Him. If your just sitting in church every week, and not spreading the word, not reaching out to others, just trying to save yourself, then i dont think were doing our job. I believe that we all get into this motion now and then. But we gotta set ourselves straight, and remember what we should be goin for.
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