Matthew 17:20. He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
My friend's favorite hymn is Come Thou Fount, and every time I heard this hymn, I think of them.
I love how music can trigger memories, experiences, sensations.
But it is the same old song you say, well, I agree with the artists, it just doesn't grow old, because the message is still as relevant today as it was yesterday.
Happy Birthday YY. You can join us in worshiping together, by downloading the hymn from Noisetrade.com. @resonate_church You can grab all the chords here.
Let illness not hold us back from doing the work God has called us to do. The lead vocalist from The Ember Days was really too ill to sing. But that didn't stop her and her band from following through with God's plan.
Lately a few sisters from church were heading to a mission trip, but in ill health, yet, they did not stop to rest, they pushed through, for His glory.
The Ember Days acoustic sessions reminds me of Gungor, beautiful one. It's the same spirit-filled mesmerizing intimate feel. But they are from down under- well New Zealand.
Chord charts available on their website. Their website takes a while to load, but do check them out. They are funny and talented.
Free download from noisetrade.com. @TheEmberDays #theemberdays #freemusic #morethanyouthink
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You were walking on the moon, now you're feeling low
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What they said wasn't true, you're beautiful
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Sticks and stones break your bones, I know what you're feeling
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Words like those won't steal your glow, you're one in a million
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This, this is for all the girls, boys all over the world
I get a bit nostalgic when I see things like stop motion. David Crowder Band's MV was based on lite-bright stop motion. It reminds me of playing with the etch sketch when I was younger. I was so enthusiastic about the toy when I first got it, and after a while, it was abandoned, I don't actually know where the toy is anymore.
When we first get to know Jesus and salvation, we are totally overwhelmed and excited. It's an amazing love and we just want to tell everyone about it. We want to shine so everyone can see it. But then as the years go by, does your light get brighter? Or is it just like my old toys, abandoned for newer things.
In the last few months, I have had clients that have suffered so much at their young age. I struggle to find a way to help them forgive their past. How can they forgive people who have caused them so much pain?
We too have caused God a great deal of pain. Yet, while we were still sinners, still hurting God, he chose to come and die for us. And in this, he showed us how to forgive.
Building 429's new album comes out TODAY! It's the same artists that bought us "Where I belong" which was really my anthem last year. If you feel the winter blues, feel sluggish or just bored. It's time to Get up!
As Christians, we were born again not just to fill up empty bleachers and seats at church. Our hands were made to reach out. If you aren't currently serving in church, have you considered getting up?
There are so many options, Worship ministry, Children's ministry, Outreach ministries, bible study leaders and helpers, etc.
Klove's free song this week is : Get up by Building 429
I had over 200 hits on my original post featuring Sanctus Real's promises a year ago. And now I'm revisiting the song because, this week's klove free song is promises- by sanctus real.
I've been feeling a little off recently. I know my God is real and he loves me so much, but I'm just overwhelmed by his amazing plans for me. Even though I could see him working all along, it's just so crazy how he pays attention to the little details in my life.
In sickness, in poverty, in stress, in depression, in suffering, in heart break, in mind-blanks. Hold on to the promises ~ because God does work for the good of those called according to his purpose. Don't forget to thank him :)
As stubborn as I am, I'm pretty weak. I've had to make some pretty tough decisions lately. It would be much easier to call it quits and deal with the consequences later. But a wise friend of mine sent me a letter and reminded me that I should carefully consider my decisions.
Sometimes it's hard to differentiate hurdles in front of us. Are they challenges from God we are meant to overcome? Are they signs from God that we should give up and change directions?
Yes. We can walk away. But for the right reasons. "I don't want to be someone who walks away so easily".
Enjoy this version of I won't give up- Christian style :)
I woke up this morning to find out I won an Aurora bangle from Trollbeads Australia. I never appreciated glass beads until I visited the Tacoma Glass Museum in the United States last year and watched the master and his team making a masterpiece together.
The glass elements were heated and poked at, heated and rolled around, heated and blown, heated and rubbed. After hours and hours of this continued shaping, changing and evolving, the final product was born. It was spectacular, all the onlookers gave a roar.
It gave me a brand new appreciation of glass artwork. Without the fire, the heat, the rubbing, the rolling, the poking, the artwork would have never been so beautiful. At the same time, we have to realize that Life is Beautiful because there are births, there is laughter, there is peace and dancing. Life is also beautiful because of hardships, tears. Because on the other side of hardships, we are evolving into something more beautiful.
Who is my God? He is the great I AM. To me, God is existence itself.
I am so humbled and grateful for all the blessings in my life. Over the last 12 months alone, I have so much to be thankful for. Every step of the way, my God has shown me that he is there with me. I am blessed with friends that are there besides me even when I am moody, stressed and busy. I am blessed with a family who puts up with the needy me. I am blessed with the many opportunities including in teaching, in travelling, in sharing the gospel. I am blessed with a functioning body. I am blessed with every breathe that I take.
Thank you.
I had a fantastic birthday yesterday. Even though I didn't have any parties, but in my busy day, God gave me surprise after surprise after surprise. I'm currently working hard towards PhD completion, and I'm unsure what is on the other side of that, but I know, my God will be there, just as he has been, always.
