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Count me.
I actually had something else in mind to post today until I remembered it’s Valentines Day. or Singles Awareness Day. or the Hallmark Holiday. or whatever you choose to label it as.
So instead of what I was originally going to post, I decided to upload a new “music video” (ish) I made several months back. It’s rough, poor quality, terrible sound, amature singing and piano playing, and one very old picture of myself. ha.
Anywho, it’s the words of the song that really matter… everything else is secondary. The song is called “Count Me” — and I’m not sure who wrote it. So give it a listen and hopefully your ears won’t hurt too bad at the end. ;]
how He loves.
because you know how much i love youtube.
i seriously think you’re going to love this video – especially if you like David Crowder, John Piper, and Matt Chandler.
give it a listen and leave your thoughts below afterwards.
just a few things…
i’m not dead. i wasn’t abducted by aliens. i haven’t gone into hibernation… though it is *definitely* cold enough outside.
i’ve just been… away.
busy. tired. numb. around.
but i wanted to say just a few things real quick.
Question of the day: CCM.
first things first… to those of you who “celebrate” it (or whatever): Happy Halloween!
Are you dressing up for the occasion?
If yes, what’s your costume?
okay… so this is not so much a question as it is a few quotes followed by me asking to share your thoughts on the matter.
i actually came across this post in my drafts folder over the weekend and thought it would make an interesting QOTD (ish) post. these quotes came from a facebook discussion i once had – and as you can tell from the dates of said-quotes, said discussion happened over a year ago. obviously, i’m a bit behind. wahoo.
to the point: rap & homosexuality.
i don’t have a lot to say as a for-runner to the main part of this post.
however, i do want to say thank you to Baptist Thinker for posting what i have stolen from his blog (teehee!) and making me aware of it.
also, i want to make you aware of an earlier post i had written about homosexuality a few months back – which you can read here.
lastly, i want to give a shout-out to my friend Dave who – though i’ve never met him personally or email him on a regular basis – has been a source of encouragement and an example of a wonderful, gracious, forgiving (and forgiven) Christian in my life.
How Owl City strengthened my walk with the Lord.
If you had asked me 2 weeks ago if I thought I was a judgemental person, I would have answered you with a firm negative. I’ve always considered myself a pretty accepting person. I don’t generally slam people for their differences in beliefs. I don’t usually beat people over the head with what I believe they are doing wrong in their life… unless they ask my opinion, then I try to give it graciously and in love.
Yet, over the past two weeks, I’ve been more aware of this “judgemental” state of mind – and I’ve been catching myself doing exactly what I always tell others not to do: I’ve been judging books by their covers – both in the literal sense and metaphorically speaking. I do it subconsciously. I find myself looking at people walking past me in a store and mentally saying things like: “Did her mother seriously okay that outfit before she stepped out the front door?” or “Does he know he looks like a total idiot?” or “Obviously, that ladies dress has not only been handed down through 4 generations, it’s also 3 sizes too small.” And sometimes I’d say it all in one word: “ew.” or “whhhaat?” – the list goes on and on.
Sometimes I cry.
You ever have one of those days where the sun is shining brightly outside, smiling faces surround you, and you can sense the presence of God… yet it feels like there’s a gray raincloud hovering over your head? You know that God loves you, you know He’s been good to you, you know that everything’s going to be okay… but there’s a quiet hurt deep within that you can’t seem to put your finger on…? That was me yesterday. That’s me today.
I feel like one storm after another keeps hitting me. And I get back up, I trust God… then another storm hits.
I want to scream out: “God, it isn’t fair! I don’t deserve this!”
And it’s then that I hear His Son answer for Him: “Fair…?”
Playing the part of the enemy.
Recently I overheard a few young people sharing their excitement over having tickets to attend some famous rock star’s concert that’s happening soon. They were ecstatic; they couldn’t believe they were able to get such good seats; they were trying to figure out who else they would take with them and what outfits they were going to wear! It was really this intense conversation that was happening behind me that I had no business in, yet was eavesdropping anyways. Oh, I think I failed to mention… these individuals are Christians.
What exactly did God mean in II Corinthians 6:17? “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you…” It seems pretty simple and straight-forward to me. But the thought doesn’t end there – there’s one sentence is finished with this: “And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” (vs. 18) There’s a great reason why Christians should be separated from the world and its ways. If you’re truly saved, then you’re the child of the King! You are princes and princesses. You never see royalty rolling around in the mud, associating with criminals or rebels, or engaging in activities of the enemy… they don’t mingle with and engage in “common” activities. They are separated. They are distinct. The same should go for Christians.
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holding on to me.
A friend asked me the other day to pray for her… she said she was just going through something and needed to “grasp the hand of her Savior a little tighter.” I prayed for her right then and there.
As I was driving today, I was listening to The Perry’s sing my favorite song on this particular CD – the song is titled “Holding On To Me” and it goes like this:
