The More

2 Peter 1:3-4:
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

I think that this is an excellent reminder of why we need to know God.
The more we know him, the more we put our trust in him.
The more we put our trust in him, the more we can experience life in him and his precious promises.
The more we experience life in him and his precious promises, the more we are able to flee the devil and submit to God.
And all this is through his own glory and goodness.

PRAISE BE TO GOD!

GLORY TO HIM!

OUR SALVATION COMES FROM HIM!

HOLY, HOLY HOLY IS HE!

ABOUNDING IN GRACE, HOPE AND LOVE!

SUFFICIENT FOR OUR EVERY NEED!

SO WE FALL ON OUR KNEES

IN PRAISE TO HIM!

I Was Made Just For You, Made To Adore You

Jesus said:

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. (John 15:4)
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. (John 15:9)
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. (John 15:11)
You did not choose me, but I chose your and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. (John 15:16)


I really like John chapter 15. It is so full of God's amazing promises for us and it gives us a purpose--to remain in God. That's why we were created, to have a relationship with God and through this relationship, we can be whole and then in turn spur others on to seek God. If we really focused on this and made this the top priority, think about how different we would live. But we wouldn't be different because we're trying to be a "good Christian" we would be different because God would be flowing through us. I guess I'm just really praying that we will go to new depths with God, truly seeking him and not get caught up in all the earthly distractions.

I Love My Jesus, Deep Down In My Heart

I am so blessed to be a part of a community of such strong believers. It encourages me to no end and I just love it, love it, love it! This is such a testament to how faithful God is and that he provides us with what we need, when we need it.


Yesterday was Good Friday, and what a goood Friday it was!

Something Stronger

Rain drops on the window pane
Blur my vision.
Icy fingers of fog enfold the window
And take hold of my mind.
I can make out your silhouette through the misted pane
And I long for you to come near.
I want to scream your name,
So you will turn my way.
I want to run full tilt toward you
And wildly swing my arms around you
In a loving embrace.
But my mobility has been taken hostage;
I am rooted in place.
All I can do is pray,
As you walk away.

You light up my sky

I've been trying to regain my pace,
but my naive attempts were empty.
Now I know to look up.
To just tilt my head heaven ward,
and take in a deep breath of vertical perspective.
A mere horizontal viewpoint is altogether limited-- I can only see what's around me, on the surface--but thinking eternally enables me to soar.

Please don't face the headlights of the oncoming cars alone

I've resolved to run and run and run and occasionally look back,
but never go back.
I can't stand in this suppressing swamp anymore
and I can't sit it out, trying to make myself small and unnoticeable.
Neither works, nor does pretending it's not there.
The funny thing is that I thought this was normal,
but now I see I was blinded by familiarity.
I would like with all of my being to somehow fix this,
but I can't.

So instead I'll run and run and run.