I am stealing this quote, both because i like it, and because it fits with what i wish here to discuss...
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result."
Sometimes in life, we make wrong decisions. Sometimes these decisions, even though they may seem like good ones to us, go against what God has planned for us.
Eventually, anybody who God wants to bless, will come to rue those decisions that they have erred in making. Not because God wishes us pain or harm, but because these bad decisions that seemed so right to us will hurt us, in and of themselves.
God wants to bless those He cares for. And so, He calls us to let go of things in our lives, mistakes we have made, people we have bonded with, relationships that are harmful to us. He does this because He is God, and He knows what is best for us, and His desire to bless us motivates Him to work in our lives to bring about the necessary changes within us.
I found this on a website somewhere on the internet...
"In life, there's many things that we have to learn to let go. We have to let go of situations, things, memories, people and even ourselves.
It's easy to form an attachment to people and things. When you've formed an attachment to people and things, it can be a very painful experience and feeling when you realized that it's time to let go. Even the mere thought of not having that person or thing in your life just squeezes your heart in pain.
However, there are times where you or that person has changed to the extent that it's necessary to let go of the relationship or friendship, so that each of you can fulfill your life path.
Letting go of your past and memories are also extremely hard. Even though old memories can be tormenting, yet you might hold on to the past and refuse to move forward. However, by refusing to let go of the painful past, it'll serve as a roadblock to love.
Letting go of your old self and the process of letting the new you emerge can be one of the scariest experiences in your life. But by leaving behind your old self and taking a leap of faith into the unknown, it might just reveal what you are truly capable of becoming."
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.-- Raymond Lindquist
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.-- Author Unknown
Letting go doesn’t mean giving up, but rather accepting that there are things that cannot be.-- Anon
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.-- Thich Nhat Hanh
Some think it's holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it's letting go. -- Sylvia Robinson
Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.-- Oprah Winfrey
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
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.-- Lao Tzu
God never wishes us ill will. God has His hand upon some of you who are reading this. You know who you are. He has begun to call your name, to draw you out of your circumstances. He longs to bless you, to know you, and to love you. But, you must first let go of the things that hold you back; opinions, fears, people, relationships, hurts, whatever it may be. As long as you hold onto these things, and stay outside of God's will for your life by doing so, God wants to bless you but He cannot. All He can do is continue to call to you, and wait for the time when you will trust Him enough to be obedient. And then the blessings will flow...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Pampered and Feelin' Good!
It is 1:36pm. I just got home from my spa appointment.
2 hours and 20 minutes of pampering for my face, feet, and hands. Man, do i feel spoiled! I hardly recognize my own face, my nose pores have never been so clean before!
Got to admit, i enjoyed it. Feel like a new man.
And so, i think that these lyrics are quite fitting for right now...
The Saints - Erotic Neurotic
I wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
Wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
Won't you help me be your lover, darlin'?
I'll help you understand
Won't you let me be your lover, baby?
Come on, get it while you can
Come on!
Wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
I wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
Won't you help me be your lover, darlin'?
I'll help you understand
Won't you let me be your lover, baby?
Come on, get it while you can
Come on!
Wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
I wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
Won't you help me be your lover, darlin'?
I'll help you understand
Won't you let me be your lover, baby?
Come on, get it while you can
Come on!
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Listen!
Number eight
Yeah!
2 hours and 20 minutes of pampering for my face, feet, and hands. Man, do i feel spoiled! I hardly recognize my own face, my nose pores have never been so clean before!
Got to admit, i enjoyed it. Feel like a new man.
And so, i think that these lyrics are quite fitting for right now...
The Saints - Erotic Neurotic
I wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
Wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
Won't you help me be your lover, darlin'?
I'll help you understand
Won't you let me be your lover, baby?
Come on, get it while you can
Come on!
Wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
I wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
Won't you help me be your lover, darlin'?
I'll help you understand
Won't you let me be your lover, baby?
Come on, get it while you can
Come on!
Wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
I wanna be your lover, baby
I wanna be your man
Won't you let me be your lover baby
I'll do the best I can
Won't you help me be your lover, darlin'?
I'll help you understand
Won't you let me be your lover, baby?
Come on, get it while you can
Come on!
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Listen!
Number eight
Yeah!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
My Thoughts On The Family Unit
It takes more than two biological parents and one or more children to make a functioning family unit.
A family is an inter-dependant organism. It thrives on sacrificial love, mutual respect, care and understanding. A good family member always puts the welfare of the other members first. A good family member weaves tight the cords of love, and holds tight to them. “I’m sorry” and “Please forgive me” and “I was wrong” are just as important phrases as the most important phrase of all, “I love you.” And, all four of these phrases need to not only be said, and said frequently and as needed, but must be shown through the actions of the individuals. Love is a verb.
A functioning family unit must have goals, both for the short-term and the long-term, that are shared by all the members. There must be an equal division of the work that needs to be done, and a clear, shared vision of where you want to go and what the family unit and goals should look like.
If, for any reason, one of the family members is not able to fulfill these sacred trusts, or is unwilling to, then all the members of the family will suffer.
A family cannot survive for long without all members pulling together. At least, not any sort of healthy survival. The harm that is done when one member, for lack of a better term, “opts out” of their responsibilities, is something that can be irreparable over time; if left long enough it will affect each and every other family member in many negative ways. Particularly the children are at risk, as they learn by what they observe, and when the cosmic axis of the family unit is off-kilter, the children are the ones who are most likely to be affected, both in the short term and in the long term. They will observe what goes on, what is said and what is done within their broken or failing family unit, and they will learn that these things they see and hear are normal, that this is the way that a functioning family unit is supposed to look, and if left long enough these learned experiences will be carried with them for life, affecting each and every relationship that they have.
For all these reasons, a family unit must function correctly; to have one do anything less than this, is to invite disaster for future generations to come.
And, to leave a broken family unit as is, is, in my humble opinion, of far greater harm than to break up a non-functioning family.
And that's my opinion.
A family is an inter-dependant organism. It thrives on sacrificial love, mutual respect, care and understanding. A good family member always puts the welfare of the other members first. A good family member weaves tight the cords of love, and holds tight to them. “I’m sorry” and “Please forgive me” and “I was wrong” are just as important phrases as the most important phrase of all, “I love you.” And, all four of these phrases need to not only be said, and said frequently and as needed, but must be shown through the actions of the individuals. Love is a verb.
A functioning family unit must have goals, both for the short-term and the long-term, that are shared by all the members. There must be an equal division of the work that needs to be done, and a clear, shared vision of where you want to go and what the family unit and goals should look like.
If, for any reason, one of the family members is not able to fulfill these sacred trusts, or is unwilling to, then all the members of the family will suffer.
A family cannot survive for long without all members pulling together. At least, not any sort of healthy survival. The harm that is done when one member, for lack of a better term, “opts out” of their responsibilities, is something that can be irreparable over time; if left long enough it will affect each and every other family member in many negative ways. Particularly the children are at risk, as they learn by what they observe, and when the cosmic axis of the family unit is off-kilter, the children are the ones who are most likely to be affected, both in the short term and in the long term. They will observe what goes on, what is said and what is done within their broken or failing family unit, and they will learn that these things they see and hear are normal, that this is the way that a functioning family unit is supposed to look, and if left long enough these learned experiences will be carried with them for life, affecting each and every relationship that they have.
For all these reasons, a family unit must function correctly; to have one do anything less than this, is to invite disaster for future generations to come.
And, to leave a broken family unit as is, is, in my humble opinion, of far greater harm than to break up a non-functioning family.
And that's my opinion.
stuff
Yesterday afternoon i was feeling a bit tired, so I lay down for a nap. I expected to sleep for an hour or so...then i woke up 4 hours later! Not only that, but i surprised myself by still sleeping 8 hours that night!
Here are some things I have read in my daily bible reading lately, things in God's Word that I am standing on in faith...
Proverbs 21:30,31 –
There is no wisdom or understanding or counsel that can prevail against the Lord. The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance and victory are of the Lord.
Proverbs 24:3,4 –
Through skilful and Godly Wisdom is a house (a life, a home, a family) built, and by understanding it is established (on a sound and good foundation). And by knowledge shall the chambers of its every area be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Proverbs 24:10 –
If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
Proverbs 24:16 –
For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Proverbs 16:1, 2, 3 –
The plans of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the wise answer of the tongue.
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits – the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Roll your works upon the Lord – commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and so shall your plans be established and succeed.
Proverbs 16:9 –
A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.
Proverbs 16:33 –
The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is wholly of the Lord – even the events that seem accidental are really ordered by Him.
Proverbs 17:17 –
A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.
Proverbs 18:22 –
He who finds a true wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour of the Lord.
Proverbs 19:21 –
Many plans are in a man’s mind, but it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand.
Proverbs 11:17a –
The merciful, kind and generous man benefits himself, for his deeds return to bless him.
Proverbs 11:23a –
The desire of the consistently righteous brings only good.
Proverbs 13:12 –
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 15:19b –
The way of the righteous is plain and raised like a highway.
Psalm 145:14-16,18-19 –
The Lord upholds all those of His own who are falling, and raises up all those who are bowed down. The eyes of all wait for You – looking, watching, and expecting; and You give them their food in due season. You open Your hand, and satisfy every living thing with favour. The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely and in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, He will also hear their cry, and will save them.
Here are some things I have read in my daily bible reading lately, things in God's Word that I am standing on in faith...
Proverbs 21:30,31 –
There is no wisdom or understanding or counsel that can prevail against the Lord. The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance and victory are of the Lord.
Proverbs 24:3,4 –
Through skilful and Godly Wisdom is a house (a life, a home, a family) built, and by understanding it is established (on a sound and good foundation). And by knowledge shall the chambers of its every area be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Proverbs 24:10 –
If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
Proverbs 24:16 –
For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Proverbs 16:1, 2, 3 –
The plans of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the wise answer of the tongue.
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits – the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Roll your works upon the Lord – commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and so shall your plans be established and succeed.
Proverbs 16:9 –
A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.
Proverbs 16:33 –
The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is wholly of the Lord – even the events that seem accidental are really ordered by Him.
Proverbs 17:17 –
A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.
Proverbs 18:22 –
He who finds a true wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour of the Lord.
Proverbs 19:21 –
Many plans are in a man’s mind, but it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand.
Proverbs 11:17a –
The merciful, kind and generous man benefits himself, for his deeds return to bless him.
Proverbs 11:23a –
The desire of the consistently righteous brings only good.
Proverbs 13:12 –
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 15:19b –
The way of the righteous is plain and raised like a highway.
Psalm 145:14-16,18-19 –
The Lord upholds all those of His own who are falling, and raises up all those who are bowed down. The eyes of all wait for You – looking, watching, and expecting; and You give them their food in due season. You open Your hand, and satisfy every living thing with favour. The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely and in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, He will also hear their cry, and will save them.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Words That Cannot Be Uttered
Unutterable Words of Love
For all the words that cannot yet be said,
For all the feelings that through my eyes have bled,
For every drop of blood and every tear I've shed,
For every prayer with you the center that my lips have said,
For each and every smile I've smiled throughout my days,
For all the many reason that my eyes will never stray,
For every single thing I see in you that I admire,
For every single day I see you and am inspired.
And for every thing I wanted to shout but I only quietly muttered...
These are the words that cannot (yet) be uttered.
I wrote this poem, just now, in all of two minutes. It just flowed from my heart.
"I Need You Now" - by nomeansno
I want to come home now
I've been away too long
I want to come back
I'm too sick at heart and scared to go
I can't pretend anymore
To you I can't pretend
I need a friend
I can't be alone anymore
I need you I need you
Now cut off, apart, isolated
In my pride, in my hatred
My face is sad and afraid
Black in the sun and white in the shade
The night reflects it
In every window I pass
In every pane of glass
I can't last, like this, I can't last
I need you I need you now
All those I pushed away
They walk with me, live in me now
And the silence of what I never said
Screams in my ears and pounds in my head
But when I look at you
I know I could never lie
You see all of me when I look into your eyes
I need you I need you now I
Woke up dreaming that I was dead
Beside you on the bed
I smoothed my hand across your hip
And lingered with my fingertips
From beyond, from far away
Blessing where the shadows lay
I whispered what I could not say
How you took my breath away
There is no world and I am a shadow
You are no woman and I am no man
There are only eyes and arms and hands
The eyes that cut me out
The arms that hold me 'round
T he hands that reach out to pick me up
And lift me from the ground
Go ahead, raise me from mud
Then in the light burn me down
And whether I live forever, heaven sent
Or am doomed to die, earth bound, it doesn't matter
You may let the years drip from my face
As the world turns 'round and 'round
But as long as I can breathe
Can lift my voice and make a sound
In everything I am, in everything I do
I am your servant, I need you
I need you I need you now
For all the words that cannot yet be said,
For all the feelings that through my eyes have bled,
For every drop of blood and every tear I've shed,
For every prayer with you the center that my lips have said,
For each and every smile I've smiled throughout my days,
For all the many reason that my eyes will never stray,
For every single thing I see in you that I admire,
For every single day I see you and am inspired.
And for every thing I wanted to shout but I only quietly muttered...
These are the words that cannot (yet) be uttered.
I wrote this poem, just now, in all of two minutes. It just flowed from my heart.
"I Need You Now" - by nomeansno
I want to come home now
I've been away too long
I want to come back
I'm too sick at heart and scared to go
I can't pretend anymore
To you I can't pretend
I need a friend
I can't be alone anymore
I need you I need you
Now cut off, apart, isolated
In my pride, in my hatred
My face is sad and afraid
Black in the sun and white in the shade
The night reflects it
In every window I pass
In every pane of glass
I can't last, like this, I can't last
I need you I need you now
All those I pushed away
They walk with me, live in me now
And the silence of what I never said
Screams in my ears and pounds in my head
But when I look at you
I know I could never lie
You see all of me when I look into your eyes
I need you I need you now I
Woke up dreaming that I was dead
Beside you on the bed
I smoothed my hand across your hip
And lingered with my fingertips
From beyond, from far away
Blessing where the shadows lay
I whispered what I could not say
How you took my breath away
There is no world and I am a shadow
You are no woman and I am no man
There are only eyes and arms and hands
The eyes that cut me out
The arms that hold me 'round
T he hands that reach out to pick me up
And lift me from the ground
Go ahead, raise me from mud
Then in the light burn me down
And whether I live forever, heaven sent
Or am doomed to die, earth bound, it doesn't matter
You may let the years drip from my face
As the world turns 'round and 'round
But as long as I can breathe
Can lift my voice and make a sound
In everything I am, in everything I do
I am your servant, I need you
I need you I need you now
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
lyrical content inside
"Now" by nomeansno
Now if I had the courage
I'd pour into your jar
All the things that I have heard you whisper in the dark
And when that jar was heavy
With your honeyed confidence
I'd put it to my lips and drink it's meaning and it's sense
It has no end so let's pretend it's
Now
Let's get started
Now
Let's get started
NOW
Nothing could be plainer
Than the things that have been done
And there can be no mystery in what is yet to come
It's now that howls at nothing
It's now that runs and hides
It's now that winds its spineless coils and slithers out of sight
Your cries above the furrow
Draw my fingers like a plow
Through tattered ends that twist and bend about the Here and Now
The Here is blind and helpless
And strives against the dark
The Now's a well of shadows where the world has come apart
It has no end so let's pretend it's
Now
Let's get started
Now
Let's get started
NOW
There is precious little
That escapes the powers that be
The eyes that judge, the words that form our meager histories
But when your flood surrounds me
When the waters burst and come
Who knows the things that I have felt, who knows what I have done
And if I had the courage
I'd pour into your jar
All the things I have heard you whisper in the dark
And when the jar was heavy
With your honeyed confidence
I'd put it to my lips and drink it's meaning and it's sense
It has no end so let's pretend it's
Now
Let's get started
Now
Let's get started
NOW
Now if I had the courage
I'd pour into your jar
All the things that I have heard you whisper in the dark
And when that jar was heavy
With your honeyed confidence
I'd put it to my lips and drink it's meaning and it's sense
It has no end so let's pretend it's
Now
Let's get started
Now
Let's get started
NOW
Nothing could be plainer
Than the things that have been done
And there can be no mystery in what is yet to come
It's now that howls at nothing
It's now that runs and hides
It's now that winds its spineless coils and slithers out of sight
Your cries above the furrow
Draw my fingers like a plow
Through tattered ends that twist and bend about the Here and Now
The Here is blind and helpless
And strives against the dark
The Now's a well of shadows where the world has come apart
It has no end so let's pretend it's
Now
Let's get started
Now
Let's get started
NOW
There is precious little
That escapes the powers that be
The eyes that judge, the words that form our meager histories
But when your flood surrounds me
When the waters burst and come
Who knows the things that I have felt, who knows what I have done
And if I had the courage
I'd pour into your jar
All the things I have heard you whisper in the dark
And when the jar was heavy
With your honeyed confidence
I'd put it to my lips and drink it's meaning and it's sense
It has no end so let's pretend it's
Now
Let's get started
Now
Let's get started
NOW
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
today's lyrics
Resurrection Band - Colours
In the dead of night, like the lightning bright
You’ll come ,
In the eyes of my heart, where You silenced the dark
I know You’ll come ,
As the planets dance around the sun
I rejoice in the risen One ,
You are the Lord, the love of my life
I’ll wait for You in the morning light!
Silence stands, with open hands
Hushed before the King,
Joy believes, and happily
Praises as she sings,
Wonder sits in open fields
Beholding all You’ve made ,
Desire seeks Your colours, each and every shade!
Whatever one could ask of faith, obedience will give
Together all express the love, in hearts where Jesus lives!
Whatever one could ask of faith, obedience will give
Together all express the love, in hearts where Jesus lives!
In the dead of night, like the lightning bright
You’ll come ,
In the eyes of my heart, where You silenced the dark
I know You’ll come ,
As the planets dance around the sun
I rejoice in the risen One ,
You are the Lord, the love of my life
I’ll wait for You in the morning light!
Silence stands, with open hands
Hushed before the King,
Joy believes, and happily
Praises as she sings,
Wonder sits in open fields
Beholding all You’ve made ,
Desire seeks Your colours, each and every shade!
Whatever one could ask of faith, obedience will give
Together all express the love, in hearts where Jesus lives!
Whatever one could ask of faith, obedience will give
Together all express the love, in hearts where Jesus lives!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Lyrics of import
These are song lyrics to four beautiful songs by Steven Curtis Chapman.
Enjoy!
_____________________
When Love Takes You In
____________________
I know you’ve heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You’ve heard about a place called home
But there doesn’t seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you’re sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever
cause this love to lose its hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in
_______________
We Belong Together
_________________
Deep in the jungle, up in a tree
In Indiana 1983
Living on pizza and too little sleep
Just me and my animal friends
Then in the distance I saw through the leaves
Creature of beauty like none I had even seen
The trouble started when you smiled at me
And the two words came crashing together
And true love slowly began
I am Tarzan, You are Jane
I am the night, and you are the day
We're like sunshine and rain
We're so different from each other
You are woman, I am man
You're the sea, and I am the land
And I would not be who I am
If I didn't have you
I know that somedays we both wonder how
We got together, we're still so different now
But I can't imagine my life without you
Cause all those things that make us so different
Are just what make us all that we are
I am Tarzan, You are Jane
I am the night, and you are the day
We're like sunshine and rain
We're so different from each other
You are woman, I am man
You're the sea, and I am the land
And I would not be who I am
If I didn't have you
We belong together
_______________
It’s All About Love
__________________
We've got CDs, tapes and videos, radios and TV shows
Conferences, retreats and seminars
We've got books and magazines to read on everything from A to Z
And a web to surf from anywhere we are
But I hope with all this information buzzing through our brains
That we will not let our hearts forget the most important thing is
Love love love love love ...it's all about
Love love love love love
Everything else comes down to this
Nothing any higher on the list than love
It's all about love
Now they're fighting in the Middle East and they're fighting down on 7th street
And there are fights in my own house on given days
It's like something's lurking deep inside that can't seem to be satisfied
But life was not meant to be lived this way
'Cause it's true for every man and woman, every boy and girl
That our only hope for living here together in this world is ...
Love love love love love ...it's all about
Love love love love love
Everything else comes down to this
Nothing any higher on the list than love
This is the reason we were made
To know the love of our creator
And to give the love He's given us away
Yeah, the Maker and the Father and the God of everything
He says to ...
Love love love ... He says love love love
Love love love ... 'cause after all it's all about love
God says ...
Love love love love love ...it's all about
Love love love love love
Everything else comes down to this
Nothing any higher on the list than love
'cause after all it's all about love
_________________
Go There With You
__________________
I know you've heard me say these words before
But every time I say I love you the words mean something more
I spoke them as a promise right from the start
I said death would be the only thing that could tear us apart
And now that you are standing on the edge of the unknown
I love you means I'll be with you wherever you must go
CHORUS
I will take a heart whose nature is to beat for me alone
And fill it up with you - make all your joy and pain my own
No matter how deep a valley you go through
I will go there with you
And I will give myself to love the way Love gave itself for me
And climb with you to mountaintops or swim a raging sea
To the place where one heart is made from two
I will go there with you
I see it in your tears - you wonder where you are
The wind is growing colder and the sky is growing dark
Though it's something neither of us understands
We can walk through this together if we hold each other's hand
I said for better or worse I'd be with you
So no matter where you're going I will go there too
CHORUS
I will take a heart whose nature is to beat for me alone
And fill it up with you - make all your joy and pain my own
No matter how deep a valley you go through
I will go there with you
BRIDGE
I known sometimes I let you down
But I won't let you go - we'll always be together
Enjoy!
_____________________
When Love Takes You In
____________________
I know you’ve heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You’ve heard about a place called home
But there doesn’t seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you’re sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever
cause this love to lose its hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in
_______________
We Belong Together
_________________
Deep in the jungle, up in a tree
In Indiana 1983
Living on pizza and too little sleep
Just me and my animal friends
Then in the distance I saw through the leaves
Creature of beauty like none I had even seen
The trouble started when you smiled at me
And the two words came crashing together
And true love slowly began
I am Tarzan, You are Jane
I am the night, and you are the day
We're like sunshine and rain
We're so different from each other
You are woman, I am man
You're the sea, and I am the land
And I would not be who I am
If I didn't have you
I know that somedays we both wonder how
We got together, we're still so different now
But I can't imagine my life without you
Cause all those things that make us so different
Are just what make us all that we are
I am Tarzan, You are Jane
I am the night, and you are the day
We're like sunshine and rain
We're so different from each other
You are woman, I am man
You're the sea, and I am the land
And I would not be who I am
If I didn't have you
We belong together
_______________
It’s All About Love
__________________
We've got CDs, tapes and videos, radios and TV shows
Conferences, retreats and seminars
We've got books and magazines to read on everything from A to Z
And a web to surf from anywhere we are
But I hope with all this information buzzing through our brains
That we will not let our hearts forget the most important thing is
Love love love love love ...it's all about
Love love love love love
Everything else comes down to this
Nothing any higher on the list than love
It's all about love
Now they're fighting in the Middle East and they're fighting down on 7th street
And there are fights in my own house on given days
It's like something's lurking deep inside that can't seem to be satisfied
But life was not meant to be lived this way
'Cause it's true for every man and woman, every boy and girl
That our only hope for living here together in this world is ...
Love love love love love ...it's all about
Love love love love love
Everything else comes down to this
Nothing any higher on the list than love
This is the reason we were made
To know the love of our creator
And to give the love He's given us away
Yeah, the Maker and the Father and the God of everything
He says to ...
Love love love ... He says love love love
Love love love ... 'cause after all it's all about love
God says ...
Love love love love love ...it's all about
Love love love love love
Everything else comes down to this
Nothing any higher on the list than love
'cause after all it's all about love
_________________
Go There With You
__________________
I know you've heard me say these words before
But every time I say I love you the words mean something more
I spoke them as a promise right from the start
I said death would be the only thing that could tear us apart
And now that you are standing on the edge of the unknown
I love you means I'll be with you wherever you must go
CHORUS
I will take a heart whose nature is to beat for me alone
And fill it up with you - make all your joy and pain my own
No matter how deep a valley you go through
I will go there with you
And I will give myself to love the way Love gave itself for me
And climb with you to mountaintops or swim a raging sea
To the place where one heart is made from two
I will go there with you
I see it in your tears - you wonder where you are
The wind is growing colder and the sky is growing dark
Though it's something neither of us understands
We can walk through this together if we hold each other's hand
I said for better or worse I'd be with you
So no matter where you're going I will go there too
CHORUS
I will take a heart whose nature is to beat for me alone
And fill it up with you - make all your joy and pain my own
No matter how deep a valley you go through
I will go there with you
BRIDGE
I known sometimes I let you down
But I won't let you go - we'll always be together
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Darrell Evans - I am in Love With You
E
You found me in the darkness And You brought me light
C#min
You took my lifeless heart And You gave me life
Bsus
You cleansed me from my sin And filled me up
F#m7
With Your Spirit and with Your love
E
Now that I'm laughing at the things That once held me bound
C#min Bsus
I'm dancing in the freedom that I've found 'Cause Your love is
better than life, Lord
F#m7 E Bsus F#m7 Bsus
I long for You more Than I ever did before
CHORUS
E Bsus F#m7 Bsus
E
I can't get enough of You 'Cause I am in love with You
(E) Bsus F#m7 Bsus
E
O How I long for You 'Cause I am in love with You
E C#min
So here I am in worship with open eyes Now I want to live a
Bsus
blameless life
(Bsus) F#m7
'Cause I am finally living at last You give me hope to leave my
E
past
(E) C#min
I will not keep silent I will sing of the wonder of my God His great
Bsus
love
(Bsus) F#m7
And every day my heart is enlarged for You So I will abandon
myself to You
REPEAT CHORUS 2 TIMES
F#m7 C#min
It burns like a blazing fire It rises like a mighty flame
F#m7 Bsus
My greatest desire To be sealed in Love
E
By Your name
You found me in the darkness And You brought me light
C#min
You took my lifeless heart And You gave me life
Bsus
You cleansed me from my sin And filled me up
F#m7
With Your Spirit and with Your love
E
Now that I'm laughing at the things That once held me bound
C#min Bsus
I'm dancing in the freedom that I've found 'Cause Your love is
better than life, Lord
F#m7 E Bsus F#m7 Bsus
I long for You more Than I ever did before
CHORUS
E Bsus F#m7 Bsus
E
I can't get enough of You 'Cause I am in love with You
(E) Bsus F#m7 Bsus
E
O How I long for You 'Cause I am in love with You
E C#min
So here I am in worship with open eyes Now I want to live a
Bsus
blameless life
(Bsus) F#m7
'Cause I am finally living at last You give me hope to leave my
E
past
(E) C#min
I will not keep silent I will sing of the wonder of my God His great
Bsus
love
(Bsus) F#m7
And every day my heart is enlarged for You So I will abandon
myself to You
REPEAT CHORUS 2 TIMES
F#m7 C#min
It burns like a blazing fire It rises like a mighty flame
F#m7 Bsus
My greatest desire To be sealed in Love
E
By Your name
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Angry
Injustice demands an answer.
If we turn a blind eye to the sufferings of those around us, then we were better off to not have been born with eyes at all.
This sort of blindness, this apathy, robs us of our very humanity.
Sometimes, a soft word turns aside anger. Sometimes, we draw more flies with honey than with vinegar.
And sometimes, we just need to kick over some tables, grab a whip and start hitting those who do wrong and think they get away with it.
Jesus did it.
Still think we should always be a pacifist? Still think we should always turn the other cheek? Still think we should ignore the hurting lying in the ditch, or watch somebody get the stuffing beat out of them and just walk away?
Sometimes, injustice demands an answer. And sometimes, as people of God, we have to be that answer.
No more blind eyes. No more turning cheeks. Now is the time to get righteously angry. Now is the time to say "No more!"
Enough, already!
If we turn a blind eye to the sufferings of those around us, then we were better off to not have been born with eyes at all.
This sort of blindness, this apathy, robs us of our very humanity.
Sometimes, a soft word turns aside anger. Sometimes, we draw more flies with honey than with vinegar.
And sometimes, we just need to kick over some tables, grab a whip and start hitting those who do wrong and think they get away with it.
Jesus did it.
Still think we should always be a pacifist? Still think we should always turn the other cheek? Still think we should ignore the hurting lying in the ditch, or watch somebody get the stuffing beat out of them and just walk away?
Sometimes, injustice demands an answer. And sometimes, as people of God, we have to be that answer.
No more blind eyes. No more turning cheeks. Now is the time to get righteously angry. Now is the time to say "No more!"
Enough, already!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
song
Lyrics to the song Ocean Of blood, by the band Titanic
“Ocean of Blood” – by Titanic
WHY CAN’T YOU SEE
YOU’RE NOT ALONE,
DON’T DRIFT AWAY
ON YOUR OWN,
YOU’VE GOTTA FIGHT
TO STAY AFLOAT,
THROUGH HARDER TIMES,
ALL ALONE.
OCEAN OF BLOOD
TAKES ME TO SEE,
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
COVERING ME,
OCEAN OF BLOOD
CARRIES ME HOME,
FLOWS THROUGH MY VIENS
WHEN I’M ALONE.
WHY DON’T YOU KNOW
YOU’LL NEVER DROWN,
JUST GRAB A HOLD
ONTO ME,
THE STORM WILL PASS
I SWEAR TO YOU,
WE WILL SURVIVE AND MAKE IT THROUGH,
WE’LL MAKE IT THROUGH!
YOU’VE GOT TO FIGHT,
WE’LL MAKE IT THROUGH!
OCEAN OF BLOOD
TAKES ME TO SEE,
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
COVERING ME,
OCEAN OF BLOOD
CARRIES ME HOME,
FLOWS THROUGH MY VEINS
WHEN I’M ALONE.
WHY DON’T YOU KNOW
YOU’LL NEVER DROWN,
JUST GRAB A HOLD
ONTO ME,
THE STORM WILL PASS
I SWEAR TO YOU,
WE WILL SURVIVE AND MAKE IT THROUGH,
WE’LL MAKE IT THROUGH!
“Ocean of Blood” – by Titanic
WHY CAN’T YOU SEE
YOU’RE NOT ALONE,
DON’T DRIFT AWAY
ON YOUR OWN,
YOU’VE GOTTA FIGHT
TO STAY AFLOAT,
THROUGH HARDER TIMES,
ALL ALONE.
OCEAN OF BLOOD
TAKES ME TO SEE,
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
COVERING ME,
OCEAN OF BLOOD
CARRIES ME HOME,
FLOWS THROUGH MY VIENS
WHEN I’M ALONE.
WHY DON’T YOU KNOW
YOU’LL NEVER DROWN,
JUST GRAB A HOLD
ONTO ME,
THE STORM WILL PASS
I SWEAR TO YOU,
WE WILL SURVIVE AND MAKE IT THROUGH,
WE’LL MAKE IT THROUGH!
YOU’VE GOT TO FIGHT,
WE’LL MAKE IT THROUGH!
OCEAN OF BLOOD
TAKES ME TO SEE,
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
COVERING ME,
OCEAN OF BLOOD
CARRIES ME HOME,
FLOWS THROUGH MY VEINS
WHEN I’M ALONE.
WHY DON’T YOU KNOW
YOU’LL NEVER DROWN,
JUST GRAB A HOLD
ONTO ME,
THE STORM WILL PASS
I SWEAR TO YOU,
WE WILL SURVIVE AND MAKE IT THROUGH,
WE’LL MAKE IT THROUGH!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Yup!
God is good. God is in control. God works all thing together for good, for them that are called...
God never fails. God never stops working on our behalf. God never has anything but good thoughts towards His children. God is love. God understands love, because apart from Him there is no love. God is the author of love.
God is an unstoppable force. Even when we cannot see God working, He is.
My God is amazing.
God never fails. God never stops working on our behalf. God never has anything but good thoughts towards His children. God is love. God understands love, because apart from Him there is no love. God is the author of love.
God is an unstoppable force. Even when we cannot see God working, He is.
My God is amazing.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
My Heart
Lord, I eagerly await the day that I can stand and shout Your victory. My heart longs for the day when I see Your promise to me fulfilled. This day will not be my day, but Your day, Lord. Only You can bring it to pass, and only You will receive the glory for it.
Until that day arrives, my heart is in a state of unrest; I am unfulfilled. I wait, and I anticipate, and I long...Lord, let Your glory fall. Lord, let Your will be done. Lord, let Your promises not drop to the ground unfulfilled. Lord, in Your mercy and Your great love, do what only You can do, and do it for Your name's sake.
I await...
Until that day arrives, my heart is in a state of unrest; I am unfulfilled. I wait, and I anticipate, and I long...Lord, let Your glory fall. Lord, let Your will be done. Lord, let Your promises not drop to the ground unfulfilled. Lord, in Your mercy and Your great love, do what only You can do, and do it for Your name's sake.
I await...
Monday, July 7, 2008
Watch, Listen, Hear, Change
Been watching a music DVD, two Tourniquet concerts.
God has been talking to me about some things through it.
Just felt like sharing lyrics to two songs with anybody who wants to hear.
The first is a song about how we as people only want to get close to God when we need something from Him. We treat Him like a Santa Claus, instead of a loving father. The question is, how do we stop this cycle?
White Knucklin’ The Rosary – by Tourniquet
Don't even try to tell me what prayer is for
My Genie in a bottle needs to give me some more
And when this mess is over, I don't need Him anymore
I'll put my God back on 'temporary ignore'
If You will do what I need You to do
I'll find some time to praise You when this whole thing is through
If You get me out of this, Oh great Almighty
I promise I'll never do it again…well, maybe…
I get along fine most of the time
No thought for thanks or blessings sublime
When turmoil breaks through the shell of my comfort
My lack of a prayer life abort ...
White knucklin’ the rosary
I know my God by what He does for me
Open only in case of emergency
White knucklin’ the rosary
When turmoil breaks through the shell of my comfort
My lack of a prayer life abort...
An acrostic for prayer that I learned as a kid
Praise and Repentance, Ask for others, Yourself
But now in my lackluster state of affairs
Give me what I ask for; beyond that, who cares?
White knucklin’ the rosary
I know my God by what He does for me
Open only in case of emergency
White knucklin’ the rosary
Pray without ceasing, give thanks for all things
A prayer life that's missing the joy that can bring
This next song is about personal responsibility in life. Beware of those people who always pass the buck, who always find a way to blame somebody else in life for their problems. This is just an excuse to never change their ways, to never examine themselves and their own faults. It is the sin of Pride, plain and simple. These people don't need God, they don't need help, and they will drag your life down to the Pit if you let them.
Bearing Gruesome Crago – by Tourniquet
This is why I am the way that I am,
This is why I am the way that I am,
This is why I am the way that I am,
This is why I am the way that I am!
You know I'm carrying with me
Over twenty years of pity,
My whole personality
Was formed by others, not me!
When I look back on my life,
One that's always filled with strife,
I rode down a bad course,
Nobody's fault but yours!
My step [father] always threw me right down the stairs
So forgive me when I do the same thing to you,
I know it must seem like your daddy never cares,
But if you knew what I've been through
You'd do the same thing, too!
Well I can't make a move
Without draggin' all my baggage,
My father always cursed
So forgive me for my language!
Please excuse me for yelling,
Pardon me for telling you to stop
Selling to me your God in Heaven.
This is why I am the way that I am,
This is why I am the way that I am!
If I can keep this up for the rest of my days,
I may never have to take responsibility
For my ways!
God has been talking to me about some things through it.
Just felt like sharing lyrics to two songs with anybody who wants to hear.
The first is a song about how we as people only want to get close to God when we need something from Him. We treat Him like a Santa Claus, instead of a loving father. The question is, how do we stop this cycle?
White Knucklin’ The Rosary – by Tourniquet
Don't even try to tell me what prayer is for
My Genie in a bottle needs to give me some more
And when this mess is over, I don't need Him anymore
I'll put my God back on 'temporary ignore'
If You will do what I need You to do
I'll find some time to praise You when this whole thing is through
If You get me out of this, Oh great Almighty
I promise I'll never do it again…well, maybe…
I get along fine most of the time
No thought for thanks or blessings sublime
When turmoil breaks through the shell of my comfort
My lack of a prayer life abort ...
White knucklin’ the rosary
I know my God by what He does for me
Open only in case of emergency
White knucklin’ the rosary
When turmoil breaks through the shell of my comfort
My lack of a prayer life abort...
An acrostic for prayer that I learned as a kid
Praise and Repentance, Ask for others, Yourself
But now in my lackluster state of affairs
Give me what I ask for; beyond that, who cares?
White knucklin’ the rosary
I know my God by what He does for me
Open only in case of emergency
White knucklin’ the rosary
Pray without ceasing, give thanks for all things
A prayer life that's missing the joy that can bring
This next song is about personal responsibility in life. Beware of those people who always pass the buck, who always find a way to blame somebody else in life for their problems. This is just an excuse to never change their ways, to never examine themselves and their own faults. It is the sin of Pride, plain and simple. These people don't need God, they don't need help, and they will drag your life down to the Pit if you let them.
Bearing Gruesome Crago – by Tourniquet
This is why I am the way that I am,
This is why I am the way that I am,
This is why I am the way that I am,
This is why I am the way that I am!
You know I'm carrying with me
Over twenty years of pity,
My whole personality
Was formed by others, not me!
When I look back on my life,
One that's always filled with strife,
I rode down a bad course,
Nobody's fault but yours!
My step [father] always threw me right down the stairs
So forgive me when I do the same thing to you,
I know it must seem like your daddy never cares,
But if you knew what I've been through
You'd do the same thing, too!
Well I can't make a move
Without draggin' all my baggage,
My father always cursed
So forgive me for my language!
Please excuse me for yelling,
Pardon me for telling you to stop
Selling to me your God in Heaven.
This is why I am the way that I am,
This is why I am the way that I am!
If I can keep this up for the rest of my days,
I may never have to take responsibility
For my ways!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Appropriate Lyrics?
These lyrics seem appropriate today, somehow...
Is It My Body - by Alice Cooper
What have I got
that makes you want to love me
Is it my body
or someone I might be
or somethin' inside me
You better tell me
Tell me
It's really up to you
Have you got the time to find out
Who I really am
What does it take
to get inside of your mind
Give me a break
and take a chance for the very first time
You better tell me
Tell me
It's really up to you
Have you got the time to find out
Who I really am
What have I got
that makes you want to love me
Now is it my body
or someone I might be
or somethin' inside me
You better tell me
Tell me
It's really up to you
Have you got the time to find out
Who I really am
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - By Otis Redding
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothin's gonna come my way
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes
Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home
Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
Is It My Body - by Alice Cooper
What have I got
that makes you want to love me
Is it my body
or someone I might be
or somethin' inside me
You better tell me
Tell me
It's really up to you
Have you got the time to find out
Who I really am
What does it take
to get inside of your mind
Give me a break
and take a chance for the very first time
You better tell me
Tell me
It's really up to you
Have you got the time to find out
Who I really am
What have I got
that makes you want to love me
Now is it my body
or someone I might be
or somethin' inside me
You better tell me
Tell me
It's really up to you
Have you got the time to find out
Who I really am
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - By Otis Redding
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothin's gonna come my way
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes
Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home
Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
winds
Can you smell the salty air?
The winds of change are blowing!
I have seen them blow through my life, ripping and tearing and hurling like a hurricane at times, and at other times gently playing with the laundry flung over the clothesline in the backyard of life.
For me, they are still blowing. But I feel that for the time being, I am up above them, looking down. I am in the crow's nest of life right now, looking for a sight of land.
Ah, but still the winds blow! I can see the changes coming. I can see those winds blowing through the lives of a couple of people that I hold dear to my heart. I know that the winds will blow, the rain will come in torrents and pelt the flesh, and nothing will be visible but dark clouds.
But, there is a port. There is a mast, there are sails, there is a rudder and an anchor. And there is a Master sailor who will lead us all safely to that port.
Yes, I can see the winds of change blowing through the lives of two people that I hold dear. And, I do not panic, but rather I pray and I trust. I trust that my Master will see them safely through, as He has promised to. Even the very storm that will upend their lives, even that very storm works the will of the Master in their lives. And in my life, as well.
Bring on the rains! Bring on the wind! Bring on the storm! Still I will trust Him!
The winds of change are blowing!
I have seen them blow through my life, ripping and tearing and hurling like a hurricane at times, and at other times gently playing with the laundry flung over the clothesline in the backyard of life.
For me, they are still blowing. But I feel that for the time being, I am up above them, looking down. I am in the crow's nest of life right now, looking for a sight of land.
Ah, but still the winds blow! I can see the changes coming. I can see those winds blowing through the lives of a couple of people that I hold dear to my heart. I know that the winds will blow, the rain will come in torrents and pelt the flesh, and nothing will be visible but dark clouds.
But, there is a port. There is a mast, there are sails, there is a rudder and an anchor. And there is a Master sailor who will lead us all safely to that port.
Yes, I can see the winds of change blowing through the lives of two people that I hold dear. And, I do not panic, but rather I pray and I trust. I trust that my Master will see them safely through, as He has promised to. Even the very storm that will upend their lives, even that very storm works the will of the Master in their lives. And in my life, as well.
Bring on the rains! Bring on the wind! Bring on the storm! Still I will trust Him!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
2 Announcements Of Importance
Announcement Number 1 - I hope to soon get back to some semi-regular blogging here on this blog-site.
Announcement Number 2 - I will be closing my "Spiritual Blog" that is located at http://scripturalirishironing.blogspot.com/ sometime in the near future, maybe within a month or less. I will move a few things from it to this Blog-Site, and will condense almost all areas of my life that I wish to talk about into subject matter that will appear on this blog that you are now reading. So...for any of you who wish to check out the soon-to-be-closing blog, before it DOES close, do so soon!
Oops, got a third announcement (never was that good at counting...)! http://sweetworldportal.blogspot.com/ will also be closing down shortly, not really any need for it, is there? Nope!
Announcement Number 2 - I will be closing my "Spiritual Blog" that is located at http://scripturalirishironing.blogspot.com/ sometime in the near future, maybe within a month or less. I will move a few things from it to this Blog-Site, and will condense almost all areas of my life that I wish to talk about into subject matter that will appear on this blog that you are now reading. So...for any of you who wish to check out the soon-to-be-closing blog, before it DOES close, do so soon!
Oops, got a third announcement (never was that good at counting...)! http://sweetworldportal.blogspot.com/ will also be closing down shortly, not really any need for it, is there? Nope!
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