Well, I cannot believe things are going so well. Chores are staying done and on time. I even had myself ready and cooked a healthy TAKS breakfast for the kids and still left the house by 6:30 a.m. Plus having bathroom duty at the school meant I got to read a whole book.
As crazy as it seems, the chaos is not controlling us, we are controlling the chaos. Our biggest problem yesterday was an argument over the correct size of a bite. Evidently, it is a hard concept for a teenage boy to understand. And there were a few minutes of a sibling spat. But really yesterday and today have ran smoothly.
Making the most of every opportunity has been crucial. Using the morning commute for worship has been wonderful. While the girls are taking a bath, preparing lunch or items for dinner the next night gives me more time with them or time for sleep later. Making sure everyone lays out their clothes the night before saves so much time in the morning. (And making myself stick with what I picked out for myself helps too.) Using bathroom duty to read a good book was enjoyable. And using the lack of quality television to be in bed at nine, well, let's just awe! God, communication, organization and not worrying has made this crazy time very enjoyable.
I have to laugh at myself for thinking God was crazy for asking me to step up and the finish the school year. It seemed maybe he had lost his mind. So God was right when he said "trust me."
So three more days of subbing and two clients do not worry me at all. We will survive and when I think I might not at least I know who to lean on.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Here I go...
*In case you do not know: Last week a teacher unexpectedly passed away. The principal asked me to finish out the school year in her computer lab. So, I am working full time at the school, keeping my own business going, being a mom of four and continuing my writing. Therefore, I am using this blog to journal the next 5 weeks because everything I have been teaching you on choices to have less mess and stress I will have to put into practice.
My Monday actually started last night at 5 p.m. After a wonderful morning of worship and an afternoon of rest in the sun, the family and I started preparing for our week. And I was actually pretty proud of everyone for their effort.
(Part of surviving the next five weeks will only work and be enjoyable if it is a family effort. Last week I made a chore chart for each day of the week so every one knows their responsibilities. We had a family meeting to discuss how important it was for everyone to pitch in.)
At 5 pm on Sunday, laundry was sorted and ready to be washed. The boys finished up the yard work since we had been out of town. My girls cleaned up their toys and pulled out their outfits for Monday. Even my five year old packed her bag for granny's house, shoes and all.
After such a great group effort, we all sat down for dinner at 6 p.m. Of course after dinner, everyone helped with clean up (it is on the chore list) and I even packed my lunch for today. Following dinner, bath rotation and devo time started.
I even got in an ab and leg workout while talking to my mom on the phone. (which is easy since she does most of the talking. Love ya, mom.) Plus all the laundry was washed and sorted by person so they can put it up when they get home today. (tip: I start with the smallest and fastest drying loads and end with the biggest and slowest drying load)
Even though I was in bed on time, 5 a.m. came very early. My body is still adjusting to 5 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. I was able to be ready by 6 a.m. and get the kids up to get ready. Even with one extra person in our house, we were ready to leave at 6:30 am. All beds were made and house was neat (because of cleaning up last night). We will come home to put up laundry and fix dinner.
My commute is 45 minutes to the school. It is a great time to crank up the worship music. Listening to the words of the song and watching the sunrise over the beautiful fields is a great way to start the day. And thanks to technology, I read a couple of Psalms on my phone. No, I was not driving. And just before arriving, I used the chorus of Brandon Heath's song, Give Me Your Eyes, as a prayer for myself. It is so important that I truly do see each of these students through God's eyes and let God use me to reach them.
Now, it is time to sub. My goal today is to figure out some desk workout moves since I am sitting at a desk more. Plus be there for any kid who needs me. And I am very excited I only have this job today.
My Monday actually started last night at 5 p.m. After a wonderful morning of worship and an afternoon of rest in the sun, the family and I started preparing for our week. And I was actually pretty proud of everyone for their effort.
(Part of surviving the next five weeks will only work and be enjoyable if it is a family effort. Last week I made a chore chart for each day of the week so every one knows their responsibilities. We had a family meeting to discuss how important it was for everyone to pitch in.)
At 5 pm on Sunday, laundry was sorted and ready to be washed. The boys finished up the yard work since we had been out of town. My girls cleaned up their toys and pulled out their outfits for Monday. Even my five year old packed her bag for granny's house, shoes and all.
After such a great group effort, we all sat down for dinner at 6 p.m. Of course after dinner, everyone helped with clean up (it is on the chore list) and I even packed my lunch for today. Following dinner, bath rotation and devo time started.
I even got in an ab and leg workout while talking to my mom on the phone. (which is easy since she does most of the talking. Love ya, mom.) Plus all the laundry was washed and sorted by person so they can put it up when they get home today. (tip: I start with the smallest and fastest drying loads and end with the biggest and slowest drying load)
Even though I was in bed on time, 5 a.m. came very early. My body is still adjusting to 5 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. I was able to be ready by 6 a.m. and get the kids up to get ready. Even with one extra person in our house, we were ready to leave at 6:30 am. All beds were made and house was neat (because of cleaning up last night). We will come home to put up laundry and fix dinner.
My commute is 45 minutes to the school. It is a great time to crank up the worship music. Listening to the words of the song and watching the sunrise over the beautiful fields is a great way to start the day. And thanks to technology, I read a couple of Psalms on my phone. No, I was not driving. And just before arriving, I used the chorus of Brandon Heath's song, Give Me Your Eyes, as a prayer for myself. It is so important that I truly do see each of these students through God's eyes and let God use me to reach them.
Now, it is time to sub. My goal today is to figure out some desk workout moves since I am sitting at a desk more. Plus be there for any kid who needs me. And I am very excited I only have this job today.
Friday, April 23, 2010
It is Well
I am postponing writing about my day. Today, my heart mourns as we lay to rest a precious teacher, mother, grandmother and friend, Mrs. Patsy. Yet I rejoice because she has gone home to be with the Lord.
This week and the following five weeks, I will run her computer lab. It is very difficult to sit in her room, but at the same time witness all the lives she has touched. Mrs. Patsy worked 27 years at this school. What a blessing she has been to so many faculty and students!
While we mourn, she is rejoicing in the presence of the Lord. And the song, "It is Well With My Soul," seems to be appropriate when you face a loss like this one.
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain:
It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul.
(Refrain)
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
(Refrain)
And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
even so, it is well with my soul.
(Refrain)
What makes this song hit home is the story behind it. The article below is from http://christianmusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/hymn_it_is_well_with_my_soul
Text Author and Hymn-Writer Horatio G. Spafford
Spafford was born on October 20, 1828 in North Troy, New York. He was a successful lawyer in Chicago who maintained a keen interest in Christian activities, deeply spiritual and devoted to the scriptures.
Chicago Fire and a Son's Loss
Sometime in 1871, a fire in Chicago heavily devastated the city, and months before that , Spafford had invested hugely in real estate by the shore of Lake Michigan. The disaster greatly wiped out his holdings. Before the fire, Spafford also experienced the loss of his son.
Calm Before Spafford's Worst Life Storm
Two years after the fire, Horatio Spafford planned a trip to Europe for him and his family. He wanted a rest for his wife and four daughters, and also to assist Moody and Sankey in one of their evangelistic campaigns in Great Britain. He was not meant to travel with his family. The day in November they were due to depart, Spafford had a last minute business transaction and had to stay behind in Chicago. Nevertheless, he still sent his wife and four daughters to travel as scheduled on the S.S. Ville du Havre, expecting to follow in a few days. On November 22, the ship laden with his wife and daughters was struck by the Lockhearn, an English vessel, and sank in few minutes.
__________________________________________
After that tragedy is when he wrote the song.
I do not know what tragedy is in your life. You, like me, may be mourning the loss of someone close to you. Maybe you are in a battle for your own life. Maybe you have lost everything financially. May you, like Horatio, feel God's presence and comfort in your life today.
Listen to the words and picture a man out at sea mourning the loss of his family. Listen to it again and claim those truths for your own life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOKQu4-ZVlk
This week and the following five weeks, I will run her computer lab. It is very difficult to sit in her room, but at the same time witness all the lives she has touched. Mrs. Patsy worked 27 years at this school. What a blessing she has been to so many faculty and students!
While we mourn, she is rejoicing in the presence of the Lord. And the song, "It is Well With My Soul," seems to be appropriate when you face a loss like this one.
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain:
It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul.
(Refrain)
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
(Refrain)
And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
even so, it is well with my soul.
(Refrain)
What makes this song hit home is the story behind it. The article below is from http://christianmusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/hymn_it_is_well_with_my_soul
Text Author and Hymn-Writer Horatio G. Spafford
Spafford was born on October 20, 1828 in North Troy, New York. He was a successful lawyer in Chicago who maintained a keen interest in Christian activities, deeply spiritual and devoted to the scriptures.
Chicago Fire and a Son's Loss
Sometime in 1871, a fire in Chicago heavily devastated the city, and months before that , Spafford had invested hugely in real estate by the shore of Lake Michigan. The disaster greatly wiped out his holdings. Before the fire, Spafford also experienced the loss of his son.
Calm Before Spafford's Worst Life Storm
Two years after the fire, Horatio Spafford planned a trip to Europe for him and his family. He wanted a rest for his wife and four daughters, and also to assist Moody and Sankey in one of their evangelistic campaigns in Great Britain. He was not meant to travel with his family. The day in November they were due to depart, Spafford had a last minute business transaction and had to stay behind in Chicago. Nevertheless, he still sent his wife and four daughters to travel as scheduled on the S.S. Ville du Havre, expecting to follow in a few days. On November 22, the ship laden with his wife and daughters was struck by the Lockhearn, an English vessel, and sank in few minutes.
__________________________________________
After that tragedy is when he wrote the song.
I do not know what tragedy is in your life. You, like me, may be mourning the loss of someone close to you. Maybe you are in a battle for your own life. Maybe you have lost everything financially. May you, like Horatio, feel God's presence and comfort in your life today.
Listen to the words and picture a man out at sea mourning the loss of his family. Listen to it again and claim those truths for your own life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOKQu4-ZVlk
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Hello
I hope you have started the Choice and Consequence Journal study. I just finished writing Week 2 and will have it on the website sometime on Thursday. I am really excited about us looking at the choices we have been making and learning.
And coming in the next couple of days, I will be blogging my own personal journey of choices each day. Everything I have written I will have to put into practice to survive the next six weeks. Stop by and see how I am doing.
Remember the Choice/Consequence Journal Study is on the website http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/
Plus check out the family devo and prayer journal.
And coming in the next couple of days, I will be blogging my own personal journey of choices each day. Everything I have written I will have to put into practice to survive the next six weeks. Stop by and see how I am doing.
Remember the Choice/Consequence Journal Study is on the website http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/
Plus check out the family devo and prayer journal.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
New Study...Sort of
God has really laid on my heart to continue with the Choice/Consequence Journal. I have already put the first week on my website. Since you will need to be writing more on this one, it will be available to download on my website. It is still free so do not worry.
You will have a topic to think about and then will fill out the journal. I encourage you to do the journal. I truly feel it is the next step in making better choices.
I will also be posting some other material on scheduling, action plans and organization real soon. Plus I will be adding family workout videos to the website in the next couple of days. And be sure to check out the Family Devotional and Prayer Journal on my website too. It is all free to download.
Please continue with me as we get rid of the mess and stress. And let God get control of our body, soul and home.
front page: http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/
Body page: http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/biography.html
Soul page: http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/discography.html
Home page: http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/shows.html
You will have a topic to think about and then will fill out the journal. I encourage you to do the journal. I truly feel it is the next step in making better choices.
I will also be posting some other material on scheduling, action plans and organization real soon. Plus I will be adding family workout videos to the website in the next couple of days. And be sure to check out the Family Devotional and Prayer Journal on my website too. It is all free to download.
Please continue with me as we get rid of the mess and stress. And let God get control of our body, soul and home.
front page: http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/
Body page: http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/biography.html
Soul page: http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/discography.html
Home page: http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/shows.html
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Blog 100
Wow, 100 blogs!!! You have been listening to me ramble for awhile now. Hopefully, God has used me to challenge and encourage you. Out of 100 blogs, there are a few points I hope you have come to understand and apply.
1. Choose God daily!!!! Choose to be with Him and live your life for Him. (Not an option at all.)
2. Choose to take care of your health through rest and exercise. God needs you ready to do His work.
3. Choose to make your home a place of refuge, teaching, serving and worship. There is not a lot of hope in this world, but we should make sure it is in our homes.
I do not know about you, but God has done some amazing things in my life as I traveled on this journey with you. I have truly enjoyed this journey even though I had to be smacked upside the head a few times to live out what I was typing. But as I have been faithful in the choices to live for God, take care of my health and make my home a place of hope and learning for my children, God is really start to work in my family's life.
May you be encouraged as you continue on your journey to know and serve Christ. Remember, God has chosen you. Now, let's choose Him.
I will be creating a new study journal as we continue on our journey of choices. Plus I will also have a family devotional study. You all have become my friends and I hope you continue on this journey with me. I love you all.
And I know most of you are quiet and do not like sharing, but I would love to hear your stories and lessons God has been teaching you on this journey.
1. Choose God daily!!!! Choose to be with Him and live your life for Him. (Not an option at all.)
2. Choose to take care of your health through rest and exercise. God needs you ready to do His work.
3. Choose to make your home a place of refuge, teaching, serving and worship. There is not a lot of hope in this world, but we should make sure it is in our homes.
I do not know about you, but God has done some amazing things in my life as I traveled on this journey with you. I have truly enjoyed this journey even though I had to be smacked upside the head a few times to live out what I was typing. But as I have been faithful in the choices to live for God, take care of my health and make my home a place of hope and learning for my children, God is really start to work in my family's life.
May you be encouraged as you continue on your journey to know and serve Christ. Remember, God has chosen you. Now, let's choose Him.
I will be creating a new study journal as we continue on our journey of choices. Plus I will also have a family devotional study. You all have become my friends and I hope you continue on this journey with me. I love you all.
And I know most of you are quiet and do not like sharing, but I would love to hear your stories and lessons God has been teaching you on this journey.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
April Week 2 Day 4: Learning From Our Choices
Here are some more questions to use to write in your Choice Consequence Journal. Remember they are not to make you feel bad or condemn you. I want you and myself to learn from our previous choices, good and bad, and use that wisdom in the future. Let's be good students and learn from God's teaching.
1. What is a good choice I have made on my physical health? Bad choice?
2. What is a choice I have made about getting or not getting rest?
3. What is a choice I have made on making or not making my home a place of refuge?
4. What is a choice I have made on choosing to make or not make God a priority?
Use the Choice/Consequence journal sheet to answer each question. Just click on the link to my website. It is on the right hand side under Study links.
http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/discography.html
1. What is a good choice I have made on my physical health? Bad choice?
2. What is a choice I have made about getting or not getting rest?
3. What is a choice I have made on making or not making my home a place of refuge?
4. What is a choice I have made on choosing to make or not make God a priority?
Use the Choice/Consequence journal sheet to answer each question. Just click on the link to my website. It is on the right hand side under Study links.
http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/discography.html
April Action Plan
To put it all to action.
April Week 2 Action Plan
Choose to start a Choice/Consequence Journal
Memorize:
3 By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
5 A wise man has great power,
and a man of knowledge increases strength;
6 for waging war you need guidance,
and for victory many advisers. Proverbs 24:3-6
April Week 2 Day 4
Choose to read the passage above and claim it as truth. Choose to believe, know it and apply it.
Choose to exercise. Get outside.
Choose to put up the laundry.
Choose to get a good night's sleep
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
April Week 2 Day 3: Let's Choose To Learn
Today, I am not going to talk too much. I want you to do the writing. I just have a few guidelines.
I would like for you to print or use as an example the Choice/Consequence Journal. It is on my website on the Soul page underneath the study links heading.
http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/discography.html
I want you to use two pages to answer these two questions.
1.What is a choice you have made in your home that has had a positive spiritual impact on your child(ren)?
2.What is a choice you have made in your home that has had a negative spiritual impact on you and your child(ren)?
After you finish, spend time talking to your Heavenly Father. Be honest about your answers and with God. What changes in choices do you need to make to have a more positive and less negative impact? And remember, God does not condemn, He convicts. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit, but do not let the the devil tear you down.
Proverbs 4:6
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
April Action Plan
To put it all to action.
April Week 2 Action Plan
Choose to start a Choice/Consequence Journal
Memorize:
3 By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
5 A wise man has great power,
and a man of knowledge increases strength;
6 for waging war you need guidance,
and for victory many advisers. Proverbs 24:3-6
April Week 2 Day 3
Choose to read a Deut. 6 and use the "Our Home's Prayer" to help you pray for your home and children. http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/shows.html
Choose to exercise. Get outside.
Choose to do a Family 15.
Choose to get a good night's sleep.
I would like for you to print or use as an example the Choice/Consequence Journal. It is on my website on the Soul page underneath the study links heading.
http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/discography.html
I want you to use two pages to answer these two questions.
1.What is a choice you have made in your home that has had a positive spiritual impact on your child(ren)?
2.What is a choice you have made in your home that has had a negative spiritual impact on you and your child(ren)?
After you finish, spend time talking to your Heavenly Father. Be honest about your answers and with God. What changes in choices do you need to make to have a more positive and less negative impact? And remember, God does not condemn, He convicts. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit, but do not let the the devil tear you down.
Proverbs 4:6
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
April Action Plan
To put it all to action.
April Week 2 Action Plan
Choose to start a Choice/Consequence Journal
Memorize:
3 By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
5 A wise man has great power,
and a man of knowledge increases strength;
6 for waging war you need guidance,
and for victory many advisers. Proverbs 24:3-6
April Week 2 Day 3
Choose to read a Deut. 6 and use the "Our Home's Prayer" to help you pray for your home and children. http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/shows.html
Choose to exercise. Get outside.
Choose to do a Family 15.
Choose to get a good night's sleep.
Monday, April 12, 2010
April Week 2 Day 1&2: Choosing To Learn From Choices
We have been on our Choices journey for awhile now. I do not know about you, but I know I still do not always make the right choice. While I have greatly improved on recognizing the choices I make daily, I am still not perfect. (I know you are in total shock.)
But tonight I am asking myself if I am learning from my bad choices? Or do I still continue to make the same dumb choice knowing the consequences?
As usual, God has been teaching me as He uses me to teach my son. As God gives me the words to say to my child, I realize they are for me, too.
Today, my child made a bad choice on where he choose to sit which led to one more stupid little bad choice. But, unfortunately the consequences have been big. Now he has recognized the consequences of his choices. In a very mature way, he owned up to them and sought forgiveness. At the same time, the enemy was tearing him down. All of this led to a discussion of learning from our bad choices.
So, here is what God taught me while I was teaching my child:
But tonight I am asking myself if I am learning from my bad choices? Or do I still continue to make the same dumb choice knowing the consequences?
As usual, God has been teaching me as He uses me to teach my son. As God gives me the words to say to my child, I realize they are for me, too.
Today, my child made a bad choice on where he choose to sit which led to one more stupid little bad choice. But, unfortunately the consequences have been big. Now he has recognized the consequences of his choices. In a very mature way, he owned up to them and sought forgiveness. At the same time, the enemy was tearing him down. All of this led to a discussion of learning from our bad choices.
So, here is what God taught me while I was teaching my child:
- We have to take responsibility for our choice no matter how little it may be.
- We need to evaluate the consequences of our choice. (Remember the Holy Spirit convicts not condemns.)
- We need to apologize to those affected by our choice even if they do not realize how they were affected.
- We have to choose if we want to learn from our choice.
Most likely we think we learn, yet we seem to soon forget and the bad choice repeats itself. So, how can we truly learn from our bad choices?
I am going to start a Choice/Consequence Journal. As I make the right choice and reap the benefits, I will record it as an encouragement of making the right but not so easy choice. I will also record the bad choices and the consequences to serve as a reminder if the choice comes before me again. Please also record the consequences of days when you put your focus on God and the days you choose to loose focus. Not only will the journal help you, it will be a teaching tool for others.
So, who is with me? Who wants to truly learn from our choices?
Choice/Consequence journal available on website: http://www.bodysoulandhome.com/discography.html
April Action Plan
To put it all to action.
April Week 2 Action Plan
Choose to start a Choice/Consequence Journal
Memorize:
3 By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
5 A wise man has great power,
and a man of knowledge increases strength;
6 for waging war you need guidance,
and for victory many advisers. Proverbs 24:3-6
April Week 2 Day 1&2
Choose to read a Proverbs 24:3-6. Do you have wisdom? Learn from your past choices to have wisdom for the next war.
Choose to exercise. Get outside.
Choose to clean up the kitchen.
Choose to get a good night's sleep.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
April Week 1 Day 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-UDWk6e_aE&feature=PlayList&p=EAF7F630247FDB30&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=13
No matter where you are in your life. No matter how much you have messed up. It is never too late to choose God. It is never too late to give God control. And it is time we start trying to change ourselves. Let's choose to let God consume us and change us from the inside out.
Listen to this song and read the words. And make it your prayer to God. Cry out from your soul to Him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0qZl_Qu84&feature=related
From the Inside Out (Hillsong United)
A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
My heart and my soul, I give You control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise, become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
My heart, my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
My Soul cries out to You
My Soul cries out to You
to You, to You
My heart, my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
From the inside out, O my soul cries out.
No matter where you are in your life. No matter how much you have messed up. It is never too late to choose God. It is never too late to give God control. And it is time we start trying to change ourselves. Let's choose to let God consume us and change us from the inside out.
Listen to this song and read the words. And make it your prayer to God. Cry out from your soul to Him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0qZl_Qu84&feature=related
From the Inside Out (Hillsong United)
A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
My heart and my soul, I give You control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise, become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
My heart, my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
My Soul cries out to You
My Soul cries out to You
to You, to You
My heart, my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
From the inside out, O my soul cries out
From the inside out, O my soul cries out.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
April Week1 Day 3: Choose A Friend
You are a friend of God.
Did you hear I what I said? You are a friend of God.
Praise God! Not only did Christ's bloodshed cleanse us from our sins but it makes us able to approach the throne of God. Because God is God, the King of kings and Lord of lords, we need to humbly approach Him with the utmost respect. But because He is a God who died for you and loves you, you can come before Him as a friend.
While I would never want you to lessen your reverence for Christ, I do not want you to be afraid to come before Him. My heart breaks to think that some of you are missing out on a close personal relationship with Christ because you have forgotten you are His friend.
Go share thoughts, heartache, celebrations with your friend today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtsxdtEN_G4 Nothing But the Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZu-VyrK4-4 Friend of God
April Action Plan
To put it all to action.
April Week 1 Action Plan
I will choose God daily by reading His word, prayer and being still to listen.
Memorize:
Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
April Week 1 Day 3
Choose to read John 15:13-15
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015:13-16&version=NIV
Choose to exercise.
Choose to file paperwork.
Choose to get a good night's sleep.
Did you hear I what I said? You are a friend of God.
Praise God! Not only did Christ's bloodshed cleanse us from our sins but it makes us able to approach the throne of God. Because God is God, the King of kings and Lord of lords, we need to humbly approach Him with the utmost respect. But because He is a God who died for you and loves you, you can come before Him as a friend.
While I would never want you to lessen your reverence for Christ, I do not want you to be afraid to come before Him. My heart breaks to think that some of you are missing out on a close personal relationship with Christ because you have forgotten you are His friend.
Go share thoughts, heartache, celebrations with your friend today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtsxdtEN_G4 Nothing But the Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZu-VyrK4-4 Friend of God
April Action Plan
To put it all to action.
April Week 1 Action Plan
I will choose God daily by reading His word, prayer and being still to listen.
Memorize:
Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
April Week 1 Day 3
Choose to read John 15:13-15
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015:13-16&version=NIV
Choose to exercise.
Choose to file paperwork.
Choose to get a good night's sleep.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
April Week 1 Day 3: Choose To Live
When I survey the wondrous cross...
Stop for a moment and survey the cross while listening and worshiping with the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sKcw9_PQYA&feature=related
Christ died for you, will you choose to live for Him? As you look at the cross, will you choose to give Him your attention or walk away?
My dear friend, may you and I choose to live our lives for Christ. May the way we parent, work, care for our bodies, care for the gifts He has given us, and the way we care for those around us; all be to glorify God.
April Action Plan
To put it all to action.
April Week 1 Action Plan
I will choose God daily by reading His word, praying and being still to listen.
Memorize:
Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
April Week 1 Day 3
Choose to read Isaiah 53 and see the prophecy of Christ's suffering.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=is%2053&version=NIV
Stop for a moment and survey the cross while listening and worshiping with the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sKcw9_PQYA&feature=related
Christ died for you, will you choose to live for Him? As you look at the cross, will you choose to give Him your attention or walk away?
My dear friend, may you and I choose to live our lives for Christ. May the way we parent, work, care for our bodies, care for the gifts He has given us, and the way we care for those around us; all be to glorify God.
April Action Plan
To put it all to action.
April Week 1 Action Plan
I will choose God daily by reading His word, praying and being still to listen.
Memorize:
Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
April Week 1 Day 3
Choose to read Isaiah 53 and see the prophecy of Christ's suffering.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=is%2053&version=NIV
Choose to dance and worship the lord for exercise.
Choose to put up the laundry.
Choose to get a good night's sleep
Choose to put up the laundry.
Choose to get a good night's sleep
April Week 1 Day 2: Choose Not To Forget
What a glorious holiday we were able to celebrate!! Oh how I love worship on Easter morning. It keeps my blood flowing and my heart pounding. How great is our God!!!
But, my dear sweet friend, does the power and excitement of Easter morning have to stop? Do you and I walk away from the cross and forget? Do you celebrate the empty tomb and then turn away?
So, maybe we do not forget the cross and grave, but do we give it the focus, the celebration in our daily lives it deserves? Why are we not celebrating and worshiping Christ for his death and Resurrection everyday like it is Easter?
Stop for a moment and think about it. If you and I start everyone morning with our own glorious and powerful Easter worship, how would it effect our day, our life? Coming before God, sitting at the cross of forgiveness, and shouting out praise for the new life we have. Wow! My heart is pounding just thinking about it. Do you not desire to experience your own powerful, daily worship?
Let's do it. You and I are going to choose to come before the cross and grave daily. We are going to experience God as we worship Him daily. As we worship, we will be reminded that Satan has no hold and we are not defeated. You and I will know everyday how much God loves us!
Let's not just choose God, but let's CHOOSE GOD!!!!
Start with this worship song (Ps Share your favorite worship song with us. Leave a comment, I will find it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3o3DiMVdOI&feature=related
April Action Plan
To put it all to action.
April Week 1 Action Plan
I will choose God daily by reading His word, prayer and being still to listen.
Memorize:
Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
April Week 1 Day 2
Choose to sit in the sun while you worship the Son..
Choose to read Psalm 138 as a prayer
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+138&version=NIV
Choose to get out and go for a run, walk, skip...just get up and get moving.
Choose to pick up the most messy room in your house..
Choose to get a good night's sleep.
To put it all to action.
April Week 1 Action Plan
I will choose God daily by reading His word, prayer and being still to listen.
Memorize:
Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
April Week 1 Day 2
Choose to sit in the sun while you worship the Son..
Choose to read Psalm 138 as a prayer
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+138&version=NIV
Choose to get out and go for a run, walk, skip...just get up and get moving.
Choose to pick up the most messy room in your house..
Choose to get a good night's sleep.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Footsteps to Remember
(*This final day of the The Footsteps Study will be available on the website this afternoon so you may print it up and wirte your answers)
1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
8So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." Matthew 28:1-10
If you look you will his see Jesus footsteps one more. The footsteps start inside the tomb and walk right out. I like to see CSI explain that one. How amazing that day must have been!
But as we have looked at Jesus steps to Jerusalem, to the cross and from the grave, have you stopped to examine your own?
If someone were to write about your steps, what would they say about your life? Do your steps lead to Christ, walk with Christ, or no where near Christ? Why?
You have looked at Jesus footsteps for a week. As you looked you saw the pain he endured, the prayers he cried, but most of all you saw Christ's love for you in each and every step. Knowing what Christ did for you, how have your desires changed to live for him? Or have they changed? Why or why not?
My dear friend, Easter has come and gone. We cried at the cross. We celebrated the Resurrection. We cried at our sins that nailed Christ to a tree. We celebrate the new life we have in Him. But today a new story begins, a story of your steps.
Will your footsteps now take up your cross and follow Him?
The road will be long and will be bumpy at times. Your feet will may tire and even get a few blisters along the way. But when your footsteps end, just like Christ, you will rise and be with your Heavenly Father. Oh to hear my Father say about the footsteps of my life,
"Well done my good and faithful servant."
Now start the story of your footsteps, I know it will be amazing.
1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
8So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." Matthew 28:1-10
If you look you will his see Jesus footsteps one more. The footsteps start inside the tomb and walk right out. I like to see CSI explain that one. How amazing that day must have been!
But as we have looked at Jesus steps to Jerusalem, to the cross and from the grave, have you stopped to examine your own?
If someone were to write about your steps, what would they say about your life? Do your steps lead to Christ, walk with Christ, or no where near Christ? Why?
You have looked at Jesus footsteps for a week. As you looked you saw the pain he endured, the prayers he cried, but most of all you saw Christ's love for you in each and every step. Knowing what Christ did for you, how have your desires changed to live for him? Or have they changed? Why or why not?
My dear friend, Easter has come and gone. We cried at the cross. We celebrated the Resurrection. We cried at our sins that nailed Christ to a tree. We celebrate the new life we have in Him. But today a new story begins, a story of your steps.
Will your footsteps now take up your cross and follow Him?
The road will be long and will be bumpy at times. Your feet will may tire and even get a few blisters along the way. But when your footsteps end, just like Christ, you will rise and be with your Heavenly Father. Oh to hear my Father say about the footsteps of my life,
"Well done my good and faithful servant."
Now start the story of your footsteps, I know it will be amazing.
Friday, April 2, 2010
The Last Footsteps
download on website: www.bodysoulandhome.com
My friend, I pray you stop and look at the feet on the cross.
My friend, I pray you stop and look at the feet on the cross.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Footsteps in the Garden
There are many footprints leading to the garden this evening. But only one set continued to walk further into the garden. And when the footprints stopped, knee prints and an outline of a head would appear.
Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will ." Matthew 26:29
Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will ." Matthew 26:29
These prints would be covered in his sweat.
And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. Luke 22:44
Jesus knew what was about to happen. He did not wonder, He knew. And Jesus also knew the Will of His Father. As He arose after praying, Christ's footsteps would lead Him to the crowd that came to arrest Him. God's Will was about to be done.
Jesus' steps would now lead to the cross. But tonight He would be mocked and beaten. If you look, you might see the first drops of blood in the footsteps.
I pray you take the time tonight to fall on your face before God. The God who sent His Son to be beaten, flogged, mocked and crucified for you. Not because you deserved to be saved, but because God loves you!
May tears of repentance and joy fall down your face as you come before the Lord.
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