How do I praise You, Lord
When my words are so time worn?
When the only phrases left have
Of their power been shorn?
How do I praise You
When I am so often confused and lost?
How do I praise You
When I need to praise You the most?
How do I praise You Lord
How do I describe Your Amazing Grace,
When those very words
Have become so commonplace?
Do I get down on my knees
And lift my hands into the sky?
Does that give the words the power
To lift Your Name on high?
I will praise You from my heart
In a language my mind can’t comprehend.
In words that haven’t lost their power,
In phrases only You can understand.
I will praise You like the Psalmist
With words that paint a picture of Your love.
So that everyone can see
It comes only from above.
I will praise You when I am weak
Knowing it is Your Strength that makes me strong.
I will praise You when the days are short
And the nights, dark and long.
I will praise You when I am sleeping
In my dreams, I will know You are close.
When I least feel like praising You,
That is when I will praise You the most.
Now and forever to Your Glory
I will sing.
I will lift Your Name on High Lord
And, in my life, Your Truth shall reign.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
little hills VS mountains
Treat all your problems as little hills,
on the Highway of Life, that you climb.
They may require great effort,
but it's not impossible, you'll find!
Don't let imagination,
turn the hills into mountains for you,
for you will become disheartened,
thinking, you'll never come through!
So approach your hill of trouble today,
take it one step at a time,
and, keep your eyes on Jesus,
He will give you strength for the climb!
on the Highway of Life, that you climb.
They may require great effort,
but it's not impossible, you'll find!
Don't let imagination,
turn the hills into mountains for you,
for you will become disheartened,
thinking, you'll never come through!
So approach your hill of trouble today,
take it one step at a time,
and, keep your eyes on Jesus,
He will give you strength for the climb!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
We Thank Thee, O God
First of all.. lets us thank HE because I'm back.... and for everthing HE has done...
I Thank you, Lord, for birds that sing,
For morning dew and bells that ring,
Children whose sticky candy fingers cling,
A button and a piece of string.
I thank you for wild flowers and trees,
For lady bugs and bumblebees,
For planes that fly the seven seas,
And mice that nibble at our cheese
I thank you for the babies small,
For the common folks that heed the call,
For men that grow so straight and tall,
And for the Christ who died for all.
I thank you for the cool of night,
For colors in the northern light,
For oceans reaching out of sight,
And for the thunder’s savage might.
I thank you for the new fallen snow,
For hearth fires warm, comforting glow,
For winds that whistle mean,
and blow, And for rooster’s timely crow
I thank you for the frost on roofs,
For frozen ground and noisy hoofs,
For fattening swine and his “Wuff Wuffs”,
And he never seems to get enough.
I thank you for the barley sheaves,
For wrens that twitter on the eaves,
For webs the busy spider weaves,
And chipmunks bouncing through the leaves
I thank you for your great rainbow,
For apple sauce and cookie dough,
For garden seeds to plant and grow,
And mother singing soft and low
Now who from my poor hands can rend,
Or who can greater riches lend?
Let me, Thy humble servant, tend,
This royal kingdom without end.
I hide my guilty head in shame,
When doubt doth dim my Saviour’s fame,
And I accept a lesser name,
Unmindful of just why He came.
I think of arguing and hate,
Of threats that could pronounce a fate.
There’s no reward for such a date,
And I would loose my thankful state.
I thank you for the things about,
As these we could not do without.
We’re healthy and vigorous and stout,
Forbid that we should ever doubt.
I thank you for the abiding part,
Where, Spirit born, we make our start,
By claiming an immortal heart.
Thus, from here on, our lives you chart,
Thank you for those to be,
And thank you for converting me.
Praise THE LORD...
I Thank you, Lord, for birds that sing,
For morning dew and bells that ring,
Children whose sticky candy fingers cling,
A button and a piece of string.
I thank you for wild flowers and trees,
For lady bugs and bumblebees,
For planes that fly the seven seas,
And mice that nibble at our cheese
I thank you for the babies small,
For the common folks that heed the call,
For men that grow so straight and tall,
And for the Christ who died for all.
I thank you for the cool of night,
For colors in the northern light,
For oceans reaching out of sight,
And for the thunder’s savage might.
I thank you for the new fallen snow,
For hearth fires warm, comforting glow,
For winds that whistle mean,
and blow, And for rooster’s timely crow
I thank you for the frost on roofs,
For frozen ground and noisy hoofs,
For fattening swine and his “Wuff Wuffs”,
And he never seems to get enough.
I thank you for the barley sheaves,
For wrens that twitter on the eaves,
For webs the busy spider weaves,
And chipmunks bouncing through the leaves
I thank you for your great rainbow,
For apple sauce and cookie dough,
For garden seeds to plant and grow,
And mother singing soft and low
Now who from my poor hands can rend,
Or who can greater riches lend?
Let me, Thy humble servant, tend,
This royal kingdom without end.
I hide my guilty head in shame,
When doubt doth dim my Saviour’s fame,
And I accept a lesser name,
Unmindful of just why He came.
I think of arguing and hate,
Of threats that could pronounce a fate.
There’s no reward for such a date,
And I would loose my thankful state.
I thank you for the things about,
As these we could not do without.
We’re healthy and vigorous and stout,
Forbid that we should ever doubt.
I thank you for the abiding part,
Where, Spirit born, we make our start,
By claiming an immortal heart.
Thus, from here on, our lives you chart,
Thank you for those to be,
And thank you for converting me.
Praise THE LORD...
Saturday, May 2, 2009
I'll not be SILENT
It was time to sleep, but i couldn't. i don't know why. Im truly lost. Actually if people know my background, they will unterstand my situation. So, I took my BIBLE and began to read. The first verse that God show was...
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
Having God with me where ever I go is comforting. I know that He will watch out for me, and I realize now that He always has been there, even when I didn’t have much to do with Him. Being safe is just one aspect of always having Him near, it also means that in addition to watching out for my well being, He is there when I am faced with temptation, and then it is up to me to make the right choice. Watching over me does not mean He will keep me living right, doing that is my part of the bargain.
The second verse"
9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” Acts 18:9-10
Actually, I still have trouble speaking about my faith. Oh sure, I have this blog, but how many people know about it. I don’t advertise it too much. Well before this I decided to share with my friends about my faith, but up till this moment, I haven't started anything, except via this blog. I hesitated, and realized that my hesitation was because I was worried about what some people would think about my faith. When I got to this scripture for today, it was an awakening. If my friends had issues with it, then did I really want them as friends?
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
Having God with me where ever I go is comforting. I know that He will watch out for me, and I realize now that He always has been there, even when I didn’t have much to do with Him. Being safe is just one aspect of always having Him near, it also means that in addition to watching out for my well being, He is there when I am faced with temptation, and then it is up to me to make the right choice. Watching over me does not mean He will keep me living right, doing that is my part of the bargain.
The second verse"
9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” Acts 18:9-10
Actually, I still have trouble speaking about my faith. Oh sure, I have this blog, but how many people know about it. I don’t advertise it too much. Well before this I decided to share with my friends about my faith, but up till this moment, I haven't started anything, except via this blog. I hesitated, and realized that my hesitation was because I was worried about what some people would think about my faith. When I got to this scripture for today, it was an awakening. If my friends had issues with it, then did I really want them as friends?
Power of Prayer
Just a simple thought that i wanna share with all......
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. Mark 11:25
Prayer can make great things happen, as long as you believe in what you are asking for and as long as you have forgiven those who have wronged you.
Praying is something I need work at. I tend not to ask because I feel like God is doing a pretty good job at watching out for me. If I do pray, it tends to be for others who need it more than I. Even with all that, I learned that my prayers will be helped along as long as I have forgiven people who have done me wrong.
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. Mark 11:25
Prayer can make great things happen, as long as you believe in what you are asking for and as long as you have forgiven those who have wronged you.
Praying is something I need work at. I tend not to ask because I feel like God is doing a pretty good job at watching out for me. If I do pray, it tends to be for others who need it more than I. Even with all that, I learned that my prayers will be helped along as long as I have forgiven people who have done me wrong.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Stay Close to GOD
I believe this is going to be the year of the presence of God. People are going to, and many people have already begun to hunger and thirst for the presence of God in their lives. God will satisfy these desires with great manifestations and experiences of His presence.
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Psalms 16:11 NKJV)
There is one thing we all want, even if we do not realize it yet, and that is to be so close to God that we feel His presence.
In God's presence we feel the most awesome pleasure that a person is capable of experiencing. We experience a full amount of joy that fills us to overflowing. It is like being bathed in warm liquid love that fills us from the inside and then overflows and covers our entire being. Nothing on Earth can compare to the joy and pleasure of being in God's presence, once you get a taste nothing else can ever satisfy you.
Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who trust in him! (Psalms 34:8 NLT)
The definition of heaven is to be with God, the definition of hell is to be separated from God. The fear of the Lord is not to be afraid of God; it is the fear of being separated from God.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate. (Proverbs 8:13 NKJV)
(Proverbs 14:27 NLT) Fear of the LORD is a life-giving fountain; it offers escape from the snares of death.
Just as sin separates us from God, Holiness brings us into God's presence.
(Psalms 24:3-6 NLT) Who may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? {4} Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. {5} They will receive the Lord's blessing and have right standing with God their savior. {6} They alone may enter God's presence and worship the God of Israel.
When we first accept Jesus into our heart and accept His forgiveness of our sins, we feel Him cleanse our heart and we feel the freedom of being set free from sin.
(James 4:8 NIV) Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Being clean and holy allows us to experience the presence of God.
(Matthew 5:8 NKJV) Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
If we are not always focused on God, and seeking to stay close to Him and in His presence then we can easily fall away by thinking about the things of this world.
(1 Chronicles 16:11 KJV) Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
We must continually seek God and His righteousness as our only source of all that we need and want.
(Matthew 6:31-33 NIV) So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' {32} For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. {33} But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
When we do get distracted by the cares of this world and find ourselves separated from God by sin, then we call upon Him and confess our sins, and say we are sorry, and He forgives us and makes us righteous again. Then we have access again into His presence and our heart has joy and pleasure again.
(1 John 1:9 NIV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Sometimes we also need to ask forgiveness from other people and tell them we are sorry if we have sinned against them and hurt them.
(Matthew 5:23-24 NIV) "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, {24} leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
God wants us to demonstrate His love in our hearts to other people.
(1 John 3:14 NIV) We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
Love does no wrong to anyone, so love satisfies all of God's requirements.
The Spirit of God in us is Love, because God is Love. When we feel compassion for each other and act in compassion toward each other that is God in us, that is proof that we live in God and He lives in us. The feeling of being in God's presence is the feeling of love. It is the best that we can ever hope for, long for, and seek after. When we experience the presence of God it is better than anything we have ever dreamed about.
(Psalms 68:3-6 NLT) But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God's presence. Let them be filled with joy. {4} Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the LORD-- rejoice in his presence! {5} Father to the fatherless, defender of widows-- this is God, whose dwelling is holy. {6} God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them j
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Psalms 16:11 NKJV)
There is one thing we all want, even if we do not realize it yet, and that is to be so close to God that we feel His presence.
In God's presence we feel the most awesome pleasure that a person is capable of experiencing. We experience a full amount of joy that fills us to overflowing. It is like being bathed in warm liquid love that fills us from the inside and then overflows and covers our entire being. Nothing on Earth can compare to the joy and pleasure of being in God's presence, once you get a taste nothing else can ever satisfy you.
Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who trust in him! (Psalms 34:8 NLT)
The definition of heaven is to be with God, the definition of hell is to be separated from God. The fear of the Lord is not to be afraid of God; it is the fear of being separated from God.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate. (Proverbs 8:13 NKJV)
(Proverbs 14:27 NLT) Fear of the LORD is a life-giving fountain; it offers escape from the snares of death.
Just as sin separates us from God, Holiness brings us into God's presence.
(Psalms 24:3-6 NLT) Who may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? {4} Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. {5} They will receive the Lord's blessing and have right standing with God their savior. {6} They alone may enter God's presence and worship the God of Israel.
When we first accept Jesus into our heart and accept His forgiveness of our sins, we feel Him cleanse our heart and we feel the freedom of being set free from sin.
(James 4:8 NIV) Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Being clean and holy allows us to experience the presence of God.
(Matthew 5:8 NKJV) Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
If we are not always focused on God, and seeking to stay close to Him and in His presence then we can easily fall away by thinking about the things of this world.
(1 Chronicles 16:11 KJV) Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
We must continually seek God and His righteousness as our only source of all that we need and want.
(Matthew 6:31-33 NIV) So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' {32} For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. {33} But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
When we do get distracted by the cares of this world and find ourselves separated from God by sin, then we call upon Him and confess our sins, and say we are sorry, and He forgives us and makes us righteous again. Then we have access again into His presence and our heart has joy and pleasure again.
(1 John 1:9 NIV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Sometimes we also need to ask forgiveness from other people and tell them we are sorry if we have sinned against them and hurt them.
(Matthew 5:23-24 NIV) "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, {24} leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
God wants us to demonstrate His love in our hearts to other people.
(1 John 3:14 NIV) We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
Love does no wrong to anyone, so love satisfies all of God's requirements.
The Spirit of God in us is Love, because God is Love. When we feel compassion for each other and act in compassion toward each other that is God in us, that is proof that we live in God and He lives in us. The feeling of being in God's presence is the feeling of love. It is the best that we can ever hope for, long for, and seek after. When we experience the presence of God it is better than anything we have ever dreamed about.
(Psalms 68:3-6 NLT) But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God's presence. Let them be filled with joy. {4} Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the LORD-- rejoice in his presence! {5} Father to the fatherless, defender of widows-- this is God, whose dwelling is holy. {6} God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them j
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Rejection
And the Lord told him:
Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. I Samuel 8:7 (NIV)
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3 (NIV)
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one fRejection has played a major role in my life. I have come to realize that many of my troubles began with lie of satan that I was not loved. He made me to believe that I was unwanted and rejected by all peoples for all times. He even made me believe that even the Lord had rejected me. Each of us has issues of rejection in our lives. Sometimes, it truly helps to trace back to that original lie of satan. That way we can see that rejection is a lie and is not true.
Describe every circumstance, within your memory, in which you felt rejected. Give details to the very best of your ability.
Find the earliest detail and examine it for the first lie of satan that could have caused you to begin to feel rejected. Make note of that here.
Take the list you have made and tell how you set yourself up to feel rejected. Did you behave in an uncomely manner? What was your place in the circumstance that led to you feeling rejected?
In what way has the feeling or the fear of rejection kept you distanced from people?
How has that feeling of rejection affected your relationships with others and with God?
Has fear of rejection or the desire for emotional security ever led you to remain in an abusive relationship or caused you to be abusive to another? Describe.
Father, in Jesus name let us truly examine our part in the wrongs in our lives. Father, in Jesus name, you lead us to this path where healing is found. In Jesus name, reveal that original lie of satan. Father, let us be honest and truthful, neither adding nor taking away. Let us learn to use this, not as a time to criticize others around us, but as a time of examining ourselves. In Jesus name, I praise you that you are with us as we seek to learn truth and take stock of the things good and bad within ourselves, amen.
Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. I Samuel 8:7 (NIV)
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3 (NIV)
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one fRejection has played a major role in my life. I have come to realize that many of my troubles began with lie of satan that I was not loved. He made me to believe that I was unwanted and rejected by all peoples for all times. He even made me believe that even the Lord had rejected me. Each of us has issues of rejection in our lives. Sometimes, it truly helps to trace back to that original lie of satan. That way we can see that rejection is a lie and is not true.
Describe every circumstance, within your memory, in which you felt rejected. Give details to the very best of your ability.
Find the earliest detail and examine it for the first lie of satan that could have caused you to begin to feel rejected. Make note of that here.
Take the list you have made and tell how you set yourself up to feel rejected. Did you behave in an uncomely manner? What was your place in the circumstance that led to you feeling rejected?
In what way has the feeling or the fear of rejection kept you distanced from people?
How has that feeling of rejection affected your relationships with others and with God?
Has fear of rejection or the desire for emotional security ever led you to remain in an abusive relationship or caused you to be abusive to another? Describe.
Father, in Jesus name let us truly examine our part in the wrongs in our lives. Father, in Jesus name, you lead us to this path where healing is found. In Jesus name, reveal that original lie of satan. Father, let us be honest and truthful, neither adding nor taking away. Let us learn to use this, not as a time to criticize others around us, but as a time of examining ourselves. In Jesus name, I praise you that you are with us as we seek to learn truth and take stock of the things good and bad within ourselves, amen.
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