6 posts tagged “love”

I don't care what you think, this is the truth of God's heart.

Apr 30, 2008
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*EDIT!* - I accidentally saved the post before it was done, some people commented on it before it was done. so I deleted the comments so that any comments would reflect the finished post.

Psalm 101:3 - "I will set nothing wicked before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away, it shall not cling to me."

LISTEN, THEN READ... CLOSE YOUR EYES AND FOCUS ON THE WORDS WHILE YOU LISTEN.

Psalm 101:3

This verse is one of the main reasons why I hardly ever turn on the TV, and why I will NEVER, EVER watch MTV, VH1, or ANY tv show that is steeped in the latest pop-culture trends. too much immodest dressing (IE not enough clothes on). My eyes are the Lamp to my body, and if my eye is good, then my whole body is good, but if my eyes are bad, then my whole body is bad. And if the light that is in me is really darkness, then how GREAT is that darkness. (paraphrase of Matt 6:22).

The guy in the audio makes a good point about HBO and the soprano. These guys make a living our of stealing, killing, and detroying lives. What is it that the thief comes to do? (see Jhn 10:10)

I know many of you will disagree with me that stations like MTV, HBO, VH1, and Spike are not good channels, full of darkness, but i say what I say with deep convictions and extreme confidence. Even "good movies" like enchanted (too much cleavage), Golden Compass (full of Atheism and lies), and Shrek (chock FULL of adult humor and sexual innuendoes that we absolutely do NOT need to be exposing our kids to).

And don't get me started about music. THat's another hot pot in my life, and you don't wanna touch that.

There is a lot of evil in this world, so I pray that those who read this would receive a discerning spirit to see the fine, but distinct line between good and evil.

AMEN!

rg

this, combined with all my other posts does not, by ANY means, make me a "better, super Christian." I too have problems.. I don't pray like i should.. I do pray, but I feel that i should pray more. The only reason I type what I type sometimes is because the Lord has shown me things, and confirmed it through several other people, and when God is confirming something, His Spirit is on it, and I can feel it.

anyway.. enough talkin.. I"m sleepy.

Word up BG!

Apr 22, 2008
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So yeah. I can't wait to just sit with God. I'm watching testimonies from people at IHOP, and it just increased my longing to be in a place that I can be with God.

When I move to KC, I will be doing the Intro to IHOP program, and doing the nightwatch program. the nightwatch is where you sleep at day, and you're awake during the night.. except... you go and do all your stuff in your "morning" (which begins at about 2 PM) and you go until 6 AM... but something awesome happens between those hours: from midnight to 6, the night watchers are in the prayer room.. that's right.. for three months straight I will be spending 6 straight hours in the prayer room a night. How awesome is that?! I don't mean this to sound like I'm holier than anyone else, because i know I'm not. The bible says that we have all sinned, and there is none righteous, no, not one (psalm 14:3). So I'm a sinner, just like the guy who murders someone else, or someone who cheats on a test, or someone who says God isn't real, or the prostitute on the corner. I'm just like them in God's eyes. I'm getting off topic, but I can't leave it at that.. the cool thing though is that God's grace covers all sins... and I mean ALLL sins. and he gives us DOMINION over them.. meaning WE DON'T HAVE TO SIN! it is NOT a requirement. sure it's going to happen, but you are not obligated to sin, because we have authority over this stuff. ANYWAY..

what I'm saying is In this blog by saying I"m not "holier than thou..." what you're seeing is the result of a heart that longs to simply be with my Creator. the Guy who made me... He wants to be with me, and i wanna be with Him..

I know this may seem like an exhausted topic in my blog, but it's not for me.. because it's the cry of my heart. I was made to worship God, and be DEEPLY involved in His plan on this earth. not just admire Him from a distance through the thick, black, choking smoke of the world. I was made to be loved by Him, and to love Him in return.

anyway.. that's my heart right now.

rg

ps - please pray for me.. I have lots of stuff to get done, and i fear that a good chunk of it will be due next week, and some of the things i haven't started yet. here's the list:

- choral lit: presentation (not sure if this is going to happen) and choral piece (barely started)

- Senior Capstone: Paper (research DONE. need to read it) - DUE MAY 2nd Final

- graphic design: project (started)

- spanish:project (thought about)

so yeah.. I need to get that stuff done

I dunno...

Apr 19, 2008
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... but i think there's something about a woman leading worship.. don't get me wrong, men... Men have their own anointing, and it has it's features, and it's awesome... but right now, I'm amazed at the anointing that a female worship leader brings.. one who is rooted and grounded in love, and who spends time with her Father in heaven, and her Savior.. who prays and reads the Scriptures diligently, and who truly loves the Lord.. the songs and melodies that come out of that heart, combined with the vocal qualities of a female voice... something just speaks to my heart and says "love the Lord, because He loves YOU." it's amazing.. I'm sure one day I'll be like "there's something about a MAN leading worship... really brings out the WARRIOR in ya! YEAH! WOOOOOOOO! WARFARE! YEAH!" or something like that... but yeah. right now i"m just caught up in the intimacy part of God.. and it's SOOOOOOO good.

Amen.

Journey Of Love

Apr 12, 2008
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I'm ready to embark on a journey of Love

in search of the greatest lover ever

in which I don't find Him, but He finds me.

Jesus is the Light

and as I search Him,

and He searches me,

I find

He is the Lover,

and I'm His beloved.

and I'm chasing Him

He's pursuing me.

He loves me more than I can ever know.

And that's just the greatest thing ever.

For His love is better than wine,

His love is better than life.

And what is life?

It's nothing but death

if I try to live without Christ.

Longing to just BE with Him.

Mar 15, 2008
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My pastor from church subscribes to the International House of Prayer Limited Edition CD Club. Let me take a moment to explain this.

Limited Edition Worship

Limited Edition

Okay.. So the International House of Prayer is a prayer room located in Kansas City, Missouri. since 1999, they have been praying and worshiping for 24 hours a day, every day of the week, and every week of the year. Night and day worship.. Solomon's temple, and several revivals of it occur in the Bible.

Anyways... every 2 months, they release a sort of "best of" CD with about 4-6 tracks. they record every worship set, and then shorten the tracks to the best part of the 2 hours, and then send the CD to the subscribers..

ANYWAY... my pastor gets the CDs, and I walked into his house last week and heard it and it was AWESOME.. anyway... the worship that comes from IHOP (and other 24/7 worship venues) is always fresh and awesome, and I was listening to it and.... well every once in a while, because I know that IHOP is in my future, I just get this feeling inside of me that can only be described as the heart of David, in Psalm 27:4 - "ONE THING I have desired of the Lord, that I will seek, that I may DWELL (that means to live) in the House of the Lord ALL the days of my life, to BEHOLD THE BEAUTY of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple."

Something I noticed today... I never thought about it this way, but I noticed that everyone in the world (no exceptions) whether they admit it or not, deep down inside, they know there's this "superior being" out there... and I think that that idea come from this.. Jesus DESIRES us to be WITH Him where He is (John 17:24). That's not a casual, "hey, if you got a minute, come over here for a sec. That desire that He has is SO STRONG that it creates within us a desire to be with Him.

and I get that feeling every once in a while and I just loonng and I desire, almost to the point of lovesickness, to get to a place where I can just be with the Father and with the Son and sit there and say, "Hey daddy, why is the sky blue?" and He'd answer back, "Because I made it that way, son! I knew that you would like it!" and just to sit before Him and ask Him and inquire in His temple. Ohhhhhh my heart aches! anyway.. that's what I'm feeling.

hope all is well with everyone else!

any questions or prayer concerns, let me know, and i"ll get back to you (maybe not right away.. schoool is BUSY!).

Blessings to all who read this, even if they think I'm 100% wrong. God loves everyone!

rg