Deep Secrets of My Heart

Did you know that God really loves you? Do you know that he cares? The one above, who created the stars and the earth, loves you. He constantly trips over himself with joy when he watches you. Flaberagsted, twitterpated, deeply in love. My saviour, watching up from above looks down with his soft eyes, smiles and sings sweetly over me, over you. Held in his arms, a feeling...so safe, so warm. It leaves me speechless, only wanting to stay in the sweet smelling fragrance of your grace. Thirsting for you, wanting to dance in your arms he softly calls. Extending his hand gently, sweeping you off your feet as if you are a feather and leading you through the steps of your life in something too beutiful to call your own. Rocking you gently, your head under his chin, and when you drift into a bliss of sleep, he picks you up like a little sheep.

My eyes transend to the heavens
my heart becomes your home
the spirit stirs up within me
to a place i call my own

Overwelmed by your great mercies
that i cry out for every day
hushed by that great power
that is your holy name

kneeling down in silence
o how my soul aches inside
singing your great praises
that breaks my selfish pride

make in me a vessle
to be used for your great glory
fill my with love Lord
that i may share your story

God of the heavens
Lord of all the earth
Holy is your glory
in you there is no curse

Praise your name in the heavens
Let us sing of your great worth
Holy are you daddy
King over the earth

so let me learn to love
like you have shown me to love
let me praise your name in heaven
to the glory thats yours above
help me be a servant
and live all my days
only just to praise you
to you my voice i'll raise

Well, this is something that i have known for awhile but it again hit me this week! Its the power of friendship! This is something that alot of us overlook or take for granted in our lives! I am so thankful for amazing, spirit filled friends; you bless my life SOOOO much (Godly kisses-Meg)! I am even thank-ful for my nonchristian friends who put up with me constantly and have stood by my side even though our views on things differ! I feel favoured that i have been accepted and called friend by those around me! There is a book in the Bible called Philemon (right before Hebrews) that has a little blurb about Paul and his friend! We sometimes underestimate what all friendship brings us, and what it brings God! I know that i am probably butchering this but i hope that you understand basically what i am trying to say! Friendship is awesome; God can use us through friendship to glorify Him by helping others, being someones friend can mean the difference between life and death (in both a physical and spiritual way)! There was this story i read, many have probably read it b4, about a kid who was taking his books home to go and commit suicide and he got pushed down while leaving the school. Someone came and showed Godly love to that person by helping them up and befriending them. In the end the boy didn't commit suicide and went on to become sucessful later in life. Point of the story is that being someones friend is a LIFE-CHANGING experience! So, i am going to try harder, through Christs mercy, to be a better friend by loving them as Christ loves us, and by keeping my eyes open for those who are lonely so i can show them Godly love as well! Again sorry if i butchered this, and a final: Thank-you, i love you guys alot!
P.S. If you are looking for examples of Godly love check out 1 John and 1 Cor 13

My days are filled with sorrow
I am lost in despair
My heart cries out Lord
But it seems unaware

This slump i can't crawl out of
I am too weary to try
In this place i seem so lost
And so i break down and cry

Humbling myself before you
Ashamed to show my face
For i am so unworthy
of your perfect grace

You lift me gently
Out of the pit i put myself in
You rock me gently
and whisper, "your sin is forgiven"

So what am i to do but rejoice
For my loving father lives in heaven!
The great and meciful I AM
More glorious than all the nations

Praises for my father
Rejoice to the glorious king
as i bow down before you
laying my life as an offering

Let your glory fall through the heavens
Let your prasies ring through the earth
Let your people bow before you
As a symbol of your great worth

As i was sitting in my human sexualities class the other day i was shocked at the statistics of immorality concerning sexual orientation and marriage in Canada. It is really scary that there is so much more acceptance of things like bisexuality, cheating on a spouse with the occasional 'fling' and the amount of group sex. Now i know that this is a touchie subject for some people and thats ok. But i think that its time that we as christians stand up and show some Godly love to the people that practice these types of behaviours. Instead of shouting and saying that there bad people (which by the way they are not, they are some of the nicest people you will meet, but there sin is wrong) we need just to show them Godly love and acceptance for who they are as a person. Now don't get me wrong i am NOT saying to accept the sin, but accept the person on the inside and see them how God would see them. Would you dismiss your friend because they got drunk or gossiped about someone? I would hardly think so, so why do we have that veiw toward homosexuals, ect.? In the bible it says that we are NOTHING without love! (1Cor.13) I highly encourage anyone to do a word study on love! There is lots of good things in 1John! We are commanded to love, God holds that commandment in highest priority!-That we love God first and love people second- he said that that was the number one commandment! Notice that there is 2 of them but the 2 are inceperable-if you love God you will love people. Sometimes, as christians, we fudge this up! We look at others with a condemming heart and not one of love, we walk past someone in need and just ignore them instead of lending a loving hand, we judge our fellow brothers if they have fallen instead of helping them with their struggles. Again, i am afraid that i am not doing this justice so if you are interested, pick up your Bible, open it up and find out what all God says on this subject! God bless and have a LOVEly day! Read 1 Peter 3:8

Turn your eyes upon the one who loves you
Turn your eyes upon the creator
In Him we find our strength
In Him we are made new

His glory abounds in his little child
His grace comes to her gently
His love surrounds her soul
Till the warmth makes her whole

Whispering sweet nothings
and promises in her soul
with anticipation and gratitude
she turns to her king
waiting on the wings of eagles
and flying freely with the joy of the Lord
He turns to her and says, "Well done my daughter"

Listen to me, daughter; look and pay attention. Forget your people and your fathers family. The king loves your beauty. Because he is your master, you should obey him. -Psalm 44:10,11

I was haveing a conversation about being a radical christian the other day with a friend and came to the conclusion that we as a nation and myself as an individual we are really not. There are so many of us that think that we are radical because we praise really loud in church or help out with the homeless shelters. We give ourselves a pat on the back for 'thinking outside the box' but really,who is witnessing to hindus, or homosexuals, or even the upper class families? Even if we wanted to witness to that group how can we expect God to open doors in those areas is we can even witness to our friends, to the person in the appartment accross from us, or to the 'weird' kid in school who doesn't have any friends? I don't know about you but i know i could do much better. For the people who are doing that already good on you! But for the rest of us who could use more work and want to be radical we have to start at the basics then we can start doing really radical things for Christ! And if we start doing these radical things for Christ we could see CANADA SAVED! Do you know how excited i get when i say that? I just occured to me the other day in my human sexualities class that these people ARE going to hell, and really what am i doing about it? Am i seeking out opportunities thoughout my day and asking God if he wants me to talk to someone or help them with there books and if so who! It is not us who saves people, you need to understand that, that by ourselves we hold no authority BUT if we let God have control of our lives (because he is not going to force his control on us and forse us to open our mouths and witness) and let him do the work! We need to be the vessle for Gods glory! I hope that you all can follow my strange array of thoughts and understand my passion for my confused nation! Read Romans 15:4-8 P.S. Please don't take this the wrong way, being radical is about your heart, not what you do neccisarily! I am simply making observations about myself and our nation that has its heart longing for the wrong things!