3 posts in ONE day! ay karumba! Since I haven't done "Music Mondays" in hmm..I don't know..since smartphones came into being..here's a video of me & my love singing "How Deep the Father's Love For Us" by Stuart Townend.
This song speaks of why I'm here. Who validates me, and how I've been redeemed. This song speaks of why "JESUS" is my anthem. This tells me why I'm not crazy, or some sort of religious nut.. I love this because it reminds me of how undeserving I am of the most gracious Love I have ever known. Yet it is lavished upon me by a millionfold.
**wrong info on the youtube vid--that was my bad :P
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Showing posts with label music mondays. Show all posts
Monday, July 11
Monday, May 23
LET ME BE YOUR LIGHTHOUSE.
Witnessed two of my favorite artists live last Monday.
It was pure. Raw. Beautiful.
Melissa Polinar & Ernie Halter<3
It was pure. Raw. Beautiful.
Melissa Polinar & Ernie Halter<3
Tuesday, March 1
Waking
Happy Music..err..Tuesday?
Yeah, so I'm late by half an hour. sue me.
hahaha..totally kidding! no but really..i applaud all my fellow bloggers who are able to chronicle their lives daily. my, oh my! it was so much harder than I thought. As much as I wanted to jump on that boat...I felt like my posts weren't from my heart as much when I blogged that often. Things tended to get a little bit shallow. & self-seeking =T So i'll just try to keep it reasonable for now :) God's doing A LOT of things in my life. Right now the recurring theme is: "The glory belongs to Me." I will further elaborate seeing that much has gone on in the past 2 weeks I've taken a break from journaling here..or at all for that matter.
But well..I guess i'll include a little snippet because it ties in to this song! I was given the opportunity to perform at a university this past weekend. One tiny, eensy..weensy..glitch, though...the KEYBOARD HAD A STAR-WARS EFFECT ON IT! (ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!) it was hilarious but also nerve-wrecking at the same time. no one knew how to change it..so..you guessed it. i sang two songs with the star wars effect. oh, i had such a fun time anyway. sometimes you have to learn to laugh at situations like those! One of the songs I "attempted" to sing was this original, entitled "Waking." Classic story. This is what happens when us girls are stubborn and don't listen to our parents, to our friends.. & the Godly people in our life. Sometimes we'll be in pain either way..but wouldn't we rather shoulder the weight of "hurt" from doing God's will (knowing full well that even the heartbreak somehow contributed to Him molding us) than drowning in our own rebellious consequences?
**lyrics can be found when clicking on the video :)
DISCLAIMER: I am not emo! pwahah. I am perfectly happy & in love w/ my chocolatey babyboy hehe, but I did have a burden to write this. When I was going through a hard time..knowing that someone in the world has, at one time, felt their heart crack in all the ways it could ever crumble..somehow helped me too. to know that someone understood. (thanks bonnie raitt, sarah bareilles & john mayer for your wonderful songs hahahah)
Yeah, so I'm late by half an hour. sue me.
hahaha..totally kidding! no but really..i applaud all my fellow bloggers who are able to chronicle their lives daily. my, oh my! it was so much harder than I thought. As much as I wanted to jump on that boat...I felt like my posts weren't from my heart as much when I blogged that often. Things tended to get a little bit shallow. & self-seeking =T So i'll just try to keep it reasonable for now :) God's doing A LOT of things in my life. Right now the recurring theme is: "The glory belongs to Me." I will further elaborate seeing that much has gone on in the past 2 weeks I've taken a break from journaling here..or at all for that matter.
But well..I guess i'll include a little snippet because it ties in to this song! I was given the opportunity to perform at a university this past weekend. One tiny, eensy..weensy..glitch, though...the KEYBOARD HAD A STAR-WARS EFFECT ON IT! (ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!) it was hilarious but also nerve-wrecking at the same time. no one knew how to change it..so..you guessed it. i sang two songs with the star wars effect. oh, i had such a fun time anyway. sometimes you have to learn to laugh at situations like those! One of the songs I "attempted" to sing was this original, entitled "Waking." Classic story. This is what happens when us girls are stubborn and don't listen to our parents, to our friends.. & the Godly people in our life. Sometimes we'll be in pain either way..but wouldn't we rather shoulder the weight of "hurt" from doing God's will (knowing full well that even the heartbreak somehow contributed to Him molding us) than drowning in our own rebellious consequences?
**lyrics can be found when clicking on the video :)
DISCLAIMER: I am not emo! pwahah. I am perfectly happy & in love w/ my chocolatey babyboy hehe, but I did have a burden to write this. When I was going through a hard time..knowing that someone in the world has, at one time, felt their heart crack in all the ways it could ever crumble..somehow helped me too. to know that someone understood. (thanks bonnie raitt, sarah bareilles & john mayer for your wonderful songs hahahah)
Monday, January 31
Daughters
I"m currently reading, "Lies Women Believe." v--e---r---y slowly.
There's 40 "lies" in the book, and I'm taking one per week.
These past few days I've been soaking in : "God is just like my father."
For women who didn't grow up with a great dad, (most of the ladies I know)...
Its heartbreaking to even conceive of the notion that God loves them the way that their earthly fathers did, just because we also see Him as a father figure.
The insecurities, fear, & worthlessness subconsciously manifest themselves into their relationship w/ God.
For example, if they always felt like they had to earn their father's approval by being absolutely perfect, they might feel they have to work their little heart out until God can love them.
Which is completely not the case :)
Its wrong to think of God as that way; although he is our father, our earthly dads can't even hold a candle to who God is & how he loves us.
Your dad gives you a dozen roses, and God brings to bloom a trillion different species, varieties, colors & shapes every springtime: for you. .
Your dad gives you a blanket to keep us warm at night, while the creator of the universe gives you a ginormous blazing star to keep you from freezing..some people call it the sun.
Your dad calls out: "drive safely," while the One who knows all may have (without our knowing) changed a stoplight from green to red, or diverted us another way to keep us from crashing in an accident.
Honestly, I kinda chuckled to myself when I read Lie #3: GOD IS JUST LIKE MY FATHER.
DUH! of course I knew that was a lie.
I kinda wondered how this would evidence itself in my life this week.
Well today, I didn't have the greatest morning.
It left me in such a foul mood.
For some reason, God was putting the song "You are for me" in my heart all week.
And after I crawled off my lofty pride throne,
This verse sung to me, "
and I remembered this quote from the book,
Double whammy.
And then, and then I got it. You always do what's best for me, even if it takes crushing to rebuild me again.
Thank You.
There's 40 "lies" in the book, and I'm taking one per week.
These past few days I've been soaking in : "God is just like my father."
For women who didn't grow up with a great dad, (most of the ladies I know)...
Its heartbreaking to even conceive of the notion that God loves them the way that their earthly fathers did, just because we also see Him as a father figure.
The insecurities, fear, & worthlessness subconsciously manifest themselves into their relationship w/ God.
For example, if they always felt like they had to earn their father's approval by being absolutely perfect, they might feel they have to work their little heart out until God can love them.
Which is completely not the case :)
Its wrong to think of God as that way; although he is our father, our earthly dads can't even hold a candle to who God is & how he loves us.
Your dad gives you a dozen roses, and God brings to bloom a trillion different species, varieties, colors & shapes every springtime: for you. .
Your dad gives you a blanket to keep us warm at night, while the creator of the universe gives you a ginormous blazing star to keep you from freezing..some people call it the sun.
Your dad calls out: "drive safely," while the One who knows all may have (without our knowing) changed a stoplight from green to red, or diverted us another way to keep us from crashing in an accident.
Honestly, I kinda chuckled to myself when I read Lie #3: GOD IS JUST LIKE MY FATHER.
DUH! of course I knew that was a lie.
I kinda wondered how this would evidence itself in my life this week.
Well today, I didn't have the greatest morning.
It left me in such a foul mood.
For some reason, God was putting the song "You are for me" in my heart all week.
And after I crawled off my lofty pride throne,
This verse sung to me, "
"They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."
-Hebrews 12:10-11
and I remembered this quote from the book,
"Discomfort and unrest are impossible to souls who come to know that God is their Father. christ has declared to us the name of the Father in order that we may discover that the Father loves us as He loves His Son. If we believed this, could we ever have an anxious or rebellious thought again? Would we not believe in every conceivable circumstance that the divine Father would care for us in the best possible way and meet every need?" -Hannah Whittall Smith
Double whammy.
And then, and then I got it. You always do what's best for me, even if it takes crushing to rebuild me again.
Thank You.
Monday, January 24
Music Mondays
this is why I love lyrics&music.
They have a way of hugging your heart, wrapping around it with comfort, and reminding you that someone understands. Someone felt the exact same way as you did. When all your friends look at you like you're insane or being overly dramatic--you wish & wish that one person would understand..but at that point in my life, I think God purposed me to feel alone. So that I had no choice but to be face to face with Him.
So Lord, thanks for understanding. And Bonnie, thanks for writing this song. I felt like you were right there with me!
With such a beautiful song..and magically articulated lyrics, i ask forgiveness for all the wrong chords and yet again, terrible piano playing! ha! but this is exactly why I want to keep doing "Music Mondays." (to get better!)
thanks for watching/reading. thank you for your love <3
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