Waiting Means

October 27, 2011

9:16pm

“God’s ways are not to take us out of the difficulties and trials, not to avoid them. His way is to enable us and to strengthen us, so that we can go through them with heads erect and undefeated, more than conquerors in them and over them and that is a wonderful thing.”

-       MARTIN LLOYD-JONES

“His purpose for us is nothing but joy in the end, for He is love. It is worth nothing that the bible does not say God is justice, or God is power. It says HE IS LOVE. How is it possible that He would purpose anything less than our highest joy?”

-       ELISABETH ELLIOT

“The Lord has promised wisdom to all who ask it. He has promised guidance to those who are willing to accept the way He chooses. He has promised to fulfill the desires of all who fear Him.”

-       ELISABETH ELLIOT

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

-       ELISABETH ELLIOT

Hebrews 10:36

English Standard Version (ESV)

³⁶ For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

We may ask for anything and hope for anything our heart desires. But we do so always with an understanding that our Father knows what’s best for us, and sees beyond what we see. When we hope it is always with the “fine print” in which we acknowledge that we at times don’t know what to ask for, don’t know is what we hope for is right and good. So, we leave the decision to Him, knowing He will do whatever is truly best for us.

Romans 8:28

English Standard Version (ESV)

²⁸ And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,^[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.

All things- it doesn’t matter what. We must TRUST Him absolutely and explicitly even when we cannot understand.

Philippians 4:11

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹¹ Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.

Waiting means-            Steadfastness that is holding on;            Patience, that is holding back;            Expectancy, that is holding the face up;            Obedience, that is holding one’s self in readiness to go or do,            Listening, that is holding quiet and still so as to hear.

-       S.D. GORDON

Psalm 33:11

New International Version (NIV)

¹¹ But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
   the purposes of his heart through all generations.
   the purposes of his heart through all generations.  

Proverbs 16:1-3

New International Version (NIV)

Proverbs 16

 ¹ To humans belong the plans of the heart,
   but from the LORD comes the proper answer of the tongue.
 ² All a person’s ways seem pure to them,
   but motives are weighed by the LORD.
 ³ Commit to the LORD whatever you do,
   and he will establish your plans.

Proverbs 16:9

New International Version (NIV)

 ⁹ In their hearts humans plan their course,
   but the LORD establishes their steps.

Jeremiah 29:11-13

New International Version (NIV)

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ¹² Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ¹³ You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

The happiest person doesn’t necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best out of everything.

Philippians 4:11-13

New International Version (NIV)

¹¹ I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. ¹² I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. ¹³ I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Our deed determines us, as much as we determine our deeds.

We often think that who we are determines what we do. It is equally true that what you do today determines, in part, who you become tomorrow.

HOMESICK

October 23, 2011

2:40 pm

HOMESICK

MERCYME

You're in a better place, I've heard a thousand times
And at least a thousand times I've rejoiced for you
But the reason why I'm broken, the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways
The reason why I wonder if I'll ever know
But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same
'Cause I'm still here so far away from home

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

In Christ, there are no goodbyes
And in Christ, there is no end
So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have

To see you again
To see you again
And I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place

Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

(I would be singing this.. soon and very soon..

So teach me Lord, to spend these precious times with my family, as long as I’m still here)

HAVE THINE OWN WAY LORD

October 21, 2011

10:17pm

Matthew 6:8

⁸ Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Even before we call on Him, the Father has already begun to provide all that we need.

 

Isaiah 65:24

²⁴  Before they call I will answer;
     while they are yet speaking I will hear.

God knows far better than we do what is best for us. yet God wants us to go to Him in our need.

 

Matthew 7:7

⁷  “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

It is easy to show His strnetgh through our weakness, our heavenly Fathr knows exxcalty what is best for us, and He is prepared for every need if we will but ask.

 

Philippians 4:19

¹⁹ And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

-       HENRY BLACKABY (7 Truths about God)

Father, even before I speak, You already knows my words, even before I think, You already knows my thoughts, even before I act, You already know my action. For You are an Omnipotent, Sovereign God, who knows my past, my todays, and my tomorrow, who knows my frame from the inside and out, and who loves me, just as I am.

You know me and created me in Your image. You formed me and saw me, even before I was in the womb of my mother. I have nothing to hide form You, for You know everything about me, that even I don’t know. For You are my god, my lovely God and wonderful Creators.

You are the Potter, I am clay. Shape me and mold me after Thy will.

Father, heavenly Father, You know my needs before I ask You. You graciously supply all my needs. You give what is best for me. In Your perfect will Oh, Lord, You give, You shower, You provides.

Abba, could I not trust You with everything of me? Could I not be troubled or doubt You? Could I just simply be still and at  peace.. knowing…

Philippians 2:13 ¹³ for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.?

Oh, Lord, I believe, help my unbelief!

Whenever, wherever, however.. have Thy way.. may Your will be done in my life…

You know my prayers, requests, petitions, You know my heart’s desire, my dreams and my hopes…

But, whatever are Your plans for me, Lord, HAVE THY WAY. I am Your humble servant, You are my Master, and my Lord.

HAVE THY WAY LORD.

For You know what is best for me..

HAVE THINE OWN WAY LORD

 

382. Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Text: Adelaide A. Pollard, 1862-1934 
Music: George C. Stebbins, 1846-1945 
Tune: ADELAIDE, Meter: 54.54 D

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1.    Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!

Thou art the potter, I am the clay.

Mold me and make me after thy will,

while I am waiting, yielded and still.

2.    Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!

Search me and try me, Savior today!

Wash me just now, Lord, wash me just now,

as in thy presence humbly I bow.

3.    Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!

Wounded and weary, help me I pray!

Power, all power, surely is thine!

Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!

4.    Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!

Hold o'er my being absolute sway.

Fill with thy Spirit till all shall see

Christ only, always, living in me!

 

I Need Thee Every Hour
(written by Annie S. Hamks)

Verse 1:
I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
no tender voice like Thine can peace afford.

Chorus:
I need Thee, O I need Thee;
every hour I need Thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.

Verse 2:
I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby;
temptations lose their power when Thou art nigh.

Verse 3:
I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
come quickly and abide, or life is in vain.

Verse 4:
I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
O make me Thine indeed, Thou blessèd Son.
Chorus

John 15:5

English Standard Version (ESV)

⁵ I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

LOVE SONGS

October 20, 2011

9:30 pm

Something Beautiful
by Needtobreathe

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In your ocean, I'm ankle deep
I feel the waves crashin' on my feet
It's like I know where I need to be
But I can't figure out, yeah I can't figure out

Just how much air I will need to breathe
When your tide rushes over me
There's only one way to figure out
Will you let me drown, will you let me drown?

Hey now, this is my desire
Consume me like a fire, 'cause I just want something beautiful
To touch me, I know that I'm in reach
'Cause I am down on my knees.
I'm waiting for something beautiful
Oh, something beautiful

And the water is rising quick
And for years I was scared of it
We can't be sure when it will subside
So I won't leave your side, no I can't leave your side.

HEY NOW, THIS IS MY DESIRE
CONSUME ME LIKE A FIRE, 'CAUSE I JUST WANT SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
TO TOUCH ME, I KNOW THAT I'M IN REACH
'CAUSE I AM DOWN ON MY KNEES.
I'M WAITING FOR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
OH, SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

In a daydream, I couldn't live like this.
I wouldn't stop until I found something beautiful.
When I wake up, I know I will have
No, I still won't have what I need.
Something Beautiful

HEY NOW THIS IS MY DESIRE
CONSUME ME LIKE A FIRE, 'CAUSE I JUST WANT SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
TO TOUCH ME, I KNOW THAT I'M IN REACH
CAUSE I AM DOWN ON MY KNEES
I'M WAITING FOR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
OH, SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

I LOVED YOU THEN

33 MILES

Pain touches everyone
Heartache falls on every heart
And all of us go through the storm, it doesn’t matter who you are
And you’re up against the wind, and you feel you’ve lost your way
Listen to me say

CHORUS
I LOVED YOU THEN, I LOVE YOU NOW
I WILL LOVE YOU TOMORROW
WHEN THIS WORLD BREAKS YOU DOWN
I WILL GIVE YOU STRENGTH TO STAND
LOOK TO ME, TAKE MY HAND AND JUST BELIEVE
BEFORE THIS DAY EVER BEGAN, I LOVED YOU THEN

Time changes everything,
Moments fly by like the wind
You can try to hold on so tight but you’ll never get time back again
You feel stuck with your mistakes, can’t turn anything around
And it seems there’s no way out

CHORUS
I won’t let you go, not even for a minute
So don’t lose hope
Pain touches everyone
Heartache falls on every heart

CHORUS

YOU REIGN

Mercy Me

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Even before there was a drop in the ocean

Even before there was a star in the sky

Even before the world was put in motion

 You were on Your throne

You were on Your throne.
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsty.com/mercyme-you-reign-lyrics.html ]

YOU REIGN!

GLORY IN THE HIGHEST!

YOU REIGN

LET CREATION TESTIFY BY YOUR NAME

EVERY KNEE WILL BOW
AND EVERY TONGUE PROCLAIM THAT JESUS REIGNS.

Even before Your hand made the heavens

Even before the breath of all mankind

Even before we had to be forgiven

You were on Your throne

You were on Your throne.

Yesterday, today and forever

You are God who was, and is and is to come.

FEAR NOT

October 17, 2011

8:19 pm

Isaiah 41:10

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁰ fear not, for I am with you;
    be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 40:28-31

English Standard Version (ESV)

²⁸ Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
     his understanding is unsearchable.
²⁹ He gives power to the faint,
    and to him who has no might he increases strength.
³⁰ Even youths shall faint and be weary,
    and young men shall fall exhausted;
³¹ but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
    they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
    they shall walk and not faint.

LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH

September 24, 2011

6:41 pm

Psalm 19:7-11,14

English Standard Version (ESV)

⁷  The law of the Lord is perfect,^[a]
     reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
     making wise the simple;
⁸  the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
     enlightening the eyes;
⁹ the fear of the Lord is clean,
    enduring forever;
the rules^[b] of the Lord are true,
    and righteous altogether.
¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold,
    even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
    and drippings of the honeycomb.
¹¹ Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
     in keeping them there is great reward.

¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
    be acceptable in your sight,
    O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

LIFE WITH GOD

September 22, 2011

6:00 pm

Psalm 23

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
²     He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.^[a]
3     He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness^[b]
    for his name's sake.

⁴ Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,^[c]
    I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
    your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

⁵ You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
    my cup overflows.
⁶ Surely^[d] goodness and mercy^[e] shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell^[f] in the house of the Lord
     forever.^[g]

Psalm 22

English Standard Version (ESV)

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.

22  My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
² O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
    and by night, but I find no rest.

³ Yet you are holy,
     enthroned on the praises^[a] of Israel.
⁴ In you our fathers trusted;
    they trusted, and you delivered them.
⁵ To you they cried and were rescued;
    in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

⁶ But I am a worm and not a man,
     scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
⁷ All who see me mock me;
    they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
⁸  “He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him;
    let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”

⁹ Yet you are he who took me from the womb;
    you made me trust you at my mother's breasts.
¹⁰ On you was I cast from my birth,
    and from my mother's womb you have been my God.
¹¹ Be not far from me,
    for trouble is near,
    and there is none to help.

Psalm 23 models childlike faith;Psalm 22 models fidelity, a deeper, more mysterious kind of faith. Life with God may include both. We may experience times of unusual closeness. When every prayer is answered in an obvious way and God seems intimates and caring. And we may also experience “fog times”, when God stays silent, when nothing works according to formula and all the Bible’s promises seem glaringly false.Fidelity involves learning to trust that out beyond the perimeters of fog, God still reigns, and has not abandoned us no matter how it may appear.

-       PHILIP YANCEY