The Great I Am

this is a great new song that we've been singing for the last few weeks at church, and i have a personal story to go with it... it's been forever since i've blogged, but this is the perfect blog story.

last Sunday morning i was sitting in church across from this man, his wife, and their toddler grandson. this particular man reminds me a lot of my dad. a whole lot, and i was missing my dad. as i watched this man worship God with his grandson in his arms my heart began to ache! oh how i want to give my dad his own grandson to hold. i had never hit this spot before! i started crying and i just couldn't get myself pulled back together. i just cried and cried and cried, it seemed like worship just lasted forever!

we were singing these songs about God being my portion, and He is more than enough for me, and all of those other good things that make worship songs great. but i couldn't sing them. in that moment, i couldn't say that God was enough for me, because i wasn't sure that He was (you know, one of those cross roads things) so i'm praying my way through worship, and crying and crying (which is rather unusual for me), and i'm asking God to purge my heart, because i know that He can be more than enough for me, if i just let Him be.

so i get through church and have a time of prayer and go back for more Sunday night. that's when we sing the Great I Am song. and i was able to say God You are the Great I Am! You can be and are everything that I need as long as i reach out to You. it was just a great moment, and now this song has a specal place in my heart. He is the Great I Am. He can be anything and everything that we need, if we just let Him.

Cheers...

America's Got Talent 2011 - Seatlle Auditions - Zuma Zuma - HD 720p

feel good Friday

Green is the color of spring, and our grass, and the winter wheat. it's beautiful. yesterday was a beautiful Friday. pretty fluffy clouds, could roll with the windows down, and great trip to Quincy, everything was perfect except for the fact someone was leaving the program so i had to take her to the bus station. i had a few other errands to run while i was in town. just the normal pick up stuff for other people, including some shoes. i stopped by Khols because they had the best deal on them. as i was standing there making a selection, this lady came next to me and said how great these shoes were, and i said yeah, they're even on sale right now! that got her all excited, and then she said well, do you have coupon? i told her no, and she graciously offered to allow me to use her coupon (which was great because the girl i was shopping for didn't have much money). so i took some time and helped her make a shoe selection for her daughter, and we went about chatting. and if she said it once she said it a dozen times "this is what America is about, helping out one another". i just smiled and said yes it is, but what i should have said "it's what Jesus is about too" (hind sight is 20/20 eh?). as we were about to leave this other older lady was down the isle, and said "you need to come and look at these!" they were way more cute than the original ones, and they were $4.00 cheaper. so i got all excited went and showed my coupon friend, and she got excited. to the cash register we went, and it was only $46.00!!! they were originally over $100! God really does send us blessings. as i was leaving the store, returning the coupon to my new friend, i assured her that i would return the favor to someone else. she said again "well that's what America is all about!" it felt nice to find a kindered spirit out there... what are you doing to show what Jesus is all about?

finally!!!!

The most wonderful time of the year is here! and no, it's not Christmas...

it's our annual missions conference! Last night we had an Oaxaca night where i got to see some old friends. we have friends here that were missionaries on the Ivory Coast for years, along with Egyptian friends, and people from Eastern Europe, with so many more to come.

when they are here it's like a little piece of heaven. it's like the best family reunion ever, and you're always excited to see people, and there is no one you try to stay away from.

we help give them strenght and they help give us strenght... let the celebration begin...!

Jimmy Needham Benidiction from Not without Love

I tried Lord
I tried Lord
I tried hard to be Your good little boy
Chin up, head high
All zeal and no joy
Thinking all my good deeds could please Jesus
Boy, was I wrong
Though I knew the right songs, all my cymbals and gongs played the melodies wrong
And it wasn’t long ‘til I saw my disease
A life spent wanting to please
On hands and knees
To make right, to appease
God help me please
This can’t be Christianity,it can’t be
The whole thing’s like insanity
Where’s the rest of eternal security?
Where’s the hope of a God big enough to cope with all my hang-ups and insecurities?
Certainly this isn’t breathing
My chest burning and heaving
It’s like my pulse is ceasing
Like my heart quits beating
Yet this I recall to mind and therefore I have hope:
You died, LordYou died, LordAssuredly,
like the coming of the dawn, the Father’s love song goes on
Drowning out my bitter songs
And breaking through walls and barriersChrist swoops in, removes sin, picks up His bride and carries her
So I can sing in agreement with the King this thing:
There’s only one thing that pleases the Father
The God-man on the tree in the midst of the scoffers
Now I finally see that Christ is what Christ offers
And I’m finally free in the love of the Father

All The Poor And Powerless (Cross Point Worship Team)

rekindeled

Missions is burning in my heart again. maybe it's just because it's almost my absolute favorite time of the year (missions conference) or because the team just gave a presentation on Oaxaca and it brought back so many wonderful memories. i'm not sure what it is, but it's there. i love it, i cherrish it. oh to proclaim it from the moutatin tops that Jesus is Lord!!!! here i am Lord send me!!! here is a song that i enjoy a lot, and we have sang it a few times at church, hope you enjoy it as much as i do!