Ok...so for "Music Monday" today I've decided to feature a song by Bebo Norman. It's called...'Here Goes'. This song really reminds me to "let go, and let God" have control over each and every situation I face in my life.
Now...for the cool part of this. While I was looking on Youtube for which video I wanted to use, I found that someone uploaded him singing AT MY CHURCH! It isn't the whole song, thus the reason for the second, complete video. But how cool is it that someone videoed it and posted it?!? (I'm pretty stoked, if ya can't tell :}) (Sorry for the non-Bebo people singing in the background)
So yes...Bebo came and sang at Obi last fall. Talk about an amazing Christ-centered concert. It really felt more like a worship concert, to tell you the truth. While I was a Bebo lover before this concert, needless to say, now I really love his music!
Happy Monday Ya'll!!
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Perseverance
So my Pastors message yesterday really REALLY hit home with me....do I persevere or do I cave under pressure/hard times?
PERSEVERANCE: (1) to walk under the load; (2) ability to endure when circumstances are tough
Lately, I have been ready to CRUMBLE into broken pieces, unwilling to be put back together. The stress factor(s) in my life lately has been HUGE and unrelenting...and I have been ready to quit, several times in fact. It seems like there is just too much on my plate. No other way to put it.
So here's what got me thinking: "Perseverance is the pathway to maturity..." (PD Cook) I know darn well, there are two possible ways for me to react to EVERY situation: my way or God's way. I've been feeling lately like I've given God control over MOST situations...yet I'm still doing my best to hold onto some myself. Why when the tough gets going, do I not hand the control over to Him and just follow his lead??
This is where perseverance comes into play. When I'm fighting him tooth and nail, is that making me more mature and Christlike?? I think a big NO WAY! God wants to make me more like him, and isn't he trying to do that right now...by showing me that the ONLY way to survive the day is to let Him have control over my every move??
Here are some other quotes that got me thinking:
"Sometimes God calms the storms, and othertime he calms his child."
"When you want to pull your hair out--dig your roots into Gods faithfulness."
"If you're thinking about quitting, it's too soon."
"If you want to quit something--quit trusting yourself."
I can't say that this will be a smooth-sailing adventure for me as I enter each new day. But somehow I feel this message was just the beginning of something BIG! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous, apprehensive, or anxious about what God has in-store for my life...but hey who isn't?
I'll close with this thought/verse
Jeremiah 29:11-- "'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.'"
PERSEVERANCE: (1) to walk under the load; (2) ability to endure when circumstances are tough
Lately, I have been ready to CRUMBLE into broken pieces, unwilling to be put back together. The stress factor(s) in my life lately has been HUGE and unrelenting...and I have been ready to quit, several times in fact. It seems like there is just too much on my plate. No other way to put it.
So here's what got me thinking: "Perseverance is the pathway to maturity..." (PD Cook) I know darn well, there are two possible ways for me to react to EVERY situation: my way or God's way. I've been feeling lately like I've given God control over MOST situations...yet I'm still doing my best to hold onto some myself. Why when the tough gets going, do I not hand the control over to Him and just follow his lead??
This is where perseverance comes into play. When I'm fighting him tooth and nail, is that making me more mature and Christlike?? I think a big NO WAY! God wants to make me more like him, and isn't he trying to do that right now...by showing me that the ONLY way to survive the day is to let Him have control over my every move??
Here are some other quotes that got me thinking:
"Sometimes God calms the storms, and othertime he calms his child."
"When you want to pull your hair out--dig your roots into Gods faithfulness."
"If you're thinking about quitting, it's too soon."
"If you want to quit something--quit trusting yourself."
I can't say that this will be a smooth-sailing adventure for me as I enter each new day. But somehow I feel this message was just the beginning of something BIG! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous, apprehensive, or anxious about what God has in-store for my life...but hey who isn't?
I'll close with this thought/verse
Jeremiah 29:11-- "'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.'"
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