Your Love Never Fails
-Jesus Culture/Chris Quilala
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Unlimited Possibilities
Word of the day: "Unlimited Possibilities"
"When God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We're free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of His face." (2 Cor 3:16-18 Message Bible)
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom!
And with freedom comes "unlimited possibilities."
"When God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We're free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of His face." (2 Cor 3:16-18 Message Bible)
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom!
And with freedom comes "unlimited possibilities."
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Lonely without You
Sometimes a man has to get everything taken away
before he realized just how good he's got it made.
Please be thankful of what you got,
cause if you're not it just might pass you on by.
And you'll find yourself standin' there
Oh asking the question "why?"
And what would I do, if I did not have You?
And what would I say, if I had no one to say it too?
Yes, I would be.... oh, lonely without You.
before he realized just how good he's got it made.
Please be thankful of what you got,
cause if you're not it just might pass you on by.
And you'll find yourself standin' there
Oh asking the question "why?"
And what would I do, if I did not have You?
And what would I say, if I had no one to say it too?
Yes, I would be.... oh, lonely without You.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Sing Me to Sleep
Such a sweet spirit of worship flowing this evening, I just can't seem to break away. It all started around 6 tonight while I was working, and continued through the night. It's now almost 1AM and His presence is even stronger that earlier. Sometimes the Lord just hangs out and spends the whole night with you... tonight's that night. Spontaneous worship streaming from the internet has been continuously overflowing on me and keeping my attention on Him.
I don't want to break away, but I am getting very sleepy. Last night was so restless for me, I was only able to sleep for 2 hours. I'm going to carry this atmosphere with me and get some rest now.
Lord, I give you permission to interrupt my sleep tonight if that is your will. Everything I have is yours Father. Take my other pillow and lay here beside me. Sing me to sleep Lord... Sing over me. Sing and whisper your love in my ear. I can't wait for our day together tomorrow. Zzzzzzzzzz.
The LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.
-Zephaniah 3:17
I don't want to break away, but I am getting very sleepy. Last night was so restless for me, I was only able to sleep for 2 hours. I'm going to carry this atmosphere with me and get some rest now.
Lord, I give you permission to interrupt my sleep tonight if that is your will. Everything I have is yours Father. Take my other pillow and lay here beside me. Sing me to sleep Lord... Sing over me. Sing and whisper your love in my ear. I can't wait for our day together tomorrow. Zzzzzzzzzz.
The LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.
-Zephaniah 3:17
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Overwhelming Love
I love to share my experiences about what God has been doing in my life; but, I can never seem to get the words together to describe it well enough. No matter what I type, or say, the words always seem to fall short. So many times I feel like people must think I'm crazy, but they just don't understand. God is so good and so full of love. He has a plan for YOU... not a religious, jump-through-hoops, recite this prayer thing... no way! You are his child and he looooooves you! Isaiah 49:16 even says that He has engraved or tattooed you on the palm of his hands. He wants to be a part of everything you do. He is a good Father!
Years ago, I went through the most painful and tragic time in my life as my marriage of 15 years crumbled and fell apart. In broken-hearted desperation, I cried out, day after day for God. Faithfully, He carried me through the weeks and months that followed. He strategically placed believers and experiences in my life that lifted me out of the pit of depression and bitterness that I was in. He taught me forgiveness, and taught me how to love and trust again. He taught me how to pray and worship in spirit and truth. But most importantly, He ruined me and spoiled me for His love and presence.
Never in all of my years as a follower of Christ did I have such an incredible, overwhelming desire to spend time with my Father God. Here I am years later and the revival in my life is stronger than ever before. My passion and hunger for God often overwhelms me, and I just have to get away to spend time with Him. Whether it's through worship and praise, reading the bible, taking communion, spending time in prayer, or just laying face down before Him.... I just can't seem to get enough.
Every day, I can truly feel my Father beckoning and interrupting me throughout my day. At least a hundred times a day a spark ignites in my spirit that causes my attention to shift to Him. Like a playful lover interrupting your day with a 'thinking of you' text message, so does my Father with His beckoning. It happens at work, at the store, at my house, when I'm surrounded by people, and when I'm all alone. His love beckons, and I can not wait to find time alone with Him.
Please hear my heart in this matter. You will never experience this with earthly religious practices... you will only sense this when you are completely and wholly surrendered to Jesus. He will immersed you in the Holy Spirit, and you will become alive with passion! I am not boasting or bragging; but, I am trying to excite hunger in your heart like mine. I know three other people right now who are experiencing this same God-given revival in their own lives, and several others who are pressing in for a breakthrough right now! Remember that God does not show favoritism (Rom 2:11). His desire is for all of His children to hunger and thirst after Him. If you seek Him, you WILL find Him! He promises that He will give you rivers of living waters flowing from within. (John 7:38) I am experiencing these rivers daily, and I pray that you will too.
I have been given so much and I have been blessed beyond measure!! I hunger for more and more and more. With all that I have been given, there's still an eternity filled with the wonder and amazement of my Father. He's the God who holds the entire universe in the span of his hand (Isaiah 40:12)... imagine the millions and millions of things that He has not even begun to reveal to us yet. My heart burns for more and more.
Years ago, I went through the most painful and tragic time in my life as my marriage of 15 years crumbled and fell apart. In broken-hearted desperation, I cried out, day after day for God. Faithfully, He carried me through the weeks and months that followed. He strategically placed believers and experiences in my life that lifted me out of the pit of depression and bitterness that I was in. He taught me forgiveness, and taught me how to love and trust again. He taught me how to pray and worship in spirit and truth. But most importantly, He ruined me and spoiled me for His love and presence.
Never in all of my years as a follower of Christ did I have such an incredible, overwhelming desire to spend time with my Father God. Here I am years later and the revival in my life is stronger than ever before. My passion and hunger for God often overwhelms me, and I just have to get away to spend time with Him. Whether it's through worship and praise, reading the bible, taking communion, spending time in prayer, or just laying face down before Him.... I just can't seem to get enough.
Every day, I can truly feel my Father beckoning and interrupting me throughout my day. At least a hundred times a day a spark ignites in my spirit that causes my attention to shift to Him. Like a playful lover interrupting your day with a 'thinking of you' text message, so does my Father with His beckoning. It happens at work, at the store, at my house, when I'm surrounded by people, and when I'm all alone. His love beckons, and I can not wait to find time alone with Him.
Please hear my heart in this matter. You will never experience this with earthly religious practices... you will only sense this when you are completely and wholly surrendered to Jesus. He will immersed you in the Holy Spirit, and you will become alive with passion! I am not boasting or bragging; but, I am trying to excite hunger in your heart like mine. I know three other people right now who are experiencing this same God-given revival in their own lives, and several others who are pressing in for a breakthrough right now! Remember that God does not show favoritism (Rom 2:11). His desire is for all of His children to hunger and thirst after Him. If you seek Him, you WILL find Him! He promises that He will give you rivers of living waters flowing from within. (John 7:38) I am experiencing these rivers daily, and I pray that you will too.
I have been given so much and I have been blessed beyond measure!! I hunger for more and more and more. With all that I have been given, there's still an eternity filled with the wonder and amazement of my Father. He's the God who holds the entire universe in the span of his hand (Isaiah 40:12)... imagine the millions and millions of things that He has not even begun to reveal to us yet. My heart burns for more and more.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Dance With Me
Dance With Me
Jesus Culture
Won't You dance with me, Oh
Lover of my soul
to the song of all songs?
Romance me, Oh
Lover of my sould
to the song of all songs.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Can't Get Enough
The cry of my heart has been for more and more of the Lord. I have prayed for a deeper, wider, hunger for God's presence in my life. He's doing it... He has increased my desire and appetite. I am addicted to God's love. I want more and more and more and more.
My Pastor shared this wonderful link with me that is surely going to cause an even deeper level of craving in my heart. I love to worship. I love to get lost in pouring out my heart to my Father. Naturally, prayer flows during worship. The link he shared with me was for this 24 hour, 7 day a week LIVE streaming of worship and prayer from "The Prayer Room" which is a ministry of the International House of Prayer (IHOP). I've have this open on my computer for 4 hours so far and I just can't get enough. My room is being filled with spontaneous worship and I find myself entering in as if I were right there.
Here's the link. I hope you enjoy it as well. No matter what time of day, you can click the link an there will be praise and worship going up before the Lord.
Good Night!
My Pastor shared this wonderful link with me that is surely going to cause an even deeper level of craving in my heart. I love to worship. I love to get lost in pouring out my heart to my Father. Naturally, prayer flows during worship. The link he shared with me was for this 24 hour, 7 day a week LIVE streaming of worship and prayer from "The Prayer Room" which is a ministry of the International House of Prayer (IHOP). I've have this open on my computer for 4 hours so far and I just can't get enough. My room is being filled with spontaneous worship and I find myself entering in as if I were right there.
Here's the link. I hope you enjoy it as well. No matter what time of day, you can click the link an there will be praise and worship going up before the Lord.
Good Night!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Rescue Me Lord
My heart is messy tonight.
Rescue me Lord.
Take the feeling of loneliness from me,
and wrap me in your arms.
Take the desire to be loved again,
and fill me with hope that only You can give.
Remind me that You are all I need.
Remind me of Your unfailing love.
Send your comforter and healer
Breath upon me
Help me set my eyes on you and
Quench the emotions that trouble me tonight.
Rescue me Lord.
You alone are my hearts desire.
Rescue me Lord.
Take the feeling of loneliness from me,
and wrap me in your arms.
Take the desire to be loved again,
and fill me with hope that only You can give.
Remind me that You are all I need.
Remind me of Your unfailing love.
Send your comforter and healer
Breath upon me
Help me set my eyes on you and
Quench the emotions that trouble me tonight.
Rescue me Lord.
You alone are my hearts desire.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Got 'em!
I just wanted to post this quick note since I had mentioned on Saturday's post that I was waiting on a fresh word for my life for 2011. Well... Praise God! I Got 'em!
Late Wednesday night, I finally got the words from the Lord that I was waiting for. I've been seeking God and praying for them since Sunday. God is so faithful to lead and guide. I'm so excited to see how everything comes together this year to fulfill His promises in my life. It's going to be a great year.
He's given me three distinct promises so far. There could be more, but I'm grateful for the ones He's given me. I've thought about posting them here, but I think I will keep 'em personal at this time. I have shared them with my Pastor and will also share them with a couple other praying friends. If you'd like to know, shoot me an e-mail or message on facebook... I just don't want to post them for the world to see.
Late Wednesday night, I finally got the words from the Lord that I was waiting for. I've been seeking God and praying for them since Sunday. God is so faithful to lead and guide. I'm so excited to see how everything comes together this year to fulfill His promises in my life. It's going to be a great year.
He's given me three distinct promises so far. There could be more, but I'm grateful for the ones He's given me. I've thought about posting them here, but I think I will keep 'em personal at this time. I have shared them with my Pastor and will also share them with a couple other praying friends. If you'd like to know, shoot me an e-mail or message on facebook... I just don't want to post them for the world to see.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Power from on High
Increase my hunger for you, Lord -- increase my hunger, more and more and more.
I love this short clip of Pastor Katherine Ruonala talking about the filling of the Holy Spirit....
I love this short clip of Pastor Katherine Ruonala talking about the filling of the Holy Spirit....
"Jesus breathed on them, then He said to wait in Jerusalem until you've been clothed with power from on high .... I began to get hungry ... The more I hungered after Him, the more God would come and He'd fill me.
If you look at the book of Acts, they pray and they're all filled. But hang on, they were already filled two chapters before. The filling of the Holy Ghost is a continual thing -- the more you hunger, the more you receive. The more you ask, the more you receive. When you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, you have all that you need, but you know, He is a living God who wants to continually pour into your life until you overflow. And overflow is not a one-off experience. It has to be continually poured in to overflow.... more, more, more, more"
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Face Down
When was the last time that you found yourself laying face down on the ground before the Lord?
In my life, it has not been often enough. The times I did lay there, were my most desperate and broken moments. These were the times when nothing else mattered except for the complete surrender of my heart to Him. Out of desperation, I laid still and humbly cried out to Him.
If you think about it, there's really no reason or purpose in our daily lives to lay face down on the ground. Perhaps this is one of the reasons it seems so awkward. Sleeping on your stomach is as close as most will ever come to it. Even the thought of worshiping God while laying face down is just too crazy, odd or radical to even conceive of for most people.
Well. God has been calling me to a deeper level of surrender in my life and a deeper level of worship. He's called me to crucify my flesh and put my worldly desires aside. He's called me to separate myself and walk according to His will. And, as awkward as it may seem, falling down and worshiping before the Lord is becoming increasingly, more important in my walk with Him. For when I lay humbled and broken before Him, that's when He is able to finally use me. When I remove my "crown" of my own plans and accomplishments, and place it before Him, then He is able to move in my life. You see, in my weakness, He is made strong. All Glory and Honor to God.
Will you join me in worshiping our Father -- face down?
Revelations 4:6-11
"Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders FALL DOWN before him...... they lay their crowns before the throne.
Revelations 5:8
"And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders FELL DOWN before the Lamb"
Revelations 5:14
"The four living creatures said 'Amen' and the elders FELL DOWN and worshiped."
Revelations 19:4
"And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts FELL DOWN and worshiped God that sat on the throne"
Blow, Mighty Breath of God
This worship song has been on my heart all week long. It's on the newest album by Jesus Culture.
Mighty Breath of God
by Jesus Culture
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Waiting for a Fresh Word
Here it is.... "Day 1" of the new year and I haven't heard a fresh word for my life yet.
I shouldn't be surprised since this week has been very busy and I haven't had as much time to spend with the Lord yet. I can't just expect everything to come on a silver platter when I've only used the fast food approach with God. After all, He says "Seek FIRST my kingdom and my righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well." (Matt 6:33) Well... I haven't truly put my face to the ground and sought after Him. Tomorrow (Sunday) will begin a much better week with Him as I've already got Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights penciled in. 2010 was a great year, and it ended on a very high note... I'm really looking forward to this new year and experiencing the presence of God in my life.
Looking back to last year at this time, the Lord specifically gave me two words for 2010. I had shared these with a few friends back then, but now I look and see how faithful my God has been....
1) He said 2010 was going to be a year of renewal and spiritual growth for me. He said it would NOT be an easy, prosperous year, but one that would require perseverance.
Hallelujah! This was so "right on". Looking back, I can honestly say 2010 was the most amazing year of my life with the Lord. I've been a Christian since I was a teenager, but never have I experienced the presence or the voice of God so clearly in my life. I feel renewed, reborn, baptized in the Holy Spirit all over again, just like day one. The year ended with an amazing series of events that clearly showed me that God is in control and has a strategy and a plan in place.
And yes, it was not an easy year or an overly prosperous one for me. Though I feel blessed and well taken care of by my Father, daily I still found myself battling loneliness, depression, and self worth. My failures of the past had a way of pressing in on all sides and I had struggled to overcome. Worship has become a spiritual weapon that the Father has given me. Through worship, I can overcome the noise and chatter in my head and turn back to the presence of God of my life.
2) Also in 2010, He showed me that in order to continue to grow this year, I would not be able to remain alone in my walk. As iron sharpens iron, I would need one or more strong brothers/friends to partner with me.
This too has proven to be true as He helped build these types of relationships in my life. One friend has been there day and night with encouragement, guidance and most importantly in prayer. It never fails that he is awake at 3am when I have something to share, and I have found that God will even confirm words spoken to me through my friend and vice versa.
Another friend has recently experienced a life journey so similar to mine that it's obvious that God hooked us up to sharpen each other. Through our conversations I have found additional healing in areas of my life that I thought I had already resolved. It's just proof to me that God doesn't leave anything undone.
Finally, another friend who lives far away, has a way of sending me an encouraging e-mail at the exact, precise time that I need to hear it. Once would just be neat, twice would probably be a coincidence, but four or five times shows me that my God is concerned about me. In all of these friendships, I have been able to give as well as receive. They are all definitely a "God thing".
Perhaps the most exciting thing is that during the last week of the year, God miraculously pulled together and partnered me with an amazing small group of Godly men to seek after His will in our lives. I can see that God would not let the year pass without revealing his strategy and action plan for us. He's so amazing! This group of men will continue to sharpen each other into 2011, and I'm blessed to be a part of the group.
Thank you Father for your faithfulness! Your love astounds me!
I shouldn't be surprised since this week has been very busy and I haven't had as much time to spend with the Lord yet. I can't just expect everything to come on a silver platter when I've only used the fast food approach with God. After all, He says "Seek FIRST my kingdom and my righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well." (Matt 6:33) Well... I haven't truly put my face to the ground and sought after Him. Tomorrow (Sunday) will begin a much better week with Him as I've already got Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights penciled in. 2010 was a great year, and it ended on a very high note... I'm really looking forward to this new year and experiencing the presence of God in my life.
Looking back to last year at this time, the Lord specifically gave me two words for 2010. I had shared these with a few friends back then, but now I look and see how faithful my God has been....
1) He said 2010 was going to be a year of renewal and spiritual growth for me. He said it would NOT be an easy, prosperous year, but one that would require perseverance.
Hallelujah! This was so "right on". Looking back, I can honestly say 2010 was the most amazing year of my life with the Lord. I've been a Christian since I was a teenager, but never have I experienced the presence or the voice of God so clearly in my life. I feel renewed, reborn, baptized in the Holy Spirit all over again, just like day one. The year ended with an amazing series of events that clearly showed me that God is in control and has a strategy and a plan in place.
And yes, it was not an easy year or an overly prosperous one for me. Though I feel blessed and well taken care of by my Father, daily I still found myself battling loneliness, depression, and self worth. My failures of the past had a way of pressing in on all sides and I had struggled to overcome. Worship has become a spiritual weapon that the Father has given me. Through worship, I can overcome the noise and chatter in my head and turn back to the presence of God of my life.
2) Also in 2010, He showed me that in order to continue to grow this year, I would not be able to remain alone in my walk. As iron sharpens iron, I would need one or more strong brothers/friends to partner with me.
This too has proven to be true as He helped build these types of relationships in my life. One friend has been there day and night with encouragement, guidance and most importantly in prayer. It never fails that he is awake at 3am when I have something to share, and I have found that God will even confirm words spoken to me through my friend and vice versa.
Another friend has recently experienced a life journey so similar to mine that it's obvious that God hooked us up to sharpen each other. Through our conversations I have found additional healing in areas of my life that I thought I had already resolved. It's just proof to me that God doesn't leave anything undone.
Finally, another friend who lives far away, has a way of sending me an encouraging e-mail at the exact, precise time that I need to hear it. Once would just be neat, twice would probably be a coincidence, but four or five times shows me that my God is concerned about me. In all of these friendships, I have been able to give as well as receive. They are all definitely a "God thing".
Perhaps the most exciting thing is that during the last week of the year, God miraculously pulled together and partnered me with an amazing small group of Godly men to seek after His will in our lives. I can see that God would not let the year pass without revealing his strategy and action plan for us. He's so amazing! This group of men will continue to sharpen each other into 2011, and I'm blessed to be a part of the group.
Thank you Father for your faithfulness! Your love astounds me!
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