Oh My Goodness

Not another day should we as believers ever walk as if God's grace was not poured on us. His grace is so plentiful that there is nothing in life that is as great as His glory, because He saved us from a wrath that we deserve. Now that brings you and I to a point, are we going through the motions? Are we just laid back Christians that know about God and can see what He does sometimes (if it directly effects us) or are we in a relationship not based on rules, but submerged in Love and Grace that provides everything we need in this life ever... Truth is if we knew we had a life with Grace completely covering us our day to day life would be different. WATCH THIS VIDEO, MAYBE IT CAN HELP YOU TO THINK ABOUT THINGS....



The artist in this video is Matthew West. He is an awesome writer/singer that is known for songs such as Happy, More, Next Thing you Know, The Day Before You (popularized by Rascal Flatts)

here is The Day Before You just to catch a glimpse of his God given talent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5pQlVRypNo

Good Video...Even Better Song

I have never been the hugest fan of American Idol but even though I don't watch it all the time, I even realize that there is major talent on there. With that said...check out this new video... its amazing

David Cook



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjMrxqo43RI

follow up on Hmmmmm....

Just to talk a little about something amazing....if you read my last post I was pondering what God was going to do if He gave me the opportunity to talk to my Paw Paw that was not saved. Prayer was being lifted up and I was praying for the Holy Spirit to move in the hospital room when I saw him. Being in a state of prayer and asking God to completely take over the situation it started out a little tough considering that I flew home and once we got close we ended up making circles because of a storm that was going through my hometown. Sat night it took forever to get home....not only did we do circles and not land but we ended up flying somewhere else and landing. We sat in El Paso, TX waiting and finally we flew out once again to go towards our destination. I was supposed to be there at 7:15 that night but did not get there until 9:30 and I was hungry because I had not eaten yet. Everything cleared up though and the next day I was able to share with my Paw about the Savior, King, and sacrificial Lamb. I have to say it was the most awesome experience I have ever been apart of. This Easter is something that I will never forget...and I will never forget what God did on that day and the words my paw said........

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Just thought that I would say that I am thinking alot and praying alot right now about things that I cannot necessarily say on here. Lord be with me and Holy Spirit move when I talk to Paw sometime this weekend! Stage 4 cancer is never a good thing for most people, but what about the people that it makes closer to Christ? No matter what happens in life there is hope. No matter what happens there is peace and joy in the fact that at the end of the second, minute, hour, day, month, year, or life if we are believers then Jesus changed us. Our focus is no longer on today but the future for He alone is worthy and He is the Messiah(KING) which stepped into human form to dethrown His deity to become a servant. Then he died a cruel and humiliating death, rose the third day out a tomb that wasn't his, and ascended providing a life a freedom and a way of worship to those that believe. Now come on....you gotta realize how good that is...whether there is cancer involved or whether you are having a break up with a girlfriend/boyfriend, or even a joy to the point that you rely on it as soon as you wake up in the morning. Everything changes in life once you realize this. Come Lord Jesus come! I hope its soon.

Philippians 2:5-11

True Joy

Man, alot of things are swirling through my mind and it is flipping me out because this is different then the other hardships that I so recently faced in life. I wasn't going to come out and just post it everywhere, but I must so that Jesus can get glory for being the Majestic King that He is. My Paw Paw has been in the hospital here lately and it seemed as though he got bad news in the first place that he had diabetes along with other complications. Well, he gos on about his business but the pain and the tiredness he was feeling finally overwhelmed him and him and my grandma went over to the hospital. To make a long story short its been over a week now and he is still in there. Paw is so brave and tough because doctors are not his thing and if it wasn't really bad then he would not see a doc. To make a long story short test after test that they have run came back with bad prognosis. We just found out two nights ago that he has cancer. Its not just a spot that they are looking at but cancer in his bones and he just has alot of gunk gone wrong. This is absolutely one of the hardest things that anyone has to hear.
The guy is one heck of a fellow, he has always taken me out to do the manly stuff such as camping and fishing. Man, there is not one time where I can look back and say he was not a factor in my life. When I was 3 and 4 I remember him reading to me and playing school with me and my sister. I remember him taking us to swing at the park every time they would come over. He grew one mean garden, and grew even better fish stories. Something that always impressed me is that He truly loved my nanny and still does. He had no issues doing dishes after dinner and viewed it as "my chores" but not with a dislike, rather just a "I gotta do em". He didnt ever complain...and that is crazy...dishes really suck people! The man can catch a fish in the craziest water conditions with a topwater. He let me do a couple donuts in his boat, wait he didn't really want me to do that...nevermind, but in the end we laughed. He helped me learn how to fillet a fish. He made fun of me when I fell asleep on a guys shoulder that I never met....one time that he took me to work with him on his big truck. The man could dance any kind of dance country western wise and had a hop to him that I could never learn.
Why do I say this? Because I love this man with everything I got and though this news was completely horrid, my heart drops, and I am reduced to tears, I see amazing things. I see a God that has provided me with a family that cares. I see a God that placed me in situations to learn from my paw paw. I see a God that does not sit idly by and let us suffer because we absolutely should rot and go to hell...but yet he doesn't let that happen. I am reminded that because of my relationship with God through Jesus Christ that whether a sickness comes, I lose someone, or anything else happens in this life that His glory continues to spill out because He is God and blessed be the name of the Lord. Joy doesn't come in circumstances of emotion, but in knowing that Jesus Christ paid a price so that I could be free and with my Father in Heaven. So while alot of things seem grim in alot of ways.....I can see right now the glory of an amazing God that deserves worship and us at his feet giving praise. This all happens and is crazy, but another thing happened. Someone close to me lost a grandpa and His grandpa was a great man. A friend of mine called to ask me for prayer for someone the other day that is in the service in Iraq because he was exposed to some form of chemical that was causing him to have seizures and all sorts of issues. My friend that lost his grandpa happens to be my brother in law by the way, and his sister lost her job. Another person had issues with her father going to the hospital for a mini stroke. A guy had some major issues with an ex that will obviously effect him for a long time. Why do I say stuff about this? Because through all this crap is where we find how amazing Jesus is. The King above all Kings. The Messiah and Savior is looking down on us and cares for us...but most importantly he is smiling because He knows what he already conquered so that His followers will not have to worry about these things. Because of that there is joy...because of that there is an amazing thing. Romans 8----the later half...I yearn for you Jesus and your return. For your glory I will follow you with faith that you know everything and I know nothing. I follow you because you were there before time began and before the world and universe came about. Through the cross I look at this time and know there is nothing that will come for anyone that they cannot find joy in because of Him. Everyone look for Christ...He is the rock.

Holy design
this place in time
that i might seek and find my God
my God

Lord i want to yearn for You
i want to burn with passion
over You and only You
Lord i want to yearn

Your joy is mine
yet why am i fine
with all my singing and bringing grain
in light of Him

oh You give life and breath
through Him You give all things
in Him we live and move
that's why i sing

(Acts 17:25-28, Hebrews 12:28-29)