Vacuum my spirit please

Do you ever get that feeling inside where you feel spiritually dirty? Like maybe you haven't spent as much time as you should in your bible? Or you gave into some thoughts that you shouldn't have? Or you didn't listen to Gods tiny voice one time too many? And now he's gone into hiding?

This happens every now and again, I'll feel great spiritually for a while then things happen and I feel devoid, like I need God to come down riding on the clouds, knock me around for a bit, shove some truth in my ear, maybe I do a little crying (that makes everything better,) and that will somehow make me cleansed so I can show my face before God Almighty again.

The truth is I know I do need God for every aspect of my life.

But the truth is God is everywhere.

The truth is God is  in  every thing.

Maybe I've been listening to lies? God went into hiding back in the Old Testament, does he still go into hiding in this day and time?

Surely there is a balance in all this....but where?

Tat.

I did it. I got a tattoo. I'm kind of still in shock. And can't believe I did it. But I did, and I'm glad I did.

"But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who Believe and are saved." Heb. 10:39

This doesn't really pertain to the tat. post but this is just cool quotes from The Chronicles of Narnia and verses.

"Oh, Adam's sons, how cleverly you defend yourselves against all that might do you good!" The Magicians Nephew

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Heb. 11:1

"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Heb. 11:6

"Safe? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he's isn't safe. But he's good." The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 

p.s. I went to see Coldplay last Friday night, best concert ever, felt the HS, absolutely amazing!

"But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness" Heb. 3:13

I'm...

I'm getting baptized today...Jesus I hope you know what you're doing.  Theres a lot of prayer going on for today and if you're reading this I hope you pray too :) I'll fill you in on the story later.

"For you I sing I dance, 

I rejoice in this Divine Romance, 

lift my heart and my hands to show my love."

A trick of the trade

"Guilty, I'm so guilty, and I'm guilty for the rest of my life...How come I never do, what I'm suppose to do? How come everything I try never turns out right? You know how it is with my baby, you know I just can't stand myself, but I've found myself in trouble and I had no where else to go..."

Here's something to try next time you get consumed by yourself: Go out and minister to someone.

The enemy likes to get you trapped inside yourself and your mind where it turns into a downward spiral of awfulness. He tried that on me this week and even though I didn't feel like getting out of myself and ministering to anyone there was a need, and as soon as I got encouraging words for that person I started feeling better, like a wasn't a failure. 

That song up at the top is an old one the Blues Brothers sang which I think Randy Newman wrote. It is an extremely depressing song about a guy who falls into drugs and alcohol and thinks he has no where else to turn to but a woman; thats us...We, as humans, Are guilty, our flesh is as guilty as ever. We never do what we're suppose to do, everything we try on our own never turns out right but that is the case of the fallen man.

This post isn't all depressing, yes we are guilty and deserve death but this is where that grace blog comes in, for some unfathomable reason because this crazy God sent his Only Child to earth to shed His blood for us some two thousand years ago we are set free.

We Are (present tense) set free.

So even if you've committed "your worst sin"* you are already set free from it, you were set free from it thousands of years ago before anyone back then even knew you or thought about you!

Let's accept it!!! Lets go out and share it! Get out of yourself! This life isn't about us, it's about God! and what He wants to do, sometimes we just need to remind ourselves of that. Col 3:1-3

"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things Above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things Above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God."

"Fake it 'till you make it!" Use that imagination! No matter how dull You think it is God gave it to you for a reason! Think clouds and golden gates, cats with halos, (cats have 9 lives duh) anything to get you out of your own mind! (Col. 1:21) If you need help ask for it! We're all in this together! Lets spread the Kingdom of God! Hallelujah? Yes and Amen.

*Fact: All sin is equal, murdering is equal to lying; sex before marriage : stealing. No one sin is greater than another.

Humor

Maybe it's just me but I think this is hilarious!

The nerd...the computer....the fat ol' God...

hilarious...

Grace

"Grace I call your name, oh won't your smile fall over me, I crouch and drink on hands and knees oh sweet grace rain down on me, I need you grace." Grace Phil Wickham

Ah! July 1st! I love new months! A new month feels so refreshing to me! New things are going to happen, I don't have much of a schedule yet-new, new, new! I always feel like coming into a new month is like wiping my slate clean again, all the mistakes I made in the last month are officially gone, all the stupid things I said last month are "Now Forgotten," it's like I'm a new person again!

But Gods been teaching me that's not exactly true...yes a new month is always exciting, but God gives us grace ALL the time! I mean Gods timing isn't human timing right? He gives us new grace   every day,   every hour,   every minute,   every second,   every millisecond!   He told me once 'Every second is a new second' This was in Costa Rica when I was walking with a lot of fear about what was going to happen and on this same trip He spoke to me about Choosing!  

God gives us a Choice to follow Him, He gives us a choice to accept His Grace and His UNFATHOMABLE LOVE! So it is our responsibility in our Relationship with God to Choose how we walk in life, we can choose to drink 'til we barf, gossip about our friends etc. OR we can choose to walk in the Fruits of The Spirit! Clothe ourselves in Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control!

It's a choice! What?! The deity that created THE UNIVERSE gives US, mere humans, a CHOICE! What Freedom we can live in if we only CHOOSE!

Whoa...