Once and For All..
It was once and for all, Sin has lost it's claim, our souls have lost their blame, we've been lifted up from the fall.
Once and for all, our fate has been undone, what was lost has now been won, we've been lifted up from the fall, once and for all. Once and for all.
Oh the beauty of this song. The meaning, the love, the passion behind this song. I love it. It brings me to tears almost every time Garth plays it at church. I've been thinking a lot about the definition of love and what that means to me and how that applies to my life, an appropriate definition I belive is one by Pastor Justin: Love is active, it's sacrificial, and it brings about change. Change is something I have not been inclined to deal with lately. I used to love change. I enjoyed the newness of things, the unfamiliarity of unknown places or people. Now, I depise the very thought of unknown territory. Change is occurring in people around me, new opportunities for myself, doors are opening and closing faster than I can comprehend. I seem to have incapability of letting go of things lately. I feel the need to try and please everyone. Yesterday as I was driving, a thought occured to me.. I am so busy trying to make everyone in my life happy with me, that I have completely been ignoring the very thing I was created for. We were created to interact, to have relationship with our very own creator.
It was once and for all, Sin has lost it's claim, our souls have lost their blame, we've been lifted up from the fall.
Once and for all, our fate has been undone, what was lost has now been won, we've been lifted up from the fall, once and for all. Once and for all.
Oh the beauty of this song. The meaning, the love, the passion behind this song. I love it. It brings me to tears almost every time Garth plays it at church. I've been thinking a lot about the definition of love and what that means to me and how that applies to my life, an appropriate definition I belive is one by Pastor Justin: Love is active, it's sacrificial, and it brings about change. Change is something I have not been inclined to deal with lately. I used to love change. I enjoyed the newness of things, the unfamiliarity of unknown places or people. Now, I depise the very thought of unknown territory. Change is occurring in people around me, new opportunities for myself, doors are opening and closing faster than I can comprehend. I seem to have incapability of letting go of things lately. I feel the need to try and please everyone. Yesterday as I was driving, a thought occured to me.. I am so busy trying to make everyone in my life happy with me, that I have completely been ignoring the very thing I was created for. We were created to interact, to have relationship with our very own creator.
In psalm 66 David said this : 17-20 " I cried to Him with my mouth and high praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished iniquity in my heart the lord would not have listened. But truely God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, because He has not rejected my prayer, or removed his steadfast love from me!"
This is a great example of the kind of relationship David had with the Lord. David talked to God, God listened. Most importantly, God talked to David, and David listened. David loved and praised God, because he knew Him. He awaited God's reply; he watched for the answers to the prayers he made and accepted them when they weren't what he wanted. It was intimate and deep, and not superficial or shallow. Kaelie told us about her uncle attending a Catholic church (he's christian) for the pure reason that they reserve church as a Holy place still. You walk in and are in 
the presence of God. I don't believe that God's presence is limited to certain sanctified buildings by any means but I certainly believe that the presence of God is not to be dismissed. It is something that carries a beauty unknown to us, a fragrance we should soak up more often. The idea though of walking into church, your room, or even a coffee shop, and knowing that you are walking into the presence of God to spend quality time in praise, prayer, and awaiting his reply is stimulating. Active, sacrificial, and causes a change. What if we actively pursue God? If we sacrifice time and attention to spend with Him? I believe it cause us to trust and rely on a God we know and knows us intimately. I often think of Adam's relationship with God. I wish I could have a taste of those strolls through the garden with the one who gave breath to my very lungs.
the presence of God. I don't believe that God's presence is limited to certain sanctified buildings by any means but I certainly believe that the presence of God is not to be dismissed. It is something that carries a beauty unknown to us, a fragrance we should soak up more often. The idea though of walking into church, your room, or even a coffee shop, and knowing that you are walking into the presence of God to spend quality time in praise, prayer, and awaiting his reply is stimulating. Active, sacrificial, and causes a change. What if we actively pursue God? If we sacrifice time and attention to spend with Him? I believe it cause us to trust and rely on a God we know and knows us intimately. I often think of Adam's relationship with God. I wish I could have a taste of those strolls through the garden with the one who gave breath to my very lungs. 
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