God Speaks

Journal Entry 3/16/09

I am disciplining my children who have been wasteful for so long. It is time for the prodigal sons and daughters to come back to their Father. It is time for them to turn from their wasteful ways and be faithful stewards of the gifts they have received. For too long they have done what they so choose with their riches and material possessions as if it were all their own, as if they had given it to themselves, as if they had created. Did I not create all of these things? Was it not I who showered blessings upon you? Blessings exceedingly and abundantly more than you can image or even dream to posses. But do I give abundantly so that you may only waste abundantly in return? No! I bless so that you may be a blessing to others!Do you not see the naked? Clothe them! Do you not hear the starving begging for food? Feed them! Care for the fatherless and comfort the widow. How long will you continue to ignore them? How long will you go on denying their existence? Stop seeking benefit and your own personal gain, for these evils cloud man's very connection with his Maker. How then can you see what I see, how will your heart beat and break for my children? This is why I have called you to death, so that you might live. Just as Jesus lived to die, he was resurrected so that the glory of God might be made known to the world and his new life would be lived for all eternity. So die to your flesh, which is but a vessel, and live in the Spirit, which is the connection to the Father.

Noise

So I am really loving the fact that God has blessed me to come back to writing once again. I feel so close to him when I let out my emotions through a simple poem. He reveals himself to me as I put the pen to paper and the words just flow right through me. These are the moments I enjoy with my Father. I love that he uses the things that I enjoy most - like photography, writing, and singing - to connect with him in such an intimate way. So whether the words I write are out of frustration or praise, what matters to him is that he is with me, and he wouldn't have it any other way. I am so thankful that he would love me enough to delight in being with me.

What an awesome God.

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Is there a quiet place on this earth?
Is there not a place I can go to be alone?

All I long for is your presence
All I desire is to be with you
All I want to hear is your gentle voice
All I live for is to see is the light of your face

But where can I go?
Tell me, God, and I will meet you there
I will run to the place of your dwelling and stay there forever

I find no peace among bickering men
I feel no comfort in hearing their quarrels
Where is there silence?
God I ask again, tell me and I will go to it!

Embrace me with your arms of protection
Shelter me beneath your wings
And I will lie down in the safety of your mighty power

Savior

God save us

who are we but wasting away in our flesh?

decaying because of our own sin

falling victim to our own lies and deceit

we are lost in a darkness we ourselves have created

we lead ourselves astray

not walking, but running, faster and further from the Light

this Light is not only the absence of darkness, but its conqueror as well

it uncovers the darkness here under the sun,

that manifests itself within all too willing human hosts

but Light comes in power to search the hearts of men

coming in the name of the One most high to dwell within beings most low

He could have remained above the stratosphere of our depravity

and kept safe distance from the evil that dared to threaten our separation from his presence

but instead, He came in the filth of the flesh

to walk blamlessly among his children

so that they may know the Father's love

that reaches out for them in the darkest and deepest pits,

the most barren and remote deserts,

and the lowest unreachable valleys

this Love we do not deserve

and we can do nothing to deserve it more

because this Love is righteous, it is pure, and it is holy

it cannot be taken away from us, nor can we ever be separated from it

it is a Love that we cannot fully understand because it is so freely given

and so we reject Love

even to this day, Love is crucified

it is watered down, neglected and bruised

and yet we cry out for it

frome the depths of our depravity, we cry out

in our drunkeness and debauchery, we cry out

in our lust and sexual immorality, we cry out

in our bitterness and rage, we cry out

in our fear and confusion, we cry out

we cry out for the One who was, who is, and who is to come

and He WILL come

He will come to meet us exactly where we are

in all of His matchless glory, He will come and deliver us

.:late night reflections:.

In fear of God we fear nothing else

In him we can trust when we trust nothing else

For He will provide when the world takes away

And He will remain when the world falls away

We become lost when man lies and deceives us

But in Him we are found, for He guides and leads us



From glory to glory we soldier on

For His joy is our strength, so our weakness is gone

His joy is our light, so we shine like the sun

His joy gives us boldness when timidity thrives

His joy gives us victory over our lives



In peace we are still

In peace we can heal

In peace we are living.

breathing.

seeing.



In love we find all things complete.

it's all i can do not to mess UP
to fall from Your grace and to slip UP
always afraid that i'll trip UP
if only to You i would look UP
you said my heart You would lift UP
my broken spirit You said You would pick UP
on the last day my soul You would rise UP

so LORD, let Your fire fall DOWN
let Your love reign in me and rain DOWN
on my world, on my life may it come DOWN
cause the walls that i've built to be brought DOWN
LORD to my knees i will bow DOWN
deliver me God when i'm beat DOWN
forgive me, my LORD, when i cut DOWN
for You Father my life i would lay DOWN