the sound of life...~

Recently, I was spending time with the Lord, and I'd been thinking about my past, and things that went on, good and bad, things I wish never would have happened, but I knew I couldn't fix cause it was in the past. I was beating myself up over things that I've should've forgotten, and that no longer mattered. Just as I was thinking about all of this... I had a vision of an old tape player, and the tape that was in it was the tape of my past, (they tape I had been listening to at the very moment) playing over and over in my mind, when suddenly, I saw Jesus hit "eject" He took it out, and smashed it... "Stop playing that old tape! Stop listening to the song of your past!" He beckoned, just then.... I saw a "play button" as on a cd player... and a new cd was placed in the cd player... (the tape player represented things that were old and out dated, cd player was to represent, the newer and to come) ... so anyways... I then realized what the Lord was trying to say, (God always speaks in away that is relative to us, and in a way that we will understand the most...I love music, and singing...so I believe this is why He used this analogy...)... Our lives are like songs... I came up with this quote (if you know me, I love quotes, and I wrote this quote in relation to my last sentence...) ~We dance along and go with the beats, at times it can be sad, othertimes it's upbeat, but we'll never know what the end of the song sounds like until we've first listened to the length of it..~  in other words... life is fun at times, other times it's hard, things will happen you wish never did, but no matter what, live it to the fullest, and dance even when you can't. We won't know what our lives hold at the end until we've first lived, not just the length of our lives, but also it's width... We only know what the song sounds like after we've listened to the whole thing... Your life is a song, live every beat it has to offer, don't wonder what the end of it will sound like, nor try to predict it, music is unpredictable, and so are our lives, live it well, so that one day when you die others can hear the beautiful song you've left behind. If you live for Christ, the song is always going to result with a high note. =)

Curves in life...

Sometimes, life throws curve balls...... But you just gotta learn to predict them, and hit them outta the park when they come your way! ...I once heard a saying, it said... A curve in the road is not the end of the road, of course unless you fail to make the turn. You always gotta keep you head up, even with all the horrible things life throws at ya! Throw it back! Always smile, even when you can't. No matter what, always give God the glory, He'll work things out if you ask Him to, alot of times things in our life come up and we often forget about God, how silly! He should be our first resource! Never give up! Hope always seems hidden when fate arises! Nevertheless, Hope is still there! We just have to stop looking through the eyes of fate to see it. =)

Passion...How we have it...How we lose it...How to get it back stronger...

Passion...having strong feelings or a desire for another.
Passion must be our foundation when we are chasing after God's heart....but often... we sometimes find ourselves losing or that we have lost passion for God...not at all meaning too...or not really sure how it happens. But we'll find that we were once on fire for God, wanting nothing but Him, and being totally in love with Him...seeking Him, reading our Bible.. anxious to know what else is in His word, worshiping Him with a desperate heart, and only desiring Him... and then we're at a place... where... we still love God... we still worship Him and read our Bible but not as much, and we're not as excited about God as we were before... safe to say our passion has "died out". We wonder how and why this has happened, we think we need another "God Moment" or to go to another amazing service and get prophesied over to get it back...and to have that moment again where we really "feel God" when really..while all those things are great...the problem is ...ourselves. Let me explain...when we become passionate about someone or something... we become dedicated and completely focused and consumed with it.
Lets use football for an example (nothing against football... I love football! =) ) (GO PATS! haha) .. anyways... in football... people can be very passionate about it... to the point where they aren't afraid to show how dedicated to their team they are... I mean... only really dedicated, passionate,radical fans would paint there entire face... or body even just to show support or cheer on their favorite football team in freezing cold weather! These fans are dedicated, passionate, radical, and focused on their teams' victory! They're not letting any circumstances stop them from supporting their team and being passionate!
We all as Christians must be like a crazy football fan... but instead of being crazy and passionate about football.. we have to be passionate about Jesus, and seeing His heart!
Passion fades when we are not focused.... passion fades by distractions that we allow!! Most of the time... we don't realize we "allow" distractions into our lives... but we do... ANYthing that distracts us from God (wether it be a bestfriend, guy,girl, family/friend circumstance, finances,etc) will delute our passion for Him, simply beacuse it's taking our focus off of Him.
How do we get that passion back that we once had and get it even stronger?
We focus!...I know, I know, easier said then done... a LOT easier said then done... make a commitment to yourself...that you're not gonna allow even the smallest things over take your mind and separate you from God (we may not realize it, but that's exactly what happens when we focus on other things besides Him) Yes! Distractions separate us from God....cause when we are being distracted even the littlest bit... we are not being focused... we start to lose focus...and it abducts our passion without us even realizing it...cause after all .... another word for passion is being focused or dedicated, when we become distracted we are no longer 100% dedicated to God. We stay passionate about God....by staying focused on Him... we stay focused on Him by putting down any distractions that try to come in our life, as soon as a distraction comes, im recognize it and say to yourself "No, I refuse to let anything (even small things) distract me, I must stay focused on God!". Everyday...spend at least a few minutes in prayer...(although when you become really passionate you'll crave to be with God and want to spend as much time in prayer and worship as your time allows...) When we aren't distracted and stay focused on God completely... We will desire nothing but Him. Guess what! We can have all of Him that we want and are willing too pursue! He is not holding Himself back from us... it's us holding back from Him.
If people can go nuts and all out crazy, and be so passionate for a football team... for a game.. then we as Christians should be so much more passionate about a real, alive God, the One that made the very eyes you're reading this with... the One who made the very family you have, the One that made your city, your state, your country, and all the countries of the earth, the One that has made the world and everything that there ever was and is! The One that was so madly, head-over-heals in love with you that He sent the only son He had to die for You, so you could be re united with Him, cause sin separated you from Him....That very same God! The One that lives inside of you, and can absolutely never leave you, the One who is THE best friend...the comforter when no one is around...the One that is always speaking peace over you and declaring His love for you....the One that is continually screaming "I love you!!" to you..... THAT ONE!
Shouldn't we be so much more passionate, and radical, and madly in love with Hum, and focused and dedicated to Him, then a football fan, who is dedicated to something... entertaining... We have a relationship with Jesus... with God! He loves us! He wants to show us all of Him! When we are passionate, we will naturally be radical, not letting any circumstances, anyONE, anyTHING, stop us from being an all out crazy, radical, passionate, focused, dedicated fan of God!

~Be focused, Be dedicated, Be Passionate!~