"God is so good and so awesome. We don't just sing praise & worship for the sake of singing it.
We sing because He really is who He says He is....He really is the Messiah.
We all deserve death, but we got life. That's the good news. Everyone of us is unqualified.
But He qualifies the unqualified. His love never ends.
So many of us have been brought up in legalistic churches and denominations...I tell you this:
You cannot do one thing to make God love you any more or any less. His love is a big ol river that never stops. His mercies are new every day. I don't care what you've done or where you've been, He still forgives....He still lavishes His love on us big time.
Remember: Worship is a lifestyle. Don't just do it at church, at a concert or in your home....Live the life. Preach always and if necessary use words....Heeeellllllloooooo?!?!?!?!?
When we really start realizing that it's not about us and it's all about Him.....then big stuff actually starts happening. If we BE the body of Christ that we're supposed to be...that's when all the good stuff happens.
It's not about our agenda....it's about His. It's about having the desire to be the body...and if you don't have the desire: Pray. Pray. Pray.....ask God for the desire and keep at it. Pretty soon you will be so in love with your Creator that you forget what you want to do....you forget about all the materialistic things: how high up you are in your job, your cars, how nice of a home...etc. These things don't really matter and they can't bring you peace.
You will get to that place when you just want to be a servant and pour into others. Maybe you're the one that's supposed to be witnessing to the drug addict living not far from you. Maybe you're the one that needs to be going to the nursing homes and spending time with the older ones. Whatever it is....when we start doing these things---Watch out! The church will be a force to be reckoned with!"
~Michael W. Smith
Gabe and I were watching this M.W.S. DVD today and worshipping....in the middle of his concert, Michael starts preaching.....and I was brought to my knees again. In thankfulness of where I am today.....How far God has brought me.....and of how much He really loves me. He is so good.
Maybe there's someone out there today reading this that really needed to hear this. I pray it blesses you as it did me. Love n Hugs....Laura
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Beautiful...moving...inspiring... all of these things. To always be about HIS business.... All of this will bring about the biggest revival to ever see this country! I believe and pray that we will be the generation to knock down the church's 4 walls and take it to the streets..the bars...the drug addicts...the teen who's convinced that God does not even exist... We have to reach out, as I heard Josh from Day of Fire say... "we have to reach out, we have to get out of the church and carry the message to ALL who are around us because it's not like one day everybody is going to wake up and say "I really just need to go to church today". And all we're called to do is love.... Should it really be that hard?! I love you for always building my faith!!!
I have a ton of girl clothes to put in the sale. you should come
Hey! September is kind of a crazy busy month for us. We have two weddings and a shower and Chris is going to the races this weekend Sat. and Sun. Maybe the two of us (and maybe the kids) could road trip to Lindsey's for the garage sale on the 13th.
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