Walking the Talk: More than Words

Just let the words penetrate.
Jeremiah 32: 38 - 40
38And they shall be My people, and I will be their God:
39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear Me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me.

More Than Words

Why is it so easy to sing and then walk away?
What great defect makes us not live out the very things we say?
Vain words scattered on a fleeting wind
Professing love, but sold out to sin

If indeed we love You
Isn't it way past time
For us to be true
To live "Not my will, but Thine..."?

Ok, so the conviction's hit us again
Are we gonna replay the remorse game?
Seek to impress Him with rivers from our eyes
While drowning out His voice with surging floods of compromise?

What good is an offering of tears
When obedience is what You require?
Help me to honour You, not my fears
Reshape this heart, oh Consuming Fire

Not much to offer
But here's everything, Lord
Take it, and make it greater
Than a mouth full of empty words.

God's love: L.O.V.E

This song is really cool and reminds us of a simple fact: God loves all of us no matter what!

Words from the authors:

Sasha: she had been asked to prepare a song to minister to kids about God's love being awesome, and so she went for a simple and repetitive hook with a catchy tune. She reflected on Romans 8 and also on how she could express the fact that God loves us just the way we are despite our own insecurities.

Andrew:It arose from his own personal relationship with God, and it just happened to fit with what she was looking for to complete her song.

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVR EVERLASTING LIFE. John 3:16

L.O.V.E
Verse 1
The love of God is unsearchable
Can you fathom why we hurt him so
yet His love never goes away?
He's always willing to hold you again
That's our God of love


Chorus
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
The way I am, that's the way He is
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
The way I am, that's the way He is
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
Always will cuz He never changes
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
The way I am, He says that I'm His kid


Verse 2
It's not about your age, looks or gender
He takes you just as you are
And He'll never forsake ya
Fearfully and wonderfully made you are
He'll never break your heart
He's love


Chorus
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
The way I am, that's the way He is
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
The way I am, that's the way He is
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
Always will cuz He never changes
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
The way I am, He says that I'm His kid

....Jesus, Jesus
I can't even believe this,
You came, lived, walked, died...
just to release us.
Your love's so sweet like Reese's Pieces (lol)
never has a being meant more to me,jus
come into my life,
take away the strife,
hold my hand tight,
help me walk right!


YOW! Savlation's free
for him, them, she, me, thee & we!
Imagine my glee when we finally
meet face to face with God
O M G!!!!!!!!Y'all never shall see
a sinner like me
just happy to be alive in He


So...sing da chorus
and clap ya hands
make a joyful noise all ye lands 'cuz


Chorus
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
The way I am, that's the way He is
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
The way I am, that's the way He is
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
Always will cuz He never changes
L.O.V.E. my God He loves me
The way I am, He says that I'm His kid


~ Sasha Allen, Andrew Burton

Giving your all: Sacrifice

This song, well it's more like a chorus because it's really short. It was written out of a deep desire to give God everything I have. Not just singing a song or whatever, but to make sure that when I was praising God it was truly everything I could possibly give. For it to be true sacrifice of praise.

LET THE GIVING THANKS BE YOUR SACRIFICE TO GOD, AND GIVE THE ALMIGHTY ALL THAT YOU PROMISED. Psalm 50:14

Sacrifice

Lord I bring to You
My sacrifice of Praise
And it comes straight from my heart
Lord I give to you
My all in all
And I give to You all that I am

~ Jordanna Guthrie

Take away the burdens

This really speaks to us having burdens but allowing God to take them from us. Basically just to let go and let God.



COME TO ME, ALL OF YOU WHO ARE TIRED FROM CARRYING HEAVY LOADS, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. Matthew 11:28


~ Jordanna Guthrie

Life out of Death

When I did this drawing I think what came to mind was life coming out of something seemingly dead. Which is basically a representative of we who believe in Christ. Before Christ we were spiritually dead and our souls were condemned to the place of no return; but Christ gave us life, hope and a reason for living. So we once were dead but Christ gave us life!

TELL THEM THAT I THE SOVEREIGN LORD AM SAYING TO THEM: I AM GOING TO PUT BREATH INTO YOU AND BRING YOU BACK TO LIFE. Ezekiel 37:4

~ Jordanna Guthrie

Feeling Trapped: This Habit

In reading this piece...I just said over and over in my head..."Me...me...that was me too...". I'm sure this will speak to MANY other Christians struggling with sin as well. I completely love the first two and last two lines...really awesome. When I asked Sean for his inspiration for the piece all he said was this:
Words from the author
Sin :)
Matthew 6: 24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other...

This habit...

It’s like,
being empty when you’re already full
It’s like;
trying to 'push' open a door that says ‘pull’
It’s like,
feeling hurt when you just had the time of your life
but your heart is hit with hurt,
then the hunger bites…
the hunger that you’ve suppressed , all this time
thinking evrything was fine
It's not
It's become maligned

When you're tied up, caught up, and loving the thrill
The feeling that you're feeling in retrospect makes you ill
You’re happy
'Cause you think you’re happy
And everything’ s fine within
But its not
You’re just a pig
Loving the mud of sin

~Sean Bennett.

Love Letter: First Love

This is just really...wow...i'm speechless. It speaks out a heart felt desire, desperate actually to just love God and to feel Him love us back.

Words from the author:

It talks about First love and returning to it.

SHE WILL RUN AFTER HER LOVERS BUT WILL NOT CATCH THEM. SHE WILL LOOK FOR THEM BUT WILL NOT FIND THEM. THEN SHE WILL SAY, 'I AM GOING BACK TO MY FIRST HUSBAND-I WAS BETTER OF THAN NOW'...THEN ONCE AGAIN SHE WILL CALL ME HER HUSBAND-SHE WILL NO LONGER CALL ME HER BAAL. Hosea 2:7 & 16

First Love

I need to be alone to hear Him

Desperate to be calm

Alone

Still

In order to be close to Him

In order for His sweet voice to steal my soul away

With its power

Alone with Him

To let his words romance within me

My heart will leap in his presence

If i could be gentle enough to not disturb the atmosphere

If i could simmer in his aroma

Still

Alone with Him

To embrace His love

Experience His kiss

To dance with Him and let Him sing love songs to me

I will return to my first love for it was better with me then.

~ Antoinette Campbell

Still looking: What are you looking for?

When I read this I thought to myself, 'I can so connect with this poem'. It's just all our thoughts just said. It talks about all the things we think and struggle with. The fact to we think so many things almost contradictory to what serving God and understanding Him is really about but yet we still just have a desire just to love Him and give Him all we can. Yet we can all be rest assured that when it all comes down to it, we can find God again and dwell with Him.

Words from the author:

Its about Love, but its about where love really lies and where we go looking. As in how life often is like we look in other directions for the love we can only get from God and what happens in our life that make us need that love, hence house upside down etc. And it jus talks about the general struggle of a christian I guess.

...THE LOVE SHE OFFERS YOU WILL CATCH YOU LIKE A TRAP OR A NET; AND HER ARMS ROUND YOU WILL HOLD YOU LIKE A CHAIN. A MAN WHO PLEASES GOD CAN GET AWAY, BUT SHE WILL CATCH THE SINNER.
Ecclesiastes 7:26

Still Looking

Still looking for someone to fill the hole

Still disappointed wen true love isn't shown

Still upset that there are no physical arms for me to run

Still mad that my house seems upside down

Still crying silently in my room

Still insecure and confused about what to do

Still thinking some superman will appear

Still worried because I think I am all alone

Still saying the same song that seems to be now too old

Still telling people what's wrong but noone understands

Still wanting to please God even though things are rough

Stilll wanting a pure heart even though it feels crushed

Still giving of myself, the lonely road i trod.

Still reading psalms and singing so I can no longer be sad

Still declaring words over my life.

Still not complaining cause everybody has their problems

But I just want for one day to experience Love.

But there is no one here that I can find

So once again,

I crawl like in the dark to find the dwelling place of God.

~ Anonymous