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Friday, October 21, 2005

Currently ListeningGloBy Delirious?see related- Majesty
Majesty (Here I Am)Here I am humbled by your MajestyCovered by your grace so freeHere I am, knowing I'm a sinful manCovered by the blood of the LambNow I've found the greatest love of all is mineSince you laid down your lifeThe greatest sacrificeMajesty, MajestyYour grace has found me just as I amEmpty handed, but alive in your handsMajesty, MajestyForever I am changed by your loveIn the presence of your MajestyHere I am humbled by the love that you giveForgiven so that I can forgiveHere I stand, knowing that I'm your desireSanctified by glory and fireNow I've found the greatest love of all is mineSince you laid down your lifeThe greatest sacrifice
What am I here for? Its funny when things of this world dont affect you like people want them to. Its cool just to sit back and realize, "God, i want my will to be yours", and see him take you places that you have never been. But what does it take for us to take that leap into his complete grace and love? So many times i have sat back and worried about things of this world when they mean nothing. Thank God that i feel empowered and astounded in him. Though we sit around and hear things of this world and concentrate on getting it "just right", we are wasting so much time. Who needs the things of this world? Why do we have the right to these things? Why do we have the right to anything? We dont... God is amazing and yes he will bless, but wants his honor restored in our hearts. Jamie and I were talking about this the other night; where is the Fear of the Lord anymore? We dont have it, we go around doing whatever we want, sinning, and living our lives, but we just feel conviction; not respect or fear for our Lord or Majesty. I have just thought about this last night before i went to bed, and its kinda be resounding in my heart and thoughts this morning.
This weekend we are going to Macon to play music and lead worship. Keep us in your prayers.
- john

Where are the ones walking the Opposite Way?

"Opposite Way" - Leeland

Living in the same town
For all these years
Doing the same old things
Hanging with the same crowd
And it’s starting to get crippling
You’ve never felt in place
And you tell yourself it’s all okay
But something’s different today
You want to run the opposite way

And it seems like you’re locked in a cage
And you need to find a way of escape
When everyone is setting the pace
It’s okay to run the opposite way

The Father sent His Son down
The light of men
The cross He bore was crippling
Rejected in His own town
They couldn’t see the sun shining
He knelt in the garden and prayed
Father, let this cup pass from me
It’s not Your will for me to stay
Your will for me is the opposite way

And it seemed like He was locked in a cage
And He couldn’t find away of escape
But through the cross He conquered the grave
My Jesus ran the opposite way

Oh, and through the cross He conquered the grave
Oh, He ran the opposite way
Yeah, through the cross He conquered the grave
So you could run the opposite way

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Man... that song speaks a million words to me right now. Sometimes
when I feel like noone is willing to stand with me, God proves that we are
so much more infinitely different than all the others around us. What a
sincere and crippling Love that God has for us. It just breaks my heart
every time I realize that I am trying to do this on my own. God sent His
son that you and I might have real life. Please don't give that up. I love you
guys and girls and I am praying that we would all hit a real awakening.
Though I wish I wrote the lyrics above, I agree that I am no poet or lyricist.
God has set in motion great opportunity in our lives... are we going
to take it?

In much love, but far much more offered by my Father.

-john