fashion. [149]

this is not deep but i felt like sharing my non-Spiritual side.
i love fashion. but not in a narcissistic way but in an artful and creative way.
please, forgive me.
i'm addicted to lookbook.

friday night. [148]

I have climbed highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run
I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in his fingertips
It burned like a fire
This burning desire

I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I believe in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
But yes I'm still running

You broke the bonds
And you loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Oh my shame
You know I believe it

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

may day. [147]

sinner.
liar.
adulterer.
thief.
murderer.
idolater.
defiler of the Sabbath.
dishonorer of my mother and my father.
coveter.
sloth.
glutton.
woman of wrath.
woman of greed.
sinner.
i swear, i've done them all
or at least, thought about it.
i think the thoughts
whether or not i see them through
sinner
but by grace
You have saved me
go and sin no more.
at least i'm trying to

commercialism. [146]

Christianity and advertising.
i feel like Christians are advertising their faith. with catchy and cheesy knock-offs like abreadcrumbandafish. i used to love these shirts. i thought that they were clever. a way for Christians to have those cool shirts but preach the gospel at the same time.
now, they annoy me.
i feel it's a cheap imitation. and that Christians should stop wearing stuff like that.
after all, people will should know we're Christians by our actions not our bumperstickers.

praise the Father, praise the Son. [145]

worship is more than a song. but the song matters too.
i used to say that worship was my life and praise was when i sang because worship is so much more than a song we sing. when people decide to worship something, it used to mean that they devoted their whole lives to that something. it's not that way anymore. worship is singing a few songs and that's it. we forget to move into action. but if we rank missions or worship ahead of one another, we end up ruining both. when they should be used together. when we sing praise, we meet Him there in that moment.

luke 4:18-19, the Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoner and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 2 corinthians 3:18, and we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. ephesians 6:11-12, put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

but we need to continue to grow in Him after we met with Him.
we need to come together and go forth. as well as come together and worship.
missions flows directly from the worship of the Church. it involves how we treat others. living a life of true worship means feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, and visiting the sick and imprisoned.

matthew 25:31-46,31-33"When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left. "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation. And here's why:
I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.'
"Then those 'sheep' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?' Then the King will say, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.' "Then he will turn to the 'goats,' the ones on his left, and say, 'Get out, worthless goats! You're good for nothing but the fires of hell. And why? Because—
I was hungry and you gave me no meal,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
I was homeless and you gave me no bed,
I was shivering and you gave me no clothes,
Sick and in prison, and you never visited.'
"Then those 'goats' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn't help?' "He will answer them, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me—you failed to do it to me.' "Then those 'goats' will be herded to their eternal doom, but the 'sheep' to their eternal reward."

we need worship and missions; they are essential and inseparable.

don't leave. [144]

i've been struggling with a question. i don't know the answer.
when is it okay to ask people to leave the Church?
i can't think of any reason.
but i'm sure there are Bible answers.
i just don't know where.
time to read my Bible.

rolodex propaganda. [143]

i have a problem with televangelists. don't get me wrong, a lot of good comes from them. it's a wide way to preach the gospel of Christ. but are they really preaching the gospel? i feel like a lot of them aren't. that most of what they are saying is false. many of them promise prosperity through money if you begin to follow Christ and give money to their ministry or if you follow certain steps you'll have your best life now. when all of this is false. life is not a series of steps. our relationship with Christ is not a series of steps and we will not get monetary prosperity from following Christ or giving to a ministry without fervent prayer.
God's plan for us may have to do with us being monetarily poor but spiritually rich.
that's the gospel of Christ.
it's not about how fancy your set is, which speakers you get, how many viewers you get, how many people call in during your telathon. it's about telling the truth. promising the truth and going out to the world instead of staying in the studio.
it's all about the truth.