The intermittent records of a slightly socially retarded, trigger happy, newbie registered nurse attempting to defy mediocrity.. and gravity, of course.
Friday, 9 April 2010
saturate.
Like a fire shut up in my bonesI want the world to knowYou are God
With a passion burning deep within
I want the world to know
That You live
Let Your presence come and saturateEvery part of meMake me new
Let Your Spirit come and move within
Fill me once againI need moreJesus I'm desperate for You
Jesus I'm hungry for You
Jesus I'm longing for You
Lord You are, all I want
Come like a flood
And saturate me now
You're all I want
Come like the windAnd sweep throughout this placeYou're all we want.
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So shakersconference is/was this week. I got to go to 1.5 sessions despite work.. and it was definitely worth it.
I've grown up in church, I've known of this God my whole existence and that fact is divine FAVOUR that has been put on my life. I've always known Him to be real, even as a kid.. I always looked up to the grown ups who praised with their hands lifted up and wish the kids around me could do that too.. thinking that that next level of worship was only for the grown ups. I could always feel His presence even from a young age.
I was in year 8 when I truly started to understand the significance and reality of this God that my parents had dedicated their lives to. I found Him real for myself. I was on fire, I was passionate, I raised my hands when no one else my age did. I jumped around like crazy. It was the first love.
Now, 8 years later.. I'm here. After so many hurts and disappointments and just the mundanity of life.. I've lost that fire. I remember being that teenager and seeing my leaders skip conference and being appalled by their lack to enthusiasm. But now I'm the leader.. so what kind of example am I setting?
We really need to get back to the place of our first love. That passion that you just can't contain. That's the passion you see at shakers conference. The other night I was praising and going crazy.. and for a moment opened my eyes and saw the thousands of young people just abandoned in praise. I saw young people reaching that high and connecting with their creator.
I think there's a balance. I'm not that teenager anymore, but that doesn't mean we can't be passionate. We need to start edging on the next generation to reach those highs and start stirring up that passion.
I want that passion that feels like a fire shut up in my bones. Saturate me.
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2 Comments:
Amen! :)
it was.. wow.
i didnt grow up in church.. rather parents were buddhist.. so to attend and see/feel that level of commitment was extremely powerful and left me curious for more :)
u have to watch last nights preaching! td jakes (y)
knulave
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the about me section that can never truly fully describe a person.
it usually emcompasses the favourite movies, favourite music and all that jazz, but really when you think about it these aspect of me change every few years and can never really define me, as me.
but here are the basics anyway:
1. i'm left handed but drive with my right hand.
2. i like milk, but only safeway light milk.
3. i have a dog named phileo and he's white with a pink nose.
4. i am, after three crazy years, a registered nurse, division one.
5. i wish my life was a musical and i often burst into song and love it when people around me join in too
6. i'm sometimes just a mess but above it all, my jesus is always there to come to the rescue. he's pretty swell :)
Friday, 9 April 2010
saturate.
Like a fire shut up in my bonesI want the world to knowYou are God
With a passion burning deep within
I want the world to know
That You live
Let Your presence come and saturateEvery part of meMake me new
Let Your Spirit come and move within
Fill me once againI need moreJesus I'm desperate for You
Jesus I'm hungry for You
Jesus I'm longing for You
Lord You are, all I want
Come like a flood
And saturate me now
You're all I want
Come like the windAnd sweep throughout this placeYou're all we want.
---
So shakersconference is/was this week. I got to go to 1.5 sessions despite work.. and it was definitely worth it.
I've grown up in church, I've known of this God my whole existence and that fact is divine FAVOUR that has been put on my life. I've always known Him to be real, even as a kid.. I always looked up to the grown ups who praised with their hands lifted up and wish the kids around me could do that too.. thinking that that next level of worship was only for the grown ups. I could always feel His presence even from a young age.
I was in year 8 when I truly started to understand the significance and reality of this God that my parents had dedicated their lives to. I found Him real for myself. I was on fire, I was passionate, I raised my hands when no one else my age did. I jumped around like crazy. It was the first love.
Now, 8 years later.. I'm here. After so many hurts and disappointments and just the mundanity of life.. I've lost that fire. I remember being that teenager and seeing my leaders skip conference and being appalled by their lack to enthusiasm. But now I'm the leader.. so what kind of example am I setting?
We really need to get back to the place of our first love. That passion that you just can't contain. That's the passion you see at shakers conference. The other night I was praising and going crazy.. and for a moment opened my eyes and saw the thousands of young people just abandoned in praise. I saw young people reaching that high and connecting with their creator.
I think there's a balance. I'm not that teenager anymore, but that doesn't mean we can't be passionate. We need to start edging on the next generation to reach those highs and start stirring up that passion.
I want that passion that feels like a fire shut up in my bones. Saturate me.
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2 Comments:
Amen! :)
it was.. wow.
i didnt grow up in church.. rather parents were buddhist.. so to attend and see/feel that level of commitment was extremely powerful and left me curious for more :)
u have to watch last nights preaching! td jakes (y)
knulave
like no love but not.
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9 April 2010 at 10:39 am