tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50805358114638429402024-03-13T06:23:18.778-07:00Let there be Lightness of heart...How beautiful is the person who comes to bring the Good News...Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-51233105213092472762010-10-23T16:11:00.000-07:002010-10-23T16:14:30.930-07:00He brought out His people with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy.My joy is not dependent on my circumstance. My joy is not dependent upon what I see, or what I feel.<br />It is not dependent upon my fears. My joy is not dependent on what people say. It is not dependent on how people act.<br />My joy is not dependent on how much money I make.<br />It is not dependent on who I am with.<br />My joy is not dependent on this world, or the thing in it, or the things of it.<br />My joy is dependent upon my Father.<br />My joy comes from Him.<br />He has said. "The joy of the Lord is my strength" and that is how I live. no matter what is going on around me, I have the joy of the Lord, and He makes me strong. He delivers me from my fears. He strengthens me with His laughter flowing through me.<br />His laugh is so powerful, it blows me away...it blows every fear, every trial, every doubt, worry, care, lie away.Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-50237501322756026152010-08-02T17:40:00.000-07:002010-08-02T18:18:37.929-07:00I need You. Nothing. No place. No one else will do...Without You, I am nothing.<br />Without You, I can do nothing.<br />Without You, I am broken.<br />Without You, I am burdened.<br />Without You, I am lost.<br />Without You, I am not whole.<br />Without You, I am so afraid.<br />Without You, I have no direction.<br />Without You, I have no where to go.<br />Without You, I am guilty.<br />Without You, I am bound.<br />Without You, I am confused.<br />Without You, I hate myself.<br />Without You, I don't know Love.<br />Without You, I don't know how to love.<br />Without You, I am surrounded by darkness.<br />Without You, I can see no Light.<br />Without You, I have no peace.<br />Without You, I am hopeless.<br />Without You, I am weak.<br />Without You I am alone.<br />Without You, I cannot think.<br />Without You, I cannot feel.<br />Without You, I am not alive.<br />Without You, I have no life.<br />Without You, I am angry.<br />Without You, I am hungry.<br />Without You, I am thirsty.<br />Without You, I am not satisfied.<br />Without You, I am blind.<br />Without You, I am deaf.<br />Without You, I know nothing.<br />Without You, I cannot exist.<br />Without You, I do not want to be...<br />But <span style="font-style: italic;">with </span>you Jesus, I am everything You are.<br /><br />"I need You. Nothing. No place. No one else will do.<br />I need You, for You satisfy the longing inside."<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-75790558694146094502010-04-19T17:51:00.000-07:002010-04-19T18:32:44.046-07:00Won't You dance with me oh Lover of my soul, to the song of all songs...Let my every move be in Your presence.<br />Let my every step be in line right with Yours.<br />Oh my God, Oh Lover of my soul, lead me in every step. Guide me in every truth.<br />Fill me to overflowing with You, with Your presence.<br />Let my every move be a sweet smelling fragrance in Your nostrils, as every step I take worships You.<br />Let every word that comes out of my mouth please You. Let no idle word come from my heart. Let my lips utter nothing that You Yourself wouldn't say.<br />Guide & lead my every step. Speak to me the words You want me to say.<br />Let me not walk in the path of man, but of You. Let every challenge bring glory to Your name. Let me fail no test.<br />Let me only drown in You; in Your presence, Your love, Your overwhelming beauty...<br />Let Your love be my every word. Let Your feet move mine. Let every move I make, be beautiful in Your sight.<br />Let the mention of Your name make my heart dance.<br />Let my ears be so alert to every word You speak.<br />When Your Spirit moves, let me move with it.<br />Let everyday bring new revelation of You, of Your love, of Your heart.<br />Let my heart be after You, for without You, my heart would not beat.<br />Let my spirit dance with Yours. The most beautiful of dances..none could compare with ours; the beautiful dances we dance.<br />Let my mouth never stop singing Your praises.<br />Let my eyes see everything Yours do, the way Your eyes see.<br />Let my tongue dance with Your praises.<br />Let my hands surrender in praise to You. Let them never be idle.<br />Let the songs You sing over me be like none I've ever heard.<br />Let every note You sing, sing to my soul. Let every one move my heart. Let everyone refresh my soul.<br />Let Your eyes never leave me.<br />Let my eyes never leave You. Let them stay fixed on You, my prize, my goal.<br />Let my eyes ever be fixed on You.<br />Let no man capture my heart, my sight, my everything like You do.<br />Let everything else fade away, as You & I dance our dance for all eternity.<br />Let me never stop dancing.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Won't You dance with me, Oh</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Lover of my soul,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">to the song of all songs?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Romance me, Oh</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Lover of my soul</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">to the song of all songs...</span><br /><br />Allyssia...Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-49183394195895499712010-02-09T16:52:00.000-08:002010-02-09T18:06:59.542-08:00And when the oceans rage...Storms may not always be the most desired things to go through,<br />but through the storms God always gives us the rain...<br />He gives us His faithful rain that He pours down over us and drowns us with...His over whelming rain that He uses to send His harvest.<br />Oh His rain, His beautiful rain...if we only knew the reasons for the storms,<br />if we could only see the after math of the storms while we're going through them...we would see the way He sees...we would see not our carnal, earthly-time, but in His time, and with His eyes<br />Oh, how we should long to have His eyes...the warmest, most beautiful, fiery eyes...eyes that burn away every impurity,<br />with just a glance...those eyes that pierce into your soul, and make you transparent before Him...the eyes of love<br />the eyes that look past everything that shames us, and pulls every thing else away, the eyes that flood where ever He looks<br />with Light, with Truth...oh how we should long to have His eyes...to see with His eyes...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account..." Hebrews 4.13</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-68846974232845682532009-10-21T08:59:00.000-07:002010-04-19T17:23:40.910-07:00You sang Your song over me...<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Hola bloggers! Sorry it's taken so long for us to write another blog, but things have been crazy lately!<br />As I was in my <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256140726_0">quiet time</span> tonight, letting God speak while I listened, He led to me the verse Zephaniah 3.17[my favourite verse by the way]...</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> "The LORD your God in your midst, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> The Mighty One, will save; </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> He will rejoice over you with gladness, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> He will quiet </span><i style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">you</i><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> with His love, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> He will rejoice over you with singing..."</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">This verse says SO much! Just keep reading it until you get the revelation of this verse!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I may not necessarily know you or your situations, or what you're going through, but I do know this and want you to know this; </span><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">whatever</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> the situation or mountains you're facing, He's ALWAYS there waiting for you to turn your situations over to Him so He can move...</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> obstacle,</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">every </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">mountain.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">He is ALWAYS waiting with His loving, strong, comforting arms, open wide waiting for you to run into them so He can embrace you, and sing His songs over you; </span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256140726_1">songs of <span style="font-style: italic;">love</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">, of </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">peace</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">, of </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">life</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">...He </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">will</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> quiet you with His love, as long as you let Him & embrace Him too...He is the BEST Dad EVER!!!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">So I would like to encourage you, whatever you're going through, or have been through, if you're broken, let Him put you back together, it may not all happen at once, but His timing is</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> perfect</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I was lost when You found me here,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">and I was broken beyond repair</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">then You came along and You sang Your song over me...</span><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Allyssia...</span><br /></span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-26027212817653174042009-06-29T17:50:00.000-07:002009-06-29T18:11:08.756-07:00This is our God...You knew everything about me, before I was even formed.<br /><br />You know every word I speak, years before I speak them.<br /><br />You see my heart, & how it longs for the things of You.<br /><br />You see the real me, when no one else can, you always do.<br /><br />You see how fragile we, Your creation, really are.<br /><br />You love us with an unreplicable love.<br />How precious to us are Your thoughts O' God, they out number the sand.<br /><br />Your ways are not our ways, Your thoughts are so much higher.<br /><br />Your heart is to see us grow, to be just like You, Father, the only One who will <strong><em>never</em></strong> leave us or forsake us.<br /><br />You love us with an undying love.<br /><br />I love You, with ALL that's within me, my soul, my spirit longs for You, I can't get enough.<br /><br />Let my praise be a sweet smelling fragrance to You, that You can't get enough, You must have more & more.<br /><br />My jealous One, the only One who can & will fill all the voids in me, the ones that NO man can fill. Their love can't compare to Yours, it's nothing like it.<br /><br />Your Light outshines the darkest of nights. Darkness is as Light to You.<br /><br />Your love <em>is</em> life.<br /><br />Let us be still. Let us wait patiently & know; You are God, You do great & mighty things.<br /><br />From ashes to ashes, Your love will remain...You will remain...Only You remain...<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">...Allyssia</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-28621149971020357532009-05-07T17:38:00.000-07:002009-05-07T18:21:08.751-07:00Daylight Is Coming to Break the Dawn...<span style="color:#ffffff;">"All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span> of men. And the <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span> shines in the darkness, but the darkness did not comprehend it..."</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">...John 1.3~5...</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;"><span style="color:#ffff33;">Light.</span> What is <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span>?</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">Websters defines <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span> as: 1. A measure or supply of light; Illumination.</span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">2. A state of awareness or understanding, especially as derived from a particular source.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">So lately, I don't know why, but I've had this thing for<span style="color:#ffff33;"> </span><span style="color:#ffff33;">Light.</span> I've wanted to know more about it, what significance it has, why it's important, etc. And as I read this scripture earlier today, I got this kind of thought, or revelation if you will...</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"><span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span> is our life source.<span style="color:#ffff33;"> Light</span> is what keeps us from being overwhelmed with darkness.</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">When you switch on the light in a dark room, is there any point of darkness where the light has hit? Is there any place where the light's not seen? Even in the shadows the light is more overwhelming than the darkness. If you sit in the shadows the light is still visible, the light is constantly occuring until you shut that light off. </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">When we let the <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span> consume every single part of our lives, that <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span> starts to seep out of us and light everything else. But when we let darkness in, little bits at a time, not noticing it, we start to dim, we start to lose the <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span>, our life-source. We start to fit into the shade of the world, the darkness becomes our camoflage. </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">This is why <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span> is so important. This is why we need the <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span>; to stay alive.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">We are the sons and daughters of <span style="color:#ffff33;">Light</span>...</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">"You are the Light of the world...Let your Light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven."</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">...Matthew 5.14 & 16</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">...Allyssia</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-26799565873630176642009-03-26T10:01:00.000-07:002009-03-26T10:18:15.386-07:00I'll never stop singing...<span style="color:#ffffff;">This is the song I sing to You, </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">the melody I can't get out of my head, </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">the song I'll never forget...</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">Because it's our song, the song I sang</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">when we danced for the first time.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">The song I sang everytime I thought about You, </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">everytime I think about You...</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">my heart races, </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">my palms sweat, </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">butterflies fill my stomach.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">I can't ever forget.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">I don't want to ever forget, because</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I love You, </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">You save me, always.</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">You'll never leave my side, </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">even when I'm unfaithful, unreliable, </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I know that You will always be.</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Here with me, by my side.</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I'll love You, You'll love me to no end.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">This is my song, this is my heart.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">I'll never stop singing, never stop singing to You, </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">my Love, my Life.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">Everything I am is because of You, </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">without You, I am nothing, </span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">without You I can't survive.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I love You, </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">You save me, always.<br />You'll never leave my side,<br />even when I'm unfaithful, unreliable,<br />I know that You will always be.<br />Here with me, by my side.<br />I'll love You, You'll love me to no end.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">I'll never stop singing, [3x]</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">Never stop, let it grow.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">Louder & louder, sing to the end.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">Sing your heart out to Him,</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">& let Him sing His song to you...</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I love you, I died for you, </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I'll <strong><em>never </em></strong>leave your side, </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">even when you're unfaithful, unreliable, </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">know that I'll always be. </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">There with you, here with you, by your side.</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I love you, I love you to no end...</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-38426581013801436542009-01-13T17:41:00.000-08:002009-03-18T14:08:36.369-07:00Only YOU Remain...I took today to tell You how I felt.<br />I took today to examine myself.<br />To tell You all I could<br />with as many words as I could say,<br />but none of them were enough.<br />No words could describe You and all that You are,<br />no thought could contain You.<br />How wonderful You are...<br />My God. My Saviour, You're always there for me..<br />continually, eternally.<br />the One who always remains.<br />No man could ever, no man would ever<br />sit with me as I wait in silence, just listening;<br />like You would.<br />Only You remain...<br />The Truth that outscreams the lies.<br />The Light that outshines the darkness.<br />Tho <em>only</em> One who can see Himself in my eyes.<br />The<em> only</em> One who has me, <em>all</em> of my heart.<br />My first,<br />my last,<br />my present,<br />my past.<br />My today, my tomorrow, forever...<br /><br />I took today to tell You how I felt.<br />I took today to examine myself.<br />To tell You as many waords as I could say;<br />but none of them were enough...<br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">"Towers fall and kingdoms crumble,<br />Mountains bow and the earth will tremble,<br />At the sound of Your name,<br />The strong man falls to Him who humbles<br />The plans he made were bound to stumble<br />And <em>only</em> <strong>You</strong> remain..."</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-42643753179789846912008-12-08T13:35:00.000-08:002008-12-08T13:59:54.449-08:00You are my Rock, on You I stand...<span style="color:#cc0000;">"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the Rock.<br />The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the Rock.<br />But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.<br />The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."</span><br /><br />As I was reading this parable last night during my quiet time, I got a revelation of what Jesus was trying to say when He was telling it: When we go through tests & trials, & the storm comes, are we prepared to stand firm in Jesus' words? Are we strong enough in Him? In His word, to take everything the devil throws our way? Is our foundation truly on the Rock? Have we given Him <strong><em>everything</em></strong>? Have we let everything go? Or are we like the fool who built his house on the sand? Are we just living day to day for ourselves with out meaning or purpose, and setting a few hours of one day a week sitting in church to "spend time with God" while all we're really doing is wondering about all that we have to do today, or where we'll go for lunch afterwards? Not getting into the Word every chance we have but instead getting into the world? Are we prepared to fight against the devil and his schemes when the storms come and the waters rise? When the winds blow and the rain falls? Or are we just going to let it overcome us and wash us and our faith away?<br />But what I'm really wondering is...<br />Is your foundation on the Rock? Have you built your entire life on the Rock? Have you fallen on the Rock? Or has the Rock fallen on you after the waters washed everything away and everything fallen with a crash?<br /><br />Someone I once knew [who was unsaved at the time, and didn't truly know THE God I'm talking about but had his own idea of Him] told me that one of his main goals in life was to "simply" make a few ripples in the world, [which to myself seemed like a pointless goal to have, because God didn't call us and set us apart simply to make some ripples in the world, but to make waves. Huge, tsunami, tidal waves] As I thought about what he said for a minute or two, I simply replied, <em>In order to make even the slightest of ripples, you have to have the Rock in hand first.</em>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-21417357223686444022008-10-19T18:38:00.000-07:002008-10-29T19:07:12.538-07:00Let the other's see you've got your victory...There's a <strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Light</span> </strong>at the end of this tunnel shining bright, oh, so bright.<br />I can't take my eyes off of It,<br />It draws me in.<br />Everytime I blink, I long for every second my eyes missed a chance to gaze upon It's beauty, longing to see that picture of perfection...the hope that keeps me going.<br />I'm reaching...approaching<br />closer...closer...<br />My hand reaches out for It, I'm almost there...until...doubt rushes towards me, full speed ahead, knocking at my door, unresting, unending.<br />The <span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>Light</strong></span> gets further, and further away, as I pull myself from It, propelled by doubt...fear...anger...pain...<br />Why am I going through this fire, I thought I gave everything to <span style="color:#ff0000;">You</span>, I held nothing back from <span style="color:#ff0000;">You</span>...<br />or so I thought.<br />I wouldn't listen, I took my heart out of <span style="color:#ff0000;">Your</span> hands, and I let someone who it didn't belong to have it...hold it...crush it...break it...throw it away.<br />I lay there, crying out to anyone who would listen, my heart beside me...I frantically search for all of the pieces, but found one missing,<br />then I remembered...it was never there to begin with.<br /><br />I hear the voice of <span style="color:#ff0000;">One</span> so gentle, loving, & kind...<br />I lift my head to find I'm back in the tunnel; there's the <span style="color:#ffffff;">Light</span>, I'm closer then I was before.<br />I see <span style="color:#ff0000;">Him</span> pointing to an object that's next to me, an object that has been refined by fire, it looks new, pure, unscathed,<br />I pick it up to see that it was the heart that had been broken, dashed to pieces, it had been mended, I find all of the pieces there, even the one that had been missing, it's shaped like the <span style="color:#ff0000;">One</span> standing before me.<br />I stand in awe, gazing into <span style="color:#ff0000;">His</span> loving eyes.<br />With tears running down my face, I reach over and hand the heart to <span style="color:#ff0000;">Him</span><span style="color:#000000;">...</span>knowing it's now in the right hands.<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> gazes into my soul and smiles, opens <span style="color:#ff0000;">His</span> arms, I run into them, unwilling to let <span style="color:#ff0000;">Him</span> go.<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> holds my heart so close to <span style="color:#ff0000;">His</span>, I won't take it back.<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> leads me further, I find I'm no longer in the tunnel, the darkness disappears,<br />now I'm standing in the <span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>Light</strong></span>...<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">"I was with you in the valley,</span><br /><span style="color:#990000;">and up upon that hill.</span><br /><span style="color:#990000;">So take just one more step in front of you,</span><br /></strong><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>for</strong> <strong><em>I</em> am with you still</strong></span><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>..."</strong></span></span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-78859150097942960682008-09-11T16:12:00.000-07:002008-09-11T16:31:54.646-07:00I won't fall as long as You're around me...There's a song I love by the band <em>Needtobreathe</em>, called "Washed by the Water" and what it meant never really hit me until today.<br />A lot has been happening lately, tests and trials that we've been through before, and I know that<br />without God's hand in my life, I would be in a place where I shouldn't be, doing things I shouldn't be doing. And even though it seems like God is just sitting back watching us go through these things again, I know He isn't.<br />Even when the world crumbles under my feet, I won't be moved, I won't fall into the trap satan makes of the lies that God never listens, that He doesn't care and that He just sits back and watches us go to hell. He's our net when we fall, He's the hand that catches us, the shoulder we can cry on, the reason to go on living for tomorrow.<br />When all these tests and trials come and we've either failed or succeeded, learning from our mistakes, He washes all of our sins away. He died for this reason.<br />Even when doubt comes,<br />even when the strorms come,<br />when the water rises, and tries to wash us away,<br />the River of Life comes and drowns us and washes us away in <em>His</em> love.<br />We sink in His grace, our hearts become one.<br />And we know that He'll get us through the things that we fear we'll never get out of, the things that seem to consume us, and we can let go and give it all to Him, because that's what He died for, His love is towards us, not against us.Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-89986472965750065252008-08-19T13:02:00.000-07:002008-08-19T14:39:29.210-07:00Spread His word, save the world..."<span style="color:#ff0000;">I saw the dead, great & small, standing before the throne, & books were opened. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Another book was opened, which was the book of life.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books...</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">If anyone's name was <em>not</em> found written in the book of life, <em>he was thrown into the lake of fire</em></span>."<br /><strong>Revelation 20~12 & 15</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />How can we sit back & just let this happen??<br />Everyday more & more people are dying, & little do they know that this will be their destiny.<br />That they will spend eternity being tortured, with no hope of redemption, no chance of freedom.<br />Tortured day & night forever with no end.<br />Everyday, this becomes someone else's destiny.<br />Not much to look forward to, is it?<br />Imagine spending an eternity screaming for help & knowing deep down inside that it will never come,<br />seeking rest, but in turn more torture.<br />No hope.<br />Torment unceasing.<br />No rest or sleep, no peace...<br />Just chaos and lament as they think about all the oppourtunities that they were presented with, or that you could have presented them with.<br />Writhing with bitterness because you knew the truth, but were too scared to share it with them, or because you lived the life of a "christian" and was no different from a sinner, and they saw that and didn't want it because it looked no different from the way one would live their life in the world.<br />Because people care too much about what man thinks, and says.<br />What does it matter??<br />Man's opinion is useless if it's of no help at all,<br />holding us back from sharing the love of Jesus with others.<br />With the world.<br />We need to go...we have to.<br />God appointed us to go out into <strong>all</strong> the world and tell it about Him and all that He has done, not to be ashamed or fearful of the world and it's lies.<br />Jesus was unashamed when He was on the cross dying for us, and taking away that shame and fear.<br />How can we be ashamed to tell of Him and His wonderful unending grace and love?Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-4608467124904939682008-08-17T11:32:00.000-07:002008-08-17T12:07:37.156-07:00We who were called to be Your people...<span style="color:#ffffff;">This is what we are: a chosen generation.<br />A world full of people, both young & old alike<br />that God has set apart for Himself,<br />that He has a purpose and a plan for.<br />That He has designed.<br />It's irritating when people talk about us in a derogatory way,<br />saying that we're useless and hopeless, not realizing<br />that their words <em>do</em> have power, and that what you speak you get.<br />We're <em>not</em> useless, we're not hopeless.<br />God set us apart to glorify Him, to show others His love.<br />He sees in us what others don't; hearts that long for truth, for something real,<br />for true, real love. While others just see sinners, that they think are hopeless, and don't deserve any love.<br />God says otherwise, He looks at the heart, not the outward appearance.<br />He sees the sin and mistakes we've made and will make, and He forgets them, to remember them no more.<br />He doesn't condemn us, He has already forgotten the sins of tomorrow.<br />Now it's our turn. We need to let go of the lies that have been spoken over us, and connivingly whispered into our ears. The lies that keep us form moving forward, from accepting His love. We His children...His daughters & sons.<br />His set apart.<br />His people.<br />His called.<br />Nothing can seperate us from His love.<br />Nothing can make Him stop loving us.<br />Nothing.<br />He's always had a purpose for us, before time began, He knew our names and what our destinations would be.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Before you were born I set you apart </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">and appointed you as my prophet to the nations."</span><br />Jeremiah 1~5<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;">"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. </span><br /><span style="color:#990000;">"They are plans for good and not for disaster, </span><br /><span style="color:#990000;">to give you a future and a hope."</span><br />Jeremiah 29~11<br /><span style="color:#990000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">When He says those words, He doesn't say them just to say them.<br />He's not a flatterer or a liar.<br />He truly has a purpose for us.<br />We're no longer sinners,<br />no longer murderers,<br />liars,<br />or theives.<br />We're redeemed,<br />by this Love that conquered death.<br />This blood that frees us from <em>all</em> fear,<br /><em>all</em> guilt,<br />and <em>all</em> sin...<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#666666;">"We who were called to be Your people<br />Struggling sinners and thieves<br />We’re lifted up from the ashes<br />And out came the song of the redeemed<br />The song of the redeemed<br />The song of the redeemed<br /><br />Can you hear the sound of melodies<br />Oh, the sound of melodies<br />Rising up to You Rising up to You, God<br />The sound of melodies Oh, the sound of melodies<br />Rising up to You Rising up to You, God<br /><br />We have caught a revelation<br />That nothing can separate us from<br />The love we received through salvation It fills your daughters and your sons<br />Your daughters and your sons."<br /></span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><span style="color:#990000;"></span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-87148207994765505072008-08-10T18:53:00.000-07:002009-04-27T09:01:23.719-07:00I feel the wind of Your love...I was in the car tonight, on the way home from church and I had the window down and was sticking my hand outside while we were driving, and the wind was so powerful. So me, being bored and all, tried to see if I could force my hand to stay still while the wind was trying to push it back, and I found I couldn't. I tried, and tried and even hurt my hand in the process of it, but the force that was coming from the wind...this element that we can't see... this element that is invisible, yet so powerful, was disabling me from doing what I wanted, so I just conformed to the way in which it was blowing and my hand started moving in the flow and direction of it and it just flowed the way it was supposed to, smooth & easy, no resistence. And suddenly I got this sort of revelation; God's Spirit & power is like the wind, in the sense that we can't see It, and we can't control it, yet It's so powerful, and when we try to resist the Spirit we find we can't move the way we are supposed to, we are moving, but down a path that could eventually hurt us. But when we conform to the Spirit, we start to move in a smooth, easy flow, we get in tune with the things of God, and with His heart, and our hearts start beating together, perfectly in tune...<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will..."</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Romans 12.2</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-83249781357593898732008-08-07T13:10:00.000-07:002008-08-11T08:38:45.284-07:00Divine Romance...My <span style="color:#ff0000;">Father</span>'s heart holds true pure <span style="color:#ffffff;">love</span>.<br />An unending, overwhelming, deep <span style="color:#ffffff;">love</span>.<br />Nothing of this world can satisfy the need for the love we crave,<br />no man, no woman...neither can bring us to our knees in search of this love.<br /><br />Just the thought of <span style="color:#ff0000;">His</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">love</span> should be, it is breath taking.<br />In <span style="color:#ff0000;">His</span> presence I am overwhelmed with peace, I can't move.<br />My hands can’t stay by my side,<br />When I’m in <span style="color:#ff0000;">His</span> presence, I can’t stand it when they do.<br />How could I not raise my hands?<br />How could I not worship the <span style="color:#ff0000;">One</span> who gave me life?<br />How could I just sit there and ignore as <span style="color:#ff0000;">His</span> presence is so clearly in the room?<br /><br />How could the purest of <span style="color:#ff0000;">hearts</span>,<br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">love</span> a creature like me?<br />How could <span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">love</span> a sinner? A liar? A thief?<br />How could <span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> die, to wash all of that away, to make us like <span style="color:#ff0000;">Him</span>?<br />How could <span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> want to embrace me, when I just sinned?<br />How does <span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> do it, why does <span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> care?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> satisfies my hunger, <span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> quenches my thirst.<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">His</span> blood frees me...<em>every</em> scar, <em>every</em> blemish disappears.<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> took them all away, every single one, <span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> lifts the weight off of my shoulders, and replaces my tears for joy.<br />I can't get away from this <span style="color:#990000;">grace</span> that saves my life...<br />This <span style="color:#990000;">grace</span> I'm sinking...drowning in.<br />I don't want to, I can't.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;">"...The fullness of Your grace is here with me<br />The richness of Your beauty’s all I see<br />The brightness of Your glory has arrived<br />In Your presence God, I’m completely satisfied</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;">For You I sing I dance<br />Rejoice in this divine romance<br />Lift my heart and my hands<br />To show my love, to show my love</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;">A deep deep flood, an Ocean flows from You<br />Of deep deep love, yeah it’s filling up the room<br />Your innocent blood, has washed my guilty life<br />In Your presence God I’m completely satisfied..."</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-8423510723530771922008-07-24T08:46:00.000-07:002008-07-24T10:12:43.669-07:00I am weary of holding it in...<span style="color:#cccccc;">I saw us on fire,<br />burning from the inside,<br />deep within.<br />A fire that couldn't be contained,<br />one that could never be put out.<br />There we stood,<br />arms raised,<br />bodies swaying,<br />tongues wagging wildly as our voices rose,<br />tears running...streaking down our faces.<br />Our hearts, the objects on fire,<br />went from crimson to pure,<br />as pure as ever.<br />Blood flowed over them...His blood,<br />and <em>every</em> stain was gone.<br />I watched as the fire started to spread,<br />we became transparent, as our whole bodies caught on fire,<br />it seemed to be burning brighter and brighter,<br />in the shape of our silhouettes,<br />wherever we went,<br />a little piece of someone else caught on fire.<br />We couldn't hide it, </span><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;">we couldn't contain it, </span><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;">we didn't want to.<br />How could we keep this to ourselves??<br />This fire was our life source,<br />without it we fell to the ground;<br />Breathing...but not.<br />Living...a lie.<br />Beating...of false hearts...filled with false love.<br />We couldn't move,<br />our hands stayed at our side,<br />until...<br />Gasps...for the last breath of air,<br />our hands reached out and grasped at nothing...<br />and we were gone.<br />Without this fire we were cold, made of stone...<br /><strong>How can we keep this to ourselves??</strong><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"..But if I say, </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">'I will not mention Him, or speak anymore in His name,'</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">His word is in my heart like a fire,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">a fire shut up in my bones.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">I am weary of holding it in,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Indeed I cannot..."</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jeremiah 20~9</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-50810958135921369752008-07-21T15:22:00.000-07:002008-07-22T10:20:14.294-07:00I will waste my life..."<span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>A woman's heart should be so lost in God, that a man must be seeking the Lord to find it...</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#cccccc;">"</span><strong> </strong></span><br />I've seen and heard this statement a lot, 2 or 3 times today alone, and it took me awhile to comprehend it. How can our hearts be that lost in <span style="color:#ff0000;">God</span>? How possible is it? I thought about it and still am pondering it, because the thought completely blows my mind...How my heart, the heart of a sinner, the heart of a liar & a thief, can be so wanted and desired by the <span style="color:#ff0000;">Creator</span> of the universe, by the <span style="color:#ff0000;">Maker</span> of all matter and time, of life, & beating hearts...by <span style="color:#ff0000;">God</span>, <strong>my</strong> <span style="color:#ff0000;">God</span>. Just the thought of <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Him</span></strong> being jealous for <strong>me,</strong> leaves me awestrucken. When I think about it, it leaves me breathless...<strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">no one</span></strong> else can steal my heart the way <span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> does, and <strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">no one</span></strong> ever will, <strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">no one</span></strong> else can make my heart skip a beat when I think about their love. Tests and trials will come, and we as mere humans fail those tests sometimes, and even though we do, <span style="color:#ff0000;">God</span> <strong>never</strong> looks down on us or stops loving us the way man does sometimes, who else would endure all <span style="color:#ff0000;">Jesus</span> did, the way <span style="color:#ff0000;">He</span> did because of that overwhelming <span style="color:#ff0000;">love</span> for us? The<span style="color:#ff0000;"> love</span> of <span style="color:#ff0000;">God</span> is <span style="color:#ff0000;">perfect</span>...is <span style="color:#ff0000;">pure</span>...is <span style="color:#ff0000;">true<span style="color:#000000;">,</span><span style="color:#000000;"> it <strong>never</strong> fails.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;"><strong>"...I will waste my life I'll be tested and tried,<br />With no regrets inside of me to find I'm at Your feet.<br /><br />I'll leave my father's house and I'll leave my mother,<br />I'll leave all I have known and I'll have no other.<br /><br />I am in love with You There is no cost,<br />I am in love with You There is no loss,<br />I am in love with You I want to take Your name,<br />I am in love with You I want to cling to You Jesus,<br />Just let me cling to You Jesus.<br /><br />I'll say goodbye to my father my mother,<br />I'll turn my back on every other lover and<br />I'll press on, yes I'll press on..."</strong></span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-25303287431565478892008-07-16T08:38:00.000-07:002008-07-16T08:43:15.864-07:00He is jealous for me...<em><span style="color:#990000;">Holding my hand, holding me up.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#990000;">You said You would never leave me.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#990000;">I trust You, my God,</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#990000;">You're still here, even after everything I've done,</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#990000;">after I left You; You still cared.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#990000;">You were still there.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#990000;">You are still here.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#990000;">You <strong>never</strong> left.</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#990000;">You knew my heart, </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#990000;">even when I didn't want to know Yours....</span></em>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-72879106797825107642008-07-14T12:30:00.000-07:002008-07-23T19:21:05.678-07:00If grace is an ocean, then we're all sinking...I just got back from one of the best weeks of my life.<br />I got there expecting the same ol', same ol' as every year, but when camp actually started and we had our first worship service...I was amazed at how much God wants us to praise Him and how jealous He is for our attention and love, and that if we seek Him, we'll find Him when we truly look for Him and for His heart.<br />I learned that last week, and when I let everything go and gave it all to Him, I felt this overwhelming love I haven't felt for a long time, and this peace that had been a void in my life for longer than I can remember, before I had it, I would ask people what it felt like to have peace, and if it made them feel free, and I'd be envious because they would have it and I didn't, and after last week, I can say that I truly know what it's like and how great it feels.<br />To know that He loves us, and how much He does love us, that His grace is abounding, no matter the stupid things we've done, He's forgiving and kind. He is jealous for me....He is jealous for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">y</span><span style="color:#ffffff;">ou</span></em></strong>...<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">We are His portion and He is our prize,</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"></span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-25549861282156878152008-06-30T18:33:00.000-07:002008-06-30T19:16:59.568-07:00Get the plank out of your own eye, before mentioning the splinter in someone elses...Am I the only one who feels this way? The only one feels angry at friends that have let themselves fall, who let what they know is right inside go, who let their virtues and beliefs hang in the balance, just to "fit in" with the crowd, and you see them putting themselves in these situations and start to hang out with their old friends, who honestly did nothing good for them, and start drinking or doing drugs again or whatever and you feel hopeless for them, and you don't know what to do? I know what I'm not supposed to do: Judge and it's hard not to, especially when you see this person that you considered part of your family out in places they shouldn't be, doing things they shouldn't be doing. It's like you want to walk over and smack some sense into these persons, and scream in their face the questions that are in dire need of answers. I have a few friends who are in these situations, and I've learned [from being in similar circumstances myself] that the best thing to do is to <span style="color:#ff0000;">love</span> them, show them you still care, <span style="color:#000000;">don't let being judgmental get in the way of your friendship</span>, you never really know what a person is going through, and you never know, if what they really need is a shoulder to cry on, or an ear to listen, and that can make their day a lot easier...<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love is patient & kind. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love is not jealous, it does not brag, </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">and is not proud.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love is not rude, is not selfish, </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">and does not get upset with others.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love does not count up wrongs</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">that have been done.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love takes no pleasure in evil</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">but rejoices in the truth.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love patiently accepts <em>all</em> things.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">it always trusts, always hopes, & always endures.</span><br /><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love never fails...</span></strong></em><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></em></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">I Corinthians 13:4~8</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-19483858428142669722008-06-28T08:17:00.000-07:002008-07-14T16:14:12.966-07:00You won't relent until You have it all...<span style="color:#ff0000;">You won’t relent until<br />You have it all<br /><br /><br />My heart is Yours<br /><br /><br />Come be the fire inside of me<br />Come be the flame upon my heart<br /><br /><br /><br />Come be the fire inside of me<br />Until You and I are one<br /><br /><br />I don’t want to talk about You<br />Like You’re not in the room<br />I want to look right at You<br />I want to sing right to You</span>Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-88354256553211636782008-06-11T13:50:00.000-07:002008-06-11T14:02:06.975-07:00Don't drop your arms...Lately, things have gotten better. I feel that hand slowly lifting me up, I feel like there's hope that tomorrow is going to be a good day. And I can finally, after a long time, I can truly laugh, without forcing it onto my face.<br /><br />I was listening to one of my favourite bands, and they have this one song called <em>The Unwinding Cable Car</em>, and the chorus says: "This is the correlation of salvation and love. Don't drop your arms, I'll guard your heart, with quiet words I'll lead you in..." This song helped me realize alot about all that I went through or am going through, or that I'll go through. Sure it may look like a mess right now, but the thing to remember is not to drop your arms, salvation is just a teardrop away...Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-6231599027866149172008-05-31T10:47:00.000-07:002008-07-30T11:49:34.844-07:00Who I am hates who I've been...Sometimes life just seems to go by unnoticed. It's like we don't live, we just exist.<br />I know that I'm not the only person who goes through or has gone through the things I have, but sometimes it seems like everybody else has it put together, with their perfect lives, and their real smiles and happiness. And I'm the only one with this mask on, dying to peel it off, longing to end this inner battle. And no one seems to notice, they look, but that's all, they don't know how I feel or what I'm going through. Sure, everybody questions things sometimes, but I need to know, when will the light shine through? When will the day come after I've been in this constant phase of night for who knows how long? When will that hand reach in and pull me out, & stop me from suffocating from my own philosophies and desires, smothering my flame, my passion, my need to live?<br />I need that hand, I need that light, the true light, not a speck of ray from a flashlight, or a lighter, but one from the Son...Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080535811463842940.post-70618435702437897242008-05-27T09:03:00.001-07:002008-05-27T09:27:25.693-07:00My tongue dances behind my lips...There are so many oppourtunities each and every day to open up our mouths and speak, whether it's a wise decision or not.<br />We can live through everyday and speak what's on our mind, what's in our hearts, what we feel, what we don't. We were given that ability to speak aloud our thoughts, & our dreams. But something that goes along with this miraculous ability, that most of us seem to forget, is learning how to control out tongues, because I myself am a prime candidate for speaking what's on my mind, when it just isn't necessary. My words have hurt people, sometimes on purpose and sometimes inadvertantly, but because I didn't think before I spoke, I forgot how much power my words had and these people were shocked at the jabs I would take at them or others, and I truly didn't realize I was being a jerk, it was just speaking what I felt they or others should know. Now I realize that my words can hurt, scar, damage, insult people and I try not to be the kind of person people don't want to talk to for fear I'll say something mean and make myself look and sound like an ass. It's hard, especially since what's in the heart comes out of the mouth, and that's where it starts, that's where the work needs to be done. In the heart, when your heart is clean and pure, then your words will be...Behind Blue Eyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651957109544400706noreply@blogger.com0