I love this song...and I love Coldplay. This song has been stuck in my head the past few weeks, and I keep trying to figure out the exact meaning of it. I love songs like this b/c they can mean 50 different things, and the listener can decide for themselves... It makes you think. This is how I view the song "Yellow"...Call me crazy.
"Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called 'Yellow'"
--> When I listen to these words, I feel like they are straight to sweet Jesus. Almost like a hymn of praise. I look to the night sky a lot when I forget the true meaning of praising God. The stars shine all the time...even during the day. But you can only really see them when it's dark. I feel like this is just like hope. Hope shines brightest in the darkness...
So after this part, I feel like Jesus takes over the song and sings beautiful words that wash over our souls...
"Your skin
Oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know,
You know I love you so
You know I love you so
I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh what a thing to do
'Cause you were all 'Yellow'..."
We are just skin and bones until God awakens our souls... He makes all things new... Then Jesus says, "You know I love you so..." He loves us so much that he "swam across, jumped across for you..." He left heaven to come to earth to save us at just the right time.
"For you I'd bleed myself dry
For you I'd bleed myself dry..."
Need I explain?
"It's true, look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do..."
At this point, I feel like this is how I feel after Jesus whispers how much He loves me in my ear... I just can't help but sing, "Look at the stars and how they shine for you and all the things you do..."
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Don't forget!
This is something that I really should do everyday, but I forget to... Therefore, I forget the lessons that I have learned from ABBA.
"Be very careful never to forget what you have seen God doing for you...." (Duet. 4:9)
-->He has been writing this verse on my heart the past few weeks, and so I need to obey it. He says to be "very careful" not to forget what you have learned. Logically, this makes sense. I mean, real wisdom is learning something, remembering it, sharing it, and most importantly, living it.
So, I am going to start sharing...I am going to write out what I learn, how I am going to apply it to my life, thoughts, quotes, etc. Mainly, I want to do this because I want to remember the stuff that I learn. Also, I want it to encourage you (if anyone reads this) to dig into His Word, apply it, and live it. We are all on this crazy journey together...We are all learning together, failing together, and landing in grace together. I apologize if it is hard to follow at times... Sometimes, my heart and mind get something, but I don't know how to put it into words yet... :)
Tonight, I read from Matthew 5:1-8ish. This is what grabbed my attention:
When Jesus saw His ministry drawing huge crowds, He climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to Him, the committed climbed with Him... Arriving at a quiet place, He sat down and taught His climbing companions.
THOUGHTS:
--I imagine Jesus for real having the followers about the size of Joel Osteen's church (football stadium, whatevs) at the beginning of this verse. They are all legit stoked to see what this Jesus guy can do FOR them. They have seen Him heal the blind, etc, and they are wanting something out of it. But then, as Jesus always does when the crowds get huge, He weeds them out. This time, He takes them to a top of a hill to see who is willing to climb the rough terrain with Him. After they get to the top, those are the people that are really wanting to follow Him. Then, He weeds them out again. He definitely isn't an advocate for the Prosperity Gospel.
He says (these are the ones that really stick out to me):
1.) You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God.
--aka, you're blessed when you are about to go crazy b/c life is throwing you too much. You are stressed and broken down... In the midst of brokenness, there is God to hold you and be glorified in your mess.
2.)You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.
--This hits home... I have experienced this verse. When I lost my precious Grandpa, I felt like I lost the single most important person in my life...During that storm, I felt ABBA holding me more than I have ever felt Him before.
3.)You're blessed when you get your inside world--your mind and heart--put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.
--The past few months, I have seen this. I have been working some huge planks out of my eyes, and as I have, I see God more and people's planks begin to look like specks. You see with grace. You start to see how God is working in people, through people. Also, you start to see what God sees which is rough. I have started to see how religion gets in the way of Him, how "Christians" give less to help those in need than unbelievers, how churches will spend millions on a new church while other churches can't even afford to feed the families in their church. I certainly have been doing some major thinking on those facts.
"Be very careful never to forget what you have seen God doing for you...." (Duet. 4:9)
-->He has been writing this verse on my heart the past few weeks, and so I need to obey it. He says to be "very careful" not to forget what you have learned. Logically, this makes sense. I mean, real wisdom is learning something, remembering it, sharing it, and most importantly, living it.
So, I am going to start sharing...I am going to write out what I learn, how I am going to apply it to my life, thoughts, quotes, etc. Mainly, I want to do this because I want to remember the stuff that I learn. Also, I want it to encourage you (if anyone reads this) to dig into His Word, apply it, and live it. We are all on this crazy journey together...We are all learning together, failing together, and landing in grace together. I apologize if it is hard to follow at times... Sometimes, my heart and mind get something, but I don't know how to put it into words yet... :)
Tonight, I read from Matthew 5:1-8ish. This is what grabbed my attention:
When Jesus saw His ministry drawing huge crowds, He climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to Him, the committed climbed with Him... Arriving at a quiet place, He sat down and taught His climbing companions.
THOUGHTS:
--I imagine Jesus for real having the followers about the size of Joel Osteen's church (football stadium, whatevs) at the beginning of this verse. They are all legit stoked to see what this Jesus guy can do FOR them. They have seen Him heal the blind, etc, and they are wanting something out of it. But then, as Jesus always does when the crowds get huge, He weeds them out. This time, He takes them to a top of a hill to see who is willing to climb the rough terrain with Him. After they get to the top, those are the people that are really wanting to follow Him. Then, He weeds them out again. He definitely isn't an advocate for the Prosperity Gospel.
He says (these are the ones that really stick out to me):
1.) You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God.
--aka, you're blessed when you are about to go crazy b/c life is throwing you too much. You are stressed and broken down... In the midst of brokenness, there is God to hold you and be glorified in your mess.
2.)You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.
--This hits home... I have experienced this verse. When I lost my precious Grandpa, I felt like I lost the single most important person in my life...During that storm, I felt ABBA holding me more than I have ever felt Him before.
3.)You're blessed when you get your inside world--your mind and heart--put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.
--The past few months, I have seen this. I have been working some huge planks out of my eyes, and as I have, I see God more and people's planks begin to look like specks. You see with grace. You start to see how God is working in people, through people. Also, you start to see what God sees which is rough. I have started to see how religion gets in the way of Him, how "Christians" give less to help those in need than unbelievers, how churches will spend millions on a new church while other churches can't even afford to feed the families in their church. I certainly have been doing some major thinking on those facts.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
I'm tired of dealing with people who complain about their lives ALL THE TIME...when really, they are blessed beyond belief--as we all are in America, especially.
I can't get over how people can be so rude to others.
I have become frustrated when people see a picture of a cute baby from a mission trip and say, "I wish you would stuff him into your suitcase on your way home and bring him to me..." B/c in all honesty, there are 147 million orphans and you can for sure take one home... Do it; don't just talk about it. Or at least financially support a child, so they can get an education, food, etc.
Love Jesus. Love others.
It's really that simple.
I can't get over how people can be so rude to others.
I have become frustrated when people see a picture of a cute baby from a mission trip and say, "I wish you would stuff him into your suitcase on your way home and bring him to me..." B/c in all honesty, there are 147 million orphans and you can for sure take one home... Do it; don't just talk about it. Or at least financially support a child, so they can get an education, food, etc.
Love Jesus. Love others.
It's really that simple.
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