rescue

This verse has been haunting me ever since I read it. So I had to share it:

"Rescue those unjustly sentenced to die;

save them as they stagger to their death.

Don't excuse yourself by saying, 'Look , we didn't know.'

For God understands all hearts, and He sees you.

He who guards your soul knows you knew.

He will repay all people as their actions deserve."

-Proverbs 24:11-12

She likes purple..

Ok. but not really. The title of this blog comes from this song which really isn't about me. It's really about Cassie. But, it's been stuck in my head all week. Because part of it is true for me.

I've got a secret.

But I'm not telling.

yet...

just know it's a good one. a happy one. finally!

so keep watch.

cause I can't keep it in much longer ;)

there is no one like You

I love the goodness of God. Ok.. that's not true. I am learning to love the goodness of God. To be honest there are days where I hate the goodness of God- days where the million pieces my heart is smashed into just can't make any sense of a God whose goodness is like this. And then there are days, like today, where the reality of the goodness of God just hits me in the face and all I can do is get down on my face in worship or dance around with hands lifted high proclaiming His goodness. Those are the moments where all the pain is acknowledged, justified, and swept away in the tide of His love. Where I pause and look at the cross and all is right with the world. It's just insane to me how the cross is just so amazing. He loves me that much! He pursues my heart to the point where He is willing to suffer all sorts of agony to win my heart. He paid for the pain. And He payed for all the pain I caused others, and even Him. In the cross I see great love, mercy, justice, grace and forgiveness. And that's just scratching the surface.

Oh, the goodness of God in my life is displayed right now in this: that He cares more about the transformation of my character than He does about my personal happiness!

quarters...

So, I did this for facebook and never ended up posting it. So I thought I'd post it here...

25 random things about me:

1. from January 2008 to January 2009 I hung out in 8 airports, most of them multiple times: Sea-Tac, Heathrow, Entebbe, Mombassa, Nairobi, Abbotsford, Calgary, Saskatoon.

2. I've never broken a bone, had a cavity, or been stung by a bee... but I've had jaw surgery, malaria, two varieties of parasites, infected mosquito bites, and been a patient in an African hospital.

3. I collect Moose. Meese. Meesen. whatever you want to say.

4. my closest friends live in: the US(WA,OR, OH), Canada (SK), Argentina, Jordan, India, Uganda & South Africa.

5. I LOVE books. and reading them. Bookstores are my "happy" place.

6. I saw Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers 5 times in theaters.

7. my 3 favorite musicals are: Les Miserables, Holiday Inn, and The King & I.

8. in high school I was in Show Choir which involved wearing a ridiculous outfit (tuxedo shorts (yes, SHORTS), black nylons, tuxedo shirts, a SEQUINED vest and a sequined bow tie!) and dancing around to oldies music. Sometimes fun. other times pure torture.

9. I am the WORST decision maker. EVER.

10. I've worked in Children's Ministry for 6 years now.. and have done a million crazy things to teach kids about Jesus. And LOVED it all.

11. I'm mildly lactose intolerant. No milk for me! But pretty much everything else is ok in moderation.

12. i HATE whipped cream.

13. one of my biggest pet peeves are misplaced apostrophes.

14. I think Bush Boy is right, the best job ever would be Professional World Traveller.

15. I've seen at least 50 bands in concert, some multiple times.

16. i know two different songs that say all the books of the Bible.

17. I've had 3 cars so far and none of them were made in my lifetime.

18. When I was little I had a pretend older brother who lived under my bed. Too bad he was a real person: Kurt Browning. He's a Canadian figure skater.

19. Fredrick is my 3 foot tall paper mache horse. He lives in my living room. I found him on the side of the road. He also lived at Stephanie's house for a time while I was in Uganda.

20. I am terrified of going fast by myself. Por Ejemplo: skiing, freeway driving, tobogganing down large hills, tubing, etc.

21. Whilst playing games i have a really hard time being mean i.e. "competitive" as some would call it. Combine that with #9 and you'll see why RISK is the worst game ever for me to play. Just ask someone who has been unfortunate enough to have played with me!!

22. I am afraid of the giant lobsters that they decorate Cost Cutter/ Food Pavilion with during Lobster Mania.

23. When I was 6 or 7 I won a bike from a contest at McDonald's. But it was a boy bike. So I traded it in for a pretty princess girl bike. Oh yeah!

24. JRR Tolkien was the best fiction writer who ever lived. Full Stop.

25. I've eaten goat. and LOVED it.

Taking the Initiative Against Drudgery

"When it comes to taking the initiative against drudgery, we have to take the first step as if there were no God. There is no point in waiting for God to help us- He will not. But once we arise, immediately we find Him there. Whenever God gives us His inspiration, suddenly taking the initiative becomes a moral issue- a matter of obedience. Then we must act to be obedient and not continue to lie down doing nothing. If we will arise and shine, drudgery will be divinely transformed.

Drudgery is one of the finest tests to determine the genuineness of our character. Drudgery is work that is far removed from anything we think of as ideal work. It is the utterly hard, menial, tiresome, and dirty work. And when we experience it, our spirituality is instantly tested and we will know weather or not we are spiritually genuine. Read John 13. In this chapter, we see the Incarnate God performing the greatest example of drudgery- washing fishermen's feet. He then says to them, 'If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.' (John 13:14). The inspiration of God is required if drudgery is to shine with the light of God upon it. In some cases the way a person does a task makes that work sanctified and holy forever. It may be a very common everyday task, but after we have seen it done, it becomes different. When the Lord does something through us, He always transforms it. Our Lord takes our human flesh and transforms it, and now every believer's body has become 'the temple of the Holy Spirit.' (1 Corinthians 6:19)." -Oswald Chambers My Utmost for His Highest

Beloved

"Love of my life

Look deep in my eyes

There you will find what you need

Give me your life

The lust and the lies

The past you're afraid I might see

You've been running away from me

You're my beloved

Lover, I'm yours

Death shall not part us

It's you I died for

For better or worse

Forever we'll be

Our love it unites us

It binds you to me

it's a mystery

Love of my life

Look deep in my eyes

There you will find what you need

I'm the giver of life

I'll clothe you in white

My immaculate bride you will be

Oh come running home to me

You've been a mistress, my wife

Chasing lovers - it won't satisfy

Won't you let me make you my bride

You will drink of my lips

And you'll taste new life"

-Beloved by Tenth Avenue North

You'll Come...

"Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge Him. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth." - Hosea 6:3

Chains be broken
Lives be healed
Eyes be opened
Christ is revealed

I have decided I have resolved
To wait upon you Lord
My rock and redeemer
Shield and reward
I'll wait upon You Lord

As surely as the sun will rise
You'll come to us
As certain as the dawn appears

You'll come let your glory fall
As you respond to us
Spirit rain
flood into our thirsty hearts again
You'll come, You'll come.

We are not shaken, we are not moved
We wait upon You Lord
Our Mighty deliverer
Our triumph and truth
We wait upon You Lord

surely as the sun will rise
You'll come to us
As certain as Your word endures

You'll come let your glory fall
As you respond to us
Spirit rain
flood into our thirsty hearts again
You'll come, You'll come.

Chains be broken
Lives be healed
Eyes be opened
Christ is revealed

- Hillsong United (Brooke Fraser) "You'll Come"