Exposure to the Son may prevent burning

You don't believe?

2006-04-05T22:18:10Z

You don't believe God exists and/or you don't believe in Jesus Christ, or you're not sure. There's always the option of praying, asking Jesus to reveal Himself and His love to you. Asking God to make Himself real to you. You've got nothing to lose. For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16

TItus 3:4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see tha kingdom of God unless he is born again." John 3:3

1 John 4:9,10 This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Romans 10:9 if you acknowledge publicly with your mouth that Yeshua is Lord and trust in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be delivered.

There are a lot of lies and deceptions all over the place about what Christianity is, who Jesus and God are, etc. To know the truth one has to trust in the Lord, trust in His word. He will show the way.

Good song

2006-03-03T01:49:33Z

Artist : Plumb
Title : I Can't Do This
-----------------
I woke up late
Guess I’m never really early
I hesitate, only to fail
I get so tired, of procrastinating
I need a change

I can’t do this
I can’t do this
I can’t do this by myself
I can’t do this
I can’t do this
Oh God, I need Your help

I’m standing still
I’m oh, so peaceful
I can’t pretend, that I’m fine
I get so ill, crazy, agitated
When I’ve not really died

I can’t do this
I can’t do this
I can’t do this by myself
I can’t do this
I can’t do this
Oh God, I need Your help

Press into me
Breathe me in
Bask in me
You’ll be free to do anything

I can’t do this
I can’t do this
I can’t do this by myself
I can’t do this
I can’t do this
Oh God, I need Your help

Good stuff in life

2006-02-16T03:04:40Z

Serving others feels great! (even if you are tired and still have things to do afterwards). And it's a great thing. It's a Jesus thing.

Enough said...

2006-01-08T06:44:47Z

Home SWEET home.

P.S. I switched leadership offices. Come to FSU's FCA meetings Tuesday nights at 8pm at the FSU Stadium, Gate B in the Varsity Club. Follow the signs. Everyone's welcome!

Celebrate and stay safe

2005-12-31T10:02:48Z

I hope you all have plans to bring in the new year. Have fun celebrating. Make sure to stay safe.^_^
Have a Happy New Year!!! May the Lord bless you and watch over you in this year! ^_^

Lyrical entry

2005-12-28T19:00:08Z

Scott Stapp - The Great Divide
You set me free
To live my life
You became my reason to survive the great divide
You set me free

Whenever I hear that chorus I am just wow-ed. I love my Savior.

Casting Crowns - And Now My Lifesong Sings

I once was lost, but now I'm found
I once was lost, but now I'm found
So far away, but I'm home now
I once was lost, but now I'm found
And now my lifesong sings

I once was blind, but now I see
I once was blind, but now I see
I don't know how, but when He touched me
I once was blind, but now I see

And now my lifesong sings
And now my lifesong sings
And now my lifesong sings

I once was dead, but now I live
I once was dead, but now I live
Now my life to You I give
Now my life to You I give
Now my life to You I give

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Let my lifesong sing to You
REPEAT 3x

I love this song. Casting Crown's CD "Lifesong" was a Christmas gift from Annie and I'm very grateful to have it! It's a great CD. ^_^
My Christmas was wonderful. I hope yours was too.

Tidbits we come across

2005-11-30T03:26:50Z

I'm thinking this is something I need to remember and enact in my life. "Don't make someone a priority when they only make you an option."

Opinion and fact, and no I don't want to debate so just read it

2005-11-23T07:05:24Z

So yea, Disney's Mighty Joe Young, is a REMAKE! That's why it would happen to be Disney's Mighty Joe Young. Of course, being a remake it is not true to the original (which isn't horribly surprising, though disgusting).
After Walt Disney died the Disney corporation sold it's soul to the world, the New Age movement and thensome. Periodically they manage to produce pretty good quality films (that admittedly I do enjoy, even have a couple favorites), but there are still things even in those that aren't great either. Walt had class, imagination, heart and much more. He did his movies accurate to the stories he took them from, or created good, wholesome movies. Perhaps in this day and age of over the top, instant gratification and sex!sex!sex! the principles of wholesomeness have been degraded as well.
As for remaking an original film...there's an excess of that going on in Hollywood today. Here's a list of movies off the top of my head that are all remakes: Gone in Sixty Seconds, The Fast and the Furious, the Bourne Identity, Cheaper by the Dozen, Yours, Mine and Ours, The Haunting, Alfie, The Truth About Charlie (taken from Audrey Hepburn and Carey Grant's Charade nonetheless!), The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (btw the original BBC films of the Narnia Chronicles are no less than 95% accurate and practically verbatim to the books they only lacked in the technological advantages we now have, and still they do a good job there too). There are a lot of other films that have come out over the past few years that have all been remakes that I can't spout off the top of my head and it speaks volumes on the condition of originality in the movie industry. *sigh* We all have our things to be hypercritical and sensitive of, this just so happens to be one of mine. If I could I would put a stop to all the things about movie making these days that boil my blood, especially when movies are made from books!

Nonpoint

2005-11-17T07:42:36Z

I saw Nonpoint at Floyd's tonight. They were so awesome. It was an A-mazing show. I always love seeing those guys and their shows are always good, but tonight's show is the best one I've been to yet! I was really into it too. ^_^ Fun, fun, fun. The night also served as a reunion with some figures from the past, which was interesting and not bad, but taking it with a grain of salt. Things have changed. I have changed, my life has changed.
One of the highlights was geting to hear "Your Signs" live, which I'd been itching for ever since I got it into my mind that it applies to some people in my life. So, here's a dedication to a few people in my life whose signs aren't pointing the right way for me, or so it seems(prove me wrong, go ahead). Oh, and dig this, Elias totally has scripture on his page in the booklet for their new CD among other things that point in the direction of salvation. Hooray for salvation!

Nonpoint - Your Signs

Gotta make a list of what is best
Gotta make a fist and beat against
Have to leave an impression
Do you have a suggestion
I'm all out of good ideas
The ones you have always put into your ears
With all you care to share
How did I end up here

Your signs are pointing to nowhere
That's exaclty where I won't go
Your signs are pointing to nowhere
And no one that I know
That's all you care to show me
Care to show me

Gotta make a list of what is best
Gotta make a fist and beat against
Have to make this perfectly clear
I'm not waiting for one million years
For us in general
You make the chemical
Situation I put us in
Unfamiliar in foreign land

Your signs are pointing to nowhere
That's exactly where I won't go
Your signs are pointing to nowhere
And no one that I know
Well that's all you care to show me

How would you like me
Where would you like me to be
And could you make me worry
Just a little more
*The way you look at me confuses me
Even with you me next to me*

Your signs are pointing to nowhere
That's exactly where I won't go
Your signs are pointing to nowhere
And no one that I know
Well that's all you care to show me
(Care)
Your signs
(To)
Your signs
(Show me)
Your signs
Care to show me
Care to show me
I won't go

(asteriked line is especially meaningful.)

Contact or not there can still be pain

2005-11-13T03:48:34Z

I played flag football for a few hours Friday. It was my first time and a lot of fun. Afterwards is a bit of a different story, but whatev. Today, however, I feel like my body from the waist down is covered in bruises and worse. Its interesting even if it is painful. lol. I said I wish I could do things like play flag football more often and this doesn't change my mind. In fact, it convicts me of it a little more because if it was a regular activity in my life I would not be so sore and I'd be more fit. haha. Fit. Check out The Streets and the song "Fit but you know it". Its lovely how different countries and cultures have different idiomatic expressions, uses for words and meanings for words.

I read this morning and really enjoyed it.

Isaiah 40 (New American Standard Bible)
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation

Isaiah 40
The Greatness of God
1"(A)Comfort, O comfort My people," says your God.
2"(B)Speak kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her (C)warfare has ended,
That her (D)iniquity has been removed,
That she has received of the LORD'S hand
(E)Double for all her sins."
3(F)A voice is calling,
"(G)Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness;
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
4"Let every valley be lifted up,
And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain,
And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
5Then the (H)glory of the LORD will be revealed,
And (I)all flesh will see it together;
For the (J)mouth of the LORD has spoken."
6A voice says, "Call out."
Then he answered, "What shall I call out?"
(K)All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
7The (L)grass withers, the flower fades,
When the (M)breath of the LORD blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
8The grass withers, the flower fades,
But (N)the word of our God stands forever.
9Get yourself up on a (O)high mountain,
O Zion, bearer of (P)good news,
Lift up your voice mightily,
O Jerusalem, bearer of good news;
Lift it up, do not fear
Say to the (Q)cities of Judah,
"(R)Here is your God!"
10Behold, the Lord GOD will come (S)with might,
With His (T)arm ruling for Him
Behold, His (U)reward is with Him
And His recompense before Him.
11Like a shepherd He will (V)tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
12Who has (W)measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens by the span,
And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
13(X)Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD,
Or as His (Y)counselor has informed Him?
14(Z)With whom did He consult and who (AA)gave Him understanding?
And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge
And informed Him of the way of understanding?
15Behold, the (AB)nations are like a drop from a bucket,
And are regarded as a speck of (AC)dust on the scales;
Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
16Even Lebanon is not enough to burn,
Nor its (AD)beasts enough for a burnt offering.
17(AE)All the nations are as nothing before Him,
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.
18(AF)To whom then will you liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
19As for the (AG)idol, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith (AH)plates it with gold,
And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
20He who is too impoverished for such an offering
Selects a (AI)tree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To prepare an idol that (AJ)will not totter.
21(AK)Do you not know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?
Have you not understood (AL)from the foundations of the earth?
22It is He who [a]sits above the [b](AM)circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like (AN)grasshoppers,
Who (AO)stretches out the heavens like a (AP)curtain
And spreads them out like a (AQ)tent to dwell in.
23He it is who reduces (AR)rulers to nothing,
Who (AS)makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
24[c]Scarcely have they been planted,
Scarcely have they been sown,
Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And the (AT)storm carries them away like stubble.
25"(AU)To whom then will you liken Me
That I would be his equal?" says the Holy One.
26(AV)Lift up your eyes on high
And see (AW)who has created these stars,
The (AX)One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the (AY)greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
(AZ)Not one of them is missing.
27(BA)Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel,
"My way is (BB)hidden from the LORD,
And the (BC)justice due me escapes the notice of (BD)my God"?
28(BE)Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The (BF)Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired
His understanding is (BG)inscrutable.
29He gives strength to the (BH)weary,
And to him who lacks might He (BI)increases power.
30Though (BJ)youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous (BK)young men stumble badly,
31Yet those who wait for the LORD
Will (BL)gain new strength;
They will (BM)mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

Survey thingy floating around MySpace

2005-11-10T00:27:39Z

*TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey*
Name:	Heather
Birthday:	24/5/1985
Birthplace:	South Miami Hospital
Current Location:	North Florida
Eye Color:	Green/Brown (NOT HAZEL!! there's a difference)
Hair Color:	Brown
Height:	5'3"
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right
Your Heritage:	Cuban, Scottish, Irish, French, German, Swedish, English
The Shoes You Wore Today:	sandals from Kino's
Your Weakness:	I'm human, what else do you want?
Your Fears:	Snakes
Your Perfect Pizza:	cheese, mushrooms, and real bacon bits
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	get my room better organized
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	lol
Thoughts First Waking Up:	turn the alarm off, can I reset it for longer? and then Thank you Father for this day
Your Best Physical Feature:	eyes
Your Bedtime:	anytime
Your Most Missed Memory:	sometimes, it's the good times had in the music industry especially with Still Naive
Pepsi or Coke:	neither
MacDonalds or Burger King:	McDonald's
Single or Group Dates:	depends, though, I lean a little more towards single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	neither. hot tea for me
Chocolate or Vanilla:	chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	cappuccino
Do you Smoke:	nope
Do you Swear:	very rarely
Do you Sing:	indeed I do, not necessarily in front of people
Do you Shower Daily:	yes
Have you Been in Love:	yes
Do you want to go to College:	already there, not always happy about it, but nevertheless onward I venture
Do you want to get Married:	one day
Do you belive in yourself:	yes
Do you get Motion Sickness:	not as far as I know
Do you think you are Attractive:	yes
Are you a Health Freak:	nope
Do you get along with your Parents:	yes
Do you like Thunderstorms:	yes
Do you play an Instrument:	negative
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	nope
In the past month have you Smoked:	nope
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	over the counter stuff
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	have I?
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	yep
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	nope
In the past month have you been on Stage:	nope
In the past month have you been Dumped:	lol. negative
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	nope
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	nope
Ever been Drunk:	in the past
Ever been called a Tease:	in the past
Ever been Beaten up:	yea, there was this bully in pre-school. boys can be mean
Ever Shoplifted:	in the past
How do you want to Die:	I don't know
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	still trying to figure that one out
What country would you most like to Visit:	currently, Spain
*In a Boy/Girl..*
Favourite Eye Color:	don't really have one
Favourite Hair Color:	see above
Short or Long Hair:	either
Height:	taller than me
Weight:	average
Best Clothing Style:	casual/dress
Number of Drugs I have taken:	zero, except for o.t.c. stuff
Number of CDs I own:	too many to count
Number of Piercings:	zero
Number of Tattoos:	zero
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	the Lord knows
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

Being clever..though cleverness can create trouble...

2005-10-07T00:35:09Z

~~It's my life, I'll live it how I want~~..It's my journal, I'll write it how I want.

Thought for food or is it food for thought? ~_^

2005-10-02T19:19:44Z

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. A good thing to remember the next time you ask someone why they think something about you inspite of things you say.

Random thought

2005-10-02T19:16:43Z

Listening to the news the other day I heard a sentence with this in it, "President Clinton and former President Bush" and I paused for a second. Wouldn't they both be former presidents? I wonder if the woman talking at the time is a democrat. lol.

Marc Broussard's "My God"

2005-09-27T17:43:07Z

My God, My God
Why have you forsaken me?
I cannot find the light, and I'm constantly running from daylight
God, My God, help me find the way
Back to your Lovin, ohhh

Oh you are the way, the truth, and the life
Burn over me, Lord, send your might
Oh I can do nothing without you
With your strength this dark night, I get through
I'll get through

My God, My God
Heal this sin-stained soul
I give my life to You, take me and make me whole
My God, My God
I'm lost and so alone
Drowning in a sea of develation
Help me find, help me find my way back home

Oh you are the way, the truth, and the light
Burn over me, Lord, send your might
Oh, I can do nothing without You
With your strength, this dark night, I'll get through
I'll get through

My God, My God, My God
I know you've not forsaken me
but i cannot find the light, and im constantly running from daylight
im lost and so alone
drowning in a sea of desolation
help me find, help me find my way back home
my God,

oh you are the way, the truth and the light
burn over me, Lord, send your might
oh I can do nothing without You
with your strength, this dark night, I'll get through
I'll get through

Celebrate

2005-09-12T18:51:07Z

Happy 20th Birthday, Yesenia! Hope it's a good one!! *besos*

Interesting words to contemplate

2005-08-24T19:32:30Z

Ecclesiastes 9:11,12
I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. 12Moreover, no man knows when his hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so men are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.

Ecclesiastes 8:6-8
For there is a proper time and procedure for ever matter, though a man's misery weights heavily upon him. 7Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come? 8No man has power over the wind to contain it; so no one has power over the day of his death. As no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

Each day is trouble enough in it's own right

2005-08-09T15:42:07Z

Lord, give me strength and wisdom and a heart full of love and compassion. Let me speak the truth and the truth alone and let me lead by example for I am observed by many. Help me to walk your holy and righteous path. Help me endure and rejoice in your name. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Jars Of Clay \ Blind

Cynical, it's just your way
You play the doubting Thomas
Feel the scars and wipe the stains

So you fight, and retreat
And talk yourself out of believing
In any peace that you can't see

Blind words you call
Blind words will fall

You're logical, you can't find
Any reason to believe in love, you are blind

Crucify, and deny pass the blame and burn the mission

Till dust remains and wash your hands

Blind words you call
Blind words will fall

Blind words you call
Blind words will fall.
I pray for you.

Just a little something

2005-07-11T21:08:09Z

I just made myself aware of the daunting task of having to re-organize my books, once again, when I get home so I may have a shelf or section for my all my Christian literature and Bibles. Egads, that's a chore. Oh well, maybe it'll spark the fire to completely clean out my room and get it fully organized.

A special hello to Keith!! Been thinking of you, my friend, even been talking about you a little, and some other friends too. It's all good things I've said, I promise. ^_^ Hope you're well!

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

Snaggage from lunachica

2005-06-30T17:18:56Z

I want anyone and everyone who reads this to post in here something they'd like to do with me someday. Then post this in your journal to find out what I want to do with you.

The irony of life, I swear

2005-06-29T14:54:18Z

So yea, apparently when the big things in your life start going well it's so the little things can fall apart. Oh well.

It turns out that Andy Griggs is playing at Tom Brown park for the fourth of July. He has this song that I absolutely love. Sadly, I won't be here for the 4th. C'est la vie. Anywho, the following lyrics are his.

If Heaven was an hour, it would be twilight,
When the fireflies start their dancin' on the lawn;
An' supper's on the stove and Mamma's laughin',
And everybodys workin' day is done.

If Heaven was a town, it would be my town,
Oh, on a summer day in 1985.
An' everything I wanted was out there waitin',
And everyone I loved was still alive.

Don't cry a tear for me, now, baby;
There comes a time we all must say goodbye.
And if that's what Heaven's made of,
You know, I, I ain't afraid to die.

If Heaven was a pie, it'd be cherry,
So cool and sweet an' heavy on the tongue.
An' just one bite would satisfy your hunger,
An' there'd always be enough for everyone.

If Heaven was a train, it sure would be a fast one,
That could take this weary traveller around the bend.
If Heaven was a tear, it'd be my last one,
An' you'd be in my arms again.

Don't cry a tear for me, now, baby;
There comes a time we all must say goodbye.
And if that's what Heaven's made of,
You know, I, I ain't afraid to die.

Yeah, if that's what Heaven's made of,
You know, I, I ain't afraid to die.

Mindy Smith Lyrics

2005-06-27T16:37:15Z

"Come To Jesus"

Oh, my baby, when you're older
Maybe then you'll understand
You have angels that stands around you shoulders
'Cause at times in life you need a loving hand

Oh, my baby, when you're prayin'
Leave your burden by my door
You have Jesus standing by your bedside
To keep you calm, keep you safe,
Away from harm

Worry not my daughters,
Worry not my sons
Child, when life don't seem worth livin'
Come to Jesus and let Him hold you in His arms

Oh, my baby, when you're cryin'
Never hide your face from me
I've conquered hell and driven out the demons
I have come with a life to set you free

Worry not my daughters,
Worry not my sons
Child, when life don't seem worth livin'
Come to Jesus and let Him hold you in His arms

Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, my baby, when you're dying
Believe the healing of His hand
Here in Heaven we will wait for your arrival
Here in Heaven you will finally understand
Here in Heaven we will wait for your arrival
Here in Heaven you will finally understand

Worry not my daughters,
Worry not my sons
Child, when life don't seem worth livin'
Come to Jesus and let Him hold you in His arms

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FYI

2005-06-26T01:41:04Z

New background on my LJ that is cuuute! hehe.

Motivated/Inspired by the past

2005-06-23T16:52:20Z

Stabbing Westward's I Don't Believe

I'm such an asshole
I'm such a stain
I just keep fucking up again and again

I don't believe
I don't believe
That I could be so stupid and so naive
I don't believe
I don't believe
That there is nothing, nothing left for me

You crawled into my mind when you crawled into my bed
Said everyhting I've ever longed to hear
So perfect, so alive, once inside you sucked me dry
Used me up and left me here for dead

I don't believe
I don't believe
That I could be so stupid and so naive
I don't believe
I don't believe
That there is nothing, nothing left for me

I crave it desperately, its a cancer eating me
An addiction too intense to be denied
Worthless, I'm a whore, crawling back for more
Pathetic how I feed off this abuse

I don't believe
I don't believe
That I could be so stupid and so naive
I don't believe
I don't believe
That there is nothing, nothing left for me

You told me that you loved me
You swore that you loved me
And I believed
Now I know it was a lie
Now I know it was a lie
Now I know it was lie

I don't believe
I don't believe
That I could be so stupid and so naive
I don't believe
I don't believe
That there is nothing, nothing left for me

Curiosity's got the better of me

2005-06-22T18:09:59Z

Does anyone know what LeAnn Rimes' song "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" is about specifically? If I remember correctly she got married a couple years ago, or at least moved in with her boyfriend at the time. Thanks to MTV Cribs for that. lol. But did something happen with her significant other and that's what the song is about? At some points in the song its like who she's talking about died and at others its like he's still alive and there's issues. *sigh* I don't know. Anyone clarification would be great. <3