Sunday, December 31, 2006
last night
Well i am home! Home is where the heart is and my heart is in vancouver. My break at my parent's house was pretty good overall. I got the 2:30 ferry back and it left on time which was nice. i met up with shane at sears. i gave him the biggest hug, i think i might of broke a rib or so but i think he will live. then we went and met up with my wonderful roommate jenea and my good friend donny. we went out for dinner, it was good, donny play with his camera on his phone. went home and then went over to the court-strickland place and watch accepted, quite funny and went home and watch shane win at poker for a little bit and went to bed. it was fun filled evening.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
my christmas includes this........
sleeping in quite late
my dad making us egg/potato/bacon all in one it was freaking amazing
watch tv
broad games
fight club
puzzling
dinner
chatting with shane dayvd and lisa in the wee hours of the morning.
my dad making us egg/potato/bacon all in one it was freaking amazing
watch tv
broad games
fight club
puzzling
dinner
chatting with shane dayvd and lisa in the wee hours of the morning.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Mary did you know?
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Would one day walk on water?
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know, that your baby boy
Has come to make you new?
This Child that you delivered,
Will soon deliver you!
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Will give sight to the blind man?
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Would calm a storm with His hand?
Did you know, that your baby boy
Has walked where angels trod
And when you kiss your little baby,
You've kissed the face of God?
Oh, Mary did you know?
Mary did you know?
The blind will see, the deaf will hear,
The dead will live again,
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak
Praises of the Lamb?
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Will one day rule the nations?
Did you know, that your baby boy
Was Heaven's perfect Lamb?
And this sleeping Child you're holding
Is the Great I AM
Would one day walk on water?
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know, that your baby boy
Has come to make you new?
This Child that you delivered,
Will soon deliver you!
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Will give sight to the blind man?
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Would calm a storm with His hand?
Did you know, that your baby boy
Has walked where angels trod
And when you kiss your little baby,
You've kissed the face of God?
Oh, Mary did you know?
Mary did you know?
The blind will see, the deaf will hear,
The dead will live again,
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak
Praises of the Lamb?
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know, that your baby boy
Will one day rule the nations?
Did you know, that your baby boy
Was Heaven's perfect Lamb?
And this sleeping Child you're holding
Is the Great I AM
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Holy Incarnation day
Thursday, December 21, 2006
classial christmas story of the Barnum household
I count down to the days until Sam and Dan come home. It seems like only yesterday I was counting down the years until they were out of the house and my torment would end. Maybe it was only yesterday… Time is a curious thing . They arrive and the family leaves to pick out a tree. Sure it’s last minute, it being the eve of Christmas but a little on the late side is just how our family does things. Beside it just wouldn’t feel right if we didn’t all do together. Of course, by this time all the good trees are gone. We bicker about how we should of gone looking earlier but well, the bickering is all part of Christmas too. We argue about which tree of the few left is the least ugly and should have the honor of coming home with us. If mom get her way, and we know mom always get her way, we’ll end up taking home the ugliest tree in the lot. We pay for it, put it on the roof and are on our way. The males lug our little tree up the stairs and we begin to set it up. Well that is what we would do if we could find a tree stand. Where did we put that tree stand? After much rifling about we find it, but of course the bolts that hold the tree in place is missing. You would think after all the years we would get some new ones but we never do seem to learn. Everyone tries to recall how we had overcome this problem last year . Pennies maybe, did pennies work? Or was it bottle caps? I think bottle cap was it. Dan take one for the team and guzzles some beers so we can use the caps. It works. I hold the tree while the try to get it perfectly straight. I hardly see the point. It ‘s not as if the cat isn’t going to knock it over anyways. When impatience and frustration finally take over and the stupid tree is as straight as it’s going to get we start to decorate. First I fill it with water. Nobody else seem to care about the welfare of our poor Christmas tree. Sam, that brave brave boy , is in charge of the lights . It never seems to matter how neatly we put them away the previous year they still seem to find a way to tangle themselves again. He work diligently until they are untangled then begins the daunting task of making them work. He, like Dan, is our hero for making this sacrifice. Although our hero is heard screaming some less than saintly term at the top of his lungs at the lights, who don’t seem to take his treats very seriously because it’s another hour before they decide to light up. He has been to electrocute himself once or twice in his attempts before he manages to get them all working. Although, truth be told, I think he kind of enjoys that. So with the lights finally up we start to throw the ornaments on the tree. Yes, throw not put. Placing them doesn’t seem as much fun. Is it just me or do we seem to have fewer ornaments than last year? We have to actually put some heavy ones on the branches above the gaps to make an attempt at camouflaging them. It doesn’t really work. Its not all disorderly. We have our themes. Last year was gold, the year before that was umm well gold too. I can’t remember what the year before that was but I’m guess it was something truly spectacular and original. Mom has not been in the room all this time. I think the chaos is a little too much for her. She always returns at the end though to tell us what a beautiful job we’ve done (such a convincing liar my mother is). She also has the oh so important job of hanging the angel on top. We all stand around to marvel at the wondrous thing that is our tree, even though the skinny thing looks like it might fall over from the weight of all the heavy ornaments. It’s our tree though so we stand in awe of its beauty for a moment. Not long though. Its only a second before we can’t stand to hear the musical Christmas tree lights play its irritating tunes any longer and we all wander off to do our own thing.
Nothing eventful happens until the next evening when mom and dad take it upon themselves to drag us to church. They use every line in the book to guilt us into submission. Eventually we concede begrudgingly. We arrive and they give us all candles to light later. We’re a step ahead of them though because Dan has a lighter. We, being such rebels, light ours up and agree to blow them out on the count of three. 1... We look around to realize all our candles are already out. We try again. 2...3... They are all out again. We laugh at our inability, give up, and sit down. The time comes to light the candles. Rebekah tips the lighted one getting wax on the floor (shhh). We all stand and sing Christmas carols. Sam shouts out the lyrics to the songs as loudly and inaccurately as possible; noAL noAL. I nearly die of embarrassment. I’ll have to remember next time to make sure I don’t sit by him. After what seems like hours it’s over and we return home. I get home and relax. This doesn’t last long before I hear yelling and rush to the kitchen to find out the cause. I see Rebekah lying on the floor pounding her fists on the ground and hear her screaming “I want a drum! That’s all I wanted and you couldn’t even get it for me!” I see Sam and Dan laughing. I think they are insensitive until I realize that mom did in fact get Rebekah drums and join in the laughter. After a good half hour of Rebekah’s screaming we agree to let her open one present; the drums. She opens them and is ecstatic… until she remembers her screaming and becomes a little on the embarrassed side, silly Rebekah. After these antic the males (and Bek too) turn on yulin with the page. I try to enjoy it but well sports aren’t my cup of tea so I wander off to bed and eagerly await the presents to be unwrapped the next day. As I pass the kitchen I have to avert my eyes. Mother is frantically wrapping the presents. Well the ones that she actually remembered where she had hidden them. The rest will be left until next June when she finds them then puts them back in the cupboard in hopes that she will find them again next Christmas. When will that lady learn?
The next morning we awake to open our presents. Everyone is pleased with what they get. Well ok is less than pleased with the leather jacket but who can blame the guy? Sam and Dan got us silly string. Oh the havoc that ensues. Sam with his cleverness saves the last bit till no one had any left and ambushes us all. He’s a crafty one that Sam. We spend the rest of the day just relaxing and enjoying a Christmas video or special; The grinch that stole Christmas “BUT WHAT WILL I WEAR?!?” or maybe a Christmas story. “Ra ra ra ra ra’ If I have my way we play a game of monopoly but well I never get my way. Its probably best though since we’ve yet to play a game that didn’t end in a screaming match. I can say, without any bias, that its ALWAYS all Sam’s fault because h is a big cheater head! Finally the time comes when mom has completed dinner. Usually about 8 o’clock but hey like I said a little on the late side is just how we do things. Mom’s annual temper tantrum is all part of the holidays too. I would have thought she would calm down eventually, after all things always work out in the end and food is always good. Dad says a prayer and by the time he is finished we are all starving. We all dig into the spread of turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing (you can’t have Christmas without a whole lot of stuffing). We all prefer the brown meat (except one outcast who will remain nameless) so you got to be fast if you want some. If your not you can always steal Dan’s. He’s easily duped. Another classical the table is the egg nog. Each member must receive their fair share or a riot WILL break out. There are even disputes even when it is measured to the ml. In the end someone always ends up with more. We all know who that someone is. Don’t we?? Its all worth it though. Eggnog just wouldn’t taste as good if you didn’t have to fight for it.
When everything is over we all go off to bed and are glad that we had this time together. Who knows what our lives hold for us and how many more Christmas’s we will have together. Heck Dan will probably be off on some crazy adventure in who knows where by the next one. But when we are old and gray (in mom and dad’s case older and grayer ahahaha) we can always look back at those classic Barnum Christmas’s and laugh. I hope you guys liked my little story and had yet another very Merry Christmas!!! I love you all!!
Nothing eventful happens until the next evening when mom and dad take it upon themselves to drag us to church. They use every line in the book to guilt us into submission. Eventually we concede begrudgingly. We arrive and they give us all candles to light later. We’re a step ahead of them though because Dan has a lighter. We, being such rebels, light ours up and agree to blow them out on the count of three. 1... We look around to realize all our candles are already out. We try again. 2...3... They are all out again. We laugh at our inability, give up, and sit down. The time comes to light the candles. Rebekah tips the lighted one getting wax on the floor (shhh). We all stand and sing Christmas carols. Sam shouts out the lyrics to the songs as loudly and inaccurately as possible; noAL noAL. I nearly die of embarrassment. I’ll have to remember next time to make sure I don’t sit by him. After what seems like hours it’s over and we return home. I get home and relax. This doesn’t last long before I hear yelling and rush to the kitchen to find out the cause. I see Rebekah lying on the floor pounding her fists on the ground and hear her screaming “I want a drum! That’s all I wanted and you couldn’t even get it for me!” I see Sam and Dan laughing. I think they are insensitive until I realize that mom did in fact get Rebekah drums and join in the laughter. After a good half hour of Rebekah’s screaming we agree to let her open one present; the drums. She opens them and is ecstatic… until she remembers her screaming and becomes a little on the embarrassed side, silly Rebekah. After these antic the males (and Bek too) turn on yulin with the page. I try to enjoy it but well sports aren’t my cup of tea so I wander off to bed and eagerly await the presents to be unwrapped the next day. As I pass the kitchen I have to avert my eyes. Mother is frantically wrapping the presents. Well the ones that she actually remembered where she had hidden them. The rest will be left until next June when she finds them then puts them back in the cupboard in hopes that she will find them again next Christmas. When will that lady learn?
The next morning we awake to open our presents. Everyone is pleased with what they get. Well ok is less than pleased with the leather jacket but who can blame the guy? Sam and Dan got us silly string. Oh the havoc that ensues. Sam with his cleverness saves the last bit till no one had any left and ambushes us all. He’s a crafty one that Sam. We spend the rest of the day just relaxing and enjoying a Christmas video or special; The grinch that stole Christmas “BUT WHAT WILL I WEAR?!?” or maybe a Christmas story. “Ra ra ra ra ra’ If I have my way we play a game of monopoly but well I never get my way. Its probably best though since we’ve yet to play a game that didn’t end in a screaming match. I can say, without any bias, that its ALWAYS all Sam’s fault because h is a big cheater head! Finally the time comes when mom has completed dinner. Usually about 8 o’clock but hey like I said a little on the late side is just how we do things. Mom’s annual temper tantrum is all part of the holidays too. I would have thought she would calm down eventually, after all things always work out in the end and food is always good. Dad says a prayer and by the time he is finished we are all starving. We all dig into the spread of turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing (you can’t have Christmas without a whole lot of stuffing). We all prefer the brown meat (except one outcast who will remain nameless) so you got to be fast if you want some. If your not you can always steal Dan’s. He’s easily duped. Another classical the table is the egg nog. Each member must receive their fair share or a riot WILL break out. There are even disputes even when it is measured to the ml. In the end someone always ends up with more. We all know who that someone is. Don’t we?? Its all worth it though. Eggnog just wouldn’t taste as good if you didn’t have to fight for it.
When everything is over we all go off to bed and are glad that we had this time together. Who knows what our lives hold for us and how many more Christmas’s we will have together. Heck Dan will probably be off on some crazy adventure in who knows where by the next one. But when we are old and gray (in mom and dad’s case older and grayer ahahaha) we can always look back at those classic Barnum Christmas’s and laugh. I hope you guys liked my little story and had yet another very Merry Christmas!!! I love you all!!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
love
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
This reminds me of a song that my good friend and session mate Josh ivony wrote when he was here in vancouver.
I want to love like you love, i want to feel like you feel, i don't want to sing empty words, i pray they are real in my heart, in my heart and i pray you would be rooted and established in love. to grasp how wide, how deep is the love of christ.
Jesus increase my inmost being to love you more and to love your friends that are hurting and broke and looking for you. stir up a passion for the lost in me. Stir faith in my life oh lord.
I desire this love in my life. to be a example of this passage to my brothers and sisters and my friends.
PS... Me and an wonderful guy name Davyd are a couple now.
This reminds me of a song that my good friend and session mate Josh ivony wrote when he was here in vancouver.
I want to love like you love, i want to feel like you feel, i don't want to sing empty words, i pray they are real in my heart, in my heart and i pray you would be rooted and established in love. to grasp how wide, how deep is the love of christ.
Jesus increase my inmost being to love you more and to love your friends that are hurting and broke and looking for you. stir up a passion for the lost in me. Stir faith in my life oh lord.
I desire this love in my life. to be a example of this passage to my brothers and sisters and my friends.
PS... Me and an wonderful guy name Davyd are a couple now.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
today consisted of.........
Cleansing stream cell at the crosswalk. good times. i enjoy this cell, it is fun. it was not complete due to missing cell member, aka sean and davyd. the cleansing stream is full of good stuff.
Then did kettle until 4:20pm when lynn wagner came and release me. i did well. i was alone but the band came by to play a few songs and aaron and the teen cell were following them around, becky came by with blessing with me a hot chocalate and there was lot of people that walk by and gave me money. i did not really know many christmas songs so i only sang a little and rang the bell occasionally through out the time, i pray alot though so praise the lord!
7 tonight kettle pizza party at the command centre, it is going to be an awesome time :D looking forward to it.
Then did kettle until 4:20pm when lynn wagner came and release me. i did well. i was alone but the band came by to play a few songs and aaron and the teen cell were following them around, becky came by with blessing with me a hot chocalate and there was lot of people that walk by and gave me money. i did not really know many christmas songs so i only sang a little and rang the bell occasionally through out the time, i pray alot though so praise the lord!
7 tonight kettle pizza party at the command centre, it is going to be an awesome time :D looking forward to it.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
a little bit of my heart regarding street combat
I am discouraged with my team and my night of street combat, The first night i got this awesome word that god want to do sign and wonders on the streets of the down town eastside.
Mark 16:Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
That night i saw fruit and it was awesome and there was a lot of joy in it and well after that there was nothing. There is lack of faith, passion and compassion and not sure what to do about it. I believe that god want to do this, there is walls there and not sure how to tear them down.
Any suggestions and thoughts would be awesome and ps jeni and regan are in enaged! praise the lord!
Mark 16:Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
That night i saw fruit and it was awesome and there was a lot of joy in it and well after that there was nothing. There is lack of faith, passion and compassion and not sure what to do about it. I believe that god want to do this, there is walls there and not sure how to tear them down.
Any suggestions and thoughts would be awesome and ps jeni and regan are in enaged! praise the lord!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
only in the downtown eastside
going to cell tonight and this guy came up to me and said i need money, i am pregant. Hmm thinking to myself i am pretty sure you are not. It was funny though. Things that you only would hear in the downtown eastside, well apparently in toronto as well.
Saturday, December 09, 2006
My hair is very short
hmm went to Hope Renefrew to sleep over last night and it was
spontaneous thing to do and jenea cut my hair, it is really short, she did a good job. maybe i will try and get a picture of it up here but we will see.
spontaneous thing to do and jenea cut my hair, it is really short, she did a good job. maybe i will try and get a picture of it up here but we will see.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Faith
I want faith
I need faith
my desire to have faith
to see your power
to see your sign and wonders
to see your love across this earth
to see the chain be loose
to see prisoner be free
to see captive to be released
to see your kingdom on this earth
you said if i have faith like a mustard seed
i could move mountains
Faith, i need more faith
to see the greater thing of your kingdom
I need faith
my desire to have faith
to see your power
to see your sign and wonders
to see your love across this earth
to see the chain be loose
to see prisoner be free
to see captive to be released
to see your kingdom on this earth
you said if i have faith like a mustard seed
i could move mountains
Faith, i need more faith
to see the greater thing of your kingdom
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
testimony
What has been a difficulty the Lord has helped you overcome? How did
He help you? not able to communicate my thoughts in large groups. He
has encouraged me that leadership seminar and classes are a safe place
to speak out my thoughts.
In what areas have you grown? What difference has coming to The War
College meant to you? I am more outgoing, able to hear the voice of
the lord more clearly and distinguishing the voice of the lord and the
lies of the enemy. I am more free from the crap that was in my past
and walking out the freedom i already attained. more confident in
myself and my gifts.
What is the Lord encouraging you with recently?
He has encouraged me by giving me an amazing opportunity to go to
christian daycare and allow the teachers there to show me how i can be
a better teacher in a loving and supportive way and through his word and
speak words of truth.
He help you? not able to communicate my thoughts in large groups. He
has encouraged me that leadership seminar and classes are a safe place
to speak out my thoughts.
In what areas have you grown? What difference has coming to The War
College meant to you? I am more outgoing, able to hear the voice of
the lord more clearly and distinguishing the voice of the lord and the
lies of the enemy. I am more free from the crap that was in my past
and walking out the freedom i already attained. more confident in
myself and my gifts.
What is the Lord encouraging you with recently?
He has encouraged me by giving me an amazing opportunity to go to
christian daycare and allow the teachers there to show me how i can be
a better teacher in a loving and supportive way and through his word and
speak words of truth.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
verse of the day
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”- John 6:35
Feast on the bread of life today
Feast on the bread of life today
Thursday, November 30, 2006
word that i keep hearing: Thankgiving
Psalm 100 especially verse 4
1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his [a] ;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Be Thankful for the small things is some times it is hard but there is blessing in thanksgiving. So Last wedensday night i pray for a way that god would clear the water because the water was bad in vancouver so we could not serve coffee, well he did, he gave us snow that was the biggest reason that the ban was lifted and plus snow is fun. It is really cold out side but i have a warm house to come and sleep. Praise the lord
1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his [a] ;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Be Thankful for the small things is some times it is hard but there is blessing in thanksgiving. So Last wedensday night i pray for a way that god would clear the water because the water was bad in vancouver so we could not serve coffee, well he did, he gave us snow that was the biggest reason that the ban was lifted and plus snow is fun. It is really cold out side but i have a warm house to come and sleep. Praise the lord
Monday, November 27, 2006
Jimmy and his dad adventure
Jimmy walked into the kitchen with his glove and his dad's glove in his hands, He walk up to his dad and tug on his shirt and ask him if me and you could go and play catch. No response so jimmy asked again. His dad finally response not if looking up from his work that was doing, No i can't today, maybe tommorrow. Jimmy thought to his himself, that what he said yesterday. He walk out of the room into his bedroom and flopped on his bed. Jimmy started to pondered how him and his dad could spend time together. He only wants to have attention from his dad. The next day, he heard about this great movie from his best friend,charle and his dad went and saw together and suggest it for jimmy and his dad to go and see it too. Jimmy came home from school and went into the living room where his dad was, turn off the tv and ask him if we could see this movie and there was no reponse so he asked again. His dad finally responsed and said no not tonight, have other plans, maybe tommorrow. Days passed and jimmy kept trying to ask his dad if he want to spend time with him and he got rejected everytime and he got really frustrated and ran away from home, not leaving a note. A couple day later, he decide to go back home because he missed his parent. As he walk into the house, there was both of his parents standing with their arms wide open and embrace him with a hug. Jimmy heard the best news ever because his dad and him were going on a camping trip that weekend. The weekend came and jimmy and his dad left for the camping trip. They arrived at the camp site and set up the tent and build a fire and the camping stove. when they were finished, jimmy and his dad grabbed their fishing poles and went down to the river and fished and there was laughing and had a good conversation and went back to the camp site and took the fish and cook it up on the fire. They went to bed. In the morning they went to a nearby lake and spend the whole day swimming and canoeing and ski-dooing. It was time to pack up and go hom. Jimmy and his dad got home and told everything to mom. Jimmy went to bed with a huge smile on his face. The last thought he had before he drifted off to sleep, i think this is a beginning of a beautiful relationship but there is so more work to be done.
Hope you guys like this.
Hope you guys like this.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Increase my faith oh lord
Let faith arise, oh Lord, let faith arise
In the deepest parts of my being, oh Lord
In the most broken parts of me, oh Lord
Friends have failed me Lord, let my faith arise
Loved ones have failed me Lord, let my faith arise
Heroes have failed me Lord, let my faith arise
Let my faith arise
Let my faith arise
Let my faith arise
Let my faith arise
I say NO to the discouragement that keeps me down
I say NO to the things that keep me back from You
And this broken heart inside of me
Broken in so many pieces
By so many circumstances
I say NO to just letting it stay that way
Because I’m learning to trust that it’s not You that hurt me
I’m learning to believe that it’s not You that deserted me
I’m believing that You still love me
Brokenness and all
I’m believing that You’ve got a plan for me
I’m believing that You will restore me
I believe that You will awaken my soul
And let, let faith arise again, I believe
I believe like a little child again
I’m gonna dance in my trust in You, oh Lord
I’m gonna dance in my love for You, oh Lord
I’m gonna laugh again
I’m gonna cry again
I’m gonna have joy, joy on the inside
Circumstances around me try to pull me down
I’m going to believe in that faith again
‘Cause You’re my Creator
You’re my Comfort
You’re the One that will never desert me
So Daddy, I raise my hands up to You Lord
I raise my hands up to You, oh Lord
And I dance with my feet, I dance with my feet
And I say, come and, come and hold me Lord
‘Cause I’m learning to trust You with the faith of a child
Trust You with the faith of a child
I can have joy again like a child
I’m not going to let it come down
I’m not going to let those bullets come down
Come down and hurt me no more
‘Cause I’m raising up the Shield of Faith
And the Sword of the Lord
I’m believing on your Word Lord
I’m trusting in the Word that You said
And I’m waiting on You
Waiting on You
And I’m rejoicing in the fact that the Bible says
That You are my Victorious Warrior
You’re the one that fights for me
I don’t have to fight anymore
You’re the one that fights for me, oh Lord
My faith is rising, my faith is rising, my faith is rising
I can see You again Lord.
I can see You on the horizon of my life, oh Lord
I can see Your Son, it’s rising up, it’s rising up, it’s rising up
And I don’t have to be discouraged anymore
And I don’t have to fight this loneliness anymore
‘Cause You’re in my life, You’re in my life more than anyone can ever be
Father we’re building a relationship again, just me and You
We’re building a relationship again, just me and You
It’s not about the job I have
It’s not about the friends I have
Its’ not about the house I have or the social status I have
It’s about me and You
We’re building a relationship again, just me and You
You’re building my faith up again
In the deepest parts of my being, oh Lord
In the most broken parts of me, oh Lord
Friends have failed me Lord, let my faith arise
Loved ones have failed me Lord, let my faith arise
Heroes have failed me Lord, let my faith arise
Let my faith arise
Let my faith arise
Let my faith arise
Let my faith arise
I say NO to the discouragement that keeps me down
I say NO to the things that keep me back from You
And this broken heart inside of me
Broken in so many pieces
By so many circumstances
I say NO to just letting it stay that way
Because I’m learning to trust that it’s not You that hurt me
I’m learning to believe that it’s not You that deserted me
I’m believing that You still love me
Brokenness and all
I’m believing that You’ve got a plan for me
I’m believing that You will restore me
I believe that You will awaken my soul
And let, let faith arise again, I believe
I believe like a little child again
I’m gonna dance in my trust in You, oh Lord
I’m gonna dance in my love for You, oh Lord
I’m gonna laugh again
I’m gonna cry again
I’m gonna have joy, joy on the inside
Circumstances around me try to pull me down
I’m going to believe in that faith again
‘Cause You’re my Creator
You’re my Comfort
You’re the One that will never desert me
So Daddy, I raise my hands up to You Lord
I raise my hands up to You, oh Lord
And I dance with my feet, I dance with my feet
And I say, come and, come and hold me Lord
‘Cause I’m learning to trust You with the faith of a child
Trust You with the faith of a child
I can have joy again like a child
I’m not going to let it come down
I’m not going to let those bullets come down
Come down and hurt me no more
‘Cause I’m raising up the Shield of Faith
And the Sword of the Lord
I’m believing on your Word Lord
I’m trusting in the Word that You said
And I’m waiting on You
Waiting on You
And I’m rejoicing in the fact that the Bible says
That You are my Victorious Warrior
You’re the one that fights for me
I don’t have to fight anymore
You’re the one that fights for me, oh Lord
My faith is rising, my faith is rising, my faith is rising
I can see You again Lord.
I can see You on the horizon of my life, oh Lord
I can see Your Son, it’s rising up, it’s rising up, it’s rising up
And I don’t have to be discouraged anymore
And I don’t have to fight this loneliness anymore
‘Cause You’re in my life, You’re in my life more than anyone can ever be
Father we’re building a relationship again, just me and You
We’re building a relationship again, just me and You
It’s not about the job I have
It’s not about the friends I have
Its’ not about the house I have or the social status I have
It’s about me and You
We’re building a relationship again, just me and You
You’re building my faith up again
Friday, November 24, 2006
All night of Prayer
In less than a hour, 614 will doing an all night of prayer, It is going to be lovely and then i have a war room shift from 2-5am. It is going to be fun. I am leading a hour at all night of prayer. I wrote a story recently, i will post it soon.
Blessings and grace to you all :D
Blessings and grace to you all :D
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Come to the war college! It will changes your life seriously
Friday, November 17, 2006
Word of the day: Release
Arrived at home and i receive a package from Heather, I open it and it was a picture of hands and flowers flowing in the area with a word release. Not sure yet what it is means but totally going to pray into it. Heather, Thanks you! I love you a lot! It made me feel really special, that you painted a picture for me. I also Got an email from my old corp officer and how she came across my blog after awhile and how she was encouraged by what i was doing for the lord and that they were proud of me and they were thinking about me and praying for me! That was awesome.
Earlier this week, a girl in my class, I believe you are smarter than the other people in our class which was exciting because i was praying the lord would help me this and he has! The random encouragements are the best i think :D
Earlier this week, a girl in my class, I believe you are smarter than the other people in our class which was exciting because i was praying the lord would help me this and he has! The random encouragements are the best i think :D
Monday, November 13, 2006
Trust in god in the small things
Well my student loan is not as large i would of hope it would of been but it is all good. I need to find a part time job plus school/614 stuff. It should be good. I am not worrying about the little things. trust in the lord that he will provide but also going to do my part on putting resume out and stuff like that and believe the doors will be opened to me.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Practium
Finished My Practium at the broadway day care, it run out of the broadway church. It was a lot of fun and i learned a lot from the teacher there to become a better teacher when that come. It was a little sad leaving today but it is all good because i believe i am going back there before christmas, something to look forward to. I am going to do a 2-5am shift in the war room in a hour and i am looking forward to that. It been awhile and the lord show me something new and exciting every time i do this shifts, well he does in other shifts as well. I am working through the bible during my rations times and i am almost finished ezekial and i am also reading this book called the secret place, It about this guy journey how the lord open his eyes to the secret place and how he meet with jesus to intercede for the church and Having intimacy with the father. It is awesome and the lord is teaching me through it. Life is good! My good friend crystal myers told me on wedensday, she has seen a glow in me which was cool.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Thursday, November 02, 2006
stuff
This week has been good, We were preparing ourself for our practium in the next week. The college could not find a practium for me but the morning i prayed that god would open doors, there was a door opened. That was exciting.
I got to hang out with cherie's kids on monday night and ciara has been talking about me in a good way, she want to start spending time with me again. It is exciting. Anyway, god is good all the time.
I got to hang out with cherie's kids on monday night and ciara has been talking about me in a good way, she want to start spending time with me again. It is exciting. Anyway, god is good all the time.
Friday, October 27, 2006
A little of my life for you
This week i was special helper in school and that includes me just helping out the teacher with writing things on the board and bringing a good morning song and bring in a story in to read to the class. The point of it is to get you comfortable to do this thing called circle time in the daycare. It was a lot of fun and no one want to do next week so i am a special helper twice in a row, it is exciting.
Wrote my quiz today and I got 96% on it. Woohoo. It was a mixture of salmon before the test(brain need to be feed to allow it to run properly and salmon has things in it to do that, that something i learned from this class, is that cool?,prayer and studying.
Not so good thing is my glasses disappeared and it looks like i will have to get a new pair which really stink.
Wrote my quiz today and I got 96% on it. Woohoo. It was a mixture of salmon before the test(brain need to be feed to allow it to run properly and salmon has things in it to do that, that something i learned from this class, is that cool?,prayer and studying.
Not so good thing is my glasses disappeared and it looks like i will have to get a new pair which really stink.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
good vs bad news
good news: Today at school we had three kids in class with us through class and as a class we set different activites regarding their cognite development(skills like grasping,cutting, kicking, walking, social-turn taking and if one person is imitive the other people who are playing with them, fine motor skills: tripod grasp(how they use their pencils and picking up paintbrush. It was cool and fun!
Bad news: not too healthy, not getting better, get worse. i have got pray over for healing as well and i am getting worse. it really not really fun but i praise the lord anyways.
Bad news: not too healthy, not getting better, get worse. i have got pray over for healing as well and i am getting worse. it really not really fun but i praise the lord anyways.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Extreme Prophetic last night
From going out on the streets for fixteen minutes, 3 Salvations, One Inner Healing and One treat and one cussed out by an muslim. God is freaking awesome! First time going out and this happened, can not wait for what he has in store for us in the weeks to come!
Friday, October 20, 2006
Life is good! Started my new course in Early Childhood Program. I am loving every minute of it. I just did my first test and i did not do that badly but not really satified what my mark was. there is more to come so i will get better as time go by. I got 72%. It was out of 55 and i got 40. I am learning to get up early like 6 and my body is adjusting quickly which is really cool. I am blessed! Years ago i was dreaming about my dream to go to brazil to work with kids and now i am doing things to work toward this goal. It is freaking exciting! praise the lord!
Dream big, live out your dreams, dreams come true.
Dream big, live out your dreams, dreams come true.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
How am I doing
School is going really well. I enjoying it a lot. A lot of reading and retaining information but it is good. It is a little hard for me to getting up and take the bus but the lord is teaching me displicine so praise the lord.
Spirtually things are good except i have not be able to do my rations since i started to do schooling which i know it is not good. pray for a good time for me to do them because i know i need to do them.
My family is good, my sister is enjoying her new job and one of my brother is in a happy relationship and finishing off his school. My parents are good.
The revolution session is good. The sign and wonders in their midst has been amazing to see and asking and believing in more.
I am the new leader of Wedensday night Recre8 which i am excited about!
I really like the version of the message, it is really cool. Me,kirsten, matt and ian were reading colossion out loud together in the war room earlier and it was beautiful!
Spirtually things are good except i have not be able to do my rations since i started to do schooling which i know it is not good. pray for a good time for me to do them because i know i need to do them.
My family is good, my sister is enjoying her new job and one of my brother is in a happy relationship and finishing off his school. My parents are good.
The revolution session is good. The sign and wonders in their midst has been amazing to see and asking and believing in more.
I am the new leader of Wedensday night Recre8 which i am excited about!
I really like the version of the message, it is really cool. Me,kirsten, matt and ian were reading colossion out loud together in the war room earlier and it was beautiful!
Sunday, October 15, 2006
hey
Hmm i started my classes tommorrow. There was not enough people for the downtown campus so i have to go all the way up to coquitam to take classes up there. it is a morning class. I am still excited.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
I got the priveledge to go back to Gibsons for the weekend, It was good, It was relaxing and a time of rest. A family that are friends of our family invited us over for thanksgiving dinner on sunday and it was lovely. Good food and good fellowship. We played Cranium, the best board game i think and it was girls vs guys and the girls won. woohoo.
Psalm147:1-11 is good stuff :D
Well I am thankful for my 614 family and my parents and my siblings and his creation.
What about you?
I got the priveledge to go back to Gibsons for the weekend, It was good, It was relaxing and a time of rest. A family that are friends of our family invited us over for thanksgiving dinner on sunday and it was lovely. Good food and good fellowship. We played Cranium, the best board game i think and it was girls vs guys and the girls won. woohoo.
Psalm147:1-11 is good stuff :D
Well I am thankful for my 614 family and my parents and my siblings and his creation.
What about you?
Friday, October 06, 2006
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
New poem
ABBA
As I look into your eyes
I see the love of the Father
The pure and innocent love
You are Abba, my Father
I am your beloved child
I was created to be with you, daddy
I am secured in you and nothing else
You clothes me in righteousness
You draw me close and embrace me
Help me to draw close to you
I love you Dad
Help me to show you the love i have for you
As you pour out the love of the father over and over again
May I be an example of the love of the father in this dying world
As I look into your eyes
I see the love of the Father
The pure and innocent love
You are Abba, my Father
I am your beloved child
I was created to be with you, daddy
I am secured in you and nothing else
You clothes me in righteousness
You draw me close and embrace me
Help me to draw close to you
I love you Dad
Help me to show you the love i have for you
As you pour out the love of the father over and over again
May I be an example of the love of the father in this dying world
Saturday, September 30, 2006
all night of prayer
Last night we had an all night of prayer from 10 to 6am, This one was focusing on human trafficing. It was definality more challenging for me to press in for this one than the last one. It was good though. On the streets, 2 pair of people stop a john to appoach the prostinued person and one of group ask a girl how her night was going and she said quite slow so the praise the lord, the prayer of the saints really does something. Praise the lord!
Thursday, September 28, 2006
good stuff
Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. If He is not our Life, then we do not really know the Way or the Truth either. It is the religious spirit that tries to keep Christianity in the realms of the Way and the Truth, while keeping us from the essential union by which Jesus becomes our Life. True Christianity involves not just what we believe, but Who we believe." Rick Joyner.
Jesus I pray that you would make me a living sacrifice and that you would mold me, change into the person you want me to be which is to be more like you. amen
Jesus I pray that you would make me a living sacrifice and that you would mold me, change into the person you want me to be which is to be more like you. amen
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Song in my head this days
See His love nailed onto a cross
Perfect and blameless life given as sacrifice
See Him there all in the name of love
Broken yet glorious, all for the sake of us
This is Jesus in His glory
King of Heaven dying for me
It is finished, He has done it
Death is beaten, Heaven beckons me
Greater love no one could ever show
Mercy so undeserved, freedom I should not know
All my sin, all of my hidden shame
Died with Him on the cross, eternity won for us
Such love, such love
Such love is this for me
Perfect and blameless life given as sacrifice
See Him there all in the name of love
Broken yet glorious, all for the sake of us
This is Jesus in His glory
King of Heaven dying for me
It is finished, He has done it
Death is beaten, Heaven beckons me
Greater love no one could ever show
Mercy so undeserved, freedom I should not know
All my sin, all of my hidden shame
Died with Him on the cross, eternity won for us
Such love, such love
Such love is this for me
Monday, September 25, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
True Christianity is the true Word of God, verified by the true power of God. Jesus went about to 'do and teach' (Acts 1:1). He usually performed miracles before He taught. He knew that people who have an undeniable encounter with God are going to be far more open to what He had to say to them. The power Jesus and His apostles demonstrated was used to confirm and illuminate their teachings. The same is still true. The demonstration of God's power transforms intellectual concepts into a true faith in the teachings off the Lord. It takes both the Word and the power of God to change the inner person. Without both, we may change our outward behavior but our hearts remain untouched. It is the spiritual void in the heart that must be filled by a true fellowship with God if we are going to be free from the spiritual influence and power of the enemy.
Friday, September 22, 2006
HMM....................
Well Things are better, praise the lord! My good friend donny and myself were talking and come to the conclusion that what was really going on was an attack from satan to bring the my old sinful nature back but praise the lord donny have to the eyes to see it for me. So He commanded angry and voilence to be gone in Jesus's name , this was after cell on tuesday and since then i am filled with joy and love for everyone here in the apartments and in my community. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I overcame the schemes of the enemy, Woohoo!
So I overcame the schemes of the enemy, Woohoo!
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Me
Hey Peoples that read my blog, Welcome :D
Well this last past week has been weird for me. Just out of the blue i start to be more angry and more voilence and outburst of my tongue. It been weird and freaking me out because i know it is not me and i do not want it to be me. Anyway I been praying about it and everyone here is praying for me as well. The root of it believing in the lie that if i work again, i going to get laid or fired because that seems to be the routine in my life, being hired and get laid off or be fired and it sucks a lot. Now i do not receive it because things happens for a reason because god has a great job for me and the other reason is not spending as much as possible in the bible. well that is all for now.
Grace and blessings
RB
Well this last past week has been weird for me. Just out of the blue i start to be more angry and more voilence and outburst of my tongue. It been weird and freaking me out because i know it is not me and i do not want it to be me. Anyway I been praying about it and everyone here is praying for me as well. The root of it believing in the lie that if i work again, i going to get laid or fired because that seems to be the routine in my life, being hired and get laid off or be fired and it sucks a lot. Now i do not receive it because things happens for a reason because god has a great job for me and the other reason is not spending as much as possible in the bible. well that is all for now.
Grace and blessings
RB
Friday, September 15, 2006
update
I am unemployed again:(
i got laid off last tuesday which sucks a lot! but god is our provider praise the lord!
praise the lord anyway
i lead street combat last tuesday, it was good.
i got a mixture of feeling inside me right now like sad,happy,excited,missing people a lot from the holy session and fear of going back to my parents to ask them to support me finanically which i will hate to do.
That it for now.
i got laid off last tuesday which sucks a lot! but god is our provider praise the lord!
praise the lord anyway
i lead street combat last tuesday, it was good.
i got a mixture of feeling inside me right now like sad,happy,excited,missing people a lot from the holy session and fear of going back to my parents to ask them to support me finanically which i will hate to do.
That it for now.
Monday, September 11, 2006
birthday
today is my 23 birthday. it been a good day so far, my work made me a cake which i have to ride home on my bike with it, it was quite funny to see. it was good. my coworker wished me a happy birthday,i got to go home early, that is always fun
go to denny later, going to hang out with jenea,donny and ian and jermany shortly, that should be fun.
go to denny later, going to hang out with jenea,donny and ian and jermany shortly, that should be fun.
Friday, September 08, 2006
me stomping on a rose
So we were in rome, there is this guys that give out rose,if the girl take them, they have to give them money, so this guy came over to me and try to give me and i had no money so i told him to just to leave me alone, he would not, he said he love me and want to just to give it to me, which i know it was lie and he finally lefted and my brother found a rose on the ground so he gave it to my sister to make sure the guys would leave us alone, not the case so as a prophetic act and justice act, i stomped on it to stomped out his lustful thoughts about girls. i pray for him while we were walking home.
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