Hillsong UNITED

I WAS HERE!!!!!

What an incredible night of worship!  I have never experienced anything like this. 

Daniel now needs a wireless guitar so he can jump around like a maniac!!! 

MANY gave their lives to Christ Monday night.  Praise the LORD!!!!

I love me some Hillsong UNITED!

He is jealous FOR me

He is jealous for me,


Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,

Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.

When all of a sudden,

I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,

And I realize just how beautiful You are,

And how great Your affections are for me.



And oh, how He loves us so,

Oh how He loves us,

How He loves us all



Yeah, He loves us,

Whoa! how He loves us,

Whoa! how He loves us,

Whoa! how He loves.

Yeah, He loves us,

Whoa! how He loves us,

Whoa! how He loves us,

Whoa! how He loves.



We are His portion and He is our prize,

Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,

If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking.

So Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss,

And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,

I don't have time to maintain these regrets,

When I think about, the way...



He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves.

Yeah, He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves us,

Oh how He loves.


~David Crowder Band

Josh

Hey everybody!
Just wanted to give you some information on Josh!  He made it to the Phillipines safe and sound.  Follow him on his journey during the next 3 months! 

http://1corinthians-1031.blogspot.com/

Much love to you all!
Happy Valentine's Day!!
~Jamie

Who am I?

I'm a pastor's wife (Heaven help me!), a pastor's kid's mom (Heaven help Brayden), hopefully a friend to many, a teacher, a lover of chocolate, etc.....but this morning a sweet friend of mine sent me a text that said, "What good thing did God tell you in His word this morning?" which reminded me I am a child of God.

This morning started out really crappy.  I overslept (woke up at 7:02am) and dashed around the house like a mad woman (poor Daniel) to pull the mess of myself together to get out the door.  I got to school just in the knick of time.  (Praise the Lord!)  My students were working on an activity that did not require my immediate assistance , so I went over to my desk and grabbed my Bible.  Beth Moore's "David" directed me to 1 Samuel 15:12 - 29.  I was fighting back tears as I read of Saul's disobedience to God's clear instruction. 

How often do I do what I want to do and then say it was God's plan?  In the world's eyes, I may seem like I have it together.  (Those who really know me understand that that is totally not true! haha!)  But what is God's opinion of me and my service?  That is where my true focus should lie.  Have I sought Him out in big AND little decisions? Saul made excuses for his disobedience to try and find favor in the sight of his kingdom.  He was Israel's choice for king, afterall.  He wanted to keep their approval ratings high.  But what we may find "pleasing" here on earth is very rarely pleasing to God, I'm afraid.  There's no other way to say it other than he did not 100% follow through with God's plan.

99.9999999999....% obedience is not full obedience.  Afterall...giving should be a response to what He has already done for us.  Whether its of time, money (God only requires 10%), or whatever......   I'm telling you what right now....the Lord has done great things in my life.  He has delivered me from some dark places & seasons.  I am disgusted with myself for not allowing my response to be overflowing with joy for others to ask "What is different about you?"- He has done great things!  I should not be ashamed because His blood covered my sins.  I am joyful this morning to be a child of God.  I am worshiping Him this morning.  (fyi - Worship doesn't have to be through song!)  Worship is an attitude.

I know it's been a while since I've blogged, but this morning (although it had a crappy start) was made a LOT brighter through God's word all because a dear sweet friend of mine encouraged me to get into it!

Have a day full of Worship!!!