WHY I POST SO MUCH MUSIC...
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Posted:Jun 26, 2008 7:09 pm
Last Updated:Jun 16, 2009 11:08 am 3251 Views
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Quoting momto3beagles:
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Skystar, I notice alot of your posts are about music ... which I can totally relate to! Music speaks to me like no preacher ever could. Are you a singer or a musician by any chance?
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Yes, I am a singer... music really speaks to a deep part of me as well. When I post the lyrics to a song it's usually what I am feeling at the time. People either say nothing or they show some kind of appreciation. It's nice because there's usually never any drama when I post songs.
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Leslie Phillips: By My Spirit
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Posted:Jun 24, 2008 9:10 am
Last Updated:Jun 26, 2008 9:49 pm 3111 Views
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Not by might, not by power
But by my Spirit says the Lord
Not by might, not by power
But by my Spirit says the Lord
Sometimes fears can hide your vision
The loss of purpose chains you down
You think I've forgotten all you're dreaming of
But how could I forget the one I love
And it's...
Not by might, not by power
But by my Spirit says the Lord
Not by might, not by power
But by my Spirit says the Lord
I can see your heart is tired
And your courage has worn thin
You wonder how long you will have to hang on
But when My love comes in, you'll be strong again
And it's...
Not by might, not by power
But by my Spirit says the Lord
Not by might, not by power
But by my Spirit says the Lord
These mountains will be removed
I'll build my temple in you
And what I've promised shall be done
Instrumental)
These mountains will be removed
I'll build my temple in you
And what I've promised shall be done
Not by might, not by power
But by my Spirit says the Lord
Not by might, not by power
But by my Spirit says the Lord
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Come Be With Me...
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Posted:Jun 18, 2008 7:29 pm
Last Updated:Jun 21, 2008 6:56 pm 2919 Views
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COME BE WITH ME
Baby this life can break your heart
Everyone hurts to some degree
So while this world is falling apart
Why don't you come be with me?
Don't you know that life can be so cold
When you're without the one you need
How much longer do I have to go?
Waiting for you, come be with me
Love can be so simple when you let it flow
Keep it in your head, feel it in your heart
Send it through your soul
Look up at the stars burning bright
Listen to the wind whisper sweet
Heaven and earth know the moment is right
Why don't you come be with me?
Love can be so simple when you let it flow
Keep it in your head, feel it in your heart
Send it through your soul
Look up at the starts burning bright
Listen to the wind whisper sweet
Heaven and earth know the moment is right
Why don't you come be with me?
Heaven and earth know the moment is right
Why don't you come be with me?
song by: Amy Grant
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TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS
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Posted:Jun 14, 2008 5:55 pm
Last Updated:Sep 3, 2008 8:22 pm 2828 Views
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"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." 2nd Corinthians 4
We've a treasure in earthen vessels
and we are vessels He's filled with His love
We've a treasure in earthen vessels
and we are vessels He's filled with His love
The excellence of the power of God
Once walked in flesh upon this sod
so we could understand-
He took on the form of man
He commanded the light to shine
Even into a heart like mine
None could measure-
the worth of this treasure
I tell you now that it comes from God
this glorious gift of truth and love
He gives to me-
and He lives in me
This wonderous gift of grace He imparts
shining into our human hearts
It's beyond me
Yet it lives on in me
We've a treasure in earthen vessels
and we are vessels He's filled with His love
We've a treasure in earthen vessels
and we are vessels He's filled with His love-
a Skysong
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Amy Grant's DOUBLY GOOD TO YOU
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Posted:Jun 13, 2008 8:24 pm
Last Updated:Jun 15, 2008 7:29 pm 2833 Views
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I think of this song as Amy Grant's version of an olde Irish blessing...
It's really just as beautiful to listen to as it is to read... so once you read the words you can go listen to it on lastfm... I promise this one is there!
Doubly Good To You
If you see the moon,
Rising gently on your fields.
If the wind blows softly on your face.
If the sunset lingers,
While cathedral bells peal,
And the moon has risen to her place,
You can thank the Father
For the things that He has done.
And thank Him for the things He’s yet to do.
And if you find a love that’s tender,
If you find someone who’s true,
Then thank the Lord --
He’s been doubly good to you.
If you look in the mirror,
At the end of a hard day,
And you know in your heart you have not lied.
And if you gave love freely,
If you earned an honest wage,
And if you’ve got Jesus by your side,
You can thank the Father
For the things that He has done.
And thank Him for the things He’s yet to do.
And if you find a love that’s tender,
If you find someone who’s true,
Thank the Lord --
He’s been doubly good to you.
You can thank the Father
For the things that He has done.
And thank Him for the things he’s yet to do.
And if you find a love that’s tender,
If you find someone who’s true,
Thank the Lord --
He’s been doubly good to you....
Thank the Lord --
He’s been doubly good to you.
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Your Kindness...
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Posted:Jun 10, 2008 5:20 pm
Last Updated:Jun 11, 2008 6:24 pm 2889 Views
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Waiting for angry words to sear my soul
Knowing I don't deserve another chance
Suddenly the kindest words I've ever heard
Come flooding from God's heart
(Chorus)
It's your kindness that leads us
To repentance Oh Lord
Knowing that You love us
No matter what we do
Makes us want to love You too
It's your kindness that leads us
To repentance Oh Lord
Knowing that You love us
No matter what we do
Makes us want to love You too
No excuse no one to blame
No where to hide
The eyes of God have found
my failures- found my pain
He understands my weaknesses
And knows my shame
But His heart never leaves me.
It's your kindness that leads us
To repentance Oh Lord
Knowing that You love us
No matter what we do
Makes us want to love You too
(Bridge)
If You are for us
Who can be against us
You gave us everything
...even Your only
It's your kindness that leads us
To repentance Oh Lord
Knowing that You love us
No matter what we do
Makes us want to love You too
Romans 2:4. Paul explains,
"...Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?"
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Libera Me ... (a dance of the soul)
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Posted:Jun 10, 2008 3:59 pm
Last Updated:Jun 13, 2008 8:46 pm 2935 Views
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Dreams that I can't trace
pull my heart away
from love I long to taste.
Why do I run away
when I come face to face
with anything I need?
I am so afraid
if I keep hoping
there will come a day
when my heart is open
that you will walk away
like you were never there.
And I don't know all the
truth from the lying
but I know that I need you
'cause I am dying
from bein' held by hell
in this cell of blinding fear.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Libera, libere, libera me
from this dark dream
to a life stream.
Libera, libera, libera me
from this bruised soul
living half whole.
Libera, libera, libera me.
I know there is a place
free from all borders
before I turn this grace
into disorder
I've got to find a way
out of this chaos.
And I don't know all the
truth from the lying
but I know that I need you
'cause I am dying
from being held by hell
in this cell of blinding fear.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Libera, libera, libera me
from this dark dream
to a life stream.
Libera, libera, libera me
from this bruised soul
living half whole.
Libera, libera, libera me
let the truth break
what my fears make.
Libera, libera, libera me
from this dark dream
to a life stream.
Libera, libera, libera me.
Song by Leslie Phillips
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Circle of Friends
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Posted:Jun 8, 2008 8:03 pm
Last Updated:Jun 15, 2008 7:31 pm 3095 Views
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Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
and we notice you don't come around
Me, I think it all depends
on you touching ground with us.
But, I quit. I give up.
Nothing's good enough for anybody else
it seems.
And I quit. I give up.
Nothing's good enough for anybody else
it seems.
And being alone
is the best way to be.
When I'm by myself it's
the best way to be.
When I'm all alone it's
the best way to be.
When I'm by myself
nobody else can say goodbye.
Everything is temporary anyway.
When the streets are wet --
the color slip into the sky.
But I don't know why that means you and I are
- that means you and....
I quit -- I give up.
Nothin's good enough for anybody else it seems.
But I quit. I give up.
Nothing's good enough for anybody else it seems.
And being alone
is the best way to be.
When I'm by myself it's
the best way to be.
When I'm all alone it's
the best way to be.
When I'm by myself
nobody else can say...
Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
and we notice you don't come around.
Halalalalalala
Song by Edie Brickel
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GOD IS TOO BIG & Each Soul is Too Precious
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Posted:Jun 6, 2008 3:46 pm
Last Updated:Jun 6, 2008 4:17 pm 2730 Views
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I have tried to stop looking at people as saved and unsaved... unless someone makes it obvious or comes out and says so- you can't always tell if someone is saved. Sometimes even when people do put the "saved" label and the PTL out there it can make me wonder, because sometimes those can be the people who in contrast can act the least saved. I have learned to be wary of the extreemists, good/evil, black and white, cut and dried them vs us kind of mentality when it comes to viewing people in the world who may or may not be saved. It's so unbalanced and I don't see what good it serves.
I came to Jesus literally with the heart of a - I was a five. I needed a saviour then and everyday since then His Love is with me in good times and bad. When you've been a Christian most of your life you do find out slowly who does believe and who does not. Even though there are times when it's obvious when someone is lost you can't put people in boxes with neat little lables and be done with it any more than you can do that with God or even your own faith. People are people and I think it's messed up to shun someone because they don't believe what I do. That's just as messed up as judging someone by their race or appearance. We certainly do try to judge and catagorize... we have more than enough religions all saying "this is the way" to confuse even the most righteous man or woman.
I've given up on church for now... they all have something lacking when it comes to surviving and relating to others in the "real world" and if you don't have the skills to survive or relate how are you ever going to convince anyone out there that you somehow have the answer to eternal life or can undertsand and know the way, the truth, and the life... I look at people who I know to be Christians and sometimes- right or wrong I wonder- if you really know Jesus why do you act so carelessly... and why are you acting like this towards me? I think many times ego just gets in the way of faith- like a cloud that can block out the sunlight.
I think finding a way to share your own personal faith can be very relatable, honest and real when you are in one of those awesome yet sometimes quiet God moments. The ones where He opens the door making it all very accessible in a real and natural way to share your faith with someone who is in need of God's love. I have had a couple of those this week out in the "real world" as well as people sharing a little bit of God's love with me in some very real and awesome ways that I so needed at the time.
We are all valuable in God's eyes and it's not a numbers game- 'how many souls can I harvest this week?' How many commandments can I keep to show God and everyone else I am worthy. It's a process of time and relationship with God, your will lining up and surrendered to His will, and meeting people where they live... even if it's just one moment in time- or several. No matter what lable we have or choose to wear... we should treat people as we would wish to be treated regardless of religion, appearance, or creed. I know it's easier said than done but with God there really is nothing that's impossible... and nothing is Bigger than God's Love for His and we are His .
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