My heart is changing.
The One who created it to beat, who breathed life into it, is transforming it.
Slowly, He is peeling away layers...one by one.
Slowly, I am noticing it change.
My heart is regarding differently. My heart is reacting differently.
My heart is loving differently.
Slowly, He has shown me, He wants to mould my heart like His.
I can feel it happening...
Monday, February 26, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Songwriting
I am a songwriter. The Lord has buried within my heart an intense need to create music. He patiently and expertly guided my steps as I grew, before I even knew my calling as a songwriter, to position me for both excellent training in music theory, and excellent training in performance and creativity. Before I even knew HIM, He was preparing me to give songs of adoration back to Him.
Not a moment goes by that there is not a melody in my head or on my lips. Not a minute passes that I am not aware of the music around me or in my body. My prayer is that the Lord would fill me continually with new songs of praise. My desire is not to perform, it is to worship the only One worthy of worship. My heart is that the music He gives me would cause others to know Him, and would help others to grow in intimacy with Him. He is calling me to give others new songs of praise.
And so I write. Scratch that....and so WE write.
Some songs I have to work hard at. I edit and change, edit and change... Alter lyrics, chord structures, melodic progressions. I work at it. I feel satisfied when they're done.
Some songs just come. A matter of mere minutes pass and they're complete...lyrics, melody, chord structure...I even immediately hear the full orchestration in my head. These are moments of intense closeness to the Lord as He breathes these songs into my heart. These are my most favorite times with Him. Incredibly romantic, incredibly profound, incredibly humbling. I feel....in awe when these songs are done.
I know that the Lord is calling me to share this music, and so I am preparing, in obedience. But I sometimes wonder... You know how there are certain songs which you hear, or which you sing corporately in worship, which immediately click with your spirit, or which immediately draw you to the foot of His throne? What is it about songs that do that for you? Which songs take you there, and why is it that they do? As a new-ish songwriter, under a heavy burden from the Lord to create songs which usher in His presense, I wonder this sometimes... Though I know that He is the Creator, the Inspirer, the greatest Songwriter there is, I know that He often sits back and watches me as I use the talents, gifts and training that He's gifted me with...He doesn't always just write them for me.
I'd love your input about your most treasured worship moments, your favorite worship songs, and your thoughts about what it is that makes certain songs "Insta-Worship" songs (thanks Lynn for that fitting description!)
He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the LORD. (Psalm 40:3)
Not a moment goes by that there is not a melody in my head or on my lips. Not a minute passes that I am not aware of the music around me or in my body. My prayer is that the Lord would fill me continually with new songs of praise. My desire is not to perform, it is to worship the only One worthy of worship. My heart is that the music He gives me would cause others to know Him, and would help others to grow in intimacy with Him. He is calling me to give others new songs of praise.
And so I write. Scratch that....and so WE write.
Some songs I have to work hard at. I edit and change, edit and change... Alter lyrics, chord structures, melodic progressions. I work at it. I feel satisfied when they're done.
Some songs just come. A matter of mere minutes pass and they're complete...lyrics, melody, chord structure...I even immediately hear the full orchestration in my head. These are moments of intense closeness to the Lord as He breathes these songs into my heart. These are my most favorite times with Him. Incredibly romantic, incredibly profound, incredibly humbling. I feel....in awe when these songs are done.
I know that the Lord is calling me to share this music, and so I am preparing, in obedience. But I sometimes wonder... You know how there are certain songs which you hear, or which you sing corporately in worship, which immediately click with your spirit, or which immediately draw you to the foot of His throne? What is it about songs that do that for you? Which songs take you there, and why is it that they do? As a new-ish songwriter, under a heavy burden from the Lord to create songs which usher in His presense, I wonder this sometimes... Though I know that He is the Creator, the Inspirer, the greatest Songwriter there is, I know that He often sits back and watches me as I use the talents, gifts and training that He's gifted me with...He doesn't always just write them for me.
I'd love your input about your most treasured worship moments, your favorite worship songs, and your thoughts about what it is that makes certain songs "Insta-Worship" songs (thanks Lynn for that fitting description!)
He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the LORD. (Psalm 40:3)
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Fun with Grace
I LOVE MY MAC, I LOVE MY MAC, I LOVE MY MAC, I LOVE MY MAC, I LOVE MY MAC........SO DO MY KIDS!
Saturday, February 03, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MACKENZIE!!
8 years ago today, I felt his breath on my face for the very first time, and stared in absolute bewilderment at the tiny little one that was so new, and who was all of a sudden our responsibility . Not a day has gone by that I haven't marvelled at God's creation...in HIS image. I thank God for my son...and I thank the Lord now for the man of God that Mackenzie will become.
Happy Birthday, Buddy!!
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Good News and Praises to the Lord
We have had some ups and downs over the last few days. But the Lord has continually reminded us to persevere and to trust Him at all times. Our Morgan, full of life and vim and vigor has been ailing...symptoms that seemed random for over a month finally culminated in knee-buckling abdominal pain on Friday. This sent us directly to the pediatrician, who began us on a series of Xrays, CAT scans and nuclear medicine tests, in an effort to determine what the strange looking shape they found in his small intestine was. And the Body of Christ prayed with us fervently as we were prepared to face major abdominal surgery within hours, or a day or two at the most.
BUT....and I love the "buts" that only the Lord can bring about...our Great Physician intervened, and the suspicious shape we saw on Friday past has been completely erased. Our boy, whose middle name should be Passionate, has resumed his energetic state, with no pain whatsoever. The doctors are curious, and a little bit trying to back-pedal...but it was clear from the severity and sheer number of difficult tests they put our joyful one through that there HAD BEEN something significant, and now there is no longer. We know the Answer. Now we need to tell those who don't.
In other news, my Macbook Pro complete with my new toy, LogicPro Express software, is en route to my house as we speak! I can't even describe the excitement I feel, knowing that the Lord has pointedly directed me to orchestrate the music He has been filling me with. That software will open up huge avenues for me to express to others what He has expressed to me, beginning to make it possible for me to fulfill one of the mandates He has burdened me with: to give others words of worship and adoration to express directly back to Him. I pray that He will be ever-near as the beast of pent-up creativity is unleashed! :)
And He is still calling me closer. I know that He is stirring my heart more and more for the lost, and I feel Him whispering to me about Missions...He is steering me towards a possible overseas trip this year, and I'm growing with anticipation about that. He is so good!
I have not been this ecstatic in a long time! He is so worthy of honor, glory and praise!
BUT....and I love the "buts" that only the Lord can bring about...our Great Physician intervened, and the suspicious shape we saw on Friday past has been completely erased. Our boy, whose middle name should be Passionate, has resumed his energetic state, with no pain whatsoever. The doctors are curious, and a little bit trying to back-pedal...but it was clear from the severity and sheer number of difficult tests they put our joyful one through that there HAD BEEN something significant, and now there is no longer. We know the Answer. Now we need to tell those who don't.
In other news, my Macbook Pro complete with my new toy, LogicPro Express software, is en route to my house as we speak! I can't even describe the excitement I feel, knowing that the Lord has pointedly directed me to orchestrate the music He has been filling me with. That software will open up huge avenues for me to express to others what He has expressed to me, beginning to make it possible for me to fulfill one of the mandates He has burdened me with: to give others words of worship and adoration to express directly back to Him. I pray that He will be ever-near as the beast of pent-up creativity is unleashed! :)
And He is still calling me closer. I know that He is stirring my heart more and more for the lost, and I feel Him whispering to me about Missions...He is steering me towards a possible overseas trip this year, and I'm growing with anticipation about that. He is so good!
I have not been this ecstatic in a long time! He is so worthy of honor, glory and praise!
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