| chad's music |
[Nov. 6th, 2005|06:02 pm] |
See you there dancing ‘round
With your greasy black hair and your dirty white dress on
Girl when are you gonna finally clean up
No job
No shoes
Cant even think to sing the blues
Spent your last dime on a good time
Girl when are you gonna finally clean up
said when are you gonna finally
Southern sun just blows my mind
Cant help but think of you
every time I see someone looks just like you
See you now
All strung out
You better cover up your arms Someone might just find out
Girl when are you gonna finally clean up
Said when are you gonna finally
When are you gonna finally clean up
You should call me when you finally clean up |
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| (no subject) |
[Oct. 16th, 2005|11:09 pm] |
James says:
Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don't have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn't yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it.
You wouldn't think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you'd be asking for what you have no right to. You're spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
You're cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way. And do you suppose God doesn't care? The proverb has it that "he's a fiercely jealous lover." And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you'll find. It's common knowledge that "God goes against the willful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble."
So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper. Say a quiet yes to God and he'll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it's the only way you'll get on your feet. |
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| the things we learn at school |
[Sep. 28th, 2005|07:23 pm] |
while sitting in a chair, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.
now, while doing that, draw the number 6 in the air withyour right hand.
Your foot with change direction... and theres nothing you can do about it.
how many times did you try it? |
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| today's reading |
[Sep. 25th, 2005|07:03 pm] |
"Your life has a purpose.
You were specifically designed with meaning.
So why are you spending your life drifting to where ever the events of the day take you.
Seek your purpose.
Let your life be filled with meaning." |
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[Sep. 22nd, 2005|06:14 pm] |
"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with,
but whether it is the same problem you had last year." |
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[Sep. 10th, 2005|10:58 pm] |
It's not that easy bein' green;
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves.
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold-
or something much more colorful like that.
It's not easy bein' green.
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water- or stars in the sky.
But green's the color of Spring.
And green can be cool and friendly-like.
And green can be big like an ocean, or important like a mountain, or tall like a tree.
When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why? Wonder,
I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful!
And I think it's what I want to be. |
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[Aug. 7th, 2005|09:10 pm] |
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He said, "Come and have breakfast." |
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[Mar. 11th, 2005|02:44 pm] |
Hosea 10:12-13
Sow for yourselves righteousness,
reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;
for it is time to seek the LORD,
until he comes
and showers righteousness on you.
13 But you have planted wickedness,
you have reaped evil,
you have eaten the fruit of deception.
Because you have depended on your own strength
and on your many warriors, |
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| (no subject) |
[Mar. 3rd, 2005|05:32 pm] |
Praise the LORD , O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalm 103:2-5
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
"Because he loves me," says the LORD , "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
Psalm 91:11-16
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[Jan. 12th, 2005|10:30 am] |
I read this today ...
The bumper sticker on the blue van caught my attention:
CHOOSE TO FEEL
As I considered those words, I noticed the billboards I was passing. They urged me to choose things that would keep me from feeling—alcohol to deaden emotional pain; fat-laden food to alleviate feelings of emptiness; luxury cars and other expensive items to lessen feelings of worthlessness.
Many of the temptations that lure us away from God do so by promising to relieve the emotional hurt we all feel because of the consequences of sin—our own sin or someone else's.
God set a different example. Instead of becoming numb to the pain our sin causes, He chose to suffer the results of it. Through the prophet Hosea, God expressed the heart-wrenching pain of losing a wayward child. "I stooped and fed them," He said tenderly. "I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love" (Hosea 11:3-4). Still they rejected their heavenly Father. Reluctantly, He let them face the consequences.
When we choose to feel the full range of our emotions, we come to a fuller understanding of the God who created us in His image—the image of One who feels.
It's okay to feel that all is not right in the world. God feels that way too! —Julie Link
Choosing to deaden bad feelings eventually deadens our ability to feel good. |
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[Jan. 10th, 2005|04:22 pm] |
Luke 8
A farmer went out to sow his seed.
As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.
Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture.
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.
Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”
This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.
The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. |
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[Sep. 16th, 2004|12:06 am] |
Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do
work at it with all your heart
as working for the lord and not for men.
Psalm 95:6-7
Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care. |
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| Romans 16:10=20 |
[Sep. 15th, 2004|06:53 am] |
I want you to be wise about what is good,
and innocent about what is evil.
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet! |
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[Sep. 12th, 2004|12:52 pm] |
Dear GOD:
I want to thank You for what you have already done.
I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards, I am thanking you right now
I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better, I am thanking you right now
I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me, I am thanking you right now.
I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears, I am thanking you right now.
I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has
caused me pain or grief, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed.
I am thanking you right now.
I am thanking you because I am alive.
I am thanking you because I made it through the day's difficulties.
I am thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles.
I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more and do better.
I'm thanking you because FATHER, you haven't given up on me. |
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| Romans 8:26-28 |
[Sep. 11th, 2004|09:34 pm] |
The Spirit helps us in our weakness.
We do not know what we ought to pray for,
but the Spirit himself interceded for us
with groans that words cannot express.
And he who searches our hearts
knows the mind of the Spirit,
because the Spirit intercedes for the saints
in accoudance with God's will.
And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose. |
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[Sep. 5th, 2004|05:57 pm] |
Psalm 37:5,23-24
Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will act.
If you do what the LORD wants,
he will make certain
each step you take is sure.
The LORD will hold your hand,
and if you stumble,
you still won't fall.
Isaiah 41:9-10
I took you from the ends of the earth,
from its farthest corners I called you.
I said, 'You are my servant';
I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. |
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| Proverbs |
[Aug. 28th, 2004|05:56 pm] |
There are six things the Lord hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
haughty eyes
a lying tongue
hands that shed innocent blood
a heart that devises wicked schemes
feet that are quick to rush into evil
a false witness who pours out lies
and a person who stirs up dissension among brothers
Proverbs 6:16-19
Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life
Put away perversity from your mouth;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Let your eyes look straight ahead,
fix your gaze directly before you.
Make level paths for your feet
and take only ways that are firm.
Do not swerve to the right or the left;
keep your foot from evil
Proverbs 4:23-27 |
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| (no subject) |
[Aug. 8th, 2004|03:23 pm] |
Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom he should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks he bust believe and not doubt
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:2-6, 12 |
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| lyrics "All I See" |
[Jun. 15th, 2004|12:39 am] |
Surrounded by your shadow every need i have is met
When I’m waiting in your presence every fear is put to rest
You belong to me and I belong to you
Nothing will ever come my way that you wont see me through
I delight in the beauty of your holiness
Because I wont find a love like yours in all the earth
In the quiet of your chambers the love i feel is made complete
In the mercy you have granted I will rest for all eternity
You belong to me and I belong to you
Nothing will ever come my way that you wont see me through |
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| Peace |
[Jun. 13th, 2004|10:57 am] |
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you.
Philippians 4:6-9
Do not be anxious about anything,
but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers(& sisters),
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-
-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-
-think about such things.
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me-
-put it into practice.
And the God of peace will be with you. |
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