Chris Tomlin - Holy Is The Lord

Make the space and time, do the work

To make progress in any area you need to make the space and the time and then do the work, It is harder than it sounds.

Coldplay - 'Til Kingdome Come

Song of Moses with lyrics

Calum Scott, Leona Lewis - You Are The Reason (Duet Version)

2 services

Today Rustle started 2 services. I listened to the sermon in the first and wrote the reflection in the second:

Colossians 3:12-15

Cover us with Your mercy
We choose You
Choose Your love
Let our spirits be clothed in You
May our garments radiate
What You have poured into us
We are naked before You
Strip away the things that are harmful for us
The things that are easy but destructive
We need to turn away from
Let us choose to put on kindness, humility and peace
That people when they see us
Would see us radiating Your presence
Let the Word of Christ dwell in us
Let us purpose to follow You
And dwell with You forever

Foley mountain

aug 11

The trees are designed to grow up
Up to the sky
Spread their leaves to receive nutrients from the sun
Sometimes the conditions around cause the trees to twist and warp
And they no longer grow up straight
But when conditions change
They will again grow up straight
Straight toward the sun

And so with us
We are designed to grow up
Up toward God
Spread our lives to receive nutrients from the Son
Sometimes the conditions around cause us to twist and warp
stop growing
stop looking to God
stop reaching for Him
But there comes a time
When the tide is going to change
Freedom is going to come
Revolution
Reformation
Transformation
Then growth
Up to the sky
The way God intended

Transformation

Set your sights on Heaven
Brilliant skies
Light streaking to Earth
God's colours are more brilliant than any colours here
His life in us is more brilliant than any life without him here
Keeping our eyes on Heaven
Not on the distractions of this world
The transformation comes from You
We can't do this in our own strength
Things in our lives are like seeds
Sow them into the ground
As we follow God's Word and plan for our lives
Watch them grow

Streaks

July 29

God is the original creator of "streaks"
He makes heavenly streaks as he chases after us
He longs for our hearts
He longs for us to not be distracted from Him
He longs for us to be so focused on Him
For He is the most important thing
The world is fading away
The Word is the only thing that is true
Everything else is streaking away
Only the Word remains
Daniel 10
The angel streaks toward Daniel because of his prayers
But is stopped by the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia
When the angel finally broke through and completed his mission to Daniel
He streaked away again
God streaks toward us
We are precious to Him
Revelation 4:5
From the throne come flashes of lightning
Lightning is a streak in the sky
The original streak is often used to depict God and what he may do
He streaks with power
He streaks with glory
He streaks with majesty
Psalm 19
The heavens proclaim the glory of God (with streaks)
The sun bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding
It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race
The sun rises at one end of the heavens and follows its course to the other end
Nothing can hide from its heat
Thank You for Your streaks of love towards us
Thank You for everything you have done for us
From creating the world
To sending Your son to streak to us

Souls are the main thing

Souls are the main thing
We are chasing after You
There is a giant army
covered in your blood.
Souls are our marching orders.
Commissioned by Your Holy Spirit.
Energized by your love.

Let us listen to Your Spirit
Let us follow You
In the small things and the big things

Let us look for opportunities
for those searching for You
for spaces and places to show grace

Let us be Your hands and feet
touching the needy
bringing the love

Let us taste of You
having You pour into us
so that we can pour out to others

Let us be a fragrance to You
a sweet smell in your nostrils
as we reach out with Your Holy Spirit

May You rejoice over us as we use everything that we have for You to work to rescue souls by bringing them to You.
Prepare the hearts of the souls for the rescue, for freedom.
No man comes to the Father unless the Spirit draws him.

Spirit, let us see where You are working so that we can do our part in the rescue mission.
We give all we are to You.

Battle Scars | Pastor John Gray

Edge of the water

On the coastline
Water washing
Refreshing but eroding
The same waters
flow for good
flow for change
Let the water of your Spirit flow over us
Let us be refreshed
Let us be changed
Let us sit by the river
And enjoy the refreshing
Enjoy the breezes
The river of refreshing and change
Also brings breezes
Brings life
Brings joy
Brings peace
Take the time to enjoy the washing and the breezes

Your love washes away our sins.

Getting My Hopes Up – Summit Sounds

orphan

I have been thinking about the orphan mentality and how it is in our DNA as humans and throughout history you see the effects of this from Elijah under the broom tree to the Holocaust destroying the Jews (creating literal orphans as well as an orphan spirit). Anyway I did some writing before today so I'll put them first, then the bit from today:

Writing 1- poem

Our choice to choose an apple, knowledge, thinking that there was something greater than God

That treason rendered us orphans

For years scrambling to try to make out way in the world

In fear and trembling of a Holy God that we couldn't reach

Then Jesus came. His death built the bridge back to sonship

Through Jesus, we are now His children again

He delights in us. He dances and spins over us. He wants to gather us in His arms like chicks gather under the wings of a hen.

He gave His spirit so now inside of us we now have the Holy Spirit, Jesus, God.

How can he deny Himself?

Writing 2- personal application

I act like an orphan by wanting to do things on my own. By giving in to my personality as an introvert. By thinking that people don't need my voice. By thinking that other people would do things better. By not realizing my authority. By not thinking like someone who has Jesus inside

Today- Kingston

Kingston was Canada's first capital city, but it was rejected (orphaned) by the choosing of other "better" cities (for whatever the reason). It went to Montreal, Toronto, Quebec City. Then finally Queen Victoria had to make the choice and it went to Ottawa. A safe choice. A choice that ended the squabbling of the various cities. All now rejected. And Ottawa safer from attacks by the Americans, though Kingston had proven its ability to defend itself.

The TRUTH is that Captain Michael Glass in faith saw Kingston as a metropolis before anything was there and the city was founded in faith! My favorite plaque:

Also Kingston being home to all the prisons- thinking of all the physical orphans this created in the children left behind and all of the people that were orphaned by being left on their own in prison.

A lot of orphans!

Maximilian - Heaven's Getting Heavy With Rain - Lyric Video

Storm All Around You By Jon Thurlow Lyrics

March 10 2019

I see the sacrifice
I see the pain
I see the reaching
O that you would follow the path of righteousness
O that you would throw off the cloak of sin
That you would lay every part of your life before the King
Lay it open, lay it down.

Brian
Keeping the strength
Look to the truth
Feel the heat of the love
Feel the heat
Let peace be your guide
The kindness and love in your heart
Do not compare to that of God's heart and His love
Look to Him
Reach for Him
Cling to freedom
Look to His Word
Let the Angels move in and take the scales from his eyes
Open his heart
Open his mind

For those that love him,
Let there be a holy moment
Holy transformation
Holy freedom
Holy Lord

Only you bring life

Webs
Webs all over
Being cut through
Lights shining being distorted by the webs
Cut webs falling
Sticking
Only washed by the water of the Word

TRIGGERED: Taking Back Your Mind In The Age Of Anxiety Part III | Pastor...

I very much relate to Martha and don't think it is a bad thing either but I try not to manipulate what God wants to do. I think it is true that disappointment comes from expectations and that it is important to trust that God knows what He is doing even if he is not following our script.