Look what you've done

I just got back from a high school retreat with my school and we sang this song by tree 63 and that was the first time that I have ever heard it and it got stuck in my head! But this song didn't only stay stuck in my head that whole night but the next day to... It was stuck in my head the whole 2 days! It was intense! Now I don't know if you know this but I CANT STAND when songs are in my head! It drives me insane!! Like the inspector gadget theme song gets stuck in my head all the time like right now it is in my head just because I am talking about it... but anyways... This song... when I finally just sat down and sang the words and was listening to what I was saying I totally thought about the lyrics... here they are...

Look what you've done for me
Your blood has set me free
Jesus my Lord look what you've done for me
I haven't been the same
Ever since that day I called your name
Yahweh Yahweh look what you've done for me
What can I do for you my Lord?
I want you to know my heart is yours
It's not a question of what you can do for me
But what can I do for you my Lord?
Up to your cross I crawl
Now I am standing ten feet tall
Jesus my savior look what you've done for me
Free at last I'm free
I owe you my life completely
Yahweh Yahweh look what you've done for me

Aren't those lyrics amazing! Its called "Look what you've done" by Tree 63 (I encourage you guys to download it). Look at the chorus... "What can I do for you my Lord, I want you to know my heart is yours". Just that right there is incredible! You telling God that you are His and will do whatever He wants! And.. "Its not a question of what you can do for me, but what can I do for you my Lord?" I have challenged myself to ask God what I can do for Him... not ask him for things He can "do for me" but what I can do for Him. Its really amazing when you think about those lyrics!! Man I love this song! "Free at last I'm free I owe you my life completely" Look what God has done for you!

Metamorphasis

Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

I was reading this verse this morning in my doer devotions from girls workshop. This verse I am sure a lot of you have memorized but when you really look into it, it has a great message! The first part of the verse is talking about conforming to this world. And its basically saying don't let the world determine who you are or who you are going to be. Don't let it be what you are known for. "But be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Now that may be kind of confusing but think of it this way... A catterpillar. A cute little catterpillar. Now you can't just staple wings to a catterpillar and call it a butterfly! The catterpillar has to go through an inside change first and then it transforms into a butterfly. Thats kind of what this verse is saying. Its saying that we should not just folllow the patterns of this world. BUT it should be an inside change... "by the renewing of your mind"... and that will effect if you conform to the world by what you do on the outside. But it all starts with what is inside of you and then overflows into what happens on the outside. "Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

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I went with my dad to a Franklin Graham crusade in Tacoma, Washington. There were 3 crusades and a kids fest thing. I had sooooooo much fun!!! There were a bunch of different musical grroups like Tommy Walker, Starfield, Group 1 Crew, Tree 63 :), Dennis Agajanian, and more. I was sooo excited to hear all of these groups! The first crusade I saw I was watching the music and then right when they were done I went up stairs while Franklin spoke. And i didn't listen because idk I just didn't listen. But then the second night, saturday night i wanted to listen to it; so i did. and i was totally stoked because he was talking about the RICH YOUNG RULERRR!! (revivallll 07) anyways... He spoke on Mark 10:17-22! And to hear him preach was soooo cool to me! That day 9,345 people heard the gospel! It was sooo amazingg!! When they did the altar call, 482 people came up. Now I was a little disapointed because that was only 5.2% of the people that came. But then I realized oh my goodness... tonight 482 people became a Christian!!! Wow!!! Through out the hole weekend over 1,000 people gave up their lives! And a total of 25,988 people were there and heard the gospel! That is just sooo encouraging to me! To keep sharinggg the Gospel any chance I get!!!

See you guys soon...

God bless..

Pastor Bob's comment elaborated...

If you were at first service on sunday you already heard this from my dad... if not... read onnn!
This past weekend I went down to San Diego with my dad...we went to Seaworlddd<3>
We went to the dolphin show. And boy, these dolphins could do sweet tricks...let me tell ya! But the thing is that when you see these animals with there trainers they look like they have an outstanding amount of love for them and they have this "bond" with each other. But when you think about it the reality is that they are just doing these tricks because they are getting fish. Now, when we go to church...do we actually go to church to go to church? Or do we just go to see our friends and hang out and color on our point sheets? As a Christian, we need to go to church for God, not for friends, or ourselves. In Galations 2:21 it says: I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!
When you go to church, Focus on bobby or mike or whoever is sayingg!!! LISTEN TO WHAT THEY ARE SAYING! For it will help you in the long run!

Hebrews 10:25
Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

God bless<3

Revival 07

WOW! Where do I possibly begin! Well this past week my church went to camp up in Lake Isabella. It was sooo much fun! I mean I would tell you what we did there but trust me, it would be sooo much easier if I told you what we didn't do... We didn't text message, email, blog, shop, or be lazy bums! Every single day people were out on the lake inter tubing, wake boarding, scurfing and doing all this stuff without the usuall peer pressure of the world telling them to just stay at home. I am soo blessed! I met sooo many cool new people that are on fire for God and are such role models to me personally!

Now, when i say this don't think that this camp was just fun and games...because it wasn't! I mean sure we had fun! Why do you think I wrote that whole first paragraph?? We were in the Bible 24/7!! Every single minute of every single day! It was soooo uplifting! Our Senior Pastor was nice enough that he actually went with our High School group up to the lake and we had these in your face sermons every single night! He talked about who God is, what a "real" Christian is, and the most impacting for me was about God taking every broken rule personally! That just hit me in the gut! That every time I lie, or think bad thoughts I am hurting my heavenly Father! Ahhhhh! Thats not how it is supposed to work! As a Christian we are supposed to want to please God all the time! In 1 John 5:3 it says; This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome. It says right there, in the text, love for God is obeying His commandments! I don't think John could've made it anymore clear!

Another thing that stood out to me when Pastor Mike was preaching was when he said, "faith is more than just believing." That just kinda caught me off guard! In James 2:14 it says; What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? And in Acts 20:20-21 it says; You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus. Repentance and Faith are the two things that Revival 07 were really all about!

Revival 08 babyyy I cant wait!!! =]