AMAZING GRACE ~ Mazes, Messes, Miracles: I Don't Want to Go Through the Motions

Friday, July 17, 2009

I Don't Want to Go Through the Motions

...or these mountains in my case

below the clouds from a safe, far distance

I drive alongside them & marvel at the views!

[photo from my trip home]

Same GREAT SONG on both choices - but

...if you don't know the song, the second one has all the lyrics,
...if you are familiar with "The Motions" by Matthew West, view the first one and let it speak to you.

If you don't know the story behind this please go to YouTube to hear the song & view the one above with the story/song (code disabled so that's why I couldn't share it here) but you can click here or go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_rmCeAzqKc&feature=related

or better yet, click on his name or here for his official site...for MOTIONS!

While driving and enjoying the pleasure of listening to Christian radio for the last time for a year or so, this song not only moved me to tears but touched my life deeply with the words while driving the 3,000 mile trip once more back to Mexico.

For more great songs, please join
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Then Sings My Soul Saturday

May Matthew West's song move you to not be just going through the motions...be real, be Jesus to others! Pray always in Jesus' Name and His Word shows us how ...
don't go through one more day without His all consuming PASSION!!!

May Jesus TAKE US ALL the way!

Charles Stanley's current teaching is on "Our Heart's Desires"

which seems to go with this song.

For a great teaching & sermon outline

you can go here.

http://ww2.intouch.org/

I know that it will go well with an upcoming post also!

"Do your desires align with the Lord’s purpose and plan for you? He longs to give His followers abundant blessings and fullness of joy. So allow your dreams to be conformed to the Lord’s will, and follow His guidance faithfully. That’s how to experience God’s best for your life." - Dr. Charles Stanley

5 comments:

Denise said...: Such a touching song, bless you. I love you.; July 17, 2009 9:11 PM
shopannies said...: amazing song how I can find such meaning in the words for my life; July 18, 2009 8:41 AM
luvmy4sons said...: I love Matthew West...so glad you arrived safely. Thanks for keeping me in the loop! Blessings!; July 18, 2009 10:20 AM
Cathy said...: That's a great song. Thanks for sharing about Matthew West. I did not know he had that surgery. Blessings ~; July 18, 2009 10:41 AM
Karen said...: Amen! Be real and overflowing with His consuming passion to reach out to others...thank you for these videos and words today....; July 18, 2009 11:57 AM

"MY IDENTITY IN CHRIST"

WHO I AM IN CHRIST

THROUGH HIS EYES ... and HIS WORD

Declare these daily! Claim & believe them for they are written in His Love letter to you (the part in parentheses comes from the Bible).

Renamed by me as "The Tree" instead of "The Bell" because I did not have the shape of the bell but a tree when I finished.

THE 'TREE'I KNOW WHO I AM

I am God's child (John 1:12)

I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)

I am united with the Lord(1 Cor. 6:17)

I am bought with a price(1 Cor. 6:19-20)

I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)

I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)

I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt.5:13-14)

I am a member of the body of Christ(1 Cor 12:27)

I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2)

I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant ( Phil.3:20)

I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34)

I am a minister of reconciliation for God(2 Cor.5:17-21)

I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)

I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)

I cannot be separated from the love of God( Rom.8:35-39)

I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor.1:21-22)

I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28)

I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16 )

I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12 )

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)

I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)

I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16 ). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)

*I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified

(Romans 5:1) I am God's co-worker (1 Cor.. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1).

I am God's workmanship(Eph. 2:10 ) I am confident

that the good works God has begun in me

will be perfected.(Phil 1: 5)

I have been redeemed

and forgiven (Col. 1:14).

I have been adopted

as God's child*

(Eph 1:5)

I am rooted

and established

in Christ

(Eph 3:17)

I belong

to God

Do you

know

who you are!?

[this is suppose to be in the shape of a bell but the last part* did not fit that way, 2 verses together from star to star, to see it correctly go here.

When I was done the best I could form it, it looked more like a tree & I added the last verse above & the 3 verses below, for the TREE, whereas usually it tells you to "keep this bell ringing -pass it on"]

I will say,

"Keep this TREE planted & growing,

rooted & established in Christ"

Pass it on

The fruit of the righteous is a TREE of LIFE

and s/he who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 11:30

BE LIKE THIS!

S/He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever s/he does prospers.

Psalm 1:3

And I pray that YOU, being rooted and established in love,

may have power, together with all believers, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love

that surpasses knowledge that YOU may be filled to the measure of all

fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:17b (NIV) emphasis mine

"The LORD bless you and keep you;

the LORD make His face shine upon you

and be gracious to you;

the LORD turn His face toward you and give you peace.."

Numbers 6:24-26

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and

He will direct your path." (Proverbs 3:5,6)

TO READ the original verses that I had here for

"My Identity in Christ"

since I first wrote them in a blog post in 2008

Click here or IDENTITY label.

Father's Love Letter

My Child...
You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up.

Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways.

Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.

Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image.

Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being.

Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring.

Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived.

Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation.

Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb.

Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born.

Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.

1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father.

1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.

Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father.

Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.

James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.

Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love.

Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you.

Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession.

Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things.

Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires.

Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you.

Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.

John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being.

Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.

2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.

2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you.

1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me.

1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is…Will you be my child?

John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you.

Luke 15:11-32
Love, Your Dad....
...Almighty God

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Conoces Jesucristo o quieres conocerlo (con un clic aqui para saber como y conocerlo mejor!!!) Espanol-Proverbios 31.

If you knew Jesus, but gave up your faith or following Him, perhaps it's time to restart your life. He's waiting with open arms.

If you never knew Him as Lord and Savior, please accept my invitation, and follow the steps Proverbs 31 suggests.

If you've struggled throughout your life, or just decided that you can do it on your own, surrender and try Jesus, it's never too late!