Please watch this.

http://www.ihop.org/Articles/1000024778/International_House_of/Ministries/onething/old_pages/Channels/Interview_with_Misty.aspx

All other ground is sinking sand.

If you've seen a mosaic before, then I want you to know that my mind feels like that right now, although it doesn't form a specific picture as some mosaics do. I feel as if there are so many influences in my life right now, but I just don't know which ones speak truth and which ones are false and it's really disturbing. I speak mainly of spiritual things, but there are others. Through it all (though) my Faith grows stronger and He-more assuring. Where once there was faith and then a slight tremor of doubt, there in it's place is now a daily solidifying Faith.

In the book Soul Revolution-John talks about how one day he was running on a track and he thought to himself, what if the whole God thing isn't tue, what if He really doesn't exist, doesn't hear us...he then thought, but what if God is like a human freindship-one that takes time and communication to develop, what if more things are revealed the closer you get. He decided at that point in his life to take a leap of Faith, he made a decision-to "jump in"-completely, to press hard into Jesus-like a freindship you VALUE, he says it's the best decision he ever made, but it was a DECISION.

I think that's alot about how the Christian faith and life works, it is a daily decision, and as Steve Ellis said, "the hardest thing about the Christian faith is the DAILY". I find myself constantly wanting to get ahead of God and go crazy for Him, but I have to daily remind myself that it's all a process, and all things and all the people involved in the things God has in mind for my life have to be ready too. I really like the post called "Seed and Bread" from Beth Moore's blog: http://livingproofministries.blogspot.com/, she talks about this "impatience" for the things you want to do for God and how timing and enjoying the "now" are also very important.

Can I also just say that church has been AWESOME latley?!?! Our new series Rocks-literally, I am so excited to go this Sunday (actually saturday and sunday), check out our new series! http://www.gethope.net/welcome/series.html

"In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light, my strength, my song This Cornerstone, this solid ground Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love, what depths of peace When fears are stilled, when strivings cease My Comforter, my All in All Here in the love of Christ I stand"

Sarah Palin ROCKS!!!!!!!!

Oh My Goodness!!! You know how you can tell when something is a God thing? Well vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is AMAZING!!! I cannot wait to see her and Mccain in office ( I am praying hard, and God answers prayers!), this in my opinion is not just a political battle, this is spiritual warfare, I believe in this election we are dealing w/good and evil-literally, I have never been more excited about a candidate until now!!! The awesome thing about Palin is that she is not just some political figure, she is REAL, her speech was AWESOME!!! Read it here: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13144.html

One thing seeps from Palin, and that is God-support for LIFE and support for the sanctity of marriage-two things that I deeply believe in! Go John and go Sarah, I am with you 100%!!!

I am terribly excited about this..................God is going to MOVE in a big way-soon :o)

Close your eyes and turn your speakers up.

This song describes how I feel lately...

Heart.

Today I developed a new "viewpoint". Frankly I am tired of how our society looks at outward appearances and judges accordingly, I try very hard not to do this, but I think we are all guilty of it in some form or another. So, this morning while at my favorite coffee shop of all time (where I now LIVE almost everyday b/c of school-check it-http://www.newworldcoffeehouse.com/), I decided to look at each individual person as a simple beating heart, seriously! a physical beating heart-I studied the heart in depth last semester and it was AMAZING-God is BRILLIANT. I know this sounds weird, but it worked, instead of noticing what other people were wearing first or how their hair was fixed or how they were acting, I simply recognized that they had a beating heart, that God allowed them to wake up one more day, that God gave them the gift of today for whatever reason. I love the verse that says "man looks at the outward appearance, but God weighs the heart"(1 Sam 16:7) and the one that says "above all else guard you hearts, for they are the wellspring of life"(Prov 4:23)-awesome. I have to remember that God doesn't see us as others see us, He doesn't see us as WE see us, He sees our hearts, our souls, our spirit, and for those who accept Him-His Spirit literally LIVES in us. I define the Holy Spirit as this-God breathing in you and through you every second of your life as a Christian, He is our GUIDE, He guides our steps, our decisions, everything (if we allow Him). I am currently learning to depend on His Spirit in all of my decisions, throughout my entire day, constant communion w/Him, it's awesome-nothing better. New things will be birthed from me b/c of the work He's doing in me, and God I love that You are FAITHFUL to complete what You've started. AMEN!

Greater things have yet to come
Greater things are still to be done
In this city

BELIEVE IT!