HEY FRIENDS!!!
http://www.wsradio.com/internet-talk-radio.cfm/shows/Homegrown-Praise/archives/date/selected/03-28-2009.html
In the 4th Segment:
Interview with Caz and Bill... and Steve Arthur :)
I hope you enjoy it! I'm excited to share this with you all....
love love love.
-h-
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
April Edition of the "Good News Etc."
Hey friends.
GOOD NEWS about the GOOD NEWS!
In April's edition of the GOOD NEW'S ETC. you will find an article featuring my most recent trip to Nashville... Ohhh what good times it was. I am excited to go back mid April for the Gospel Music Awards -AND- I'm excited for you to read the article!!! Shoot, I'm excited to read the article! So go ahead and pick up your copy at your local christian book store.
God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.
And that's His nature. :)
That's all for now.
love love love.
-h-
GOOD NEWS about the GOOD NEWS!
In April's edition of the GOOD NEW'S ETC. you will find an article featuring my most recent trip to Nashville... Ohhh what good times it was. I am excited to go back mid April for the Gospel Music Awards -AND- I'm excited for you to read the article!!! Shoot, I'm excited to read the article! So go ahead and pick up your copy at your local christian book store.
God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.
And that's His nature. :)
That's all for now.
love love love.
-h-
Thursday, March 12, 2009
"Merry Go Round"
Here I am. Sitting at the fire place. My back is pretty warm and my feet a little cold. Dilemma. But hey, things could be much worse... much. I'm sure I am the only one that feels this way ;), but this last week I have just been restless.
Yesterday, I took a day off and it was ridiculous how crazy rest was making me feel. It was like I wasn't OK with standing still for a second. Part of my "day of rest" was laying on the beach with a dear friend. Sounds great right? Well I couldn't sit still. I could not, would turn off my brain and to take in the moment... it was like I forgot how. All I could think about was the emails that were waiting for me, the phone calls I had to make, that song I needed to finish, that show I had to get ready for.
My flesh was screaming at me, "Get your butt up and MOVE! The world is going to stop rotating if you don't take control of all these thing and DO it all. You are letting everyone down by not doing your part... your failing right now."
And then, there was a still small whisper from my spirit saying, "Just BE STILL." That was truly the place I wanted to be. I DID want to turn it all off and just BE in communion with God, with the crazy beautiful place I was in, with my friend.
"What is keeping me from stillness God? Why can't I get to this place?"
I was taken back to a sermon I heard on Sunday about idols. The things we fear become idols. Our idols condemn us. As we bow down and worship an idol that is not God, we feel trapped and bound. All these thoughts were popping up in my head.
"What am I worshiping more than you God?"
So I began to identify my idols: Everything I have been holding on to, has just been a reflection of my desire to maintain control. The truth is- my schedule, my conscious (where all my standards and expectations make themselves at home), my fear, this Marry Go Round I'm spinning on are only temporary securities. It will only fill me with peace for a moment and then IT WILL all slip through my fingers again. It's crazy how I can convince myself that I am doing all the right things by running as fast I can. It makes me feel productive, proud, admirable, worthy of attention, like I'M doing something with my life. A big LIE.
So whats the truth?
My fastest will never be fast enough.
My best will never be good enough.
My voice will never be loud enough.
My day will only have 24hrs.
My life will end someday.
The truth is I am in desperate need of help, of a Savior... in need of someone who's love isn't going to be dictated by how much I get done. The list (most of the time) looks ridiculous, booked minute to minute... leaving me with an empty gas tank and an empty spirit because I avoided stillness, I ignored God's pursuit. I can get through everything on my list today, but that doesn't change how much God loves me.
Go back to the last time you were on a carousel. Let's note some Truths: Carousels are eye catching and grab your attention- most of the time they are loud, have blinky lights, bright colors, a sort of draw to them. The horse you mount isn't real. You are staying in one place even though you're moving. If you focus on something inside the carousel, like the horse your riding, your OK... BUT if you try and look anywhere out side the carousel, it's almost impossible to focus. The world out side that spinning circle is a blur.
When you or I are in need of an eternal perspective, we need to remember we can't get it until we make the choice to get off the ride.
I want to see straight again so I can respond truthfully to the world around me.
So here I am at my fire place, taking a much need break from the Merry Go Round. :)
Yesterday, I took a day off and it was ridiculous how crazy rest was making me feel. It was like I wasn't OK with standing still for a second. Part of my "day of rest" was laying on the beach with a dear friend. Sounds great right? Well I couldn't sit still. I could not, would turn off my brain and to take in the moment... it was like I forgot how. All I could think about was the emails that were waiting for me, the phone calls I had to make, that song I needed to finish, that show I had to get ready for.
My flesh was screaming at me, "Get your butt up and MOVE! The world is going to stop rotating if you don't take control of all these thing and DO it all. You are letting everyone down by not doing your part... your failing right now."
And then, there was a still small whisper from my spirit saying, "Just BE STILL." That was truly the place I wanted to be. I DID want to turn it all off and just BE in communion with God, with the crazy beautiful place I was in, with my friend.
"What is keeping me from stillness God? Why can't I get to this place?"
I was taken back to a sermon I heard on Sunday about idols. The things we fear become idols. Our idols condemn us. As we bow down and worship an idol that is not God, we feel trapped and bound. All these thoughts were popping up in my head.
"What am I worshiping more than you God?"
So I began to identify my idols: Everything I have been holding on to, has just been a reflection of my desire to maintain control. The truth is- my schedule, my conscious (where all my standards and expectations make themselves at home), my fear, this Marry Go Round I'm spinning on are only temporary securities. It will only fill me with peace for a moment and then IT WILL all slip through my fingers again. It's crazy how I can convince myself that I am doing all the right things by running as fast I can. It makes me feel productive, proud, admirable, worthy of attention, like I'M doing something with my life. A big LIE.
So whats the truth?
My fastest will never be fast enough.
My best will never be good enough.
My voice will never be loud enough.
My day will only have 24hrs.
My life will end someday.
The truth is I am in desperate need of help, of a Savior... in need of someone who's love isn't going to be dictated by how much I get done. The list (most of the time) looks ridiculous, booked minute to minute... leaving me with an empty gas tank and an empty spirit because I avoided stillness, I ignored God's pursuit. I can get through everything on my list today, but that doesn't change how much God loves me.
Go back to the last time you were on a carousel. Let's note some Truths: Carousels are eye catching and grab your attention- most of the time they are loud, have blinky lights, bright colors, a sort of draw to them. The horse you mount isn't real. You are staying in one place even though you're moving. If you focus on something inside the carousel, like the horse your riding, your OK... BUT if you try and look anywhere out side the carousel, it's almost impossible to focus. The world out side that spinning circle is a blur.
When you or I are in need of an eternal perspective, we need to remember we can't get it until we make the choice to get off the ride.
I want to see straight again so I can respond truthfully to the world around me.
So here I am at my fire place, taking a much need break from the Merry Go Round. :)
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