Unveil

Today was a great day. :)

Very rainy, windy, and cold. Crystal and I didn't go to bowling today, but I did go to Choral practice! :) of course. I couldn't skip that. We have a concert this Thursday, and is being performed for the endowment. We are hoping to raise a million dollars for the fine arts department here at NCU. That money will go towards funding our trips abroad (Italy next spring! :)) sound and music equipment ect. The music is very challenging but is full of passion, and it is all for the Lord. God has already blessed North Central with people donating 275 thousand and possibly another 100 thousand. Almost half way there! Miraculous things truly happen when we are dedicated to the Lord in prayer.

I went to chapel today, thinking it was just going to be another day. Worship for 25 minutes and then a speaker for the rest of the time then lunch! I sat in the fourth row to the front in the balcony, by myself, I may add :) and all of the sudden Jeff Deyo walks up to the front and explains that this chapel day was not going to be a normal chapel day. In fact, thats how we should be in our walk with God right? It should always be different, new and refreshing. Each level the Lord takes us up in our relationship with him is never the same. So I thought that was cool how Jeff put it that way. But he started to talk about the service and how we are just going to enter in to the Lord's presence and to not look at the people around us. Complete focus on God and praising Him. Deyo also explained the significance of raising hands in worship. Very cool! He showed how during the verse its just swaying side to side then the chorus BAM! raise your hands! lol. sooo funny because I have noticed that a lot in the church. He said we sometimes just do it out of habit or the normal thing, thats just what pentecostal's do. But he said that raising our hands is a symbol of exposing our love for the Lord. Expressing our longing for His presence in the place we are in.

As Jeff and the band started to play I instantly felt warm.... all over. It just hit me. I knew it was the Lord's divine Spirit moving within me. Jeff deyo began to sing the words, "let us not forget your goodness... let us not forget... oh help us God... let us not forget...." and I begin to think now. How many of us have forgotten? I know, at times, I have forgotten the Lord's goodness. In times where I just was so angry, bitter, frustrated, sad, depressed, scared or negative, I forgot the Lord's goodness. He is good. All the time. Trials and tribulations come... but they only come because something amazing is about to happen afterwards. It is during those hard times that our true selves show. Those times were not meant for torture, they were meant for building character, strengthening hearts, purifying our minds, learning how to gain wisdom and understanding. But we don't always see it that way do we.

The next song Jeff began to sing, "You are good and Your love endures forever." Wow. How amazing is it to think that the Father's love endures FOREVER. Not only think that but you have to know and believe it in your heart. How many times do we forget about the Lord's love? My first blog I brought up the footprints in the sand and how the Lord carries us through the storms of life and is with us every step of the way. His love is so powerful and so moving. We love, because HE first... loved us.

The third song he sang was, "The enemy has been defeated and death couldn't hold You down, we're gana lift our voice in victory we're gana make your praises loud, shout unto God with a voice of triumph, shout unto God with a voice of praise, we lift Your name up." Awesome song! Everytime I sing this song I always picture us punching satan in the face with the Lord's grace saying, "yeah that's right, we are on the winning side and we have already won." It is true you know. We have already won. So we need to praise the Lord like never before! We need to lift His name up, like my fiancé said, get out of our little boxes we place ourselves in called "safety zones" we are not in Kansas any more people this is the King of all Kings we are serving here! Everybody needs to know His story and His love and His goodness and His faithfulness and His grace and mercy.

Jeff's song called, "unveil." Wow. That is all I can say about that. Such an amazing, powerful song. look it up on Youtube. Jeff Deyo "Unveil" buy it on itunes. sooooo gooood! wow! the chorus is "unveil my eyes so I can see your glory, unveil my eyes so I can know You're here, You're here." The verses are just so passionate and so from God. I love it when the Lord brings a song into my heart and I seem to get the melody, chords, and words all in 15 to 20 minutes. That is impossible for me to do on my own. I am just another servant of the Lord and by His grace He chose me to sing a song through. How amazing is that? Every talent that we have He gave to us for a reason and a purpose. Every one has a calling on their life whether they want to believe it or not it is there. It is our jobs to submit to the call. Whatever our dreams are, His dreams are bigger and better. Surrender everything to Him, and I can guarantee you will not be dissapointed.

The last song he sang is "bless the Lord." Also, a very powerful song. so great. I video taped some clips so I am going to have my fiancé, Justin help me put them on here for you to see. So amazing! Today, I died to myself. I am allowing Christ to shine through me. It is an amazing feeling. Knowing everything is in His hands, not having to worry or wonder. I just know everything is going to be great because He is fully in control.