Peace on Earth?

A friend of mine named Mattie Babb wrote this the other day- I thought it was pretty good:

I used to think it was so easy
I'd figure it out...just give me some time

Peace on Earth

Was it too lofty a goal?

It seems to me that everyone here is running in circles
heads cut off
hands in the air

It seems to me that peace is a word without a definition
No one knows WHAT exactly it means.

Yet we greet eachother with it
In the streets and to strangers
Shalom.
What a potent word
That has lost it's edge

Do I know what it means?
I know peace in the context of my God.
I know it as an unseen, calming force
I know it as a melody.
As a cradle.

But what does one do when their god has called them to war?
Or when religion is without faith or hope...when it is merely a routine, passed down through generations?

What does one do with millions of people, all in pursuit of of what they BELIEVE to be true.

I quit.

wait. maybe I don't.

I don't know anymore.



Most days, I look into the eyes of those around me
Those who, like me, have come to heart of the swell
In hopes of changing the tide
And while ambition surrounds us
I wonder if we are really capable

{We aren't}
No matter how smart
How passionate
Or how charismatic we are....We aren't strong enough for this
Not on our own merit, at least

So like I child, desperate, frightened and confused
I turn to the father
and i ask...
What now shall we do?

he speaks

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.{1 John 4:4}

It's ok
I'm not supposed to have all the answers

But I must act
I cannot be still

And so I ask again
What shall I do?

And he responds
With simplicity and clarity
3 words.
That is all

{Pray}
and never stop praying
{Love}
and never stop loving
{Believe}
and never lose heart

I'll move the mountain
I'll calm the sea

That is all
That is all
That is all

For love, which conquers all, is the only force strong enough to pull us out
And prayer, as quiet or as secret as it may be, holds power beyond our knowledge
And faith, the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, is the means by which we are able to carry on...it keeps us alive.

So hold on my children
Be strong my friends
We're in deep
But everythings not lost

It's not about Obama

Early yesterday morning I came to before my alarm went off not knowing who had won the election. As I was pondering who it could have been the Lord spoke to me and said: " Obama won the election but my people are not to worry. Do not fear or let doubt arise in your hearts. For this is a time of true separation from the world. This is a time that the true Body of Christ will rise up and be able to be clearly distinguished from the religion and hypocrisy that I so despise. In this time there will be a great weeding out for I am drawing a line in the sand separating the true believers from the fake, self-seeking people. Either you are my people, righteously walking in obedience to my word in communion and fellowship with me and the Body, or you are not. But this is a time where the world will know who the true followers of Christ are because they will see the way that you live in correlation to the things you say." I just wanted to share that with y'all.

Guilty

After talking to Deanna last night I realized how long it's been since I updated this thing. In my defense I've been working on a post little by little- it's just taking me forever to get everything down. That will be coming soon...hopefully ;)

On another note things are going by fast. I can't believe the first semester of senior year is almost over! As much as I don't like school I must say that this year has been the best so far. I think mainly because I can see a light at the end...I am so thankful for everyone God has put in my life. The relationships I have with you all prove to me everyday His unending faithfulness. God has really been doing a lot in me and I can type it all out (I'm working on it) but it just takes so long to explain. For those of you who don't know I'm going to be going to Louisiana College in the fall. August 25th to be exact. I'm excited to see how that is going to go. There is just a lot of change going on but it's not unwanted- I can say that for sure. Anyway, I just wanted to drop a couple of lines to make it look like I'm not completely neglecting this thing, lol. Hopefully I get something else posted soon.

Just for you Deanna! I miss you and love you very much!

oh and by the way- if y'all think about it try to take some pictures of people so we can send them to Deanna...