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Follow Close After The Lord

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It is easy to follow a personโ€™s footprints if we walk close behind him, but if we walk some distance back, we might fail to see them as clearly.ย  Similarly, if we follow close after the Lord, we would easily see the footsteps along the way, but if we try to follow afar off, we would find it difficult to know the path of His will.

Andrew Bonar

My New Rebus Photography Blog

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Hi all!! I just wanted to remind or notify all of my friends here on iChristian that all of my Photo Challenge contributions, my Photographic Exhibition updates & anything else involving my Photography, is now being published to my new “Rebus Photographyโ€ Blog,

Iโ€™m trying to create a stand alone place where i can direct anyone who is interested in my photos, as iChristian is starting to get bloated and slow, and itโ€™s not as easy to find photos etcโ€ฆSo please, if you have not checked it out yet, head on over by clicking the image below and let me know what you think! ๐Ÿ™‚

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The Blind Man Knows…

Wow! This is fantastic, and how i choose to see life after spending so long focusing on what i no longer have! True Joy & Happiness is in the Lord and not in your possessions or situation! I’ve never seen more clearly since i’ve been blind. ๐Ÿ™‚

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A new resident arrived at our Nursing Home; a 92-year-old, petite, poised and proud man, well dressed, his hair was neatly combed and his face shaved perfectly smooth with a pleasant cologne applied. Even though he is legally blind, he decided to move to our nursing home. His wife of 65 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I verbally provided a visual description of his tiny room. As we entered, he was ecstatic and said, โ€œI love it,โ€ with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. โ€œMr. Roth, please calm down, you know you have a vision problem and cannot see the room.โ€ โ€œThat doesnโ€™t have anything to do withโ€ฆ

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An Evening With Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges! ๐Ÿ˜„

ย Wow!! Just returned home from an evening of Worship at church, where we were blessed by the amazing voice of Eugene โ€œHideawayโ€ Bridges and his Spiritual songs, it was an honour to meet him too! ๐Ÿ™‚

Read about Eugene โ€œHideawayโ€ Bridges on Wikipediaโ€ฆ.ย 

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Eugene 1

โ‡ง Eugene โ€œHideaway Bridges performing at our church โ‡งย 

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โ‡ง Me meeting Eugene during the interval ๐Ÿ™‚ โ‡งย 

Ephesians 5:19ย New International Version – UK (NIVUK)

speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,

Christian & Gospel Genre On iTunes

A screenshot taken from my iPad of Christian  Gospel iTunes

โ‡ง Screenshot taken from my iPad โ‡งย 

Ephesians 5:19-20 New International Version – UK

speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.ย 

Yay! Iโ€™ve just found out that iTunes now finally has its own Genre for โ€œChristian & Gospelโ€ music. Praise the Lord! ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐ŸŽธ ๐ŸŽถ

Graduations & Celebrations!!

Sarahโ€™s Graduation

So proud of my lovely wife Sarah on her graduation! Despite major difficulties following her latest eye operation, she managed to earn a “distinction“. Congratulations, it was a lovely evening! ๐Ÿ™‚

Me stood on Sarah's right in my suit with Sarah's beautiful smile next to me

ย โ‡ง Sarah & i on way to the graduation ceremony โ‡งย 

The graduation ceremony took place from 6-9pm on Thursday 6th November at Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London, celebrating the excellence of the class of 2013/14 from the IOF Academy.

Sarah s Graduation ceremony with everyone on stage

โ‡ง Graduates of the Certificate in Fundraising โ‡งย 

ย Sarahโ€™s Dads 70th Birthday Party

Sarah & i had a fantastic weekend in Doncaster celebrating Sarah’s dad’s 70th Birthday! They had a huge party with amazing food (thanks Amanda) and we were entertained by a wide range of fantastic musicians!

Also thanks Madeleine (my sister in law) for asking me to acompany your stunning voice. it made my night! It was an honour to play on Sarah’s Dads new electro acoustic through his sweet PA system!

Sarah's dad playing guitar in front of 70th birthday banners

โ‡ง Sarahโ€™s dad performing for us with his new acoustic guitar โ‡งย 

Me sat playing Alfies new guitar

โ‡ง Me playing on Alfieโ€™s new acoustic guitar โ‡งย 

Marshall always connected on his phone

โ‡ง Marshall (my brother in law) is always connected โ‡ง

a close up portrait of Alfie

โ‡ง Alfie (my brother in law) โ‡งย 

Wars In The World

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โ€œWhy are there wars in the world? Why is there this constant international tension? What is the matter with the world? Why war and all the unhappiness and turmoil and discord amongst men? According to this Beatitude, there is only one answer to these questions-sin. Nothing else; just sin.โ€

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount

A Personal Journey

Child of Light

Hi all!! Sorry if itโ€™s felt like iโ€™ve deserted you. Iโ€™ve been on a partial fast (The Daniel Fast) for the whole of October, so i havnโ€™t been on my blog much at all. God has taught me more in this last month than the last 10 years of my new life as a Christian.ย 

Iโ€™ve been studying Ephesians 4 & 5 verse by verse and through many tears the spirit has shown me how iโ€™ve been grieving him, and what i need to correct as iโ€™m a child of light. So walk as a child of light! ๐Ÿ™‚

Iโ€™m away this weekend for Sarahโ€™s Dadโ€™s 70th birthday, but iโ€™ll be back as usual on Monday!

Iโ€™ve really missed you guys! x ๐Ÿ™‚

Our Pursuit Of Holiness

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โ€œToo often, we say we are defeated by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated. We are simply disobedient. It might be good if we stop using the terms victory and defeat to describe our progress in holiness. Rather, we should use the terms obedience and disobedience. When I say I am defeated by some sin, I am unconsciously slipping out from under my responsibility. I am saying something outside of me has defeated me. But when I say I am disobedient, that places the responsibility for my sin squarely on me. We may in fact be defeated, but the reason we are defeated is because we have chosen to disobey.

We need to brace ourselves up and to realize that we are responsible for thoughts, attitudes, and actions. We need to reckon on the fact that we died to sin’s reign, that it no longer has any dominion over us, that God has united us with the risen Christ in all His power and has given us the Holy Spirit to work in us. Only as we accept our responsibility and appropriate God’s provisions will we make any progress in our pursuit of holiness.โ€

Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness

I Don’t Think I’m Good Enough?!

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โ€œTo make it quite practical I have a very simple test. After I have explained the way of Christ to somebody I say โ€œNow, are you ready to say that you are a Christian?โ€ And they hesitate. And then I say, โ€œWhatโ€™s the matter? Why are you hesitating?โ€ And so often people say, โ€œI donโ€™t feel like Iโ€™m good enough yet. I donโ€™t think Iโ€™m ready to say Iโ€™m a Christian now.โ€ And at once I know that I have been wasting my breath. They are still thinking in terms of themselves. They have to do it. It sounds very modest to say, โ€œWell, I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ good enough,โ€ but itโ€™s a very denial of the faith. The very essence of the Christian faith is to say that He is good enough and I am in Him. As long as you go on thinking about yourself like that and saying, โ€œIโ€™m not good enough; Oh, Iโ€™m not good enough,โ€ you are denying God โ€“ you are denying the gospel โ€“ you are denying the very essence of the faith and you will never be happy. You think youโ€™re better at times and then again you will find you are not as good at other times than you thought you were. You will be up and down forever. How can I put it plainly? It doesnโ€™t matter if you have almost entered into the depths of hell. It does not matter if you are guilty of murder as well as every other vile sin. It does not matter from the standpoint of being justified before God at all. You are no more hopeless than the most moral and respectable person in the world.โ€

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure

โœž Music “Starts With Me” by Tim Timmons

“Starts With Me”

What could I do to leave a legacy?
How can I speak with authority
When I can’t see You, I can’t see You
How can I know the dreams You have for me?
How can I believe beyond what I have seen?
When I can’t hear You, I can’t feel You now
No, no, no

[Chorus:]
You’re my revival song, You start where I belong
On my knees, on my knees
When I am weak or strong You meet me here
When I’m on my knees, on my knees
Oh, it starts with me

Why do I try to work outside of You?
Knocking down doors I should be going through
But I’m so tired, I’m so tired
You take my burdens off of my shoulders
You break the lies that hold me back
I’m not sure enough

I really wanna change the world
I really wanna sing Your song
But I know revival’s got to start with me
I really wanna change the world
I really wanna sing Your song
But I know revival’s got to start with me

โœž Music “House Of Their Dreams” by Casting Crowns

House Of Their Dreams

A corner office was his dream
More like a prison now it seems
Somewhere on the corporate climb
He left his warrior behind
Now hes just a worker at a daily grind
Steals his years and numbs his mind
His strength is fading, his dreams are blind
This is not the life he had in mind

She lies awake cause hes up all night
Staring at a screen that tells him lies
That the grass is greener on the other side
So shes at the gym fighting off the years
To be young again and calm her fears
That shell never be enough for him
Just as a young man catches her eye

Now they’re trapped in their own worlds, in their own wars
With their cell phones and the closed doors
Its funny how quiet and peaceful that it seems
But they’re all alone together
In the house of their dreams

Little sister, shes a sixteen-year-old princess
Lost somewhere between the swing set
And her brand new crushs chariot awaits
And big brothers rooms glowing with trophies that shout his name
But he’d trade all his high school fame
For some backyard catch with his hero again

So now they’re all dressed up in Sunday best
Sit up straight just like the rest
And they sing the songs of peace and rest that Jesus freely gives
And then their kids look up as daddy stands
And he takes his bride with trembling hands
Brother kneels at his fathers side as princess looks in the mothers eyes
Their tears tear down the walls as daddy prays

Were trapped in our own worlds and our own wars
With our cell phones and our closed doors
God, only You can save our family
And on this Rock, well build
On this Rock, well build
The house of our dreams

Your Time Is Your Life

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โ€œTime is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can’t make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.

It is not enough to just say relationships are important; we must prove it by investing time in them. Words alone are worthless. “My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.” Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is “T-I-M-E.โ€

Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

Morality & Ethics Without The Gospel As A basis

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โ€œThe Church has been trying to preach morality and ethics without the Gospel as a basis; it has been preaching morality without godliness; and it simply does not work. It never has done, and it never will. And the result is that the Church, having abandoned her real task, has left humanity more or less to its own devices.โ€

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Preachers

Unity And Maturity In The Body Of Christ

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Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Knocking The Smell Out Of It

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“It must be the rain knocking the smell out of it”

My lovely wife Sarah

Sarah & were walking home from town in the pouring rain this afternoon, and as we walked past the lovely lavender plant which is on the wall of a nearby house, we were gifted with a beautiful scent of this lovely plant.

Sarah then said โ€œIt must be the rain knocking the smell out of it

After a little chuckle i said โ€œlol, yeah doesnโ€™t that remind you a little of the Christian walk? The Holy Spirit spends our whole lives trying to knock the smell (the amazing fragrance of Grace) of of us!โ€ ๐Ÿ™‚

Grace Infused

Amazing insight! ๐Ÿ™‚

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Romans 12 1-3

I exhort you, therefore, in view of Godโ€™s mercies, to offer yourselves as a sacrifice, living and set apart for God. This will please Him; it is the logical โ€œtemple worshipโ€ for you. In other words, do not let yourselves be conformed to the standards of the โ€˜olam hazeh (this world; this age). Instead, keep letting yourselves be transformed by the renewing of your minds; so that you will know what God wants and will agree that what He wants is good, satisfying and able to succeed. For I am telling every single one of you, through the grace that has been given to me, not to have exaggerated ideas about your own importance. Instead, develope a sober estimate of yourself based on the standard which God has given each of you, namely, trust.

Butterflies are such a magnificent display of beingโ€ฆ

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Following Jesus

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โ€œIn teaching people what it means to be a Christian, we spend much of our time and effort bringing them to a point of belief without clearly calling them to follow. We have taken โ€œbelieveโ€ and we have written that in capital letters with bold print: BELIEVE. But everything that has to do with following has been put in small print: follow.โ€

โ€œJesus doesn’t hold back with Nicodemus.

Following Jesus would require a commitment that would cost Nicodemus a great deal….In fact, it’s true throughout all of Scripture….Following Jesus isn’t something you can do at night where no one notices. It’s a twenty-four-hour-a-day commitment that will interfere with your life. That’s not the small-print–that’s a guarantee.โ€

Kyle Idleman, Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus

Some Exciting News…

Iโ€™ve been a little quiet here on iChristian for a couple of days, as iโ€™ve been trying to construct a stand alone photographic blog. The iChristian theme isnโ€™t the best for viewing (and finding) all of my photos etc. Also some of you have showed interest in me creating a blog just for my photos, weekly photo challenges and seeing the world through my cameras etc.

So hereโ€™s my exciting blogging news…

Please click on the new blog button to view my new blog Rebus Photography

I would love for you to visit Rebus Photography (click button above), and although itโ€™s still under construction, iโ€™d be so blessed to get your opinions, comments, suggestions. Iโ€™ve added a few pages e.g โ€œMy Photo Galleriesโ€ โ€œMy Exhibitionsโ€ ” and moreโ€ฆ also borrow your eyes to spot any mistakes as itโ€™s been really difficult for me to create.ย 

I donโ€™t want to lose any of you amazing friends who encourage, inspire and bless me each day. So i thought iโ€™d leave this as my homepage on iChristian throughout October, and as iโ€™llbe posting photos onto my new blog i will reblog them here on iChristian during October too. So hopefully everyone will have chance to view (and enjoy) my photos as we move.

Of course iChristian will remain mostly the same, but itโ€™s always growing as new ideas come to me. My hope is that youโ€™ll enjoy and be blessed by these two blogs! ๐Ÿ™‚

My new blog Rebus Photography

No Limits

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โ€œIf we believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the only begotten Son of God and that He came into this world and went to the cross of Calvary and died for our sins and rose again in order to justify us and to give us life anew and prepare us for heaven-if you really believe that, there is only one inevitable deduction, namely that He is entitled to the whole of our lives, without any limit whatsoever.โ€

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount

Self-Focused Pride

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โ€œIt is amazing how little we know about ourselves. God has to take us through all kinds of failures to reveal the self-focused pride that lies dormant in the corners or our character.

The only way we can be of any use to God is to respond with discernment to our disappointments. Discernment leads us to truth- and the truth punctures our pride, all for His purpose of molding us to the image of His Son.โ€

June Hunt, Success Through Failure

Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime

What nocturnal photos do you like taking? Whether itโ€™s a starry sky, a street lamp, or the shadows cast by your cat, share them with us.ย 

I didnโ€™t think i had many to show for this challenge, but i had lots! Here are a few of my fave Nighttime shots! ๐Ÿ™‚ย 

photo of a sunset streaking down the centre with a cross on the left and a bird flying on the right

โ‡ง God blesses our cliff top walk at Old Hunstanton, Norfolk โ‡ง

Our Livingroom wall lights

โ‡ง Sarah chose our fan style living room wall lights โ‡ง

Moon Shadow

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Moon 1

โ‡ง My 1st ever moon shot! ๐Ÿ™‚ โ‡งย 

a photo of a firework spraying out over the dark sky

โ‡ง Taken at the amazing firework display at Brockham, Surrey โ‡ง ย 

The Worldโ€™s Value System Or The Truth Of Godโ€™s Word

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โ€œWhat most of us do not realize is that we are being transformed in our thinking all the timeโ€”either by the worldโ€™s value system or by the truth of Godโ€™s Word. The worldโ€™s values bombard us daily with thousands of messages on billboards, in movies, songs, video games, and television programs that all reinforce a worldview that tells me life is about โ€œme.โ€ Life is about what I can get, what I can achieve, who I can impress, what I can possess, where I live, what I drive, how much education I have, how much money I make, who knows my name, and how successful I am . . . and the list goes on. By contrast, God uses His Spirit, His Word, nature, great books, and the authentic community of fellow believers to remind us that life is about โ€œHim.โ€ And life in Christ is all about what I can give, who I can love, how God can use me, how significant and accepted I am regardless of what I make, where I live, what I drive, or who knows my name.โ€

Chip Ingram, True Spirituality: Becoming a Romans 12 Christian

โœž Music “Love Me” by JJ Heller

Love Me

He cries in the corner where nobody sees
He’s the kid with the story no one would believe
He prays every night, “Dear God won’t you please
Could you send someone here who will love me?”

Who will love me for me
Not for what I have done or what I will become
Who will love me for me
‘Cause nobody has shown me what love
What love really means

Her office is shrinking a little each day
She’s the woman whose husband has run away
She’ll go to the gym after working today
Maybe if she was thinner
Then he would’ve stayed
And she says:

Who will love me for me?
Not for what I have done or what I will become
Who will love me for me?
‘Cause nobody has shown me what love, what love really means

He’s waiting to die as he sits all alone
He’s a man in a cell who regrets what he’s done
He utters a cry from the depths of his soul
“Oh Lord, forgive me, I want to go home”

Then he heard a voice somewhere deep inside
And it said
“I know you’ve murdered and I know you’ve lied
I have watched you suffer all of your life
And now that you’ll listen, I’ll tell you that I…”

I will love you for you
Not for what you have done or what you will become
I will love you for you
I will give you the love
The love that you never knew.

โœž Music “Empty And Beautiful” by Matt Maher

Empty & Beautiful

My past won’t stop haunting me
In this prison there’s a fight between
Who I am and who I used to be

This thorn in my side is a grace
For because of it the flesh and blood of God
Was offered in my place, my place

You fought the fight in me
You chased me down and finished the race
I was blind but now I see
Jesus You kept the faith in me

Where did my best friends go?
In my defense they disappeared
Just like Your friends did to You, oh Lord

But You were there, You gave me strength
So this little one might come to know
The glory of Your name, Your name

You fought the fight in me
You chased me down and finished the race
I was blind but now I see
Jesus You kept the faith in me

Awaiting, set apart like incense to Your heart
A libation I’m pouring out
Empty and beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

You fought the fight in me
You chased me down and finished the race
I was blind but now I see
Jesus You kept the faith in me

You fought the fight in me
You chased me down and finished the race
I was blind but now I see
Jesus You kept the faith in me
Jesus You kept the faith in me
Savior, You kept the faith in me

Give Me All Of You!!!

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โ€œGive me all of you!!! I donโ€™t want so much of your time, so much of your talents and money, and so much of your work. I want YOU!!! ALL OF YOU!! I have not come to torment or frustrate the natural man or woman, but to KILL IT! No half measures will do. I donโ€™t want to only prune a branch here and a branch there; rather I want the whole tree out! Hand it over to me, the whole outfit, all of your desires, all of your wants and wishes and dreams. Turn them ALL over to me, give yourself to me and I will make of you a new self—in my image. Give me yourself and in exchange I will give you Myself. My will, shall become your will. My heart, shall become your heart.โ€

C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

Weekly Photo Challenge: Humanity

Interpret the theme humanity.

A photo of my tattoo of a inhuman ripping out of the skin

For this weeks photo challenge, I asked Sarah to take a photo of a tattoo i have on the lower half of my left leg. I had this done aged 21, unsaved yet fully sighted and thought it would add to my seriously bad attitude and reputation as i played football at the local 5 a side arena (where iโ€™m band for life for being too aggressive, fighting etc, but thatโ€™s another story).

Little did i know that it was an image of my very own nature that was separating me from God. I had no idea that God would now use this tattoo as a conversation starter for me to share a little of how God saved me, and is now working through me in my new lifeโ€ฆ.

All of humanityย has a sin nature. This is a nature that is disobedient to God. At the same time, we do have a free choice to be good or bad. God gave all humans free will. We can choose to be good. We can choose to follow the Holy Spirit. We can choose to accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. He gave us choice. We are not just driven by our instincts or our environment. Neither are we puppets of God. We choose to be either servants of God or servants of sin.

Sin Nature

Humans have a sin nature. A sin nature is basically a nature that is disobedient to God. We were all born with a sin nature that can be traced back through our ancestors all the way back to Adam and Eve. This tendency for us to disobey God, our sin nature, continues today in that it was passed down from our forefathers.

Romans 5:12 advises us how sin has entered into all of mankind.

The Holy Spirit In Us…

Our human nature does not need to end in corruption and death that sin brings to our lives. If we choose to follow the spirit of God, we can have eternal life and not live in sin.

Galatians 6:8advises us that we can choose the Holy Spirit over our flesh.

Sanctification

Our human nature at it’s best is set aside for God. This is where we put God first. This is where we are willing vessels that purify ourselves to be set aside for God’s purpose.

1 John 3:3 and 2 Peter 1:6 advises us that humans can be pure and take on God’s divine nature.

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โœž Music “Lift My Life Up” by Unspoken

Lift My Life Up

You brought me this far so why would I question You now
You have provided so why would I start to doubt
I’ve never been stranded, abandoned or left here to fight alone
So I’m giving You control

I lift my life, lift my life up
I give it all in surrender
I lift my heart, lift my heart up
You can have it forever
All my dreams, all my plans
Lord I leave it in Your hands
I lift my life, lift my life up

Have Your way in me
Have Your way in me

If peace is a river then let it sweep over me
If I’m under fire I know it’s refining me
When I hear You calling out I follow now wherever the road may go
I know You’re leading me home

I lift my life, lift my life up
I give it all in surrender
I lift my heart, lift my heart up
You can have it forever
All my dreams, all my plans
Lord I leave it in Your hands
I lift my life, lift my life up

Have Your way in me
Have Your way in me

Take my life and let it be all for You
Take my life and let it be all for You

I lift my life, lift my life up
I give it all in surrender
I lift my heart, lift my heart up
(Take my life)

I lift my life, lift my life up
I give it all in surrender
(Take my heart)
I lift my heart, lift my heart up
You can have it forever
All my dreams, all my plans
Lord I leave it in Your hands
I lift my life, lift my life up

Have Your way with me
Have Your way with me
Have Your way with me
Have Your way with me

Take my life and let it be all for You

Where Is Your Sanctuary

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โ€œWhere Is Your Sanctuary? Where do you go when youโ€™re hurting? Letโ€™s say itโ€™s been a terrible day at the office. You come home and go โ€” where? To the refrigerator for comfort food like ice cream? To the phone to vent with your most trusted friend? Do you seek escape in novels or movies or video games or pornography? Where do you look for emotional rescue? The Bible tells us that God is our refuge and strength, our help in times of trouble โ€” so much so that we will not fear though the mountains fall into the heart of the sea (Ps. 46:1 โ€“ 2). That strikes me as a good place to run. But itโ€™s so easy to forget, so easy for us to run in other directions. Where we go says a lot about who we are. The โ€œhigh groundโ€ we seek reveals the geography of our values.โ€

Kyle Idleman, Gods at War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart

Weekly Photo Challenge: Adventure!

Whether your own or someone elseโ€™s, literal or figurative, take us on a photographic adventure.

Balloon Flight From The Inside

Balloon flight filling up the balloon

Balloon flight thruster

Balloon in flight with sunsetting

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Balloon Flight 2

Broccoli

Balloon flight landed

A few years ago for Sarah’s birthday present I booked a VIP balloon flight as she has always wanted to go up in one. There were a lot of cancellations last minute due to poor weather but finally one weekend we got to go on our adventure. The weather as you can see was not very clear, but it was amazing! ๐Ÿ˜€