“ 2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
It seems like January will be a really deep month spiritually. God is drawing near to his people, but they need to draw near in fasting and prayer. The events that played out on Sunday night were awesome. God swept in and shook the house, we didn’t even get a chance to hear the preaching. If you needed anything from God, that was the night to reach out. I have received what I was looking for. I hold it tighly and faithfully. However, with great blessings being poured out, there are many reactions. Two being: accepting God’s will and answer to our particular situation; secondly, being touched by God and then decide to return to the mess we were in. I thought about how sad that some would fail to realize the true change that had occured within them that evening. I think that it’s the way people perceive themselves. If they think that God and people judge them, as if both are banking on them to fail. It’s a filter that some grasp to and wrap around their heads. That sucks. If God has changed you, believe it. Keep the change.
Jan 11
Where? After Youth Meeting. A cameo by Ricardo, this is a spot for his blog: Fruitloop. Singular, not to be mistaken for Fruitloops. Sorry about the audio quality, I didn’t think the background music would be so overpowering.
We had a pretty moving youth meeting Friday evening, though it was more of a prayer meeting. God really just reached deep inside the youth group to touch those parts that needed to be addressed. I figure we carry so much emotional baggage for nothing. It’s still the first month of 2008, get it resolved now. It’s stupid being stupid. I know I don’t want to carry on like the previous year– 2007, not the fondest of time periods in my head. So anyway, we really felt the spirit of God purifying and challenging us. I believe that God wants to starts off the year by reminding us of what is really the important stuff.
A really beautiful thing I stumbled upon while researching for a class. These are lamps by Peter Buning a German designer, doesn’t he elevate the status of the lowly nightlight?
I am a Christian. All my life is derived from God. It’s presently Prayer Month at my church up in Montreal, this is when a lot of fasting and prayer goes on. This year I have decided to focus on fasting and being more broken and willing to do the things that God prompts me to do. I read a book on fasting, stating that it is the the most natural thing for you to eat. When you first come out of the womb you cry, and then you want to be fed. So, how to pierce into the supernatural? Don’t eat. It’s the most unatural thing to do. If you direct your fast to God with the right attitude that is. Fasting isn’t about getting what you want, but being sensitive to what God wants to do in your life. Frankly, I was pretty sick of myself, the ego must totaly die. Therefore, I fast.
