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Today, on my commute to downtown, I found myself getting extremely excited knowing that I worship a holy God.

Hidden

There was one when I was young / Who knew my heart / He knew my sorrow / He held my hand / And he lead me to trust him

Now I am hidden / In the safety of your love / I trust your heart and your intentions / Trust you completely / I’m listening intently / You’ll guide me through these many shadows

As I grow / And as I change / May I love you more deeply / I will lean upon your grace / I will reap because your goodness is unending

You are my vision / My reason for living / Your kindness leads me to repentance / I can’t explain it / This sweet assurance / But I’ve never known this kind of friend

The sun, moon, and stars / Shout your name / They give you reverence / And I will do the same / With all my heart I give you glory

I want to seek you first / I want to love you more / I want to give you the honor you deserve / So I bow before you / I am overcome by the beauty of this perfect love

When a songwriter articulates everything your heart longs to say…

I HOPE

I really do hope that God gives me more opportunities to lead worship in the future...I really miss it. There are times when I hear songs that heavily stir my heart for the church. I feel the weight of God’s stirring and calling in these songs.

Who knows..I hope one day..soon...

m o n d a y @midnight

We are still learning.

We are still learning what it means to utter the words ‘I love you’ with the voice of our hearts, in a way that is heard by our actions.

It is rough. Oh boy, is it rough.

Our process is flawed, which can be, at times, discouraging.

But, I am learning that if we position our hearts in a posture of surrender and meekness, we’ll be okay.

If we continue to be willing to run back to our Father again and again rather than running away from Him, we’ll be okay.

I pray that our ‘I love you’s will be founded and caused by our ‘I love You’s.

VISION PSM.1

I was praying for my home church while they are currently at a summer retreat. As I was singing a song over them, I saw a vision.

I saw the church worshipping and then God placed a large blanket over the church. It was a blanket but it was also His presence, His glory, and His Spirit. But I also saw cloaks landing on individuals within the blanket. They were kind of like invisibility cloaks from Harry Potter. And then God told me that once you are covered and consumed by Him it is no longer you who is seen but it is Him..and at the same time, you also know you are being found in Him.

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I can’t believe God just used Harry Potter to speak to me…

아빠

Cause I loved you before you knew what was love I saw it all, still I chose the cross You were the one that I was thinking of When I rose from the grave

Now rid of the shackles, My victory is yours I tore the veil for you to come close There’s no reason to stand at a distance anymore You’re not far from home

Oh as you run, what hindered love Will only become part of the story

G R A C E

Me: Don't You know what I've done?!?

Jesus: I do. But don't you know what I have done??

#scandalofgrace

"For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." Psalm 30:5

One of those "Frick. I want to cut my hair short" dayz. Disclaimer: This is everyday.

EXPECTATION v. REALITY

I had failed. I had failed so epically.

Expectation: Disappointment, anger, abandonment

Reality: Grace, forgiveness, love

Jesus, You, You’re worth it all

Every nation and every soul

A o r B

There are moments when you disobey God, but it doesn’t feel real.

Like, it almost feels like a nightmare that’s taunting you, which later leads to haunting you.

“Did I really do that?”

“Did that really happen?”

“How could I have?”

“No.”

“Wait.”

In these moments, I am learning that I can either:

A.) Let it continue to taunt + haunt me while I cover myself in shame and hide myself from the face of the Lord.

B.) Choose repentance + grace.

But to be completely honest, A is the easier choice.

A is the more natural choice.

A feels like the more deserved choice.

But striving to live a life of B.

But Christ did not die for the good and beautiful. It is easy enough to die for the good and beautiful; the hard thing is to die for the miserable and corrupt

Shusaku Endo