He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realise just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.
And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us all Yeah,
He loves us,
Oh! how He loves us,
Oh! how He loves us,
Oh! how He loves.
We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
And Heaven meets earth like an unforseen kiss,
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest, I
don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…
Dave Crowder Band
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Selma Shines
He see’s your face so bright and shining
Shining like the Sun
Because of the Son you shine
Because of the Son you rise
Do not come inside
Hear his voice calling you in the wind
Be faithful to listen to him again
Do not fear to be swept away
Do not come inside
In your eyes after the pain comes rain
The rain does not last always
When it seems the Son has been gone
And the time past seems so long
Just at that moment
It clears
Do not come inside
Hear his voice calling you in the wind
Be faithful to listen to him again
Do not fear to be swept away
Do not come inside
Let it go my friend
To never cloud you again
There’s healing where he calls you
And safety when he does
You’re his child,
He’s calling… do not come inside
By Nichole Patino
Shining like the Sun
Because of the Son you shine
Because of the Son you rise
Do not come inside
Hear his voice calling you in the wind
Be faithful to listen to him again
Do not fear to be swept away
Do not come inside
In your eyes after the pain comes rain
The rain does not last always
When it seems the Son has been gone
And the time past seems so long
Just at that moment
It clears
Do not come inside
Hear his voice calling you in the wind
Be faithful to listen to him again
Do not fear to be swept away
Do not come inside
Let it go my friend
To never cloud you again
There’s healing where he calls you
And safety when he does
You’re his child,
He’s calling… do not come inside
By Nichole Patino
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
For Those Searching For God
O Lord my God,
Teach my heart this day where and how to see you,
Where and how to find you.
You have made me and remade me,
And you have bestowed on me
All the good things I possess,
And still I do not know you.
I have not yet done that
For which I was made.
Teach me to seek you,
For I cannot seek you
Unless you teach me,
Or find you
Unless you show yourself to me.
Let me seek you in my desire,
Let me desire you in my seeking.
Let me find you by loving you,
Let me love you when I find you.
--- St. Anselm
Teach my heart this day where and how to see you,
Where and how to find you.
You have made me and remade me,
And you have bestowed on me
All the good things I possess,
And still I do not know you.
I have not yet done that
For which I was made.
Teach me to seek you,
For I cannot seek you
Unless you teach me,
Or find you
Unless you show yourself to me.
Let me seek you in my desire,
Let me desire you in my seeking.
Let me find you by loving you,
Let me love you when I find you.
--- St. Anselm
Make Me Brave For Life
God, make me brave for life:
oh, braver than this.
Let me straighten after pain,
as a tree straightens after the rain,
Shining and lovely again.
God, make me brave for life;
much braver than this.
As the blown grass lifts, let me rise
From sorrow with quiet eyes,
Knowing Thy way is wise.
God, make me brave, life brings
Such blinding things.
Help me to keep my sight;
Help me to see aright
That out of dark comes light.
--- Author Unknown
oh, braver than this.
Let me straighten after pain,
as a tree straightens after the rain,
Shining and lovely again.
God, make me brave for life;
much braver than this.
As the blown grass lifts, let me rise
From sorrow with quiet eyes,
Knowing Thy way is wise.
God, make me brave, life brings
Such blinding things.
Help me to keep my sight;
Help me to see aright
That out of dark comes light.
--- Author Unknown
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Prayer-ful Inner Searching
I Thessalonians 5:23
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Your whole spirit...The great, mysterious work of the Holy Spirit is in the deep recesses of our being which we cannot reach. Read Psalm 139. The psalmist implies-"O Lord, You are the God of early mornings, the God of late nights, the God of the mountain peaks, and the God of the sea." But my God, my soul has horizons further away than those of early mornings, deeper darkness than the nights of the earth, higher peaks than any mountain peaks, greater depths than any sea in nature. I cannot reach to the heights or to the depths; there are motives I cannot discover, dreams I cannot realize. My God, search me."
My Utmost For His Highest, by Oswald Chambers
As I meditate on the words above I am so encouraged. My soul could not have said this better! I cannot discover all of the motives of myself nor do I know all of my dreams. But I know that I have dreams and desires that are hidden from me, that one by one each minute and each day as I allow God to work in me he shows me, me, but not for my glory but for His. I cannot dare to compare myself to someone else, that is so dangerous. I am unique, how glorious!, that God calls us for a specific purpose and that he has gifted us with the unique skills and personality to carry them out. I am excited about the hidden things of Christ in me! I want him to search my motives, change my heart. I am overwhelmed by the intimacy of this walk, of my God, who searcheth me, who fulfills my dreams, who has a plan for me, whose desires are beyond what I can comprehend.
Lord, show yourself through me. Allow my life to be an example, that you would work through me to make a difference in the lives of your people. I fail but you lift up, I lack but you are faithful, I doubt but You are Holy! Lord seach me and create in me a clean heart.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Your whole spirit...The great, mysterious work of the Holy Spirit is in the deep recesses of our being which we cannot reach. Read Psalm 139. The psalmist implies-"O Lord, You are the God of early mornings, the God of late nights, the God of the mountain peaks, and the God of the sea." But my God, my soul has horizons further away than those of early mornings, deeper darkness than the nights of the earth, higher peaks than any mountain peaks, greater depths than any sea in nature. I cannot reach to the heights or to the depths; there are motives I cannot discover, dreams I cannot realize. My God, search me."
My Utmost For His Highest, by Oswald Chambers
As I meditate on the words above I am so encouraged. My soul could not have said this better! I cannot discover all of the motives of myself nor do I know all of my dreams. But I know that I have dreams and desires that are hidden from me, that one by one each minute and each day as I allow God to work in me he shows me, me, but not for my glory but for His. I cannot dare to compare myself to someone else, that is so dangerous. I am unique, how glorious!, that God calls us for a specific purpose and that he has gifted us with the unique skills and personality to carry them out. I am excited about the hidden things of Christ in me! I want him to search my motives, change my heart. I am overwhelmed by the intimacy of this walk, of my God, who searcheth me, who fulfills my dreams, who has a plan for me, whose desires are beyond what I can comprehend.
Lord, show yourself through me. Allow my life to be an example, that you would work through me to make a difference in the lives of your people. I fail but you lift up, I lack but you are faithful, I doubt but You are Holy! Lord seach me and create in me a clean heart.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Uh ohhh, Nichole's weird random thoughts and observations
Okay so I wish I was Vulcan sometimes! Yes I just recently watched the newest Star Trek movie which I thought was pretty cool and I decided that it would be decidedly easier to be Vulcan. They do not have emotions and they make decisions based solely on intellect. I think that you men are already kinda wired this way, not saying that you have no emotions but that you are good at decision making because there is much less emotion involved. In the movie, Spock has a Vulcan Father but a human Mother and he is stuck between two worlds. So if I could be Vulcan when I wanted to I think that would be awesome and you know I personally think I would look terrific with pointed ears.
I had to smile this morning as I was going down my street on my way home from the Woman's shelter. There were kids outside waiting for the bus. I first went by a group of girls who were huddled together talking and laughing and I thought I wonder what there talking about, you know I really wanted to know :-) That's when I saw a middle school aged boy run over to some other guys who were "playing" on a bridge that apparently was iced over. They were spending there time sliding all over the bridge entertaining themselves. Oh how different we boys and girls are!
I had to smile this morning as I was going down my street on my way home from the Woman's shelter. There were kids outside waiting for the bus. I first went by a group of girls who were huddled together talking and laughing and I thought I wonder what there talking about, you know I really wanted to know :-) That's when I saw a middle school aged boy run over to some other guys who were "playing" on a bridge that apparently was iced over. They were spending there time sliding all over the bridge entertaining themselves. Oh how different we boys and girls are!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Various observations...
Recently the kids and I went out for a really long bike ride. Behind Lake Brandt Apartments there is a really nice green way that follows the lake. Most of the time I jog while they ride their bikes but today I rode with them and I have decided I like riding much better than I like jogging. I think I am not built to be a runner and I hate that first 5-10 minutes before you get into the grove (sometimes that never happens).
It was such a blessing to have this time with my kids and God always shows me how different and wonderful they are. And I realized that in the same ways my children want to be affirmed I want to be affirmed and loved.
Kateland loves to be outside and even though she is a teenager I am blessed in that she still desires to hang out with me, to go bike riding, to hear what I have to say, to laugh together and be silly. She desires like I to be heard, to have a voice, to be told that she is smart and beautiful and creative and talented. She is competitive and active and faithful and loyal!
Isaac wants to know that he can do things well, that I am proud of him, that he does a good job and that he has the confidence to get it done. He wanted Kateland to ride her bike in front while he was in the middle and I rode in the back. Along the way he would check on me to make sure I was okay :-) He is funny and smart and caring and loving and thoughtful!
Sometimes I take these times for granted, we are always rushing from one thing to another and I miss really seeing them. But God is faithful in that as he calls me to parent he will also equip me to do so. In knowing and learning that I am deeply loved by Him, I can deeply love them.
I am amazed by God each day. He is teaching me something that was not modeled to me, he is teaching me to be a better parent. I get it wrong a lot, my kids will gladly tell you, they secretly like it when I am wrong :-) But I have a God who shows up in my weakness and my children grow stronger in Him by seeing his work in me!
It was such a blessing to have this time with my kids and God always shows me how different and wonderful they are. And I realized that in the same ways my children want to be affirmed I want to be affirmed and loved.
Kateland loves to be outside and even though she is a teenager I am blessed in that she still desires to hang out with me, to go bike riding, to hear what I have to say, to laugh together and be silly. She desires like I to be heard, to have a voice, to be told that she is smart and beautiful and creative and talented. She is competitive and active and faithful and loyal!
Isaac wants to know that he can do things well, that I am proud of him, that he does a good job and that he has the confidence to get it done. He wanted Kateland to ride her bike in front while he was in the middle and I rode in the back. Along the way he would check on me to make sure I was okay :-) He is funny and smart and caring and loving and thoughtful!
Sometimes I take these times for granted, we are always rushing from one thing to another and I miss really seeing them. But God is faithful in that as he calls me to parent he will also equip me to do so. In knowing and learning that I am deeply loved by Him, I can deeply love them.
I am amazed by God each day. He is teaching me something that was not modeled to me, he is teaching me to be a better parent. I get it wrong a lot, my kids will gladly tell you, they secretly like it when I am wrong :-) But I have a God who shows up in my weakness and my children grow stronger in Him by seeing his work in me!
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