Stop and Look Around

It’s getting harder now to live, 



Seems like everyday life’s asking us for more to give

And we’ve forgotten how to pray 


Even simple words like “help” have gotten hard to say

When life brings you down

Stop and look around

God will show a way

He’s done it many times before (and)

It will be Okay 



With no way out He opens up a door 



It’s getting harder now to smile

When every step you take feels like you’ve walked a thousand miles

And we can help each other change

We’re all so different but our problems seem to be the same

(Stop and Look Around 2012 BMI)

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” –Joshua 1:9

What’s going on in your life? Do you feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Nothing is going as plan?

In the above verse, Moses has passed on and Joshua (Moses’ assistant) is now faced wit the challenge of leading the people to the ”Promised” Land.  It wasn’t going to be easy but God continued to remind Joshua “Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you.” (1:5)

Life isn’t easy and we can get discouraged, but if we look around and remember all of the times God has pulled us through (the times we shouldn’t have come out of a situation alive or unscathed) we can take comfort in knowing that God is there and will always be.

-Stop and Look Around (click HERE to listen)

Adam

I Don't Know

This summer I will highlight some of the songs on my 2012 “Square One” Release:

Today’s song: “I Don’t Have To” Written as a reminder that we don’t have the answers to everything and sometimes we will not understand why things happen to us or why we are certain situations. We must take comfort in knowing that God is in control.

Lyrics:

I give up, I’m throwing in the towel

I’ve done all I could for now 



You know exactly what I need

I’m asking you to take the lead

I don’t know I don’t know

And I don’t have to 

(Oohh weee ooohhh)

I don’t have to (oohh weee oooohhhh)

I give up I quit to be exact

a matter of fact and I’m not lying 



And you know exactly what I do

So I’m asking you to pull me through

(BMI 2012)

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
 and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him,
 and he will make straight your paths.

We must Trust in God all of the time, especially when things happen that we can’t explain or understand.

*adam

to listen to "I Don't Know" Click HERE

Shiny Red Apple

This week for a snack at work, I had brought two apples.  As I sat down to eat one, I picked the one that looked a little more pleasing. It was a deep red with hardly any blemishes and looked really good.  I was excited to bite into this crisp apple (I know I’m weird)

As I took the first bite the excitement turned quickly to disgust. The inside of the apple was dark, soft and starting to rot. It was not a good apple; I tried to eat around the bad spots but ended up just throwing it away.  I was bummed for a moment, then I said to myself “I guess you can look great and still be disgusting on the inside…”

1 Peter 3:34 Urges us to keep our beauty internal as this is what God sees as precious.

“Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.”

The World seems to place so much emphasis on the External appearance, How beautiful our significant others are, our clothes, our house etc.

But if the internal workings aren’t kept in great condition it means nothing. You can have the best body in the world but if you heart isn’t healthy you won’t last long.

Let’s keep the importance of our internal beauty on our minds; its what’s inside that counts.  Think internal to live eternal.

-adam