Month: August 2017 (Page 2 of 3)

Song: You are making me new – unwrapped

August 25, 2017 / MSFriend / 0 Comments

Alpha Omega

You are making me new lyrics:

You are Alpha Omega, Beginning and the end

No place that you will take me, You have never been

You have walked my desert, You felt my every pain

You gave your life to take me, Where I have never been

I fall down in surrender, I lift my hands to you

You are making me new

For you have called me chosen, my heart is your pursuit

You are making me new

You are the gentle healer, You touch my every fear

and in my darkest hour, I know that you are near

Your dreams over me are bigger than my own

SO POWERFUL!! Here’s the message I hear: Jesus is King of Kings. Would you ever think to approach a king, any king, without first making sure you looked your best, with not a hair out of place? Jesus is not only King of Kings but He is the beginning and the end. Scripture tells us He is before all things and in Him all things hold together. In essence, there’s nothing we can ever experience that He has not already experienced Himself. He’s “been there done that.” He is BEING itself and BEING is trustworthy. Let’s trust.

Jesus is in constant pursuit of our heart. He wants to dwell there. There’s only one problem: perfection cannot exist in mediocrity. So our hearts need to be purified and He knows what we need for that purification. So what do we do? We “fall down in surrender” trusting that everything we experience in life serves to purify us. It’s making us new. Let us never forget that Jesus is the Divine Physician. He has the power to heal. Most important and best of all: through every hill and valley He is with us . Even in our darkest hour He is with us.

We tend to tense up when we think about surrendering. It means giving up control of everything, even our hopes and dreams. What we need to remember, the part of the song that gives me chills is:

YOUR DREAMS OVER ME ARE BIGGER THAN MY OWN!

Our dreams, no matter how big we think they are, are nothing when compared to the dreams Jesus has for us. He’s guiding us every step of the way and yet we are so attached to our own plans and dreams. I recently heard a homily where the priest said we often thank Jesus for all our current blessings (things that have gone our way). We should also thank Him for the blessing of things that haven’t gone our way. I realize now that when things don’t go my way, it just means that in God’s eyes I didn’t dream big enough. He has bigger plans for me and so I should thank Him, not only for current blessings but also for future blessings already on their way!

Can you let go and let God? Can you be at peace with the path of your life knowing it’s being orchestrated by the greatest conductor of all time? God bless you!

Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever!

August 16, 2017 / MSFriend / 0 Comments

Maranatha!

Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever! I love this verse. One morning as I was praying morning prayer I came upon Hebrews 13:7-9 which reads: Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching.

Jesus is the same today, yesterday and forever. Powerful, comforting and so true. As I pondered that truth throughout the day I was reminded of the “new age” movement – carried away by all kinds of strange teaching; Burn sage to rid your “space” of bad spirits, schedule an appointment with someone who’s going to manage your “energy”, use crystals to purify your mind and body energy, channel spirits to speak through you or guide you, etc.

When I read about this movement, I feel like they’re trying to reinvent the wheel. Why? As a Catholic Christian, I too use something to rid my space of bad spirits, it’s called holy water and prayer. Everyday I too schedule an appointment with someone who’s going to manage my energy, he’s called Jesus in the Eucharist. I too purify my mind and body daily through meditation and contemplation. Finally, I too channel THE Spirit to speak through me and guide me, the Holy Spirit because Jesus promised to send it as advocate and guide. Scripture tells us “the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” (Luke 12:12) So I pray, Come Holy Spirit!

Salvation history shows us time and again the outcome of the way of life of believers who went before us. Their way of life was Christ centered. The outcome of their way of life was faith, hope and charity. It was courage, commitment, discernment. The outcome of their way of life was supernatural and eternal! It was pure!

I can’t help but wonder about the connection between the state of world affairs today and the number of people who have fallen away from living Christ centered lives. The relativistic view that all that really matters in life is doing whatever makes you feel good sounds enticing. Who doesn’t want to feel good? But at what cost to our souls and to the world in the long run?

Don’t get me wrong, I believe change is good in many instances. I like to change my home decor. Sometimes I change my furniture around. I change cars and shoes regularly. I even get a little crazy and change pocketbooks at times. But something tells me…..most possibly the Spirit…… that over 2,000 years of faith and Tradition doesn’t need changing because…..