Giving Up

What if we stop having a ball?
What if the paint chips from the wall?
What if there's always cups in the sink?
Or what if I'm not what you think I am?

What if I fall further than you?
What if you dream of somebody new?
What if I never let you win
And chase you with the rolling pin?
Well, what if I do?

Cause I am giving up
On making passes
And I am giving up
On half empty glasses
And I am giving up
On greener grasses
I am giving up

What if our baby comes in after 9?
What if your eyes close before mine?
What if you lose yourself sometimes?
And I'll be the one to find you safe in my heart?

Cause I am giving up
On making passes
And I am giving up
On half empty glasses
And I am giving up
On greener grasses
I am giving up

~Ingrid Michaelson

trusting God

My friend Chad spoke at Ignite (at PLU) last night. He was talking about compassion. He gave the definition as something deep inside of you that won't go away until you deal with it. A constant ache in the deepest part of you. He was using that word to explain the motive behind sharing Jesus' love with other people. He was also talking about how relationship is the way to have a route into people's lives to introduce them to Jesus.

Before this, during worship, I kept singing "We will walk in Your freedom, we will walk in Your victory." Sometimes there are people who force the gospel on other people. Guess what? God has the victory ALREADY! I love that!! My good friends who don't understand Jesus' love for them are in a process. A process that Jesus knows. God created them! He knows what they need. God has told me that there are certain people in my life that will have a revelation of who He is. God has the victory ALREADY! We just have to walk in it.

Another friend was telling me about her chronic illnesses she's dealt with since she was born. She all of a sudden decided to walk in health and she's being healed more and more each day. God has the victory ALREADY!

If we walked continuously in the things we believe I think Christianity would be completely changed. We're all good at being humans, not as good being Christ-like. People who are not Christians believe that Jesus was a good, wise person. They also say that Christians are not so good or wise. But....God has the victory ALREADY!

Yeah, I wish everyone would accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior at the snap of a finger. But I'm not the one who is in control.

God has the victory ALREADY!