Rock of Ages

In my solemn times I've always found myself singing this particular hymn. It never bores, it never tarries to surface in my mind. It's the one song that draws me back into the loving arms of God whenever I go very astray. The one hymn that gives me good rest when I'm so very tired. The

I'm a difficult man, but I break down and weep bitterly when I sing:

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
save from wrath and make me pure.

Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly;
wash me, Savior, or I die.

Close to Us

What a Might God we serve indeed
A thundering splendour, yet a loving Father
His Grace is free for all in need
His Glory from one other to another

His watchful eye is always over us
Our mortal bodies he keeps in his embrace
Whether we walk, glide, or ride in a bus
He lead the way to the next place

Our God is ever so near, yes he is
Through our valley and fear, his word still is
"I will never leave nor forsake you, my child
Only let your heart be trusting and true"

Broken Toys :)

I'd like to share a song that my grandpa and mum really liked when I was younger. Back then the only lines that caught my attention were 'chasing pretty rainbows' and 'broken toys'. lol

Are you tired of chasing pretty rainbows?

Are you tired of spinning round and round?

Wrap up all the shattered dreams of your life

And at the feet of Jesus lay them down.

Give them all, Give them all,

Give them all to Jesus

Shattered dreams, wounded hearts, broken toys

Give them all, Give them all,

Give them all to Jesus

And he will turn your sorrow into joy

He never said you would only see sunshine

He never said there would be no rain

He only promised us a heart full of singing

For the very thing that once brought pain.

Give them all, Give them all,

Give them all to Jesus

Shattered dreams, wounded hearts, broken toys

Give them all, Give them all,

Give them all to Jesus

And he will turn your sorrow into joy

Give Them all to Jesus

At the feet of Jesus lay them Down

By Christy Lane- Give 'em all to Jesus

Sending a 'pick me up' your way. Whenever you feel down, depressed, tired, unloved, and ready to give up.. whenever you feel like the whole world must definitely be against you .. whenever you feel like everything is too heavy for you to bear, just remember that you can just lay them down at His feet. He will always be there. He will always make a way. Sometimes we go through down phases in order to grow spiritually, emotionally and mentally. So always look at these down times -- the shattered dreams, the wounded hearts, the broken toys ... ya, the broken toys :) -- as opportunities to learn something new (perhaps how to mend a toy? haha, or a sign that its time to play in the sandbox instead :). Don't fret about anything, just LET GO & LET HIM. :) xoxo

Latent Questions - Creation

Dear God,


What were you up to before you created the universe?

How did you come about the Adam and Eve (man meets woman) concept?

If we were created in your image and likeness, do you have a penis?

If Adam hadn't shown signs of loneliness, would you have created woman?

What were the other alternatives you considered before settled for woman?

So the other planets are just hanging there, just for show? Were you being creative or were you just showing off?

Why so vast a universe? You seem to like confusing us.

If you didn't want us to know good and evil, why did you plant that tree - especially right in the middle of the garden??

So I don't quite understand how Adam could just name so many animals; what kinda name is hippopotamus??!!

If we were still in the garden of Eden, what would procreation be like: where would it take place (randomly like dogs?), how would we pair up? Would there be such a thing as polygamy?

If Adam and Eve were the first of mankind, how did their son, Cain, find a woman in another town to marry? Did Adam and Eve procreate sporadically or were you busily moulding more clay on some other part of the earth?.... WAIT! now I've got it! You WERE busy moulding clay, that's how you appeared in the garden after they had sinned. I've always known that if you had been watching, you'd have prevented that sinful act in some way.

What's the big deal in eating a fruit anyway? You could have hidden the knowledge of good and evil on another planet instead. Maybe man would've been naive for a longer time until we discovered how to space-travel. Now you see, since Eden, the world had had to got through a lot of issues. You like the drama, don't you?
How did Adam know what to 'do' with Eve? Did she come with a manual?

So let's get this straight: Out of eternal boredom or something else you made the world, put unblemished humans in a garden, planted a very tempting tree right in the middle and let a 'serpent' loose on them?... Something is definitely wrong here. Either you are a puppet master who experiments with his toys or the Author of Genesis was NUTS!

I'll settle for the latter because I've known you for a while now and you're no puppet master. My questions still hold but I'll wait till I see you so we discuss them over a heavenly brunch? Do you have sushi or Chinese food in heaven?

INNER PEACE

Sometimes its hard to understand

Why things are the way they are

Why good things happen to bad people

And bad things happen to good people

Sometimes its hard to comprehend

How the world ended up so cruel

Why people act selfishly and shamelessly

Why people seek the downfall of others

Sometimes its hard to understand

Why the good people die

And why God asks you to forgive

When we will never see our loved ones again

Sometimes its hard to comprehend

Sometimes its hard to Forgive

Always its hard to forget

Always its harder to talk to God about it

But when you do

Oh, when you do

Sigh... such relief

Sigh... inner peace

For He calms our fears

For He soothes our aches

Though we refuse to understand

That He sorts out all in due time

Once we ask, When we ask

He grants us peace

He calms our fears

He soothes our aches

Would I?

Dear God,

What if you actually lived among us? Would we be more obedient knowing that you are with us or would we sin more knowing that you'll be visibly ready to forgive? It's something I'm thinking about this very moment. What would you look like? What would you wear? Would you live on top of an 'Olympian' mountain in all your bellowing splendour, with thick fiery clouds surrounding your abode, or live like an ordinary human, picking the bus with us? Or would you live as King of the world (I think not)? Would you visit us from time to time and actually have fellowship with us? Would you perform miracles overtly? Would you behold a woman and conceive a demi-god (I think you've done that already but with style)?

Would I love you more? Yearn for you more? Pray more (or less)? Speak of you more? Bask in your glory? Climb to 'Olympus' in search for you, the truth, answers? Would I ask for too much or less; or nothing at all?

Would you be black? White? Asian? Hispanic? Caucasian? Blonde? Red neck?

Would the devil have to live with us too, you know, for balance? Would hell be just around the corner?

Would I still have to work or school? I hope that's a NO.