Music Mix-up Post 11

This week has not been a very easy week.... There have been a lot of good things happening, but at times it is easy to lose sight of them when other things fall apart.  Last night I turned on KTIS, and this song was just starting, and I felt like it spoke right to my heart.  So, may I present "The Redeemer" by Sanctus Reel.



     This song has been such a good reminder that even when things don't go the way I think they should, or I'm just having a hard day, that God always makes EVERYTHING NEW!!!!!  I don't have to try and fix things on my own (which is a tendency of mine,) nor am I in it alone....
     Anyway, this song encouraged me, and it is my prayer that it encourages you too.  Have a blessed day!  And enjoy whatever weather you've got. (We had snow this morning, rain later, and hopefully the sun will be out by tomorrow!  I'm so excited to see the sun!! :D )
   In His Love,
        Christy

Music Mix-up Post 10

 If you've been following my blog, you know that I am a huge fan of Mandy Moore.  So, it shouldn't really have surprised me when I fell in love with the movie, "Tangled."  "Tangled" is my new absolutely favorite movie.  So I thought I'd share my favorite song from my favorite movie.  This week, may I present to you, "I See the Light," sung by Mandy Moore and Zachery Levi, from the movie "Tangled."  (And just so you know, I totally had this blog post put together on Saturday, but due to spotty internet, I couldn't publish it :(  Sorry about that!)



I LOVE this song... I know, I know... it's super cheesy. :)  But I just can't help myself.  And I don't even think that it necessarily has to refer to the love between a man and a woman.  Sometimes it is amazing how much a difference in your life one friend can make.  Someone who holds a mirror up to you and says, "You are wrong.  This is who you really are.  Whether what they are telling you is something you want to hear or not. They shine the light of God's truth into your life, and if you are humble and wiling to listen and change, you are the better for it.
  Or when you meet the one that God has sent into your life.... Sometimes all it takes is one moment for your entire life to change.
   Or maybe I'm philosophizing way too much about a simple song. :)  But regardless, if you haven't seen the movie, you totally should!  The horse is a riot, the chameleon is amazing, and you'd better watch out for the frying pans!! I have totally got to get me one of those! :)
   In His Love,
      Christy

Music Mix-up Post 9

   Lately, a recurring theme that seems to be present has been a bit of a challenge for me to deal with... What if the blessing isn't what you thought?  What if what you thought isn't the way it is supposed to be?  What if God has a bigger plan and the only way is through what looks like a valley?  What if we prayed for God's will instead of for safety?  What would happen then?  It is such a different way of looking at life that I've had a hard time to wrap my mind around it.  Then, the other day I got in the car and this song was playing.  It was like God spoke to me.  So, may I present "Blessings," by Laura Story



I don't know about the rest of you, but for me, this song spoke right to my heart.  What if?  How would it change the way I looked at life?  Would I run from things that make me uncomfortable, or would I embrace them as something as a gift from God?  What if I remembered constantly that this isn't my home, and I'm simply passing through on my way to Heaven?  How would I change the way I lived if I knew that I was going to die tomorrow?  I'm not exactly sure that I like that picture, especially since I haven't been living as dedicated to God as I could be.  So often I get sidetracked by what I want, I feel, what have you....  So often I lose sight of what really truly matters - living my life in such a way as to bring God glory is my main purpose of life.  I fail more often than I would like to admit, but I do know and believe that God loves me anyway and forgives me.  And every moment, I get to choose how I'm going to live.  Anne once said, "Every day is fresh, with no mistakes in it yet."  What if.... I chose to give instead of take?  What if.... I chose to yield instead of stand on my rights?  What if... I became a vessel that poured out Christ's love to those around me continually, instead of looking out for myself?  What then?  I don't know..... but I want to know.  Pray for me as I find out.
   In His Love,
        Christy