God IS awesome

So have you ever been in a place where you wondered if God heard a word that you were saying?

I know that I have talked about the idea of faith before, but I have learned that it is in the quiet times that God comes. This particular message is sparked by the sermon I heard LAST Sunday. The pastor at my church is notorious for allowing his new ministers to take the pulpit to hone their craft. He essentially creates a training ground that allows them to do what God has called them to do...

The message last week was entitled, " I Know the Owner." If you know me, you know what an impact music has had on my life. I don't just love music... I live eat and breathe it... and no I am not auditioning to be the next American Idol, but I really do think in music. When I am going through something... I often embrace a song during or after that seems to have described my experience. What is interesting about this particular sermon, is that he gave an example and used music. He described a girl who could sing... I mean really sing and when she sang she didn't get a huge ovation although you could tell she was talented. But this older woman, a mother of the church, nursing her grandson in the front sang a few bars of Amazing Grace... she didn't know the entire song, but when she sang you felt it in your spirit. The church was hollering and rejoicing when she sang. Afterwards the young girl went up to her and asked her what was her secret was, and her reply was simple... "I know the author"

Meaning simply that is was not just a song that she sang it was that she had lived the message. It was the soundtrack of her life. As he closed the message he urged us to PRAISE like we PRAY. Funny how we can call out to GOD in our time of need, in tears, nose running, crying and screaming his name, but once we get our breakthrough... we quietly raise a hand and whisper... a thank you.


THIS IS MY PRAISE... GOD IS GOOD... I GOT MY JOB... and I am moving to the CHI... to change the face of educational REFORM...