comfort

BLESSED

be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the Father of mercies

and God of all comfort,

who comforts us in all our tribulation,

THAT

we may be able to comfort

those who are in any trouble,

with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted

by God.

FOR

as the sufferings of Christ abound in us,

SO [also]

our consolation also abounds

through Christ.

NOW [therefore]

if we are afflicted,

it is for your consolation and salvation

which is effective

for enduring

the same sufferings which we also suffer.

OR [likewise]

if we are comforted,

it is for your consolation and salvation.

AND

our hope for you is steadfast,

BECAUSE

we know

that as you are partakers of the sufferings,

SO ALSO

you will partake of the consolation.

FOR

we do not want you to be ignorant,

brethren,

of our trouble

which came to us in Asia:

[which is this:]

that we were burdened beyond measure,

above strength,

so that we despaired,

even of life.

YES, [you'd better believe it]

we had the sentence of death

in ourselves [within us, in our very beings]

[so] THAT

we should not trust in ourselves

BUT in God

who raises the dead,

who delivered us from so great a death,

and does [still, continually] deliver us;

in whom we trust that He

WILL STILL

deliver us,

you also helping

together

in prayer for us,

THAT

thanks may be given

by many persons

on our behalf

for the gift

granted to us

through many.

2 Cor 1:1-11

(NKJV)

broken down for analysis,

items in square brackets and emphases mine.

shaken - rachael lampa

at prayer last night, this song came to mind. very apropos. :)

listen to it here. (if it jumps, let it finish loading before playing.)

Shaken - sung by Rachael Lampa

Take a ride back in history
Let's review the facts of eternity
To the children of Israel
And the burning sands and the desert heat
Bitter hearts in the wilderness
God saw that they would not confess
With a velvet touch and an iron hand
He dragged them to the promise land

And everything that can be will be
Everything that can be will be

Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
God is going to shake the whole thing down

Raise your hands children
Lift them high
Let's join our hearts
Walk in the light
There's a desert there's a wilderness
Separating us from a better life
See, together we can walk through fire
We can face the flame
We can reach the higher
Ground that waits is the promise land
'Cause only faith and love will stand
And everything that can be will be
Everything that can be will be

Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
Some things last forever
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
Some things fade away
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
God is going to shake the whole thing down

Everything that can be will be
Everything that can be will be

amen!!!

are you willing to be shaken?

i believe in You

They ask me how I feel
And if my love is real
And how I know I'll make it through
And they, they look at me and frown
They'd like to drive me from this town
They don't want me around
'Cause I believe in you.

They show me to the door
They say don't come back no more
'Cause I don't be like they'd like me to
And I, I walk out on my own
A thousand miles from home
But I don't feel alone
'Cause I believe in you.

I believe in you even through the tears and the laughter
I believe in you even though we be apart
I believe in you even on the morning after
Oh, when the dawn is nearing
Oh, when the night is disappearing
Oh, this feeling is still here in my heart.

Don't let me drift too far
Keep me where you are
Where I will always be renewed
And that which you've given me today
Is worth more than I could pay
And no matter what they say
I believe in you.

I believe in you when winter turn to summer
I believe in you when white turn to black
I believe in you even though I be outnumbered
Oh, though the earth may shake me
Oh, though my friends forsake me
Oh, even that couldn't make me go back.

Don't let me change my heart
Keep me set apart
From all the plans they do pursue
And I, I don't mind the pain
Don't mind the driving rain
I know I will sustain
'Cause I believe in you.

(--bob dylan)

wonderful, merciful Savior

a great worship song

it caught my ear a few days ago, during the worship right before a live john piper streaming sermon.

listen to it here. love it.

i'm speechless

i really am. the gifting God's given her.... too bad she usually does trash.

but this is really good.

broken

i miss having a cat

this video makes me feel it all the more keenly....

its spider season

my little 8 legged nemeses are coming out of hiding already.

now, i don't normally handle pressure well at all.

but when things are kind of an emergency, i can click into gear.

and seein' as how already in the last month, with hardly a spider to be seen, i've been bitten twice, and now they are starting to come out of hibernation, i'd call this an arachnomergency.

so firstly, i'm gutting my bathroom. that sounds more reno-y than it is - it just means for me, getting the junk from under the sink out, some of it thrown away, and what remains put on either the wooden shelves i just about lost a pinky to (yes, a total exaggeration) putting together yesterday, or the little wire cart i got today.

i have plans. since its an open cabinet (cheap wooden utility shelves i oiled with mineral oil), i got a yellow voile curtain to put on the side facing the toilet to protect the contents from 'flush-spray'. it should match the natural wood nicely, as well as hide any microscopic staining. (too bad it can't hide all the dings from the screwdriver too!!)

and the little rubbermaid wire-cart-on-wheels fits perfectly under my sink, but only half the width, so i'm planning to go get another one to make a matched set.

its just the bathroom in a cluttered house, but it's a start. i keep telling myself i'm really a minimalist at heart, that just hasn't learned to minimize yet.....

and God is gracious with me.... the energy to put together the shelves yesterday came out of nowhere, and the $15 cart and $5 curtain i got today were sweet deals. i also picked up a flannel fitted sheet for $6, a pretty sweater for $5, and a tank top for $3, all clearance items. can't beat that for brand new!!!! :)

amen to that!

you don't need a pulpit to say amen to this one!

purse contents meme

i don't know why the audio is out of sync. *sighs* but here it is anyways.

[just a note: with some research i discovered what the symbol on the purse meant, so i trimmed the prettyness off... and was left with a bare bones bag that i washed.... it shrunk.... and decided to donate for some other crafty person to fix up... lol. (sept 2010)]

for my friend

a brilliant insight indeed

identity

awesome word. :)