Sunday, November 9, 2008

I was decieved...these are the lies I no longer believe...

I want to be heard,
Yet I cannot speak.

I want to be understood,
But people don’t get me.

I want to live in the way I’m called,
But I do not know the way.

I want to stand strong and fight,
But I’m too weak for battle.

I want to be who God called me to be,
But I feel so unworthy of such a call.

I want to help others,
But I only make things worse, without me they’ll be better off.

I want to let go of the past,
But I’m chained to it.

I want to fly away,
But my wings are broken.

I want to embrace my future,
But there is no place for me there.

I want to be free of the chains that bind me,
But I’ll never be.

I want to dream,
But I have to wake up and face reality.

I want to be me,
But I’m not accepted that way.

I want to know why I believed all these lies of the enemy.
The lies that say I can’t speak, and that people don’t get me, and that I can’t find the way to go.

The lies that say I’m unworthy of my calling and that say I make things worse, and that I’m chained and bound to my past.

The lies that say my wings are broken and I can’t last. The lie that there is no future for me.

The lies that say I have to face reality and that I will never be free.

Well news for the enemy, spread this around your camp, I don’t believe your lies and I’m not coming back!

I can speak. God gave me a voice and he has given me the words to say! I will with my voice proclaim Jesus is Lord and worship his name! I will speak and spread the gospel to the nations, so enemy watch out. God has given me this voice, and over you it’s going to shout!

I am understood. God understands me. And He sent me angel friends that help me through. They understand me unlike most do.

God is leading me a long my way. He is guiding me through. Jesus is the way and the truth!

I am strong enough to fight. God has equipped me and given me the strength for battle. I have the full armor of God. NO enemy against me will prosper.

I am unworthy of this call, but I’m also unworthy of all grace shown to me. God loves me and has called me, so I will go after that. I will be who God is calling me to be. May he be glorified by my life.

I will help others and I do. I don’t make things worse, that’s on you. I only do as my Lord commands – only good comes from doing as He says.

I can let go of the past. It made me who I am, but I cannot cling to it, no, it is not meant to be carried like this. My chains are gone.

I can fly. God made my wings. He gives me strength to rise and fly. I can fly through the storms, and in times of warmth. God will bring me through.

I have a future and God has a plan for me. I have a place and my life is in His hands.

I am free from all that binds me, Christ’s love has set me free!

I can dream. God made me a dreamer.

I am accepted, by God and by some others. I am an outcast to the world, but accepted in the family of God.

Why I believed the lies before and why I was so easily deceived, I do not know. But now that I see the lies of the enemy, I no longer believe.

The TRUTH has set me FREE.

No more, “you’re not good enough” or “you will never make it down that way.” No more, “you aren’t worthy,” or “you don’t deserve this,” Theses are lies I won’t believe because the truth and God’s love sets me free.

I believe! I am FREE.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Meet Me In the Middle...of Nowhere?

Meet Me in the Middle – of Nowhere?



School stresses, work is work no matter what you do. Home is where you can settle down and just chill for a few moments in this crazy journey we call life. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it, or so I've heard. What to make of a schedule that is so packed that you forget what a day is like without something to do; it took me a while to figure that out. I won't lie, I actually don't like those rare days that come up when there is nothing that needs to be accomplished. I love my life just as it is with each week flying by as there is always something that needs to be done all around the clock. School, work, dance, class, and the list runs on. I love this crazy life that I live, but I found out over the weekend, that sometimes you just have to stop and take a look at the world around you instead of letting yourself run ahead. I found that you can miss so much if you don't stop once in a while and take a good look around and take everything in. Well, I did that this weekend, and I found something that I probably would not have found if I had not put my life on hold and left to go literally in the middle of nowhere.
This started a few weeks ago when my youth group, Cutting Edge 2, started planning a camping trip to Cooks Forest. We were going to rough it out, sleep in tents, go snipe hunting, cook over a campfire, and let's not even start on singing the campfire songs! There would be no phone service, and no communication with the rest of the world. All we had was the things we brought and each other. Already this sounded like an interesting weekend.
Finally, after three weeks, the day arrived that we would finally leave. Camping I knew would be amazing. There were twelve kids from my youth group coming, five boys, seven girls, five of our youth leaders and me; eighteen in all. We drove to Cook's Forest which is about three hours away. Leaving on Friday afternoon we arrived there around eight thirty that night. It was nothing like we expected. Our cell phones, well, they were useless as we had no service where we were. We had two cabins to stay in while we were there. They were really low to the ground and each had four windows facing the trees. The cabins were clearly made from the trees surrounding us, and were quite small, but creatively decorated. Hunting trophies hung on the wall across from the door. The room was filled with mismatched furniture. There was an old wooden bed in one corner of the room with a quilt covering it. There were two couches one on each side, of the room. In the center of the room was an antique wood burning stove. To the right there was a fireplace with a big shelf above it that lined the wall. On it was an old antique clock, and two lanterns one on either side. Off to the right side of the fireplace was a gas-powered stove, table with chairs made from barrels, a sink and a few cabinets for food. The left wall was lined with a refrigerator and a tall wooden dresser with a round mirror on top. The floor was covered with pink carpeting, and you could see through some parts in the wood ceiling from where bat traps were hung. One lone light hung from the ceiling on the far side of the room, but the cabin was surprisingly well lit. This would be my home for the next two days. Walking outside there was a picnic table sitting under the pine tree, and a wood swing around the other side. We were in a clearing, but looking all around you that night, you could see the tall shadows of the trees surrounding you, and a light through the trees coming from another cabin in the woods not too far from us. In the middle of the clearing was a campfire that one of our youth leaders had already built. After unpacking all of our things, we set them in the cabins, set up the tents and walked up to the fire. You have not gone camping till you have had smores. We all roasted marshmallows and at Hershey chocolate, all the while talking with each other and all excited for the next day.
After we finished with the fire, we all went down to the cabin for devotions. It was an interesting scene fitting eighteen people in a cabin no bigger than sixteen feet long, and twelve feet wide, but we managed and were comfortable. Devotions were short that evening, as everyone was tired and some already falling asleep. After finishing devotions, the boys went outside to their tents, and half the girls to the other cabin about twenty feet away from ours next to the woods.
That first night we went to bed about one in the morning, but the boys and those of us in the first cabin were up at six the next morning. After dressing, and finding that the girls in the other cabin were still sleeping, two of our youth leaders started making breakfast and the remaining six of us and Boo, the dog, went on a four and a half mile walk. We walked passed the lake where we would be canoeing later that day, and the beauty of it all, I forgot what the world was like when all civilization seemed to have never been. The tall trees all surrounding you and the lake and the animals – it was so beautiful there! The mountain was covered in patches of different shades of green and a few red as some of the trees were just beginning to surrender to the harvest time. Sure, I've noticed the trees do this every year around this time, but I never really stopped to look at them, and see the beauty in it all. We walked four and a half miles that morning - the last mile and a half was all uphill. We walked passed a cemetery and I told everyone that I belonged there, six feet under and a stone on top of me.
Running the last half mile back to camp, we were welcomed by the smell of pancakes and sausage cooking. After a quick breakfast, we all went up to sit by the fire as we started on our devotions. Our devotions were focused on choices, and how the choices we make in our lives today, big or small, can change us and affect our future. Thinking on that, my making the choice to go camping did change me. It gave me the opportunity to take a break from my normal, crazy life and relax in the beauty of God's creation. The sky was cloudless and blue like a robin's egg, the tall trees that surrounded us were in many different shades of greens and reds and yellows, as autumn is here, and you could hear the birds singing their sweet song. There were many deer to be seen at the edge of the clearing drinking from the stream that flowed through. Everything around there was so beautiful, and I could not look around seeing and hearing everything around me without seeing God in His creation.
Also seen was a small cabin through the woods hidden behind the trees. It was up high on the hill, but you could see a light coming through the window late at night. In that cabin lives an old, blind man. Every morning he comes out with a long stick and he stands at the very edge of the clearing in the shadows of the trees with his chin resting on his hands which are placed on the top of this stick. He stands there and listens to the sounds of the forest and his useless eyes stare straight ahead. Our youth leaders told us about his man, but we all thought that they were trying to scare us, but we were proven wrong. Some of the girls were so freaked out about him, I found it quite comical. I have to say, the old man on the mountain completed the whole scene for a camping trip. That, and wolves and coyotes howling at night.
During our personal devotional time, I sat high on the hill where I could see everything around me. Away from all distractions of life like phones, books, music, or even other people, I was able to sit back and enjoy God's creation feeling so close to Him, and spending time with Him, reading my Bible, and praying. God met me on that mountain in the middle of nowhere. He took me up in his arms and drew me near to him. He reminded me that he is the master craftsman; he sits as a refiner and purifier of silver. A silversmith holds silver in the hottest part of the fire, making it easier to mold, then after forming his desired shape, keeps a close eye on it. He knows that the silver has been refined when he can see his image in it. In this way, God reminded me that he holds me in the storms and trials that I go through, molds me, keeps his eyes on me at all times, and then brings me out of the fire when he can see his image in me. I can see all that in the beauty of his creation. With every season that passes. In the transition from summer to fall, all the colors of the leaves and everything slowly surrenders itself to the time of harvest. When autumn turns to winter and the bare trees are covered in frost and when everything in nature seems to be sleeping, I can still see God in creation. But I can especially see him in creation when the winter fades and spring comes and everything is made new again. Little did I think of this before I was brought to the middle of nowhere and sitting alone up on the mountain. God met me there. I drew near to Him, and then he drew near to me – he met me in the middle, in the middle of nowhere.
If given the chance, I would not hesitate to go there again. That whole weekend I was surrounded by nature, and by close friends. There is nothing that could have made that weekend better. We all spent hours talking to each other, looking at the stars, getting closer to each other and getting closer to God through nature. It was really great.
There was so much that we did there, even more than I mentioned above, but what did not change was, no matter what we did, I could see God in everything. God was there.
That weekend brought me back to where I needed to be. I found my way, and now that's where I'm going. God is calling me down a road, and I may not see where it will lead in the end, but we walk by faith, not by sight. So I'm walking where He leads, and doing as He commands me to. What I've learned is this: to follow God in everything, and when he leads me to a place, to listen for his still, small voice and to look and find him in everything. Every shadow is evidence of sun. When in the valley, look to the mountains, God is there; God is in the midst of everything.

Friday, September 26, 2008

New Day, New Dance, New Life

This is one of my papers from English Class @ the community college. Just wanted to put it up on here... :D

When I first started Worship dance at my church, little did I know what a growing experience it would be for me, or how much it would change my life. Some may wonder how something like dancing could possibly impact one’s life as it did mine, but that whole experience changed who I am today, and who I will become tomorrow.

This journey started back in August of 2005. My family and I had spent much of the summer looking for another church, seeking to find the place where the Lord was leading us. He finally led us to New Day Assembly of God in Upper St. Clair. It is a small church of about two hundred people where everybody knows everyone. I can’t say that it became my home instantly, but by and by over a process of time, it became a second home to me, and the people there, like family.

A few weeks after the Lord brought us to New Day, the worship dance team, “Send Judah First,” was dancing. The dance team consisted of about seven girls, ages ranging from twelve to fifteen. They were dressed alike and looking like angels, wearing all white and flowing skirts. As they danced to the song, “He Reigns,” I watched amazed and drawn into every step they took. Their white skirts moved about them gracefully and I had this unexplainable feeling bursting inside of me – excitement, wonder - everything hitting me at once. It was on that day I decided I wanted to join the worship dance team. Immediately after service I told my mother about my desire to join in with them. After getting more information, she agreed that I could. I did not start dancing, however, until September of 2006, the following year. During the time I was waiting, I had the opportunity to see several more dances, some smooth and some very up-beat. They did a variety of different dances, most falling under the categories of ballet or jazz. With each new dance that I saw them do, I became more and more excited and could not wait to start.

Finally September came. At my first practice, I walked into the church sanctuary that Tuesday afternoon filled with thrill and anticipation of what lay before me. During my first year at New Day Assembly of God, I had made some friends. One of whom I was particularly close to, ran up to greet me. To this day I have no earthly friend I am closer to. We exchanged greetings and walked down the center isle of the sanctuary, light-colored wooden pews lining either side of us. Even with the rain pouring down outside and no sun coming through the windows, the room was very bright. The stage lights and the lights from the ceiling illuminated the room. I felt at home. There were at least nine other girls there. We all talked for a few minutes before beginning to stretch, all the while waiting for our dance teacher, who I had yet to meet. About ten minutes later, a woman wearing a sweat-suit and a jacket tied at her waist, walked in coming quickly down the isle and set her bag down on the front pew. She had long dark hair, green-brown eyes, and was of average height. I judged her to be in her thirties. As soon as I saw her, I felt instantly welcomed to the dance team. She smiled brightly and introduced herself to me. I loved her right away. For an adult, she was crazy, fun and encouraging, and loved to be with us. All around, she was amazing! I can’t imagine what my life would be without her in it.

Over the first few weeks of dance, we did the normal floor exercises and learned a few dance steps. Then, we started putting a dance together for the Christmas musical that we do at church every year. Every week we got a bit farther in the dance, and every week, I learned more and more, and became very close to the other dancers on the dance team and to my teacher.

When I started worship dance, little did I know it would be the beginning of a journey, a journey that would lead up to where I am today and one that would change who I am today. In that one hour of dance every week, I learned much, and not just dance. I learned so much more than that. I was taught another way to worship God with everything that He has given me. I learned the importance of unity in the body of Christ, and how there is a power in unity. Included in the lessons that I have been taught at dance over the years are grace, showing mercy, forgiveness, trust, being joyful, the importance of accountability, worship, spiritual warfare, friendship, love, and all the fine character traits of a woman of God. Every week, I learned something new, and every song that we danced to spoke to me in a new way.

The feeling I have when I dance is amazing. No words could ever express the power of it. The feeling that is rushing through me as I dance before the Lord in the power of his presence is indescribable. Dancing in his presence is the most awesome feeling I could ever feel. When I dance, it feels like there is this overwhelming power running over and through me like a rushing river. When I enter into that, I want to stay there forever and give back to God everything that He has given me. Dance is the language of the soul, where each movement is a word. When I dance, I dance for the Lord. I offer Him everything, and hold back nothing. As I worship, I send up my song and my praise. This is what I desire to do for all of my days, to worship God and to be who he has called me to be. This journey that I’ve taken so far is only the beginning. I have so much more to learn, and so much more to do. Everything that I have learned along this way is preparing me for what will come tomorrow.

One of my favorite dances that we did was to the song, “I Will Lift My Eyes,” by Bebo Norman. That song really spoke to me, and was especially powerful to me as it expressed what I was feeling in that season in my life. The song is like a prayer, asking God to come near, and be there in the midst of everything going on, and then having Him pick you up and hold you. That was one of the most amazing dances that I ever did. I remember that as my dance team and I danced to that song, everything came together for me. When I first started that dance, I felt everything that the song was describing. I needed to be near to God, I needed Him to lift me up and draw me close to Him. So much was going on for me when we were doing that dance. I never really admitted it, but I was really stressed out at the time with school and with everything that was going on. As the chorus played, “… I will lift my eyes to the calmer of the oceans raging wild. I will lift my eyes, to the healer…” It was at that moment that I felt closer to God than ever. He met me where I was at and made himself known to me. I knew at that moment that He was holding me, and that he also held my future. This unexplainable peace came over me and I learned in all this, that when life gets at its hardest, to rely on God, look to Him and seek Him first in everything. Even more, I know that He will always be there, and that I have to keep my eyes on Him.

The journey that I’ve made through dance is unique. I’ve learned many things that most would never see in a dance class. I’ve built strong relationships with my dance team, and especially with my dance teacher. She has taught me so much in the short amount of time I’ve been with her. I have come a long way from where I started. I wouldn’t be the same today had I not joined with the worship dance team. In my time with those girls, I also learned responsibility, discipline, and so much more. Those girls that I dance with are like my sisters. We are a family. We hold each other accountable, and push each other forward. We encourage one another and grow together. These friends I’ve met along the way, I will always hold in my heart. No matter where life takes us, we will always carry a little bit of each other everywhere.

This journey has been amazing. It’s funny how something that might seem so little, can change so much about you. God brought me to New Day, taught me a new dance, and from that, I have a new life. Where this road will lead, only the Lord knows; but my life is a dance. You give it your all, sometimes you may fall, but what does not change, is that you get up and keep on dancing for all you’re worth. I want everyone to see this journey that I’ve taken. I want them to see the reason I dance. I want them to see how God has moved in my life though my years in worship dance. To see the road I’ve taken is to see who I am today. I want people to see how I got here. I believe that worship dance was one of the best choices I have made. My heart, my soul, my worship – I give it all to God. He gave me life. He chose this path for me.

Looking back, I see how far I’ve come, and looking ahead, I can’t wait to see where this journey will take me. I may not know exactly where this road will lead me, or what paths I may cross as I continue down, but what I do know, is that I’m going to dance down the way I will go. I’m going to worship God in dance as He leads me down the road which he has called me. This is where the He has brought me so far. I still have far to go, but I know that God will lead me in my dance and in this new life that I have found in Him.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Master Craftsman @ Work!

For how much I've tried to be on here and keep this updated...it just did not happen as I hoped. I'm still going to be on here...just not as much as planned.

Okay, well God has been moving so much in my life! Just looking back to where I was a few years ago, and seeing where I am today, it is amazing! God has brought me so far. But most of all I've learned to trust God in everything. I know that no matter what comes to pass in my life, that God will bring me through it all. I just need to hold fast to Him.

Malachi 3:3 says that "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver..."

In the process of refining silver, the silversmith must hold the silver in the hottest part of the fire where he must keep his eyes on it and watch it carefully. When placed in the hottest part of the fire, that makes the silver easier for the silversmith to mold and shape into the form that he so desires. The silversmith knows that the silver has been refined when he can see his image in it...

In the same way, God holds us in our storms and trials. He never takes his eyes off of us. He molds and shapes us, then brings us out of the storm when he sees His image in us.

When storms comes, remember that God is holding you there and that He will never take His eyes off of you. The purpose of the storm is so that He can mold and shape you. When He sees his image in you, He will bring you out.

God won't put you in a storm that He knows you can not make through. If He brings you to it, He will bring you through it. Trust Him through everything. Praise Him in everything. Come to Him with anything. He can be your everything! Each storm and trial that you find yourself in, God is equipping you for the work He has planned for you. God doesn't call the equipped to a certain ministry. He equips the called. A good friend of mine told me many times before that, "We have to be who God called us to be." The storms make that possible.

In the book of James, the first chapter, it says, "Consider it pure joy my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish it's work so that you will be sure and complete, not lacking anything."

Have joy in knowing that the trials you go through are strengthening you. Today's difficulties are preparation for tomorrow. It is God's way of equipping us for the future that He has planned for us.

Many a time I've been through this process, and many more I will go through this again.

Next storm - remember who is holding you there.

Hold on -- th master craftsman is making a new creation of you yet...

"He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver," Malachi 3:3

Dancing in the shadow of His cross,

Brittany - WorshipDancer900 (1 Peter 3:4)

Sunday, June 22, 2008

He Was Walking Her Home - Mark Schultz

I just absolutely fell in love with this song! So I had to put it on here! :D Hope you all like it!

Looking back
He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call

Her dad said son
Have her home on time
And promise me you'll never leave her side
He took her to a show in town
And he was ten feet off the ground

(Chorus)
He was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh the way she smiled it stole the breath right out of him
Down that old road
With the stars up above
He remembers where he was the night he fell in love
He was walking her home

Ten more years and a waiting room
At half past one
And the doctor said come in and meet your son

His knees went weak
When he saw his wife
She was smiling as she said he's got your eyes

And as she slept he held her tight
His mind went back to that first night

(Chorus)

He walked her through the best days of her life
Sixty years together and he never left her side

A nursing home
At eighty-five
And the doctor said it could be her last night
And the nurse said Oh
Should we tell him now
Or should he wait until the morning to find out

But when they checked her room that night
He was laying by her side

Oh he was walking her home
And holding her hand
Oh the way she smiled when he said this is not the end
And just for a while they were eighteen
And she was still more beautiful to him than anything
He was walking her home
He was walking her home

Looking back
He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

A Tribute to My Dad....

Well it's been a while...I know I really haven't been on here much lately...but that's what the end of the school year is like!

A Tribute to My Dad

My dad is the greatest. He is different than all the other dads. There is so much that I admire about my dad, but I especially admire how hardworking he is, and his commitment to his family. Everything my dad does, it all comes back to his family.

I remember growing up; it was like there was hardly a time when my dad wasn’t working. He would be working all day, then at times some nights. On the weekends he would be doing yard work, stuff around the house, and helping out the family in any way that is needed. If anything needed done – he would get it done. My dad is one of the most hardworking people I’ve ever known. He has taught me that hard work pays off, and that what you are working for, is more important than what you do.

My dad’s commitment is I think one of his greatest qualities. I admire his commitment. I think that is part of what makes him so strong. Commitment has a lot to do with how hardworking he is, and the same lessons apply here. His commitment has shown me what makes a leader, and also has taught me to do my best in everything, and never quit. His commitment to his family is apparent, and I know that it is important to him.

My dad is always there for me. He always has been. I am so thankful that God gave me him for a dad. He is the greatest!

I treasure all the times we spent together, going to the zoo, playing at the park, swimming at the beach on vacation, and even the stuff we do at home. Everything we ever did and everything that we do. I treasure every memory of you.

So dad, I just want you to know, that you are the most important man in my life, and that I admire all that you are. I love you dad, and thank God for you everyday. Thank you for being so hardworking and committed and for making my life all that it has been and is. I couldn’t ask for a better dad – I really don’t think there could be a better one. You are everything I could ask for in a dad and more. Thanks. Always remember that no matter where life takes me, or what the future brings, I’ll always be your little girl. I love you dad!

Love,

Brittany



SPREAD THE FIRE - Light up the world!


Dancing in the Shadow of His cross,


~Brittany (1 Peter3:4) WorshipDancer900

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Firebrand - May 3, 2008

Recently, the dance group I am part of "Send Judah First" had the privilege to dance with Firebrand - our Dance teachers own group in Empire, Ohio. They are just amazing...well that night. God was really moving! You could feel the Spirit in that place! (I still get chills just remembering that feeling!) The dances they did are powerful! This ministry is amazing! The woman who started this ministry - Lisa Muckle - she is an amazing woman of God. She is actually my dance teacher as well. I've danced with Lisa for about two years now, and it was so clear to me from the start that she was someone special.

Back to Firebrand - this ministry is just awesome! Thdy do drums and dance all for the purpose of doing Worship and Warfare for the kindom of heaven! Worship Dance can be such a powerful ministry - and this group - Firebrand - I really believe that they are leaving their mark, and lighting a fire in the hearts and minds of others.

So to those part of this ministry - You're awesome! Keep praising! There is such a power in what you do!

To everyone reading this, you have got to see this! They really are amazing!

~SPREAD THE FIRE - Light up the world!~

Dancing in the Shadow of His cross,

Brittany - WorshipDancer900 - (1Peter3:4)

Monday, April 28, 2008

~Pure Freedom~

Last weekend the 18th and 19th I went to "Pure Freedom." Yeah, I know what you're thinking another purity conference. Well before you stop reading - no it wasn't what it may sound to be. Dannah Gresh, author of "And the Bride Wore White" was one of the speakers. She is amazing and has a way that she can really relate to teens. The weekend was amazing! There were a lot of times when we split back into our small groups and talked. During the small groups, we all talked about stuff that well probably normally wouldn't have come up in a normal conversation. We all talked about our lists for what we want in a guy. What we would do in certain situations, ect. We learned a lot about eachother, and all got closer together. We had awesome times in praise and worship, Stephanie Smith was one of the singers! She's really good! This was more than just a purity talk - and there is more to purity than most would even begin to think. Its not just keeping your body pure, but also your mind...and there was so much more. Purity is a process - a lifestyle. I wish I had the time to put more in here - but since I don't here's a few books I'll sugest to you all.

And the Bride Wore White - by Dannah Gresh - This is a must read for all you girls! I really would recomend it. Get into it. The book is really thought provoking, and gives you a new aspect on purity. I just recently finished this book. Actually I read through it twice, and now a third time doing some journal work with it. This really is an awesome book, filled with stories, advice, and more. Go out and get it!

I Kissed Dating Goodbye - by Joshua Harris - This is a must read for everyone, but especially the guys. I read this book over the summer last year, but still find myself going back to it here and there. I highly recomend this book.

I really hope you will check out these books. Any comments on them are welcome.

~SPREAD THE FIRE - Light up the world!~

Dancing in the shadow of His cross,

Brittany ~WorshipDancer900~ (1 Peter 3:4)

Monday, April 21, 2008

Spread the Fire - Light up the World!

"Spread the Fire" is my own personal motto. I'm a Christian on fire for God with a burning desire to spread this fire that burns within me. One way I see this is I am a lone candle burning in the darkness - but even one candle can light up a room - even in the darkest of the shadows it can shine its light. Now, one candle can burn brightly, but when that flame spreads to another candle there is more light, and when that burns on and spreads to another candle and so on, the more candles burning, the brighter the room. Thus I arrive at, "Spread the Fire - Light up the World!"

Like that candle in the darkness burning bright for all its got - passing the flame on to other candles and lighting up the room, I want to spread this fire I have throughout the world.

How am I going to spread this fire?

I'm going to stand up. I am going to speak out. I'm going to fight the good fight of faith! I am going to SPREAD THE FIRE!

It takes one to stand up - but more will follow. I want to be the first to stand.

It takes one voice to speak out, and to shout out to the nations. To speak of God's saving grace, and his everlasting love. The Bible says that "Faith comes by hearing..." well how will the nations here if no one speaks up. It takes one voice to shout out - that one voice can be heard, imagine one million backing up that voice - everyone will hear.

I want to be the one who stands when no one else stands with me - the one who speaks out, when no one else will. I want to be the one who fights even when it seems no one else is prepared for battle. This is a spiritual battle - a war that goes on even in the heavens. ("For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Ephesians 6: ) I want to be a light in this dark world. I want to spread the fire.

I'm standing now - will you join me?
I'm speaking out - is your voice heard as well?
I'm going into battle - are you prepared to fight? The battle is the Lord's!

Will you let your light shine? Will you spread the fire that burns inside you? Will you stand, and speak, and fight?

Spread it to the nations. Light a fire in every heart. Spread the Spirit's fire - be a light in the darkness.

Spread the fire - light up the world!

"For our God is a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29

~Dancing in the shadow of His cross, ~

Brittany ~ WorshipDancer900 (1 Peter 3:4)