Ella's 5th Spinal Tap was a success thanks to the expertise of Dr. McIntyre and a great Nursing Staff at Joe Dimaggio's Children Hospital and all of your precious prayers.
Noah was a "skeleton" this year! Seriously, besides the fact that he looks kind of like a little burglar, is this not the cutest thing you've ever seen???
Rhythm (from Greek ???ยต?? – rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement, symmetry") is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events.
As a musician, I am always analyzing the importance of Rhythm in a particular musical piece. And equally as important as the notes that ARE there, are the notes that ARE NOT there. We call them "RESTS". Music without rest would just be a chaotic jumbled mess of sound. It is the REST or the "space between the notes" that make great songs.
The same is for our lives. We run so fast, that if we don't have the properly placed REST then our lives begin to resemble a chaotic mess. Pastor Troy shared with the staff this week that God left instructions for the RHYTHM of life..
GEN 2:3 "And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done."
Some people call it the "Sabbath" but what it really comes down to is "RHYTHM"... our lives need rhythm and God knew it. He did not rest because He needed it, He rested because He knew that WE would need it.
RHYTHM adds strength, power and energy to our lives. Work, work, work, rest... Work, work, work, rest... Work, work, work, rest... this is the pattern that God has modeled for us. Will we follow?
Let us find great balance in our lives.... let's leave some space in the margins to let God fill us up. Let's take care of our minds and bodies so that we can accomplish what God has intended for us.
Let's find the "space between the notes"...
Peace
Pastor Fuller
It's so cool to see how far technology has come. I remember growing up watching Star Trek and when they would video conference each other from different ships I would think... WOW!! How cool would it be to do that.
Noah loves taking baths at Grandma's House! It's fun to see him grow up so fast. As you can see he is holding his own bottle of shampoo now too.
This is an actual picture of my Gas Gauge this morning at 5:55 on my way to LA Fitness. I actually found myself praying... "Dear God, one more mile please..."
Although it would have been my own fault, and I could have gotten gas easily the night before, I just kept putting it off. Fortunately God answered my prayers and I was able to cruise into the gas station and 'fil her up! But, I could have just as easily been walking in the humid, dark Florida rain to get a bucket of Gas.
How bout you? Where's your gauge... is it below "E"... or are you filled up?
This morning I realized that maybe I let my tank run to low Spiritually. Maybe I am putting off God until the last minute. And even though I'm still going... maybe my system could use a boost of fresh clean spiritual Gasoline.
"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
Fuller
Most the time, it is best to seek Worship Songs based by artist. This is the easiest and most assuring way to find something you like. For example, there may be 200 versions of "How Great Is Our God", but some of them may not suit your listening preference. So it may be best to search for Chris Tomlin's version since he put it on the map. Then once you find that, you may like many of his other songs. A great website (besides iTunes of course) to search by Artist is WorshipMusic.com . There you can find many, many artists and styles. You can also sample most of the titles before buying.
If you are brand new to Worship music, let me first say welcome to the new adventure! As you incorporate this music into your playlists and lifestyle, you will SOON notice an incline in your spiritual barometer and you will begin feeling uplifted and powerful through what Christ has done for us. I am excited for you because I've been there... Just be ready to be challenged, inspired and joyful!
Enjoy:)
Pastor Fuller
I can't wait until Thursday. This Leadership Summit Conference is going to be amazing. Looking forward to hearing great leadership wisdom and catching up with my teams in between.
Tonight, our son, Noah, got his first real taste of actual food. Gerber Peas...
i know this is a little obscure, but I had to capture this on image. As I was walking into my house last night, this guy was running around trying to find a nice place to finish his meal. I've never seen anything like this...
“I think God has planned the strength and beauty of youth to be physical. But the strength and beauty of age is spiritual. We gradually lose the strength and beauty that is temporary so we’ll be sure to concentrate on the strength and beauty which is forever. And so we’ll be eager to leave the temporary, deteriorating part of us and be truly homesick for our eternal home. If we stayed young and strong and beautiful, we might never want to leave.”
When we are young, happily occupied with all our relationships and activities, we may not long for our celestial Home. But as time passes, we may find ourselves without family and friends, afflicted with dim vision and hearing difficulties, no longer able to relish food, or troubled by sleeplessness.
Be grateful that, as the apostle Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 6:17, “God . . . gives us richly all things to enjoy” in life’s summer and autumn. And rejoice too that with the onset of life’s winter we can anticipate that we’ll soon be living in the land of eternal spring. —Vernon Grounds (ODB)
