The Little Things

I was sitting in a meeting tonight, and a kind of revelation came upon me. Shane told a story about the moment when he figured out he was a leader. It wasn't a huge speech that told him but a mere statement from a respected leader "you're a leader." I started to think about that same moment when I came to realize my "leadership ability" and I realized much like Shane it wasn't a huge drawn out speech, rather a direct & intentional statement.

My revelation however wasn't about my leadership skill or anything of that it was about our words. I've been told a million times about how much our words mean but i guess i have never really thought about it and truly realized the power of that statement. Our words are so powerful, if one short statement can change a life for the better how careful & intentional should we be when we use them. This doesn't need to be a long blog because that would defeat the point but I guess I just came to the conclusion that we can get so sloppy with our words but we should be so careful & deliberate about our words.

If we can change a life for the better with a short statement we can certainly crush a life with a small statement. I want to become more intentional about what i say and who i say it to, this is my goal for now i'll let you know how it goes.......

The First One

Welcome, Welcome! This my blog a good friend and mentor told me that it took her 6 months before she got good at blogging so bear with me as I "learn how to blog."




Jason Castro, my favorite Idol contestant on Season 7, singing Chris Rice's Clumsy (If you are on Virb go to my blog to view the video gracefancher.blogspot.com)


Verse 2:

I’m gonna get it right this time
I’ll be strong and I’ll make You proud
I’ve prayed that prayer a thousand times
But the rooster crows and my tears roll down (again)
Then You remind me You made me from the dust
And I can never, no never, be good enough
And that You’re not gonna let that come between us

I had never heard this song until recently when I found it on you tube while searching my favorite Idol contestant, and then i couldn't stop listening to it. I don't know if you do this but i get a song that really gets at the core of me and i listen to it over and over until I find a new one.

I highlighted it above but the second verse stood out particularly, I know i have prayed a prayer similar to the first two lines about a few hundred times, and it's funny because usually about the time I say that, is when the walls come crumbling down. The most recent observation of this pattern is a few days ago, I was doing fine and had just come off of two retreats (one for the staff i work with at my church, and one for the junior highers in my ministry) my relationship with the lord couldn't be better and my passion for my job ablaze. I had settled into my daily life once again and had hit the ground running, but then it came, the cold from hell. Long story short i spent two days on the couch doing nothing because I couldn't move without becoming dizzy or nauseous, not to mention the agonizing pain in my throat and nasal passages. The funny thing is that with all that free time and my relationship with God doing really well, i didn't pray or read my bible or anything God related the whole time.....i didn't even pray for healing. And about the time I decided I was a horrible christian and should give up. God placed this song in my search results.

It's funny because this is a tale of the song's truth and the song breaking me of exactly what it's speaking. It reminds me that no matter what God is always looking out for me, and that I couldn't get away from God even if I wanted to. It's so true once God has his hands on you, you really can't get away. You can try but you'll always have him in the back of your head.

In the movie August Rush, Robin William's character "Wizard" made a remark that I just can't get out of my mind "You got to love music more than you love food. More than life. More than yourself." For me this quote reads "You got to love Jesus more than you love food. More than life. More than yourself." (and I love food alot lol) I think when you find yourself at the point of the "rooster's crow" with tears rolling down your cheek wanting to give up because you are so terrible you just have to remember to love Jesus more than food, your life, and yourself. Because that is the way he feels about you!