Jesus Freak

What will people think When they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak? What will people do When they find that's it's true?]
Separated, I cut myself clean From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams Been apprehended by a spiritual force And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced
I saw a man with tat on his big fat belly It wiggled around like marmalade jelly It took me a while to catch what it said Cause I had to match the rhythm Of his belly with my head 'Jesus Saves' is what it raved in a typical tattoo green He stood on a box in the middle of the city And claimed he had a dream
(chorus) What will people think When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak What will people do when they find that it's true I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak There ain't no disguising the truth
Kamikaze, my death is gain I've been marked by my Maker A peculiar display The high and lofty, they see me as weak Cause I won't live and die for the power they seek
There was a man from the desert with naps in his head The sand that he walked was also his bed The words that he spoke made the people assume There wasn't too much left in the upper room With skins on his back and hair on his face They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate The Pharisees tripped when they heard him speak Until the king took the head of this Jesus freak
(repeat chorus 2x)
People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger That my best friend was born in a manger People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger That my best friend was born in a manger
(repeat chorus 2x)
What will people think [What will people think] What will people do [What will people do] I don't really care [What else can I say] There ain't no disguising the truth [Jesus is the way]

Friends

Friends- Michael W. Smith

Packing up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
Can't believe the hopes He's granted
Means a chapter in your life is through
But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong

Chorus:
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say "never"
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.

With the faith and love God's given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you'll live in
Is the strength that now you show

But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong

While You Were Sleeping

"While You Were Sleeping"- Casting Crowns

Oh little town of Bethlehem
Looks like another silent night
Above your deep and dreamless sleep
A giant star lights up the sky
And while you're lying in the dark
There shines an everlasting light
For the King has left His throne
And is sleeping in a manger tonight

Oh Bethlehem, what you have missed while you were sleeping
For God became a man
And stepped into your world today
Oh Bethlehem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping

Oh little town of Jerusalem
Looks like another silent night
The Father gave His only Son
The Way, the Truth, the Life had come
But there was no room for Him in the world He came to save

Jerusalem, what you have missed while you were sleeping
The Savior of the world is dying on your cross today
Jerusalem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping

United States of America
Looks like another silent night
As we're sung to sleep by philosophies
That save the trees and kill the children
And while we're lying in the dark
There's a shout heard 'cross the eastern sky
For the Bridegroom has returned
And has carried His bride away in the night

America, what will we miss while we are sleeping
Will Jesus come again
And leave us slumbering where we lay
America, will we go down in history
As a nation with no room for its King
Will we be sleeping
Will we be sleeping

United States of America
Looks like another silent night

What this World Needs

What This World Needs- Casting Crowns

What this world needs is not another one hit wonder with an axe to grind
Another two bit politician peddling lies
Another three ring circus society
What this world needs is not another sign waving super saint that's better than you
Another ear pleasing candy man afraid of the truth
Another prophet in an Armani suit

What this world needs is a Savior who will rescue
A Spirit who will lead
A Father who will love them in their time of need
A Savior who will rescue
A Spirit who will lead
A Father who will love
That's what this world needs

What this world needs is for us to care more about the inside than the outside
Have we become so blind that we can't see
God's gotta change her heart before He changes her shirt
What this world needs is for us to stop hiding behind our relevance
Blending in so well that people can't see the difference
And it's the difference that sets the world free

Jesus is our Savior, that's what this world needs
Father's arms around you, that's what this world needs
That's what this world needs

Conforming

I was recently reading a review on Halo 3. It mentioned that some churches were using Halo 3 as a tool to draw teenagers in so that they can be witnessed to. At first glance it seems like a good idea. As I was thinking about it i realized that this is not what churches should be doing. Romans 12:2 ,"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." I feel that Satan is deceiving the church, and he has disguised something that is bad, and has made us think that it is good to try to turn that around and use it for good. Isaiah 5:20 says,"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter". Please let me know what you think of this.

Finally Home

Hey, well I thought everyone should know that I finally feel that PA is my home, and that it is where I belong. I mean, over the summer, when I was sitting at home bored out of my mind, I wasn't missing all mt friends from Long Island like I thought I would. I was missing all of my friends at BBS. I'm even happy to go to school each day, because I know that with my friends it can't be a bad day = )

Thoughts

I have been pondering some things lately that deeply concern me. Are we as Christians, being brought up in a Christian school, more likely to fall away from God than the Christians that go to public school where they actually have to live out their faith and become closer to God. I remember on the first day of Spiritual emphasis week the speaker told us that he hates coming to speak at Christian schools. He said that we go, only because we are forced to go, and that we usually don't care what the person is talking about. In public schools, Christians join Christian clubs and things like that because they want to worship God and be with other Christians.
Please leave comments of your opinions of what I have said. Thanks.

In the newspaper today, there was this comic that showed two pictures on it. The first was a picture labeled September 12, 2001. It was a picture of lots of American flags. Then in the next frame it showed a one little white flag, and it was labeled today. Have we as Christians become like this? In other countries where they are not allowed to preach the gospel, Christians are on fire for the Lord. They give their lives to tell other people. As Christians in America, where we are free to worship God, have we become less excited about God?

The next time your walking down the street or in a parking lot, if you see a penny pick it up. Look at the inscriptions on it. One of the inscriptions you will find on it is In God We Trust. Think about our country and how it has changed over the years. The penny is a good reminder to how our country used to operate, and should still be operating.

Footprints in the Sand

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it:

"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."

The LORD replied:

"My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you.

Questions

Do you stare at the stars at night wondering why you are here, and what your purpose is in life?
Are you feeling like you were meant to live for so much more than you are? Well, I have got some good news for you. There is a reason for your existence, because God created you and loves you very much. It says in Genesis 1:1, " That God created the heavens and the earth." It took God six days to create the world, and after each day God said that it was good.