Such a Time as This....

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For Such A Time As This
By: Beckah Shae
Produced by: Jack "Shoc" Shocklee
****2011 Shae Shoc Records****

I'm just an ordinary person,
With so much resistance and so many hindrances.
I'm just a common average woman,
With an ugly past, that keeps tryin to hold me back.
Limitations all surround me
And this world thinks that it's drowning in hopelessness.

Then I hear you call my name
Out loud and I say yes!

Just a moment for a lifetime. For such a time as this, I say yes!
I've been chosen to arise, For such a time as this, and I say yes!

Alive awake alert, I know I don't deserve,
Why I'm in this position,
But I'm here ready to serve.
Willing to lose it all, I'm answering Your call.
Oh heart and soul please listen,
For the mandate must be heard.
Your grace and favor crown me,
And I need Your strength around me,
Cause I still fear how hard it might be.

And what's worth living for, if nothing is worth dying for?
I'm gonna make a stand, I'm gonna make an echo.
I'm gonna make some history, with His story!
Writing the pages of today to read about tomorrow's change,
Cause I know I was made, for such a time as this.

Esther 4 / Matthew 22:14 / 1 Corinthians 1:28 / 1 Peter 2:9

****2011 Shae Shoc Records****

Beckah Shae is an incredible artist & this song speaks volumes. In a time such as this, we are called to make a stand, to live for God & to tell the world about Jesus. I ABSOLUTELY relate to this song!!! I think we've all felt like this world thinks it has drown us out at some point in our lives. However, when we get our focus back on our Great Redeemer, we realize we were never drown out. We were simply carried along until we could regain focus. Isn't our God so good?? He loves us even when we mess up, when we fail to follow directions...funny isn't it that he never left our side?? And as we grow & mature in our ability to keep focused, we become more aware of our journey... where God is leading us.
You are chosen to make history with His story!! Jesus is Lord!!! Make a stand, make an echo...by arising to follow God in such a time as this!!!
~ Randa ~

I've heard life is like a box of sweet delights, But in reality every day is a fight
So we hold on to the promise, that things happen for reasons we may not understand it
But faith keeps us believin'

And I know that we can make it with faith in our hearts, we can face it
Any mountain that comes our way we can move

There's never a right time To get up and live life You only got one try (Andale, andale)
So take what you've been given

And make time to turn someone's day bright And change how we live life (Andale, andale)
The future's what we make it

So let's go (To the beat y'all)
So let's go (To the beat y'all)
So let's go (One life, one world y'all) The future's what we make it

So let's go (To the beat y'all)
So let's go (To the beat y'all)
So let's go (One life, one world y'all)
The future's what we make it So let's go

We in a time when sun don't shine in all places, Typically nose to the grind just to make it
Take the same old, see the same faces, Sayin' it's the hand we've been dealt so we take it

But if life's what we make it, I'm a turn the world around
Make the poor people famous, Make the B the new A list
Give your Facebook page a new face-lift

And every status you post will compliment who you are
The whole world's dark while you shine like a star
Then bring hatred to an end and watch the honor of our generation come alive again

There's never a right time To get up and live life
You only got one try (Andale, andale)
So take what you've been given

And make time To turn someone's day bright
And change how we live life (Andale, andale)
The future's what we make it

It's the right time To get up and live life
You only got one try (Andale, andale)
So take what you've been given

And make time To turn someone's day bright
And change how we live life (Andale, andale)
The future's what we make it, so let's go

Yeah, we got brighter days ahead
I know you got dreams, I believe in them
I know you got problems too, forget them
'Cause life's too short so let's begin

Yep, see it's all about you
You are the change the world needs to view 'Cause when we change the world changes too
And it's a small world after all

'Cause I got something that'll change the world..Moms to the dads, every boy and girl
All I wanna do is show ya how it could be if ya open up and let your spirit free

So let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go
Let's go, let's go, let's go

There's never a right time, To get up and live life
You only got one try (Andale, andale)
So take what you've been given

And make time To turn someone's day bright
And change how we live life (Andale, andale)
The future's what we make it

So let's go (To the beat y'all)
So let's go (To the beat y'all)
So let's go (One life, one world y'all)
The future's what we make it

So let's go (To the beat y'all)
So let's go (To the beat y'all)
So let's go (One life, one world y'all)
The future's what we make it
So let's go, yeah (Andale, andale)

Sure we make it, Sure we make it, (Andale, andale)

We make it, we make it
Let's go, let's go
~ Let's Go ... Group 1 Crew featuring Toby Mac~

I love this new song by Group 1 Crew!! It coincides with a mission trip some people in our church have gone on. I posted a graphic of it above...please pray for them as they are now in Uganda being the hands & feet of Jesus..doing God's work He would have them do..being humbled by the faith of those in Africa as the Holy Spirit moves. My cousin & his step-daughter are there in this group. They inspire me so :) I wish I could have gone with them...what an AMAZING experience!! The updates coming in are truly beautiful :') So let's get out there & be PIONEERS OF CHANGE in this broken world...being the servants God intended us to be so we may shine His light & His love to everyone to has eyes to see & ears to hear!!!!
Love you all & God bless you richly... Randa

"Come Home" by Luminate

You're best friends with the word regret.
You're afraid that your life's been wasted,
So why hope if it's only gonna let you down.
You don't think people really change.
That you're a mess and you'll always be the same,
And you doubt if you'll ever get it turned around.

So (I know) you've been running, searching for something But you're looking in a place you don't belong. It's never too late, you can't outrun grace.
No, Mercy doesn't care what you've done!
So Come Home (Oh Oh, Oh Oh)
So Come Home (Oh Oh, Oh Oh)

You can try to fix your broken empire. And put bricks on a cracked foundation. But you'd be building castles on the sand. There's power in the blood of Jesus.
Your Father's screaming just come home.
He's reaching out His hands...

From the shadows, From the wrong roads
From the darkness, From the unknown
To redemption, Something beautiful
To a new love, To new Home...

Yep... another pivotal song!! Today is music day in my little brain :) I really LOVE this song & the message it brings! NO MATTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE OR HOW UNREDEEMABLE YOU THINK YOU MAY BE THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE STILL SCREAMS YOUR NAME... I know all caps on that last sentence lol. It's just a point that we just don't seem to get. Even the most mature in their faith walk still struggle at times with the AWESOME fact that God still wants a heart to heart closeness with us regardless of our mistakes, regrets, wrongs, failures, etc.... ask God to forgive those things because He loves you anyway & it's done that simple :) It all goes into the sea of forgetfulness. Jesus paid it all, period. You can do all things through Jesus, but without Him, well... it's like the vine without the branch it grows from. No access to the good things you need to grow & mature. I would not survive without my sustainer, God or His son Jesus who strengthens me daily, nor could the vine away from the branch & the vine dresser. The vine, the branch & the vine dresser...we are the ultimate team ;)
~ Randa ~

You hold the weight of the world
Still I don't slip through Your hands
Your love is bigger
Than just a notion built by man
I fall again and again,
But you whisper, “You're still mine.”
You feel the pain of the world,
But you never push mine aside.

(Chorus)
And You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears
And You reach for me
Like a Father wipes away the tears
So many people in this world,
But I hear You calling out my name.
You reach for me.
Now I'm never gonna be the same.

You know all of my fears
There's nothing Your eyes can't see.
When I tried to give up,
Lord, You never gave up on me.
I give You all of my hopes and dreams,
I lay them down.
Of all the place I've looked,
You're the one truth I have found.

And You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears
And You reach for me
Like a Father wipes away the tears
So many people in this world,
But I hear You calling out my name.
You reach for me.
Now I'm never gonna be the same.

You hold the weight of the world,
Still I don't slip through Your hands.
You put the stars in the sky.
You know every grain of sand.

And You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears
And You reach for me
Like a Father wipes away the tears
So many people in this world,
But I hear You calling out my name.
You reach for me.
Now I'm never gonna be the same.

You reach for me.
For me.
~ Reach by Peter Furler ~
WOW!! That's a great song by Peter Furler! God is bigger than anything we are facing! Think about the lyrics for a minute... He holds the weight of the world, yet each of us don't slip through His hands... He put the stars in the sky, but He knows every grain of sand! He is in total control even when we think it's all out of control. Isaiah 55:8-9 says "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways," declares the Lord. "As the Heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways and My thoughts than your thoughts." And while He is in control of ALL that is going on in the universe & this planet, He wants a relationship with US, between our hearts & His heart. A close walk with us. Who are WE that the creator of EVERYTHING wants to be near us in all of our faults & imperfections?? AWESOME right?! :) He calls us by name.. He reaches for us, for our hearts so that not only will we benefit, but so that those around us will benefit by seeing God's love & light shining in us. May God shine through you today & everyday in amazing, incredible boldness!!! ~ Randa

That was awkward...

Ok Ok soooo, obviously this has been the topic of conversation for at least a few days right??
Well, these are my thoughts, and I'm sure those of you who personally know me knew I would have a few ;)

Matthew 24:36-44
The Day and Hour Unknown
36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Alright, that being said....
Make no mistake, He will return for His beloved! Are you prepared? Have you heard of the Parable of the Ten Virgins?

Matthew 25:1-13
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

So, is your lamp full? Will you be prepared or you run out of oil when He returns?

~ Randa ~

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD!

Jeremiah 29:11-13

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Wow..what an amazing verse!! In all of our struggles, in all of our problems & pain God has a PLAN! Not JUST any PLAN, but a PLAN FOR HOPE & A FUTURE!! JESUS was & still is that PLAN & GOD knew what He was doing all along. How comforting is that?! What's even more comforting is that God STILL knows what He's doing as He always has. He still desires us to come to Him, to seek Him FERVENTLY. To pray FERVENTLY. To call on Him & He will listen.

Sometimes we have to realize that when we ask for certain things it may not be in His will. That can be hard to take but His thoughts are not our thoughts, His ways are not our ways. His plans are meant to give us a hope & a future. And what the enemy has meant for evil, God will work out for good. He can use those struggles & trials to get you to the place He needs you to be for a certain purpose, place, & time. God is ALWAYS with you, even when you think He isn't. So go in peace & seek God with all of your heart, because our hope & future arose & lives!
~ Randa ~

Prophetic Wonderings

VERSE:
This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ's suffering and his great glory afterward.
-- 1 Peter 1:10-11 nlt

THOUGHT:
One of the most important claims Scripture makes about itself, and its origins, is that it is God-breathed and Spirit-inspired (2 Tim. 3:16-17). The prophets of Israel had looked forward to the coming of the Messiah and the making of a new people. But they did not, and could not, fully understand what their prophecies meant. This was especially true of Jesus' suffering and the glory that followed his resurrection. Yet these messages, these recorded prophecies in the Old Testament, were given them by the Holy Spirit of God to speak of the coming of Christ. We value Scripture because we believe that the Spirit of God stands behind its origin and inspired the words that its prophets and writers shared.

PRAYER:
Father God, please give me a deeper appreciation for Scripture, looking to it as the words inspired by the Holy Spirit and used by the Holy Spirit on my heart as I read them. Open my heart, open my mind, and transform my will and my behavior as I read your words inspired by your Spirit. In Jesus' name I ask for this grace. Amen.

~www.heartlight.org~

~Randa~