Have you ever read John Bunyan's autobiography? This song reminds me strongly of a quote at the very end of the book, and I will only jot a very small portion of it here:
"...if God doth not come in thought I, I will leap off the ladder blindfold into eternity, sink or swim, come heaven, come hell; Lord Jesus, if Thou wilt catch me, do; if not, I will venture for Thy name."
I love that. As Bunyan said, "I am bound, but He is free..." And it is our sacrifice of praise to "jump." :)
I'm Denise Jones~ Michael's wife, Noah, Emilie, and Josie's mommy.
Jesus knows me this I love.
Praise is who I am, praise is what I do.
I love words: written, spoken, sung, lived.
I have a love/hate relationship with homeschooling.
I value time spent with a good friend.
I go nowhere without my lipstick!
"By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us- set us right with him, make us fit for him- we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all; We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his doors to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand- out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting praise."
"Even in childhood was implanted within me a trace of that mysterious unity from which I was derived" St. Augustine Everybody has to change or they expire. Everybody has to leave, leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons. I want to keep my soul fertile for the changes, so things keep getting born in me, so things keep dying when it is time for things to die. I want to keep walking away from the person I was a moment ago. Only a good story has a character that's different at the end than it was in the beginning. Through Painted Deserts - Donald Miller
"Our whole life was only given to us to advance us by great strides toward our heavenly country." Lancelot Andrews
"So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him."
4 comments:
jumping is so hard.
but i have faith in you.
Such a great song, such a great artist!
Have you ever read John Bunyan's autobiography? This song reminds me strongly of a quote at the very end of the book, and I will only jot a very small portion of it here:
"...if God doth not come in thought I, I will leap off the ladder blindfold into eternity, sink or swim, come heaven, come hell;
Lord Jesus, if Thou wilt catch me, do;
if not, I will venture for Thy name."
I love that. As Bunyan said, "I am bound, but He is free..." And it is our sacrifice of praise to "jump." :)
I hope you fly!
Thanks for stopping by. I love your blog ... your family is beautiful!
~Heather
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