Carry Me Through (Dave Barnes)
There's a mountain
Here before me
And I'm going to climb it
With strength not my own
He's gonna lead me
Or the mountain beats me
Carry me through
Carry me through
There's a river
Here before me
And I'm gonna cross it
with strength not my own
He's gonna save me
Or the river takes me.
Carry me through
Carry me through
Oh Lord be gentle
I'm just a man
Please don't crush me
Help me in.
Oh Lord remember
I try so hard
I walk and talk
Your kingdom love
There's a sinner
Here before me
And I'm gonna give them
Strength not my own
He's gonna carry me
when I get weary
Carry me through
Carry me through
Oh Lord be gentle
I'm just a man
Please don't crush me
And help me in
Oh lord remember
I try so hard
I walk and talk
Your kingdom love
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Carry me through
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Lord Sweet Lord
Carry me through.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Soaking wet... and refreshed
This morning was a wonderful reminder of why I'm working so hard. Of why school is worth so much effort and time and energy. I shadowed a physician at the clinic in Como this morning, and it was so much fun. Time flew by, and I honestly think I learned more during those few hours than I had all semester in clin med. And hopefully, we made an impact on those individuals and families who came. I hope they saw Christ and his love and compassion in our actions.
One of the last patients we saw was a mother and her daughter. The mom spoke broken English and the appointment progressed with her sharing little information. We went through her basic blood chemistry with her and then asked if she had any other concerns or questions, really trying to figure out why she had come in. She hesitated but finally started explaining something to her daughter in Spanish. As I caught bits and pieces, I heard her say "doble vista" and at that point interjected (in very broken Spanish, mind you) to ask about that. When she realized that someone on the "medical team" spoke her language, she started to really tell us her story and what was going on. It amazed me at how much of a wall a language barrier really is. It also makes me all the more anxious to learn Spanish better and practice more and more.
Thanks for the encouraging morning, Lord! And thanks for the rain (as we were waiting for the shuttle, the heavens openned up and soaked all of us!).
Now, back to studying. :)
One of the last patients we saw was a mother and her daughter. The mom spoke broken English and the appointment progressed with her sharing little information. We went through her basic blood chemistry with her and then asked if she had any other concerns or questions, really trying to figure out why she had come in. She hesitated but finally started explaining something to her daughter in Spanish. As I caught bits and pieces, I heard her say "doble vista" and at that point interjected (in very broken Spanish, mind you) to ask about that. When she realized that someone on the "medical team" spoke her language, she started to really tell us her story and what was going on. It amazed me at how much of a wall a language barrier really is. It also makes me all the more anxious to learn Spanish better and practice more and more.
Thanks for the encouraging morning, Lord! And thanks for the rain (as we were waiting for the shuttle, the heavens openned up and soaked all of us!).
Now, back to studying. :)
Monday, May 17, 2010
Walk By Faith
I left Arkansas this morning, not knowing when or even if I'll get to go back. It's hard to believe four years have gone by, but it's true. Undergrad no more; I have a BS in Chemistry from Univ. of Arkansas, and God has clearly told me to move on to a new place. It is time to step out in faith, into days ahead of so many unknown details - where to live, what school will be like, who friends will be, which church I'll be a part of...I could go on and on and on. But, hallelujah, there is no need! My only need now is to be disciplined in trusting in and seeking after the Lord. He already knows how every single detail will play out. What an incredible truth to rest in!!
Monday, May 10, 2010
A Day in the Life...
What a blessing today has been! I have been shadowing my Dad's college roommate and staying with his family. Although the day was long, I definitely saw a different side of family practice than I had seen in Ft Smith with the other doc. Today, I saw what kind of doctor I want to be. One who speaks truth, who will pray with patients as God leads, who will take opportunities to tie faith to the healing process, who is patient and kind and gentle with words yet stands firm in speaking truth.
It has also been so encouraging to hang out in a home with a family. There are six kids in the family and there is never a dull moment. Except for 6 a.m. when only the parents and I were awake. Those quite moments were the first truly quiet moments I'd had with the Lord in too long. It was so peaceful. It was raining outside, and I just spent time praying over a cup of hot tea and bowl of granola.
Random thoughts
1. iPod touch - would probably be a good investment? The doc today pulled up a medication function through an app on his. Graduation present perhaps?
2. Summer goal - read a book each week this summer
(This week's book: Three Cups of Tea)
3. Start running/biking/walking or something consistently. Think about all the weight-related health problems that plague so many people - and for the most part, that is preventable with good diet and exercise.
4. Learn to cook - veggies and protein especially!
5. Quote from "Prayer is better than sleep" from the hazzan (call to prayer in Islam) - how much more true is that in our lives as followers of Christ?!
It has also been so encouraging to hang out in a home with a family. There are six kids in the family and there is never a dull moment. Except for 6 a.m. when only the parents and I were awake. Those quite moments were the first truly quiet moments I'd had with the Lord in too long. It was so peaceful. It was raining outside, and I just spent time praying over a cup of hot tea and bowl of granola.
Random thoughts
1. iPod touch - would probably be a good investment? The doc today pulled up a medication function through an app on his. Graduation present perhaps?
2. Summer goal - read a book each week this summer
(This week's book: Three Cups of Tea)
3. Start running/biking/walking or something consistently. Think about all the weight-related health problems that plague so many people - and for the most part, that is preventable with good diet and exercise.
4. Learn to cook - veggies and protein especially!
5. Quote from "Prayer is better than sleep" from the hazzan (call to prayer in Islam) - how much more true is that in our lives as followers of Christ?!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Being watchful
C. H. Spurgeon
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"Blessed is he that watcheth."—Revelation 16:15.
"We die daily," said the apostle. This was the life of the early Christians; they went everywhere with their lives in their hands. We are not in this day called to pass through the same fearful persecutions: if we were, the Lord would give us grace to bear the test; but the tests of Christian life, at the present moment, though outwardly not so terrible, are yet more likely to overcome us than even those of the fiery age.
We have to bear the sneer of the world—that is little; its blandishments, its soft words, its oily speeches, its fawning, its hypocrisy, are far worse. Our danger is lest we grow rich and become proud, lest we give ourselves up to the fashions of this present evil world, and lose our faith. Or if wealth be not the trial, worldly care is quite as mischievous. If we cannot be torn in pieces by the roaring lion, if we may be hugged to death by the bear, the devil little cares which it is, so long as he destroys our love to Christ, and our confidence in Him.
I fear me that the Christian church is far more likely to lose her integrity in these soft and silken days than in those rougher times. We must be awake now, for we traverse the enchanted ground, and are most likely to fall asleep to our own undoing, unless our faith in Jesus be a reality, and our love to Jesus a vehement flame. Many in these days of easy profession are likely to prove tares, and not wheat; hypocrites with fair masks on their faces, but not the true-born children of the living God.
Christian, do not think that these are times in which you can dispense with watchfulness or with holy ardour; you need these things more than ever, and may God the eternal Spirit display His omnipotence in you, that you may be able to say, in all these softer things, as well as in the rougher, "We are more than conquerors through Him that loved us."
Help me be watchful and disciplined and steadfast in seeking after you and you alone!
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"Blessed is he that watcheth."—Revelation 16:15.
"We die daily," said the apostle. This was the life of the early Christians; they went everywhere with their lives in their hands. We are not in this day called to pass through the same fearful persecutions: if we were, the Lord would give us grace to bear the test; but the tests of Christian life, at the present moment, though outwardly not so terrible, are yet more likely to overcome us than even those of the fiery age.
We have to bear the sneer of the world—that is little; its blandishments, its soft words, its oily speeches, its fawning, its hypocrisy, are far worse. Our danger is lest we grow rich and become proud, lest we give ourselves up to the fashions of this present evil world, and lose our faith. Or if wealth be not the trial, worldly care is quite as mischievous. If we cannot be torn in pieces by the roaring lion, if we may be hugged to death by the bear, the devil little cares which it is, so long as he destroys our love to Christ, and our confidence in Him.
I fear me that the Christian church is far more likely to lose her integrity in these soft and silken days than in those rougher times. We must be awake now, for we traverse the enchanted ground, and are most likely to fall asleep to our own undoing, unless our faith in Jesus be a reality, and our love to Jesus a vehement flame. Many in these days of easy profession are likely to prove tares, and not wheat; hypocrites with fair masks on their faces, but not the true-born children of the living God.
Christian, do not think that these are times in which you can dispense with watchfulness or with holy ardour; you need these things more than ever, and may God the eternal Spirit display His omnipotence in you, that you may be able to say, in all these softer things, as well as in the rougher, "We are more than conquerors through Him that loved us."
Help me be watchful and disciplined and steadfast in seeking after you and you alone!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
My Before and After
Such a sweet song that beautifully describes the gospel - sinful man separated from Holy, loving, just God. Jesus solves the problem of separation with his life, death, and resurrection on the cross (and all by God's plan and unbelievably wonderful grace). And our response to this incredible gift - "stepp[ing] out of the tomb," we turn from searching for satisfaction in temporary stuff to following Jesus and finding eternal satisfaction now.
Before and After - Jimmy Needham
I said you gotta leave, You gotta promise me
It's the begging of my end, You gotta promise me
How can a Holy God renew a wicked Pharisee
I'm saying I'm like Peter in the boat so just depart from me
It seems I'm destined for doom like ancient prophecy
And in the dark I'm consumed, it's just too much for me
With sin in full bloom, my gloom booms by the full moon
And I'm thinking to myself "how can you rescue me?"
My before and after
I can't but sing
My before and after
I'll sing praises to my King
My before and after
Here's the anthem, let it ring
One love, two arms, three scars
Draw us to where You are
No one is too far for You to save a heart
Then in the darkness of this room You snuck up next to me
You put Your hand upon my wound and whispered "rest in Me"
And there I stepped out of the tomb and into destiny
The rest they say is history
Your grace is such a mystery
My before and after
I can't but sing
My before and after
I'll sing praises to my King
My before and after
Here's the anthem, let it ring
One love, two arms, three scars
Draw us to where You are
No one is too far for You to save a heart
I got a name change
And that's the strange thing
'Cause I was once stained
But now I'm called saint
Before and After - Jimmy Needham
I said you gotta leave, You gotta promise me
It's the begging of my end, You gotta promise me
How can a Holy God renew a wicked Pharisee
I'm saying I'm like Peter in the boat so just depart from me
It seems I'm destined for doom like ancient prophecy
And in the dark I'm consumed, it's just too much for me
With sin in full bloom, my gloom booms by the full moon
And I'm thinking to myself "how can you rescue me?"
My before and after
I can't but sing
My before and after
I'll sing praises to my King
My before and after
Here's the anthem, let it ring
One love, two arms, three scars
Draw us to where You are
No one is too far for You to save a heart
Then in the darkness of this room You snuck up next to me
You put Your hand upon my wound and whispered "rest in Me"
And there I stepped out of the tomb and into destiny
The rest they say is history
Your grace is such a mystery
My before and after
I can't but sing
My before and after
I'll sing praises to my King
My before and after
Here's the anthem, let it ring
One love, two arms, three scars
Draw us to where You are
No one is too far for You to save a heart
I got a name change
And that's the strange thing
'Cause I was once stained
But now I'm called saint
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Joy and Sorrow
Matt Chandler -
"Sometimes God will break your fingers to get your hand off of what will harm you."
JI Packer -
"And still he seeks the fellowship of his people and will send them both joy and sorrow to detach their hands from the things of this world and attach them to himself."
Follow up from Sunday's message about the Sabbath at UBC.
"Sometimes God will break your fingers to get your hand off of what will harm you."
JI Packer -
"And still he seeks the fellowship of his people and will send them both joy and sorrow to detach their hands from the things of this world and attach them to himself."
Follow up from Sunday's message about the Sabbath at UBC.
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