Magnificent Obsession

Wow, it's all coming by so fast. And yet I realized today that tomorrow is the last chance I have to give the youth a Christmas gift because some won't be at the dinner and YAC is cancelled next Friday. Hmmm...just got them something small. I was thinking of the YAC committee doing Christmas cards together and giving them out but since it's so late in the game, scratch that off! :P

I found some Wii remotes for Kenric! Yes, I'm not the only Wii player in our church lol!

Tonight is the last episode of Survivor until Sunday's 3 hour season finale!!! My bro has a guess that instead of tribal council voting between 2 people, it will be a vote between 3 people. INTERESTING THEORY!!! :P

God's been really good. He's been speaking to me about stuff which is weird because I usually find that my relationship with Him is at its best when I'm really busy and relying on Him to get me through things. And yet, I've had a great reflective time with Him....and that's contradictory to past happenings . He reminded me of something in a book I read yesterday. I think it's funny how easy it is to forget certain things. We think life lessons can teach us things but its easy to lose sight. God touches us and it's great and yet you'd think we could remember the lessons and yet even the Israelites in the bible kept forgetting. Which is why I like to journal things and write things on my blog 'cuase it's a good way to reflect and think, "oh yeah, God was teaching me THAT a few months ago....why did I forget?" :P

So I've had a song on my heart lately (yes, another one!). It's a few years old, but it's my favorte Steven Curtis Chapman song (And it even won best song of the year for 2003!). Many of you have heard it, but here's the lyrics in case you've forgotten:

Lord, You know how much
I want to know so much
In the way of answers and explanations
I have cried and prayed
And still I seem to stay
In the middle of life’s complications
All this pursuing leaves me feeling like I’m chasing down the wind
But now it’s brought me back to You
And I can see again

This is everything I want
This is everything I need
I want this to be my one consuming passion
Everything my heart desires
Lord, I want it all to be for You, Jesus
Be my magnificent obsession

So capture my heart again
Take me to depths I’ve never been
Into the riches of Your grace and Your mercy
Return me to the cross
And let me be completely lost
In the wonder of the love
That You’ve shown me
Cut through these chains that tie me down to so many lesser things
Let all my dreams fall to the ground
Until this one remains

You are everything I want
And You are everything I need
Lord, You are all my heart desires
You are everything to me

You are everything I want
You are everything I need
I want You to be my one consuming passion
Everything my heart desires
Lord, I want it all to be for You
I want it all to be for You