Sunday, April 6, 2014

Living in the Difference

A question to ponder: Am I whitewashed and living plain, or am I in full color and living the difference? Which is real, and which do I prefer?  And what exactly is real in this world?  Is there a difference?  And what is the difference?  Hmmmm…

Ponder the words of this awesome song:
The Difference
 
For You came to me
In a whitewashed time
Nothing was real,
Nothing worth a dime
Went through my days
Just getting by
Nothing to show
Or testify
Nothing to testify.
 
But then I heard You say,
“I made you, you are Mine,
Rise up and shine”
“Open your eyes and see
The colors I have made to be,
Change your white to bright
And make a difference
 
Yeah, change your white to bright
and go make a difference”
 
So, let the oceans roar
Let the earth cry out
The Lord is real
 Yeah yeah
Let my voice raise high
Let my heart cry out
This joy I feel
 
So yeah, I opened my eyes
And looked around me,
Wow! 
And now I see
God, You are real
And all around me
 
I have a call
A difference to make
A purpose to fill
And not for my sake
 
So, yeah, I changed my white to bright
And now my heart can see
The colors you made
And purpose for me
Yeah, a purpose for me
and victory 
 
I changed my white to bright
And now I see
The difference you made
The difference for me
 
 So, let the oceans roar
Let the earth cry out
The Lord is real
 
Let my voice raise high
Let my heart cry out
This love I feel
 
So, let the oceans roar
Let the earth cry out
This love is real
 
The Lord is real
And now I feel
I was meant to be
To make a difference,
 
Yeah, to make a difference
To make a difference…
 You see?
“I made you, you are Mine,
Rise up and shine”

MIndy with TLW Girls Heart comp
Jeremiah 1:5 – “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you…”
Jeremiah 31:3 – “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn (made) you with lovingkindness.”
Isaiah 41:3 – “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine!”
 John 8:32 – “…and you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”
 Jeremiah 29:11 – “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.”
Have you changed your white to bright?  Do you wanna make a difference? Let’s do it! Now’s the time! 
 
Let’s live in the difference!!
 Poster collage