"JOURNEY"

What is a journey to you? is a journey an exciting adventure? a long tiresome trip to an unpleasant place? Is it a familiar place?  or perhaps..maybe just quiet reflection of the heart ? the mind? the body? and yes even the soul...i want to take a journey..and i want to share it with you..yet this is not a place we can feel with our hands, no, it is more felt with the heart.. Human eyes cannot see the places the heart can, did you ever stop and think about that? Yet as much as the heart can feel and see far beyond what is tangible to the  human touch. why is that? Sometimes in our lives we have to close our mouths long enough for our heart to speak..i am convinced we are slowly killing ourselves by speaking before our hearts and the holy spirit have a chance to commune!..think about this..you respond to something someone said only to wish you had not let what just came out of your mouth come out! been there ? right! and why do u feel that way? because you see the damage words can do and how quickly ! we put our mouths in action before allowing the Lord to minister to us concerning our thoughts and speech! i have many times tried to stop garbage from spilling out of my mouth ( looks alot like trying to reel in fishing line folks!)..i failed to engage the relay switch that closes my mouth!..so i decided to take a journey a few weeks back and see what would happen if i just starved my carnal nature and not allowed  it to speak!..i decided not to act as my human nature would want me to ..and the results were astounding..i actually saw for the first time just how awful the human nature can be by observing myself being starved of that  ability WILLINGLY!!! ..MY MIND THOUGHT IT AND WANTED IT TO COME OUT MY MOUTH! BUT MY SPIRIT MAN SAID NOOO!! and i disengaged my mouth!..i soon learned that it became easier as the week went on and soon found myself thinking with the mind of Christ!!..i wanted to prove to myself that it can be done  and that we all have the ability and are equipped to do so!...it is not necessary to tear down another to build ourselves up! but on the same turn it is not necessary to take it upon ourselves to be torn down! we have to decide to make an effort to live according to the laws governed by God  in the way we treat and speak to other people..i had to make alot of amends  and swallow alot of pride to get even a few steps past where i was ..but i know i did it!..i had to decide to use my words wisely  and speak to people in a kind and caring way and to remind myself that i do not have to accept anyone speaking to me in a harsh or unkind way! ....this journey my friends may seem simple and child like..but i think thats what child like faith means...are we not like children to God?...this journey i am on is long..weary and some days oh so unpleasant...this past two weeks has been full of trial and tragedy highs and very lows...yet the course is charted and Jesus is my true north! so with that in mind.and in heart..and with my mouth disengaged ...i press on!...to God be the Glory!

"A time such as this"

A world of decisions, we face them every day, a Woman cries in the night , a child's on the way, she Thinks a  mistake will cost her the life she had planned, a doctor says he can give it back to her,
For what life will she stand?


chorus:
For such a time as this , Jesus gave his life
For such a time as this , for the woman in the night
For the unborn children of this world, and their will To fight, Jesus came for such a time as this

It's time to make a decision , she hears the doctor Say, she looks at the man she loves, as he slips Away, she cries to the father for his healing hand She clings to the prayer she cries , beside this Broken man

chorus:

For such a time as this Jesus gave his life 

For Such a time as this, for the wife who sits alone

For the husband who's very life is placed there at The throne, Jesus came for such a time as this.

A bottle sits half empty, like many nights before

Hes looking for the answers to even up the score

The fight is inside him, he looses every time

His mind begins to tell him " now is the time!"

Chorus: 

For such a time as this Jesus gave his life

A time as this , so a man wont end his life, the Answer is in the word kept there in the drawer

Jesus came for such a time as this 

Bridge:

For everyone who cannot see

The answers there for you, for me

Jesus died for times like these...

                            Lorey M. McConnell

                                     5/4/2011

                                      12:58 am

"A time such as this"

A world of decisions, we face them every day, a Woman cries in the night , a child's on the way, she Thinks a  mistake will cost her the life she had planned, a doctor says he can give it back to her,
For what life will she stand?


chorus:
For such a time as this , Jesus gave his life
For such a time as this , for the woman in the night
For the unborn children of this world, and their will To fight, Jesus came for such a time as this

It's time to make a decision , she hears the doctor Say, she looks at the man she loves, as he slips Away, she cries to the father for his healing hand She clings to the prayer she cries , beside this Broken man

chorus:

For such a time as this Jesus gave his life 

For Such a time as this, for the wife who sits alone

For the husband who's very life is placed there at The throne, Jesus came for such a time as this.

A bottle sits half empty, like many nights before

Hes looking for the answers to even up the score

The fight is inside him, he looses every time

His mind begins to tell him " now is the time!"

Chorus: 

For such a time as this Jesus gave his life

A time as this , so a man wont end his life, the Answer is in the word kept there in the drawer

Jesus came for such a time as this 

Bridge:

For everyone who cannot see

The answers there for you, for me

Jesus died for times like these...

                            Lorey M. McConnell

                                     5/4/2011

                                      12:58 am

" I AM WITH YOU , EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE EARTH"

If ever the darkness consumes you Reach out a hand and open up your Eyes!
Cause i'm right here as the darkness Falls away and the tears subside
The God you thought was not there Was beside you the whole time!
When the boat you sail on, forgets To catch the shore, and the sea Seems to swallow an insignificant You
As your tossed about as helpless as the sand in the sea.
I ask you my child "what is holding You there , if you are holding tight To me?"

We are crying out to the father from a dry and lonely Place 

We are needing a fresh filling, love poured from his Heart

Come and fill us father, quench this dry and Wounded soul

Dry the tears of our aching hearts, and never let us Go

Fill us with your presence, we need to know your Touch

Trembling lips are thirsty, shower us with your love

CHORUS:

 ohh we are crying out to the father

from a dry and lonely place  

 flood us with your mercy,

ohh cover us with your grace

Oh, immerse us with your goodness, soothe this Parched and tearless place

Draw from your wellspring , bring a fresh Annointing God!

repeat chorus x2

                                       Lorey M. Mcconnell

                                             5/26/11

                                              4:07 pm  

THANK YOU GOD!!

I am so thankful for the teachings of Gods word that says to bite your tongue and let the Lord fight your battles! whooo -hoooo ..that means the devil is a LIAR and noone or no thing can defeat me! thanking GOD for what he has done, is doing, and will do in my life , and for prompting me to listen for his voice no matter what the enemy says and who he uses to say it!..THANK YOU LORD FOR DISCERNMENT! thank you father for the peace that comes in knowing you in a way that no man can understand! THANK YOU FATHER FOR TEACHING ME TO LEAN NOT UNTO MY OWN UNDERSTANDING, because the flesh is weak and our mind cannot understand your wisdom! PRAISE YOU GOD  for making a way out of no way, for breaking the chains that held me captive, the chains of fear, doubt, self reliance,oppression,insecurity...I GLORIFY YOU GOD and i reject every teaching that comes against your word, teachings of self reliance, because your word says we can do NOTHING without you!, teachings of philisophy that come in direct conflict with your word!..THANK YOU FATHER GOD  for allowing me to be a vessel for your word when you see a time to use me and not when i see fit!. THANK YOU LORD for instilling in me a humble and gentle nature that has replaced a hard heart and a closed mind! PRAISE YOU for sparing my life as your son gave his!...IN THE CENTER OF MY WORLD IS MY ANCHOR IN YOU! AND THRU ANY TRIAL , TEMPTATION, STORM, RAGING ATACK AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES AGAINST ME ..MY ANCHOR HOLDS AND MY FEET ARE ON SOLID GROUND! I HOLD TO YOUR WORD AND TRUST YOU WITH MY LIFE BECAUSE YOU ARE THE GIVER OF THAT LIFE!..PRAISE YOUR NAME !

"UNTITLED"

I was thinking about how Jesus is the author and the sculptor of our lives and how he knows every facet of our being..i was struck with the thought of him , the artist, and how he can create in us a masterpiece that will glorify him! The other thought is how with one wave of his hand he can erase any doubt , frustration , worry, and pain we may encounter. The beauty of that is also this point... that same hand forgives us of sin in our lives with a single brush stroke...What an awesome God we serve!!...enjoy the masterpiece he has created in you!!

Jesus paint the hues of the color of my life

Filling in the grey, with touches of light

If i could be with you as you color up my life the Questions i have would be so many..

Like how did you know that just yesterday that My heart would break? You added a little color, And somehow lost the grey

And when this morning i had given up on  Dreams that i would not see, you touched my Heart with words of red and told me who I'd be. And times i thought i had it all, and i could Not Be reached, was it you that caused the pride To blurr? With one swipe i was on my knees!

Jesus paint the hues, the colors of my life, filling In the grey, with touches of light

What will my tomorrow bring? Your smile will  Not reveal.. With a gentle hand your brush Pauses.. and you look at me.

Lorey M. McConnell

4/28/11

12:28pm