The Sound of Music- Close to You

Bonjour Chérie,

La chanson du jour est - Près de Vous par Youthful Praise.

Translation:
The song of the day is- Close to You  by Youthful praise


This is such an amazing song.  it talks about wanting to be close to God and that should be all our hearts cry: I just want to be close to you.


Its so easy to lose sight of what's important and to forget to spend time with God.  But how do we expect to grow close to Him if we and not drawing closer to him every day?  Just like with every relationship, it don't just happens and grows on its own, but it grows when you draw closer to that person when you spend time with and get to know what they like and what annoys them, what makes them tick and what makes them laugh.  Just so with God, when we spend time with Him, when get to know Him more than just "a shelter in the time of storm," for He is that and soooo much more.

And it is God's desire to draw close to you also. For his word is filled with His desire to draw near to him:
"Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you." ~ James 4:8a

"Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you." ~ Jeremiah 29:12

"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'" ~Jeremiah 33:3

And that is only a few verses. God wants us to draw close to Him.  He wants us to know Him and to have an intimate relationship with Him.  So take time out of your schedule to spend time with Him... i know he is waiting for you.  And let this be your song as well:



Close to You  
By Youthful Praise

Lord I love you,
How I love you
More and more each day
I just want to be close close to you
Under the shadow of your wing
Please hide me Lord so that I might be close close to you.

At your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
No evil can stand, where you are
So I just need to be close close to you.

Lord I love you *
How I love you
More and more each day



~Avec l'Amour

My Girls

Bonjour Chérie,

Everyone needs in their life friends that you can count on.  Well, meet the girls who keep me grounded and growing in all aspects of life: Faith, Love, Fashion, School and everything else.


"A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity."
~Proverb 17:17

"Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
~Prov 27:6

"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."
~Prov 18:24 


The Scripture has so many wonderful takes on friendships, so don't forget to nurish your friendship with those around you and with the "friend that sticks closer than a brother," Jesus.

~Avec l'Amour 

What did I do with the year.......?

Bonjour Chérie,

As you know this is the end of the year and for most people they are making new years resolutions, mostly about working out and losing weight.  But as i seat here i am wonder: what did i do with the year?  Was it a success?  Did i accomplish all that i set out to do?  And with all honesty i can say: I Have No Idea!!

As a young person, i do not set out with any big goals for the year other than to get through all my classes (with all A's), and to grow a little deeper in my relationship with God.  And to that Effect i would say that i have accomplished both (Praise be to God for those A's :)).  But other than that, there is no big whoop-ti-do about my New Years Resolution.  And you know, because i didn't have much of a resolution i don't have much to look back and say, "Yes, i have accomplished what i have set out to do!"

All this to say is: Make a New Year's Resolution, not like the world do but different.  Set goals that you want to accomplish and grow both in the physical and in your spiritual like.  Not just the basic "to grow deeper in God" type of resolution,  because that is something we should be doing everyday of our lives.  But make it something more specific.  For example:  If you've never received the baptism of the Holy Ghost, then make that your goal and go after God for it, seek Him for  the baptism. Or, if you have not been baptised, then make that your goal, speak to your youth pastor, your pastor, your mentor or someone whom you admire and is spiritually mature but more importantly, speak to God about it and He will lead you.

On Sunday gone (12/26/10), my Pastor preached a message about "The Promise" and he was saying that God has so much for us, so may promises but we don't always received them because we ask, but still try to figure things out on our own.  And that really hit home for me, because there was times when i prayed for stuff yet i was looking around at the people around me to determined whether or not this prayer will be answer.  But if i say and believe that He is my provider, not Sis. Jane & Bro. Harry, but God, Jehovah Jireh, that He is my provider, my supplier, then it shouldn't matter whether or not the people around me can help me or not but that my eyes should be on Him at all times for the provision.  Another thing that my pastor said, which kind of gave the the idea for this blog; he said:-->  make a list of things that you want God to do for you in the new year, it don't matter how impossible it may seem because our God specialize in the impossible, but make a list and post  it some where and keep praying and seeking God for it and watch Him work for you.

So I'm making my list and I'm posting it on the wall of my bedroom and i am seeking and i am delighting myself in God and i am watching Him prove Himself in this year 2011... So Join me and let's watch Him move mountains, tear down strongholds and prove Himself for us... Together!!

God Bless and Good Nite