My new hunger

I have changed in so many ways since I went to Bethel.  I am spending much more time with God, worshipping, reading his word, reading great books about Him .... and still feel more hungry for Him than ever.

I have bought myself a cheap smartphone... mostly so that I can use it to help record songs, and take photos for my blog.  But I have also downloaded the app 'The Holy Bible by You Vision".  It is so awesome.  You can use it as a bible, but also you can sign up for a reading plan.  I have gone for the 'eat your bible in a year' plan.  I love the fact that when you load it up it simply takes you to the next reading.  You can also listen to it... so I listen and read at the same time.  The man reading the bible gets very excited and dramatic (the story of all the people dying in the time of Noah was particularly powerful).

http://www.youversion.com/en-GB/bible/gen.6.niv

When I was at Bethel School of Worship I was really captivated by a song a lady sung in the 'review your song' class.  It was called dry bones and was all about God breathing on dry bones to bring back life.  I sang it all week and finally found her to ask her to sing it for me again.  She gave me a CD instead with 5 songs on.  The album is called 'Abide'.  It is so so awesome.  I just  love it and have played it over and over.  A great album for cooking the dinner to, for soaking with, for lifting your soul.  Love it Love it Love it.  Check it out:

http://www.myspace.com/andrewrachelharrison

Loving this book

I am reading this book by Kris Vallotton... and it is amazing!!!!!!  I am dyslexic and have never been much of a book reader, but I am struggling to put this one down.

I am so excited about this book...  it paints very clearly the difference between the devil and God, how God has all the power and the devil has very little really.

So far things that have jumped out at me are:

• Both God and the devil can lead you into a wilderness place (the Holy Spirit led Jesus there for 40 days after his baptism).  But, we have 2 choices when we are in the wilderness - we can accept the taunts and lies of the devil - or we can believe in God's truth.  They have very different outcomes.  
• The devil cannot do anything to us - his only way into our lives is through what he says top us and whether we accept it.  For instance, he cannot make me worthless - God made me and I am loved and cherished - what he can do is tell me I am worthless... and if I accept it I will become what I believe.  If however I reject it and say that my daddy does not say that about me - the devil has nowhere else to go. 
• The devil plants seeds in our thoughts and they are categorised  5 ways.  When we begin the recognise the 5 ways we will be able to reject them more easily (I have added the examples):

1.  attack of your personal character.  "you are feeble"
2. question your motives "are you doing this for God, or for your own personal recognition?"
3. instills doubt in your relationship with God "God doesn't love you when you sin"
4. tells you that you do not have the ability to accomplish a mission "you are not good enough to lead people in worship"
5. attacks the quality of our work "what you make is rubbish and no-one will want it"

I have loads more still to read...  But I am now seeing my life in a whole different light!