Changed to bring CHANGE

As I was reveling in a another awesome Summer evening, sitting out on the front porch with my husband, drinking my Green Smoothie, I took a mental jog along a journey that has been a few years in the making for me and for him.

That is the journey of CHANGE! A healthy change. And what a miracle I am today, as a child of God, because I embraced the opportunity God placed in my lap rather than running from it.  There are so many aspects of our lives where the opportunity from God to accept CHANGE has been given and is, of course, the best thing to happen to our lives.

Why wouldn't it be?! God does have the master plan.

This song I've included sums up, to the 'T', the mission of my life (and I'm pretty sure my husband's too!). 


Changed (click on title to hear it (turn on your speakers, silly!) or read the lyrics below)
Aaron Niequist

in Jesus’ name i’ve been changed, i’ve been filled,

i’ve been found, i’ve been freed, i’ve been saved!

in Jesus’ blood i’ve been loved, i’ve been cleansed,

and redeemed, and released, rearranged

but how can i show You that i’m grateful?

You’ve been so generous to me.

how can i worship more than singing?

and live out Redemption’s melody.

 

i have been blessed – now i want to be a blessing

i have been loved – now i want to bring love

i’ve been invited – i want to share the invitation

i have been changed – to bring change,

to bring change

in Jesus’ name we are changed, we are called,

we are chosen, adopted, and named!

in Jesus’ blood we are loved, we are healed,

we’re forgiven and free of our shame!

we want to show You that we’re thankful

flooding Your world with hope and peace

help us  to worship more than singing

giving Redemption hands and feet

we have been blessed –

now we’re going to be a blessing

we have been loved –

now we’re going to bring love

we’ve been invited –

we’re going to share the invitation

we have been changed –

to bring change, to bring change

thank You for this new life,

thank You for the invitation!

God, we want to live it

loud enough to shake the nations –

in Your name!

we have been saved –

we’re going to shout about the Savior

we have been found –

we’re going to turn over every stone

we’ve been empowered –

to love the world to Heaven

we have been changed –

to bring change, to bring change

We've had the opportunity to be blessed - a home for our family - that we can afford - made with much love by his hands and feet on this earth.

Blessed with three beautiful children - who know who God is and that he is the center of their lives and he loves them.

Blessed with two businesses through which we get to experience God's love through provision of his perfect will for each day for each business. And a business that is much more than a business - and quite possibly has the best mission I could ever imagine having for a business - to share God with others in a direct and tangible way. That would be our gym YOU Factor.

We've been blessed with change in our faith - called growth achieved by daily awareness of and time spent in relationship with our Father in heaven. This also brought about by a miracle of God in allowing us to live each day being supported by his means, not means of this world. A change we had to accept and embrace with FULL faith.

We've been blessed with change in our health - called intentionality. Intentional attitudes to eat in a manner that we know is healthy. Intentionally exercising our bodies on a regular basis with commitment to never give up and to strive for more, to achieve more and better for the sake of our own bodies.  Intentional mental focus achieved by simplifying our lives in thought, spoken word, material possessions, desires, expectations.

And ultimately, intentional in letting go of the wheel and putting it into God's hands instead of our own.

These changes have brought change in our lives. And our mojo is nothing but to 'bring change' to you.  Living outloud, as the song says, the shake the nations in God's name. To love the world to heaven.

We have been changed to bring change, to bring change.
Care to join us?