tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60957034899084161962024-03-19T05:01:05.248-07:00I Am All Grown UpI Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-91640992665417602892010-01-25T17:14:00.000-08:002010-01-25T17:15:04.824-08:00...In With The Newwww.aaronnewberry.comI Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-49590182426003398262010-01-04T23:47:00.001-08:002010-01-05T01:05:44.177-08:00The Genesis Prologue<a href="http://myspace.com/wearesonsofgod"><img src="http://www.firstplatoonindustries.com/charles/sonsofgod/images/prologuesoon.gif"/></a><br>Copy & Paste the code from below to display<br />the banner on your site! <br><br><textarea> <a href="http://myspace.com/wearesonsofgod"><img src="http://www.firstplatoonindustries.com/charles/sonsofgod/images/prologuesoon.gif"/></a> </textarea>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-14738772288536774112009-11-12T01:12:00.000-08:002009-11-12T01:17:39.269-08:00This Is WarTHIS is why we are Sons of God. <br /><br /><object width="400" height="275"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVeXy7mPL0M&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVeXy7mPL0M&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="275"></embed></object>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-54012983339997197022009-11-10T03:05:00.000-08:002009-11-11T00:57:27.082-08:00The Feeling Of Relativity.So where do we go from here? I'm feeling it's most essential to live<br />like life has never been lived in past days. To grab hold of what you<br />love and love it so ferociously that your grip could not be weakened<br />by the blow of a sledge hammer. Sachs said it well, "Death is more <br />universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives." It is time<br />to live like there's no tomorrow! I'm truly motivated by my past, and <br />also by the present of those around me who trudge along begotten tortuous <br />paths towards some imaginary reconciliation of the last minute with the <br />next. When did we become so gun shy?<br />"The pain of discipline weighs ounces, but regret weighs tons." Such a <br />beautifully true statement; o to learn the discipline to live.<br /><br />The sharpest of words can't change a man, or can they? Holy Spirit like<br />you have never moved before, we need you, we are desperate for you!<br />Can we not bring the heavenly to the hurting? If it be a song, if it be<br />a word, if it be a text all I ask is that you move. That you set these <br />steps before us for hearts to hear what we have to say.<br />Let us labor in prayer for you, seeking you with all that we have, and <br />on their behalf preparing the way before us. <br />We cry out to you Abba Father, I cry out to you.<br /><br />Nothing is impossible for you, you hold my world in your hands.I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-69991255451960184792009-10-17T17:08:00.001-07:002009-11-01T22:53:07.533-08:00Finish the Come & Live! Website!<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comeandlive/finish-the-come-and-live-website'><img border='0' src='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comeandlive/finish-the-come-and-live-website/widget/card.jpg' /></a>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-85798326876923342562009-10-07T00:37:00.001-07:002009-10-07T00:37:34.906-07:00My Enemies Are Men Like Me<span style="font-style:italic;">Derek Webb</span><br /><br />I have come to give you life<br />And to show you how to live it<br />I have come to make things right<br />To heal their ears and show you how to forgive them<br /><br />Because I would rather die<br />I would rather die<br />I would rather die<br />Than to take your life<br /><br />How can I kill the ones I'm supposed to love<br />My enemies are men like me<br />I will protest the sword if it's not wielded well<br />My enemies are men like me<br /><br />Peace by way of war is like purity by way of fornication<br />It's like telling someone murder is wrong<br />And then showing them by way of execution<br /><br />When justice is bought and sold just like weapons of war<br />The ones who always pay are the poorest of the poorI Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-54892528398126753872009-09-23T10:14:00.000-07:002009-11-12T01:20:54.505-08:00Devotion.The weight of separation from God is unbearable to me.<br />What separates me from him? Sin. For almost all my life<br />I've second guessed myself, only to wake up today realizing<br />that that's exactly why God is using me! He uses the weak<br />to shame the strong! I am just that, I am not perfect.<br />I never will be, but what I will be is sanctified by Christ<br />day in and day out as I seek him.<br /><br />So let us stop doubting ourselves, because what our hearts<br />are crying is, "God, I do not trust you. I can only do this<br />if I'm better, or if I could just be a better christian."<br />There is no such thing as a "better christian," but there <br />is such a thing as devotion. Trust him, in John 14:13 Jesus<br />says, "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that<br />the Father may be glorified in the Son." He is using us to<br />make him glorious, as if he needs us but he has chosen us.<br /><br />Just like the gift of grace is a gift that we cannot earn, <br />so is this beautiful life he's chosen to use us in. Our <br />Creator chose us, and he knows that we are not perfect. The<br />big but here is, SEEK HIM. Be strengthened in the grace that<br />is in Jesus Christ, as Paul says. So this is it, today let's <br />begin to trust God the way were intended, with everything.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NCSjog5qelA&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NCSjog5qelA&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-14028800906574433712009-09-06T21:34:00.000-07:002009-09-06T21:37:40.052-07:00"I Am Living Vol. 1"Whether you’ve been following our steps over the last few months or you just happened upon this site, welcome! This web launch marks our somewhat official/unofficial launch, as we are finally able to begin doing one of the things that we’ve felt God place on our hearts: offering music as a 100% free, no-strings-attached, GIFT. It’s one of the smaller ways we can spell “LOVE”. <br /><br /><a href="http://comeandlive.com/i-am-living-vol-1"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f219/aaronnewberry/IAmLivingVol1Cover.jpg" border="0" alt="I Am Living"></a>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-69820490806739383582009-08-25T12:51:00.001-07:002009-08-25T13:13:31.066-07:00The Burden.I am the wolf<br />That's out for my prey<br />As sure as I'm cunning<br />A lamb will be slain<br />My fixture is men, I intend to devour them all<br />They are weak and they are small<br />And they answer when I call<br /><br />Through all I have<br />In the palm of mine<br />The yeast will rise<br />In the bread of life<br />It's every little thing<br />It's a life of suffering<br />The burden of all<br />Is I was made to fall<br /><br />I am the burden<br />of all the world<br />But their ignorant hearts just don't know<br />I am the master<br />They are the givers<br />I am the captor of souls<br /><br />Burn them, down to the ground<br />Take no prisoners<br />If I can't win then I'll call them to sin<br />Surely I will own their heartsI Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-71515955719599473202009-08-13T11:26:00.000-07:002009-08-13T11:31:08.593-07:00A Call To Anguish.This stirred me to say the very least. The conviction of my wasted<br />hours now has feet and I will walk on them. What are we doing to<br />serve? Who are we rescuing, reaching, and loving? I ask myself<br />these things everyday, and I cannot picture myself doing enough.<br />I am not innocent, this is a matter of anguish of its own.<br />Let this excerpt speak to you, I pray it does as it did me.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lGMG_PVaJoI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lGMG_PVaJoI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="440" height="340"></embed></object>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-24971017768326359772009-07-27T02:18:00.000-07:002009-08-01T10:26:37.667-07:00Maintenance.It is a pursuit beyond maintaining that I desire to have, to truly know my Jesus than to know of him. I am hard on myself with this, and I think that is because in my heart I almost always hold back; be it fear, apathy, or just being ashamed. This is certainly not a benchmark to which I wish to remain, Id prefer it disappear. It has been my prayer that the holy spirit manifest a heart of faith, trust and pure belief that our God can truly do anything and he has given us the power to do so as well. I pray judgement would fall from our lips and replaced with christ's embrace. As I delve deeper into "Celebration of Discipline" Ive started to realize that all these years Ive relied on my self and not God's grace. This has created a sense of unhealthy control that Id felt obligated to have, but to have his grace and understand it frees me of this burden. This is the pursuit, and at the very least I know it's there. The maintenance of a relationship should never overshadow the pursuit of the one you love. To maintain is to expire, but to pursue is true desire.I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-5823096269033599492009-06-27T22:16:00.000-07:002009-06-27T22:59:37.220-07:00I'm not here at the moment.It's been quite a while. I've not only not been home in over a month, but I rarely have internet access on the road which makes for sparce updating. The tours have been great, recording for Sons in North Carolina with Drew was great, the festivals have been incredible, and I am on the eve of my 23rd birthday. Its crazy where life takes us, a year ago the last thing I'd expect for myself is to be on the road yet here I am. Im grateful for God providing in a way where I am able to connect with people and I pray that it would continue through with Sons far beyond what I can imagine. I wanted to update from the road, hopefully I'll have some time while home to expand on the last few weeks. Until then... seek Jesus relentlessly.I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-76185539722632313642009-06-02T22:46:00.000-07:002009-06-04T23:32:28.181-07:00Not My Will But Yours.John Piper has a way about bringing the truth in a way <br />that hurts but helps at times. It hurts to know that we <br />embrace this lifestyle, but it helps to be <br />reminded of how terrible it is. <br />To clarify, I mean "terrible" that it is true that we live<br />just as Piper describes.<br /><strong><strong>Not to Be Served But to Serve (Mark 10:45)</strong></strong><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PTc_FoELt8s&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PTc_FoELt8s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-69243367547735479972009-05-25T12:47:00.001-07:002009-05-25T12:51:33.286-07:00I Would Give My Life If It Would Shake The Youth of This NationEvery time I watch this video, I'm sincerely moved and blanketed<br />by the Holy Spirit. Thank you to Kyle for introducing me, and thank<br />you to <a href="http://www.tonychavezblog.com/">Tony Chavez</a> for the link to this.<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/johnmarkmcmillan">John Mark McMillan</a>, I cannot get enough of what God is doing<br />through you.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Chx6s3qXKt4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Chx6s3qXKt4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-37177990987741671792009-05-22T22:49:00.000-07:002009-05-22T23:37:24.269-07:00Ready and Willing.I just typed a beginning sentence what seemed to be a half dozen <br />times before deciding it was pointless. I know it is easy for me<br />to sit here behind all these 1's and 0's and write exactly what I<br />may think or feel on a subject and precede about my day or night <br />without a bother or thought of how it may have affected the reader.<br />I say this because, I've been thinking about you a lot lately. <br />You as in, anyone who may read this, know me, have met me, etc. <br />I think about you because I ask myself, "how do they perceive me?"<br />Not in a pretentious tone, but one of concern to me that you know<br />I truly care so it would only be logical to examine myself.<br /><br />This question comes due to a great personal growth in my life in <br />the last half year, and truly this is an opportunity to boast in<br />my weakness just as Paul communicated to the Corinthians. It is my <br />weakness revealed, the revelation as Christ as my savior, and<br />the restoration in my life that he's done as to know that not only<br />have I been saved FROM sin but TO grace. <br /><br />I realize many of my past mistakes and think of how trivial some of<br />those things were. Rolling my eyes when someone precious to me was<br />talking to me or telling me something, how condescending!? How could<br />I be so selfish and cold? This is not the heart I desire; I don't<br />know why I'm telling you this but I feel it is a good opportunity<br />to be transparent. Lately I take joy in listening, in getting the <br />milk, in mowing the lawn, in turning off the T.V. and taking out the<br />trash, in cleaning up messes I didn't make... in the little trivial<br />things that we sometimes don't think about but I know it means so<br />much to someone else.<br />Before I lacked initiative, but now I have less words on the matter <br />and my actions are obvious; again, this is simply to give Glory to <br />what God has done. I don't wait anymore, I move and do. I see the <br />sun and sleep at night, I accomplish more in one day than I used to<br />in a single week just months ago.<br /><br />I am proud, yet I am humbled as my Savior and my Holy Spirit continue<br />to grow me. My sincerest regret remains for those whom I swore I <br />loved with words, but did not reflect with action. Just like the <br />gospels, we can have the information but it is the renewal of our <br />minds that makes the true difference. I can know about love, but to<br />functionally love, and I can know grace and the gospels but to <br />functionally live it out? It is the function that makes it real, words<br />are simply air unless we are living them out! And as I share my <br />heart with you, I ask simply that you pray for me and that if you <br />need prayer to let me know how I can pray for you. The prayer of the<br />righteous is powerful and effective, let us join together in this.<br /><br />Pride, continue to fall.<br />Let us remember, it is better to serve than to be served.<br />And Father keep it in our hearts, less of me and more of you.<br />Go out and seek Jesus.I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-37558503444438066192009-05-16T22:43:00.000-07:002009-05-16T22:44:58.229-07:00We Are All In This Together.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e4NlyZqJhwk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e4NlyZqJhwk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-48971287362869421242009-05-12T11:26:00.001-07:002009-05-12T11:26:52.694-07:00Sharing The Heart of Come and Live!<object width="400" height="230"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4592649&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4592649&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="230"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4592649">Sharing the Heart of Come&Live!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/comeandlive">Come&Live!</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-16075007024883656492009-05-11T00:26:00.000-07:002009-05-11T01:02:25.961-07:00I Get It, But Do I Get It?I've been blank in seeking after Christ, blank outwardly <br />to greater take in the gospel. Listening to The Village <br />podcast archives, "The Gospel Recognition" and "Gospel<br />Contextualization" have been pounding me with biblical <br />insight I've been missing for years as a christian. They<br />brought about some of those, "wow, that's me" moments. <br />I have to admit, as distasteful as "nominal christianity"<br />seems, which Chandler mentions quite a bit along with the<br />rest of the teaching staff, I think all too often I fall<br />in that category myself. <br />Upon realizing this, it was evident in my heart that a <br />change was necessary and one that I greatly desired. I <br />say this to boast in my weakness. My pride has caught the <br />best of me, and ruined the best of me since I was young;<br />I even went through a couple of years of counseling dealing<br />with anger, which turned into bitterness, then healed over<br />into shame. <br /><br />What this short series of sermons brought to the surface <br />was remarkably accurate of who I see in the mirror. Someone<br />that fundamentally gets the gospel, but does not functionally<br />get the gospel. I have been learning to think WITH the bible<br />rather than about it. I know we are always learning and being<br />made holy as seeking christians, but sometimes I feel so far<br />behind the curve that I've got so much catching up to do.<br />I'm blessed to be surrounded and united with great people of <br />faith and wisdom that disciple me and direct me to prayer and<br />the word often; if it were not for them I think more often <br />than not I would be left to make decisions I simply cannot <br />make alone sometimes. <br /><br />My love for his goodness, his holiness, his redemptive work on<br />the cross, continues to beat greater each day. It's my prayer<br />that we would grasp the gospel, functionally, that we would not<br />be caught up in spiritual superiority but humble servant-hood. <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Mark 10: 45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served,<br />but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."</span> That <br />we would get our feet dirty as Jesus did, that we would live with<br />Reckless Abandon and go where he sends us no matter the cost.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Philippians 1: 21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.</span> <br />I'm loving where God has placed my friend <a href="http://www.tonychavezblog.com/">Tony Chavez</a>, and what <br />God has laid upon he and his family's hearts and also how he is<br />allowing us to encourage each other. I believe big things are <br />on the near horizon, the Holy Spirit is moving monsterously, I<br />pray we proudly accept the call.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive <br />yourselves. Do what it says.</span>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-58914210004869868092009-04-28T12:51:00.001-07:002009-04-28T13:25:19.671-07:00Breakthrough.As I immerse myself in this season of unknowing, faith<br />growing work Holy Spirit is doing in my life, I ask <br />myself the question, "how bad do you want this?" How bad<br />do you want people to know his name, his love, his grace,<br />his beauty, his mercy, his greatness. Lord it is your<br />Renown, and that is truly what I desire to exist in my<br />life and the others that I come into contact with. <br />A huge blessing in my life right now is a book by John <br />Piper entitled, "Don't Waste Your Life." How fitting for<br />a man who has felt the majority of his life was a selfish<br />charade of one false hope after another.<br /><br />As I read this Piper heart, Chad's heart via blog, I am<br />again reminded that if it is the desire of my heart for<br />a breakthrough with Christ in my life it is imperative <br />that I seek him with all that I have. As I wake early in<br />the morning now, I wake to seek my savior, the lover of <br />my soul. As I go to sleep early it is to remind me that I<br />am disciplined to the work of his kingdom, which first <br />requires a great work in a broken man's heart like my own.<br />A season of "confinement and refinement" that I share with<br />Come and Live! is upon us, and acts as a reminder of how <br />we must rely on God for everything.<br /> <br />Teach our hearts to boast in the cross (2 Corinthians 12) <br />and to practice self-forgetfulness my Father! And as Matt<br />Chandler says, "Can we maybe run some of the plays, instead<br />of just studying them?" I have to ask myself this daily, is<br />it my joy, do I rejoice in the cross of Christ? And if I do,<br />I want to show people the all-satisfying God. <br />Though I am weak,<span style="font-style:italic;"> "He has said to me, 'My Grace is <br />sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in <br />weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about <br />my weakness, so that Christ's power may rest on me." </span>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-62254818136960990202009-04-20T23:37:00.000-07:002009-04-21T00:01:47.213-07:00Love Vs. Lust<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/imE0pYtfymI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/imE0pYtfymI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I enjoyed this so much I couldn't help but post it.<br />It has occurred to me how little I knew about love, or rather, <br />how miserably I fail at showing love to others. Many of those <br />things I learned most recently after losing someone extremely<br />special to me. When I came to grips that it was my doing, my <br />lack of motivation, my apathy, my selfishness, the list goes on,<br />it was a turning point for me. That horrible experience, not <br />the relationship, I'm talking post relationship realization, taught<br />me some of the most important lessons I've ever learned.<br />There was so much good in it all, coupled with an equal <br />amount of bad, mostly that I feel responsible for but either way<br />I am a better man for today. I am thankful to God for putting<br />us through the difficult times, I may have never learned otherwise; <br />and she may never have had a chance to be cared for and loved<br />like she deserves. <br /><br />My prayer is the we would learn to love as christ loved others. In<br />our friendships, relationships, and towards even the strangest <br />of strangers. Let us learn to sacrifice, let us learn to serve, let us<br />learn to truly love. The beauty of it all, is I feel that none of it was<br />ever in vein; she is happy, and I am happy that she is happy. Though<br />I'm missing out, I am content knowing that she is not. It was a <br />difficult lump to swallow initially, but now I know what it means<br />to truly love someone. To love someone is to do what's in their best<br />interest, no matter what it means for you or for them. This clip <br />has a great perspective on how I believe the world perceives love, <br />and what love really is. <br /><br />It's been a while since I've posted and this seemed fitting based<br />upon how God has been working in my life as of late. Let's go <br />out and love, selflessly. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Go be His hands and His feet.</span>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-32432586611658917092009-04-08T00:23:00.000-07:002009-04-08T00:47:19.390-07:00Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty.Tonight was one of the most substantially exuberant nights I've ever<br />experienced in all my life. This was something beyond fellowship that<br />I can ever recall having, and it happened in a suburban home outside<br />of Tulsa, OK with a family who I would consider my own. A mother, a<br />grandmother and 3 young men encountered the holy <br />spirit together like never before. For the women, this was nothing <br />out of the usual, for the young men though I must say an edifying <br />experience was at hand. We sat around the dinner table talking <br />about tongues, gifts of the spirit, and a vast selection of other<br />biblical referenced experiences. For an hour the holy spirit was <br />working on me, all the while evil whispering in my ear sewing seeds<br />of doubt, mistrust, and discouragement.<br /><br />After an hour of listening and very little interaction myself, I<br />couldn't hold in much longer the pendulum like experience my soul<br />was encountering. It was as if, I was running after God but an<br />arm was reached out holding me back disallowing me to reach my <br />Savior. I expressed my feelings outwardly, and began to tell of the<br />things on my heart, that God has placed on my heart and that Satan<br />has tried eagerly to tear away at the validity of. After a few <br />minutes passed, Mrs. Thomas insisted that we pray and I could feel<br />the Holy Spirit swarming us as we prepared. The intention was to<br />release the power of the Holy Spirit from within us, to actually <br />receive the spirit like none of us 3 had ever before.<br /><br />Somehow, I think due to how vocal I was about the evil that was <br />coming upon me, they chose to pray over me first after we spent <br />about 5-10 mins just praising God for everything we could think of.<br />Then, "Granny" and Mrs. Thomas laid hands on me, specifically on <br />my head, and they began praying for specific things in my life <br />concerning relationships, our ministry, and then basically saying<br />for the Holy Spirit to move. Within two minutes of prayer, I began<br />to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit like never before and my<br />tongue became loose and slowly I ascended in volume with tongues.<br /><br />This is, something I've never experienced before in my life, not <br />even close to. We've been talking, thinking about, and praying about<br />tongues and it's involvement in our lives for about a week. For nearly <br />an hour we spoke in tongues, proclaimed the name of God, thanked <br />our Jesus and praised him, lifted up many people and future situations,<br />and received the gift of the Holy Spirit. This evening will mark <br />a catalyst in my relationship with Christ, to know that Christ is <br />after me and at work in me like this is the most gratifying and<br />empowering feeling I have ever felt. John, Grant, and myself tonight<br />were loved so deep, and gifted with such a beautiful thing to be able<br />to pray in the Spirit. I hope and pray, that this a continual encounter<br />with the Holy Spirit, and his goodness. <br /><br />My thankfulness to the Thomas family, is beyond what words could say.<br />You've loved us as your own, I feel genuinely and sincerely loved by<br />you all. Your impact on my life has been profound, and I know that it<br />is the work of our Savior, that not only brought us together but allowed<br />for what happened this evening to take place. Your prayers are those <br />that I greatly desire to be upon me and us as often as possible. <br />Father God, how good you are to give us these things that we do not <br />deserve. And I'm so thankful that you remind us that we are to be like<br />you, and you've given us your power through the Holy Spirit to raise the<br />dead, to heal the sick, to move mountains, and to do ALL things.<br />May Christ be known to all whom seek to find him, this is a battle for <br />souls and we are JUST getting started.<br />Praise God.I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-86210638092165062342009-04-04T17:55:00.000-07:002009-04-04T18:03:58.623-07:00The Fam.Photo Cred: <a href="http://www.caleglendening.com" target="_blank">Cale Glendening</a><br />I was really stoked to get a legit, original and fun family pic.<br />This is a first for our family.<br />Pardon the lack symmetry, I didn't want to make it too small.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.caleglendening.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f219/aaronnewberry/FamResized.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-12067723234561577892009-03-23T01:18:00.000-07:002009-03-23T01:38:06.440-07:00All Things Considered.I was going to blog about my trip to Orlando, rather I'm just going<br />to thank Taylor for bringing me out. It was a really good time, it<br />was good to travel again and also to meet some rad new people. I am<br />anxious to see how your ministry flourishes amongst the people of <br />Orlando, you're heart of generosity and openness is really one I see<br />a great deal of Jesus in. I am reminded all too often by the white walls<br />of suburbia, that sometimes even for christians in America. entitlement<br />is our best friend. The more possessions we have, the more we feel a need<br />to protect them, the more responsibilities we have, and the more we have<br />to keep track of. Entitlement creeps in almost subconsciously, we get<br />caught up in our society and forget why God may have even given us<br />"this" or "that." <br /><br />My friend Taylor has taught me a great deal of what community looks <br />like, what true love looks like, what open arms feel like, and what <br />true joy sounds like. Those were the least of the reasons of why I <br />was brought to Orlando, but some of the greatest things I took from<br />it. I still feel very honored to have come, and would do it again <br />in a heartbeat. My prayer is that this would be a reminder to us, that<br />we are after Christ of the center of our lives and often times we <br />look in the mirror and I see very little of him in us. I am not <br />promoting we all go sell all that we have, live totally meek lives, <br />and radically change your lifestyle; but I will promote generosity, <br />love, and a welcoming spirit. We live in a society where it is very<br />easy to put ourselves first, as I challenge myself to place myself<br />before others I will in turn challenge you. <br /><br />Some of us may consider ourselves very giving, but look and see <br />who it is you are giving to. A stranger? Those in true need? People<br />that don't already have plenty? It was on my heart, and I felt like<br />sharing. Again, thank you Taylor, it was very refreshing and I'm <br />very glad God had me in mind when all this came about. <br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />On a side, but very important, note:</span><br />Please pray for Sons of God right now, we have been having some <br />amazing spiritual encounters. It is very apparent to us that we are <br />headed in the right direction with all of this, as we embark on<br />the "battle for souls" Satan is out to get us and it has been all<br />the more evident as time goes by. The holy Spirit has been with us<br />and strengthening us, but please continue to pray for us on this<br />matter; it will only help.I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-42914354179492220832009-03-07T23:41:00.000-08:002009-03-07T23:55:48.043-08:00Dove.Dove, make your escape. If it were love that were<br />here it would be no mistake. I've just suffered<br />a blow, reminded of all that was good that I had,<br />I let go.<br /> <br />For some, the hardest things learned are moving<br />on while still holding on to the burns. The marks<br />that don't go away, not until hope comes will you<br />recognize you're displaced. The heart will begin to<br />grow, but not until you learn to let go.<br /><br />Eyes I saw through the night, I was so battered <br />with years with some closure in sight. Kill all<br />that's inside, I hear the arms wrapped around <br />don't find struggle in sight, I know just as well<br />as you it's totally right.<br /><br />For some, the hardest things learned are moving<br />on while still holding on to the burns. The marks<br />that don't go away, not until hope comes will you<br />recognize you're displaced. The heart will begin to<br />grow, but not until you learn to let go.<br /><br />Cripple me with a lack of sleep and your silence <br />treats me like slaves for the trade. Pictures <br />burning the hearts are turning away I yearn to <br />forget what I've done. <br />Leave me all that is breathing of a past embodied<br />by one gentle soul. Life is better today even so<br />that one was so good for a time, but it's time<br />to let go.I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095703489908416196.post-23522742010085003312009-03-06T05:23:00.000-08:002009-03-06T05:29:25.278-08:00Love Never Dies.Your lips are pursed, white, you're freezin' to death.<br />Your eyes are glazed over, your hands start to twitch.<br />Unbeknownst to me through a peripheral view.<br />Your heart starts to beat as I whisper, "love you."<br />My cheek's pressed against the side of your head.<br />To tell you I'll love you while you're stuck in this bed.<br />My eyes glance down to your needle broke skin.<br />Your breath coincides with mine, you're breathing again.<br />I raise up my head to see you look back at me.<br />God I've prayed for so long for her to finally be.<br />Awake again looking me straight in the eyes.<br />To tell her what I told them when they said she would die.<br />My darling one night back 10 years to the day.<br />An accident left you asleep for a decade.<br />But I've been close by your bedside, for you to come to.<br />To tell you I love you, and that I've waited for you.I Am All Grown Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858671857292049686noreply@blogger.com1