angels & demons

Fall Kickoff for SWAP!!!

:)

we got things started of tonight with games, worship, laughter, good words and a drama!

its been awhile since we've had to orchestrate a practice, 

squeeze in a last minute practice,

and do 6 people's make-up quick...

:)

but i remembered how fun it is.

and how great it is to see people working together,

having fun,

and just putting their whole selves into sharing a message that God has put together in a visual way.

i LOVE it :)

and well, if you get to wear glitter in the process?  well... so be it.

thank you to the awesome group who performed Angels and Demons tonight!  and were willing to put this on on a week's notice :)

its actually the same group that performed it in Jamaica a few weeks ago!

so it was so fun to work together again.

i just love the picture of how satan is so relentless in trying to get us to fall, to keep us from God - 

but he CANT WIN if we don't let him.  and whats even greater - is that God and His warriors are fighting FOR us!  trust Him.  satan will decieve.  God is working for our good.

who are we going to follow?

God has blessed me with some extremely easy-going people.

its an amazing thing.

and amazing what God can do when we are willing to show up and do His work!

ALIVE will be starting back up NEXT thursday - september 13th at 730.

we are going to re-introduce it,

give an idea of what it all is for the people who haven't heard,

and lay out what its going to look like this year.

so if you have ever been interested in checking it out?

this is your chance! :)

so we'll see you there ;)

-ALIVE

ARTISTS...

artists -

if you are reading this

and you are near Edinbrook Church

and are planning to be at Before the Throne on saturday...

AND

you have artwork you might like to share/ display -

let me know ASAP!!!

thanks :)

jillian

-ALIVE

on His schedule...

do you ever have those times when you just feel so inspired?

and you sit down to work on things that you've tried to work on a MILLION times before, only ending in frustration...

and for whatever reason this time you sit down and it just all comes together?

yeah...

creative people - you know what i'm talking about.

i have been KILLING myself working on a couple ideas...

i had the beginning shell,

but it just wouldn't come together.

no matter what i tried.

there are definitely times i wish that my creativity worked on my schedule.

however - 

if it did, then it would be mine.

not God's.

and He just knows so much better how to use it all - 

SO...

i am at the mercy of His perfect timing.

but He has yet to fail to come through - 

so what choice do we have?

but to just wait on Him...

:)

tonight, 

i sat down and just tried again.

and things just started making sense.

you know those moments when you see it start to all come together?

its nice, huh?

there are very few feelings like it in the world...

it doesn't get a whole lot better than a really satisfyingly productive, inspired time of creating.

now we'll just see if it all really comes together :)

but so grateful for God being in control!

so if you are feeling stuck,

or uninspired,

or inadequate - 

know that if God has given you the gifts and the idea...

He'll finish it.

He WILL come through.

just wait.

its worth it.

"Have you ever come on anything quite like this extravagant generosity of God, this deep, deep wisdom? It's way over our heads. We'll never figure it out. Is there anyone around who can explain God? Anyone smart enough to tell him what to do? Anyone who has done him such a huge favor that God has to ask his advice? Everything comes from him; Everything happens through him; Everything ends up in him. Always glory! Always praise! Yes. Yes. Yes."
Romans 11: 33-36 (Message)



 -ALIVE

Before the Throne... just a few weeks away

Before the Throne...

just a few weeks away.

that means there are

lots of facebook messages being sent,

sketchbooks being filled,

cups of water being spilled,

new brushes being bought and used,

scripts/ poems being edited,

dances being choreographed,

dances being practiced,

plans being made,

plans being changed,

plans being re-planned.

it means being constantly reminded how important prayer is,

that we are so dependent on God.

it means needing to remember that He is the reason we have this creativity to use in the first place.

it means getting to find out why He's given it to us.

an opportunity to see how He wants to work.

it means we have a few weeks to pray that every single person participating,

that every single person who plans on coming,

and every single person who doesn't know they're coming yet - 

meets God.

meets Him in His FULL glory.

His full perfection.

its just a few weeks away...

i don't know how we got here.

but i do know that i don't have any idea where to go from here without Him leading.

praise the Lord that He knows exactly what He's doing...

:)

-ALIVE

holy holy holy

i'm LOVING revelation 4 lately...

which is perfect because i have been and will be looking at it a LOT in preperation for the

Before the Throne

event.

(hope you all can make it :) )

it has been a personal challenge for me, God is working in me a lot through this process -

pushing me WAY out of my comfort zone.

but He's also been there to encourage.

so i just want to share that encouragement -

if God's presenting you with an opportunity that seems terrifying?

follow Him into it anyways.

because what He wants to teach you,

what He wants to prepare you for?

is always worth it.

always.

but its so so so much easier to follow Him,

when you know Him.

when you are aware of how PERFECT and GOOD He is. :)

i recommend reading Revelation 4.

just a picture of what it means that we serve a PERFECT and HOLY God.

and that He is calling us.

i also found this song by Phil Wickham...

revelation 4 in song form.

EPIC.

sometimes it takes words being put to music to settle in on a whole other level.

i love it. :)

enjoy!!!

-ALIVE