I have this thing where I go through bands/singers in phases... I'll really crave one artist then get sick of them then move on to another one. I think thats just Gods way of getting his message out to me. I listen to a certain band until I get something out of it, then it just so happend that I move on to something else. About a month ago it was "Praise you in this Storm" by the Casting Crowns, and now I've moved onto Jeff Deyo.
Jeff Deyo is a really smart guy. He loves the Lord and has a major talent with words and leading worship. Its really cool. I think he was the best worship leader that I've ever seen live before. He knows where and when the spirt is, and just goes with it. I remember inparticular one time, we sang a chorus (just the crowd) for no joke like 15 minutes. He never even sang a note... just left other people to enjoy the moment... and as he did it he stood on stage with his hands open praising the Lord. Its cool to see. Anyway, after that blurb... I was listening to his CD Saturate a couple of days ago and as I was listening he spoke in between songs... and this is what he said:

We've got to come to that point in our lives where we actually believe that God, and His desires for us, are truly the things that are going to make us happiest. Give us the most peace and satisfy our souls deeply. We talk about this and we know in out minds that its true. But somehow these beliefs, they don't make it into our everyday lives. I mean, if they did wouldn't we be different, wouldn't we act different? Wouldn't we talk different? I don't think its because we don't want to be happy of that we are trying to sabatoge our own lives... maybe we just don't really trust God.
We've got to decide that no matter what the cost we want to be be satisfied in God alone, in Him alone. Arn't you tired of reading your bible because you feel like you have to? I want to want to love Jesus. I want to long to spend time with him. I want to get up in the morning and can't wait to be with him.
Anything in my life that is more valuable to me than God, well that thing's an idol. I don't want it to be like that. I want to be like what John Piper said in The Pleasures of God. "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." I want God to be glorified. So I want to see what I can do to be most satisfied in Him.

Awesome eh?

I find the first paragraph the hardest sometimes. Believing that what's going on today is what will prosper you in the future. Its hard to believe sometimes. But the grace of God will carry you through the hardest times.

-Melis