He Loves Us, Oh How He Loves Us

Oh hey world...


Life this week has been insanely hectic but that ok!  This past weekend was relaxing, praise!  Yesterday, Caleb, Christy, and myself hopped in the car and headed to the ATL for the Passion Live Link/CD Release Partaaaay!  It was so flipping awesome!  So many people not just in that room, but linked in from literally all over the world just praising Jesus!  I'm talking from ATL to Cali to Africa to Brazil... ALL over the place.  People were going crazy for Jesus!  Louie's message was really awesome.  He preached from Psalm 84 and talked about how awesome it is just to be in the presence of God.  
"Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere;I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked." Psalm 84:10

A doorkeeper!  Someone who just stands outside while people just pass by.  This is what is good and this is what we should desire instead of being right in the middle and in the midst of the evil.  Just to wrap your minds around the fact that only ONE day in the house of the Lord is better than a THOUSAND anywhere else... that's pretty bold.  I mean just think about one average day in your life and compare that to almost three years.  Just one of those days with Christ, to worship and to praise Him, doesn't come within reach of anything else. 

So at this shindig, there was some pretty cool music played too.  It's called the Passion 2010 CD. It's got some pretty cool people singing on it, you know, Chris Tomlin, Charlie Hall, Christy Nockels, Matt Redman, Steve Fee, DCB, Hillsong.  It'  You should probably check it out on itunes.  Your life will benefit greatly from it and you will be really happy on the inside. 


Now on to other news... NATS is Friday.  Basically just a vocal competition for those of you who don't know what NATS is.  There's been a lot of preparation going on for this event.  Lots of extra lessons and extra practice.  I hope this time pays off but most importantly I desire to remember that this is not my voice that I am using, but it's God's voice.  To him be the glory, not myself. 


I received some very sad news last night as well.  I got a call from my theatre professor back home that one of my friends, Alex, was killed in a car accident on Monday morning.  I was in a show with Alex the spring before I moved to Anderson.  He was my dance partner in the show.  When Marybeth called me, I was in complete shock.  I literally had just spent 2 hours praising my Savior, walked out of the venue and this was the news that I received.  Fortunately, our God is the God of comfort and the God of peace.  In the midst of tragedy and sadness, we must remember that our joy comes from Him.  


"No mountain, no valley, no gain or loss we know, could keep us from Your love. No sickeness, no secret, no chain is strong enough, to keep us from Your love.  How high, how wide, no matter where I am healing is in Your hand.  How deep, how strong, now by your grace I stand, healing is in your hands."


Christy Nockels sings this song on the Passion album and it instantly came to my mind.  Even though Alex is gone, we must remember nothing can keep us from the love of Christ.  Not life, not death, no circumstance, no situation is bigger than the love of our God.  In the coming days, please continue to keep his family, friends, and the theatre company he was a part of in your prayers.  There is a lot of confusion and hurt but pray that they know that they belong to Christ and that he LOVES them. 

Spring Break is just two days away.  I'm so thankful!  In the meanwhile, I have a rehearsal and a lesson in the morning!  Then a little field trip to the hospital to look at vocal folds!  I love a good adventure!  Pink Ladies are practicing tomorrow and preparing for a game on Thursday night!  I should probably head to bed!  Have an awesome and fantastic however long until I blog again!  




I don't have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the way, he loves us...."
-kar