We Were Made to Worship

 This is what God says, 
   the God who builds a road right through the ocean, 
   who carves a path through pounding waves,
The God who summons horses and chariots and armies— 
   they lie down and then can't get up; 
   they're snuffed out like so many candles:
"Forget about what's happened; 
   don't keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present. I'm about to do something brand-new. 
   It's bursting out! Don't you see it?
There it is! I'm making a road through the desert, 
   rivers in the badlands.
Wild animals will say 'Thank you!' 
   —the coyotes and the buzzards—
Because I provided water in the desert, 
   rivers through the sun-baked earth,
Drinking water for the people I chose, 
   the people I made especially for myself, 
   a people custom-made to praise me. 
 Isaiah 43:16-21 


Most of us learned in Elementary school that an atom (which is the basic unit of matter) is made up of 2 parts: the nucleus which is vibrating at the center and the electrons which are spinning around with a sort of vibration.  

We also know that sound is made up of vibrations.  So it should make perfect sense that when God spoke and created Earth it was so!  

 Isaiah 43 Mentions many of the things our God has done for his people and hints of even better things to come, but most importantly in verse 21 it tells of how God chose us and custom-made us to worship Him!   Do you see it yet? God created Earth and at the core of every little molecule is sound (well vibration) and then He specifically says that He created us to worship Him! 

Worship should be more than just a few songs that we sing on a Sunday morning or Wednesday night.  Worship is in the center of our being.  Psalm 34 should be something that we live by "I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise  shall  continually  be  in my mouth."

In everything we do we should give praise and the glory to God! 

In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul writes to the people of Thessalonica about Jesus' return and exhorts and encourages the people saying in verse 16 "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

Jesus himself said,  "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.  God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:23, 24 NKJV)

In my life I want to be one of those that God the Father is seeking. I want my worship to be true, from my heart to my King's feet.  I want there to be more of Him and less of me. 

In that (this) day I want to be ready and waiting. I want my worship (our worship) to help usher in the presence of Almighty Jesus.  I want there to be nothing in my life that would hold back the move of the Spirit and the "better" things that He wants to do in these last days.  I can't wait for the day when "every knee" will bow to worship the King!

The Lord  will be  awesome to them, For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth;  People  shall worship Him, Each one from his place, Indeed all the shores of the nations. (Zephaniah 2:11 NKJV)

In His Presence

This is a little piece of encouragement that I found in my journal from October 2009.

Be still, get into the quiet place. That is where I flow.
You must shut out all the distractions in life.
Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and you will get to know Me.
Get lost in my presence, there you will find Me and you will find yourself!
It's that place where you develope walking in my LOVE.
It's that place where you find your steps.
Oh the people I want to touch through you!

Get more of me and get more of my love in your life.

Chains are broken in my presence.
Victory is won in my presence.
Sickness and disease is healed in my presence.
Everything is done in my presence.


Psalm 16:11
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

The Lily of the Valley

What's in a name?

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold. (Proverbs 22:1 NKJV)

When my husband and I were deciding what we were going to name our Son we knew that we wanted to find a name that had meaning rather than a name that we thought was just "cute". This is something that was very important to us. If you read through the Bible people gave names according the meaning of the name for example Abraham and Sarah named their son Isaac (which means laughter) because when God told them they would have a child in their old age they laughed.

Names are obviously important to Father God! Several times in the Bible you see that He will give people a new name. He changed Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah.

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it. (Revelation 2:17 NLT)

I've at times wondered what my new name might be? Sometimes I think life would be a little easier if we could audibly hear God remind us of exactly how he sees us!

I do know this:

Ephesians 1:4 - For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

God chose ME! He knew me before I was born and saw everything I would possibly do wrong and yet he still chose me and looks at me as if I've never done or could do anything wrong!

“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16 NLT)

He LOVES me! So much that he sent his only Son to die so that I could live!

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT)

Because I chose to believe in Him I have been given the right to carry His Name.

I love the message version of Matthew 5 being a light and letting people see Christ in us.

14-16"Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.

My parents gave me a somewhat unique name: Calla.

The name Calla means beautiful lily. Jesus is at times called the lily of the valley(Song of Solomon 2) He is beautiful, pure, fragrant, fruitful, full of humility, and brings healing.

I don't want people to see look at me and see Calla.. I want people to see Christ in me. A Father's love who wants nothing more than for us to be loved by him, healed by Him, cleansed and made pure and Holy by Him.

Anyone who knows my husband and I knows that our heart beat is Worship. Worshipping the Father is really what we ALL are called to do in someway some form.. When we are leading people into worship our desire is to guide them to a place where the Father is able to melt and mold them into the person they are called to be. Someone who CHOOSES to boldly carry the Fathers name.