listen

everyone has a story to tell they just need someone to listen.

lately Ephesians 5 has been on my heart and mind.

and living a life of love. following Christ’s example.

so i’ve been trying to do so.

although a lot of people won’t listen when you try to tell them about True Love because so many people are all talk these days and no action. i’m one of them. but i’m trying not to be.

i once heard it said “people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”

and i have been realizing how true that is.
people want someone to listen to them, someone to care.

i was at the grocery store the other day, and i asked the tired-looking, non-smiling cashier how she was doing today, and she started to say some well rehearsed words and then stopped and looked at me with this confused/happy look and said she was doing good! and that no customer has ever asked her that before. So her and I had a lovely 3 minute talk. I wished her a lovely rest of the day, and walking away i notice her have a sparkle in her eye and a smile on her face.

i know thats just a little thing, and i probably won’t see her again but just little things like that, i feel is a way to spread His love.

there’s other ways i’ve been seeing it too. i know when i was going through highschool i always looked up to the seniors SO much. and a few weeks ago, i realized there’s all these younger grade girls here, who i don’t know if they look up to seniors like i did, but i don’t want to chance it and ignore them, so i’ve been becoming friends with all these 7th grade girls. they looked lonely one day, so i started talking to them, and now every wednesday i see them. they talk. i listen.

listening to others lovely, but listening to someone who normally does the listening, is a beautiful thing.

be still.

The still, quiet, winters… hushed by blankets and blankets of snow speak loudly of a reminder to be still before God. Breathe in. Breathe out. and see Beauty. Slow down and take time. Live every moment. See the little things in life that are Beautiful! Listen to peoples hearts! REST in God’s Love.

“Music is from God and for God”

I went to this fantastic concert tonight with Above The Golden State and Starfield. My first time seeing them both live in concert.
Lets just be honest…i’m a huge huge fan of Above The Golden State…and tonight it was just Michael doing his stuff acoustic..with no band.
I got to talk to him before the show which was so very cool because he is such a nice guy, and we talked about Bon Iver and musical influences…and i asked him if he was going to play his song “Scared” and he said he wasn’t, but he would for me. haha!
So yeah…his songs, and his lyrics…are incredible. And Michael from ATGS has such a heart for God, and he was saying that he hopes and prays that his music will just make you focus on God and worship Him, he said thats why he writes his songs, and he doesn’t care if you buy the album or burn a copy of your friends…he was just saying that he hopes that his music will make you connect with God more.

It was fantastic. And like lately, i’ve been downtown with my sister, riding the buses and just seeing the people..i’ve been thinking how can i show them God’s love? i mean…just random people that I probably won’t see again…
and Above The Golden State has this one song called “Streets” and the first part of the song goes

“When shadows turn to faces, when faces take on names, when names tell us their stories, their brokenness and pain…”
“Love is real. love will bleed. love will heal. love will lead.”

I suggest checking out their stuff. (:
www.shoutlife.com/abovethegoldenstate

Starfield was amazing as well, and just a wonderful night of worship

…and as everyone was singing this one verse to one of their songs..i forget which song… it said something about we are His chosen people……i just heard God speak to me and say “You are my desire!” and wow.
We are God’s desire.
The Creator of the universe DESIRES us. You. me.
I’m so often blown away by His love. Its truly incredible.
But yet, i feel like when God says “you are My desire!!” He also asks us “am I yours?”

After the concert, i was walking by Michael and he was like “Katie, right?” haha..it was cool. then we talked for like 15 minutes about song writting and i thanked him for playing Scared and talked about Jon Foreman and what not…it was jolly. So if you have never heard of Above The Golden State…DO check them out.

www.myspace.com/abovethegoldenstate
(:
peaceandlove to you my people. live to serve. bring glory to the King.

Oh the years!

Happy Birthday Elizabeth and Michael! 21! you both are amazing! i love you both!

 

Oh-Oh….

We Need Each Other [tour].

Friday September 26th was a lovely day. (:

Get to Club3 early…first in line.

Get right up front.

We are HARDCORE.frontrow!

Lightswitch opens, and are amazing….like usual. (:

Then Vota kinda dance it off.

Then Tenth Avenue North connect our hearts to worship the King!

Speaker Sammy A. inspires us all.

Sanctus Real rocks our faces OFF!!!

 

(:

We talk with the bands like good ol’ times. (:

I miss them all now. They are so very nice, and jolly. : )

 

Overall…amazing evening…

and one thing that is realized is, at the end of the day, when its all said and done…

 

We Need Each Other.