Great Success

Today was a wonderful day, ha SO BUSY! However, at the end of the day, after all the hard work, the Variety show was over, and I felt like I had accomplished something, and I felt good about that. I really hope that in somewhere in all the chaos today I blessed someone, in some way. Think that's possible, blessing people without even realizing it? I guess you don't think about it at the time, but even just helping someone out with a chore, that's a blessing. It's neat how God set that up.

You know what else is neat? How God uses things that I am involved in, that up front, don't have.. how can I say this? ..... Christian labelled all over it. But in the end you learn so much form it, and when you let things go and just be the person who he made you, the desire of your heart shows, and then people see that, and are blessed, and see God. I learned so much today. I think that when we are stressed, and under pressure, we don't have time to try and cover up our insecurities, and that is when people see the true us, and for me, that somehow opened up a whole lot more doors to talk about God, or about anything like that. Gosh, I feel so encouraged, and I want to share that with every one. I encourage you to let go, be yourself, and don't fall into the trap of conforming to this world. The truth is, that when we are ourselves, the person that God made us, the right people are drawn to us, meaning that the people who God wants to come to us, do come to us! Does that makes sense? And maybe this doesn't relate to you, but I find that a big deal for me. Hah, maybe this is a personal thing, but God is never stopping.

I have a sacred obsession with God and it won't go away not at all, I have a hold of your heart God, I won't let go. After tonight I feel like I have a even more in depth glance at where I'm going, who I am, this passion is growing inside, and I have been waiting to realize it, now's the time! Freedom is coming up, start with me God!

Blah, I don't know what else to say.

The devil has got nothing on me, because I am taking back my authority! Hahah Praise God.

Watch out Heaven, here I come, I'll storm the gates because we have won, boldly before your throne, I'm coming home!

Set me apart from this world, I am coming home. I'm taking back my authority, taking back my authority. Taking back, taking back my CITY NOW! Taking back, taking back my SCHOOL NOW! Taking back, taking back my FRIENDS NOW!

Shake the heavens Lord.

Break Rebellion, Send Revival.

So deeply satisfied,

Colton

When all else fades, my soul remains with you, where the love lasts forever.

Heaven is here now.

Hey bloggers, I am continuing the week that has days that turn into one big day, does that make sense? So I am super swamped, but still and forever God strong. Just wanted to share a couple verses that I was reading and re-reading today. Something stuck with me. Check them out.

1 John 3 ----

¹ What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we're called children of God! That's who we really are. But that's also why the world doesn't recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he's up to.

^2-3But friends, that's exactly who we are: children of God. And that's only the beginning. Who knows how we'll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we'll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus' life as a model for our own.

^9-10People conceived and brought into life by God don't make a practice of sin. How could they? God's seed is deep within them, making them who they are. It's not in the nature of the God-begotten to practice and parade sin. Here's how you tell the difference between God's children and the Devil's children: The one who won't practice righteous ways isn't from God, nor is the one who won't love brother or sister. A simple test.

I pray you will have a fantastic Tuesday.

God bless you, a lot,

Colton

1 John 4:7-10

1 John 4:7-10

My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn't know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can't know him if you don't love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they've done to our relationship with God.

Hey Bloggers,

well my day was swell, I worked from 11 to five, which was tiring to say the least and then I came home, learned how to play guitar some more, then went to church. A powerful evening at church, my pastor opened up with that verse. It was cool, he basically talked about the whole power that is invested with us to share the Love, which is basically what I was talking about in my blog a few days ago, I love how God works, reaffirming everything. My pastor asked me to share tonight about what God has been doing lately, and it was great to share with the congregation about what the youth has been up too, soaking the Holy Spirit. At the moment I feel tired, and I know tomorrow is a crazy busy day, and my deepest prayer is for God to show people through me that even when I'm busy I can keep calm because I have God there. "That they will see your good deeds and turn to Heaven."

To be honest, I feel kind of bummed that I am so busy with things that aren't solely directed to God, is that bad? I guess it just shows the change in my heart.

Tonight we also prayed for the youth of this city, so much heart, so much that kids need to be exposed to, and see, and feel, and understand.

I encourage you to soak up that verse, I started to pick it out, part by part and explain my thoughts, but I decided not to, tonight my brain is fried, so I didn't want to spoil the fun, pray for some energy for me.

Going to bed,

Colton

The Anthem

And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me."
Isaiah 6:8-9

This is the cry of so many people's hearts and that is encouraging. We are a generation that shall change the world. Praise God! This song says it all, the words are perfect and they express every feeling and thought that I have today. I have nothing else to say. We are going to shake history. We are equipped, we know what to do, and we have the drive. We are going to do it. This is our prayer, here we are God, shake our nation! Captivate us. Haha, there is no one as beautiful as you God.

The Anthem - Jake Hamilton ------

I can hear the footsteps of my King
I can hear His heartbeat beckoning
In my darkness He has set me free
And now I hear the Spirit calling me

He's calling wake up child it's your turn to shine
You were born for such a time as this
He's calling wake up child it's your turn to shine
You were born for such a time as this
Such a time as this

And I can hear a holy rumbling
I've begun to preach another King
Loosing chains and breaking down the walls
I want to hear the Father when He calls

He's calling wake up child it's your turn to shine
You were born for such a time as this!

Such a time as this

This is the anthem of our generation

Here we are God, shake our nation!
All we need is your love,
You captivate me!

I am royalty, I have destiny,
I have been set free, I'm gonna shape history!

I'm gonna change the world!

-Colton

All I need is You

Well Hello there Blog Readers.

Thank God it is Friday, and an incredible Friday at that.

We had youth group tonight and some really amazing things were brought up and said, and I really felt God moving me again to say certain things and he lead me to the people I needed to talk to, and that is so encouraging!

I first started by asking the kids how their week was, after their incredible encounter with God's love last Friday. There were mixed answers, once girl said she can't stop laughing yet and that she'll stop in the middle of class and pray until her teacher tells her to stop. Haha, Praise God. Other kids said that school was discouraging and they felt "poopy" as soon as they entered the doors.

So, we continued to talk about how important it is to read the word everyday, after all that is God speaking directly to us, I feel bad at the moment because I can't recall the order The Spirit put words in my mouth or everything that I said, so I am going to try my best to recall it.

So we were talking about reading the word, and praying as much as we could during the school day. And how sometimes when we are filled with the spirit we want to do these amazing things and see people saved and people healed and everyone to come to God through us, but that's not how it works. Firstly, we should be a light and a hope for all the hurt around us. Then it lead to friends and family not really accepting what we have to say or seeing the change in us, seeing the desires of our hearts and respecting it. But then God lead me to share the verse about take great joy when troubles come, and to pray always. We shouldn't think of that as a command but it is more so saying that God is always there to talk to.

We also hit the topic of accountability which I am so glad we did! Talk about how by ourselves it is tough, then with two people it gets better, and then a three corded rope is not easily broken. So when I saw all those kids it was easy, we are like a twenty corded rope, and when we are united and we a re a family for God Satan has no power or no ability to touch us! WOO, Amen? Haha

So, we talked about how this youth group is a family and we come to share our sins with each other, because when we admit our faults and say it out loud they(the guilt and sin and addiction and sense of no control or hope) completely exit out souls and that void is filled with a light, and a peace! So I encouraged everyone to find that person to trust or that whole family.

Oh man, what an incredible night, there was so much more, talking about favour and praying that we would have the eyes of Jesus to see opportunities and putting us in the right places at the right time. I had such a good talk with a couple kids afterwards and I feel like I really have a desire to help these kids, they are so on fire, and I have so much to offer them, and now it totally makes sense why I went through so much stuff at such a young age and I already see God's plans moving and it is so encouraging. I love it, I want youth group all the time, I want to talk to these kids all the time.

I talked to one girl about how we shouldn't hate school but we should be excited about it and think of it as an opportunity and a chance to shine that light that God has given us and us that power that he has put in us to show love.

Oh, Thank You God, I pray that you'll continue to give me words for these kids and that our family will grow closer to each other and we will bond more and more. Thank you for this opportunity and the clarity you put in my life, they way you bless is me is mesmerizing. I love you Lord,

Colton

A Sonnet

Hey Bloggers, so today I was assigned to write a sonnet, want to hear it? Haha be patient, and full of grace because I am not sure if poetry writing was one of the gifts God bestowed on me. :) Here it is...

Cry of a Heart

Oh how my heart, it yearns for something more

A Love - complete - never leaving me dry.

In ventures past I’ve felt nothing but, sore

loses will end, I’ll never say Goodbye.

You grow with me through hills and valleys low.

In which I have grown and seen destiny.

Nothing but peace and gifts do you bestow.

You have opened my eyes, now I can see.

And though this seems so very ‘religious’

It is a beautiful simplicity.

Love, Never Fails. So far away than lust.

Showing me more of who I’m made to be.

Each day meeting in that place where I breath,

Freely, effortlessly; breath with such ease.

So, what do you think? I am praying over it, praying that, in some way it may spark a question in class, or maybe get the teacher thinking, or something. God makes things work together for good, we know that, so maybe this is an opportunity, I asked God for eyes to see opportunities, so now I am really searching, it's like I have magnifying glasses over my eyes. I am trying to not miss anything, although, that could be a little tricky.

Well, tomorrow is Friday again, God has blessed us with another week. Think of everything we have learned, about everything that he told us this week. I am super excited, there is youth group tomorrow night, and I am pumped to hear about how those kids made out this week after their encounter last week. (If you don't know what I am talking about check out last Friday's blog. Praise God.) If you are an avid reader, pray for them, pray for your siblings in Christ, that we will be like an army, warriors, that are stuck together like glue, fighting for the cause.

That's it. Just soaking it up, writing Sonnets, God Bless,

Colton.

Power Love Authority

"Same power that conquered the grave lives in me."

"Your love which rescued the earth lives in me."

These two lines are so powerful and so true. God has given us that power and that Authority to change this nation. Think about that? What a privilege! An honour even! Let's not abuse that gift, Let's take advantage of it! I have been talking about this the past few blogs, but I have been studying Acts, did you know that the power that Paul and Barnabas had when they brought people back from the dead, and healed people from terrible diseases, lives in us? God has put that in us, placed those gifts in us, it is our job to become close with God, and seek his face and ask for anointing and for him to release them in us. Okay, we sometimes think, we can't talk to that person about God, we are too small, or they won't even respond. HAHAHA No way, God is sharing HIS power with US, we can do anything with Him, hear that? ANYTHING. But mainly, he has given us that power to love.

Okay, let's talk about this love. Wow, Love. That greatest gift of all, love. You know that love, that God used to rescue this world? He so LOVED the world, that he gave his only perfect son? THAT LOVE! That Love is in us to share and show people in this world who need it. Think of how many people you encounter on a daily basis who's lives would run so much better with Love. Oh wait, think of everyone you encounter on a daily bases who would benefit from this powerful LOVE OF GOD! HA! EVERYONE, because, when we encounter the Love of God, we are never the same again, right? We become permanently changed, something inside of us clicks and makes us want more. How many people do you run into on a daily bases who could use a massive change in their loves? God has blessed us with that power, that power to show people his love. I am racking my brain, and I can't think of anything more powerful? You?

Lord, open our eyes and hearts to constantly be on the look out to show your love in every action that we make, let us embrace this gift of power you have given us. I pray we will use it to see a change in your people God, people will catch a glimpse of this love from the lives we live, and they will want more, and they will ask, and yearn for more of it. They will encounter it, and be changed.

When I think of Power I think of Authority. God releases Authority into our lives, and that authority for me personally was to crush the devil, to go out there, and just say enough is enough and I have the God given Authority to crush you under my toe. God has given me that power and Authority. I don't know where that fits in but I feel like God is moving my fingers over the keys and I guess that needed to be typed. Haha I believe that anyone who is in that position, and they cry out to God, he won't let you hanging, he will give you that Authority. Heck, shall I be so bold to say that when we give our lives to Christ, and surrender all, do we not receive that Authority at the point? I think that makes sense, after all, the same power that conquered the grave lives in me, and it lives in all of us.

Thoughts?

Accepting this power to show love, and going to use it,

Colton