Spontaneous Worship by Jason Upton

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I don’t have much time to write right now, but I wanted to repost the words to a song by jason Upton. Keep in mind as you read the words that this is a spontaneous song in which he just sang what the Holy Spirit put on his heart. It was released on the “Open Up the Earth” CD, and I transcribed the words. I pray it blesses you as much as it has me.

Peace
From Open Up the Earth by Jason Upton

I wanna know Your heart
Like a child knows his father
And I wanna know Your voice
Like my little boy knows my voice

When I hear You at a distance
When the world can’t make it out
I can hear it comin
Your voice, oh Father
Your voice, oh Father
The still, small voice

And I wanna hear your Voice, oh Father
Even when it seems at a distance
When people think I’m crazy
For thinking I can hear You

I wanna know Your voice, oh Father
I wanna hear it comin
I wanna be the first around the corner
To take Your hand and walk with You
To the chair that You have
And sit down on Your lap and hold on

Sometimes that’s all we do as children
Is just hear Your voice come runnin’ round the corner
And hold on

Sometimes that’s what it feels like to be a child of God
It’s just holding on

And I declare over you that the enemy’s camp tonight
Is not fearful of a generation puffed up with Christian pride
But a childlike generation
That all it knows how to do is hold on

I wanna hold on to You Father
More than I run and play or dance around
I wanna hold on to you Father
Sit on your lap and hear Your voice whisper over me
In the midst of the storm, “Peace.”

Oh I give you peace
The strength of a generation is peace
Jesus said, “I want to give you peace, oh children.”
Oh, the peace that comes beyond the understanding
Oh, the peace that comes on knowing the whisper of a father

I give you peace
In the midst of your brokenness
I give you peace
In the midst of your emptiness
I give you peace
In the midst of the moments when you feel so dry
I give you peace
I give you peace
I give you peace
When you feel you can’t go on
I give you peace
When rejection’s far too much
I give you peace
When the shame, the shame’s too unbarable
And the world seems so cruel, I give you
I give you peace
The times you take off
I give you peace
The times you are fearful
I give you peace
The peace of a child
Holdin’ on

I wanna see the cloud
The cloud coming
When no one else sees the cloud
I wanna see it’s coming
Gimme eyes, oh father, and faith like a child
And ability to feel the same and know it
I see it comin’ now
I wanna see you comin
Before the world, i wanna see you comin
I wanna know you’re comin
Over the army, over the warriors
Know you’re comin
You’re comin to rescue me
I know you’re comin
In the midst of the trial
I know you’re comin
In the midst of the circumstance
I know you’re comin
So I’ll wait

In restlessness that’s only that of a child waiting for his dad
Shaking on the inside
Can’t wait til you come home
Can’t wait til you come home
Can’t wait til you come home
Can’t wait til you come home
Gimme the faith of a child
With a restlessness inside
Just waiting to see you, father
Before anyone else sees you
Waiting to hear you, father
When your voice is still off in the distance
I hear you comin
I can hear you comin
Your kingdom coming
I wanna be your child

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Truly Amazing Grace

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I just don’t understand it. In fact, a year ago, I would have completely avoided this subject, because I didn’t want people to misuse it. Now, it just brings me tears of joy, because I cannot comprehend why in the world this is the truth. But it is that, the truth.

I’m just going to let the Scripture speak for itself:

John 8:
1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 Now *early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the
people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.
3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in
adultery. And when they had set her in the midst,
4 they said to Him, “Teacher, *this woman was caught in adultery, in
the very act.
5 Now *Moses, in the law, commanded us *that such should be stoned.
But what do You *say?”
6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which
to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His
finger, *as though He did not hear.
7 So when they continued asking Him, He *raised Himself up and said to
them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her
first.”
8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 Then those who heard it, being* convicted by their conscience, went
out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus
was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had raised Himself up *and saw no one but the woman, He
said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers *of yours? Has no one
condemned you?”
11 She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go *and sin no more.”

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…and his whole household

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Well, it’s official. My sister, Alicia, registered for Discovery! yesterday and got the very last spot in the March Discovery 1 session. What a miracle! Part 1 of Discovery! is most of the day on Friday, and Alicia normally has a class on Friday morning that she cannot miss. Praise Jesus that the March Discovery 1 is the weekend at the end of her Spring Break! His timing is perfect!

With her registered, that means that my whole family will be going through Discovery! My mom is also registered for part 1 in March, and my dad and I will be going through part 2 that same weekend. I’m ecstatic, because I know and trust that the Lord is going to bring miracles in each of our lives and completely revitalize our family’s relationship with each other. I’ve seen so many examples of it in other peoples’ lives that have been through the program.

Jesus is wonderful!

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A Song for the Moment

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Read the words of this song by Michael W. Smith called I’ll Lead You Home. It is a perfect description of my heart going into this past weekend and what the Lord spoke to me. I mean, the details of the verses to the song are spot on with the way I was feeling. Click here to download the song from iTunes:

And here are the words:

Words & music: Michael W. Smith and Wayne Kirkpatrick

Wandering the road of desperate life
Aimlessly beneath the barren sky
Leave it to me
Ill lead you home
So afraid that you will not be found
It wont be long before your sun goes down
Just leave it to me
Ill lead you home

Chorus 2

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Miracles in the Heart Part 2

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Make sure that you have read Part 1 of “Miracles in the Heart” before you go on. The Lord did a lot in my heart this past weekend that built on the foundation I got the weekend of World Mandate.

Discovery! Training - February 16-18, 2007
This past weekend was amazing. I went through part 1 of Discovery! Training in Plano. I didn’t really know what to expect, but I had some ideas about what I wanted to get out of it. A couple of friends of mine that originally told me about it said, “Just trust me. It will change your life.” That’s really all I needed to hear.

I’m just going to share what was done in my heart this weekend. I don’t want to share details of the conference, because it’s very special and you should go through it to see for yourself I will say that there are many stories like mine and even bigger miracles!

For years, I have dealt with loneliness, rejection issues, anxiety, low self-esteem, lack of self-confidence, low motivation, and really not much joy. I knew Jesus, what He did for me, how much He loved me, but I had allowed hurtful circumstances from past friendships and relationships to scar my heart and hold me back from allowing Jesus to love me. I held on so tight to the failed horizontal relationships that I wasn’t able to allow the Lord to really love me.

It got to the point where a lot of the truths that I knew about Jesus were only in my head. I had shut them, and in turn Him, out of my heart. I felt empty and lonely and feared more rejection. This caused me to not want to invest in friendships and relationships that didn’t already show some sign of potential from the other party. I didn’t want to risk rejection again. This may come as a surprise to some, because I tried hard to hide it. I was also very open once the other person initiated the effort.

These reservations carried over into every aspect of my life. I was so afraid of failing, that I tended to shy away from anything that required that risk. This affected personal relationships, academics, positions of leadership, etc.

Not now! This weekend, Jesus broke through and helped me get over my past hurts and really give them over to Him. He took them away and helped me to realize in my heart my true worth. Jesus is my identity! In Him, I am courageous and deserving!

Oh! I can’t even begin to express how great this feels. I’ve had a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders. I feel the love of Christ constantly. I am able to look people in the eyes when I pass them on the sidewalk. I want to run after Jesus and get to know His heart more. I have returned to my first love!

Now my heart is to know Him and walk with Him daily and help others break free just as I have! I’m so excited to see Him move in more and more peoples’ lives.

God wants to work miracles in your life, too! Please look into Discovery at http://www.discovery-training.com and seriously consider going through this program. Like my friend told me, “Trust me, it will change your life. You deserve it!” Let me know if you have any questions about it. I’d love to sponsor you!

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