Praise to God; Alaba a Dios; Elogio ao Deus; Berom till Guden...

Yo tengo un amigo que me ama mas de puedo explicar Yo tengo un Padre que me muestra justicia como nunca antes Es un Señor omnipotente y con èl puedo tener vida eterna No puedo darle suficiente gracias, porque tocò mis pecados en la cruz Y por eso, quiero darle todo mi ser Y por eso, siempre cantarè Y por eso, nunca dejarè de proclamar Que maravilloso es mi Dios Tu has prometido todo bien a los niños tuyos Tu quisieras nada mas que darnos regalos que nunca cesan de venir Pero primero tenemos de abrir nuestros corazones para ver tus bendiciònes Solamente luego, poderàmos ver la verdad an que trabajas todo para bien For those of you that don't speak Spanish: I have a friend that loves me more than I can explain I have a Father that shows me justice like never before He is omnipotent, and with him I can have eternal life I'm unable to give him sufficient thanks, because he took my sins on the cross. That's why, I want to give him all that I am That's why, I will always sing That's why, I will never stop proclaiming How marvelous is my God. You have promised everything good to your children You would like nothing more than to give us gifts that never stop coming But first we have to open our hearts to see your blessings Only then will we be able to see the truth in that you work everything for good. The other two languages in the title are Portuguese and Swedish. I totally wish that I could bust out a song in both of those languages too; however, it's just not in the cards; (unless the Lord randomly decided that I'm going to wake up one day and be fluent in both of them! Haha). Which, mind you, is not impossible. Anyway... back to the point. I wrote this song first in Spanish and then English. You would think it was the other way around. Anyway.. that's irrelevent. I wrote them to provide the slightest of pictures that are a part of the big picture; the one I will now elaborate on :) Vision. I have always struggled with this. I mean, what does vision even mean really? I always imagined that when all of those people that are super in touch with the Lord that talk about their vision actually literally, out of nowhere, are hit with a dream; a vivid dream, and so it is. The Lord gave them a picture. And that's why I've always struggled. Because I've never just been hit with a 'dream' from God. I've never closed my eyes and then boom, there's a picture of a nation in turmoil, or a vivid place. But, as far as I have come to understand, that's not really what it's all about. No doubt that definitely does happen. But I've realized that it's about finding what you're passionate about, and then picturing what it is that you would like to see done for the Lord. Hence, the title of this post. My vision is simply this: To see every single person on this earth crying 'Praise Be to God,' in every language that exists. And I struggled with this as well, because I would say 'Lord, that's not really a very vivid, descriptive dream, is it?' Of course I imagine I may have upset God quite a bit by saying that. My struggle was that I didn't really think it was personal, but instead something that all Christians should want.' But the Lord more or less spoke this into me: 'While that's true Courtney, you actually believe it can happen.' And how true is that, I really do see a world, the entire world, here, now, shouting praises to the one true God. So many say 'It can't be done.' But as I've touched on before, we serve a God of the impossible! And the love of God works for everyone. If it didn't, the whole thing would be destroyed; as the whole message of Christ is centered around that fact that He takes EVERYONE, just as they are, and wants to drench them in his love. And so I got to thinking, is it any wonder why the Lord has revealed a message unto me that would seek to awaken his bride to the vast, immeasurable love that he has for us? I wondered at first why the Lord would have me to speak to those who already call themselves follwers of Christ, as it is indeed ironic because I have a heart for the 10-40 window; the most unreached places on earth. But that's where it starts isn't is? That's where my vision starts: Awakening his people to His love, that they might step into their full inheritance and go! Just as the Lord calls us to! AMEN!!!! My point is this: Don't diminish your vision. If you are passionate about it, if it something that is pleasing to the Lord that would seek to further his kingdom, GO FOR IT!! Praise be to God; Alaba a Dios, Elogio ao Deus; Beron till Guden....!!!! God Bless :)