Currently Listening Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast) By Stephen Schwartz, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel see related

Been listening to a song a lot recently - anyone that knows me knows how much i love music.  Its one of those mediums that just allows total expression, can let you in on the inner most parts of a person, can make you laugh and cry, challenge you and inspire you.

I know its cheesy but i have been listening to the "Wicked" soundtrack a lot recently.  (Lesley is going to be soooo raging that i blogged on this before her!!!)  There is one song that is called "Defying Gravity" and it is a fantastic piece of writing.  Not something you're going to hear on the radio but still awesome.

The songs talks about setting yourself against the things that are in your life that pull you in different directions, things that drag you round in circles.

The point it makes to me is that it doesnt actually matter which way the world pulls you, wich way gravity actually goes - the power we have in God allows to rise above all of that.

Defy gravity.

We all need heroes.  We all need those people that we can look at and say "I want to be like them."  We need to aspire to something greater.

The greatest role model is Jesus, obviously, but sometimes i find comfort in the people that made mistakes and messed up yet still honoured God.

King David - a man after God's own heart.  Giant-slayer, King, Father and so much more.  This guy made so many mistakes yet he was still a man after God's own heart.  He messed up, yet found his way back to the feet of the one true God.

Joseph - a man with such an incredible future, such adversity to face and problems most of us can't even dream of.  God used the times he went through to ensure that Joseph was preoccupied with God and not himself.

Gideon - the smallest of the small.  The most insignificant of all.  Yet he led an army of 300 to defeat one many many times its size without a weapon between them.

All of these men showed fear.  All of these men made mistakes.  All these men knew they couldnn't do it alone.  But all of these men succeeded because they knew who their God was and what he was capable of.  They let God do what he had to do to them to get them ready.

I know who my God is and i know what he is capable of.  I haven't slain the giants that it has been prophesied that i would slay - i am still fighting the odd lion, still sometimes being beaten.  But my God knows where he is taking me.

Total surrender brings total freedom and total release.

We live under things in our lives that we believe we have to accept.  We think that just because we pray and nothing happens that that is just how it is and we accept it.

I have been challenged recently not to accept the way things are - and i have challenged them.  In my time with God i have been challenged to really know him - and i have found him.

In times of desperation i believe that we truly see God.  I believe that when we are in that state of mind we are entirely focussed on God and we will do anything to have him touch us.

I'm not going in to details but the thing that held me back has been removed!!!!!  I have sought God for months on this and he has answered my prayer because i sought him with all i have and i gave all i have to him.

Flippin amazing!!!!!!

Sorry folks - but i have turned to the darkside.....

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The following takes place between 8pm and midnight on the day of the California Presidential Primary.................

OK - i am addicted.  I started watching Season 5 of 24 when it started here and i got hooked.  So much so, that i have gone back to the very start and am now watching Seasons 1-4. 

I bought Season 1 & 3 for my house mate for Christmas and birthday last year and he bought Season 2 & 4 and he watched them constantly.

I only have 4 episodes left of Season 1 and I am on the edge, screaming at the TV.  I am going to conclude Season 1 tonight!!!!

It so awesome!!!!!