why project 86 rocks my face off

so, i bought the new project cd yesterday. wow, hold onto your face. its incredible. especially the songs oblivion, spy hunter and say goodnight to the bad guy. such a great band. everyone should listen to them fo sho. and their lyrics are good too, which is the best part.

so this was a good week. still intense spiritual attack. but hey, comes with the territory of serving the LORD. bring it on. He is always faithful.

so i was thinking about this verse and how its true. its luke 14:25-30.

"Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26) "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple. 27) And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28) "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? 29) For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30) saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' "

and i was thinking how true that passage is. that obedience to Christ will make us forsake and ignore even those things we value because He is so much better. and that makes me sad that i can't do both. cause i do love all those things in verse 25. and i desire to show them that in all kinds of ways. and i'm glad Christ is teaching me how to show the people that i do care about that i care. but often obedience calls me to put God before those things. and i have sometimes hesitated and am kinda currently doing that. but i desire to obey more than anything else. so thats what all do. because i want to finish the race. i want to be like paul in 2 Timothy 4 and say that i ran the race and kept the faith and now God will give me the crown of righteousness. or like james in ch1 and say that i persevered the trial and now God will reward me with the crown of life. and i pray that my interaction with all of those things will be focused on God because i've noticed that a lot of my relationships have lost that focus. and i want it back because thats the way it should be and it rids us of problems. plus it glorifies Christ and uplifts us. so its a good call all around.

so whoop for upstream. it was fun with only 5 people and just the two fellas. good times guys. i'm glad this ministry keeps me praying intensely. good stuff.

again, you should all be rocking out to project 86 cause they are amazing. even if you are emilee frame and all those others who hate the screaming. lol. kidding. here are some lyrics from oblivion for you though, so you can kinda get the experience. its long, but please read it. its awesome.

A double minded one
Gazing into two reflections
Who cannot recognize
The vessel or the messenger

Yeah!

Obedience gone and somewhere
Left in the distance
New wilderness
Outstretched hand, broken wrist
Just a little taste of everything you would miss
Could you turn your back on this?

Fight, (fight)
For our tomorrow
Fall, (to stand)
Surrender, to follow (2x)

Whoa
It's all
All we'll ever have
Whoa
It's all
All we'll ever need

From somewhere far, far away:
(I Will avenge, I will repay)
A distant voice from some familiar place
(Drive it home in me, pull it out from me)
"Let go the anchor
Let got the deadweight.
(I will repay, I will avenge),
And I'll change what's in remiss"

Fight, (fight)
For our tomorrow
Fall, (to stand)
Surrender, to follow (2x)

Whoa
It's all
All we'll ever have
Whoa
It's all
All we'll ever need

Will I find home in
This beautiful oblivion?
No meaning
No solace
No comfort
No justice
These thoughts I've held in failure
My paper champion, false savior
"You think the answer lies within
When your heart betrays you?"

Oh yeah, yeah
Oh yeah, yeah

From somewhere far, far away:
(I Will avenge, I will repay)
A distant voice from some familiar place
(Drive it home in me, pull it out from me)
"Let go the anchor
Let got the deadweight.
(I will repay, I will avenge),
And I'll change what's in remiss"

Fight, (fight)
For our tomorrow
Fall, (to stand)
Surrender, to follow (2x)

Whoa
It's all
All we'll ever have
Whoa
It's all
All we'll ever need

It's all
All we'll ever have
It's all
All we'll ever need (2x)

thanks for reading. peace.