I am glad to say that I have been blessed by the family that God has given me. Two wonderful parents who are strong in their faith in God and who raised me in a Christ-centered environment. Two brothers who are sometimes a pain in my neck, but at other times they bless with me unknown facts about certain subjects and with their talents.
Preston, my younger brother, is basically a piano prodigy. He's been playing piano for 6 years. 4 years have been under the instruction of my Mom and the other 2 years have been under the instruction of Dr.Benton from MBU. Sometimes I honestly want to slap him because of how much he knows about music. I'm still trying to keep up with the new
things that I learn about music.....and he already knows it.
Greg, my older brother, is a guitar master. He's been playing guitar for about 10 years and he can play circles around me. His knowledge of the guitar inspires me to learn more.
Both of my parents were Music Education majors in college, but my Dad switched his major in his Senior year to Business Administration. My guess is that he was not a fan of Sight Singing/Ear Training...haha, just kidding.
Being raised in a God-centered home and a musical family is a huge blessing to me because I have learned so much about life, music, singing, faith, and so much more.
Being apart of my parent's music ministry has taught me a lot and has helped me put mine together. Knowing what to do in certain venues and in certain situations is very important in having an effective music ministry.
With all of that said, I am truly thankful for the family that I have and I hope you feel the same way about your family.
Even if your family doesn't seem like the best, God has given you your family for a reason. They were placed in your life to raise you, inspire you, protect you, care for you, clothe you, feed you, love you, and for all sorts of reasons.
Cherish your family, even if it seems impossible.
Blessings,
-Liz Hitt
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
God is my Healer
Healer
By: Mike Guglielmucci
You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
You heal all my disease
I trust in You
I trust in You
I believe You're my healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You're my portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need
You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
You heal all my disease
I trust in You
I trust in You
(chorus)
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands
(repeat)
(chorus)
This is one of the songs that I lead in the music ministry group, SpiritWing, for this year and I have grown so attached to it that I just have to blog about it.
This song actually has a very dramatic background to it. Mike Guglielmucci originally wrote this song when he was apart of Hillsong and his story behind writing that song was that he was suffering from cancer and he wrote this song as proclamation of his faith that God is his Healer.
What is really sad about that story is that it wasn't true. He was not suffering from cancer. In fact he was suffering from an addiction to pornography and his body had unexplainable symptoms. He tried to cover up his sin with the story of him having cancer.
Eventually he came clean and announced that he was going through a rough patch in his life with his addiction. When he was honest with everyone about this issue everyone was really surprised and some even hated him for lying.
Because of this incident Hillsong forced Mike Guglielmucci to sign over the songrights for Healer to some other artist.
Guglielmucci may have really been at fault, but no one should have hated him for it. He took the first step to making things right and the church did not really treat him in the right way. The church is supposed to forgive and forget....we ALL are supposed to forgive and forget, but that's a whole different topic.
My point is that Mike Guglielmucci is a human and humans make mistakes. I know that I have made my fair share of mistakes,but what is so incredible about God's love is that it's perfect. When we fall into those traps of sin God picks us up and lifts us to where He is. His love is offered to us freely and it is ours for the taking.
It is our jobs as Christians to spread the love of God.....not hate other people because of what they've done.
There's a passage in Hosea that talks about God's healing power and it really hit home for me.
Hosea 6:1-2, "1 Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us; he has injured us, but he will bind up our wounds. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.
3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth."
The part that really got to me was when it says "He has torn us into pieces, but He will heal us..." Even though He lets certain circumstances happen to us and we hurt, He still heals us and restores us to Himself. Nothing bad comes from God, but He does discipline His children and sometimes when we get disciplined, it hurts.....a lot, but God restores us and consoles us in His arms of grace and love.
I most certainly believe that God is my Healer and I don't need anything else than Him. I do, however, need to trust in that promise more than I have been.
Keep in mind that when you're hurting, God will lift you up and make things better. He knows what is best for you and your life.
My prayer when ever I hurt is that, yes, He heals me from the pain, but that He leaves the scars behind to remind me of how merciful and gracious He is.
Rest in that promise and rest in God.
By: Mike Guglielmucci
You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
You heal all my disease
I trust in You
I trust in You
I believe You're my healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You're my portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need
You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
You heal all my disease
I trust in You
I trust in You
(chorus)
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands
(repeat)
(chorus)
This is one of the songs that I lead in the music ministry group, SpiritWing, for this year and I have grown so attached to it that I just have to blog about it.
This song actually has a very dramatic background to it. Mike Guglielmucci originally wrote this song when he was apart of Hillsong and his story behind writing that song was that he was suffering from cancer and he wrote this song as proclamation of his faith that God is his Healer.
What is really sad about that story is that it wasn't true. He was not suffering from cancer. In fact he was suffering from an addiction to pornography and his body had unexplainable symptoms. He tried to cover up his sin with the story of him having cancer.
Eventually he came clean and announced that he was going through a rough patch in his life with his addiction. When he was honest with everyone about this issue everyone was really surprised and some even hated him for lying.
Because of this incident Hillsong forced Mike Guglielmucci to sign over the songrights for Healer to some other artist.
Guglielmucci may have really been at fault, but no one should have hated him for it. He took the first step to making things right and the church did not really treat him in the right way. The church is supposed to forgive and forget....we ALL are supposed to forgive and forget, but that's a whole different topic.
My point is that Mike Guglielmucci is a human and humans make mistakes. I know that I have made my fair share of mistakes,but what is so incredible about God's love is that it's perfect. When we fall into those traps of sin God picks us up and lifts us to where He is. His love is offered to us freely and it is ours for the taking.
It is our jobs as Christians to spread the love of God.....not hate other people because of what they've done.
There's a passage in Hosea that talks about God's healing power and it really hit home for me.
Hosea 6:1-2, "1 Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us; he has injured us, but he will bind up our wounds. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.
3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth."
The part that really got to me was when it says "He has torn us into pieces, but He will heal us..." Even though He lets certain circumstances happen to us and we hurt, He still heals us and restores us to Himself. Nothing bad comes from God, but He does discipline His children and sometimes when we get disciplined, it hurts.....a lot, but God restores us and consoles us in His arms of grace and love.
I most certainly believe that God is my Healer and I don't need anything else than Him. I do, however, need to trust in that promise more than I have been.
Keep in mind that when you're hurting, God will lift you up and make things better. He knows what is best for you and your life.
My prayer when ever I hurt is that, yes, He heals me from the pain, but that He leaves the scars behind to remind me of how merciful and gracious He is.
Rest in that promise and rest in God.
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