WF: Breakfast

On December 8, 2011December 9, 2011 By Naty MatosIn WorshipLeave a comment

I heard this song by coincidence and it although it’s kind of caricaturesque it’s very true indeed. I don’t think I could have use any other illustration to explain one of my motto’s in life; which is to work with the things that matter and allow those that do not matter roll of your back.

I spoke about how we tend to complaint about our lives in a post not too long ago, and this song places in perspective that we get caught up in the things of this world instead of the things of the Word and that at the end of the day we need to make a decision which one matters to us.

Food for thought and Enjoy!

WF: Oh, Happiness

On December 2, 2011December 2, 2011 By Naty MatosIn Worship4 Comments

What a joy is to serve a God so loving, faithful and overall awesome. Worshipping him comes easy not because of what he does but for who He is. So on this Worship Friday let’s just leap of joy for being part of the big family of God our Father in Heaven.

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his^[a];
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 100: 1-5

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Be blessed

WF: Thank you and Book Giveaway

On November 25, 2011November 25, 2011 By Naty MatosIn Worship3 Comments

After eating a week’s worth of food in one sitting, remembering why you don’t call your Aunt Molly the rest of the year and standing in the cold outside pushing through the crowd to get a towel for 99 cents, it’s time to settled down and refocus. Yes it was fun or stressful but was it really what it was all about?

If you didn’t have the opportunity between pies, turkey and the sales, you have another chance today to just stop for five and a half minutes and understand how blessed we are.

Author Kristen Lamb said on her blog on Wednesday about the things she was thankful for and I wanted to share those because it really places things in perspective.

“I am thankful for all the laundry I have to do, because it means I have clothes to wear.

I am thankful for the dishes that need washing, because it means I didn’t go hungry.

I am thankful for the big electric bill, because it means my home has lights and heat.

I am thankful for the sheets that need to be changed, because it means I own a bed.

I am thankful for all the reading I have to do, because it means that I am literate.

I am thankful for the car that needs an oil change because it means I don’t have to walk miles and miles to get what I need.

I am thankful for that parking space waaaaayyyy out in the back, because it means I don’t have to park in a handicapped space. I can walk.

I am thankful for the garage that needs to be cleaned out, because it means I am blessed with plenty.

I am thankful for the chores to be done, because it means I have family who love me enough to travel to see me.

I am thankful for the litter-box that needs cleaning and the dog blankets that need washing because it means I have pets who love me unconditionally.

I am thankful for the split ends I have, because it means I haven’t lost all my hair to chemo.

I am thankful for the Christmas cards I need to send, because they could as easily be funeral announcements.

I am thankful for the traffic snarls that catch me, because the body the firemen pulled out of the fatality accident could have been me.

I am thankful for the gutters I need to clean, because it means that I have a home.

I am thankful for all the Christmas shopping I have to do, because it means I am not alone.

I am thankful for my less than perfect thighs. It means I didn’t lose my legs in a car accident or to an IED.

I am thankful that I sometimes have doubts and confusion about my future and my purpose when I think of the lives cut short before they ever had a future.

I am thankful for the government I like to gripe about, because I don’t fear going to prison or being shot if I disagree with my country’s leadership.

I am thankful for my freedom and the amazing men and women who put their lives on the line to protect it.”

So sit with me and enjoy this video that also places in perspective the things we need to be grateful for and sometimes take for granted.

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Enjoy your family and be safe

God bless you!

WF: Let my words be few

On November 18, 2011November 18, 2011 By Naty MatosIn WorshipLeave a comment

Once unconditional love is experienced, we can’t just settled for the things of this world. Being accepted, loved, cherished and valued are some of the things that undeservingly Jesus gives us. We woke up this morning, we are breathing, we have access to technology (otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this post. Let’s be grateful for this day and all that it brings. The good because we get to enjoy it. The not so fun parts because they are lessons to enhance our future.

Bask in his love today, be amazed how much the Creator of the Universe, the Alpha and the Omega, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords….LOVES YOU!

I love you Jesus!

Be blessed.

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WF: Shake Heaven

On November 11, 2011November 11, 2011 By Naty MatosIn WorshipLeave a comment

Tonight is the live Album Recording for Shake Heaven at Victory World Church. This is the new hit song by Montell Jordan and Victory World Music. I love this song not only because the rhythm is catchy but because it tells a very real truth, God created music to express love and worship Him. The world has turn the gift of music into obscenities and lust.

So it is time to shake the heavens with music and take it back to where it righteously belongs.

Enjoy!

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WF: Running in Circles

On November 4, 2011November 4, 2011 By Naty MatosIn Worship1 Comment

I’ve been wanting to share this song with you for the longest time. I just didn’t know the name of it, to find it. Every time I hear this song I can’t but feel a great communion with the Lord and an upmost sense of peace, because like the song says, “you’re the only one who gives me peace”.

No matter what we are going through, we can take five minutes to be revived by the peace that only the Prince of Peace can give.

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WF:Hold us together

On October 28, 2011October 27, 2011 By Naty MatosIn Worship2 Comments

It’s going to be alright! Sometimes that’s all we want and need to hear, but not always have the opportunity to do so. Even the strongest of the believers have their days of concern and sorrow.

Sometimes you feel like the weight of the world is upon your shoulders and although your faith tells you that there’s hope and that in the midst of your tears God will do something absolutely wonderful, you still feel the pain.

But your spouse is involved in their own issues, and when you call a friend to talk they are happy that you called because they wanted your support over their own problems and you end up again alone in the pain.

I’m here to tell you what you’ve been needing to hear, “It’s going to be alright. Keep your chin up. You know your FATHER, and He will make it alright. You are not alone, I’m standing here with you”

From my heart to yours a big hug.

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WF: Lord I need you

On October 21, 2011May 24, 2013 By Naty MatosIn Worship1 Comment

If there’s something that we can’t say enough is how much we need God in our lives. We wouldn’t even have a life without him. We wouldn’t have a future if it wasn’t for his Grace and Mercy.

Let’s rest in his bosom, just like a newborn child; in total abandonment and filled with peace. Only in the presence of the Lord we can find happiness .

Be blessed.

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WF: Born Again

On October 14, 2011October 14, 2011 By Naty MatosIn WorshipLeave a comment

We hadn’t had one of these in a while. Worship is the easiest way to God. So if you’re struggling or even if you’re happy, just rejoice today in the Lord and join me in worshipping He who deserves all praise and glory.

What a joy to be born again!