My Greatest Hope
06.13.08 (5:01 pm) [edit]Sovereign, You are my absolute grandest and greatest hope. The culmination of this life; all of it's suffering, all of it's futility and all of it's pain ends with the glorious hope of eternal blissful joy spent with You always and ever. You are the rescuer of my heart, of my very soul. The very depth of me finds all it longs for perfectly in Your Majesty. I cannot wait for that moment when I stand before You solely as nothing and seeing you as my everlasting everything. My greatest hope is that, that in the end of all of this I will be with You forever. Forever. Tell me to come to You on the water and I will. Always and Ever, Daniel Clare
I challenge you to think, not just listen...
08.28.07 (2:05 pm) [edit]Despite the controversy that this may bring about I feel the need the express where I stand on some issues, mainly one, in regards to today's current events. The hotspot on the the war in Iraq has conjured many feelings, some of ill will, some of patriotic stance. Personally, I am quite taken back by how the majority of public opinion has been steered by hearsay. I love the american media wheel, but seriously, for everything we hear to be taken as absolute truth just because someone on t.v. says something about it is rediculous. I don't know about you but I was taught growing up not to go off of what someone says about someone else, but to go to them directly. For years we have heard from other people's mouths, the media, the democratic party, even the republic party, of what their opinion is in regards to the truth of the war and it's effects. I must ask however, who of you or us have put in our effort and work to travel to Iraq, meet the people there, talk to the families affected not only in the middle east but also those affected by 9/11 and discovered the truth for ourselves? Pretty much none of us. That is why I find it amazing to see people get to ugly over something they really have no idea about. I have seen many get to the point of saying that another human being should die because of what they have heard the media say to us all. Normally any of us in our right mind as humane citizens of the world would never think such thoughts but as soon as it involves a mob setting, which we have done as american citizens sitting idly by while we take what is told us by others, we do what we would normally say is completely and utterly wrong. The truth is neither you nor I know President Bush personally or really know what he is having to face or do, just like no one really knows what you are facing at work especially that jerk that tells crap about you to others all the time but you have come to the realization that if everyone just got to know who you are not just off of what people say about you they may find out that there is more to it than some retards mouth problem. The truth is this on 9/11 in an instant around 3000 innocent people were killed. Taking into account the friends and family of those 3000 and others present at ground zero 15,000 to 25,000 and quite possibly way more were directly affected from that one act. This act was done on amercian soil without provocation. As we all now know the motive behind this was a holy war against any and all that do not see or believe the same as extreme muslims do. In response to this our president and government declared war against terrorism. Something that MUST be noted and understood here is that this war that was declared was NOT against a country, a people group, or crazy fanatical religion, it was against an idea. Terrorism is an idea. You can't shoot an idea, You can't bomb an idea, you have to create a paradigm shift, a change of thought process, an enlightening for that to happen. When we declared war against an idea we were saying that this was not going to be easy, this was not going to be quick. In essence you have to remove something from the throughts of men and convince them that it is wrong. We have been trying to do that for as long as we know hear in america with things like drunken driving, drugs, poor sexual practices, are you starting to see this yet? To change an idea you have to change how each person sees, thinks, and feels about something to the point where they take ownership over their own actions and no longer assert effort towards that one thing anymore. When we declared war on terrorism we took on a psychological fight to change the hearts and minds of people that right now believe it is okay to kill innocent people for the sake of their own welfare. As you very well know by now the war in Iraq has not been easy and has not been quick. Sometimes is takes an entire generation before it is seen that it is wrong to do the things that are being done. Our country knows very well of this. Our own civil rights movement cost many lives but in time the thought process and thinking of men changed to not accept the mistreatment nor injustice that was taking place against african americans here in america. How long did that take? Some time did it not? The social acceptance and personal responsibility of human beings had to change in order for that to come about. Guess what? It will be the same in regards to terrorism in not only Iraq but the whole middle east and world. This war is a war on human ignorance and must be understood as that. That is why our troops cannot come home now, that is why we must as a free civilization take up the banner of free human will and fight for those in this world that deserve the same chance that you and I have. I challenge all americans to review their thinking and understanding about what is going on in our little blue world. There is a price to pay for freedom, and unfortunatlely, I believe many of us have lost touch with what it has taken for us to have what we have. The world outside of america is filled with human beings just like you and I who want a chance at a better life, who want the hope of a better future for themselves and there loved ones. They are fighting everyday just to have the simple comforts you and i take forgranted on a regular basis. I challenge you to think outside of your world and see the bigger picture of humanity as a whole and what we must do for eachother. Some of us have paid the price personally or have endured the pain of losing someone to service in the armed forces in this war. It is not taken lightly at all what they have given. I believe we all must come to an understanding that we must all be willing to pay a cost for a world in which all human beings have a chance at living without tyrrany and oppression just like we do in the United States. We can't just think of ourselves but must see the world, all of humanity as our brothers and sisters, and be willing to fight for them as if we were fighting for ourselves or our own children. We have to be wiling to lose some things for the gain of all, if not now, atleast for future generations. We wouldn't have what we now have if it were not for previous generations paying the ultimate price for the freedom we now have today. We do live in a world of tough circumstances, some of the toughest that have been seen in a long time. It is now that we must stand for all humanity and fight that which fights to take away what belongs to us all. I challenge you to think, not just listen.
A Thank You Letter
06.21.07 (9:58 am) [edit]Soveriegn, Thank you for saving me. What else can I say? You took someone that was utterly worthless, someone forgotten, and changed everything. You changed it all from the inside out and made me shine so beautifully, all in ways I never thought nor imagined possible. You have loved me and graced me with the chance to live for You here on this earth. Thank you so much for that. I never thought I could be loved like this... it truly is amazing. :-) Love always and ever, Daniel
A Thank You Letter
06.21.07 (9:58 am) [edit]Soveriegn, Thank you for saving me. What else can I say? You took someone that was utterly worthless, someone forgotten, and changed everything. You changed it all from the inside out and made me shine so beautifully, all in ways I never thought nor imagined possible. You have loved me and graced me with the chance to live for You here on this earth. Thank you so much for that. I never thought I could be loved like this... it truly is amazing. :-) Love always and ever, Daniel
Amen.
05.01.07 (12:01 pm) [edit]It is thought provoking how life helps you to see more clearly and understand more fully as you go through all it's various phases and moments. To understand the world you must live in it and be apart of all that takes place in it. I for the longest time tried being seperate in every way from it, running at the slightest hint of what I considered impure or unholy. I have learned with time however that purity and holiness have everything to do with upholding rightness within myself, not necessarily casting an image for others to base their personal judgements of me upon themselves. More so, the understanding that God's grace towards me is fully met not in the way I try to present myself or act, it is met solely on the death and resurrection of Christ. That act meets every requirement ever expected of me from God. For, as we have all learned, it is impossible to have perfectness in ourselves based on our attempts alone. God truly is the ultimate form of perfection in every manner and every way. He is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient. He is all supreme and soveriegn at all times over all things. This creator God has gone out of His way to make it possible for me to have a relationship with him, that is the most mind capturing thing, I believe, to fall upon the human race. God's love, kindness, and justice transcend this world and it's problems. It overcomes them with great verocity and takes the broken and treats them like kings. Truly understanding that coupled with understanding the reality of life on this world, a constant struggle to make your life count for something before it disappears into history either forgotten or remembered, has changed me from the inside out. My utmost desire is this, to know Christ and to make Him known. I long for it to passionately take hold of me through and through. There is but no other purpose to live. I have seen great injustices over the years that have caused me to question so much, things that I though were pure and true. I thank God for that, for I never would have found Him as trully as I have now come to know Him. He is the most powerful being that has ever existed and will ever exist in all times and in all places. His words are true and right completely. There is nothing that can shake me of that in any form. I lay my life down, for I have no reason in living. I will decay in this world until my bones are yet one with the earth, in fact if I think about it enough, I am already dead. So what is life worth living in the short days I have here but for the unquenchable purpose of reveling in the Majesty that is God Creator of the Universe, Saviour of all. For His is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Amen.
05.01.07 (11:52 am) [edit]It is thought provoking how life helps you to see more clearly and understand more fully as you go through all it's various phases and moments. To understand the world you must live in it and be apart of all that takes place in it. I for the longest time tried being seperate in every way from it, running at the slightest hint of what I considered impure or unholy. I have learned with time however that purity and holiness have everything to do with upholding rightness within myself, not necessarily casting an image for others to base their personal judgements of me upon themselves. More so, the understanding that God's grace towards me is fully met not in the way I try to present myself or act, it is met solely on the death and resurrection of Christ. That act meets every requirement ever expected of me from God. For, as we have all learned, it is impossible to have perfectness in ourselves based on our attempts alone. God truly is the ultimate form of perfection in every manner and every way. He is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient. He is all supreme and soveriegn at all times over all things. This creator God has gone out of His way to make it possible for me to have a relationship with him, that is the most mind capturing thing, I believe, to fall upon the human race. God's love, kindness, and justice transcend this world and it's problems. It overcomes them with great verocity and takes the broken and treats them like kings. Truly understanding that coupled with understanding the reality of life on this world, a constant struggle to make your life count for something before it disappears into history either forgotten or remembered, has changed me from the inside out. My utmost desire is this, to know Christ and to make Him known. I long for it to passionately take hold of me through and through. There is but no other purpose to live. I have seen great injustices over the years that have caused me to question so much, things that I though were pure and true. I thank God for that, for I never would have found Him as trully as I have now come to know Him. He is the most powerful being that has ever existed and will ever exist in all times and in all places. His words are true and right completely. There is nothing that can shake me of that in any form. I lay my life down, for I have no reason in living. I will decay in this world until my bones are yet one with the earth, in fact if I think about it enough, I am already dead. So what is life worth living in the short days I have here but for the unquenchable purpose of reveling in the Majesty that is God Creator of the Universe, Saviour of all. For His is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Thanks...
01.07.07 (7:24 pm) [edit]As I think about you God I can't help but be brought to a place of wonder, awe, amazement, absolute shock, and above all else extravagent thanks and gratitude for the chance to know You. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I do not stand due to anything I could ever conjure within myself to be able to stand. I know that my life is able to exist solely on the fact that You sent the Son the bear the full wait of your wrath in Your judgement against sin. I know that I could not have done anything to appease that wrath nor can I ever. I know that my life is made completely new because of the Son of God giving me new life so that I may live free for the sake of being free, not for any other reason. I know that my life is a life that can live because You are apart of every moment of it. The dull, mundane, day in, day out, boring moments, You exist in all of that and love to reveal Yourself to me in those moments because, as I have found, You are more real and more powerful to me in those moments. In fact it is those moments that teach me how to live through the rough times, when in reality they aren't at all because of the revelation I have of You to me in my normal everyday life. I love that as I grow up in this world You are bigger to me, strong enough to handle every area of my life. There is nothing but good in knowing You Father. Thank you for having the passion You did and continue to have to make me and have me close to You despite all of my failings and absolute failures in my life. There are so many moments I was too ashamed to think anyone could ever want anything to do with me, let alone You, because of the things I have done and said in my life. Thanks for believing in me. Always and ever, Daniel Clare
Thanks...
01.07.07 (7:23 pm) [edit]As I think about you God I can't help but be brought to a place of wonder, awe, amazement, absolute shock, and above all else extravagent thanks and gratitude for the chance to know You. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I do not stand due to anything I could ever conjure within myself to be able to stand. I know that my life is able to exist solely on the fact that You sent the Son the bear the full wait of your wrath in Your judgement against sin. I know that I could not have done anything to appease that wrath nor can I ever. I know that my life is made completely new because of the Son of God giving me new life so that I may live free for the sake of being free, not for any other reason. I know that my life is a life that can live because You are apart of every moment of it. The dull, mundane, day in, day out, boring moments, You exist in all of that and love to reveal Yourself to me in those moments because, as I have found, You are more real and more powerful to me in those moments. In fact it is those moments that teach me how to live through the rough times, when in reality they aren't at all because of the revelation I have of You to me in my normal everyday life. I love that as I grow up in this world You are bigger to me, strong enough to handle every area of my life. There is nothing but good in knowing You Father. Thank you for having the passion You did and continue to have to make me and have me close to You despite all of my failings and absolute failures in my life. There are so many moments I was too ashamed to think anyone could ever want anything to do with me, let alone You, because of the things I have done and said in my life. Thanks for believing in me. Always and ever, Daniel Clare
Have a great day!!!
01.05.07 (8:38 am) [edit]One of the coolest things I have come to understand this past week is that the fullness of God the Father is revealed in God the Son, namely Jesus Christ. My greatest desire is to reveal God in the earth to all that inhabit it. To make known the mystery of it's very creator, it's Author and Finisher. I have longed to tell of this God that I have come to know as the greatest thing that has EVER happened to me and finally truely understand how to, in the Son. The Son of God on earth is the exact reflection of the Father in heaven. He is His radiance, He is His Glory, truly when you have seen the Son you have seen the Father. That is sooooooooo cool! So what do I find myself longing to do then? To tell of the Son. To tell of His coming to our hellish existence, taking on our image, our body and living out the dull mundane day to day existence that we have lived. To tell how He stood strong in the face of adversity, in the face of temptation, and in the face of reality as we know it. To tell how He took the judgement of God upon Himself, the full crushing weight of it so that all may know of God's great and overwhelming love and kindness. And lastly that we are all able to stand before God, just as we are in our brokeness, pitifulness, absolute desparing selves and be free in every way before Him because He has loved us so, so freely. That is an amazing message. To think that I have been in this as long as I have and feel like I am just beginning to understand. I'm pretty sure I did at some point before but got so off track. It's too easy to do that. Any way, just wanted to share that really quick. Have a great day!!!
I'm finally starting to get it...
11.09.06 (8:09 pm) [edit]The absolutely amazing nature of what grace is. To truly understand that in life there is NOTHING that one could do to appease God's desire for what is righteous, holy, and true. No matter how much effort is put into changing myself, working on my faults, or practicing religious habits, I can NEVER do anything ever to please nor fulfill what God expects and requires to be in a relationship with him. God's requirements are way out of my reach and I will never be able to reach them, no matter how hard I try. Knowing that and then knowing that the all giving death that Jesus died in giving up His life to appease God's need for justice and righteousness completely, I, even though I have not right, am given every right to be in relationship with God the Father because of God the Son. I can do nothing and never will be able to do anything, that is the most freeing thought concept in the entire world. Grace, I am free in every manner and every way to live, to be what I was made to be, and above it all, be a friend of God. I can walk with God in His immense and immeasurable power, knowing Him fully as far as it can possibly be known. Even to the point that is far above what I could have expected, being a friend of God. No I don't have any stature nor ability of my own that could have brought me to that place, to walk with God and fully know Him in intimate conversation and bear all of who I am in complete confidence, being fully satisfied by Him in everyway. But in His fully loving and overwhelmingly above what our small imaginations can conceive, God the Almighty Supreme Ruler of the Universe who holds and sustains all creation in His perfect power and Soveriegnty has made it completely possible and because He has wanted to above anything else for me to be near Him in full friendship. How frikkin' awesome is that? :-) This one thing has set me completely free. Free to live, free to be who I am, who I was made to be. I do not worry about any of my faults, any failure that I may and will make. My life is because of Jesus' total sacrifice on the cross and resurrection which resurrects me into a new life aswell. The man Jesus was fully God, there is so much amazing strength and awe about Him, He really is who I long to be. He is the bedrock of character I hope to achieve for myself. He is perfect in dealing with situations rightly, He knows when to be firm but He also knows when to be gentle. How could He not? He was and is God made man on earth. I have looked for so long for that one leader that I could give my life to follow, it's been right in front of me this whole time. It's been God. How dumb am I to have searched for something I already had? But as we all eventually come to see, hopefully, we finally start to get it. That is where I am and I am loving it. His truth, who He is, is so liberating, so completely freeing. I am made for a great destiny, nothing of myself, but wholly in the purpose of exemplifying His all surpassing Majesty and perfect Character, for that I will unyieldingly give the all of my life. That is worth living and dieing for. Watch out, here I come.
Let me remember...
07.29.06 (10:18 pm) [edit]Lord, Let me always remember that the reason why I am here, the reason why I live and breathe, and now have all that I have in life is because You saved me. I know where I have come from. I know what You have done for me. I know that there would be no way at all that I would be where I am, but better than that, WHO I am today if not for You coming to me and showing me You. You are my life, my very breath. I don't want to ever take that forgranted. I don't want to lose sight of You being God and me not. Thank you for everything!!! It just seems recently all that I do and all that I encounter turns to praise. I see You in everything all around me everyday. I can't help but turn to You to honor You. To honor the name above every name, to honor the helper to the fatherless, the fighter for the helpless, the King of all creation. You are the reason for everything. Thank you so much for loving me. I know that I do not deserve this. You give me every reason for being. I just enjoy You. I enjoy knowing, loving, and giving my all to and for You. Thank you so much. Always and ever, Daniel
Let me remember...
07.29.06 (10:17 pm) [edit]Lord, Let me always remember that the reason why I am here, the reason why I live and breathe, and now have all that I have in life is because You saved me. I know where I have come from. I know what You have done for me. I know that there would be no way at all that I would be where I am, but better than that, WHO I am today if not for You coming to me and showing me You. You are my life, my very breath. I don't want to ever take that forgranted. I don't want to lose sight of You being God and me not. Thank you for everything!!! It just seems recently all that I do and all that I encounter turns to praise. I see You in everything all around me everyday. I can't help but turn to You to honor You. To honor the name above every name, to honor the helper to the fatherless, the fighter for the helpless, the King of all creation. You are the reason for everything. Thank you so much for loving me. I know that I do not deserve this. You give me every reason for being. I just enjoy You. I enjoy knowing, loving, and giving my all to and for You. Thank you so much. Always and ever, Daniel
The process of learning...
07.25.06 (4:52 am) [edit]Lord, I know that it tends to take a while, but I am learning. I'm learning to move beyond the immature things that do not really have any true meaning or purpose in life. It is amazing how we as people still allow things to dominate us that get us no where. Complainging, talking behind eachother's backs, using manipulative tactics to get our way with one another. I think it is quite sad how we don't learn to grow up from the childish things we learn when we are young. Instead we just learn to do it with better tactics and much more effective measure to accomplish the same thing, whine and get what we want. So many are still children. So many are hanging onto thigs that don't matter anymore. When will we learn that kindness is so much better than scheming behind eachother to mess one another over. I have learned that none of us knows everything. But when we learn to lay who we are down for the sake of eachother there is grand wisdom available to us all to move forward in this thing called life. Today Lord, What I ask is to help me to remember this with every person I come in contact with. Whether it be someone I work with, someone in my family, or someone I don't know at all. Help me to pass on to others a better way of being by being it myself. Let Your True Love and Care be the guiding point within my heart. Mother Teresa did it so well. I know you are so proud of her. I want my life to be that way too. Let my life shine all that is good and true and set a standard that shows we don't have to be angry and bitter with our lives because of what someone has done to us or what events have taken place within our lives. Make me like you, less of me and more of you. Love always and ever, Daniel Clare
The process of learning...
07.25.06 (4:51 am) [edit]Lord, I know that it tends to take a while, but I am learning. I'm learning to move beyond the immature things that do not really have any true meaning or purpose in life. It is amazing how we as people still allow things to dominate us that get us no where. Complainging, talking behind eachother's backs, using manipulative tactics to get our way with one another. I think it is quite sad how we don't learn to grow up from the childish things we learn when we are young. Instead we just learn to do it with better tactics and much more effective measure to accomplish the same thing, whine and get what we want. So many are still children. So many are hanging onto thigs that don't matter anymore. When will we learn that kindness is so much better than scheming behind eachother to mess one another over. I have learned that none of us knows everything. But when we learn to lay who we are down for the sake of eachother there is grand wisdom available to us all to move forward in this thing called life. Today Lord, What I ask is to help me to remember this with every person I come in contact with. Whether it be someone I work with, someone in my family, or someone I don't know at all. Help me to pass on to others a better way of being by being it myself. Let Your True Love and Care be the guiding point within my heart. Mother Teresa did it so well. I know you are so proud of her. I want my life to be that way too. Let my life shine all that is good and true and set a standard that shows we don't have to be angry and bitter with our lives because of what someone has done to us or what events have taken place within our lives. Make me like you, less of me and more of you. Love always and ever, Daniel Clare
Let today be...
07.21.06 (5:15 am) [edit]Lord, I know that I am going to be busy today. I know that I am going to get caught up in what is around me. I know that I am going to laugh and be happy with all that I have. But, I would rather be alone with You, learning about who You are and letting who You are change me from within. Today as I go through out my busy day, keep my heart pure and keep my mind mindful of You. All I want is to love you with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind, and all my strength. Let what I do today be as a thanks for You. To honor your immensely powerful name. You are the one that saved me. I owe all I am to You. Let today be a day of giving back to You. Love always and ever, Daniel
Let today be...
07.21.06 (5:14 am) [edit]Lord, I know that I am going to be busy today. I know that I am going to get caught up in what is around me. I know that I am going to laugh and be happy with all that I have. But, I would rather be alone with You, learning about who You are and letting who You are change me from within. Today as I go through out my busy day, keep my heart pure and keep my mind mindful of You. All I want is to love you with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind, and all my strength. Let what I do today be as a thanks for You. To honor your immensely powerful name. You are the one that saved me. I owe all I am to You. Let today be a day of giving back to You. Love always and ever, Daniel
Show me your ways.
07.18.06 (4:56 am) [edit]Lord, Today teach me to just be open with you about the whole of my life. This is one area that I am always having a problem with. I want to move past the overplayed highly spiritually toned aspect of having a conversation with You. I know there are moments that it will be like that. Moments where I am completely caught up in the magnificense of Your Majesty but, I know that there is more to a relationship, especially one that is supposed to have true intimacy as its base anyways, than just a one sided aspect of it. I want every part of me to participate in the fullness of who You are in knowing You and being known by You. I know that You are the full satisfaction that my whole being resides on because of the fact that Jesus Christ made all of it possible in His self sacrificial death on the cross taking all sin and becoming the scapegoat, the lamb that was slain as foretold in heaven, for every part of my life. I can humbly yet with absolute confidence enter into a full and real relationship with the Supreme Ruler of The Universe because of the grand act You made at the cross. What I ask is let me die there too. Let my inhibitions, my selfishness, my insecurities, my pride, all of my sin, die there. Let me lose my life so that I can find it in You and nothing else. I want to see that You God are the gospel. I want to see that You are everything that You have revealed yourself to be in the Bible, that You are strong and able to do all things in absoluteness. You are the desire of my heart. I want to have as deep of a relationship as possible with You God. So I ask help me to be open, real, and honest with You and show me your ways. In every way possible. Love always and ever, Daniel Clare
Show me your ways.
07.18.06 (4:56 am) [edit]Lord, Today teach me to just be open with you about the whole of my life. This is one area that I am always having a problem with. I want to move past the overplayed highly spiritually toned aspect of having a conversation with You. I know there are moments that it will be like that. Moments where I am completely caught up in the magnificense of Your Majesty but, I know that there is more to a relationship, especially one that is supposed to have true intimacy as its base anyways, than just a one sided aspect of it. I want every part of me to participate in the fullness of who You are in knowing You and being known by You. I know that You are the full satisfaction that my whole being resides on because of the fact that Jesus Christ made all of it possible in His self sacrificial death on the cross taking all sin and becoming the scapegoat, the lamb that was slain as foretold in heaven, for every part of my life. I can humbly yet with absolute confidence enter into a full and real relationship with the Supreme Ruler of The Universe because of the grand act You made at the cross. What I ask is let me die there too. Let my inhibitions, my selfishness, my insecurities, my pride, all of my sin, die there. Let me lose my life so that I can find it in You and nothing else. I want to see that You God are the gospel. I want to see that You are everything that You have revealed yourself to be in the Bible, that You are strong and able to do all things in absoluteness. You are the desire of my heart. I want to have as deep of a relationship as possible with You God. So I ask help me to be open, real, and honest with You and show me your ways. In every way possible. Love always and ever, Daniel Clare
The only thing that matters to me
07.14.06 (5:55 am) [edit]Lord, You are the only thing that matters to me. You are the reason for all things. The beginning and the end, the soveriegn almighty ruler and authority of all things. You sustain everything in your immense and immeasurable power. You are deserving of all songs, of all love, of all honor, of all devotion. You are the King!!! My life is yours and yours alone. I don't care about anything else accept, You, Your name, and all of who You are being revealed to all the earth in magnificence and power. You hold the universe in your hand, yet at the same time your heart is captivated by everything we are. There is so much to You. Just thinking about You overwhelms me. How could it not? You are God. Trying to take in all of who you are in my mind, in me, is to much to handle. I would die if I did. Maker of the Universe. You alone are deserving of that title. All titles belong to You. All things come from You and are for You for Your good pleasure according to your will. You are great, King of the Universe. Be glorified in all the earth!!!
The only thing that matters to me
07.14.06 (5:54 am) [edit]Lord, You are the only thing that matters to me. You are the reason for all things. The beginning and the end, the soveriegn almighty ruler and authority of all things. You sustain everything in your immense and immeasurable power. You are deserving of all songs, of all love, of all honor, of all devotion. You are the King!!! My life is yours and yours alone. I don't care about anything else accept, You, Your name, and all of who You are being revealed to all the earth in magnificence and power. You hold the universe in your hand, yet at the same time your heart is captivated by everything we are. There is so much to You. Just thinking about You overwhelms me. How could it not? You are God. Trying to take in all of who you are in my mind, in me, is to much to handle. I would die if I did. Maker of the Universe. You alone are deserving of that title. All titles belong to You. All things come from You and are for You for Your good pleasure according to your will. You are great, King of the Universe. Be glorified in all the earth!!!
Let me love you...
07.11.06 (10:07 am) [edit]God, Let me fall in love with you again. Just like when we first met. When I was nothing and so in need of being saved from the hell I was in. From when I was so in need of being loved truly for the first time. So that I may give my everything to You, as you so deserve. I have nothing that I desire to have or be, but be with You. You changed my life, you showed me what it meant to be happy, what it meant to have a reason to live. Your Majesty, You are so beautiful. Thank you so much for everything. I love you so much. So, so, much. Daniel
Let me love you...
07.11.06 (10:07 am) [edit]God, Let me fall in love with you again. Just like when we first met. When I was nothing and so in need of being saved from the hell I was in. From when I was so in need of being loved truly for the first time. So that I may give my everything to You, as you so deserve. I have nothing that I desire to have or be, but be with You. You changed my life, you showed me what it meant to be happy, what it meant to have a reason to live. Your Majesty, You are so beautiful. Thank you so much for everything. I love you so much. So, so, much. Daniel
Been a while...
07.11.06 (4:54 am) [edit]It has definately been a while since I've written to you like this. It has been sometime since You and I have had a decent conversation. All my fault really. We have had some exciting times recently but I haven't stopped to just talk to you about anything. I am so sorry for that. I am sorry for taking forgranted our relationship and all that you have done for me. It is much easier to get caught up in things about You than actually You, Jesus. I am sorry for forgetting. . . how could I forget? Everything I have today and everything I am today are because You showed me what it meant to be loved. You showed me how much you believed in me, You showed me the good things that you saw in me. I had never been told any of that before and I had never seen it before. I have a tendency to focus on the bad things in my life and then try to do good to make up for them, hoping that You will be happy with me because of that. When did I get it so wrong? When did I lose sight that all I have to do is talk to you about it and not try to perform to get You to like me? You love me. That's all I need to really understand. What I really want is to just be open, real, and honest with You Lord about my life and what is going on inside of me instead of staying at a distance and trying to do good things hoping that makes up for the mistakes I make. Living that way so is not what You have desired for me in any way whatsoever. Thank you for that. Thank you for just talking to me recently and telling me what You are happy with me about. It's been very humbling but very beautiful and uplifting at the same time. It is lovely to know that you truly love me, just for me. Thank you so much God. Daniel Clare
Been a while...
07.11.06 (4:54 am) [edit]It has definately been a while since I've written to you like this. It has been sometime since You and I have had a decent conversation. All my fault really. We have had some exciting times recently but I haven't stopped to just talk to you about anything. I am so sorry for that. I am sorry for taking forgranted our relationship and all that you have done for me. It is much easier to get caught up in things about You than actually You, Jesus. I am sorry for forgetting. . . how could I forget? Everything I have today and everything I am today are because You showed me what it meant to be loved. You showed me how much you believed in me, You showed me the good things that you saw in me. I had never been told any of that before and I had never seen it before. I have a tendency to focus on the bad things in my life and then try to do good to make up for them, hoping that You will be happy with me because of that. When did I get it so wrong? When did I lose sight that all I have to do is talk to you about it and not try to perform to get You to like me? You love me. That's all I need to really understand. What I really want is to just be open, real, and honest with You Lord about my life and what is going on inside of me instead of staying at a distance and trying to do good things hoping that makes up for the mistakes I make. Living that way so is not what You have desired for me in any way whatsoever. Thank you for that. Thank you for just talking to me recently and telling me what You are happy with me about. It's been very humbling but very beautiful and uplifting at the same time. It is lovely to know that you truly love me, just for me. Thank you so much God. Daniel Clare
Still faithful...
04.28.06 (6:08 am) [edit]In my suffering I have found that you alone are faithful, that righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. I know that I can trust in you always because your love and faithfulness go before you, they surround you... Part of a song I wrote to You a few years back, today I find that it still rings true today. I am in awe of the fact that no matter what the circumstance is period, You shine in absolute greatness, even if You aren't able to be seen in the midst of it, atleast from my perspective. You are always faithful and have always stood by my side, guiding me hand in hand, through every part of my life. It just leaves me speechless. Your Majesty out tells the story that goes on around us that tries so hard to bring a bad ending, the story forgets however that You are it's author and that You ultimately cause for the ending to come out how You want it to. I so trust You Lord with every part of my life and the outcome of everything, regardless of how it may be. I could seriously lose it all right now at this moment and be completely content knowing that You are my God and King. You are. That is all I need to know. My love is Yours. Always and ever. Daniel Clare.