"That 18 inch drop"

     Pastor Skip Heitzig is one of my favorite pastors that I listen to. He always has these little sayings that helps me understand and remember stuff from the bible. I like calling them "Skipisms." Here are a few of them, "He picks us up, brushes us off and hands us back to the Father." "salvation for the Jews before Jesus died is like a credit card." "Soap bubbles, soap bubbles, all is just soap bubbles." This saying, I love the most "It has to make that 18" drop from head knowledge to believing in your heart."
    You see, anybody can read it, memorize it, and be able to talk the talk but once it makes that 18" drop, you now start believing in it and it starts to become second nature and your faith starts to grow more because you now believe it. You also begin to start trusting Him more and now you can walk the walk.

Psalm 13

Psalm 13 (How Long O Lord)
by Brian Doerksen


How long O Lord will You forget me
How long O Lord will You look the other way
How long O Lord must I wrestle with my thoughts
And every day have such sorrow in my heart

Look on me and answer, O God my Father
Bring light to my darkness before they see me fall

But I trust in Your unfailing love
Yes my heart will rejoice
Still I sing of Your unfailing love
You have been good, You will be good to me


The Story Behind The Song
This song is the end of a long journey for me. I have longed to see how we can incorporate more 'laments' in our modern worship experience for years, but writing a lament that congregations can sing together, seems to be much tougher than writing songs of joy. In my opinion, there are so many reasons we need more laments in our corporate worship. The Psalms are full of them and God's people have sung them for several millennia. Today, real people need a safe place to express their pain and grief, and still know they are accepted and loved by God and His people. For the broken-hearted and those who are grieving, singing only 'happy songs' can leave them on the outside looking in. I have included this song in this project for all of us who are going through tough times, yet still we want to come and worship because there is no other place where we can find true comfort. Like the Psalms, our laments can honestly express our pain and our questions, and can still have an expression of hope as well. In Psalm 13, the word "but" looms large! It's maybe the hinge word of the Psalm and our song. This is who we are; this is how we feel, but, in light of all that, I will still trust in You, O Lord. It's was especially gratifying to write this with Steve & Karen Mitchinson, very close friends from England, and Daphne, who has been a dear friend since 1985.

"Ancient of Days"

This one is one of my favorites, I saw Yeshua dancing to this one, loving His dad.

Ancient of Days
by Jamie Harvill, Gary Sadler

Blessing and honor
Glory and power
Be unto the Ancient of Days
From every nation
All of creation
Bow before the Ancient of Days
Every tongue in
Heaven and earth
Shall declare
Your glory
Every knee shall bow
At Your throne
In worship
You will be exalted
O God
And Your kingdom
Shall not pass away
O Ancient of Days

Your kingdom shall reign
Over all the earth
Sing unto
The Ancient of Days
For none can compare
To Your matchless worth
Sing unto
The Ancient of Days

O Ancient of Days
O Ancient of Days
O Ancient of Days
O Ancient of Days

"Learning to trust"

There is a lot of songs about Yeshua but not Abba. It seems rare and I don't know why. We talk & pray to Abba, why don't we sing to Him? Anyway, this is an oldie and he is singing to Abba, love it!

"Learning to trust"

By David Meece

There's a father in your sweetest dreams

Who's always there to meet your needs

He never ever let you down

There's a mother in your heart of hearts

Who always plays the perfect part

She never lets you hit the ground

This is the need of children

These are their tender dreams

And oh, how it hurts when they don't come true

That's why I'm learning to trust in You

In everything I do

I'm learning to trust in You

'Cause I know in my heart that You're true

I'm learning to trust in You

But sometimes it's so hard to do

Father, little children must grow up

And to grow we've got to learn to trust

And to trust we've got to cling to You

And when You tell me You will hold me close

It's the very thing I need the most

But it's the very hardest thing to do

I've got this pain inside me

It speaks to me loud and clear

When there's so much to gain there's always so much to lose

That's why I'm learning to trust in You

In everything I do

I'm learning to trust in You

'Cause I know in my heart that You're true

I'm learning to trust in You

But sometimes it's so hard to do

Keep calling me, drawing me closer

Don't let me hold back

Whatever it takes I must break through

The heart of a child is broken

But his time has come

Whatever he lost, I'll find in You

That's why I'm learning to trust in you

In everything I do

I'm learning to trust in You

'Cause I know in my heart that You're true

I'm learning to trust in You

But sometimes it's so hard to do

I'm learning to trust in You

In everything I do

I'm learning to trust in You

'Cause I know in my heart that You're true

I'm learning to trust in You

But sometimes it's so hard to do

Hard to do, learning to trust in You

So hard to do, learning to trust, it's so hard to do

When God Ran 

By Benny Hester

Almighty God

The Great I Am

Immoveable Rock,

Omnipotent powerful

Awesome Lord

Victorious Warrior

Commanding King of Kings

Mighty Conquerer

And the only time

The only time I ever saw Him run

Was when He ran to me

Took me in His arms, held my head to His chest

Said "My son's come home again"

Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes

With forgiveness in His voice

He said "Son, do you know I still love you?"

It caught me by surprise when God ran

The day I left home

I knew I'd broken His heart

I wondered then

If things could ever be the same

Then one night

I remembered His love for me

And down that dusty road

Ahead I could see

It's the only time

The only time I ever saw Him run

When He ran to me

Took me in His arms, held my head to His chest

Said "My son's come home again"

Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes

With forgiveness in His voice

He said "Son, do you know I still love you?"

It caught me by surprise

It brought me to my knees

When God ran

I saw Him run to me

And then I ran to Him

Holy One, Righteous Judge

He turned my way

Now I know He's been waiting

For this day

And then He ran to me

Took me in His arms, held my head to His chest

Said "My son's come home again"

Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes

With forgiveness in His voice

I felt His love for me again and then He Ran to me

Took me in His arms, held my head to His chest

Said "My son's come home again"

Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes

With forgiveness in His voice

He said Son, He said Son, My Son

Do you know I still love you

Oh He ran to me

When God ran