My first "official" post!!!

Ok... so, I'm finally doing an "official" post. I didn't know what the heck I was doing the first time- so, hopefully this time I can trick ya'll and let you think I know what I'm doing now. Tonight at Encounter, Matt talked about Jesus being your life, your entire life. Not just the bits and pieces that we decide to give him. He read these verses out of the Message (something I've been really into reading lately) from Ezekail 36... (Lord speaking) "For here's what I am going to do: I'm going to... bring you back to your own land. I'll pour water over you and scrub you clean. I'll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I'll remove the stone heart from your body and replace it with a heart that's God-willed, not self-willed. I'll put my Spirit in you and make it possible for you to do what I tell you and live by my commands." I don't know if this is putting freedom in your spirit as much as it did mine, but isn't that so stinkin' cool? I think for the past couple of weeks Satan has really been getting to me about stupid stuff, and unfortunately, I've been believing those decieving words that are coming out of his mouth. And after that happens, I blame myself, talk to the Lord and really see what it is that I need to change and what I need to do different in my heart in order to never believe those liess again. (stick with me, this will make sense soon!) This whole time I've been trying to change this heart of mine that doesn't even exist anymore! That heart is gone and will never be, for "the old is gone, and the new has come!" The Lord completely and totally REPLACED my heart. I have a newie. He knew it would be impossible to change that other black, stoned heart of mine. So, he took that one out and placed a new one in me. One that will have the freedom to praise Him. I don't know about ya'll, but that is some freakin' good news. Ah! The Lord is so good to me... to GOD be the glory :)