Make Much of You

by Steven Curtis Chapman

How could I stand here
And watch the sun rise
Follow the mountains
Where they touch the sky
Ponder the vastness
And the depths of the sea
And think for a moment
The point of it all was to make much of me
Cause I'm just a whisper
And You are the thunder and

I want to make much of You, Jesus
I want to make much of Your love
I want to live today to give You the praise
That You alone are so worthy of
I want to make much of Your mercy
I want to make much of Your cross
I give You my life
Take it and let it be used
To make much of You

And how can I kneel here
And think of the cross
The thorns and the whip and the nails and the spear
The infinite cost
To purchase my pardon
And bear all my shame
To think I have anything worth boasting in except for Your name
Cause I am a sinner
And You are the Savior

I want to make much of You, Jesus
I want to make much of Your love
I want to live today to give You the praise
That You alone are so worthy of
I want to make much of Your mercy
I want to make much of Your cross
I give You my life
Take it and let it be used

To make much of You

This is Your love, oh God
Not to make much of me
But to send Your own son
So that we could make much of You

For all eternity

I want to make much of You Jesus
I want to make much of Your love
I want to live today to give You the praise
That You alone are so worthy of
I want to make much of Your mercy
I want to make much of Your cross
I give You my life
Take it and let it be used
To make much of You

I want to make much of You
Much of You Jesus

LIBERTY AND THE STANDARDS OF JESUS

     A spirtitually-minded person will never come to you with the demand -- "believe this and that"; a spirtitually minded person will demand that you align your life with the standards of Jesus. We are not asked to believe the Bible, but to believe the One whom the Bible reveals (see John 5:39-40). We are called to present liberty for the consience of others, not to bring them liberty for their thoughts and opinions. And if we ourselves are free with the liberty of Christ, others will be brought into that same liberty--the liberty that comes from realizing the absolute control and authority of Jesus Christ.

     Always measure your life solely by the standards of Jesus. Submit yourself to His yoke, and His alone; and always be careful never to place a yoke on others that is not of Jesus Christ. It takes God a long time to get us to stop thinking that unless everyone sees things exactly as we do, they must be wrong. That is never Gods view. There is only one true liberty--the liberty of Jesus at work in our conscience enabling us to do what is right.

    Don't get impatient with others. Remember how God dealt with you-- with patience and with great gentleness. But never water down the truth of God. Let it have its way and never apologize for it. Jesus said, "Go...and make disciples...", not, "Make converts to your own thoughts and opinions."

May 6th

i take off for big bend tomorrow morning. i wont be back till thursday afternoon prolly.

here are a few pics we took of me doing backfips...

So the whole prom thing was pretty fun. i think the part i enjoyed the most was the swimming after partying after prom, right before everyone went to sleep. the dancing itself went by really fast. the only bad thing was the heat inside the church.

Prom being over really makes the conclusion of school sink in....We have about 2 more weeks till we graduate. We only have about 1 more week of actually going to school though. then summer will be here, friends will disspearse, and before you know it we will all be going to college. then 4 or so years down there road we will graduate from college and seek jobs. Hopefully start a family. get married, have a few kids, and start a whole new life over again. Haha, coming back from the 10 or 20 year reunion will be intersting. no one knows what the future holds and it will be fun to see where everyone is at.

well, i just felt like putting life into prospective. remember, it is all for Gods glory.

Facts about Mormonism...

1. IS THERE MORE THAN ONE TRUE GOD?

The Mormon Church teaches that there are many Gods (Book of Abraham 4:3ff), and that we can become gods and goddesses in the celestial kingdom (Doctrine and Covenants 132:19-20; Gospel Principles, p. 245; Achieving a Celestial Marriage, p. 130). It also teaches that those who achieve godhood will have spirit children who will worship and pray to them, just as we worship and pray to God the Father (Gospel Principles, p. 302).

2. WAS GOD ONCE A MAN LIKE US?

The Mormon Church teaches that God the Father was once a man like us who progressed to become a God and has a body of flesh and bone (Doctrine and Covenants 130:22; "God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!" from Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 345-347; Gospel Principles, p. 9; Articles of Faith, p. 430; Mormon Doctrine, p. 321). Indeed, the Mormon Church teaches that God himself has a father, and a grandfather

4. IS GOD A TRINITY?

The Mormon Church teaches that Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three separate Gods (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 370; Mormon Doctrine, pp. 576-577), and that the Son and Holy Ghost are the literal offspring of Heavenly Father and a celestial wife (Joseph Fielding McConkie, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, vol. 2, p. 649).

5. WAS THE SIN OF ADAM AND EVE A GREAT EVIL OR A GREAT BLESSING?

the Mormon Church teaches that Adam’s sin was "a necessary step in the plan of life and a great blessing to all of us"(Gospel Principles, p. 33; Book of Mormon — 2 Nephi 2:25;

7. DOES CHRIST'S ATONING DEATH BENEFIT THOSE WHO REJECT HIM?

If the Mormon Church believes it is the only true Christian Church, it should not attempt to publicly present itself as a part of a broader Christian community. Instead it should tell the world openly that those who claim to be orthodox Christians are not really Christians at all, and that the Mormon Church is the only true Christian Church. This in fact is what it teaches privately, but not publicly.