“I Can See Those Changes”
Blogs….Blogs….Good for the heart…the more you read ‘em, the more you fart… the more you fart, the better you feel…so lift your leg, and let ‘em squeal!! Okay, Okay…enough with all the childish stuff….(I do love beans and I do love blogs!!).
So, what’s been on my mind lately? Change. Change can be sad, change can be exciting, change can hurt, change can make you stronger. I feel like there are some changes taking place in my life right now that God is orchestrating but that I am taking some time to adjust to. Does anyone out there have any changes you are experiencing??? One of my personal changes occurred two weeks ago as Pat and I began attending a one year ministry school out of Bethel Church in Atlanta. I believe this change is going to help me understand more of who God is and what he is desiring to do in the Earth today (in two weeks, I have already seen God move in some powerful ways…I will tell you more in the months to come!). Another change going on is the end to an amazing summer tour, the start of a new Acquire the Fire tour, and the completion of final touches on our new record. We have put our heart and soul into this record, and we are very excited for all of you out there to hear some of the new tunes (we will be adding a bunch of new tunes to the setlist for the upcoming Tour!). Stay in touch….you gotta love it!!
-Ben
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September 22nd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Ok first off, I’m not a picky person…I like a lot of foods you know, I’ll eat almost anything if It wont upset my stomoach….But beans….Beans….That word in itself…Beans…I hate beans…lol I guess I’m big on texture, and ew….Beans just have this random texture that doesn’t match up with the over all flavor experience…Ok anyway now you know how I feel about beans…haha
In my life I also see change happening….Slowly, little by little not only is life it self changing, but the people around me are. One of my close friends, well, who I used to be close with, has changed so much…And shes making decisions and choices that I never thought she would make…These happen to be bad decisions btw..I just don’t understand…The person she is now is way different from the person she once was. She got older, she got this, she did that, and now she fills like she has all the power in her life…I used to almost look UP to her…and not since she has CHANGED so much it would be almost wrong of me to look up to her..
Anyway, it’s kinda scary when life is changing and you don’t even really notice it till you sit down and really look at whats happening now, and how the people around you are, and remember how everything used to be..
Sorry I didn’t mean to get to deep with you!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
wow change is a BIG thing in my life right now. Over the past 3-6 months I have been experiencing change every time I turn around from me move out on my own to my parents separating to God showing me life in a whole new perspective to him speaking to as to move about 11 hours away to go to nursing school in the one and only Atlanta,GA and I am sure there is more to come as I experience God in a new way. I am a perfectionist so when things change around me faster than I can perfect things so I have come to just let go and flow with God because in this change he is the only one I have to rely on.
I know deep thoughts but I want to be emerged in God.
on a lighter more gaseous note………..
I have heard the beans song as:
Beans….Beans the magical fruit the more you the more you toot…ha
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
correction to beans song
Beans…..Beans the magical fruit the more you EAT the more you toot…..sorry
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Ok so…3 of my friends and I have been praying for our town and school for a long time, but we haven’t been seeing any difference in our friends’ lives. Then something amazing happened! At the beginning of school, one of my best friends was in a test prep class and one of the requirements is that you spend the first have of the class reading. Well, one of her friends didn’t have anything to read one day, so she gave her a Christian book she had with her to read. The effect was amazing! She started reading it and was extremely skeptical at first, but then, as she kept reading, she became interested. About a week later, she asked my friend if she could go to church with us. Of course she said yes and she ended up giving her life to the Lord. It was amazing! After that she became extremely vocal in school and she was talking to one of her friends Jon about Jesus. Last Sunday, he rededicated his life to God, and on Friday, he was killed in a car wreck. A lot of people are extremely devastated right now, but I have faith that a lot of good will come from it eventually. Jon’s story will be told and just maybe others will come to know Jesus. It just goes to show that one person truly can make a difference in someone’s life and that God has a plan for us all. I honestly believe that God will use Jon even in his death for His will. Please be in prayer for his family.
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
wow! Ben HII!! wasup?
your totally right change can be for the good or for the worst.
well my life is changing lil everyday by the way i talk to ppl the way wen i tlk to them i have to think can this help them but also how i have to trust on the lord more than i did before. well almost my whole youth group has change unbelievable and before it wa pretty shake and now we went on the missions trip and then now on Sep 18, 6 ppl of my youth group got baptised including me and man the next day i could feel god moving in me! it was amazing!!! so if your youh group is falling dwon pray and trust in god bc we went from 20 ppl so 5 ppl to 13 ppl so we are slowly growing agian!
changes in the bad way;Frozen_poptarts i feel you sista! my best friend me and her were so close and then one week she moved like 2 st down and everything changed she got well still is started hang out with her cuz and her friends and doing srugs and smoking ever weekend and ive been praying for her so much and inviting her to church things but she doesnt wanna hear it but im not giving up she still saying im her friend but not like her friday night buddies. its really hard to fix somthing you didnt know about and want to help but the person doesnt think they need to change. but i can possible be the change she needs nd we all need to think positive!
and i will keep Jons family in my prayers.
BEN its so cool to hear from you!!!
see you guys in 3 days :]
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September 22nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
oh and ben how can you like beans ugh i think they are gross lol but thats my opinion :]
September 22nd, 2008 at 7:20 pm
The change that has happened in me has been a very slow process. Over the course of my life I have done things I’m not proud of but then I am proud of them because I know how to help other people in need. The slowest change and the most recent change is my life, has taken 5 years to occur. in these 5 years my brother got sick and had to be in the hospital. He had to have a bone marrow transplant and I was the donor (Which hurt a lot). My grandmother died of a massive heart attack, my aunt died without no warning. My grandfather got lung cancer and eventually passed away. I came to the lord shortly after my brother got sick. I needed someone to hold me and my family was not enough. As a type about my change I can see the change in myself. I have become a better person. And I became someone that helps other people with no questions. Many of my friends have come to the lord because they have seen the change in me and how happy I have become.
The most exciting part of the change is looking back and seeing what it use to be like and now that the change was for a purpose. God changed us so we can tell everyone about him and what he has done for us and for them. We change everyday and never realize it.
Just like today, I got word that my Aunt Lily has gone into critical care at the hospital. Her kidneys have failed and she is only 35 years old. If this happened a long time ago I would have done something really bad. But instead I pray to god that she will be okay and that everything will work out the way he wants them to.
Erica Kay (I Just Want to Change in so Many Ways)
September 22nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
ok so i was reading this blog and i was thinking “hmmm what to write” but then i saw frozen_poptarts and i was like i didnt know anyone was going through the same thing i was
frozen_poptarts said basically what i was going to say but in a more clear way so instead ill say what has come of that situation.
Many good things have come because of what had happened between my friend and i… for one my relationship with God has grown so much more than i think it would have if the situation hadn’t happened, i know that God is leading me down the path i need to take and thats really cool to see in my life…yeah its a lil scary but its so gonna be worth it in the end…but it has also brought new people in my life that i can befriend and lead to Christ which is great!
so what i would like to say to Frozen_poptarts is dont give up, always trust in God because he has a plan and purpose for everything, pray for u for ur friend thats really important, and just focus on growing more in ur walk with God cuz chances are ur friend is gonna see u focusing on God and is gonna want to do the same so be an example for her….its def. gonna be hard and its gonna take time…my situation started 2 weeks after summer started and is now starting to work out…so i hope that ur situation works out and ill be praying for u
ps (beans are good!)
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 am
Beans are greeeatt!
Yes changes can be sad, they can be uncomfortable, but when they’re God changes, something incredible is going to happen.
I’m so excited for you guys! It sounds like its going to be an awesome time of learning and growing in God. I’m going to be starting a two year ministry course through world harvest bible college in Ohio in a couple of months.
I too have had some changes this past year.
I finally stepped into my calling of preaching. Which has been amazing, God has grown me so much and has shown me how incredible He is. I’ve never been so on fire for the things of the Lord, I have such a passion and zeal for Him. Like in Jeremiah it feels like fire shut up in my bones. I want to see this generation sold out, rising up in the Truth of God, in the holy spirit, and watching them go out and light the nations for God.
I also made a personal promise to God this year not to date, to just keep my mind totally focused on ministry and Jesus and since then I’ve grown so much closer to him, my eyes are for Him and Him alone. He is my Prince, my best friend. My heart has just been buried in His love. Its been amazing to see all the changes he’s done thus far this year, I can’t wait to see what is to come in this next season! To go from Glory to Glory to Glory, growing in Him constantly. We serve an awesome and powerful God!
I pray God continues to bless you guys! As you continue to be awesomely anointed worshipers, and Godly examples to young men and woman all over, thank you for being a light into this generation!
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:34 am
Hey Ben. Glad to see you on here… didn’t mean to “Shanghai” your blog (to borrow a term), just made a little vid and had to get it posted for the kids… it’s for the kids Ben…
September 25th, 2008 at 6:31 am
When I started working, I had to give up my sneakers and get into trying dress shoes. It was a small change in my life I had to consider. ^_^
On serious note, Whenever CHANGE is mentioned here at home, my sister would always say, “Change is the only constant thing in this world.”
Well, CHANGE is everywhere. I experience that everyday. For the past three years, I think I have experienced absolute changes in my life. My family moved. We went to different schools. My parents got different jobs. We live in a different house now. I have graduated school. Learned to drive. Got a job. I have joined ministries. Gave up some to consider other ministries. I had a different perspective on my faith in God. My faith in Him has also changed in a positive way. I had a different thought on love now, on waiting on true love and not taking everything in a rush. As well as a different thought on how to handle things and make decisions.
But presently, I think I am experiencing a big change in my life, a whole different way of re-engineering my faith. ^_^
Those are just some of the changes. But it was all good. When you experience change, God is always with you. He is always with me and with my family all the way!
Glad to see The BENster here again. ^_^ Anyhow, just to let you know… You might have heard of this but to some maybe this is a new thing because for me it was until my dad brought it home: HEINZ MAPLE STYLE BEANS IN SAUCE (With Pure Quebec Maple Syrup)
Yeah, I know. Weird. Very.
~Joahnna
September 25th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
WOW!! Ben, you have no idea how much your blog is relating to my life! In fact, I just wrote a song called ‘Change’ a couple weeks ago about the changes in my life.
To start off, I’ve just started high school… Oh yeah that’s a big change for anyone, but try going from homeschool to high school! The first two weeks of school I cried myself to sleep every night because I missed homeschooling. And believe me, I had no idea how good I had it before going to public school! But I guess I’m adjusting to it and I’m making some of the best grades in my classes, so I guess homeschoolers aren’t completly dumb (ha ha)!
I’m also going through a really tough time because my Dad is going to preach at a church in Alabama (I live in NC) in March… And it’s basically like a job interview. He says that he doesn’t feel like God’s leading him to go there, but I just don’t know… Maybe I’m overreacting.
September 29th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
I attended the Amherst, MA ATF this year…it ROCKED!!!! You guys have awesome music!!! Very nice job!!!
How many years have you been a band? What I really enjoyed about the ATF was your music and how GREAT and MIGHTY our GOD is. There is no one word that can describe our GOD. So yeah, again very nice job on the music.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
BEN YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!!!!
AND, PLEASE TELL PAT I SAID HI!!!
AND IF YOU CAN, SEND ME SOME PICS OF YOU GUYS!!! YOU GUYS ARE MY FAVORITE BAND EVER!!! BEN, PLEASE TELL THE WHOLE BAND I SAID HI!!! I WENT TO AQUIRE THE FIRE TOO. I LOVED IT!!! I THOUGHT ATF AND YOU GUYS WERE AMAZING!!! I WANT TO CHANGE!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!! LOVE YA!
LOVE,
JULIE AKA PAT LUVR
November 19th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
PAT E-MAIL ME!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YA!!!!!!!!!!
November 19th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
WHEN IS YOUR NEW CD CITY STREETS COMING OUT? I REALLY WANT IT SO I CAN HEAR YOU GUYS SING ALL DAY!!! GOD BLESS YA!!!
November 19th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I WENT TO AQUIRE THE FIRE IN CLEVELAND,OHIO AT THE WOLESTEIN CENTER. CAN U SEND ME AUTOGRAPHS? GOD BLESS YA!
PAT IS AWESOME!
UNHINDERED WORSHIP BAND IS SO COOL I CAN’T EVEN THINK OF A WORD!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!