Manafest featuring Trevor from TFK

My favorite of their songs.  It is live and the quality is not great but I could not leave it out.

So I went to see Decyfer Down, Thousand Foot Krutch (probably my favorite band), and Skillet.  Three amazing bands all in one night.  Needless to say it rocked.  And what made it even better?  All three bands did it for the glory of God.  And first I want to share what the lead singer from Skillet said because I just thought it was a cool way of looking at it.  He said a lot of times he doesn't say that Skillet is a Christian band because they aren't a band "just" for Christians but for all.  I thought that was cool.

Anyways on to what this is all about.  As we all know there are things in this world that you just can't prove.  God is one of many.  Now before anyone gets mad.  Let me say, there are things in this world that I think show that God has to be real but for some people there is never enough evidence for them to believe.  But I'm here writing this right now because I KNOW God is real and I'm going to tell you why.  I'm not here to prove God and I know I'll never be able to but I'm here to share my experience and how I know.

For a long time I would get this feeling.  Not a "I'm hungry" feeling or "I'm doing something good" feeling.  It was something a lot different, a lot greater.  You see in this past week I've been to two concerts.  (The other one was Apologetix.)  And in both I felt that feeling and it was so very big.  I'll describe it the best I can.

I'll be doing something, and it's not always just in a Church or at a Church event.   I'm not always doing something that is to glorify God.  It's not always when I'm helping out people.  And a lot of times it's when everything is pointing to a dead end and when I just know that this is where it all ends.  It's an amazing feeling.   It delivers shivers down my back but at the same time it's like a hand is rested on my shoulder.  Just to tell me that everything is well.   And it may sound crazy but it's a feeling that delivers hope.  As if God is there, hand rested on my shoulder, ensuring me that he's not going anywhere.

And maybe no one else has that feeling, maybe you've never had that feeling.  But I'll tell you this.  There will never be a way to prove that God is real until the day that he returns.  But until then when the time is ready, he will let you know.  I myself have been a Christian for many years.  And even though I'll never doubt in my mind any of my beliefs it's always nice to get that feeling that just re ensures you of everything.

See I don't know if it's the same with anyone else but simply that this is how I know.  I know because of the feeling I get that is unlike anything I've ever felt and it's the feeling that proves to me what I believe.

So until next time God Bless and keep living for God!

I am so excited!

For those of you that don't know what YC is. It is a youth conference in Edmonton that happens every year. Christian rock bands and excellent speakers come out for a weekend of non-stop concerts and sessions in Edmonton's Rexall Place. Every year hundreds of teens come to know Jesus as their Saviour and it's a great time to worship our God with thousands of young people in one place.

The details are as follows:

Theme: Passion (that we will be passionate for God's heart and His will in every aspect of our lives)

Dates: May 23 -25, 2008

Where: Rexall Place, Edmonton Alberta

Speakers: Reggie Dabbs, John Bevere, Phil Pringle, Bob Stromberg, etc.

Bands: Newsboys, Thousand Foot Krutch (TFK), Skillet, Leeland, Parachute Band, Panic Squad, Amanda Falk, Pillar, Hawk Nelson, etc.

I am so excited about this, so expect many more posts about YC and why it brings me joy!

Feel free to check out the official website by clicking here.

Thousand Foot Krutch - Step To Me

I've been as far as you can go
I've learned a lot and now I know
You're never gonna get me on the floor again
I'm prepared to take you to the end
Never gonna play your games again
Bring your whole team and all your friends
But I hope your listenin'

BRIDGE
Haunt me if you want me
But I'll warn you
If you ever step to me

CHORUS
I sometimes wish that I could fly
Hold me tight in your arms tonight
Sick of livin' inside a lie, alright
I can't count the times I've tried
Stand alone just to lift you high
You're my answer to the question why

I'm sick of letting you control
The places that I go
I'm never giving into you again
Take, take another look at me
And tell me what you see
All of these kats tryin' to get under my skin
But they can't step over me
You try to control me
But ya can't hold me
You don't own me
If you ever step to me

CHORUS

I know it's not me
Take a look inside me
I'm sick of these ways
So sick of these games
(Couldn't see it til I multiplied you)
Call me a freak
(But I don't hear the words you speak)
I'm takin' control
Just lettin' you know
(That I won't get sucked in by you)

CHORUS
BRIDGE

Again, you try to control me
But ya can't hold me
You don't own me
If you ever step to me

It falls, apart, from the very start,
It falls, apart, seems like everything I touch,
Falls, apart, every thing around me,
Falls, apart, when I walk away from you/ 

I wish I could, but I don't,
Always keep the promises I've kept,
I wish I could, but I can't,
Always give, whatever I have left, 

And now it's all so clear,
Doesn't anyone see what's happening here?....

It falls, apart, from the very start,
It falls, apart, seems like everything I touch,
Falls, apart, every thing around me,
Falls, apart, when I walk away from you

I know I should, but I don't always say,
What you want me to say,
I know I could, but I don't, always act, like everything's o.k.
And now it's all so clear,
Doesn't anyone see what's happening here?

It falls, apart, from the very start,
It falls, apart, seems like everything I touch,
Falls, apart, every thing around me,
Falls, apart, when I walk away from you

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