"Breaking free" background

Early spring the Lord brought me through a journey I thought was incredible. He started my heart on a song by Francesca Battistelli called "Beautiful Beautiful".

 The songs rhythm and words hit me with tears of excitement. I had an instant vision of dance moves among dance moves that went with every beat in the song. I didn't know what God was bringing me through but I was really excited about it. For months on into the summer I finished the Dance and was opened to a sermon series that went perfect with it. Soon I asked Him what His plans were to call it. I was too overwhelmed by the thought of the name anyways so I started writing down random names that stuck out in my head and one just seemed to pop out at  me..."Breaking free". I saw the similarity in the dance and the sermon series background with the name " Breaking free" and how all of it just clicked.
Then as my pencil went on and on over the page, Love, Hope, Peace and Faith came along and  with those were their steps.
Because...
Love- Every human being wants to know they are loved unconditionally ex specially by their one and only Father.
Hope-So we know were loved by the Father now the Father places in our life, foot steps to Hope that gives us a future and a meaning to life.
Peace- So we know were loved unconditionally, we have a hope in life and now the Father gives us Peace to walk in it.
Faith- were loved unconditionally, know we have a hope in life, peace to walk in it. Now He places Faith so we can step out with total knowing the He's with us.
Dance/skit- The last week is the finale, where the dance/skit takes action into full play, It's just a small way to show the steps that were studied through this four week adventure.
Here's the rough draft for the Dance/skit.
It might be hard to picture right now but I pray it gets through to view sometime.

“Beautiful Beautiful”

                           By Francesca battistelli

                   Choreographed notes by: Katie Jones

          Cast:

3 angels

3 demons

1 guy

1 girl

Meaning of dance/song/skit ( spiritually )-

when life gets you down or people get you down thoughts and/or evil voices can trap you down, Suit cases can be packed with all sorts of junk during this stressful time but God can only unravel your heart into His arms and give you the peace and tell you “that its ok”. God can help you step by step to pour out your worries to Him if you just let Him so just trust in Him.:)

skit-

It starts out with a girl sitting on a rock all broken while her glasses are laying on the ground  (she has tear streaks or reactions to sadness on her face). The scene will have a cross with three stones ( love, hope and peace written where you can see them from the audience)laying on the ground with a huge suitcase full of stuff beside them, she has packed situations and fears from God and on the suitcase there is 3 demons sitting on it. Each time an angel comes in to the set the suitcase moves closer to the cross. Husband/ God comes in before any words from song are spoken. When the words are spoken “breaking through the dark “an angel comes in and kills a demon and the girl unbuttons the first button on her jacket that covers the dress.” like sunlight burning at midnight making my life looking so beautiful (2) mercy reaching to save me all that I need you are so beautiful (2)…when these main words are spoken theirs a dance between the guy and the girl. “theirs a joy inside I cant contain” the girl un buttons the second button from her jacket and an angel comes in to the scene and kills a demon.” I have come undone, but I have just begun…changing by your grace” girl unbuttons last button and is being spinned around when words are longer and she spins off her jacket and has a passionate expression on her face (3^rd angel appears on the set) when instruments in the song go up theirs a battle between all three angels against the one demon left. When instruments go higher and more exciting the last demon is killed.

Clothing

Angels- dressed in white (of some sort)

Demons- dressed in black (of some sort)

Girl- red and black dress underneath a black jacket that covers it up till end of skit.

Guy- a suit

Final version with lyrics!

Album: My Paper Heart Artist: Francesca Battistelli
Don’t know how it is You looked at me
And saw the person that I could be
Awakening my heart
Breaking through the dark
Suddenly Your grace

·        It starts out with a girl sitting on a rock all broken (reactions to sadness are shown w/ a hang of the head) while her glasses are laying on the ground….God/Husband walks in and is showing her (there’s different dance moves showing this) “Love” when words are starting to the song. She unbuttons first button on Jacket. At certain pause theirs a big bang showing that a demon has just been defeated and theirs an angel on set.

Like sunlight burning at midnight
Making my life something so
Beautiful, beautiful
Mercy reaching to save me
All that I need
You are so
Beautiful, beautiful

·      A special dance between God/Husband and the girl takes place. More explaining…yet to come. :) Now there’s a joy inside I can’t contain
But even perfect days can end in rain
And though it’s pouring down
I see You through the clouds
Shining on my face

·      excitement is being shown from the girl while God/Husband is off to the side showing as a light for her , as soon as she realizes that even if you have God theirs still going to be bad days so she looks up to God for direction. (While a light is being shown on her as God being the light). She unbuttons second button. Theirs another big bang, showing that the second angel is on set and just defeated a demon.

Like sunlight burning at midnight
Making my life something so
Beautiful, beautiful
Mercy reaching to save me
All that I need
You are so
Beautiful, beautiful

·       special dance between God/Husband and the girl

I have come undone
But I have just begun
Changing by Your grace

·       She unbuttons the last button on her jacket to show that she is all Gods.

·       Long extended words- God/husband is spinning her while she has spinned her jacket off or she will take it off before and spin. (Whatever works)

Oh you~

·       She’s ultimately changed in the father’s eyes and has a passionate expression on her face.

·       Another (an omega angel)angel comes into the set, when instruments go higher and more exciting all three angels are in battle with this one demon left.

Like sunlight burning at midnight
Making my life something so
Beautiful, beautiful
Mercy reaching to save me
All that I need
You are so
Beautiful

·       All three angels are going to stand in the back in a line.

Like sunlight burning at midnight
Making my life something so
Beautiful, beautiful
Mercy reaching to save me
All that I need
You are so
Beautiful Beautiful

·        She’s being held in the Fathers arms while music is softening and they are slowly but quickly making their way to the bench before the music ends.

When the song is heading to its end they walk back to the bench, hand in hand, sits down and they are talking like best friends, with all three angels around them. (25 second approximate to head back to the bench)

Breaking free

Let's recap a bit!:)
I know it's been a while since I've posted but I've been through some major construction zones and adventures since we've took a chat. like....
I'm now going to be able to go to Australia in June for 17 days with people to people student ambassadors!:)

Tons of Basketball tournaments!!!:)

lots of fun times with friends! in this pic we were on a scavenger hunt!

scavenger hunt list in picture: tractor, snickers, tootsie roll, witch costume, school bus, lawn mower, race car, police car, gloves and the whole team!:)

  we hit jack pot on the points for this one!

And My new baby cousin Kohen Lee Jones was born on 11-5-10 at 7:58 am. He was 7 lbs 11oz and 20"

He's so sweet!!!:)

Anyways the first, second and third week of this sermon series "Breaking free" started it's way with "Love"!
Love-
Because God loved us we want to do everything for Him because of His great sacrifice- which leads to Love.
Love is not only an emotion it's an action that deprives most couples hearts in this world.
But  the right Love mostly overtakes people who seek His guidance first. Love doesn't have to be give then received cause God loves us no matter what we say or do, so  we should be the same to eachother.
 I didn't mention any of this before. But it's always ok to hit it anyways plus you can never talk to much about love right?
So I don't want to say this is the first step to a relationship with God because- there's realy no right or wrong way to  do this. But Love is a great way to start because not knowing would come to the comment that's most common would be "if You really loved me you wouldn't let this happen" and that's not necessary  but knowing the Fathers true love for you is.
Anybody needs to know they are loved by somebody and that somebody is always God. I can't number the amount of times where I've met a friend who searched for Love in a boyfriend or having sex before marriage, etc. (not pointing anybody out)
And it's always because they see that their relationship with their Father would be like what God would be to them so then they're blind to the fact that God does love them.


John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son so whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have an everlasting life"
Love
Hope-
 do we know what His hope is for us?
Not all of us know that but He does and He will lead you, open doors that are of Him and close doors that are not.
Psalms 16:9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Love, Hope, and Faith
Faith
Faith is believing in something even though we can't see it at the time.
With Faith we can step out in full confidence that God is beside us protecting us when we fall. Not saying you won't fall because that's apart of the Journey but you will always see in the end that the falls are what made you!
Mark 5:34
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.


Mark 11:22
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.


Peace
Peace is my favorite out of all of these because I'm always told that I'm a peacemaker.

Peace in knowing God is in control and (most importantly) His will!
I've heard so many times from different people that the peace sign is a picture of a broken cross. It's not what they say because God is the Prince of peace. My research has said that it symbolizes the Death of Man on the cross and the reason why it's upside down is cause it's a military code for "anti-military", also it is a sign of freedom and represents all people death. Gerald Herbert Holtom created the peace sign on  February 21,1958.

If you look it up yourself every page says almost the exact same thing and maybe even more info.

Next week I'm going to top off this sermon series with its purpose and reason behind it!
Have a blessed week!
Love y'all!!!

Wild at Heart
Katie Jones
 

Resting in His arms so that I might relize theirs hope

Growing up with my sister Haley was interesting and fun, she lived at home with me till I was 5, now I am 15 and she is almost 25! I do have to say it was rough growing up but still fun.
As some of you know my sister has special needs. I like saying "special needs" especially the "special" part cause even though she's not normal and cant do most things we can do, she's still special to my parents and I.
Something my mom mentioned one time is that she doesn't automatically tell you what she thinks about you or talks to you to get to know you to see your heart towards her but she feels your heart towards her. She knows if you don't like her or if you do like her. 
My point is no matter what our strong points are, or what our weak points are, we still have a purpose on this earth whether its to change someone's life or someone change your own life.
Haley has a way of knowing people's heart and being a joy to them, that's how she is special in His way but not the one and only thing she is special at.:)
My sister has changed my life tremendously, cause if I hadn't ever encountered "special needs" I wouldn't of had no clue what to do or what to think.
Because it is hard having a sister with "special needs" I have found myself recently wanting, longing, and striving for someone like a sister because I need someone to communicate to because that's something my sister can't do. Of course I know I wont get a real sister that way but at least its way closer to it. I don't ever want to replace my sister because she is my sister, unlike some leader from my youth group but she is blood relation to me and I love her. She's in my life for a reason and a purpose and I know that God has much better plans for the both of us, better than what we can imagine.

Exodus 9:16
"But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."

We are all here to work some kind of gift God has given us to allow us to be an example to those who don't know Him,
 A person that's living their life with no hope might look at a missionary that has so much hope in life and say "I want what they have...hope!"

A person Lost might find Jesus with the help of a missionary and this person might cry out " I found You Lord" His reply would be "I never have left you"

A person trying to find Love in the wrong places might find it in the Father's arms.

A person looking for Faith to step out of the boat might hear Jesus call " trust me"

A person looking for peace at home might find it in a closet with just him and Jesus.

Psalm 33:11 
 "But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
       the purposes of his heart through all generations."

A good song that's very good to soak over- Deluge- want to be used by You.
Psalm 138:8
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands
Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
We live in a broken world full of hurting people
Another good song to soak over- Kari Jobe-You are for me
Have a Blessed week!!!

Wild at Heart
Katie Jones
 

Hopeing the Ball makes the Basket

If your taking a guess that the title is talking about Basketball, your correct. I started Basketball this week, practice is three days a week for two hours. I Love it! I've met some wonderful girls and I have a wonderful coach. I'm not exactly good at Basketball....yet!!! But I'm working on it!!!

Romans 8:25
"But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance"
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me:)" My mom has always told me this from day one in life!!!
2nd Corinthians 4:18
"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
Its so true because what we can imagine and know what is coming lasts a short amount of time, but what is unseen lasts so long.
I love that because God never leaves us bored, He's always working on us somewhere in our life.
He stays the same always but works in so many different ways.
Trials
Trials is another way that God tends to use for our own good so that we may become stronger within Him, He knows what lies ahead and He knows what we can and cant handle.
Job - is a good passage to read up on about trials, I've only read the first few chapters with one of the small groups, but those first chapters will surprise you how strong Job was in that time of trials.
It first starts out with Job being a wealthy man, but then he lost his home and his family. After all that he went through boils being all over his body and still he did not reject his God and that is exactly what Satan/Lucifer wanted but did not get.
I'm going to try to read the rest of that sometime when I get a chance but I'd encourage y'all to read up on that as well. Break it down, talk about it and acknowledge it in your own life. I know its helped me see what I need to work on.
Acts 20:19"I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews"
When we fall He will pick us up... and we walk steadfastly in His will looking not to the left or to the right but straight forward to Him.:)

Wild at Heart
Katie Jones

"Loving where Im at on the way to where Im going"

"I find it hard to keep moving forward when all that's heading my way is bringing me down"- made up this quote.
This weekend has been a much wanted one, My two cousins came down to visit from small town "Wheeler"  for my grandma (who's not doing so well, but is doing fine now). While they were down, they decided to come to my church Trinity Fellowship. I love my church so much, even though its huge and allot of people come and even though it was once intimidating for a small town girl at one time in me...I love it and has become to love it over the years:)
Well I really hadn't taken that "small town girl" into thought for a very long time. That being said, in a small town, everyone knows everyone, everyone knows every body's business and everyone knows where and what every body's doing and really no change takes place. So dreaming through the night, I had multiple dreams upon dreams about showing my cousins around the church and giving them a grand tour (is what I like to call it...because it is so Big) and the best part introducing them to all my friends, mentors and leaders. What I hadn't realized was how hard it is to come from a small town church to a huge church in Amarillo.

My cousins are Maggie Jones (15 yrs. old)and her younger sister Shelby Jones (10 yrs. old), we grew up together in a small town called "wheeler", where pretty much all my dad's side of the family lives. (except for us and a few older cousins)
Approaching my cousin Maggie, fixing to go into youth group was exciting in so many ways. Then I saw the fearful girl who I'd thought I'd never see again in her, that looked like me when I had first come to Trinity.

1st John 4:18- There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in Love"

Sitting in the service, praying that God would show me how to make her feel more comfortable and to understand was the most hardest thing, then He really showed me I was doing great. I started to think about my first time at Trinity Fellowship and how I thought it was an airport from the way one of the information desks looked like we were supposed to drop some bags off or something and how uncomfortable I was sitting in the middle of a huge crowd when I was so used to a small crowd. Then I thought about what could have made me feel more comfortable and that was to have someone I knew (besides my parents) like a friend.
The more and more I thought about it I felt more at peace...especially since Ryan our youth pastor was speaking, because he never leaves us without a good story to giggle about. So as we were walking out to get into our small groups, she asked questions about the service and gave positive comments that made me want to scream "Thank you Lord!!!". As much as I miss being a small town girl, I would never go back because of how much I've grown so much.....change is good... as long as it's the Father's will.
1st John 4:19-
"We love Him because  He first Loved us."
I love that verse!!!:)
I love my cousin's and my familyso much, without them I wouldn't be who I am today!!!:)
Job 17:12- They change in the night into day; 'The light is near,' they say, in the face of darkness.
Change is good:)


Psalm 27:11-13 Teach me Your way , O Lord, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
Do not deliver me to the will of adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me. And such as breathes out violence. I would have lost heart, unless I has believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
We are all on a road to Him and His path might not be what we want to  do but it always ends way better than our way.
"If God leads you to it He will lead you through it!!!" some quote my aunt had on a picture...but I like it.:)
Have a blessed week!!!:)

Wild at Heart
Katie Jones

Clinging to my Daddy's heart

Growing up I was always worried about: "who liked me? who hated me? and what did everybody think of me?" I really turned myself around when I took a look at...
Romans 8:31-39 says “What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won’t He also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one- for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and He is sitting In the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us. Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (as the scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from Gods love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow- not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below- indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

3 main focused questions

·        If God is for us, who can ever be against us? "nobody....ever- in His eyes"

·        Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? "No because between the mountain we stand on and the mountain He stands on He will always make a way for us to get to Him"

·        Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? " No because no matter what He will still love us, in the trouble times and the happy times...its part of the growing stages"

This is a picture of my childhood bear, that I've had since I was 4 yrs. old!

when I was little, I loved the show "little bear" and the teddy bear made that "little bear" in my life. I took him everywhere, never did leave him anywhere and if I did...I was always back to get him cause I just couldn't go without him, he was that special to me. That's how God is with us, He's with us everywhere, He will never reject us, never leave us or forsake us. He holds all of us in the palm of His hand, shining His light upon us so that we might take Him with us everywhere, daily, and spread what we have to shine upon His people.

I Love the song by Kari Jobe- you are for me,  even though were in a time of brokenness...He still is there to give us understanding to grow more freely in His love. "He's there to catch us when we fall", is the way I like to put it. After playing this song over and over. I find myself approaching Him when I'm broken with the phrase " I know You are for me". The words "I know" give an understanding between me and God. The words " You are for me" give such comfort to my heart.

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such there is no law.”

What amazes me with this verse is we all grow within it, where we are showing His Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control to all His people.

Lately I have found myself searching for something but just couldn't find it, because I wasn't where I was supposed to be in God's eyes. Lately He has been leading me back to where I'm suppose to be. He has showed me what I have been searching for, a very long time and that was to be loved but to know it and to find my purpose in life. God's still showing me my purpose daily and Im slowly learning to cling to my Daddy's heart while He wraps me in His wings and whisper in my ear "I love you".


Wild at Heart
Katie Jones

Loved in the Father's arms

Has any of y'all ever just soaked?
Do you know what that is? If not Ill explain it.
In 7th grade I went to Arbor Christian Academy, my Bible teacher was Mrs. Hollis (most amazing bible teacher ever). She taught us how to "soak" by just getting your journal, something to write with and your heart for Christ. She would turn on some praise music and let us go find a place to "soak" around the room. She usually turned the lights off and maybe just one or two lights on. Well that's soaking, we would do this for a little while during bible class each day and I found when I soaked.... I found comfort in His arms. One spring break day I woke up and found my mom in the living room soaking, so I grabbed my journal and pen and sat down on the couch. I didn't know what I was going to be stepping into and it didn't really matter to me at the time because as long as I was with Him, their was nothing better. So at first I just sat there, didn't pick up my pen and start writing to Him (like i usually would), didn't wait for some sort of voice to give me an answer I was desperate for ( like I'd do in class) but I just sat there. Then I heard a soft call to me say " close your eye's sweet one" so I smiled real softly and closed my eyes. Then within moments I felt a warm touch rubbing on my back.:) I knew in my heart it was my Daddy holding me ever so sweetly in his arms, and I was sitting on his lap. I felt completely loved and adored by Him and I wanted more. So as I had my eyes shut, he set me down and held my hand, he started walking me through a variety of flowers among flowers and Butterfly's among Butterfly's dancing through my sweet long curly hair, it was a Beautiful mess (as it would say in "The Shack"). We walked among a path He was guiding me through and later we came to a  sanctuary within this wonderful garden. The sanctuary was freely open and brightly painted with beautiful flowers all around. In the middle of this sanctuary was five or six small rows of chairs decorated with light purple ribbons. They were facing three magnificent golden chairs. He started to show me what that meant through my heart. It stood for "The Father, The son, and The Holy spirit". I was amazed at it all and started looking at everything around me from the flowers, to the butterfly's, to the tall apple tree's that stood above me, to His soft touch that made me feel Him all around me. As we walked, He stopped and picked an apple from the apple tree and handed it to me. Before I knew it, I felt the fruits of His spirit rise within me and so I opened my eyes with crocodile tears rolling down and a sweet feeling....I felt loved... in my Father's arms.:)

Wild at Heart
Katie Jones
 

Hello everyone thanks so much for checking out my new blog!!!

I’m so excited for what God has planned. My goal in life is to make Him known to the world and let Him fulfill people’s lives. We can’t do it without Him… I love that when I asked Him what He wanted me to name my blog he said “Wild at Heart”. I asked “Why this name?” and He said “Katie my treasurer, you are like a little girl running through pastures of wild flowers picking the wounded ones up and putting them in a Beautiful vase. You take such wonderful care of them everyday and you never let them go until the wounded ones are now stronger ones that become my followers that blow from place to place, making a difference.”  I then took a moment to really understand what that meant also and realized that it meant- I am a flower with many seeds that blow off of me into other places that make more and more seeds, my personality is like none other and I can choose to be passionate about anything and everything or I can choose to fall in the ditch that was once my own. I chose to be passionate/ wild at heart about anything and everything.  

Wild at Heart
Katie Jones