Sampler of Future of Forestry

Over the last couple years and 200 blog posts, I have shared a few lyrics by a semi-well-known band, Future of Forestry. There are a few sounds in their songs I do not like, but I love their lyrics, the variety in their songs, and their overall worshiping mood.

Have you heard the band? Do check them out.

Their newest album is scheduled to release on July 10th, and guess what…??? 4 of the songs on the new album are available for download at http://www.noisetrade.com/futureofforestry. It’s legit and legal. I encourage you to download the songs!! 😀

If you want to hear some of the songs by this band I really like, just search “future of forestry” or “something like silas” (their previous band name) on my blog.

 

Rediscover: Day 21 – Rain!

It’s been raining pretty thick and hard the last couple days – but that’s okay! It contributes to the coming of spring. 🙂

Yesterday I went into town and visited at least a dozen places, giving out my resume, shaking hands, smiling, driving here then there… It was draining, but necessary… I had a blessing when I visited Subway (near the end of my job hunting), and the manager was able to schedule me for an interview the next day! So I went in again today and had a great interview.

My view of Subway and enjoyment of working there have been kinda tainted after my previous experience with my last manager… but I still enjoyed the work, and it would be a blessing from God to have a job! Hopefully I’ll hear back from them soon.

The thing that gets me though job hunting, and job interviews, and worry and fret… is God. The knowledge that He is constant, and will forever exist, and that His love is faithful… knowing that He’s always there refreshes my soul like nothing else can. Everything that happens on this earth is only surface storms. My ship – my life – cannot be capsized, as I have my hope in God as a firm and secure anchor to my soul!

Another upside to today is I got a CD by “Future of Forestry”. Their music seemed to suit this beautifully green and grey, rainy day, and some of the songs definitely brought back memories as I hadn’t heard them in a long time – mainly “Words That You Say”. I had posted the lyrics a while ago here. This song reminds me of “Heart of Worship” as it talks about our worship becoming more than the songs we sing…

Teach me to wholly offer
More than words that I can sing
So I become the song I bring

I think this is such a beautiful way to phrase what our worship should look like… I don’t want to just sing to God that He is holy, that I’m thankful, that He gives me courage for my life – I want to tell Him through my actions everyday! I want the whole of my life to be a beautiful song that brings God pleasure as I sing it to Him.

I don’t want to just tell God I desire Him and long to seek Him, I want to show Him through my actions.

 

“Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The LORD, Yahweh himself, is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.”
With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.

Isaiah 12

 

Gazing

From this blessed morning
My love constant has been pouring
Pouring out like rivers to Your heart

Glory bells are ringing
I can’t keep myself from singing
Singing out like rivers to Your heart

Oh, Lord, I have found my place
In this home, this home inside of You
And here, my Lord, I can see Your face
In this home, this home inside of You

Like a child I’m gazing
Into wondrous grace
For You have been the love that fell like sun upon my face

Like a child I’m gazing
Into wondrous love
You’re taking me to places that my heart is dreaming of

Broken I was crawling
And You saw my tears were falling
Falling down like rivers to Your heart

When my world was folding
God, You saw my prayers were flowing
Flowing out like rivers to Your heart

By Future of Forestry, formerly known as Something like Silas