tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34375263652938736412012-02-16T16:23:39.023-08:00Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-37650232933931669562008-07-18T07:39:00.000-07:002008-07-18T07:40:21.859-07:00For the past like two weeks, it has been straight up chillage. Sick. Life can't get much better than that. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-3765023293393166956?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-36093516913774433772008-06-04T21:29:00.000-07:002008-06-04T21:36:17.950-07:00Its Thursday June 5th<div>My car still sucks</div><div>I'm getting a Fender Rhodes very soon</div><div>The band is playing this saturday for relay for life (hopefully)</div><div>Work is good</div><div>I'm trying to write a song for me and jon's side project</div><div>I need to spend more alone time with God</div><div>I need to fix my tire</div><div>My hair needs cut</div><div>I need to fix my 60's tele</div><div><br /></div><div>Now lets see what i can mark off my list that i will try to have accomplished by next week!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-3609351691377443377?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-71350428580727647602008-04-30T21:59:00.000-07:002008-04-30T22:08:32.568-07:00<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>My dear, <div>This time it's just you and me</div><div>But there is no time to be</div><div>Like every stupid girl</div><div>That there is</div><div>But I don't care</div><div>'Cause Honestly just you and me</div><div>Is enough for me</div><div><br /></div><div>Go ahead</div><div>Tell me what I'm thinking of</div><div>I think I'm thinking of you</div><div><br /></div><div>Are you strong?</div><div>Can you stand your ground?</div><div>When no one else is around</div><div>You must learn how to be alone</div><div>'Cause in God you are strong</div><div><br /></div><div>Go ahead</div><div>Tell me what I'm thinking of</div><div>I think I'm thinking of you</div><div><br /></div><div>When you smile</div><div>Does it fill the room?</div><div>Do you shine with your own light</div><div>A star in the darkest night</div><div>When you laugh </div><div>Will it warm my heart?</div><div>When no one else is around</div><div>Am i enough for you?</div><div><br /></div><div>Go ahead</div><div>Tell me what I am thinking of</div><div>I think I'm thinking of you</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-7135042858072764760?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-32215287018989963292008-04-28T19:50:00.000-07:002008-04-28T20:24:00.384-07:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">So, obviously I'm 20 years old, born on september 11th 1987, and raised in a christian home. I was homeschool, I learnded to read using the Bible, I was in AWANA FOR 13 years, went to church 2 or 3 times a week since i can remember. If i was reading about someone else with these same i would think that this person must have a pretty good Christian walk. Well, I can say that It certainly has gotten me out of trouble. However, I cant say that I've always kept God close to me in everything I do. I have to an extent. I'm good at staying out of trouble. I have my down falls of course. </span><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">But anyways, with everything I've grown up with, the one thing I can't say I've picked up along the way is my daily quiet time. I've touched it here and there but I've never had a steady one. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Recently I've been hard at work on myself. I've been trying to be excited about my faith and I've been on my way with a slow start. So next is my quiet time and hopefully a lot of other things will go with it. </span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-3221528701898996329?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-33009670419893369712008-04-19T22:34:00.000-07:002008-04-23T10:02:11.133-07:00<div><br /></div>I fell on my face hard<div>I've come to the end of the trail</div><div>the end of my life </div><div>where everything runs together</div><div>that place where i'm shackled by sin</div><div>i've shacked my life</div><div><br /></div><div>but your love carries me</div><div><br /></div><div>My chains have been broken</div><div>you have set me free</div><div>you set me free</div><div>this freedom dilemma is over </div><div>it brings me to my knees </div><div>your love for me</div><div><br /></div>I cry from the dark "lord!<br />will you save me from all my risks!?"<br /><div>a ship that has run a shore<br />enthralled by my selfish desires<br />but misguided i sail<br /><br />in your light i see<br /><br /><div>My chains have been broken</div><div>you have set me free</div><div>you set me free</div><div>this freedom dilemma is over </div><div>it brings me to my knees </div><div>your love for me</div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-3300967041989336971?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-5451759259746430362008-04-16T20:31:00.000-07:002008-04-16T20:49:10.445-07:00So tonight I went to wave church. It had been a while since i have gone because I've had no one to go with. But, i always love going when I go. Carl talked about bondage of sin. Really just being chained to our sin.<div><br /></div><div>His main point was, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">why are they so many C</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">hristians</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> bound by sin when there is so much freedom in Jesus?</span> </div><div><br /><div>So many people live with and are so used to their chains that it is a part of everyday life. One of the bondages that he explained to be so normal was insecurity.</div><div>Another one was negativity. There are people who live such a negative life and are so negative towards others.</div><div><br /></div><div>The more he talked about it the more i found myself agreeing and relating to everything he said. That how much my relationship with God is constricted because of the things i hold onto.</div><div>I've got to be honest. I have to talk about this somehow to someone. I don't know if anyone reads this or not. It doesn't matter. But a lot of times i find myself wondering who can i talk to about things in my life. I fall short with the answer sometimes. Maybe it's just me and my insecurity thinking that I'm not cared for that much.</div><div>There are so many things in my life that i need to shake and break free from.</div><div>I'm so ashamedly imperfect.</div><div><br /></div><div>But, tonight we sang over and over again. "My chains are gone, I've been set free, my God my Saviour has ransomed me. And like a flood his mercy reigns, unending love, amazing grace"</div><div>I want to be able to sing that with my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">whole entire heart</span>.</div><div>Free of bondages and habbits and problems.</div><div>I know that I'll always be a slave to sin. But, it doesn't have to be this much.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-545175925974643036?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-8652135884645706612008-04-14T14:22:00.000-07:002008-04-14T14:29:16.438-07:00<div><br /></div>Look towards the sky<div>And see his glory</div><div>He's always there</div><div>When you're afraid</div><div>He comforts your hear</div><div>So don't be scared</div><div><br /></div><div>So don't give up</div><div>Don't give in</div><div>Don't let go of the love he is</div><div><br /></div><div>When he looks at you</div><div>He sees something so beautiful</div><div>You're so beautiful</div><div>When he Thinks of you</div><div>He knows he made you wonderful</div><div>You're so wonderful</div><div><br /></div><div>He's always by your side</div><div><br /></div><div>When your alone</div><div>With desperaion</div><div>He's by your side</div><div>You'll make it through</div><div>This time</div><div><br /></div><div>Can you hear him say</div><div>"I belive in you my child"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-865213588464570661?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-81936625999390174422008-03-24T16:56:00.001-07:002008-03-24T16:57:25.792-07:00Sometimes I think I should quit playing guitar all together and find a different hobby.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-8193662599939017442?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-40569308877623502532008-03-20T19:25:00.000-07:002008-03-20T20:05:12.735-07:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Last summer I had the an amazing opportunity to go on a missions trip in Czech Republic. I also had the amazing opportunity to teach as much of the English language as i could to in 4 days to Romanian cultured people. We had flash cards and games and all these tools to help them learn. Also, of course we used those tools to incorporate the Gospel. However, two of the people in our group, a brother and his little sister, were both deaf and only knew european sign language. You might think, "Well golly gosh gym class Andrew, isn't all sign language the same?". No. It isn't. It's just as different as speaking another language. Like speaking another language with your hands. Weird. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Well, this girl was so excited that Americans came and were teacher her English. However, I could never seem to remember her name. I didn't think anything of it at first. But, i thought... well she has a weird name so its okay. Boy was I wrong. On one of the last days on the trip, at the end of the day. We were tired, hungry, thirsty, hot, and so ready for some familiar food. We headed into the down town to hit up the McDonalds and pig out. We were almost there and I heard someone shout my name from a pretty far distance. I looked over and it was that little girl. I didn't think anything of it. I waved smiled and went on my way. Well, not to much later, it hit me. It hit hard. Here i am my ignorant and naive self strollin' to Mcee d's and a deaf girl who didn't even know any English until we showed up, could shout my name and i didn't even notice, OR remember her name. Oh my goodness. This girl at the end of one day of English lesson, learned all of the colors, animals, random objects and stuff on flash cards, AND could SPEAK them in English, AND she's deaf. I didn't even go out of my way to remember her name. To be honest, I still don't know it. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I cant help but tell God that she doesn't deserve to be they way she does and go through what she goes through. It's not fair. Why her? God, I deserve to be like that. It should be me in that situation. Then maybe I  would learn to think about others more than me, or even strive to be a better person. Maybe I would come close to living up to my potential. Maybe then I would learn to be thankful for everything in my life. Why God would you be so good to me when I don't deserve it?<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-4056930887762350253?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437526365293873641.post-19793398743143113622008-03-18T17:23:00.000-07:002008-03-18T17:33:37.461-07:00Hmm... So i never thought i would ever find myself blogging, but, here i am. I don't know who i am typing to. No one really but me i guess.<br /><br />Well, this is what I've learned recently from my recent voyages in what we call "life". I so easily compromise out of impatience. Instead of waiting for the greatest thing God could have for me, i compromise my expectations.<br /><br /><p> <span id="en-NIV-19647" class="sup">"</span>For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."</p><h3>Jeremiah 29:11</h3><br />-Andrew<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3437526365293873641-1979339874314311362?l=andrewmontgomery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrew Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13211530670501117877noreply@blogger.com1