Holy Cow people. Seriously. I just can't get over the goodness of our Savior. I can't get over saying it. I don't think I ever will. At least I hope not. And if you're getting annoyed by it...well, i'm not sorry! HA know why? Because ANY time glory can be brought to his name, I get excited. This life is all about him anyway, so why even bother talking about anything else? Okay...I know. That's super unrealistic, and quite frankly I don't think it would work...for the most part anyway. But now that that's done, let me get to the point in this whole thing!
For years I have been a worrier. I want to have everything figured out. I want to know the next step. I love surprises, but I don't. It's like I wanted to know the big things in life, and then i'd be fine. I know, I know. Impossible. And it is! But here is the coolest thing, when you truly put your faith in Christ, what's coming in the future doesn't really seem to matter. Well, it does, but somehow you know that it's going to be GREAT because God HAS GOT YOU! Even if you walk through the deepest hell, with Christ as your hope, it's not as scary as it once was. I seriously used to lay in bed at night and worry about what to do next. Where was I going? What was I going to do wiht my life? Could God even use me? If I didn't find my "calling" would I be less than everybody else? I seriously used to THINK I was less than everyone else in every way. Wow how glorious is our God that he gives us beauty for ashes? WOO HOO!
You know those rare times in life when you just have a sweet day? Either it's a really great day with family or friends or something, and you're just filled with a feeling you can't explain. It's just about as close to perfect as you can get? You're just filled with complete joy and awe at the awesomeness of what just happened? Well, i've had those before. And they were great. But seriously few and far in-between. But i'm telling you, after completly surrendering, I am just filled with that joy constantly. Seriously, i'm like a little bouncing ball of happy. Believe me, there are rough moments. That's life. But when I fix my eyes on him above, holy moly. And guess what? THAT is what he is calling us to! Give it all to him, and his joy inside of you will be endless! Because no matter what comes, you belong to him. AMEN!
Be blessed my dear brothers and sisters. All my love.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The greatness of our God
Holy Cow. I'm seriously just blown away by my Savior. He is so unbelievably good. It astounds me. The past few days have been a really sweet time with him. Yesterday, I just spent like 4 hours in his presence. It was incredible. I wish I could spend all day every day like that. Playing music, worshiping him through prayer, reading scripture, journaling. Ah. Makes me jealous of yesterday! HAHA. Not really though, because hey, he decided to bless me immensley again today.
Every Tuesday morning at 5:30, there is prayer meeting for the women of my church. It is one of the most incredible things i've ever been a part of. But the past probably...5 weeks or so, i've been so busy and I haven't made it. I've been missing it so much. So last night I determined that I was GOING to go! I even went to bed early! Here's the problem, right now in school we're working on a big project. So my phone was blowing up all night with text messages from the people in my group. Every time I heard a little buzz, I would wake up and get frustrated. Finally I was like "UGH. I'm going to turn my phone completly off. I'll just go to prayer next week." I felt in my Spirit that I would miss out if I didn't go, but at that point, i'm dissapointed to say I didn't really care. But Praise the Lord that he knows our needs better than we need our own! This morning I woke up with a jolt. I was about to try and go back to sleep, when I felt my Savior's prompting. I turned on my phone. It was 5:15. I threw on clothes, brushed my teeth, and went to prayer. And you know what? It was the most amazing one I have ever experienced. We lifted up our Nation in prayer, and God blessed each of us women with something very special. His love and power were so think, and tangible there that I can't even begin to explain. And the greatest part is that I don't even feel that sleepy. It's amazing how when our focus is on HIM alone, he restores, sustains, and keeps us in every way possible. I pray that each of you have an incredibly blessed day. Don't let your own selfishness or insecurities hold you back from ANYTHING you feel HIM calling you to do. Much love xoxo
Every Tuesday morning at 5:30, there is prayer meeting for the women of my church. It is one of the most incredible things i've ever been a part of. But the past probably...5 weeks or so, i've been so busy and I haven't made it. I've been missing it so much. So last night I determined that I was GOING to go! I even went to bed early! Here's the problem, right now in school we're working on a big project. So my phone was blowing up all night with text messages from the people in my group. Every time I heard a little buzz, I would wake up and get frustrated. Finally I was like "UGH. I'm going to turn my phone completly off. I'll just go to prayer next week." I felt in my Spirit that I would miss out if I didn't go, but at that point, i'm dissapointed to say I didn't really care. But Praise the Lord that he knows our needs better than we need our own! This morning I woke up with a jolt. I was about to try and go back to sleep, when I felt my Savior's prompting. I turned on my phone. It was 5:15. I threw on clothes, brushed my teeth, and went to prayer. And you know what? It was the most amazing one I have ever experienced. We lifted up our Nation in prayer, and God blessed each of us women with something very special. His love and power were so think, and tangible there that I can't even begin to explain. And the greatest part is that I don't even feel that sleepy. It's amazing how when our focus is on HIM alone, he restores, sustains, and keeps us in every way possible. I pray that each of you have an incredibly blessed day. Don't let your own selfishness or insecurities hold you back from ANYTHING you feel HIM calling you to do. Much love xoxo
Saturday, May 4, 2013
To Whom Much is Given
Hello dear people! I hope that you are filled with indescribable joy and peace. And if you're not...you SHOULD be! Know why? Because you belong to the creator of all. And even when life is HARD, he is STILL worthy of praise. I've been learning this the hard way the past few weeks. Don't get me wrong. I've always known it. And i've always tried to live by it. But i'm telling you what, lately, it hasn't been easy. Lately, i've been selfish. That's not good. Not okay with me. And here is the reason why...because my situation should not determine my heart or my attitude. Life is all about taking the things that come our way and choosing how to deal with those things. Because the bottom line is, we DO have a choice. That means we can find our joy in the Lord, or we can let whatever is going on steal our joy. Crazy huh?
"To whom much is given, much is expected." This has been floating around my mind a lot lately. And I feel i've had recent revelation of what it means. I always used to think that this meant when you were blessed with things like money, talent, etc. you were meant to share that. I think that's part of it for sure...but not all of it. Here's the part i've been learning a lot more lately. When we're given a lot of hard things, a lot is expected from us. This means that when you're given a situation that no one would want to live with, we as believers have a responsibility to take that situation, and use it for good. Whatever you're handed was handed to you for a reason. If you're always going through hard things, then guess what? You can help a lot of hurting people. If you can learn to live in love even when life is hard, well...I don't think there's anything more like being Jesus with skin on than that.
I don't know. Maybe you'll disagree with me. And that's fine. I don't need you to agree. I just know that when it comes to me, no longer am I going to wallow in my sorrow. No longer am I going to let anything steal my joy! I am Jesus'. This life is ALL because of him. Why would I not live it for him?
"To whom much is given, much is expected." This has been floating around my mind a lot lately. And I feel i've had recent revelation of what it means. I always used to think that this meant when you were blessed with things like money, talent, etc. you were meant to share that. I think that's part of it for sure...but not all of it. Here's the part i've been learning a lot more lately. When we're given a lot of hard things, a lot is expected from us. This means that when you're given a situation that no one would want to live with, we as believers have a responsibility to take that situation, and use it for good. Whatever you're handed was handed to you for a reason. If you're always going through hard things, then guess what? You can help a lot of hurting people. If you can learn to live in love even when life is hard, well...I don't think there's anything more like being Jesus with skin on than that.
I don't know. Maybe you'll disagree with me. And that's fine. I don't need you to agree. I just know that when it comes to me, no longer am I going to wallow in my sorrow. No longer am I going to let anything steal my joy! I am Jesus'. This life is ALL because of him. Why would I not live it for him?
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