King of all days
In your surrender
As you lay down your life
You took up a sinners cross
And your live rescued mine
In this redemption
Love and mercy display
Lifting my eyes to see
That your truth never fails
Lord of the heavens
King of all days
Without you my world slips away
Redeemed by your mercy
Consumed by your grace
Now I live for you
I’m found in the arms of love
Your love it has saved my soul
I’ll run to your arms of love
Your life’s gonna lead me home
Glorious savior
In your light I am free
If things of this world will fail
Still you’re all that I need
Lord of the heavens
King of all days
Without you my world slips away
Redeemed by your mercy
Consumed by your grace
Now I live for you
I’m found in the arms of love
Your love it has saved my soul
I’ll run to your arms of love
Your life’s gonna lead me home
(And) at your cross
I lay my burden
At your feet
Where your love covers
All I’ve done
Now I walk with you lord
I’m found in the arms of love
For your love it has saved my soul
I’ll run to your arms of love
Your life’s gonna lead me home
Add comment June 28, 2009
Thankful for the little things
Sometimes I complain so much it even drives me crazy. I find so many things to be unhappy about and I find myself upset and stressed out because everything isn’t going my way.
Last night I went to bed and couldn’t fall alseep. God began to tell me about all the things that I have to be thankful for.
I am so thankful that I can walk
I can see
I can talk
I have a family
I have people who love me
I have a beautiful place to live
I have enough money to get by
I have things
I have friends
I have God in my life. I am so thnkful that he placed me in a home with a family who loves God and brought me up to.
These are just a few things that I have to be thankful for. God really spoke to me. I can either complain about the things that I don’t have or be thankful for the things that I do have. I take advantage of the little things so much but in truth the little things are such big things. I love being able to see Gods creation and walk around on it:)
Add comment May 19, 2009
Sarah (Mez)
I already miss you so much! But I am so very proud of you:) You have been a amazing friend and leader for the past three years. You have been there for me through the good times and the bad. I will miss you but once again I am very proud of you. I am glad that you made it to Romania safely and I hope you enjoy the next year and a half. You are going to have your ups and downs but God will always be with you..and I will be here praying for you everyday. The next year and a half is going to be a amazing journey for you:) I love you and I can’t wait to see you again!!
3 comments May 12, 2009
Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”
The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”
Add comment March 28, 2009
This I pray
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (New International Version) 4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Lord you know my heart and my desires. I want to find love but I want it to be your will. I will continue to wait like you have asked me. Help me to be patient and to wait on you. Help me not to fall into the ways of this world or into the lies of men. Help me to always seek your will. Even when its hard give me strength. Help me not to worry about the future and about things that I have no control over. My life is in your hands,my world is in your hands,and my love is in your hands. I only want what you want God. I love you and you will always come first in my life. I will make mistakes and I will stumble but I pray for your protection and your wisdom…my life is yours. Take all of me God…this is my prayer.
Add comment March 4, 2009
SEX
1 Corinthians 6:11-13 (The Message)
9-11Don’t you realize that this is not the way to live? Unjust people who don’t care about God will not be joining in his kingdom. Those who use and abuse each other, use and abuse sex, use and abuse the earth and everything in it, don’t qualify as citizens in God’s kingdom. A number of you know from experience what I’m talking about, for not so long ago you were on that list. Since then, you’ve been cleaned up and given a fresh start by Jesus, our Master, our Messiah, and by our God present in us, the Spirit.
12Just because something is technically legal doesn’t mean that it’s spiritually appropriate. If I went around doing whatever I thought I could get by with, I’d be a slave to my whims.
13You know the old saying, “First you eat to live, and then you live to eat”? Well, it may be true that the body is only a temporary thing, but that’s no excuse for stuffing your body with food, or indulging it with sex. Since the Master honors you with a body, honor him with your body!
It really breaks my heart when I see teens my age going around having sex. They do something before they fully understand it and they give something up that they can ever get back. God gave us a special gift to give away to the person that we fall in love with and marry. If we give it away before then then what are we left with to give? . Every time we kiss someone,hold someones hand, and have sex a little piece of ourselves is being torn apart and given away. Then one day when we get married that is what we are giving to that person…pieces of us but the rest has already been given away. Your not able to give everything.
Sex can only be fully enjoyed within marriage because God made it that way. Sex before marriage brings guilt,pain,shame,confusion, and heartbreak. Having sex Gods way brings nothing but joy and you will only be able to experience this joy by waiting. God knows what is best for us so we need to trust him even when we don’t want to. How can you expect God to bless your relationship with someone when sin is in the middle of it. He can only bless it when he is in the Middle.
Mistakes happen though and we end up stumbling. So does that mean that since we have already had sex God cant bless us in the future. Of course not. God is a forgiving God and he will always be standing beside you with his arms wide open ready to embrace us. He is loving and merciful. It breaks his heart when we sin but he still loves us and is ready to catch us when we fall. He restores us and and makes us clean again…when we ask him to. God really does know what is best for us. So when he asked us to only have sex in marriage he must know what he is talking about. God doesn’t give us pain only joy. So,before you make the decision to sleep with someone…think long and hard…talk to God about it…he is all ears.
1 comment February 20, 2009
Chance has not brought this ill to me;It’s Gods own hand,so let it be,For He sees what I cannot see.There is a purpose for each pain,and He one day will make it plain that earthly loss is heavenly gain….
This poem just gives me more encouragement that everything that happens is in the Lords hands. He will take care of us. Nothing is to big for him. Who are we to worry? In this world we will face fear,pain,loss,gain,good,bad,rich, and poor but God will remain the same.He never changes.
One of my favorite verses is Deuteronomy 2:7
“For the LORD your God has blessed you in all that you have done; He has known your wanderings through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you; you have not lacked a thing.”‘
When God gave me this verse I was sitting in a corner asking Him how I was going to make it? My world was falling apart and changing so fast and I just didnt know how I was going to be able to hold on and keep going. This verse really spoke to me. No matter what I have been through I haven’t lacked anything. God has always provided me with what I needed. I know that God will always take care of me…I have nothing to fear.
Add comment February 12, 2009
He giveth quietness
He Gives quietness in the midst of the raging storm. As we sail the lake with Him,reaching deep water and far from land,suddenly,under the midnight sky,a mighty storm sweeps down. Earth and hell seem mobilized against us,and each wave threatens to overwhelm our boat. Then he rises from His sleep and rebukes the wind and the waves. He waves his hand,signaling the end of the raging tempest and the beginning of the restful calm. His voice is heard above the screaming of the wind through the ropes and rigging,and over the thrashing of the waves. “Quiet! Be still!” (Mark 4:39). Can you not hear it? And instantly there is a great calm.”He giveth quietness”-quietness even in the midst of losing our inner strength and comforts. Sometimes He removes these we make to much of them. We are tempted to look at our joys,pleasures,passions,or our dreams, with too much self-satisfaction. Then through His gracious love He withdraws them,leading us to distinguish between them and Himself. He draws near and whispers the assurance of His presence,bringing an infinite calm to keep our hearts and minds. “He giveth quietness”-The Streams in the Desert
I have had a hard time today. I have been dealing with grief. I have been feeling the saddness of what I have lost but God has been showing me also what I have gained. God has given me so much but if I take what God has given me and put it in my hands I open a door for Satan to come in and destroy. God has really been teaching me how to follow him and be patient without jumping ahead of Him. He has also been teaching me that even when saddness comes it will soon fade. Who can make trouble when He sends me peace? All I need to do is continue loving Him,leaning on Him,and Trusting Him.
Add comment February 1, 2009
