discipleship and relationships

A lot of learning how to disciple, comes from being discipled, but also, through watching discipleship right before your eyes.

Sometimes, I really dislike discipleship. Other times, I just love God more through it, and absolutely love it! Seeing people being molded, and challenged and get frustrated and broken is a beautiful thing for the sake of Christ! and knowing that you are an instrument in that, is pretty incredible!

My heart is just overflowing with excitement and love for God and what He is doing in people and how He is sanctifying them and all of us! and the building of relationships with people, i'm just loving them more and more the more I am getting to know and be apart of their lives!


VERSE of the day:
"I tell you, something greater than the temple is here."
Matthew 12:6

Music

The last couple of days God has really been using music to soothe and comfort my soul. And I absolutely love worshipping via music. and sometimes, I feel like I am slow dancing with God and other times, I feel like He is holding my hand when I am playing piano. And I can't help but love Him, and just smile and feel more beautiful than ever,  and be amazed that He takes the time to continuously woo me and let me know that He loves me.

And I guess at this stage in my life, it's something I am really in need of. God always knows what we need, and he prepares us and provides for all we need, emotionally, spiritually and physically.

I love Jesus. becasue He first loves me.


VERSE of the day:
",,,you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind."
 Matthew 22:37

worship

I love my family. Sometimes I don't think I spend enough time with them.
I love my friends who take care of me and love me, just the way I am.
I love my God, who provides for my every need, and loves me no matter what.


VERSE of the day:
"Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped."
Job 1:20

"Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied..."
Isaiah 53:11

In anguish, do we see joy, do we see the light of the Lord, do we still worship?!

people.

People.
    I used to be one of those people who really disliked people. I used to be a complete loner. Preferred to be left alone. Didn't like anyone, thought no one liked me. Got really annoyed ALL THE TIME with people.

People.
    Now, I still get annoyed at times. I still have my moments where I just want to be left alone. BUT, I love people. I am blessed by people that God has placed in my life. I see them as a gift. and there are times, when my heart just has the biggest smile on, because of the people in my life and the love God has given me for them and through them. :)


VERSE of the day:
"Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him, he has put him to grief. when his soul makes offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring and prolong his days. The will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand."
Isaiah 53:10

oh, to be like You Jesus!

So i have slacked the past 2 days...

but let's just say, I am super blessed by my community. I love community times, of sharing life and stories and having funny/semi-uncomfortable conversations that are necessary sometimes to help us understand each other better.

But in the midst of it all, I see God, molding me and the people around me. We all have so much to work on, and I am so thankful to God for His process of santification. and I cannot wait until Jesus returns for it all to be over and to have a new body, a perfect body and no more sin. sigh. what bliss it will be to be with Jesus and have no more sin!


"May I learn what You want me to learn. May I embrace whatever is placed before me. May I love those in my life. May I take responsibility for all you've handed me. May i give back, all the Praise due You. And May I fall deeper in love with You."


VERSE of the day:
"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, He may give it to you."
John 15:16

basking- to enjoy a pleasant situation

I love basking in the presence of the LORD, in worship. It makes me realize my wretchedness, my helplessness, my bad attitude, my selfishness, His grace, His mercy, and just leads me to sometimes tears that just will not stop. and I love God all the more for these moments, and in these moments.

"You are the King of all Kings. You are the LORD of all LORDS and yet You still love me. I want to love You more."


VERSE of the day:
"Be still, and know that I am God.
 I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!"
Psalm 46:10

P.S.
I really, really, really, enjoy my new toy (ukulele)

birthday blessings

today is my 24th birthday. and i know that birthday's are a way that we celebrate people. the day really is supposed to be all about them. and i started today, asking God that everything would go back to Him, and would actually not be about me at all, because I see so much selfishness in myself and others, and I hate it.
  but i was overly blessed...i got my ukulele i have wanted for a logn time, which i actually was not expecting to get believe it or not...and let' just say, iw as oober excited. and i got a lot of other awesome awesome things, things i wanted, and things i didnt expect. but mostly, I was blessed by the people in my life. That people really do care and love me deeply and will do anything for me, to make me smile, laugh, and be happy in this life. I am spoiled. Spiritually, Physically. I am rich. and This is all becasue of God. and the only reason I have awesome people who love me in my life, is becasue God loves me. and the great thing is, no one will ever love me near as much of Jesus does!
  All I have is all becasue of God. and I am so thankful.


VERSE of the day:
"My soul makes its boast in the LORD, let the humble hear and rejoice."
Psalm 34:2