power ballad

 

I love music. I love precious time spent worshipping just me and the piano. I love writing music, which I never seem to do anymore. And sometimes, when I read scripture, it’s juts so powerful, that I want it to be a power ballad! Because that is what God’s love is. A Power Ballad! :)
    makes me happy!

 

VERSE OF THE DAY:
”"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength...they who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
Isaiah 40:28-31

perspective

We forget how important our time alone spent with Jesus is. We forget the important of being in His word daily, and of prayer. We lose perspective, way to quickly and way to easily. It is rather frustrating.

Tuesday are probably my favorite day of the week. I can guarantee, I will have great Jesus time in the mornings, and that I will be stretched.
  We need to remember that our strength is found in Christ. That our life is not our own. And that Jesus suffered more than we can even ever imagine.

                       It is a privelage to live and suffer for the sake of Christ.

VERSE OF THE DAY:
"Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—  that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead."
  Philippians 3:8-10

grateful during a storm

I find it amazing how in the midst of people and community, you can still feel lonely. This isn't the first time for me. I feel like it is a season I am currently in, and have been in. But I am also extremely grateful to God.
   For His grace, and His strength to keep me stable and pressing on.
For my community, and the one's who can tell when something is wrong and what it is without you even saying anything. For my brother's. For my sister's. For prayer and encouragement. For His word. For people who fight for you and with you. For the comfort of the Holy Spirit. For rest. For joygivers. For growth. For God's goodness and Holiness. That I am in fact, never actually alone.

I need people. and God has given me the right people, for this time in my life, to help me through whatever season of life I am in. He has answered my prayers. and I just love God.


VERSE OF THE DAY:
"For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Jesus
Matthew 11:30

church family

I love church. and I love how much encouragement God gives me through being at church and the people there. and I love how God shows favor to His children and honor's their honesty even amidst discipline. and our sin.
   God is Awesome.



VERSE OF THE DAY:
"Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not resisted to the point of shedding your blood...My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives."
    Hebrews 12:3-6

Jesus loves me this i know.

God always provides. and shows me that He is always with me and will never leave me, nor forsake me, and always comes through and does not delay.

He provides all of my needs. he provides side jobs to help financially, as well as emotionally! he provides people, who bring encouragement and joy even in a work day! he provides rest, when i just feel worn out in many ways. and food for when i am hungry. and those are just a few things.

I am just trying to remember Jesus. it's hard because of my selfishness. but i am trying.

VERSE OF THE DAY:
"O Lord, you have searched me and known me."
Psalm 139:1

selfish

I'm selfish. Plain and simple. Which is the root of so many things in my life...
       BUT...

God still loves me. More than I could ever even comprehend.



VERSE OF THE DAY:
"Such knowledge is to wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it."
  Psalm 139:6

P.S.
   Sometimes, I feel like my job is to just smile at people. and i really like this.

Happy Thanksgiving

I love my family. I love spending time with them. This week has been kind of a rough one for me, mentally and emotionally and even spiritually. and even physically (my legs dont wanna work cuz they are sore from nike training! hah)
   I am completely blessed with an incredible, incredible family. and while yes, I am talking about my blood family. Father, Mother, Brother, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins...I am also talking about my spiritual family. I think that I forget often how blessed I am with the people God has placed in my life. The one's who challenge me, the one's who pray for me constantly, the one's who bring joy to my heart, the one's who make me laugh, the one's who always make me feel better, the one's i can just enjoy their company...

Family.


VERSE OF THE DAY:
"Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush Him. He has put him to grief. When his soul shall make an offering of guilt he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days. The will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand."
Isaiah 53:10