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Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Once Upon a Time
I want my life to read like a story. Adventure, trials, heartaches, mystery, joy, love, happiness. Jesus. Over and over the theme to be Jesus. In the ups & downs, trials, and wonderful adventures. I want it to be Jesus.
Because after all, isn't our life a story? We're part of a story, a grand story that started long before we were even born and will continue on after. And the best part about it - like any other story there is an Author, a Story Teller. He wrote it, He knows it, and He loves it enough to write it and want it to be read.
But what will it say?Will it continually point back to the Author?Will it speak the truth?Will it make a difference?Will it be filled with love & life, romance & mystery?Will it be filled with light?Will it be worth reading?Isn't this the cry of our heart? To be known, loved, accepted, to be a part of some grand adventure, to make a difference. To belong.
And because of Christ, I belong. And I want my life to tell that story.
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Epic: The Story God Is Telling
By John Eldredge
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Friday, 27 November 2009
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His Hands, Broken Hearts & Giving Thanks
I've been at a loss for words lately. My heart is mending. I've been continuously reminded over the last 2 weeks that life is short and I don't have control over what happens. I do, however, have a God who reigns, loves, and keeps my life in His hands.
My family has been facing trials and heartaches and it's been overwhelming at times. But God is still God, and He's still in control. Daily I've been thankful for Jesus in my life and that I can turn to Him at all times. And then I see the members of my family who don't have Him... and I see their sorrow, pain, and grieving hearts. I see their confusion, anger, and despair. And I pray. I pray for the impossible to become possible, knowing that only He can do it.2 weeks ago this morning I was in a car accident, rendering me car less, but not injured in any way shape or form (minus a sore neck). Last week thursday... one of my aunts passed away unexpectedly, 2 days later we rushed my grandfather to the hospital (he has been home since Tuesday and is doing well!)... but it seemed like attack after attack.God knows when we don't and He has a plan we can't see.
“And nothing but our trials and perils would ever have led some of us to know Him as we do, to trust Him as we have, and to draw from Him the measures of grace which our very extremities made indispensable.” (This came from a devotional I read on a blog recently).And yet I'm still thankful & joyful - His love for me is unconditional.Psalm 1452 - Every day I will bless You,
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.9 - The LORD is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.18 - The LORD is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.
19 - He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.
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Another Journal Entry
By BarlowGirl
I Need You To Love Me
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Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Psalm 61:1-4
Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For You have been a shelter for me,
A strong tower from the enemy.
I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;
I will trust in the shelter of Your wings.
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Restored
By Jeremy Camp
My Desire
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Monday, 16 November 2009
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Bless the Lord, O My Soul
I keep trying to find the right words to put here and I keep coming up short. Things happen we can't explain. We face trials... and I'm thankful I don't have to face it alone.I can't see the big picture. I don't know how this will all work out. But I know God will work it out. And through the trial I don't want to lose my joy. I want the world to see that I'm still thankful, still praising Him, and still joyful. That's what I want people to notice about me and remember, because after all - His love never fails. He has a plan in all of this. God sees the big picture.
God's word is so comforting. It gives me peace. Over and over His promises pour from the pages, promises to always be with me, to be my refuge, promises of grace & mercy, and of joy in the morning.
So I'm letting go once again, of these things that I think I need, knowing that God knows exactly what I need and don't need.
And the words of Laura Story's song Bless the Lord fill me:You give and take away for my good
For who am I to say what I need?
For You alone see the hidden parts of me
that need to be stripped away.
And as You begin to refine
I’m learning to let go and rely
on One who walks with me
As hard as it may be,
You’re teaching me all the while to say:
Bless the Lord, O my soul
All that’s in me bless Your name
Forget not Your power untold
not Your glory or Your fame
For You came to heal the broken
to redeem and make me whole
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Monday, 02 November 2009
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What Do You Have?
One very memorable message in my life & walk with Christ was by DP in Spain, summer of 07. He shared about feeding the 5000. Jesus asked the disciples what they had... bread and fish. He asked them what they had, not what they didn't have. DP talked about using what God gives us. God doesn't ask us what we don't have or have the ability to do, He asks what we do have.
At that moment I looked around, up until then I looked at the group I was traveling with and asked myself why I was there, why did God tell me to go? I had nothing to offer, I was quiet, I didn't know Spanish and I couldn't play the guitar or help out in worship. On a trip full of outreaches, I felt helpless. But God didn't call me to go to fill those spots, they'd already been filled. If 2 people were the exact same, 1 wouldn't be needed. He called me to step out of my comfort zone, to trust Him with the gifts He has given me. To love others, to pray, to encourage, and to be a witness.Last wednesday night the Pastor of my church was teaching out of 2 Kings 4:1-7, Elisha and the Widow's oil. She's in debt, her husband has died, and they're coming to take her sons to be slaves to pay off the debt. Elisha is called for and when he comes he says "Tell me, what do you have in the house" (v.2). God performed a miracle with what she had, a small jar of oil, multiplying it to sell and pay off the debt.Too many times I think about what I don't have and not what I do have. What do you have?
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Beauty Will Rise
By Steven Curtis Chapman
Heaven is the Face
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