just learning and praying

That all things work together for His good. (Romans 8:28) That God may be glorified in my life. As I grow in Him and trust Him with His perfect will. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.(Romans 12:1-2)

I think a lot of times, when we are going through a hard thing and trying to trust God we don't see that God knows all and see's things that we don't see. Sometimes, we don't see past the end of our nose. May we come in thankfulness that He see's things and knows all and has a plan.

Praise Jesus....

seeking God....

Yes,  we have a God who understands our greatest fears. It is a pleasure to know that God understands and desires to meet us in our inadequacies. Thanks be to God Who upholds us with His powerful hand in the midst of everything.


I am grateful.

2011

Is it 2011, already? Time is drawing nigh...God is working..

.I can't wait to be surprised what God has in store for me.

“Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (I Corinthians 2:9)

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There is a Higher throne...

Right now I feel very melancholy. Sigh...I wish I had money or I wish God would change my current circumstance or I wish I would could be at my best friend's wedding. I wish sometimes, that I could change past failures.

I admit I struggle with doubting that God has a plan. I struggle with faith that He works things out. I struggle with the fact, God sometimes is silent.

But I have to remind myself that praise be...there is a Higher Throne. I mean I have a Higher Throne that sees all. There is a God up there Who cares and I pray someday will make His interests known in the entire process of my life.


"One thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple...When You said, 'Seek My face,' my heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.”...Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!" ~Psalm 27:4, 8, 14

Merry Christmas

God bless each of you as you celebrate Jesus, this Christmas. Last night as my family sang Silent Night by candle light, at New Hope's Christmas dinner, I was reminded of how much the love of Jesus is radiant and because of His love I can celebrate Him. Jesus is the One who validates me and that has become clearer and clearer to me each Christmas. May this year, as we fellowship in our homes, with each other, and as we go out in the world, celebrate the love of Jesus. Praise God....

fellowship of the unashamed

The Fellowship of the Unashamed



I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed."

The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line.

The decision has been made. I am a disciple of

Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down,

back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present

makes sense, and my future is secure.

I am finished and done with low living, sight walking,

small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams,

chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.



I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position,

promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I now live by

presence, lean by faith, love by patience,

lift by prayer, and labor by power. My pace

is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my

road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few,

my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought,

compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back,

diluted, or delayed.



I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the

presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy,

ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander

in the maze of mediocrity.



I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until

Heaven returns, give until I drop, preach until all know,

and work until He comes. And when He comes to get

His own, He will have no problem recognizing me.

My colors will be clear.



I am not ashamed of the gospel . . . Romans 1:16





The Author of this work is in dispute.

Some say Anonymous, others claim it is by Dr. Bob Moorehead

Others claim it cannot be Dr. Bob Moorehead.



John Piper said:

This is very convicting. Is God glorified in my life? Do I find that Jesus is the most satisfying to me? Makes me think what's going to last for eternity in my life?

wow....

"She is out there. My Cinderella. She is real. She exists. I pray for her constantly. May God satisfy the desires of her heart, draw her close, consume her. May He claim her passions, her identity, her refuge, her hopes, her strengths and weaknesses, every fiber of her being. May she treasure and cherish her Savior more than anything of this world and cling to His will with every ounce of her stamina. By all that she is, does, and strives to be, may He draw near to her and she to Him." Adam Young (Owl City)

hmmm

Learning what it means to seek God. I am learning that prayer is the most appropriate for us to use so God can change hearts. I am praying that God will reveal His love to me. Praise God, He is still on the throne, Psalm 62: 6,7:He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

the gratefulness month

I'm grateful for:

1. playing with kids....

2. parents who support me

3. friends who I can be crazy with and be real and honest with me

4. opportunities traveling to new places

5. merciful professors

6. chat programs that I can talk to people literally all over the world

7. my brother/sister in law

8. a home to sit and relax

9. the church

10. God answering prayers for people

11. music

12. possible opportunities.

one thing...

"One thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple...When You said, 'Seek My face,' my heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.”...Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!" ~Psalm 27:4, 8, 14

Oswald Chambers said:

If you have faith as a mustard seed . . . nothing will be impossible for you —Matthew 17:20

We have the idea that God rewards us for our faith, and it may be so in the initial stages. But we do not earn anything through faith— faith brings us into the right relationship with God and gives Him His opportunity to work. Yet God frequently has to knock the bottom out of your experience as His saint to get you in direct contact with Himself. God wants you to understand that it is a life of faith, not a life of emotional enjoyment of His blessings. The beginning of your life of faith was very narrow and intense, centered around a small amount of experience that had as much emotion as faith in it, and it was full of light and sweetness. Then God withdrew His conscious blessings to teach you to “walk by faith” (2 Corinthians 5:7). And you are worth much more to Him now than you were in your days of conscious delight with your thrilling testimony.
Faith by its very nature must be tested and tried. And the real trial of faith is not that we find it difficult to trust God, but that God’s character must be proven as trustworthy in our own minds. Faith being worked out into reality must experience times of unbroken isolation. Never confuse the trial of faith with the ordinary discipline of life, because a great deal of what we call the trial of faith is the inevitable result of being alive. Faith, as the Bible teaches it, is faith in God coming against everything that contradicts Him— a faith that says, “I will remain true to God’s character whatever He may do.” The highest and the greatest expression of faith in the whole Bible is— “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him” (Job 13:15).

so why?

So why do I follow this God? Is it easy, no? I've discovered many bumps.Many trials. I have failed because of this fallen world I live in. But my hope is in Jesus. Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God (I Peter 1:21).

I have seen Him work things out for His glory. My praise is continually out of my mouth. I have seen His faithfulness as my eyes are fixed upon Him. His mercies are new every morning, great is His faithfulness. I can not wait to see what He has for me next on this thing called life.So now I am sitting back, watching, and letting God work in my life, other lives, and circumstances of this life.

Praise the Lord someday, I'll worship forever and forever. Praise God, despite the difficulty, He is the One Who is eternal.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (Jude 24-25)




 

something I wrote May 2nd, 2009, felt like I should repost it...

It's already May. May 2nd to be exact. The year is already flying by. A lot things have happened already. I feel like I've been through a whirl wind of trials and happy things piling one right after another.

News of things happening and not understanding why God allows things to happen to me personally and my family. I find myself dreaming when the sun comes out.

I listen to girls online tell me that they don't understand why God has them to wait and why they themselves can't be in control over life. I listen to kids whine and complain everyday because they hate coming to daycare or do the assignment I set out for them.

I can relate...I complain to God about why He is allowing our family to go through a trial and make us wait for it to end. I find myself complaining to God about why I have to have two jobs and do school because it's hard and that I'd rather have another assignment from Him.

Before I move on to write what God is teaching me through this, for those that don't know, my brother is having major surgeryon Wednesday May 6. Please keep us all in your prayers, especially Brendan.

So what is God teaching me through this? That He writes my life story. I was reminded by somebody that an eternal impact could come out of this. Someday, when this is all said and done, I'll have a testimony to give. How God was faithful. How He never let anything happen to us or to me that we couldn't handle because His grace and strength is sufficient for us. And that God never left us once or forsook us. But most of all whatever happens---In our lives God is glorified.

Praise the Lord...

praise God, again and again

O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

20For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

21Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

praise God

happy things for today

fellowshipping with friends I haven't seen in awhile tonight, cup full of coffee, thrift store shopping for sweaters with a couple of friends and mom, putting money in the bank, and getting some stuff done around the house.

corrie ten boom says it.....

"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength."


"Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open."

"Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden." 

"Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength."

"Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you."

"when we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus"




This is what God has taught me this past week.....worry....Phil 4:13 says, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Praise the Lord