His perfect timing!! It blows my mind. All i can say is that right now, this time in my life is great. Blessed. that is a good word to describe it. I don't deserve any of what I have been given, but I know that God blesses us because He loves us. And He wants us to embrace the time we have hear and enjoy life in abundance, expecting great things..things that we can't even imagine..because that is who He is ( well only part of who He is) He is a God who I cannot begin to fathom or understand because the human mind is finite and out Creator is infinite!!
I have the greatest friends..girls and guys!! I can count on them for anything: a laugh, a hug, a shoulder to cry on and an ear to listen, advice when i need it, encouragement, love.. i could go on and on...some awesome people who love the Lord and know how to have a good time bringing glory to his Name.
Do you ever wonder why God brings certain people into your life?? I do..I have some friends who were a huge part of my life.. i may not talk to them anymore but they were a huge part of my life at one point..God had a plan there i know it. And i have friends today that have been so dear to me for years and we are still as close as ever even though we live miles and states apart. If there is one thing i've learned, it is that the Holy Spirit creates a fellowship and an intimacy between friends that is so necessary to this life we live hear on earth..I am thankful for the intimacy i share with my friends. God keeps bringing new people into my life and I do wonder..i wonder what He has in store for these friendships..how we will be there for each other and who we will become to one another..Have you ever met someone and they just shine with his love..there is a peace a calmness a joy a serenity..a smile that wont go away..i know His hand is in control here and I dont want my hands in any of it.. i have learned that when i try to control things, all it does is taint a situation that I need to allow God to make perfect in his perfect timing and his perfect will for my life. For all my friends new and old.. I love you all!! and you are in my prayers...
Back to timing..I am enjoying this time in my life..24..a good number..and no i dont think 25 is old so i am not scared to go there..haha..some of my best friends are 25..does that make you more wise..haha..whatever..well I am just living in the here and now, knowing that i am not promised another day. I am soaking up the joys that God is continually filling me with..his promises are real and true..he is merciful..his grace is so undeserved..I am just waiting for him to move me along during this life He has blessed me with..allowing me new breath each morning to sing praises to his Holy Name..
PS if you havent heard Shelly Moore Band..then you must!!
Friday, June 23, 2006
Saturday, June 03, 2006
sweetly broken..
To the cross I look, to the cross I cling
Of its suffering I do drink
Of its work I do sing
For on it my Savior both bruised and crushed
Showed that God is love
And God is just
At the cross You beckon me
You draw me gently to my knees,
and I am
Lost for words, so lost in love,
I’m sweetly broken, wholly surrendered
What a priceless gift, undeserved life
Have I been given
Through Christ crucified
You’ve called me out of death
You’ve called me into life
And I was under Your wrath
Now through the cross I’m reconciled
In awe of the cross I must confess
How wondrous Your redeeming love and
How great is Your faithfulness
SWEETLY BROKEN ~ Jeremy Riddle
i couldnt say it better..
Of its suffering I do drink
Of its work I do sing
For on it my Savior both bruised and crushed
Showed that God is love
And God is just
At the cross You beckon me
You draw me gently to my knees,
and I am
Lost for words, so lost in love,
I’m sweetly broken, wholly surrendered
What a priceless gift, undeserved life
Have I been given
Through Christ crucified
You’ve called me out of death
You’ve called me into life
And I was under Your wrath
Now through the cross I’m reconciled
In awe of the cross I must confess
How wondrous Your redeeming love and
How great is Your faithfulness
SWEETLY BROKEN ~ Jeremy Riddle
i couldnt say it better..
Thursday, May 18, 2006
you're up...
..and then you're down...
Man if there is one thing i am learning, it is that this life is going to be an ongoing process of learning more and more of how unperfect (if that is a word) I am, how underserved is His grace and mercy..and sanctification is such an awesome work that God does in us..but MAN it is hard and it makes me realize that until i die i will be learning more and more about my sinful heart and keep seeing more and more places in my life where God is redeeming me ..He says that even our rightousness is as filthy rags...but that is what is so wonderful about God's agape (unconditional love) a love that surpasses all understanding..i mean how many times do we look at God straight in the face and tell him that we choose something else for that moment ..we choose a temporary fulfillment, we choose ourselves, we choose pride, we choose laziness..and we do this knowing that God's precious one and only Son Jesus Christ suffered the most painful death..and He did this knowing we would curse his Name and sin against him..Shane and Shane put's it perfectly
"should You give me one more breath to curse Your name oh God? why allow me one more
thought to delight in me? do i have the right to walk a step upon Your grace? while i call
upon myself, should You give me life?"
this sounds like something horrible has happened..but as God has shown me that I can walk in victory, and not live a life of those outward sins (drinking, gossiping, etc, etc) He is now showing me that it is in actuallity the intangible sins that are even more important because these are the ones that determine who we are..they are our character..the outward, the picture of our life is formed and created by the inward,, who we are on the inside..that is where it all begins..in the places no one can see..the places in our heart that only God knows about..He shows us our pride, our selfishness, our laziness, our insecurities, our fears, our bitterness, our anger..all of these may be hidden in the secret places of our hearts..we may have burried them so deep and only God can surface these and allow us to give them up to him..allowing him to continually refine and redeem us from our sinful nature..molding us to a more beautiful picture of who He would have us be..I want so badly to be teachable, moldable, so i can become that woman of God he has planned for me to be..and He tells us that we are created for his workmanship and that He will finish the work He has started in us..all of this I know..but faith is tricky..we can have faith, our finite human minds may believe, but when it comes down to it, do we really act on that faith, do we live out that faith??
"tell me reveal to me, how can i be a young (wo)man keeping my way pure by living by your Word..for i seek you Lord with all my heart. i'm amazed, i will praise, i will pray, i'm amazed, i will praise, i will praise...for tonight I'll delight. i will not neglect your Word. i'm amazed. hold me, don't let me stray, hear my cry.. the Word is hidden in my heart, within my heart. cover me that i might live and i won't sin against you my Lord. hear i am. i believe in life abundantly. i hope in You"
that is my prayer..it's a daily battle between the spirit and the flesh..how weak is the flesh?!?! there is so much more i have to learn! but it's exciting to see this journey God has taken me on..and it is exciting to think about where this road will lead and all the things He will teach me on the way..this life is a pattern..it's a constant cleansing of the heart that takes place through trials in our lives, our minds..and then our leaning on God who gives us the strength to conquer these obstacles and milestones in our lives..as we then come out victorious..we live in that victory!! the same power that raised Jesus on the 3rd day and defeated death is the same power alive in us!! don't forget this ..be encouraged cuz we have already won!!
love yall
feel free to leave me your thoughts..i would love some insight
Man if there is one thing i am learning, it is that this life is going to be an ongoing process of learning more and more of how unperfect (if that is a word) I am, how underserved is His grace and mercy..and sanctification is such an awesome work that God does in us..but MAN it is hard and it makes me realize that until i die i will be learning more and more about my sinful heart and keep seeing more and more places in my life where God is redeeming me ..He says that even our rightousness is as filthy rags...but that is what is so wonderful about God's agape (unconditional love) a love that surpasses all understanding..i mean how many times do we look at God straight in the face and tell him that we choose something else for that moment ..we choose a temporary fulfillment, we choose ourselves, we choose pride, we choose laziness..and we do this knowing that God's precious one and only Son Jesus Christ suffered the most painful death..and He did this knowing we would curse his Name and sin against him..Shane and Shane put's it perfectly
"should You give me one more breath to curse Your name oh God? why allow me one more
thought to delight in me? do i have the right to walk a step upon Your grace? while i call
upon myself, should You give me life?"
this sounds like something horrible has happened..but as God has shown me that I can walk in victory, and not live a life of those outward sins (drinking, gossiping, etc, etc) He is now showing me that it is in actuallity the intangible sins that are even more important because these are the ones that determine who we are..they are our character..the outward, the picture of our life is formed and created by the inward,, who we are on the inside..that is where it all begins..in the places no one can see..the places in our heart that only God knows about..He shows us our pride, our selfishness, our laziness, our insecurities, our fears, our bitterness, our anger..all of these may be hidden in the secret places of our hearts..we may have burried them so deep and only God can surface these and allow us to give them up to him..allowing him to continually refine and redeem us from our sinful nature..molding us to a more beautiful picture of who He would have us be..I want so badly to be teachable, moldable, so i can become that woman of God he has planned for me to be..and He tells us that we are created for his workmanship and that He will finish the work He has started in us..all of this I know..but faith is tricky..we can have faith, our finite human minds may believe, but when it comes down to it, do we really act on that faith, do we live out that faith??
"tell me reveal to me, how can i be a young (wo)man keeping my way pure by living by your Word..for i seek you Lord with all my heart. i'm amazed, i will praise, i will pray, i'm amazed, i will praise, i will praise...for tonight I'll delight. i will not neglect your Word. i'm amazed. hold me, don't let me stray, hear my cry.. the Word is hidden in my heart, within my heart. cover me that i might live and i won't sin against you my Lord. hear i am. i believe in life abundantly. i hope in You"
that is my prayer..it's a daily battle between the spirit and the flesh..how weak is the flesh?!?! there is so much more i have to learn! but it's exciting to see this journey God has taken me on..and it is exciting to think about where this road will lead and all the things He will teach me on the way..this life is a pattern..it's a constant cleansing of the heart that takes place through trials in our lives, our minds..and then our leaning on God who gives us the strength to conquer these obstacles and milestones in our lives..as we then come out victorious..we live in that victory!! the same power that raised Jesus on the 3rd day and defeated death is the same power alive in us!! don't forget this ..be encouraged cuz we have already won!!
love yall
feel free to leave me your thoughts..i would love some insight
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
east asia on my mind..
well i must say that yesterday's events were kinda strange...
i will be brief cuz i can tend to get wordy when telling stories or describing how things turn out..such as all that when on yesterday..well to start, i was supposed to go to nashville to run the country music marathon with my favoritest mint hillian (but she really is a raleigh-ite at heart)..turns out neither of us are going now (keep her friend laura in your prayers) and i am kinda relieved to be staying home this weekend..nashville is an awesome city but the drive is LONG, i would be spending more money, and i would start off next week being exhuasted and once again feeling like i had no relaxation! I am finding that lil R&R is necessary in my old age of 24..haahaa
so now i will be goin to the southern women's show with lauren sanders...yes i love this girl..we are writing a book by the way (i will discuss them some other time, dont let me forget)
and sunday is kyle's bday!! i think i will make him that banana bread he is drooling for..haha..that is if he washes my car ;-) and of course i will go to Church sunday morning and to my leadership class that night..will prob end up at the hood's house once again..i mean seriously..
WELL last but not least, let's go back about two months ago when chad mentioned a mission trip to east asia that he thought i should go on..supposedly it was gonna be in SEPTEMBER '06..well my roommie is out of town so last night i sent out a txt msg looking for something to do..yes i am a loser..haha...well lauren told me that she was goin to the orientation meeting for the east asia trip, did i want to go? well i figured, i had thought about this trip before (and was praying about it, but havent been so much recently..) so why not go check it out, i had nothing else to do..(ps usually my nights are busy without a free second) so i went and turns out the trip is july 16-27, whoa a lot sooner that i expected. so i am not prepared for this..i dont want to jump into a trip that God hasnt planned for me..not to mention the trip costs $$$$..but anyway, i had no idea about the meeting and then it just fell into my lap..kinda cool..
AHHHHH so much for being brief..sorry blog world...ginny you are used to my ramblings via our daily emails..haha
mucho amor
i will be brief cuz i can tend to get wordy when telling stories or describing how things turn out..such as all that when on yesterday..well to start, i was supposed to go to nashville to run the country music marathon with my favoritest mint hillian (but she really is a raleigh-ite at heart)..turns out neither of us are going now (keep her friend laura in your prayers) and i am kinda relieved to be staying home this weekend..nashville is an awesome city but the drive is LONG, i would be spending more money, and i would start off next week being exhuasted and once again feeling like i had no relaxation! I am finding that lil R&R is necessary in my old age of 24..haahaa
so now i will be goin to the southern women's show with lauren sanders...yes i love this girl..we are writing a book by the way (i will discuss them some other time, dont let me forget)
and sunday is kyle's bday!! i think i will make him that banana bread he is drooling for..haha..that is if he washes my car ;-) and of course i will go to Church sunday morning and to my leadership class that night..will prob end up at the hood's house once again..i mean seriously..
WELL last but not least, let's go back about two months ago when chad mentioned a mission trip to east asia that he thought i should go on..supposedly it was gonna be in SEPTEMBER '06..well my roommie is out of town so last night i sent out a txt msg looking for something to do..yes i am a loser..haha...well lauren told me that she was goin to the orientation meeting for the east asia trip, did i want to go? well i figured, i had thought about this trip before (and was praying about it, but havent been so much recently..) so why not go check it out, i had nothing else to do..(ps usually my nights are busy without a free second) so i went and turns out the trip is july 16-27, whoa a lot sooner that i expected. so i am not prepared for this..i dont want to jump into a trip that God hasnt planned for me..not to mention the trip costs $$$$..but anyway, i had no idea about the meeting and then it just fell into my lap..kinda cool..
AHHHHH so much for being brief..sorry blog world...ginny you are used to my ramblings via our daily emails..haha
mucho amor
Thursday, April 20, 2006
testing testing
HELLO!
Yes i have given into this world of the bloggers. I figure that i read some of my friends blogs and I enjoy journaling, so hey, why not create my own blog. Plus I type faster than I write and i is a widely known fact that i have the handwriting like that of a kindergarten boy. If there were a font of my handwriting then that would be the name "Kindergarten Boy" It is sad..I know! Some people say it has to do with the fact that i am left handed and a math person...hmmm..
well there is no point to this blog except i had to make an entry to preview my page..i hope it works...?!?!!?
lataaaaaa
Yes i have given into this world of the bloggers. I figure that i read some of my friends blogs and I enjoy journaling, so hey, why not create my own blog. Plus I type faster than I write and i is a widely known fact that i have the handwriting like that of a kindergarten boy. If there were a font of my handwriting then that would be the name "Kindergarten Boy" It is sad..I know! Some people say it has to do with the fact that i am left handed and a math person...hmmm..
well there is no point to this blog except i had to make an entry to preview my page..i hope it works...?!?!!?
lataaaaaa
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