12.31.08
Another Year
This year is winding down
another has not yet begun
You alone remain the same
but everything else is about to change
I must stay connected
Clinging to you with my all
for you never change
your years will never end
you satisfy me
deep within my soul
to you I must give total control
Worship and Glory
belong only to you
as you lead me through
to you alone I will be true
Another year is ending
with one just on the cupse
so to you I lift my soul
because you have made me
completely
and unmistakably whole
I’ve Been Struggling
I admit I have been struggling
although I am not sure why
I struggle with my heart
and yielding to His side
I struggle deep within me
Not knowing what will come
but knowing He is good
still my struggles won’t be gone
I admit I have been struggling
I wish I could say I’m not
It is not how I would have things be
which brings me to my knees
I admit I have been struggling
but I am not alone
I know I am not the only one
with thoughts that seem out of control
I admit I have been struggling
I wish that I was not
but I look to Him
and reach to find
His arms are my strength
when my struggles
do not resign
12.26.08
Thoughts from the Word—the day after Christmas!!!
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought Joy to my soul. In YOU, O LORD, MY GOD, I have taken refuge. Surely you will save me from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. You will cover me with your feathers and under your wings I will find refuge! Thank you for all you have in store for me, O LORD, my GOD. Help me to trust your timing in my life!!!
12.25.08
Reflections on CHRISTmas!!!
I often forget to be thankful
for all the blessings that he brings
I often don’t reflect on his goodness
and think that things are just the same
I often get consumed by the little things
that I know he will take care of
these things I let consume my thoughts
and then my heart comes undone
This Christmas I hope to be more thankful
to remember
and never forget
how he has done so much for me
that I could never forget
to love as he has loved me
this season is one for serving
for giving
as he has shown us through his blood
so let me remember
and thank him
for his blessings
another year has brung
Thank you LORD Jesus, you have blessed my life so much! Christmas should be a continuation of my thanksgiving and praise to you of what you have done and will continue to do in my life. Help me to not be consumed by the things I know you will take care of, rather help me to experience more of your love as I give of myself to those around me. Thank you, dear LORD, for all you have done and will do in my life from this day forward!!! I Love you, Amen! Thank you for renewing my excitement about this day!!! I wait in eager expectation!!! I love you, Amen!!!
12.24.08
The Amazingness of God’s love
The amazingness of God’s love overwhelms me
I cannot even contain it
It is too real to comprehend
I have been so anxious about many things
I have been so preoccupied
these things seem so petty indeed
these are things He will take care of
I so much need His embrace
His arms to wrap around me
His love to consume me
to the very core
of who I am
The amazingness of God’s love
overwhelms me
I cannot even contain
how much He loves me
even when I am
the most unlovable
even when I do not
love Him as I should
The amazingness of God’s love
is what I can cling to
is what I can remember
in moments like this
The amazingness of God’s love
allowed Him to send His only son to earth
as a baby
to live out life as we know it
yet without sin
to be beaten and bruised
and die upon the splintered cross
and then conquer death
to reign as the LORD over all the earth
The amazingness of God’s love
allows me to trust Him all the more
For His ways are higher wider and deeper
than I could ever imagine
The amazingness of God’s love
overwhelms my soul and makes me whole
once again!!!
Ephesians 3:16-19 “I pray that out of His glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and I pray that you being rooted and established in love, may have power together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know that love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
12.21.08
God and the Fruits of the Spirit
You are love, perfect love, that casts out all my fears.
You are my joy who makes life more than worth living.
You are my peace; in you I find sweet rest.
You are patience; patiently waiting for me to fully surrender all my hopes and dreams to you.
You are kindness that leads me to repentence.
You are goodness; everything you do, have done, will do is good as you are.
You are faithfulness; you keep your promises which are always yes in Christ; and you will never cease to be there for me.
You are gentleness; you never impose yourself on me, but stand at the door and persistently knock.
You are self-control; you know how to solve conflicts without things getting out of control.
This is who you are LORD, this is who you want me to be; these are the characteristics you want me to look for in the person I will eventually spend the rest of my life. Keep preparing us for each other LORD Jesus!!! I Love you, Amen!!!
I didn’t think I would
I didn’t think I would like you all over again
I didn’t think I could ever fall for you
but babe, I think I am
It hasn’t been that long
and you may not even know
but I want to be with you
I want it to be true
You are the one I want
You are the one I could be with forever
You are the one I want to get to know
all over again
I didn’t think I would like you
as I do
I didn’t think I would fall
all over again for you
I love the person
that you are
I hope this time
it is for real
I hope this time
you will ask me to be yours
I hope this time
we never have to part
as I hope this time
is soon
I didn’t think I would like you
all over again
but I do
I didn’t think I could ever fall
for you a second time
but babe, I really think I am!
(This is dedicated to a person who will remain nameless at this point!!!)
It’s OK to have Questions!!!
In this journey of faith, it is ok to have questions. This questions keep you seeking His wisdom and reaching out for His hand!!!
What happens when I have faith as a mustard seed?
What happens when I rely on His strength?
What happens when I fully trust Him and give Him my everything because He is?
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
What happens when I live to glorify Him?
What happens when I wait for His timing in my life?
What happens when I resolve to give Him my best in every area?
What happens when I believe in His purpose for my life?
What happens when I really pray without ceasing?
What happens when I have courage in the midst of my fears?
What happens when I truly leave everything in His hands?
What happens to a heart that is fully surrendered to Him?
What happens when I reach out to those who so desperately need your love?
What happens when I live each day in your rest and peace?
What happens when I am thankful?
What happens when I let you be in control?
What happens when I keep my eyes on Him?
What happens when I let God do what only He can do?
Romans 8:26-27 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we outgh to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express; and He who searches the heart knows the mind of the Spirit because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.
What happens when? The possibilities are unlimited because we live for a God who makes all things possible!
Ephesians 3:20-21 He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or imagine according to His power that is at work in us; to Him be glory forever in Christ Jesus-He is able!
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
What happens when…YOU gave everything so I could live, why not give it all to Him? Why not trust YOU with the life YOU gave me to live? Help me not to waver in unbelief but be strengthened in my faith that seems smaller than a mustard seed at times. I love you, my Sovereign LORD. Amen!!!
12.14.08
What Happens When
The following entry was written as I stuggle to have faith in certain areas of my life. As I struggle with this, I find that all it takes is faith the size of a mustard seed and you can say to this mountian move, and it will. What happens when I have faith is far greater than wavering in the doubts and unbelief I also have inside my heart which more often that I would like keep me from experiencing all that He has for me!!!
What happens when I have faith
I can move a mountain
because I trust in God
who can do anything
When I have faith
I have no need to be afraid
because He has given me
courage
in the midst of my fears
When I have faith
I have no need to worry
because He will take care of me
When I have faith
I realize it is not about me
because God put me here for a reason
to glorify and honor Him in all I say and do
When I have faith
I can give Him my best
in every area no matter what
When I have faith
I have strength
When I have faith
I can wait for His timing
because He has the perfect plan
When I have faith
I draw closer to Him
which is where I need to be
When I have faith
I can love others
as Christ so graciously loved me
When I have faith
I fully trust and rely
on the maker of my soul
When I have faith
I will see God at work
When I have faith
I will believe in the power of prayer
and trust Him
When I have faith
I will look to Him and be thankful
When I have faith
I can look forward in hope
When I have faith
I know He is in control
When I have faith
I will keep my eyes on Him
and there is nothing I cannot do
because I have faith
When I have faith
He lives through me
When I have faith
things happen
that I could never
have imagined
When I have faith
life is worth living!!!
12.06.08
Quote off of a friends’ site—thanks Deanne!!!
“God is adequate as our keeper… Your faith will not fail while God sustains it, you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.”
I am He who will sustain you from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same!!!
He is the one I can cling to when I feel so alone/
He is the one I can run to when I need someone there/
He is the one who never leaves me/
He is the one I want to be with for the rest of my life/
He is the one who will sustain me/
He has the plan for my life/
He is the one who will sustain me/
He knows me through and through/
I wish I didn’t feel so lonely/
but I know I will not always/
for He has the plan/
He knows the ways He has for me/
He gave me my desires/
and He will fulfill them with good things/
I need only to wait/
to be still and know/
that He is God/
the God of my life/
He is the one I can cling to in moments like this/
He is the one I will love forever!!!
Thank you for being my God I can trust with my life. Thank you for the way you will fulfill my hearts’ desires. I can hardly wait!!!
