Gaining What You Cannot Lose

I'm writing this post in part to encourage myself, and hopefully you will be encouraged as well.

     Okay who has plans. Probably everyone. But lets be honest, who sticks to them? Not I. Either by fault of laziness or they just don't work! Let me tell you where I am at with this. I am restless... It is like I have ants in my pants. (And it really is because my legs are pealing/itchy thanks to tanning so fast over spring break...)
     I am also bored with routine. This boredom leads me to invest in facets of my life otherwise untouched. Wanting things such as: a plan. a new atmosphere. new friends (even though I absolutely adore my current friends!). new place to live. A life-partner (husband). A talent, for praise of people and in part to praise my God. ADVENTURE.

     I worry about making the 10% of students who get accepted to grad school for physical therapy. Are you kidding me? It will have to be VERY divinely inspired for my acceptance because on average my grades are B's and C's. Not the 3.8ish requirement for gpa. again... I have no idea how this will be accomplished. Hard work and dedication sure... but seriously. Crap. But I guess if that girl from Legally Blonde can get into Harvard... It is possible for me to get into Georgia State.

     Also from about thirteen till nineteen I saw myself on the mission field. I'm not as passionate about that at all, at least in going to other countries. I don't know what to tell people anymore. I don't know what to tell myself anymore about what my future is/could/should be.

     It is the strangest feeling to have no direction, or very little.

     What is the coolest thing ever though is that Jesus does not require anything else but that I just love Him. Everything I have strived to accomplish is in vain if i have not loved Him with a devoted love.

     All this to say it doesn't matter what I do with my career, what I do to earn money. Not really. All that matters.. all that matters.. is that I focus on christ and do all I do as if unto Him: that all I do be done as an offering of PRAISE. Not grudgingly working through school, restaurant biz, dating, whatever. It must all be done in praise to mean anything to Jesus. That is hard. Do you know how selfish and grumpy I can be? I can give you a few numbers to call if you want proof.

Also, this invokes a scary as hell prayer onto my heart. "Jesus, do with my life as You please. Let it be glorifying to You, and only You. Also have my heart. Also have my income. Also have my romances. Also have my friends and family. Also kill the 'me' I have created, so the 'me' you have created will exist in harmony with You." Scary but good. So good. The goodness of good.

Do you realize that Jesus doesn't call us to OUR full potential? Do you realize that Jesus allows things to happen that take away arms, legs, friends, family, loves, sight, hearing, any happiness aside from Him? Do you realize that we control no  thing.

"He is no fool who gives what He cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."


Here's to giving God what we cannot keep.

-Casey

Are you Compassion-ate?

    



     There are children waiting for you to love them. Waiting for Jesus' love to be made known to them. Sometimes, you will be called to adopt. Which is definitely awesome and for those of you who can afford and support it, ask yourself if God might be calling you to invite children into your home. There is another option though too, for those of us who cannot afford a kid... or who don't want one... but understand the world doesn't revolve around them.

     Did you know that you can actually sponsor a child without having to brush their teeth, wipe their tushies, blow their noses or clean their messes? You would not be obliged to wake them up in the morning, find sitters (if you have dates and such), or spank them when they are sassafrassy.

     Your sponsoring, however, WOULD feed the child, clothe them, provide education, school supplies and medical care. But wait.. there's more! Your money also provides their parents training and education so they can get better job opportunities if they aren't stably employed. And thats not all! The child's community also receives aid! (Aid varies depending on resources the country is able to offer.) All of this for ONLY 38$ a month!

     Now I know what you're thinking... Casey, how can this be true? Well, sir or madame, I don't think you were born yesterday. Im not pulling your leg. You can literally provide for a child, their parents, and their community for almost a dollar a day.


First, let me tell you why this is better than one time donations:

1.  You get to know the child you sponsor. They write letters and color pictures, and if this doesn't sound magical to you, it isn't. Its better than magic, it is sooo lovable. Bless 'your' child by caring for them.

2. You get to stop being selfish. This doesn't sound like fun because it isn't. But if you follow Jesus and have "my money"in your reasoning, you have a bad habit. Nothing is yours, everything that has been given to you is to be used for Jesus' glory! If you're not a christian, first I would stop reading this, look into who Jesus is and what He is about (which you can do in my blog if you so desire). That is most important.

3. Financial efficiency is important. While saving is good, you might die tomorrow and your money would not benefit you. Use the money you've been given to bless others today. (And get on that will!)

4. You start planning for someone else's well-being who will never benefit you. --A side-note to the 'be selfless' reason that deserved its own number.

5. You don't have to be in this alone. You can have your youth group, close friends, family, entire church, club, college ministry, or what-have-you all pitch in for the cause. If you have ten people willing to pitch in 3 dollars a month, one child and their community can benefit. And with more numbers comes more money so I would then encourage you to sponsor more than one child!

6. You will get to watch your child grow up. The time frame for sponsorship is from 4 to 22 years old. You will get to impart your hard earned wisdom on these unsuspecting children. (Who wants wisdom at 6, 8, 10 years old.. candy candy candy) And they will love listening to you because your'e not their parents. Some things don't change in foreign countries. Also your money provides volunteers opportunities to love on these children to, so they will get all the love money can buy.

7. Your investments in their life is a personal 'show and tell' that someone they have never-ever met is willing to provide for them, learn about them, love them, and pray for them. They know they are not able to give you anything! This is a representation of the Gospel, people!

8. 'Your' child will get to learn from you, consider you an important person in their life, and love you. For those of you who are hard to love, these children won't have to try. Your words of encouragement, support, prayers offered up and gifts are enough to tug at their heart strings. Bless someone by allowing them to care for you.


     If any of these reasons made you think twice about sponsoring a child, please don't ignore them. They aren't putting on sad faces, begging for your attention. They will never know you exist unless you reach down and show them. (You reach down because kids are short.)

Here is the website that has every ounce of information you could need, and better put than what I had to say. --> www.compassion.com

And if you are thinking about adoption because maybe you actually snotty noses and cleaning booboo's, (I do!) Then consider buying/loving a kid thats already been made before/while/after you make your own. Making your own is good, too.

By Your Side- Tenth Avenue North

Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away

Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life

Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I'll never let you go





I never really paid attention to this song by Tenth Avenue North until the youth band at my church sang it. It was all about Jesus... less about the music. Wow. Made me cry. ("Touched me...right here." -Said that to the guys and they made fun of me after that so had to put it in here! )


But really.. I try to earn grace. I try so very hard to be the best this or that. And those things I strive for are mostly good things! I do want to please Jesus. Its so important to me. So important. But if i'm honest... "even my repentance needs to be washed in the blood of Jesus." If my best and most 'amazing' gifts to Him have any motive at all of self seeking.. then its all dirt. All of it. 


But His grace covers just that, yall. He is NEVER letting us go. God, im tired of striving. Not really sure exactly how to stop... but giving Him the first word of every day will lead me. As will the Holy Spirit. 

Falling in Love with Jesus...

Mmmmmm... to fall in love. To be someone's beloved, not just Jesus'.... 


Those thoughts of ours are sweet, but blasphemous. To desire anything over Jesus is to whore for the world. (Judges 2:17 -They whored after other gods)

So God wants to be our everything. That includes 'husband' so to speak. In a way that He becomes our obsessive thought during our 'courting' or times we pursue Him back, for He is constantly pursuing us.

How can I allow Jesus to fulfill my relational needs by Himself? with Himself? 


I want to be loved. - "...I have loved you with an everlasting love..." (Jer. 31:3)

I want someone to adore me. - The King has brought me into His chambers to adore me. My love is       outstanding among 10,000 (see Song 1:4, 5:10) .

I want someone to hold my hand. - "...I will uphold you with my righteous right hand" (Is. 41:10)

I want to be accepted and valued. - I am accepted in the Beloved. (see Eph. 1:6)

I want help in my days of trouble. - "Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you..." (Psalm 50:15)

I want a champion of my causes--one who is willing to fight for me. - "The Lord will fight for you..." (Ex. 14:14)

I want intimacy. - The Lord is intimate with the upright. (see Psalm 140:13)

I want someone to help me in my life. - There is no one like God who rides the heavens to help you. (see Deut. 33:26)



I don't necessarily think I'm supposed to "date" Jesus.... but I do believe that He is more than enough to fulfill what I THINK a man is needed to fulfill. Obviously, there is no need I have that Jesus can not more than satisfy. Jesus is more than sufficient to provide for our relational needs.

Studying how Jesus wants to be my everything has made me very conscious of how easily I've taken my heart and given it so easily to others; friends and boys alike. God is a jealous God, I forget. How many times have I looked forward to a date, text, or hangout OVER God. Not that those are bad things, but the way I gave them attention when I did not give The Word a respectful or obsessive amount of time is sinful. (obsessive because thats how I become with relationships...I get too girly) My daddy once instructed me to spend more time in the Bible than I did in any other one thing. I would read a book a day and give Jesus the attention I would give a TV commercial. Proportionately blasphemous. So now, its still hard to give Jesus Word more time than a good fiction. So they've been set aside for the time being. (Jesus did that for me, the books I ordered have taken a ridiculously long time to come in.)

Norah Jones song, "The Nearness of You", is a near perfect explanation to how I feel about Jesus sometimes. Have a listen. (Mind you, its a little loosely represented)

"I need no soft lights to enchant me, (no romances), if You only grant me the right to hold You ever so tight."

Negative feelings with a negative outlook

Lift my fears, fall to my knees. I am able to be discouraged after all Jesus has shown me.. after all the testimonies I've heard. Just reminding myself, as well as hopefully reminding you, that all we need is Jesus. All. The more I pray it the more real it will become. Hah I tell so many of the youth I help lead that Jesus does not expect perfection after salvation. or Salvation does not equal perfection but a promise for the Holy Spirit make us the truest form of us.. Salvation is Jesus saying, "All of Heaven its time to celebrate! This Beloved is MINE! WhooHoo! I'm never letting go!" as He continues His work in our lives.

"So hold on my darlin', its goin' to be bumpy. So buckle in tightly..."

I don't have anything to prove.

When you think "my identity..", who do you say you are? or  Who do you want to be?
Is all this seeking who we are , us trying to prove something?

This question seems so hard to answer to me so it got me thinking...

What is the core of these questions, "What is my identity?" or "Who am I?". Okay so maybe we should ask, "What does an Identity consist of?" Is it something able to be labled? Such as popular, nerd, athletic, artistic, musical, dramatic, ugly, pretty, crazy, reserved, black, white, gay, straight, christian, or muslim? Are one of those lables what people see when they look at us? Are those lables what we think of ourselves? Do these things proclaim why we exist? (maybe thats the real question..."What am I doing here?")

None of those things tell anyone who you are. They all talk about things you believe about yourself or do. Not that they are all bad things. Like I am indeed a christian. But is that my identity? Is who I am really found in something I believe?

Hard questions. Because when we talk about this we get so close to the Truth!

We want to be known. Yeah, you're scared of someone knowing the deepest scariest places in your heart.. But guess what you're asking when you ask about your identity. You want someone to recognize WHO you are. Not what you do. Not what you look like . Not what you like. (Don't even get me started that all these things will pass away!)

You want someone to know the deepest parts of you. The good and great parts, the evil desires, the beautiful desires, and still want to know you. To strip down everything we consider our identity and see the core of why we exist. I don't know that we can find our 'identity' in any word. I do believe, however, that we can find freedom from trying to be someone, and let Jesus break through our walls and let Him stand there as our stronghold.

I've found my identity in many things before. Some good to the worlds standards, even some bad to the worlds standards. I have never been filled before allowing Jesus to BE for me.

Look guys, I know you all know something about  me. If you've known me lately you  might even say I'm a pretty good girl. Please, don't flatter me. "Pretty good girl" is not my identity.

Identity isn't what we long for. We long to be known and loved.

Maybe we were never meant to search for who we are. Maybe we just are.

Just maybe we don't have to prove anything.

Maybe we don't have anything to prove...

Just maybe Jesus really is who He says He is.

"For the death that He died, He died to sin once and for all; but the life that He lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus."
Romans 6:10-11
                                                                  

Be still...

Being still is a foreign concept to me.

I cant count on two hands the things that have gone wrong the last few weeks, yet God is asking me to be still? What!?

I have a million and two things to do before school starts. How can I be still and wait? wait for what?? for these things that "keep my life running" to complete themselves?

I hear "Get it done whatever the cost. Excel. Be the best you, you can be. Be strong. You can do it. "


'Be still my child, your toils are not necessary. Here, let me carry that heavy class load for you. Yes, Casey, give me your transportation to college, I will provide. Ask me for patience with Sami, I will supply you with what I demand. You're upset about things that are not everlasting, sweet child of mine, I AM. You have stumbled and while carrying your own heart. Focus on Me. Give Me every thing. Youre anchored in Me."

Im anchored in love divine!  His love shall control me in life and in death.
-Anchored in love by Jenny and Tyler.

Carry Me- Jenny and Tyler

Jesus is THE Truth.

Okay.. so we all know Stumbleupon is a big way to waste our time.. though I found a site on Contradictions in the Bible. This was very interesting to me. I believe if there is no Jesus then we are wasting our time. (Though don't get me wrong, undoubtably there is.) I also believe God will come out as the Truth if indeed He is, so I seek truth. The site posted numerous contradictions, giving a phrase then verses to dispute. [[ I would like to note that in order to be a contradiction, someone must deny the truth of one statement and proclaim the opposite. That will never be seen in scripture, for God cannot deny Truth, therefore He cannot deny Himself. ]] Here are some fabulous examples:

1. How many men did the chief of David's captains kill? 2 Sam 23:8 - 1 Chron 11:11
 Contradiction? Nah.. look it up for yourself. I laughed.. different number of men killed yes, also different chief.

2. Who was Abijam's mother? (nevermind that I dont know who Abijam is.. ill study him later.) 1 Kings 15:1-2-2 Chron 13:1-2
Misspelling. Its Machaah vs Michaiah. You decide if this is enough to claim God does not exist.

3. Was Abraham justified by faith or works? Romans 4:2-James 2:21
Contradiction? Purely vs by vs, yes. Paul is so fun to study to me because he is sarcastic...
  The contradiction is disproven by simply reading one sentence further. God has always saved by Faith btw... He never changes, guys.

4. What color was Jesus' robe? Mat 27:28- Mark 15:17.
 Error? Yes.  Purple vs. Scarlett. Good thing the big saying today is "Nobody's perfect!" or "I'm only human!" Yeah guys, believe it or not, the authors were human. Seeing as the contradiction is not on whether Jesus died or not, or whether He rose from the grave, I think we're still standing on rock solid ground.

5. Is it good to be happy? Proverbs 17:22 - Ecc. 7:3-4.
Contradiction? No. Words of wisdom appeal to certain circumstances.

Many "contradictions" are considered so because :

o  The reader compares one verse to another without continuing the authors' thought.
o  The author misspelled a name, place.
o  Intellectual dishonesty.
o  Comparing the Old covenant to the New covenant. (Rules have indeed changed, thanks to Jesus, the ultimate sacrifice.)
o  Authors compared have different details. (purple vs. scarlette, # 4)
o  The question asked is very one sided. (#5)

I could go further, and undoubtably will. I will continue to seek to disprove my God because He always has, and always will come out on the side of Truth.

Also, be left with this: seek truth! It is important, and very interesting actually, also if you seek truth and are honest with yourself, you will always end up on the right side. I'm seeking truth, even yet, as I have found Him. If you find that you have disproven my God, please don't leave me in the blue.

Thanks for reading,

Casey

God has always been faithful

How many times must God prove His faithfulness to us before we bank on Him? I do not always trust the Lord, as absurd as that is!

He is not always the first thought I have in the morning. This means I don't rely on His power throughout my day. Is that crazy or what? I have His words.. his very words at my fingertips. and I chose to shower, eat, or whatever before I let Him feed me. *Hits head on wall.

Sometimes I ask for a sign.. "Is this the right ___ ?" How many signs must I need to understand that God has got it figured out! I don't need to know exactly how everything is going to go down.
The LORD has given so many signs in the Bible of His providence, His love, His devotion, His faithfulness, His mercy, His grace, His care to detail, His power... just to name a few.

Not to mention it isn't even about us.. its all about Him and His glory! Yet He is big enough to care about our daily lives and works intimately with us!

"You are she who is not, I am He who is."

God is the glory of the universe! Dance in your freedom today! Dig into his word and refresh your hearts and mind, cleanse and renew your joy!

It is enough that He has proven Himself to us, to our very core, and through His word.

Dont waste your life

Ive been thinking about how everything really is meaningless. (ecc.)

I really like to wear dresses, pretty flow-y sundresses in particular. I feel so free.. like a bird sort of.. when I wear one.

That wont matter when i'm dead.

I also love my friends, and there are certain ones im particularly fond of!

Wont matter when we're all dead.

The things we spend money on, spend our time doing, spend our time loving, most of it wont matter.

Ive heard it said "Preach Jesus and die. " that pretty much sums up what a meaningful life is.. assuming whoever is preaching is loving and living out what they preach.



And living it out is so much simpler than we make it out to be!!

It occurred to me recently its not some huge task we have to do every day, but in everything we do just do it for someone else.

Driving? Pray for someone. Be a courteous driver... you know when there is a nice guy who gets over just to let you pass or something. Makes my day better!
Got money in the bank? Give it to someone in need
In a public place? Compliment someone, or encourage someone! How about share the love of Jesus with someone!
Idk what other circumstances you live every day.. but lets just be real honest here. If everything you do points to yourself then your life wont count. And it wont matter that it doesnt count. Yay Jesus loves you, but its not about you. And it sure as heck fire aint about me.

We dont remember anyone from 100 years ago, there have been significant moments in the past and people who have molded our society.. but they dont matter.

The only thing that matters is God and His glory. THE only thing.

... I drafted this a few days ago so i could read it later and see if i wanted to post it. I still do... but just wanted to clear up somethings.

Don't belittle the love the Lord has toward you... because that does matter. And you matter to Jesus. Very very much... just not so much to someone you'll never meet. So while on this earth point to the things that will matter so those people you will meet might know and really know the love of Jesus.

Thankful

I feel the need to write down all the things i'm thankful for... the past few days have been rough on my heart for multiple reasons. A few being, my big mouth gets me into trouble, I have ignored Jesus (Seriously.. how did I manage to ignore my first and foremost person?), and some times relationships don't work out but it's for the better!

BUT...

Lately my family has mended and been getting together so well! I am so thankful for this... tis been a big petition to God. And see, He worked in my heart to where the bitterness receded and I was able to be sweet and generous instead of waiting for them... and it feels so good!

     Am I obviously thankful for my friends? My job, school, and family have been first before you guys (at least it's not drugs, shopping, or sports right?) and I miss you! So much! I am thankful for my friends from high school, Taylor, Blaze, Lauren, Erine-Fay, Ashton, Megan and some friends I didn't know as well but still you are dear to me!
     Shout out to my new girls, Tracy Jo, Kelly, Taylor R. (who has actually been my cousin for my whole life but we're just now friends), Lauren S, Ensley, Amanda, Rhiannon, Maryam (My awesome roomie!), and Stacers!
     There have been a couple of friends who  have stuck around since middle school like Sarah Jo and Arianah and we have had some crazy, and boy do I mean crazy times. Heck we went to six flags dressed up as super heros, ie The Bibleteers. haha oh man. I was bird girl, Jo was BUNNY girl hahaha and Arianah was Fish girl. we had masks and a pillow case cape and everything! What a blast! We have been on beach trips and gotton in trouble together, snuck out of our houses together.. scratch that just my house, and made messes together! ( messes of our lives, rooms, ext.)
     I moved around a lot and have never really had core friends so each and every one of you mean the world to me!! My prayers revolved around you being in my life for years so every one of you, whether you have been in my life for one season or many you are answered prayers and have inspired, helped improved me, been my confidants, my shoulders, my dance partiers, but most importantly, lovers (in the friendly sense) and will forever be my soul sisters! (Hey soul sister, aint that mister mister on the radio, stereo.. you know you're singing!)

     Just for your information, because I tried it, Grape powerade and peanut butter does not go together. YOU should be thankful for the heads up.


     Those two are the most important on my list of thankfulness right now, also i'm tired of blogging. I just cycled for 45 min and it was hard core and awesome! Im thankful for working legs! So gotta get ready for work!!

     If any of you have any crazy memories of us youre more than welcome to comment!

lastly but not leastly, loves yas!

It is amazing how writing down feelings, hopes and thoughts releases negative and positive energy. I just finished a post and deleted it because I realized how much it did not make sense, releasing negative feelings concerning myself. Of course it is not as if Jesus played no part in me being closer to peace.

Anyway, I've heard it said that we do not have souls, we ARE souls and we have a body.

Have some fun with this thought! How foreign it is to us! I was driving in my car thinking, this is my body, yet I am alien to it. I'm going to try to help you understand just exactly how it makes me feel... explaining feelings is especially difficult though. Thats why we have words for them, and still everyone is never really sure how you feel when you try to explain deeper.

It feels peaceful, as if you have no attachment to the rest of the earthly world and no matter what happens your security in Christ is more than enough. I think this is where people who die for Christ have found themselves. They are being tortured by every means possible, emotionally, physically, but their peace is overwhelmingly pure. Considering myself as an alien to this world is not a lonely feeling at all, because I realize this is my temporary home and the Lord also places us here before we can enter His kingdom so we have the chance to chose Him. Blessings, hardship, heartbreak, happiness, death, life, everything giving a glimpse of who God is or is not.

Really our bodies are like our cars.. we feed them, take them in for check ups, try to fix them when they are sick and sometimes they just can't be fixed, all the while our souls in the drivers seat, taking this or that turn, stopping here and going there. We care how it looks, want it to be pretty and have a good body. But what really matters is the interior, keep it free of clutter so Jesus can drive and we can ride passenger, room enough in there for the Holy Spirit and God too. Since they are 3 in 1 you KNOW they will take up some room!

haha.. oh me.

Unceasing

Necessary: Absolutely essential; indispensable; required by obligation, compulsion or convention.
Unceasing: never stopping.


1 Thessalonians 5:17


Pray continually... NIV
Never stop praying... NLT
Pray without ceasing... NASB
Keep on with your prayers...BIB
Pray unceasingly... DBT


I remember one summer when I was reading God's words and talking to Him very near constantly, reading about Jesus and talking to Him became necessary for normal daily living. Needless to say, I had been separated from the outside world in a sense, working out of state, in the mountains, at a camp which resolved to instill a pure love of Jesus in it's employees. I miss it... I miss the dependency I had on talking to Jesus. I miss the devotion I had to reading and desiring.. really desiring to read His written word. It was more than desire... it was as if my life depended on Him. (Which it always does whether I am always considering the fact or not.) Breathing was maybe the only other thing I did so naturally. Maybe eating and other natural habits as well.... I want even eating to take a backseat to the Bible on my journey back to the heart of Jesus.

I feel like this is less like my previous blogs for you, its more of me writing down my personal thoughts and desires in hopes that I might hold myself accountable but also that you might see my heart for what it is. Maybe see you're not alone in your search for truth and devotion to something bigger than yourself... or maybe even to reveal that your perception of Jesus and what He really does is tainted. I want myself to really get this.. really understand.. so badly that Im afraid to come off too determined to you! Half of the things I write about i'm really just trying to learn it and engrave it in myself.

But back to unceasing prayer!

Its so much more than a chore! so so much more! There is a heart in Jesus and talking to Him reveals it to you... (If I knew how that worked, well I guess I would know i'm not really sure what it would do haha)

Jesus' heart.. oh Jesus heart! Heart of my own heart! I can hardly believe He lives in me!
My own love! My savior! My confidant! My companion! My GOD! My King.... my KING!

I can not even stay on the topic of prayer haha.. prayers will come unceasingly when we realize it is the maker of heaven and earth.. the Designer of souls.. the Constant.. the Healer... who is in control! It is only when we yield ourselves willfully (not just willingly.. but a purposeful act.. honestly it may not even be completely willingly) to the Lords ultimate design, to His master plan, to His own heart, that we really grasp prayer is just as important as each breath we take. Prayer is our channel to the Lord of ALL!

Look I know the idea of God can be crazy.. that we can talk to a King who lives in the Heavens and on Earth and in His people... but it is a choice to believe! And Jesus is real! Youre reading about His work now!


If you want to pray with me you can now...

Oh Jesus! My precious Jesus! That you call me yours is no mistake... you chose me to proclaim your name and as your servant I will try! I will dutifully accept your command and desires for my life. God I fall so short.. so short. I can remember sins in the past week, thoughts, actions, even things I did not do which You willed me to do. Oh Jesus, Your cross carries my sin! I am so... just so in debt to you. Help me not give you an IOU but instead give you my everything, even though it will never be enough. Your grace made it possible for me to know you personally... I can't believe it sometimes but God I want to believe it with so much faith that literal mountains could be moved! My Lord... let not this blog be anything but for your Glory. Let it not be about me and let it posses no worldly wisdom. Jesus, be with my readers! I don't know who they all are, if they think I am a fool, or agree with the thoughts You have allowed me to have. Doctor, heal our hearts! Bring us to a place of redemption! Bring us to a place where You are everything and we cease to exist... Bring us to understanding that Your ways are not the ways of a man. Your ways are much higher! I pray you will stir so much passion in their hearts for You and only You! Over sports teams! Over school! Over dreams! Over lovers! Over ourselves!!!!! Let nothing be more lovely than YOU! Jesus, savior of the humble, do Your work here in our hearts. Jesus when I do say foolish things, when I misrepresent You, teach me and mold me. Just do Your WORK! Through Your word and Your people. Whether we love you like we should or not Jesus, because it is possible to be in right heart and mind, whether we acknowledge You are the Christ, oh Jesus there is none like you and none greater. Bring us to You. On our knees weak or hands held high let it all be about you! In hopes of knowing You more and more and more!
Considered Yours...

Running

If we only ran when we felt like it, we would never get in shape.

If we only witnessed when we felt like it, too many people would never hear the gospel.

And note that sharing our faith is not just about getting people saved, that is a very beautiful by product; it is about showing God we are devoted and thereby showing people it is of great importance.