Hear Him Speak

What would God's voice sound like? He speaks through different ways, but his true voice...

PSALM 29

Ascribe to the Lord, O mighty ones,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

worship the Lord in the splendor of his holinesss.

The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

 the God of glory thunders, 

The Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

The voice of the Lord is powerful;

the voice of the Lord is majestic.

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;

the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,

Sirion like a young wild ox.

The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning.

The voice of the Lord shakes he desert;

 the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

The voice of the Lord  twists the oaks and strips the forest bare.

And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"

The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; 

The Lord is enthroned as King forever.

The Lord gives strength to his people with peace.

Sing of His Love

Testings bring Blessings and Blessings bring Testings - It's like a never ending cycle!
God has brought me a new "test" - I plan to embrace it.  This, by far, is the hardest test I have had to deal with, a test that I don't want to talk about.  I've got to find a way to overcome this fear. And I know that the only way is through HIM.

"When you pass through the waters I will be with you. 

And when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. 

When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;

the flames will not set you ablaze. 

For I am the Lord your God."

Isaiah 43:2-3

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming

So hold on, you got to wait for the light
press on, just fight the good fight
because the pain you've been feeling,
it's just the dark before the morning

My friend, you know how this all ends
and you know where you're going,
you just don't know how you get there
so just say a prayer.
and hold on, cause there's good who love God,
life is not a snapshot, it might take a little time,
but you'll see the bigger picture

Before the Morning 

 Josh Wilson

Never let 'em see you when you're breaking
Never let 'em see you when you fall
That's how we live and that's how we try
Tell the world you've got it all together
Never let them see what's underneath
Cover it up with a crooked smile
But it only lasts for a little while
There's no such thing as perfect people
There's no such thing as a perfect life
So come as you are, broken and scared
Lift up your heart and be amazed
And be changed by a perfect God

Suddenly it's like a weight is lifted
When you hear the words that you are loved
He knows where you are and where you've been
And you never have to go there again
Who lived and died to give new life
To heal our imperfections
So look up and see out let grace be enough
There's no such thing as perfect people
There's no such thing as a perfect life
So come as you are, broken and scared
Lift up your heart and be amazed
And be changed by a perfect God
By a perfect God
Be changed by a perfect God

Be changed 

Perfect People

Natalie Grant

Taking Up My Cross

I am a different person than I was in high school. I'm more me, who I was then was not me.  "Satan intended to harm me, but God intended it for good (Genesis 50:20)." And now because I have been faithful to him, I'm bearing his fruits.  God has opened so many opportunities for me, choosing to take them is my part. 

I'm looking into an eight week internship with a missionary in Mexico this coming summer. I am SO excited about it! And so ready for it too! I know it is just the beginning of what God has in store for me.  I've known since I was twelve years old that one day I would be in missions, throughout the years I have began to feel it even more.  Then I would say yeah it will probably happen later on in life. But in all "actual" (Spanish for the present) his plan for me, this calling from deep within, is a lot more closer than I had thought.  Sunday at church I felt God's presence, his peace and his love - as I was worshiping him I became overwhelmed - I know he was speaking to me, it may not have been actual words but I knew exactly what it was.

And for the first time in my life, I'm ready. Truly ready for Him to take me somewhere. And I know with all my heart that the opportunity that has opened up for me this summer has been and will be totally Him.

There is NO holding back anymore!

I owe Him everything . . . 

Therefore, my dear [sister] - stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourself full to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

  1 Corinthians 15:58