Why else are we here

Posted May 22, 2014

Filed under About Me, Thoughts on Trusting God

So i am not going to lie, I am a person who likes my bubble space. I am an introvert by nature and love that I have my own room that I can go to relax in.

Last night though, I did not have it. Because last night I shared my room with a friend who needed to get away from a rough situation.

This morning it hit me that this is what it is all about.

Life is not about making sure that you get your bubble space, life is about reaching out, being the hands and feet of Christ in a fallen world.

I love my sweet friend, and I hurt for what she is going through. I also know that I am not the only one who is hurting for her. God is too.

God brought us together for many reasons and this is one of them.

I am trusting God to get me to the land He called me to, not because I have physical proof that He will do so, but because I know that God loves us so much that He places us exactly where we need to be in order to reach those who need to hear his heart for them.

In a world that screams “It’s all about me” I am realizing that the truth is “It’s all about Him and his plans for me to reach out to others.”

So whether my friend stays another night, or fifty more, I am in. And I am excited to share the love of Christ with her, to be her soft spot to land in a harsh world.

There are many more that need the same, my prayer is that God will reveal one (or many) to you today.

As we reach out and lift others up, we will soon realize that God is lifting us up as well.

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Take Gods hand and …

Take my hand and walk where I lead
Keep your eyes on me alone
don’t you say why were the old days better
just because you’re afraid of the unknown
take my hand and walk where I lead
you will never be alone
faith is to be sure of what you hope for
and the evidence of things unseen
so take my hand and walk

Just like a child
holdings daddy’s hand
don’t let go of mine
you know you can’t stand
on your own

Take My Hand
Words by Jean-Luc Lajoie and Yves Lajoie
Music by Jean-Luc Lajoie

Spirit lead me here

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior

– Hillsong (Oceans)

True Faith

“If we insist on visible proofs from God, we may well prepare the way for a permanent state of disappointment. True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will as it does to position us to do his will.

As I searched through the Bible for models of great faith, I was struck by how few saints experienced anything like Job’s dramatic encounter with God. The rest responded to the hiddenness not by demanding that he show himself, but by going ahead and believing him though he stayed hidden.”

– Phillip Yancey

When Jesus start out by saying “Truly” he is saying….

Posted May 15, 2014

Filed under Bible Verse, Thoughts on Trusting God

Don’t you just love when you are reading the bible and God illuminates something in a way that is just so darn real.

Take for example Mark 10:15

“Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”” (Mark 10:15, ESV)

Did you catch that?

Jesus started off by saying, “Truly I say to you.”

I saw that and I automatically pictured Jesus saying, “So look guys, before you hear the rest of what I am going to say you have to stop a second and think about this….what I am about to say it not a lie, a suggestion, or my imagination. What I am about to say is something that you really can rely on, trust in, with all that you are…honest!”

So first He says, “Trust me”…then the rest of it basically tells us how to trust Him. We are to come to Him like children.

The average child does not spend the day trying to figure out how to make things happen, and the night worrying about whether or not it will happen.

The average child is not on medication to sleep, because their brain is so used to fretting that it cannot shut off.

No the average child is not mentally drained all the time.

And because they are not so wound up, and exhausted with worry over what will come next, they follow where they are led.

We are called to be like them.

The Bible says

“The LORD will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give of you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.” (Isaiah 58:11, NET)

God said it so we can trust it, because we can trust Him.

But we will never allow Him to lead us if we don’t trust Him enough to come to Him like a Child.

Rest in God! Trust Him to lead you to where you need to go and do what you are called to do.

Stop trying to figure out something that was never your responsibility.

Truly I say to you, trust God! You will not be put to shame for He is trust worthy!!