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Beautiful

{ August 26, 2010 @ 11:40 am } · { Uncategorized }
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On my birthday, Mummy wrote me this message:

Beautiful, beautiful

Jesus is beautiful

Jesus makes beautiful things of my life

Gradually, touching me

Causing my eyes to see

Jesus makes beautiful things of my life

It’s a Sunday school song I grew up with, and that song made me cry (on my BIRTHDAY!) for some reason. I understand now why. The whole song is so relevant. I’m not sure if I posted this verse up before: “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” ~ 2 Corinthians 9:8

And yesterday at shepherding with Jasmine, I was reminded of this verse “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” ~ Romans 5:3-5

I’ve been tossing and turning over my past, and I know God keeps telling me to wait it out and to trust. Be still. And all this time I’ve been struggling just like how you tense up while getting an injection – OUCH. exactly.

Hence, resistance is futile. I’ve decided to just let it be and let God do what He needs to – I think the hardest part is to trust that He knows what He is doing and what He is doing is fulfilling HIS own purpose, not mine, or at least how I picture His purpose to be (which is an outcome I actually want – ok going in circles). God IS sovereign in the end, I need to keep reminding myself. And things will happen in due time. The truth is slowly unfolding, and I am removing myself from that truth. Which is the best for me anyway…don’t want to be involved in complications.

🙂

Love song

{ August 20, 2010 @ 3:47 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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How my soul longs for you,

To hear you speak and to feel your love,

For I have been hanging on a thread.

But I know that you are with me,

And you have called me for greater things,

You are my hope.

So I will put my trust in You,

My one true love,

Who heals and protects and guides me,

A love who never fails…

Pain

{ August 13, 2010 @ 1:56 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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If I could insert an emoticon here, it would be a broken heart, accompanied by an audio clip of glass breaking.

Today as I was preparing for LG Bible discussion about the prodigal son, I was looking for Scripture references for fatherly love, and I came across this:

And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.” Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. ~ Hebrews 12:5-11

They always say time heals all wounds. Sure, it does, but when you’re in the midst of pain you just can’t wait for “time” to come. And you feel so alone; like you’re the only person in the whole world. I don’t know where I am in the grand scheme of things, because that picture has been torn into pieces 😦 True story.

Taken from http://pianopod.com

Faith, not feelings pleases God

{ August 9, 2010 @ 11:24 am } · { Uncategorized }
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
The situations that will stretch your faith most will be those times when life falls apart and God is nowhere to be found.
How do you praise God when you don’t understand what’s happening in your life and God is silent? How do you stay connected in a crisis without communication? How do you keep your eyes on Jesus when they’re full of tears? You do what Job did: “Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.'” (Job 1:20-21, NIV)Tell God exactly how you feel. Pour out your heart to God. Unload every emotion that you’re feeling. Job did this when he said, “I can’t be quiet! I’m angry and bitter. I have to speak!” (Job 7:11, TEV)

RAR! Too difficult, too much for me to handle.

my heart sings

{ August 6, 2010 @ 12:41 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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Lately I have been waking up with new songs in my head/heart. I think God’s teaching me to truly worship Him. I get such a quickening in my heart, and especially when I’m on the keyboard playing my favourite C Am G F. I believe this is part of the healing process that God is bringing me to, and I just have this feeling that it’s gonna get so much better – it still stings but I know there is hope. God is bringing me to greater heights!

There are too many songs to share in one post so I might just share them daily (if I have the time!)

Just so amazed with Jesus Culture worship. Makes you want to drop everything and just fall in worship.