your {trustworthy} hands

I have unanswered prayersI have trouble I wish wasn’t thereAnd I have asked a thousand waysThat You would take my pain awayThat You would take my pain awayI am trying to understandHow to walk this weary landMake straight the paths that crookedly lieOh Lord, before these feet of mineOh Lord, before these feet of mineWhen [...]

The Love of Christ

Pastor John asked a simple question at tonight’s member’s meeting. He asked us to share about what we’ve been learning about the love of Christ. I didn’t ask for the mike – in all the struggles and wrestling i’ve done in the past few months, I just didn’t know how to articulate it. Oh it’s [...]

Sheltered

After a somewhat emotional week as Baywood came to and end, I praise God for his nearness in this time. After a summer of looking through life with a calloused heart, I was comforted by the word as my worldly surroundings swung in a new direction. There were moments with so much fear and anxieties [...]

hallelujah

And only you can see the good
In broken things
You took my heart of stone
And you made it home
And set this prisoner free
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Whatever’s in front of me
Help me to sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Whatever’s in front of me
I’ll choose to sing hallelujah
“God is never doing just one thing in what he does with us. He is always [...]

right here, right now

If this was forever,
What could be better?
We already proved it was
But in 2,123 hours
Blend in the universe
Gonna make everything
In our whole world change….
Oh we know its coming
And it’s coming fast
(As long when there’s you and me) (Oh yeah)
So let’s make every second last, make it last!
Right here, oh right now
Yeah, I’m looking at you and [...]

Roots and Pride

When i’m not doing “well, in a spiritual sense” (and one way I know this is so is by the dread in my heart over answering the question “How are you?”), that may be the time when I need older women looking into my life the most….
My inclination is to cloak or hide all that is [...]

little flurries

Sorry for those who thought I was writing about something warm and fuzzy but “little flurries” was the analogy that came to mind when I thought about the little but numerous trials that have flown into my face lately.
Things that have been exposed in the midst of these “flurries”:
*vanity
*idolatry
*selfishness
*impatience
*lack in self-control
*prayer that is self-centered
*comparing myself [...]

24 Lessons

24 Lessons Learned in the past year:

God preserves his saints…through sin, through the storms of life – our sanctification is a work that He is dedicated to.
Obedience to God and His world is a choice that we are responsible for.
God cares IMMENSELY about our obedience – this is not an issue of faith by works. [...]

Countdown

25 is closing in. So I’ve been not mentioning it as much as I usually would to friends…because in social interactions i am in serious denial about 01/09/09. Serious denial. Forgive me (especially you, Lord!) but I’m just not ok with turning 25. That age does not appeal to me in any way…and though everyone [...]

These sufferings, this passing tide
under Your wings I will abide,
and every enemy shall flee;
You are my hope and victory.
[chris tomlin]