My Life Is In His Hands

There is a quote that I heard at church two weeks ago that I wanted to share with you.  It's a quote that pastor said he wanted read at his funeral and I agree, I would want this at mine too!


Anglican Minister, author, pastor, theologian…J.C. Ryle…
“I have what is good for me. I shall live on earth until my work is done, and not a
moment longer. I shall be taken when I’m ripe for heaven and not a minute before. All
the powers of the world cannot take away my life until God permits. All the physicians of
earth cannot preserve it, when God calls me away.”

Let Him Lead

As I was having my quiet time with the Lord today, he spoke some specific things to me and maybe this will speak to you too. He lead me to scriptures about letting go of my selfish desires and letting him lead in all areas of my life. The ones that he used to speak to me are:

Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make your paths straight." (NAS)

Proverbs 16:3-4a says, "Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. The Lord works out everything to its proper end." (NIV)

Proverbs 16:9 says, "In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps." (NIV)

Isaiah 14:24 says, "The LORD Almighty has sworn, "Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen." (NIV)

Believing in those scriptures, how can we not trust the Lord? He says, that HIS plan is perfect and never fails. He has his hand over our life and no matter how much we try to force our own plans into our life, he is going to redirect our steps if we allow him to. We must be willing to surrender it all and wholeheartedly trust that he will work all things out for the good. Why would a God that loves us so much neglect us? He wouldn't, he gave his son for you and for me!

...LET HIM LEAD

No Matter the Distance, He Answers

My heart is so happy right now...

Today, I was sitting with my niece and nephew playing games and as I was sitting there I heard my niece singing "God of Wonders". So I joined in and she said that was her favorite song. I then started asking both of them more questions about Jesus and what they believed. They said that they love Jesus and that He is the ONLY God in the universe. My niece continues to say, "I love Jesus and he is my best friend!". Then my nephew recites me scriptures he has memorized. To hear that made my eyes well up with tears. I have been praying for their salvation for years and God answered. I truly believe that they both have given their life to Christ. We continued to sing more songs like "Jesus Loves Me" and "Jesus Loves the Little Children". Then they sang me "The B-I-B-L-E" and "I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N".

I always wondered how God would answer my prayers and speak into their lives b/c they live so far away from me. Now I know that NOTHING is impossible for Christ. He will draw people near to him in his timing and reveal himself to people all over the world. Please join me in prayer for the rest of my family to know Christ personally.

Thank you Jesus for all you do! You are the light of the world and all glory belongs to you!

Praying in a Different Light

Sometimes, God uses people through books to speak to me. I just started reading "Kisses from Katie" by Katie Davis, who has a relentless love for the sweet orphans in Uganda. I haven't gotten very deep yet and she already amazes me. I wanted to share an excerpt with you that caught my attention:

"For as long as I can remember, one of my favorite Bible verses has been Psalm 37:4: "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will you give you the desires of your heart." I used to believe it meant that if I did what the Lord asked of me, followed His commandments, and was a "good girl," He would grant all my desires and make my dreams come true. Today, this is still one of my favorite passages of Scripture, but I have learned to interpret it in a totally different way. It is not about God making my dreams come true but about God changing my dreams into His dreams for my life."-KD

Psalm 37:4 is one of my favorite verses and I have never realized what it really meant until now. I will be praying that God will change my dreams into His dreams for my life. I am excited to see what God will do. We all have desires and sometimes we have a hard time letting God have control of them and just letting him do what is best for us, but I will allow him to take full control and do what he wants. I believe with all my heart that He is a Sovereign God and that I have no reason to worry about anything!

Do Not Worry

Today was such a great service at church and I wanted to share something that Bill preached to us on Luke 12:22-34 about worrying that might speak to you, like it did to me...

He said, " Worrying is believing something about God that is not true; it's questioning/doubting his faithfulness, his care, his goodness, his sovereignty. Worriers look ahead to tomorrow and say God won't come through."

Switchfoot - Restless

My new favorite song by Switchfoot "Restless"

God Answered.

God finally answered a prayer of mine that I have been praying for the past 2 years now. I have been really wanting to get out of a bad situation I was in and He answered. I got the best news today and I am excited to see where God leads me in my new position. I pray that God will bless me and will bless others through me. I hope to be a light to those around me and always be encouraging to them.

Glory to God in the Highest...