Great quotes...

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

-Unknown



No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

-Eleanor Roosevelt



We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.

-Winston Churchill

Losing me...

This song speaks to me...so I'm sharing.

All my grand plans for me,
have tumbled down around me
No matter how hard I've tried,
the best that I've got has died
Help me Lord now that I start to see, that you only want to rescue me
But the one thing that's hard to see, was that you rescue me from me

I'm losing myself to find
New life in this love divine
I'm losing myself to gain
What I could not obtain
And the losing me is killing me
I can see you want what's best for me
So, Lord, hold me now that I'm finally losing me

Pocket full of rocks


Dying to our own plans, our own desires, own own dreams, in order to say "God, do your will in my life. You know what's best", is not always easy. It can be painful and, at times, it can really make you feel like you're dying. If this death brings real, complete and victorious life, then is worth it. After all, our plans will never be better than His master plan.
God, man just take over! Help me lose myself in YOU!

Speaking of "Gravity"....

P. Troy spoke about gravity this weekend. He spoke about how, just like gravity, sin can bring us down. I guess God wanted me to really understand that gravity concept, so as we were getting ready to start our second service at Halladale campus, on my way to the stage, I fell gracefully down the stairs. OK, that's a lie...there was nothing graceful about it. I landed on my elbow, then right on my butt and continued to painfully come down to the bottom of the stairs.

How did it happen? I was not holding on to the handrail. Same thing happens to us when we don't hold on to God. We might think we know were we're going and know how to get there, but if our hand is not on His, we end up falling and the fall can be real painful. I learned that if I don't want to end up using my butt instead of my feet to come down the stairs, I better make sure I hold on to that handrail.

Makes we wonder, could I be holding on to God even tighter? Could I rely less on my strength and abilities and focus even more on Him? He has promised to keep me safe as long as I'm holding on, so I will...real tight!

Don't be discouraged...

"God often works the most when we see and feel Him the least."

Damaged....

Imagine yourself walking around with a sign on your forehead that reads "damaged". People would probably stay away, right? Well, we might not walk around with a sign on our foreheads announcing this Truth to the world, but in reality, we're all somehow damaged. We've all been affected by past experiences and those have made us who we are today.

Now, what do we do when we go to a store and pick up an item, but suddenly notice that it's been damaged? Normally we just put it back, right? I mean, why would we want to invest money on something that's been damaged? Man, we do life with other damaged human beings, whether at work or in a relationship, hoping that they would not notice our condition, because we fear rejection...we don't want to be an item put back on the shelf, so we try to hide what's wrong with us. To think that those we fear rejection from are just as damaged as we are...pretty crazy.

It's such a relief to know that God's love is unconditional, that He takes us as we are, that we don't need to impress Him or pretend to have it all together. It's such a relief to know that His arms are always open to embrace us and He would never reject us. His love is greater than our damage....and for someone as damaged as me, that's a great thing.

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

-Dorothy Nevill

New start...

Hi Guys! You haven't read much from me for a few weeks now. December was kind of a busy, crazy month. It's January now, the month when I'll turn 33 (according to Hollywood, 23)...don't forget that 30's is the new 20's. New year, new start, new age!

I don't know how this year will end, I'm still trying to figure out the beginning of it. I don't know how many mistakes I'll make, how many laughs I'll have, how many tears I'll cry, how many times I'll be forgiven, how many kisses I get from the one I love. I do know, however, that my God will be there for me until the end of times. I do know that His plans are always good and His purpose in my life will continue to be fulfilled. As the new year starts and new seasons start with it, I choose to trust in and lean on my all knowing Father. He's my Shepperd...I know I'll be safe as long as I follow Him.