Give, and it will come back to you. November 12, 2009

Have you noticed that so many people are being called, have been called and are obeying God’s calling to go out to the nations to share the good news now more than ever before!? Times are hard right now with the economy and we are having to cut back on a lot of things. But people are stepping up all over the place to GO and trusting God as their provider!!! HA! PRAISE THE LORD!! I wish I could support everyone and give so much more. If the Lord does lay it on your heart to give… obey Him… and GIVE!!

Boy, doesn’t God know how to stretch us!?! He’s a good God and His love endures FOREVER!!!

November 2, 2009

Boy do I have a loooooooooooooooooooooooot to learn. Thank goodness for grace. 

You don’t have to grow up, you just have to grow old.. October 9, 2009

 

Each day brings something new for me to learn.

I have parents who love me dearly and I am beyond blessed to have such Godly, humble, selfless parents to love me and raise me. I thank the Lord for them although there have been many times I have failed them and not shown my love to them, they have shaped me to be the woman I am and am still becomming.

I am going to marry the man of my dreams!! There is no one else here on earth that I would rather spend the rest of my life with. Josh has taught me many, many things about life and love and he is a living testimony to what the Lord can do with your life if you allow Him! He is super patient (even though he is always asking for me to pray for him to have more patience..) he is wise and loyal not only to me but to all of his friends. He is a great leader and will always keep you laughing. He has a lion heart and stands out in a crowd because of his boldness and willingness to be real with others. Needless to say, I am SO HAPPY that this man will one day be my husband. We are growing closer to each other and with the Lord every day and are blessed to have such wise mentors to help us along the way. 

I’m working full time at the dentist with Dr. Ben Daniel! Everyone I work with is great and we all get a long and work well together as a team. I enjoy working there and besides the mornings I have to be there super early.. I never dread going to work. It is a strange feeling knowing that this is my real job and that this is it for now. The other day I mentioned that I would be able to go to the gym more in the summer because I would have more time, that is.. until I stopped myself mid sentence and realized that, I DON’T HAVE SUMMERS ANYMORE!! hmm.. That made me sad…but hey, this is growing up!

I’m blessed! God is my rock and fortress forever.

I’m excited about what is to come.

I give you my heart, for it’s all I have to give October 9, 2009

The Lord has captivated my heart once again and never fails to show me His goodness in all He does. Over and over He proves himself faithful. He is giving me dreams and unleashing in me a fragrance of freedom and boldness to trust Him though whatever may come. He is so much greater than ANY problem I will ever face in my small lifetime. And I believe if we remember that, He will come through for us. God is so good.. It baffles me how man can look at the stars, watch a snowflake fall, pick a colorful flower, enjoy the different seasons, see a sunset, look out into the ocean or watch a bird fly, and think something other than God created such beauty..

I have such a desire to share with others the love of Christ. Especially young people.. I really have a heart for them. When their hormones are raging and they think their life sucks, I want for them to know how REAL God is and that He created them with a divine, specific purpose and that He sees them as holy and that they don’t have to continue living in such pain and brokeness!

In short, there has been a lot on my heart. If only I could put it all into words. 

Be blessed!!

For you are highly favored and accepted by the King!

Well.. what can I say? September 24, 2009

Lets get real… we all have a ton of junk we carry around with us each day.

• LIFE IS HARD!

satan know’s our weaknesses. He knows what He can use against us to get us feeling down and completely blind us from what our Father really thinks, wants, and feels for us if we allow him. I believe that the more we struggle, the bigger the opportunity for our faith to grow, even when the pain cuts deep.

Paul  said to the diciples encouraging them, “”We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” (Acts 14:22) Even after Paul was STONED, he kept on, keeping His eyes fixed on the Lord and what was ahead of him. I want to be like that. So I say no to the discouragment that keeps me down. I say no to the things that keep me back from you.

“The greater the devil, the greater the level.” He doesn’t want you to have any part in advancing God’s kingdom. So let your faith arise, knowing the Lord is your strength. “We rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” (Romans 3:3-4)

After your heart September 3, 2009

Jesus, here I am your favorite one What are You thinking, what are You feeling? I have to know For I am after Your heart I’m after Your heart I’m after You

I’ll take my cold, cold heart
I’ll take my unrenewed mind
I’ll take Your word in my hand
And I’ll give You time, to come and melt me
I can’t even love You unless You call my name
I can’t even worship unless You anoint my heart
I can’t even want to unless You want me first
So come fan the flame
Do what only You can do – Come fan the flame
Do what only You can do – Come fan the flame
Do what only You can do – Come fan the flame
Do what only You can do
Just let my heart be alive
Let me be living deep, deep on the inside
Just let my heart be alive
Let me be living deep, deep on the inside
Come fan the flame

-Misty Edwards

August 20, 2009

“I’ve noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.”- Ronald Reagan

Who’s your daddy? August 19, 2009

I don’t want a normal life… I want to be radical in my every day life, in everything I do, say, think, and speak.  I desire for others to intimately KNOW Christ by knowing me and Him working through me..

I’ve been praying that God would do something outrageous. That He would shake me and break me until everything I thought I knew about Him is no longer there.. I want more of Him. More of who He really is and not who I’ve perceived Him to be. Although I absolutely adore Him and fear Him,  I still fail to give Him the credit and praise He deserves.

Whoever you need Him to be… HE IS

That’s MY daddy!

So I’m ready.

Break me.

Mold me.

Shape me.

Use me.

Give me a voice that is loud and clear, a passion that’s real, a creative and fresh way to reach the lost, and your Holy Spirit in me to shake the nations.

So I want to change the world..

how? August 19, 2009

7 of us now share 1 bathroom and shower. Haven’t had one fight yet. After I think about it, I think that’s pretty darn impressive.  

Good byes.. August 14, 2009

Chad and Leslie will be missed dealy!! They have been such a blessing as they have invested in so many of us at CRCC. We are praying for them as they head out on an eleven month mission to reach the different countries of this world. I pray that they would be blessed and renewed and that the glory of God would be revealed to them wherever they go. Continue to keep them in your prayers!

Always learning.. May 30, 2009

Sometimes we don’t realize how quickly time goes by…

Things that seem so big at the moment, will pass.

Find something to be passionate about.

Life is a playground, we just seem to forget this as we grow up.

Cherish the small things.

Rejoice in the truth.

A cheerful heart is good medicine (Prov 17:22)

Once you’ve experienced the love of God, nothing, NOTHING, can ever compare.

Love is not jealous.

Love never gives up.

Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful. (Rom 12:12)

Follow your dreams, even if you are the only who who belives in them.

Allow yourself to be loved.

Hugs can heal.

Delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalms 37:4)

May 17, 2009

I am CONSTANTLY having to remind myself of who I am in Christ…

 

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will- to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgivenes of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment- to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.

Ephesians 1:3-10

May 14, 2009

 

 

 

I just started working full time at the dentist.

I haven’t woken up before 7 since high school.. so that’s somewhat difficult.

I got accepted into the dental program!!  

I start classes next week.

I’m so glad I’ve found something that I really enjoy.

I also realized today for the first time that as you get older.. summer just means working more. 

 :(  bummer.

There is so much that I want to do!!

 That really busted my bubble..

For some reason I had it in my mind that I was never going to have to grow up.  

But that’s life.

You grow up. Things change.

It’s tough sometimes,

but

It’s exciting.

My life May 8, 2009

I dream. Maybe one day they will come true.

I strive.  I learn to lay my burdens down.

I forgive. Everyone deserves second chance.

I laugh. It burns calories.

I explore. Who knows what I could find.

I doubt. My heart is right when my head is wrong.

I listen. God whispers through the silence.

I cry.  When I am overwhelmed with the chaos of life and the gift of love.

I look. An opportunity could be knocking.

I learn. From my mistakes and the wisdom of parents and mentors.

I imagine. Creativity is everywhere.

I wait. It all takes patience.

Perfect day April 26, 2009

THIS is what I absolutely love about spring and summer. As I sit outside with my laptop under an umbrella, I have my ice cold water right next to me and my earphones plugged in listenting to some of my favorite music, writing a paper for a class, and watching my brother, Caleb, and Josh jumping on the trampoline with the sprinkler doing some crazy stuff. It’s hot. But it’s soooo nice out. Not a cloud in the sky.  No more bipolar weather.  Pleeeaaase.  I want to pack up my winter clothes, for good.