Why we press on

In the girl there's a room
In the room there's a table
On the table there's a candle and it won't burn out
In the woman there's a song
In the song there is hope
in the hope revolution

In the boy there's a voice

in the voice there's a calling
In the call there's a promise and it won't quiet down
In the man there's a vision

in the vision is a road
it's the road to his freedom

oh, Tell me what you know
About God and the world and the human soul
How so much can go wrong

and still there are songs

In the man there's a plan
in the plan is his future
and the future's for his child and he won't slow down
In the girl there's a faith

in the faith there's a prayer

in the prayer there's a promise...

In the boy is a dream

in the dream he is standing

and he stands without falling and he won't back down

in the woman there's a picture

in the picture is a girl

in the girl there's a room...

Tell me what you know

About God and the world and the human soul

How so much can be wrong

and still there are songs

In their hearts and souls an unstoppable refrain

Hope stand in defiance

In the girl there's a room

In the room there's a table

On the table there's a candle and it won't burn out

it won't burn out

--Sara Groves

Not my will, but thine Oh Lord

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shalll mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint.saiah 40:3311

JESUS...

ROCK-

when you need someone to depend on

SUSTAINER-

when you're running out of strength

FRIEND-

when everyone else has failed you

REDEEMER-

when you have nothing to give

COUNSELOR-

when you need someone to talk to

CREATOR-

when you need new life

FATHER-

when you need a firm but gentle hand

SAVIOR-

when you need a love that will not fail

HEALER-

when life hurts

...HE'S EVERYTHING

YOU NEED

- anonymous

I am

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Abba Father

God has used my father countless times to bless me. I am so thankful that God chose my dad to be my earthly father. I could have gotten lots of other possibilities but He knew my dad was the right one.

The other day my car stopped working. So I called my dad like I always have done. I also called my father-in-law as well. They both came over and together they fixed my car. It was only the battery. They cleaned up the battery cables and my dad bought and put in a new battery. Problem solved. That's how it has always been with my dad all my life. Unfortunately it took me 31 years to see it clearly. When I called him, without hesitation in a confident cheerful voice his words soothed all my anxieties when he told me he would be over as soon as he could. And he was.

Our Heavenly Father wants to take care of all our needs and take away all of our anxieties as well. "Cast all your anxieties on Him for He cares for you."

It wasn't until I realized who God is that I realized who I was. Knowing how holy God is showed me just how sinful I am. I was very aware of how wrong I can be and how wrong I had been. As I sat and listened to God (read the Bible with an open mind and let the words really sink in) He taught me. He taught me things I never knew or wanted to know. Those teachings really resonated in my heart and changed me. I didn't want to continue in the person I was. The more I listened to God and obeyed Him the more I changed into someone more like His Son Jesus Christ. 

That's what God wants to do for us. He wants to make us more like His Son Jesus Christ. He wants us to come to Him asking for His help in faith that He can and will deliver. And He will.

I have an amazing earthly father. I can't even fathom the wholeness of who my Heavenly Father is. I notice that the more I come to understand who my God is the more I want to know Him. The same holds true for my earthly father.

I love my God and my father. What a blessed girl I am, they both make me feel like the princess I am. They both encourage me to see what a wonderful creature I am and that I should be treated in such a manner. I am truly blessed.




Thank you, Abba Father.
Thank you, daddy.

The Roman Road

Have you ever heard of the Roman Road? I was talking to some guys today at school and neither of them had. So, just in case you haven't I thought I would share it with you.

The Roman Road is a collection of Scriptures found in Romans that tell about man's sinfulness and God's grace. These Scriptures, collectively, have helped people to understand God's plan for His people and for their lives. Many people have come to Christ by the hearing God's Word in these Scriptures. I am one of them. It is God's Word that speaks to our hearts. It is God's Word that changes our hearts and our lives. We are sanctified by God's word.


NKJV
Romans 3:10
There is none righteous, no, not one

Romans 3:23
for all have sinned an fall short of the glory of God

Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were still sinners, Chrit died for us.

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 10:10
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:13
For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."


There's nobody living right, not even one
Since we have compiled this long and sorry record as sinners and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us
But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatsoever to him.
Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death. But God's gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master.
With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: God has set everything right between him and me!
Everyone who calls, 'Help, God!' gets help.
THE MESSAGE


We have all wronged God. None of us deserve His heaven. But He loves us so much that He gave us the choice to choose Him and His way. God sent His Son Jesus to be the sacrifice for our sin, for all of our sins, for each and every sin. To reject Him is to reject His offer of forgiveness. To recieve Him is to recieve His gift of grace. We no longer recieve what we deserve, instead He gives us what we don't deserve. - what we could never earn. Right standing with Him. Righteousness. That is the righteousness of His Son Jesus Christ. God himself in the flesh creating a bridge for us that leads to God the father and life in heaven. God himself lived the perfect sinless life that we never will. It is through Christ only that we can walk through that bridge and have the father. Trust in the One who created you, who chose you, who called you out. Give your life and your desires over to His way. He will never leave you empty or regretfull. Those who truly believe in Christ and call out to Him for His help will recieve it.

I know I did just that. Not once have I ever regretted obeying God's choices for my life. The only thing I do regret is when I don't.

Giving your life and heart to Christ isn't something you do once, it is something you do every time you make a decision. You choose to make the choices that gives God the glory; and in doing this He changes you from the heart to where His glory becomes more important than your own desires, until His glory becomes your desire.