OK blog-friends...here is the latest video worth of my Music Monday list! It is "Your Great Name" sung to us by the beautiful, talented Natalie Grant! Enjoy, and may this song bless you like it blesses me :)
OK...so I haven't ever done a pt.2 video yet, but I wanted to share this with you as well. I found this, and it is part of the history that went into the writing of this amazing song, and is an interview with Natalie, and the song writers. Hope you enjoy this little extra tid-bit of info!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Changes
It has been a while since I've last done a true "posting" on here. (Gotta love the music and picture ones, but those aren't counting at the moment.) It has been a weird, crazy-awesome, stinky few weeks. And at the bottom of all these adjectives, is the real reason of what is going on in my life: change. If there is one thing in life I'm not real keen on, it is this exact thing.
I'm not sure where the root of my "hatred for change" comes from, but I think much of it has to do with how much stability and "lack of change" I've had to go through in my life, so far. Here is a list of things in my life that have relatively stayed the same:
Well, the last few weeks, God has been beginning to "rock my boat" in some ways I NEVER expected to see happen. Things in life, I (in my human nature) never expected to change, are beginning to change. As I look back over the past 6months of my life, I can see where the 'warning' signs were, and so I think through that and the constant Relationship I have with my Heavenly Father, I can say I have peace with the situations at hand.
God is doing something with who I am "dependent" on, shifting it away from humans, who fail, and making it more about Him. I think all to often, in the past, I've relied on my friends to pull me through tough times, and yet currently, God is teaching me that HE is the one I need to rely on...for EVERYTHING.
I am a human, and I'm going to let people down...much like how they let me down. BUT God, is a constant source of strength in the good and bad time.
Hebrews 13: 5 & 6-- "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you.' So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'"
This passage has proven itself true to me on several different occasions lately. First of all, God knew the challenges I was going to face. He never left my side, even when I was heartbroken and empty. He was my source of strength and the way I got through many days. He is the only true constant in my life...through the thick and the thin, He has proven to me that "Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you."
God has also said in Jeremiah 29:11-- "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." He knows exactly why I am going through these periods of life, yet I know they are only for my benefit and growth as a Christian woman.
So...this is where I am at now: I KNOW with confidence that God knows exactly what He is doing in my life! It makes me a happy, scared, optimistic girl, because I know what He has in store for me, is WAY more then I could even begin to imagine....but it will probably require much more "change" in my life.
I'm not sure where the root of my "hatred for change" comes from, but I think much of it has to do with how much stability and "lack of change" I've had to go through in my life, so far. Here is a list of things in my life that have relatively stayed the same:
- I have gone to the same church, since I was in my mother's womb....and when I was away to school, I didn't go to church (that's another blog for another day.)
- I went to the Portville Baptist Christian School through 8th grade...and then left for high school, where I graduated in '06.
- I have NEVER moved....when I was 6 months old, and moved out of my cradle, I moved into the bedroom that I am currently writing this blog from! The only time I didn't live in my bedroom, was when I lived on campus at Mercyhurst College!!
- I've only worked 2 jobs, EVER! I worked at the grocery store in high school, and got hired at my current position 3 years ago!
Well, the last few weeks, God has been beginning to "rock my boat" in some ways I NEVER expected to see happen. Things in life, I (in my human nature) never expected to change, are beginning to change. As I look back over the past 6months of my life, I can see where the 'warning' signs were, and so I think through that and the constant Relationship I have with my Heavenly Father, I can say I have peace with the situations at hand.
God is doing something with who I am "dependent" on, shifting it away from humans, who fail, and making it more about Him. I think all to often, in the past, I've relied on my friends to pull me through tough times, and yet currently, God is teaching me that HE is the one I need to rely on...for EVERYTHING.
I am a human, and I'm going to let people down...much like how they let me down. BUT God, is a constant source of strength in the good and bad time.
Hebrews 13: 5 & 6-- "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you.' So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'"
This passage has proven itself true to me on several different occasions lately. First of all, God knew the challenges I was going to face. He never left my side, even when I was heartbroken and empty. He was my source of strength and the way I got through many days. He is the only true constant in my life...through the thick and the thin, He has proven to me that "Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you."
God has also said in Jeremiah 29:11-- "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." He knows exactly why I am going through these periods of life, yet I know they are only for my benefit and growth as a Christian woman.
So...this is where I am at now: I KNOW with confidence that God knows exactly what He is doing in my life! It makes me a happy, scared, optimistic girl, because I know what He has in store for me, is WAY more then I could even begin to imagine....but it will probably require much more "change" in my life.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Music Monday
Here friends...is one of the most compelling songs on the Christian Radio Stations currently (in my eyes). This song, sung by Britt Nicole, truly talks about "Letting go, and Letting God" in WHATEVER the situation you may currently be facing. (I know it speaks wonders to me right now...) Enjoy, and may God be with you through whatever you are dealing with today.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Randoms...
I must say, so far May 2011 has proven to be pretty eventful. There is so much going on I'm not sure where to even begin putting things into words. Good times, bad times...we all hit those "patches" in life that we'd rather not be going in. So far though, I must say...God has given me a new kind of peace that I haven't quite experienced before.
I'd be lying if I said there were no tears so far this week. Maybe I've just been keeping them bottled inside of me for far too long. Life threw me some curve balls this week, and obviously we are NEVER prepared for one of those. I'm still in the middle of this unexpected twist but I know that God isn't surprised by this taking place. He knows what is best for me. And though there are often growing pains associated with obstacles, he is in control!
Psalm 31: 14 & 15: "But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say, 'You are my God.' My times are in your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me."
What an amazing set of verses. No matter what you are facing, my friend, know that God already knew you were going to deal with this, and that he is holding your hand and leading you through this difficult time.
NOW...for some exciting news. Tomorrow, I am headed to the musical WICKED!!
For years, Mom and I have said that if this musical ever came to the area (Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Buffalo, etc...) that we would be interested in going to see it. I've heard great reviews about this, so when I heard it was in fact coming to Buffalo, I freaked out and knew I had stumbled upon the perfect Mothers Day gift!
Have no fear...I will be giving some sort of a recap after I see it, but for now I'm just itching for tomorrow to come so I can see it!!
I'd be lying if I said there were no tears so far this week. Maybe I've just been keeping them bottled inside of me for far too long. Life threw me some curve balls this week, and obviously we are NEVER prepared for one of those. I'm still in the middle of this unexpected twist but I know that God isn't surprised by this taking place. He knows what is best for me. And though there are often growing pains associated with obstacles, he is in control!
Psalm 31: 14 & 15: "But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say, 'You are my God.' My times are in your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me."
What an amazing set of verses. No matter what you are facing, my friend, know that God already knew you were going to deal with this, and that he is holding your hand and leading you through this difficult time.
NOW...for some exciting news. Tomorrow, I am headed to the musical WICKED!!
For years, Mom and I have said that if this musical ever came to the area (Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Buffalo, etc...) that we would be interested in going to see it. I've heard great reviews about this, so when I heard it was in fact coming to Buffalo, I freaked out and knew I had stumbled upon the perfect Mothers Day gift!
Have no fear...I will be giving some sort of a recap after I see it, but for now I'm just itching for tomorrow to come so I can see it!!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wordless Wednesday
We've gotten SOO much rain here in WNY this past week, that even the flowers have had enough. It's almost like they are saying "STOP!! Enough already...we give up!"
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