ashes into beauty

wow.

Last Saturday a girl on my hall asked me about this song "At the foot of the Cross" (by Kathryn Scott). She new the lyrics but didn't know the title. so I told her and it just made me remember the song and ah i just love it. So since she mentioned it- it has been on my mind all week. and tonight in church we sang that song. and we like never sing that song. whoa. i mean okay- maybe you don't see it this way- but to me i so see this as a "God thing" because He places things on others hearts to share with you and that's one way He speaks to us. inadvertently through others. amazing!
here are the lyrics to the song:

At the foot of the cross
Where grace and suffering meet
You have shown me Your love
Through the judgment You received

And You've won my heart Yes You've won my heart
Now I can

Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross

At the foot of the cross
Where I am made complete
You have given me life


That song just speaks to my heart so much- especially where it says - we trade our ashes in for beauty- lay every burden at the foot of the cross--- and that is where we are made COMPLETE. only at the foot of the cross is where we are made complete. nothing else can make you complete except the mercy and love that is shown at the foot of the cross. there is nothing else. nothing in this life can complete you. nothing. not another, not an object, not anything. only Jesus who shed his blood for us on that cross who rose from the dead with God's mighty power- and He makes us complete! we are lacking nothing when we are COMPLETE! think about that.

Then going along with that- this morning- well okay like the past two and half weeks have been rough. not gonna lie. and like- nothing else in this life can satisfy me, even though i try to fill my life with pointless temporary things- but only God is enough. only God can satisfy every desire i have. and that made me think of the song "Enough" this morning. and that was on my heart all day. and again- at church tonight we sang that song right after "At the foot of the Cross"
wow. thats all i could express when that song began to play. i had to sit back and be like God, You are speaking directly to me tonight- you are pulling me out of that slump- you are calling me to go to higher heights and not to be completely content in this little valley i am in- but know there are greater things for me that You have planned.
here are the lyrics to "Enough"

All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough

You are my supply
My breath of life
And still more awesome than I know
You are my reward
worth living for
And still more awesome than I know

All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough

You’re my sacrifice
Of greatest price
And still more awesome than I know
You’re the coming King
You are everything
And still more awesome than I know

More than all I want
More than all I need
You are more than enough for me
More than all I know
More than all I can say
You are more than enough for me

So, wow. The Lord really does speak to us when we can recognize His voice. and on top of all that Johnnie Moore spoke tonight on Ruth. - and how we need to become the person God has called us to be- to focus on how we need to be that person God has called us to be-satisfied in Him and thats when we will come across that "someone special" He also mentioned the difference in reputation and character. reputation is what people say about you and character is what God knows about you. and you can fake your reputation but you cannot fake your character- and if you do soon one day the truth of your character will rise up. we need to be more focused on working on our character than our reputation- and when we do, it will be like a domino effect-blessings will happen more quickly and also becoming who God desires you to be, knows you to be, created you to be.

so, instead of focusing on what others think of me, or seeking other things of this world, i need to become more than focused on the satisfaction and completion that the Lord brings- and the blessings that come with that.

a "clicking" moment happened tonight. like CLICK. i get it. i get what You have been trying to say to be all along. for so long. CLICK. :)

this is the cry of my heart to my heavenly Daddy:

"You are ALL i seek, You are ALL my heart longs for."


{embrace the journey}