tunes of your heart

Once there was this little boy who did not enjoy the piano very much. His mom made him go to those lessons with the old scary lady who taught him different notes to play each time they met. The little boy was about to give up, and his mom did not like that. So to spark his interest, she decided to take him to a piano concert of someone who was really good at piano, the Master.
They arrived at the Master's concert and he was running a little late. The little boy and his mom took their seats on the floor close to the stage. His mom saw a girl friend of hers and went to go talk to her, telling the little boy to be on his best behavior and she will be right back. However, the little boy was somewhat intrigued by the grand piano up on that stage more than what his mom said. He got up out of his seat, his eyes mesmerized on the black and white keys, walked up there, sat down and actually started to play Chop sticks on that grand piano. Oh it was not very pleasing to the ears so it got everyones attention. His mom knew that sound, turned around and saw her little boy up there. She began to run up there to get him off that piano. People from back stage started to rush out to get him off the stage. The little boy stopped and looked around- everything seemed to be in slow motion.
It was at that point when the Master waved everyone away, saying it was perfectly fine. He sat down next to the little boy and asked him to begin playing again. So the little boy, being obedient started playing again. However this time, the sound was pleasant to the ears.... the Master was playing a long with him. The Master started making beautiful music to go along with the little boys not so beautiful sound.

The Master made something beautiful out of a not so beautiful situation.


God will come up right beside you and turn your life into something beautiful....keep playing the tunes of your heart and He will accompany you.


{embrace the journey}

contentment

so its been about a week since i last posted...mainly because i don't get wireless at my house- only dial up and its annoying to deal with....however i am at the beach and i brought my computer hoping that i could get connection and wawla i do. its not real reliable though..but we'll see.

God really did answer prayer this week though.

My sister and I have been trying to get in the same quad for next year and it just was not working out. the housing office wasn't working with us- i tried to get in the room i wanted and that failed and so i finally just became content with the room i was in and just kept praying that something might happen. as i was watching tv eating my Special K cereal friday morning the phone rings--it's from housing saying they switched me into the room i wanted, in my sisters quad. i was soooo excited and could not believe what i was hearing!

it was when i was content of my circumstances when God showed up and did His thing.

It always seems that way when you talk to people about what God does in their lives, they become content and then something happens. especially in relationships it seems. you hear, "i became content in my singleness and in Christ and then it was like whoa there he was and it all worked out" haha i have tried being content with that area and when i think i have gotten there- then God tests it and i do not pass.

but there is something different right now- i am content with where i am in Him---however knowing i need to grow so much and learn so much and only move forward- but i am content in knowing i need to move forward with Him and not take any detours. i know there is so much that i need to figure out with God and that i need to work on myself before i even step into a relationship and God has protected me from that knowing i was not ready. every day i need to find more contentment in who i am in Him and then maybe...who knows...that "special someone" will be content at the same moment. haha we'll see if i pass next time. but i really feel that God has a hold of my life saying- don't waste any more time-- this is YOUR time.


"Godliness with contentment is great gain" 2 Timothy 6:6


don't waste anymore of the time God has given you being discontent with who you are. He has such big plans for you- and He is waiting on you to become content with who you are in Him before He can work even more in your life. Don't miss out!!

.it's your time.


{embrace the journey}

blessed on mother's day

it's mothers day today and i am so very thankful for my mom. she is the most amazing woman i know and she is the strongest and most godly woman i know as well. she is such an example to me and i look up to her so much.

today in church mothers were recognized, we had a baby dedication service and then at the end we surrounded our moms and prayed with them. i love my mom so much and she deserves the recognition so much :)

but my mind could not get off the fact of the ones that were there that did not have a mom and the ones that want so badly to be a mom but cant. either their mom was just not there, or their moms have passed away or the woman who can't get pregnant and would love to be that mom to a child. this has to be so tough and i cannot imagine what they are going through today.

i know a girl whose mom passed away this year and this would be the hardest day. especially in church when you are asked to go pray with your mom. my heart goes out to this girl and my prayers are lifted up to her today.

.for this is such a hard day for them. may God's peace just be upon them. may we think of them as well as our own moms.

i am so blessed to have my mom as my mom.

.love & be blessed.

erwin mcmanus

if you want some good sermons to listen to listen to Erwin McManus

especially his newest series "vital signs".


check him out. he's amazing. he really preaches the word of God.

http://www.mosaic.org/podcast/

he's home.

Last night I got word that a 10th grade guy, Jamie, who was apart of the youth group I work with died in a car accident early saturday morning. Him and his brother were driving back home from an after party of their Jr/Sr banquet (prom). The brother lost control of the car and ran off the road hitting a tree killing Jamie at the scene.

I help out with the youth group, and although I did not know Jamie, I am close with the 10th grade girls and some of them were taking it pretty hard. It is just something that you do not expect and its hard to grasp the understanding and the meaning behind it. God does have a bigger plan and wanted Jamie home with Him. But it is just still so hard to understand..in the moment.

This goes back to an earlier post about you know, we have to live each day with no regrets- living sold out for Christ, making those "right" decisions, being obedient to Christ, loving others and taking every opportunity to share His love with others - through actions and words. Because you never know when you will be called to go home for eternity.

This has happened too many times this year for me i guess - hearing of people's deaths and how they were all so young and theres no reason that i should be here right now, and not home with my heavenly Father. It just reminds me even more to live more for Christ and to really focus on the every moment of the day- making the most of every moment.

Jamie's brother really needs a lot of prayer right now. As him being the driver he is taking all the blame and really reacting really hard to the whole situation. and i mean who wouldn't. but it's going to take a long time for him to recover and understand and not blame himself. I cannot even imagine what he is going through. May these many prayers help him see God through this even more than before.

So, ah....live moment by moment all in the glory of God.

day.night.all.for.Him.


{embrace the journey}

that's a wrap

Yesterday I realized how blessed I am. and how much I have taken for granted.

Yesterday a group of friends and I hiked up to the top of Sharp Top, a mountain close to Liberty. Wow, it was a nice hike up there, not too tiring but not too easy. When we got to the top it was beautiful. Just standing on top of a rock, at the highest I could go over looking what the Lord created. With the wind blowing my hair every which way- the massive breeze felt so nice and refreshing. As I gazed out into the world set before me, tears were brought to my eyes. Just about how much God cares about all His creation and how much He has placed before me. My friends behind me jumping from rock to rock and just enjoying the view as I sat just looking out and having a "little moment" It was somewhat overwhelming and if I was by myself I probably would have cried.

God has blessed me with so much I don't think I even really know. Looking over mountain in so much awe just leaves me speechless, even now.


I know I am rambling- but it's just how I feel.


God has blessed me with

His creation. His love. unconditional love. forgiveness. amazing uplifting friends. a forgiving loving family. an education at the most amazing school. opportunities most people would dream of. my life.

and now as I end this school year- I realize I took a lot of that for granted and I never want to do that again. I'm sure I will. but i don't.

regretting gets you nowhere- just change it and move on and make it better the next go around- if you are blessed with a next go around. that is why its so important to live each day without any regrets.

live each day knowing that God has blessed you with it. He allowed you to wake up this morning and breathe in this new morning.

So as this school year rounds up . . . I thank my heavenly daddy for getting me though this year and I apologize for taking too many things for granted- mainly my own life.
I thank Him for all the friends that helped me get through this year. Each one has made a significant impact on my life and I will always remember the times we spent together. AND I cannot wait to spend more time with them in 3 months. haha

I ask sincerely for the Lord to really work in and on my heart this summer and come back to Liberty in august a whole new being sold out for Him. and in that never ever wavering again- never ever taking things for granted but living only for Him, seeking only for Him, and loving only Him. Because once I am doing everything just for Him---everything else will fall into place- if that be in a desert, a storm, a lake, a valley, a mountain top or a calm breeze. . . when He's EVERYTHING to me where ever I am and I will not waver. you cannot waver when you are held tightly in the arms of the One who truly loves you.

I want to make my last year at Liberty better than the last three that I have wasted in a way that no one understands but me.

So here's to lessons learned. . . and moving on. . . and making the best of every moment.

live.learn.love.laugh...that's life.

mirror

a mirror. a reflexion.

who is starring back at you?

is that who you want to be?

is that who you truly are?

a mirror. a reflexion.

what is starring back at you?

is that what defines you?

is that what makes you complete?

a mirror. a reflexion.

do you forget what you see?

do you want to change what you see?

are you satisfied with what you see?

a mirror. a reflexion.

the cross. is what defines you. THE cross.

not a mirror.

however- - - the mirror should reflect a satisfied being who is complete in Christ. someone who you love, who you take care of, who you are- reflecting the Son of God.

reflect the Savior. don't just reflect yourself.

a mirror. a reflexion.
THE cross. an identity.


{embrace the journey}