Jesus is there

   When you feel like you are all alone, Jesus is there. When you feel like you have no one else to turn to, Jesus is there. When you are being criticized for things you do, you can take it to Jesus. When you are put into uncomfortable situations, remember that Jesus is right there with you. When you are struggling with things, Jesus is there. When you are fighting things that you never thought you'd fight, Jesus is right there. When you feel like you can't go on, Jesus is right there to help you. When you feel like you are at the end of your rope, Jesus is there to make your rope longer. When you feel like you just don't belong anywhere, just remember that Jesus is the One Who put you where you are at. When you feel like you have no friends, remember that Jesus is the Ultimate Friend. When you don't have any peace of mind, remember Jesus is the Prince of Peace. When you feel like you're in a storm and you can't see your way out, remember that Jesus is the Master of the wind...and the Calmer of the seas. When you feel like doing things that you know you shouldn't do, remember Jesus is watching. When your whole life is turned upside down and you feel like just giving up, Jesus is there.

Church

   Wow. What an amazing move of God we had last night at church (Sunday night, Oct 16). Wow. I would be insane not to blog about it. I really don't know where to start...

   ...well, part way through the service, Pastor went up to the pulpit and began to speak to the church. He ended it by asking if anyone needed prayer for anything, to come up to the front and the church would pray for them. Someone went up front and a bunch of us literally swarmed that person and began to pray. I knelt down to pray and, when I got up, there were quite a few different people getting prayed for. It was pretty awesome. I was praying for them and suddenly felt God wanted me to go pray with one of the young ladies in our youth group. I went over there and prayed for her for quite a while. It was awesome. God's Power and His Spirit was ALL OVER HER!!!! It was amazing! A few other things happened and the service ended with Pastor trying to give some announcements while several young ladies were drunk and laughing at EVERYTHING. Not sure how Pastor got through that, but it was quite hilarious! Amazing to see what God is doing at Truth Tabernacle here in Medford, OR!!!!!! Can't wait to see what else He has in store for us! Oh yeah...and watch out, Medford! :-)

God's Perfect Peace

   John 14:27 says, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
 
   Have you ever felt that you were all alone? That no one else was there for you? That, no matter what you would do, you always had that "empty" feeling inside? I have been there. Plenty of times. I have gone through times, in my life, when I really didn't know which was was up. I felt all alone. I felt that, no matter what I would do and what I would say, I had no one to talk to and no one I could trust. That may not have been the case, but that is how I had felt at the time.

   In my many times of turmoil, discouragement, and confusion, there is one thing that I found myself, not just asking, but begging God for...His Perfect Peace. There would be times when a huge battle was taking place in my battlefield that we call "the mind" and I would find myself, time after time, begging God to fill me with His Peace. I would ask Him to wrap His Arms around me - because, that's the only time I would feel "safe" from everything else going on in my life. There have been many times, and I can look back and remember many of them like it was yesterday, that I have wept because I could literally feel the Arms of my God wrap around me and reassure me that everything was going to work out.

   There have been many times, way too many to count, when I had been going through a horrible (at least, horrible, in my mind) struggle and I have asked God for a scripture...this is the one He has given me countless times. I am so thankful for God's Perfect Peace...

Daystar

Lilly of the Valley, let Your sweet aroma fill my life.
Rose of Sharon, show me, how to live in beauty in God's sight.
Fairest of ten thousand, make me a reflection of Your Light.
Daystar, shine down on me. Let Your love shine through me in the night.


Lead me, Lord, I'll follow. Anywhere You open up the door.
Let me know Your wisdom. Show me things I've never seen before.
Lord, I wanna be a witness. You can take what's wrong and make it right.
Daystar, shine down on me. Lord, let Your love shine through me in the night.


Lord, I see a world that dying - wounded by the master of deceit.
Groping in the darkness, haunted by the years of past defeat.
But when I see You standing near me, Lord, shining with compassion in Your eyes.
I pray, Jesus, shine down on me. Let Your love shine through me in the night.


Lead me, Lord, I'll follow. Anywhere You open up the door.
Let me know Your wisdom. Show me things I've never seen before.
Lord, I wanna be a witness. You can take what's wrong and make it right.
Daystar, shine down on me. Let Your love shine through me in the night.

I Will Give You All

God spoke to Abraham and said, "Take your only son, and offer as a sacrifice to the One you love." Lord, is there not some other sacrifice that I could bring? But if that's what you ask, dear Lord, I'll give you everything.


I will give You all. I will You all. If all is what You ask of me, I will not withhold. And, if my sacrifice is less than giving You my very best, let me remember Calvary's Cross and be willing to say, "yes."


Many time I said that I would give to You my all. But I withheld a secret part, I thought that no one saw. But if You would ask of me to give the very thing that I love the best, give me the courage and the strength to be willing to say, "yes."


   I have had this song in my head almost all day today. There is not really much more to say. The lyrics really say it all. Our prayer and our desire should be, "Lord, help me to give my all to You."

Matthew 11:28-30

   I have had this passage of Scripture on my mind the last few days and, what do ya know, my Pastor had it as part of his text on Sunday night. I am just really thankful that God is ALWAYS there for me...no matter what. God has promised that He will never leave me nor forsake me. All I need to do is put my trust in Him.

 ²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

 ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

   I have found myself praying lately, "Lord, I just need to feel Your arms wrap around me....I really need to feel the safety of being in Your embrace..." There is nothing like being in the Presence of Almighty God. Psalm 27:10 (I believe) says, "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up." It's so good to know that no matter who forsakes us in life...the Lord is ALWAYS there for us, and He will come and wrap us in His arms...all we need to do is ask.