Don't let fear dictate you.

Don’t let fear dictate you.

Don’t let it scared you, and leave you in a place of loneliness.

Instead let LOVE cast out fear. The love of peace, joy and understanding.

The love you feel from the ones around you.

The trust you have in tomorrow, and the hope you have for today.

Don’t let fear constrict you, but rather DRIVE you to do better, be better and live life.

Hillsong UNITED - Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)

You are mine.

Lord, you are mine.

But not only that, I am YOURS. How truly amazing is that.

Just take a moment to think that the God of the universe, the one who created the sky, the vast ocean, the tiniest creatures we walk among... wants to be YOURS. 

His desire is nothing more that to have you love and follow Him with your whole being... while along the way, leading others to Him. To the light. To the light that penetrates darkness. 

Light that guides us in those times when we don’t understand... when we long for something more than our current life offers... something that we don’t understand, but that we want.... more than SEX, more than DRUGS, more than human LOVE, more than LIFE..... more than OURSELVES.... we want Jesus. Jesus. The king of all.... the king of my soul. The king of this world.... THE one.... longs to be ours.

But why don’t we let Him. Why do we fill that need, that desire with things of this world that are not fulfilling, but deceiving. Why do we allow others, and circumstances to control us, instead of letting the light GUIDE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy9nwe9_xzw

time

For some reason today I felt the urge to write, and this is what came out...

Time - 
That concept and dimension we try to grasp a hold of, yet never seem to succeed.
The phenomenon of "flying while having fun" and dragging when stuck in a meeting.
The one thing there just isn't enough of when you have lots to do, or when you're lying in the arms of the one you love.

Time.
What if it is different for everyone? And why is it that some days go fast for one person, and slow for another?

Ever wonder what it is exactly? What is time? Is it the ticking of a clock, or the feeling we have as the day goes on. Is it something that is constant, or does it change?

Can we control it? Well, no. But we can control what we do with it... being calm and present in the moment. Being peaceful, and accepting that God has brought us to this TIME and place for a reason... yes. Time. A pain and a blessing, but a gift none the less.

the unknown

and sometimes - it's the unknown that leaves us hanging. the wonder of what could be, what we think should be, and then, ultimately, reality. why does this mystery rattle our insides? why can't we just trust and believe that everything will be okay? it sounds easy, and songs tell us to do it singing out lines of "don't worry be happy" and yet we continue on worrying.

maybe we should look at the unknown as "bring it on!" - the challenge to life, the excitement, the overall action that makes life not boring.

and the learning continues

just when i think i've learned a lot about myself, i just get thrown more to work on. more and more i need to realize that i'm a never ending and changing being.  everyday i learn more about myself and my god. if only it wasn't so emotionally draining sometimes... the pruning process is not easy. and neither is looking in the mirror sometimes when you realize you are wrong.

the gift of words

there is something to be said about being able to pour out feelings onto paper or on a screen and be able to put yourself somewhere else.  i love manipulating the way i think to put myself in someone elses shoes. right now, i feel as though God is telling me to write a book as inspiration for young women.  it is such a crazy thing, but for years now i have had this on my heart. and finally it is coming together. praise God!

the situations in my life have lead me to this point, and i am so thankful for them so that someday i can share them with others.

and the truth shall set you free...

yes, despite the fact that i think the title of this is utterly ridiculous, there is justification in that statement.  in this stage in my life, i desire the truth. the truth in how people feel, the truth in what is going on in other's lives, and the world.  that raw, almost unacceptable truth excites me.  the thought of being completely honest with those around me makes me feel free - the feeling that you are being honest and broken to the world around you.  broken in a way that is freeing, not hindering. freeing in the sense that others know exactly who you are and what you stand for without having to question.  if only this truth could exist all the time...