A Sunday Song

Listen to the words to this song it is just beautiful! I love this video especially the different slides and pictures!
Fall Apart By Josh Wilson

Teachable Moments

Often I have said, the day I quit learning things about teaching is the day I need to retire. This summer I have done a lot of learning. Today, I saw a sweet friend that asked me why I haven't been blogging. Well, I have written some stuff but I did not feel like it was a good post.

Here we go:
This summer I have learned that when you truly trust God and rely on the Holy Spirit he will Guide you. The first part of my summer was studying for the ESL test. If you know me I have huge anxiety when it comes to taking tests. My mom gave me some very wise words, When you come to a question you just don't know ask the Holy Spirit to guide you. I can not tell you how many times I asked the Holy Spirit to guide me through the test. Also it has been a good reminder to listen and be guided by the Holy Spirit.

I have been in the car going back and forth to Lufkin. It has been such a blessing to be able to spend time with family and friends. During the drive back and forth I started listening to Beth Moore's podcast on a Beautiful Mind. If you have not listen to it you can go online and watch Beth. One of the biggest lessons I have learned through this series it is OKAY to say No. IF you know me you know I love to say YES, but the Lord has been revealing to me that I need to be more prayerful before I say YES. I can get so busy and caught up in doing so many things that my time alone can suffer.

You know, we all have things we pray about, and the Lord has used a situation to show me that he has got a wonderful plan for my life, that he has not forgotten about me but he is still shaping up that prayer request.

Deal With it-- During the summer I have realized some very valuable lessons about my relationship with my dad, Bubba. The Lord has so revealed things to me that I had never thought of and just God's love and how he can wash away the hurts and pains in his timing. I thank God for how much he has protected me!! Even though my dad has been gone for 11 years when I was in Lufkin, I was asked if I was Bubbas daughter. Yes, I still look just like my daddy!

Life does give you lemons, but we make the choice of what we are going to make out of the situation. Will we stay firm with our roots planted on the promises of God or will be doubt him?

I know this is a really long blog, but I am trying to recap everything that I have been learning.
If you are not Journaling take the time to do it, you will love going back and reading how the Lord answered your requests or if he reveals a different plan for the request. If you would like to know more about journaling, let me know!
God Bless and Love,
Jenn

Just Do It...

This morning as I was reading by One Year Bible, the Nike slogan, Just Do It, kept running through my head as I read this verse:

1 Chronicles 28:9
And you, Solomon my son know God of your Father and serve him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

I am constantly reminded daily that life is short, and we are here on Earth to live a life that Glorifies the Lord, even when prayers we have been praying do not turn out the way we planned. If we continue to serve God and do what he has called us to do, our lives will truly be a legacy for future generations. So today what is holding you back from truly serving the Lord?

Just Do it,
Jenn

Word of the Day- HASTE

Recently I started a new journey by switching one year bible reading plans. Now I am doing the One Year ESV, you read Old Testament, New Testament, a Psalms and Proverbs a day. A few days ago I read the verse in
Proverbs 19:2
Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.
Now the Second part of this verse has been heavy on my mind.
In my bible I immediately wrote down by haste to big of a hurry.
So I went and looked up the meaning of haste-
urgent quick action
swiftness and speed of motion, quick
unnecessarily quick action

The reason this verse has jumped out at me is because I started examining my own life and how sometimes I can get in such a hurry that I might miss out on an opportunity the Lord might have for me. In this day and age we live in a world that is very fast pace and can be filled with haste if we do not allow ourselves to stop and slow down we just might miss opportunities just for us!

Blessings and Love
Jenn

Reach

As I have been in the car lately I keep finding new songs, that I just love. Yesterday, I kept hearing this song and it is such a wonderful reminder of how Christ is Reaching for us. He has us in the palm of his hand. Sometimes its so hard for me to pathom how God can take care of every one of our needs through out the world. But this is why we serve a MIGHTY GOD! I hope you are blessed by this song today!


Reach by Peter Furler

Be Still

Yesterday, as I was driving back from Lufkin I was loving every song that was being played on the radio. I felt like every song being played was just for me. Recently I was listening to a Beth Moore lesson, and she was talking about stop just asking God for things, but to listen to God. Get to know God. I often rely on the verse in Is 46:10. Be Still and Know that I am God. So as this weekend starts I hope you will take time to listen to this song and just Be Still!

Standing on the Promises of God

Lately, I have had a lot of friends hurting whether it be a death of a family member, a friend with cancer, and the list goes on. I have had my own things to deal with and the Lord keeps putting the hymn, Standing on the Promise of God heavy on my heart.

I know that during the trials or heartaches of life, God Becomes more real and I have to be patient while I'm standing on the Rock. I can not get in hurry or impatient when my prayer isn't answered, but to keep pouring into the Lord.

This morning I was listening to Charles Stanley and he said something very clear to me, Sometimes when we are praying God wants us to not tell him what we want, but to just Listen to him, to GET to know God.

So today I'm putting my total Faith on the Rock, and Standing on the Promises of God...

Blessings,
Jenn