♪♫ There is a song in my heart! This is so on my heart, and really hope you will take time to read it. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ No matter who you are, what you have done, where you have been, who you have been with, where you are at, I just want you to know that I love you. I love you so much and want you to know you are completely and totally worth the purest of all love, His love, and if I love you this much, I can't even fathom the kind of love that God has for you. I think if I had to feel anymore passionate about this I may not live another day. ♥ I seriously want every one of you that sees this, who is struggling in any way, to just take a moment, quiet your heart and then say this out loud. "There is only one me, I am amazing, unique and incredibly valuable. I am worthy of love, and redemption, because the redeemer says I am. I am already set free because He came to set me free!" Maybe you don't feel it, but please say it, say it because it's the truth, and the more you focus on the truth the more the truth becomes reality for your daily life, and I desire so deeply that each of you believe this as total truth and reality for your life, and I believe He desires it so much more than me. I am praying right now, that each man, woman, boy and girl who speaks this, or even just quietly reads the words, no matter where you are at in life, can feel, or will soon feel the Father's embrace as He gently reminds you who you are to Him, no matter where you came and or are coming from, where He desires to take you is a journey so overwhelmingly marvelous no words could even begin to describe it. Things will still happen, life will still have tough moments, doubt will creep in, you will fall, but He will ALWAYS pick you back up. I was texting a young woman today and was reminded myself, that the "Time is now" when I said to her:"Tomorrow is not a promise, but a chance"(Rachel Scott) I thought oh man! The time is Now, no more waiting, processing, thinking, just jump, like Benaiah...right into the pit with the Lion. The bunny, the bear, the... whatever it is for you that you fear, Just jump because this fight is not ours, it's time to surrender, when we do we will realize we are jumping into His arms, not into our fear...I need to do this too. I decided that today is the day, He has my all, He is in control, so here, right now, I pick myself up, and I begin again...these words are so hard for me and I may not believe them all still, but I am going to choose to believe Him and if I believe Him, then this is true, for me and for you! I April am the only me. I am amazing and unique and incredibly valuable. I am worthy of love, and redemption, because the redeemer says I am. I am already set free because He came to set me free, it's my time to fly!" Amen!! I am seriously praying, and want to give everyone a giant hug and wipe tears and cry tears of joy for new beginnings!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

The Gospel

Today I was reminiscing and was quietly reminded that I am a living breathing Gospel Here is my heart on the matter of the Gospel: Before I was blessed to be part of an excellent program called NEXT, my answer to the question, What is the Gospel? Would have been something like “I don’t know”, or John 3:16. Now, if someone asked me, I may say something like this; I believe the Gospel is not only John 3:16, the Romans Road, or something shared with words, scripture, a little prayer etc...The Gospel is that Christ died on the Cross bearing all our sins so we could be forgiven now, and live our lives as forgiven and set free NOW not just when we die. To me the Gospel is also very much something we share by living it, living as forgiven. living “in” Christ! Sanctified already!!! Christ covered ALL of our sins from the time He cried out: "It is finished" Jesus is the living example for us as believers, and so, we should be living examples for others. John 1:14 say that the word became flesh (Christ) So essentially Jesus’ life was Gods word living and active! God uses peoples lives as signs of Him, and what He is doing like Hosea, His life was a living breathing sign of what was going to happen with the destruction Israel. And in our walk with the Lord, We can be living breathing “Gospels!" What a neat testimony it would be if in the end people could say "Wow! In that persons life, the Gospel became flesh."

Trying to post tonight about what in my day I am thankful for, what were the blessings, where were the joys, etc...Then I think to myself, "Is this truly glorifying to God, is this furthering His Kingdom, or is this just a way to escape the reality of my day?" Is it OK these days to post about what you really feel, a long with the little/big things God gives you throughout,(like David) or do we just have to put on a smiley face and forget all the other stuff and only give thanks for the good?

Can this really change your life so much that even the struggles, the pain, the frustrations etc.. are no longer things that hurt, but things you are actually thankful for and joyful over. Even Jesus wept when He was here on earth, He asked for the cup to be taken from him. He was willing to do it and go through it, so we could have eternal life, but it was still painful.

If we never share our struggles, our hurt our pain, our reality, how do we expect others to. How do we expect to give God the glory for His powerful restoration in our lives. Will people even see Him if we keep it all in in and pretend everything is picture perfect? Stop being fake, happy, good be happy, sad, feeling unworthy, good, son's and daughter's of the Most High, let His light shine through it! Quit trying to hide, because in your hiding, in my hiding we are hiding the light!

I am not demeaning the fact that we should give thanks, because we should by all means give thanks to the Lord for all He has, is, and will continue doing. I am just saying, if you're doing it to hide, if you are doing it to escape the truth, than don't do it!! Lament, cry out to Him, ask for prayer, knowing that He will satisfy your soul, He will heal your broken heart, and He will show you how much you mean to Him! That's when the real thankfulness becomes real, and not just a show! (As I mentioned, 'like David')