That You're Near With Every Breath

"'My grace is sufficient for you, for MY strength is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
~ 2 Corinthians 12:9~



"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself."
~ Matthew 6:33-34~



"You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand." ~ John 13:7~



"'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.'" ~ Jeremiah 29:11~



"Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your hearts desires." ~Psalm 37:4~



"For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."
~ Romans 8:24-25~



"So we can say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?'" ~ Hebrews 13:6~



"For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will have the power to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our LORD."
~ Romans 8:38-39~

Fix You

I want to encourage you in the fact that we are not excepted by God on the bases of our performances but on Jesus Christ. Why are we never satisfied with ourselves? The answer is not trying to find, be better, or know yourself, but to know Christ. As we grow up, we tend to feel the pressure to be more and do better, and sometimes we even feel the pressure of needing or wanting to be someone else. We are tempted to fall into the trap of wanting to follow our friends or a role model because we think that that will satisfy ourselves or others. We often look in the wrong places for satisfaction. Why do we feel like we're never perfect enough, and we just can't do anything right? It's because we're imperfect. We CAN'T do anything right. We live in a fallen world. We were once created pure and holy. But because of the fall, we are corrupt and now in need of being saved. God created us for Himself. And ONLY in Him are we truly satisfied. We can only be happy when God sees us perfectly. This society is often saying, "go be someone, follow your dreams, be yourself, trust in your heart." But Jesus says, "deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me." (Mark 8:34-35) We are not perfect, but God has given us a way to be forgiven and saved through His Son. We are to follow Christ for He gives us true life.

He made me, saved me, fixes me, and is my destiny. I will be perfectly formed in Him. That is who we should long to be - perfect children in Him. Follow Christ because through Him God sees us perfectly and there is our satisfaction. He is our creator ans redeemer. No matter what this society tells you how you need to live and who you are, know and hold onto the truth that your are God's and only through His Son you are perfect. We will be satisfied when we rest completely in God. Everything God expects of me, Christ has already done for me. So that God may look at me and say, "with you I am well pleased." (Mark 1:11) Even though I am a sinner; I am made perfect in His sight. Jesus has given me what I don't have and need most: new life. If we go to the things of this world for help in perfecting ourselves, we will not be happy with the outcome. We will always be disappointed by the end of the day with whatever it is we are trying to accomplish; whether it's school, relationships, appearance, friendships, or religion. If you are dissatisfied with the story of your life, do not look deeper within yourself. Look to Christ. It is in Him that God sees us perfectly. St. Augustine once said, "God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until we can find rest in you." We don't have to serve Him out of fear but out of thanks. Look at Christ, NOT at yourself. If GOD says I'm right, then WHO can say I'm wrong?! I'm FREE.


~ 2 Corinthians 12:9 ~ Matthew 6:33-34~ Jeremiah 29:11 ~ 1 Corinthians 8:6 ~

Another Summer Day Has Come And Gone Away

If I've never told you...



How much you mean to me,

How much I care for you,

How much I thank God every day for you,

How blessed I am to have you in my life,

How I'm here for you as much as humanly possible,

How sorry I am for any pain and disappointment I've put you through,

How I enjoy every little moment spent with you, whether happy or sad,

How I'm praying that God will guide and cherish you everyday of your life,

How thankful I am that through you, my Father has and will continue to reveal Himself to me,

How I wish I could have slowed down time in order to remember every detail of the past 18 years,

How I have seen you so dutifully sacrifice your time and energy to provide the very best for me, while teaching me God's Word, love, and undeserving grace,

How much I trust in God to lead me, break me, mold me, mend me, hold me, push me, strengthen me, love me, teach me, move me, forgive me, and take care of me,

And how much I love you....



Then I am a failure as a daughter, sister, and friend. <3