Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
~ Isaiah 40:28-31
With school starting back up and being a couple weeks into the semester I have been working at getting back into a routine for this semester. At times I feel like there is so much to get done and other times I feel as if there should be something that I need to be doing. During the times where I have so much stuff that I need to get done I feel really tired and don't know how I am going to get it all done because it seems as if the list is endless and something just keeps popping up when I feel like I am finished. Sometimes I don't even see the finish line and I don't even know where the path is to the end. God is not like this with our life. He is always going to be our strength when we are weak. Even though we grow tired He will never grow tired and He will be the One that gets us through these times where we can't see the finish line. There may be a finish line of things to get done by a certain day, but getting those things done is just a tiny victory. The greatest victory on earth is when Christ died on the cross so that ALL who believe will be saved and one day live with God in heaven for eternity.
There are many things that we do in our daily life that keeps us busy and makes us tired. At times we may stumble and fall and think that we won't be able to get back up and on track with where we left off. What we need to remember though is that if we hope in the Lord he will renew us and give us the strength to persevere. "They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." This verse is hope for us to know that if we fall, God will be there for us to pick us up. If we continue to run and be busy with all the demands that life seems to have of us, God will keep us going and we will not be weary. We will be able to get through everything that He has planned for us in His glorious will and He will walk us through it and will not let us be stalled forever. God's plan for us may seem to be stressful or overwhelming at times, but He won't give us a load that we can't handle. The reason that we will be able to handle the load that He gives us is because He is right there beside us and will help us overcome the obstacles in life.
Remember that even though we may be tired and weary at times that God will NEVER grow tired and weary.
Justina Marie
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Be Not Afraid
If you pass through raging waters
in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amidst the burning flames,
you shall not be harmed.
If you stand before the pow'r of hell
and death is at your side,
know that I am with you, through it all.
Be not afraid, I go before you always,
Come follow Me, and I will give you rest.
~ Be Not Afraid
This is part of the song that my home choir sang last Sunday in church. It is a song that has a good message behind it. School started back up for me yesterday and I am getting back into the swing of things. With school just starting up I have been worrying and afraid of things that are supposed to take place this semester. Almost everyday for about the past week I have had new worries enter my mind and I then think about all the other worries I have and it just really gets me worked up and I become afraid of the things that I am worrying about. When I hear this song and think about it and many other songs I get a sense of relief and a good reminder that we shouldn't be afraid.
No matter what our worries are in life we shouldn't be afraid because as the song says, "I go before you always, come follow Me and I will give you rest." Those words are what stick out to me most and are the part that I continue to go back to. God has already created what is going to happen tomorrow and in many days to come. Those days that are yet to happen in our lives have already happened in His. He wants us to follow Him and He will give us rest. We don't need to worry about the things that are going to happen because He has a great plan for us and we can just relax and live the life that He has planned for us. Whatever it is that has us worried, God is already there at that moment waiting for us so that He can help us through those tough moments.
Remember that God is going ahead of you and He will give you rest so there is no need to be afraid.
Justina Marie
in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amidst the burning flames,
you shall not be harmed.
If you stand before the pow'r of hell
and death is at your side,
know that I am with you, through it all.
Be not afraid, I go before you always,
Come follow Me, and I will give you rest.
~ Be Not Afraid
This is part of the song that my home choir sang last Sunday in church. It is a song that has a good message behind it. School started back up for me yesterday and I am getting back into the swing of things. With school just starting up I have been worrying and afraid of things that are supposed to take place this semester. Almost everyday for about the past week I have had new worries enter my mind and I then think about all the other worries I have and it just really gets me worked up and I become afraid of the things that I am worrying about. When I hear this song and think about it and many other songs I get a sense of relief and a good reminder that we shouldn't be afraid.
No matter what our worries are in life we shouldn't be afraid because as the song says, "I go before you always, come follow Me and I will give you rest." Those words are what stick out to me most and are the part that I continue to go back to. God has already created what is going to happen tomorrow and in many days to come. Those days that are yet to happen in our lives have already happened in His. He wants us to follow Him and He will give us rest. We don't need to worry about the things that are going to happen because He has a great plan for us and we can just relax and live the life that He has planned for us. Whatever it is that has us worried, God is already there at that moment waiting for us so that He can help us through those tough moments.
Remember that God is going ahead of you and He will give you rest so there is no need to be afraid.
Justina Marie
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Undo What I've Become
Make every step lead me back to
The sovereign way that You
Turn me around, pick me up
Undo what I've become
Bring me back to the place
Of forgiveness and grace
I need You, I need Your help
I can't do this myself
You're the only one who can undo
What I've become
~ Undo by Rush of Fools
Since it is still the beginning of the year, I thought I would write on these song lyrics. I am not sure about everyone else, but I know that there are many things that have happened over the past year to place me where I am in my life today. There were many things to get me where I am, become who I am and have some awesome people come into my life. With all of these good things though there are some things that weren't so good, but god brought me though it. At times we do things that we aren't proud of doing later or things that we wish we could have done better. No matter what mess we get into, God will always help untangle the mess and take us back to the path that He has planned for us. We need to remember that we can't do this on our own, but we can do it with the help of God.
There may be times where we feel like we are stuck and that the things that we have done will always be seen as what they are. If they were good they will be seen as good and if they were bad they will be seen as bad. In God's eyes though it isn't like this. God will forgive us for everything we do because of His grace for us. We will always be seen as good in His eyes because we were made in the image of God and He always forgives us. God is always going to be there and He will make our steps get back to the path that He has for us. When we stray away from Him, He will bring us back to Him in His timing and in His own way. We can't do it ourselves and so we need to trust God and allow for Him to help us and bring us back to Him. He is the only one who can undo what we've become and take us back to the person that He wants us to be. A person who is in love with Him and wants to live the life He has for us.
Remember that even though we do wrong things, God is always going to help us undo those things and He will see us as if everything we do is for Him.
Justina Marie
The sovereign way that You
Turn me around, pick me up
Undo what I've become
Bring me back to the place
Of forgiveness and grace
I need You, I need Your help
I can't do this myself
You're the only one who can undo
What I've become
~ Undo by Rush of Fools
Since it is still the beginning of the year, I thought I would write on these song lyrics. I am not sure about everyone else, but I know that there are many things that have happened over the past year to place me where I am in my life today. There were many things to get me where I am, become who I am and have some awesome people come into my life. With all of these good things though there are some things that weren't so good, but god brought me though it. At times we do things that we aren't proud of doing later or things that we wish we could have done better. No matter what mess we get into, God will always help untangle the mess and take us back to the path that He has planned for us. We need to remember that we can't do this on our own, but we can do it with the help of God.
There may be times where we feel like we are stuck and that the things that we have done will always be seen as what they are. If they were good they will be seen as good and if they were bad they will be seen as bad. In God's eyes though it isn't like this. God will forgive us for everything we do because of His grace for us. We will always be seen as good in His eyes because we were made in the image of God and He always forgives us. God is always going to be there and He will make our steps get back to the path that He has for us. When we stray away from Him, He will bring us back to Him in His timing and in His own way. We can't do it ourselves and so we need to trust God and allow for Him to help us and bring us back to Him. He is the only one who can undo what we've become and take us back to the person that He wants us to be. A person who is in love with Him and wants to live the life He has for us.
Remember that even though we do wrong things, God is always going to help us undo those things and He will see us as if everything we do is for Him.
Justina Marie
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
God's Unending Love
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| ~Amazing Grace by Chris Tomlin |
Because we are sinners there is a weight that we have on our shoulders because we know thy we have done bad things. That weight can cause a burden on us and we can feel like we are unworthy of forgiveness. Jesus was sent by God to relieve us of that burden that we carry on our shoulders. The "chains" that make us feel this way have been set free by Jesus and we shouldn't feel that burden if we repent because God is merciful and forgives us. We should never feel that something we have done will keep God from forgiving us. We have been set free from our sins and there is nothing that will change that because of God's grace for us. A long time ago Jesus died for us and since then we have been forgiven of our sins and way before then it was a part of God's plan that we would be forgiven of our sins.
God has overflowing mercy for each and everyone of us. It is unending mercy that will never run out. It is just like the love that God has for us. His love will never run out and He will always love us with the greatest love of all. His love is unconditional. No matter what we do He will always love us with his unconditional love. The grace that God has for us is amazing. We are not deserving of how wonderful His grace is because we are sinners, but He is amazing and loves us and His grace for us is amazing and no one will ever be able to truly understand just how amazing it is. God's unending love and amazing grace are just a few of the many blessings that we have received from God.
Remember that God will always love you unconditionally and He is gracious to you.
Justina Marie
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