my hope lies in you, God. and You alone.
my future is held firmly..
my breath given to me by the very lips of the One who created the universe.
i have made plenty of plans.
i have made numerous assumptions.
each time...i was wrong. You God, and You alone know what's best for me.
You save me from my self...from those plans...from those assumptions...from me.
Father, give me courage to lose those plans...to rid my heart of assumptions..ideals..and norms.
let my life be a mighty wind of worship for Your Glory and not my own...
let my life speak volumes to Your greatness...and nothing of my own...
let where my hope lies bring you glory...
as my plans leave my heart, fill me with You...
nothing is better than you.
nothing.
Father, save me from myself.
Currently listening to:: Live It Out
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
heavy.
My heart was so heavy that I couldn’t lift my hands in worship. Some of the words on the screen weren’t true of my heart. I stood there paralyzed. Ashamed.
With watery eyes I knew He knew my heart wasn’t completely His. I had been seeking validation from others…and I started to believe the lie that I was not worthy of His Love. His Blood.
But…
God restored my heart through His people. And the best part about it is they have no idea what they did for me today.
They have no idea how they showed me His face.
I love how He loves me.
My arms suddenly lost their heaviness. And I was able to worship His Faithfulness in my defeated heart.
currently listening to: a fine frenzy::you picked me.
With watery eyes I knew He knew my heart wasn’t completely His. I had been seeking validation from others…and I started to believe the lie that I was not worthy of His Love. His Blood.
But…
God restored my heart through His people. And the best part about it is they have no idea what they did for me today.
They have no idea how they showed me His face.
I love how He loves me.
My arms suddenly lost their heaviness. And I was able to worship His Faithfulness in my defeated heart.
currently listening to: a fine frenzy::you picked me.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
texas troopers, janet jackson, a drunk kitty, and two crazy sisters.
those are just a few things that made the trip with my sister across the US one of the best trips ever.
i got a call (no, a text) from my sister saying she was leaving las vegas (chime in "Leaving Las Vegas" by Sheryl Crow) on friday of last week. by that afternoon, i had a one way flight booked for vegas leaving sunday night at 8pm. by the time all of the delays were done, i arrived in vegas around 3am my time...or 12am her time. of course in perfect kimmie fashion, she was not all packed and ready to go as planned. so her and her boyfriend picked me up at the airport and we arrived back at her place to finish packing...or should i say they finished packing. i was laying on the bed playing with dusty (kim's cat) when next thing i know kim wakes me up saying it was time to go.. i look at the clock...it was 4am her time. oops.
off we go. route 66!
honestly, there's just way too much to write about. we got to see the hoover dam when it was still dark at night. it was quite a sight even in the dark. peaceful.
i fell in love with arizona's hills/mountains and sights. new mexico is a close second. i really wanted to detour up to the grand canyon but kimmie just wanted to get back home. long story..but i completely understood. that will be for another trip another time.
the first day, we pushed through into oklahoma city. i love me some oklahoma! i wasn't expecting that.
on our way to OK, i got pulled over by a texas state trooper. kimmie and i could not stop laughing! i haven't been pulled over since i was 17 on my way to work one day. he was actually really funny. he asked if i had stolen the car (since my license is GA and her tags are NV). he then asked us if we hadn't heard not to mess with texas (i wonder how often he's told that line...). either way, he let me off! he said i was speeding (come on dude, i was going 6 miles over the speed limit!) and i was in the left hand lane. who knew you can only pass in the left hand lane. crazy texas!
it might have been one of those "you'd have to be there" type of moments, but man did we have fun with trooper trevor! i guess it helped that he was kinda cute too. i'm just glad i didn't get a ticket. i'll never talk bad about texas troopers again playing hard ball.
now, kim gave dusty half of some kind of pill to calm her down. mistakenly (long story) we gave her more than we were supposed to. so, let's just say that drunk kitty kept us laughing the entire ride! there was one point where dusty was lying belly up, meowing, stuck between boxes of dvds and books. she couldn't move...and of course we offered no help at all...we were too busy rolling on the floor laughing. oh, the things that become funny when you're running on no sleep with hours of road ahead and behind you.
we made it to mom's house around 11pm eastern time on tuesday night. we made it in two days. i was very proud of us! even though we didn't stop often, i wouldn't trade it for any other sight. my kimmie and i had the time of our lives. i'll never forget it!
our soundtrack included: janet jackson (rhythm nation! come on..black cat rocks my world), wilson phillips, social d, nirvana, foo fighters, the cranberries, tool, kid rock (don't ask), limp biscuit (again, don't ask), a fine frenzy, flyleaf, some more janet jackson, paula abdul, vanilla ice, nkotb, kelly clarkson, nine inch nails, various random radio stations...oh it goes on and on...
currently listening to: whatever in the world this is at starbucks...sounds like someone trying to be like bob dylan. sorry to break it to ya buddy...there's only one bob.
i got a call (no, a text) from my sister saying she was leaving las vegas (chime in "Leaving Las Vegas" by Sheryl Crow) on friday of last week. by that afternoon, i had a one way flight booked for vegas leaving sunday night at 8pm. by the time all of the delays were done, i arrived in vegas around 3am my time...or 12am her time. of course in perfect kimmie fashion, she was not all packed and ready to go as planned. so her and her boyfriend picked me up at the airport and we arrived back at her place to finish packing...or should i say they finished packing. i was laying on the bed playing with dusty (kim's cat) when next thing i know kim wakes me up saying it was time to go.. i look at the clock...it was 4am her time. oops.
off we go. route 66!
honestly, there's just way too much to write about. we got to see the hoover dam when it was still dark at night. it was quite a sight even in the dark. peaceful.
i fell in love with arizona's hills/mountains and sights. new mexico is a close second. i really wanted to detour up to the grand canyon but kimmie just wanted to get back home. long story..but i completely understood. that will be for another trip another time.
the first day, we pushed through into oklahoma city. i love me some oklahoma! i wasn't expecting that.
on our way to OK, i got pulled over by a texas state trooper. kimmie and i could not stop laughing! i haven't been pulled over since i was 17 on my way to work one day. he was actually really funny. he asked if i had stolen the car (since my license is GA and her tags are NV). he then asked us if we hadn't heard not to mess with texas (i wonder how often he's told that line...). either way, he let me off! he said i was speeding (come on dude, i was going 6 miles over the speed limit!) and i was in the left hand lane. who knew you can only pass in the left hand lane. crazy texas!
it might have been one of those "you'd have to be there" type of moments, but man did we have fun with trooper trevor! i guess it helped that he was kinda cute too. i'm just glad i didn't get a ticket. i'll never talk bad about texas troopers again playing hard ball.
now, kim gave dusty half of some kind of pill to calm her down. mistakenly (long story) we gave her more than we were supposed to. so, let's just say that drunk kitty kept us laughing the entire ride! there was one point where dusty was lying belly up, meowing, stuck between boxes of dvds and books. she couldn't move...and of course we offered no help at all...we were too busy rolling on the floor laughing. oh, the things that become funny when you're running on no sleep with hours of road ahead and behind you.
we made it to mom's house around 11pm eastern time on tuesday night. we made it in two days. i was very proud of us! even though we didn't stop often, i wouldn't trade it for any other sight. my kimmie and i had the time of our lives. i'll never forget it!
our soundtrack included: janet jackson (rhythm nation! come on..black cat rocks my world), wilson phillips, social d, nirvana, foo fighters, the cranberries, tool, kid rock (don't ask), limp biscuit (again, don't ask), a fine frenzy, flyleaf, some more janet jackson, paula abdul, vanilla ice, nkotb, kelly clarkson, nine inch nails, various random radio stations...oh it goes on and on...
currently listening to: whatever in the world this is at starbucks...sounds like someone trying to be like bob dylan. sorry to break it to ya buddy...there's only one bob.
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