O Great God

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Sometimes I just recite these lyrics when my heart is just too heavy and I find myself silenced in prayer...

O great God of highest heaven
Occupy my lowly heart
Own it all and reign supreme
Conquer every rebel power
Let no vice or sin remain
That resists Your holy war
You have loved and purchased me
Make me Yours forevermore

I was blinded by my sin
Had no ears to hear Your voice
Did not know Your love within
Had no taste for heaven’s joys
Then Your Spirit gave me life
Opened up Your Word to me
Through the gospel of Your Son
Gave me endless hope and peace

Help me now to live a life
That’s dependent on Your grace
Keep my heart and guard my soul
From the evils that I face
You are worthy to be praised
With my every thought and deed
O great God of highest heaven
Glorify Your Name through me

On October 13, 2008 I wrote...

I'm eating a lean cuisine microwave dinner thing with Blueberry green tea. Lemon breaded fish atop a bed of rice, the tiniest broccoli florets I have ever seen, and a peach/apple thing with granola. it's the first microwave dinner I've had in years and the first meal I've sincerely thanked God for.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Rejoice/pray/give thanks always

Monday, September 19, 2011

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you

Philippians 4:4-7
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

best quotes of the day

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

gotta love 3-year-olds with speech impediments...

Kayleigh (wearing a hello kitty shirt): HI MISS BEH-EE
me: Hi Kayleigh! Who's that on you shirt?
Kayleigh: HELLO...TITTY!

Hendrix: *abruptly stops Mason's bike and holds firmly onto handles* GUESS WHAT? IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY AND I BROUGHT CUPCAKES TO SHARE!
Mason (stone-cold serious face): ....I am going to eat all your cakes
Hendrix: ...what? You can't eat all of them! Well..maybe like....five

Nicholas: who's that girl over there?
Ms. Carla: that's Holly
Nicholas: Oh. Can I hug her?
Ms. Carla: no, because she's a stranger and you don't know her. But you can give Ms. Becky a hug.
Nicholas: *runs over and gives me a hug*

Jesus, the founder and perfector of our faith

Friday, September 9, 2011

Hebrew 12:1-3
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.