Friday, February 26, 2010

Netherlands!

There is a song right now that is so perfect for my life is the song Where You go I go by Jesus Culture.

where you go I go
what you say I say, God
where you pray I pray
where you pray I pray
(repeat)

Verse
Jesus only did
what he saw you do
he would only say
what he heard you speak

he would only move
when he felt you lead
following your heart
following your spirit

how could I expect
to walk without you
when every move that Jesus made
was in surrender

I would not begin
to live without you
for you alone are worthy
and you are always good

you are always good
yeah...

you are always good
always good
always good
yeah, yeah yeah

Chorus

Bridge
though the world sees and soon forgets
we will not forget who you are and what you've done for us,
what you've done for us



The reason why this song means so much is because I am living this song. God has opened a huge door for me. There was an opportunity and I took it with my eyes open and diving into the deep. This summer, 6 days after I would have turned 20, I will be leaving on June 18th to go Netherlands for 3 1/2 weeks. God has renewed a passion within me to travel. I will be studying abroad, but I am also going to do my Father's will. I hadn't considered this to be even a remote possiblity of going, then one day I heard him say "GO" , sort'a out of the blue. I checked into it, and out of faith put in application. I found a scholarship and applied for it.
That night I was attacked and began fretting of no worthy consideration. I shoved everything aside and asked God to take care of it all. I reminded myself that God told me to go...all I got to do is obey and have faith. He'll take care of the rest. He WILL provide the way. I can't make it happen, He will make it happen.
Get this my dear friends, about a week later I received an e-mail the same day my Dad was turned away from a potential job, I received a scholarship for Netherlands. Talk about timing!
My God is so very good! When God tells me to do something, I don't stick my toes in to see what's like, I jump with both feet spring all the energy I've got within me. Because I do give it all or I don't do it at all. So what HE says I say, and where HE goes, I go.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Psalms 84

How lovely is your dwelling place
O Lord Almighty!
My souls years, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my fleash cry out
for the living God.

Even the sparrow has found
a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young-
a place near your altars
O Lord Almighty, my King
and my God
Blessed are those who dwell
in your house;
they are every praising You

Selah



Blessed are those whose
strength is in you,
who have seat their hearts
on pilgrimage.
As they pass through the
Valley of Baca,
the make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it will pools
They go from strength to
strength,
till each appears before God
in Zion.

Hear my prayer, O Lord God
Almighty;
listen to me, O god of Jacob

Selah

Look upon our shield
O God;
look with favor on your
anointed one.

Better is one day in your
courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a
doorkeeper in the house
of my God
than dwell in the tents of the
wicked
For the Lord God is a sun
and shield
no good things does he
withhold
from those whose walk is
blameless.

O Lord Almighty,
blessed is the man who trusts
in you.