"Take these dreams

This is me.

All I am, here at your feet.

Take me as I am, with you I want to be.

Of all this world it's you I want to see.

So I'm here, here on my knees.

And all I have is all I am In you."

"Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because,

having stood the test,

that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has

PROMISED to those that love him."

James 1:12 

God, it is the cry of my heart to see you. I want to be your warrior. I want to be a carrier of the Kingdom of God, humble me so that I may rely on you for all that I am, and not on myself. You are the Lord of my heart, You are the Lord of my life, and I am not alone in this. I surrender everything I am to your grace, Father. Even though I may be discouraged, it is in YOU that I find joy, not in my circumstances. Give me eyes to see and ears to hear what you have for me. 

--NatalieEmma

Reading the Bible

Recently, reading the Bible has been a challenge for me to do. With all of the challenges and hardships that are currently coming into my life, I've been fussing at God to much ( I don't know if you can call it praying ;p ) and I have been forgetting the importance of reading His word. I've practically been yelling at Him and begging for him to answer, yet I haven't even looked for them in the words he already gave me. Surely enough, after taking a moment to just open the Bible, I found that the answer was there all along. He gave me peace, he showed me the importance of trusting him. Being the person I am, I have always had difficulties trusting people. And I noticed after reading through Deuteronomy1:30(The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the desert. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.") that I had started considering him untrustworthy. I caught caught up in him "not responding" and "abandoning me" and I stopped trusting him. At that point, I wasn't even giving him a chance. I was blinded by the walls I had subconsciously built against him.
God showed me through all this that it is important to consistently read his word, even in the times where all I want to do is scream at him. He wrote those words for me, and for me to neglect them just cause I'm tired and upset is like a smack in the face to him.
So I encourage you, challenge yourself. Read the Bible every day, and give God the ability to speak to you through it. Dedicate 10 minutes of what could have been sleep, and open up the Bible. Take time to understand it, to learn it, and to study it.
God is doing amazing things, be encouraged everyone (:
--NatalieEmma

Someone Worth Dying For

MikesChair-Someone Worth Dying For

 

"You're worth it, you can't earn it

Yeah, the cross has proven

That You're sacred and blameless

Your life has purpose

 

You are more than flesh and bone

Can't you see, you're something beautiful?

Yes, you gotta believe, you gotta believe

He wants you to see, He wants you to see

 

That you're not just some wandering soul

That can't be seen and can't be known

Yeah, you gotta believe, you gotta believe that you are

Someone worth dying for, oh

 

You're someone worth dying for, oh"

These lyrics seriously hit home for me. I'd heard this song so many times before, but never really grasped it. I still can't fully grasp it. God is so madly and crazily in love with us and He was so willing to give up everything for us. I'm awestruck, everyone. We have worth because He has worth.
-BrookeAnn

The love, joy and strength of the Lord will win EVERY SINGLE time when put up against depression, hurt, anxiety, fear and heartbreak.

Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Mathew 11:28

We are able to hold our heads high no matter what happens and know that all is well; for we know how dearly God loves us, and we feel this warm love everywhere within us, because God has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:5

Though sorrow may last through the night, joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18

Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
Psalm 126:5

Help us, Jesus, to realize it. Help us to live it out. Help me. Thank You, Father.
-BrookeAnn