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"God gives His best to those who leave the choice to Him."

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:06:01 -0500

““God gives His best to those who leave the choice to Him.””

- Leslie Ludy, When God Writes Your Love Story (via mareejuana)

"Each choice He records; each glance He remembers. And one very real day in our future, He will open..."

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:52:40 -0500

““Each choice He records; each glance He remembers. And one very real day in our future, He will open up the book of remembrance and remind us of each one. He will say, “Do you remember this time? You were so discouraged, so disheartened, so desperate. Yet you chose once again to believe in Me and to receive My love. You said, ‘Yes,’ to Me though you could neither feel nor see me.””

- ~Dana Candler, Deep Unto Deep

"A true poet is more than just a man who can write a poem with a pen. A true poet writes poetry with..."

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:27:49 -0500

““A true poet is more than just a man who can write a poem with a pen. A true poet writes poetry with his very life. A true poet doesn’t use poetic devices to con the heart of a woman but uses the beauty of all that is poetic to serve, cherish, and express love to the heart of a woman. Just as a true warrior is not a conqueror of femininity but a protector of femininity, a true poet is not just a wooer of a woman’s heart but one who knows how to nurture and plant love in a woman’s heart. Simply put, a true poet is a man who knows how to be intimate with a lover - first and foremost with Christ.””

- ― Eric Ludy (via zhaipee08)

"My heart was saying, “Lord, take away this longing, or give me that for which I long.” The Lord was..."

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:13:34 -0500

“My heart was saying, “Lord, take away this longing, or give me that for which I long.” The Lord was answering, “I must teach you to long for something better.”

- Elisabeth Elliot, Passion and Purity (via breanna-lynn)

"If you can’t see the sun you will be impressed with a street light. If you’ve never felt thunder and..."

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:27:02 -0500

“If you can’t see the sun you will be impressed with a street light. If you’ve never felt thunder and lightning you’ll be impressed with fireworks. And if you turn your back on the greatness and majesty of God you’ll fall in love with a world of shadows and short-lived pleasures.”

- John Piper (via iscl)

"If we don’t write well, we don’t think well. If we don’t think well, someone else..."

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:52:31 -0400

“If we don’t write well, we don’t think well. If we don’t think well, someone else will do our thinking for us.”

- George Orwell

Explode My Soul- Jonathan and Melissa Helser

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:42:00 -0400

Whisper my name, so only I can hear
Call to my heart, chase away my fears
Stand up in this place, fight for the one you love
Won’t You come surround me, so I can rise above

Explode my soul, let these walls come down
All these prison thoughts crumble with the sound
Of my deliverance from my enemies
I stand up beside You, let’s watch these giants flee

Let the silence be broken, and the winter be done
Will you come out of your hiding, kiss me sweet warm sun
Let the wind of Your spirit blow the dust off my feet
I ran to You broken but now I am complete

Hello Promise Land, we’ve waited for so long
To see what we’ve believed in, to sing this Promise Land song
Explode my soul, explode with praise
What He promised is what He gave

@drewanthonymusic Exactly :)

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:08:45 -0400

@drewanthonymusic

Exactly :)

@Drewanthonymusic Thanks, Drew :) Actually, though, I spelled it the way I intended. It’s not...

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:37:00 -0400

@Drewanthonymusic Thanks, Drew :) Actually, though, I spelled it the way I intended. It’s not meant to be “Show me that You are amazing,” it’s meant as “Your way, not mine.” I’ve spent far too much time and energy trying to make things happen that I want to see happen, the way I want them. By declaring to God, “Show me Your amazing,” I’m asking for Him to show me His way- His amazing, because His kind of amazing is infinitely better than my own. Love always gives its very best, and God is love, therefore God will always give us His very best if only we ask Him to show us His amazing :)

~Show me Your amazing~

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:35:29 -0400

this evening I was mulling things over with God in my head and all He said in response was two...

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:33:11 -0400

this evening I was mulling things over with God in my head and all He said in response was two words.. “Hold on”

love never gives anything less than the absolute best

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:15:37 -0400

love never gives anything less than the absolute best

Thought for the day...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:54:28 -0400

Every day this week, I’ve been jumping and dancing all over the stage, helping to lead worship for a kids’ day camp. I don’t have the energy AT ALL, but God has really come through…For about half an hour’s time, I bounce, I spin, I clap- I do anything- to get the kids moving and worshipping. A fellow staff member approached me this afternoon and asked if I had met this guy that’s also working with us this week, and who’s from an out-of-state group. I haven’t, and told her so. She told me that she sees such leadership potential in him, and he’s only in high school. Her words were something along the lines of, “I could just see it, if we were to put the two of you together in leadership, it would be absolutely amazing! He’s got so much energy and enthusiasm, just like you, and a heart for kids.”

This got me thinking. (Remember, we’re talking “together” meaning co-workers here, the kid’s in high school— this just led me to a different train of thought)

ANYWAY.

I was touched by her words, and I began thinking and praying. I found a quiet space by myself later on and just started talking to God about it. I prayed God, that is all I want. I want to be so crazy in love with You and then in such unity of heart, mind, and spirit with a man who’s so crazy in love with You that when You put the two of us together for a lifetime, it sends a SHOCKWAVE throughout the entire spiritual realm, as well as the earthly one.

Yeeeeeaahhhhh BUDDY.

THAT’S what I’m waiting for.

Do you own it?

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:24:38 -0400

I do. Would you like to borrow it?

WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME!!!??????!!!!!! THIS SAVING THE WORLD STUFF HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH! LOL

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:46:37 -0400

you’re HILARIOUS and I miss you. also, I’m home now. … well, home-ish…

bulletpointin'

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:04:33 -0400

—-Currently: about to take a lovely little nap —-In the last few days of last week: talked with a girl and her boyfriend about Jesus, the gospel, and the Bible, then was able to give her a copy of a 40-day New Testament reading book which is written in English and Modern Chinese (and she was SO excited!!) —-On Friday, I said goodbye to one of my precious preschoolers who now has a family and will be living in Texas in just a couple of weeks (soon as all the paperwork/legal work gets taken care of here in China) —-Have now been to: -Tiananmen Square -Forbidden City -Olympic Park -Temple of Heaven -Summer Palace -Silk and Pearl Markets -Great Wall Over the weekend: —Climbed the Great Wall -witnessed one of my teammates be proposed to by her boyfriend ON the Great Wall. Said boyfriend FLEW TO CHINA TO SURPRISE HER (guys, take notes) —Tobaggoned DOWN the Great Wall (ohhh YEAH BUDDY!!!!) —Shopped at the Silk Market —Ate Beijing duck —Ate the BRAINS of a Beijing duck (it’s a delicacy, kids) —Went to the ZOO and saw … wait for it… PANDAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll Go Where You Send Me: reflection time

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:32:22 -0400

I'll Go Where You Send Me: reflection time:

illgowhereyousendme:

Alright, I know it’s now been over a week, and I apologize for that. It’s not just the blog though, if that helps, I haven’t had much journaling time either. I’m fixing that tonight.

This past weekend we did more of the touristy thing, and I’ll be honest, it felt kinda weird. ~~I mean~~ I don’t know…

I'll Go Where You Send Me: the crumb-crunchers

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:32:08 -0400

I'll Go Where You Send Me: the crumb-crunchers:

illgowhereyousendme:

(I love that phrase. Pastor Phil uses it often, and I’ve adopted it now myself :D)

I’ve been teaching preschool now for a while, and I absolutely love it. I swear I have the cutest kids on the planet in my class. I’d put up pictures so you could see them, but there’s a policy set in place for…

illgowhereyousendme: today was incredible. tonight there was dancing and laughter. more on this...

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:31:54 -0400

illgowhereyousendme:

today was incredible. tonight there was dancing and laughter. more on this tomorrow. back to you, Steve.

"I care not what tomorrow holds so long as You hold me tomorrow."

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:48:54 -0400

“I care not what tomorrow holds so long as You hold me tomorrow.”