God is my rescuer. He has been letting my go through uncomfortable situations so that I can grow and then He saves me.
God is my love. When you're in love with someone, you are content in their presence and burning with passion for them. The other night I was driving home from a restaurant with a couple of friends and all we did was sit and listen to worship music. There was hardly any talking but it was one of the most peaceful times I've had and I felt perfectly content.
I have many songs tucked away in my heart. Ones that I don't simply sing but cry out.
On that day when I see
All that You have for me
When I see You face to face
There surrounded by Your grace
All my fears swept away
In the light of your embrace
When Your love is all I need
And forever I am free
Where the streets are made of gold
In Your presence healed and whole
Let these songs of heaven rise to You alone
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suff'ring You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
In this life I will stand
Through my joy and my pain
Knowing there's a greater day
There's a hope that never fails
When You're name is lifted high
And forever praises rise
For the glory of Your Name
I'm believing for the day
When the wars and violence cease
All creation lives in peace
Let these songs of heaven rise to you alone
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suff'ring You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness, no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your name
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your name
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your name
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your name
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
All that You have for me
When I see You face to face
There surrounded by Your grace
All my fears swept away
In the light of your embrace
When Your love is all I need
And forever I am free
Where the streets are made of gold
In Your presence healed and whole
Let these songs of heaven rise to You alone
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suff'ring You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
In this life I will stand
Through my joy and my pain
Knowing there's a greater day
There's a hope that never fails
When You're name is lifted high
And forever praises rise
For the glory of Your Name
I'm believing for the day
When the wars and violence cease
All creation lives in peace
Let these songs of heaven rise to you alone
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suff'ring You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness, no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your name
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your name
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your name
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your name
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sickening
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
-Hillsong
In some ways I feel as though I've been back in Monroe, NC for months. I've gone through so much healing in my heart, spirit and mind in the last two weeks. God has broken the chains in many areas of my life. I'm going through the process of being released from the fear of man. This is HUGE for me. It is something I have struggled with all my life but God is taking me by the hand and walking me through. To be honest I had become comfortable living in the background but God declared "No! That is not right...you need to stop thinking about yourself and do what I have called you to." God has called me into a leadership school for a reason and I'm not going to let my shyness get in the way.
On another level my daily life here is rather busy. My friend Katie and myself are in charge of running the kitchen which takes a fair amount of organisation and time with planning menus, sticking to a budget, grocery shopping and of course the cooking. Thankfully we have two DTS girls who help us out each day to cook.
Every Thursday night is RESET. My leader Chris had a vision a long time ago about having a weekly worship event in a Church and now God has made that vision reality. Chris along with a couple of friends and the Pastor of his Church lead a time of prayer, praise and a talk. It has been most refreshing to go to something that is different each week, not 'showy' but everyone is there is worship God however they are. God has been moving heavily in these moments, hearts are being transformed.
It's so fun to be living here with all 12 of us girls and 1 boy. :) Late night movies, slumber parties (every night!), eating donuts, playing cards and Apples to Apples.
Please pray as we are praying for Outreach, that I will have a restful weekend where I'll have plenty of time to sleep, that God will continue to move in RESET, and that in everything I do I will be doing it for God's glory and no one else's.
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I love you Elby.
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