Mustard Seeds

Another great song! The words are just so full of truth. In God, Emily

Tenth Avenue North's new song "Losing" is all about forgiveness.  Listen to the words and let it touch your heart. Because there is truth in these words. Listen. Forgive.  Lose. Below is a video journal of one of Tenth Avenue North's members, Mike Donehey. If you can get past the odd beginning, he really speaks truth in this as well. Thanks for reading. In God, Emily

Last Sunday, as the men at my church were giving their testimonies for Courageous Sunday, one of them mentioned a verse that got me thinking. I never really thought to look and see if God said anything about something that I have been struggling with for years. I knew that I needed to work on it, but I never imagined that God gave such clear instruction on it. And I thank Him that He revealed this verse to me. The second half of 2 Corinthians 10:5 reads, "and take every thought captive to obey Christ." Who knew that God said something about thoughts that we have that we don't want to have but can't seem to escape? This verse has encouraged me even in the past three days to draw closer to God and follow His command. When a thought enters your mind that you don't want to have, you just have to take it captive as the verse says. You must find a way to stop the thought in its tracks. It may not always be easy. It may not always be what you want to do...

Last night at church, we mentioned some of these verses. What they said really stuck with me, so when I got home and was reading my bible before bed, I looked at them a little closer. It is an encouragement to me to read about how, when we don't know what to pray, the Holy Spirit intercedes for us.  26  Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For  we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but  the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.   27  And  he who searches hearts knows what is  the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit  intercedes for the saints  according to the will of God.   28  And we know that for those who love God all things work together  for good, for  those who are called according to his purpose.   29  For those whom he  foreknew he also  predestined  to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order th...

This beautiful view is what welcomed me home from church tonight. I am so thankful for God's beauty, just one of the ways He reveals Himself to us. Thanks for reading.  In God, Emily

How confusing it is sometimes to be a woman. Or even just to be human. We want one thing. God wants another. We know what God wants even as we (want to) disobey Him. We feel God's conviction about something and turn right around and do it anyway. Sometimes I feel as though my head (thoughts) have gone crazy. I obsess over things I shouldn't. I worry way too much. I know something is wrong when God convicts me of it, but I don't feel bad for doing it, all the same. I know that I can't be the only one that struggles with these things, but how do you talk to someone else about something that you can't even make sense of yourself? God never promised that life on earth would be easy. He didn't promise that sins would be easy to overcome. But He did promise to help us, guide us, and love us despite all of our crazy mishaps and failures. Here is a song that has been on my mind ALOT lately. Listen to the words. It is such a wonderful promise and truth. I...

So I really struggle with timing. I want things now and God has not planned to give those things to me now. I've been struggling with one thing in particular for quite a while now. I'll almost get over (around, through) it, and then all of the sudden I'm dealing with it in a whole new way. No matter how many times God speaks to me about this, I still come back to struggle again and again. A friend once told me that we go through the same trials over and over because there is something God has left to teach us. While this may be true, I think sometimes it is my own pigheadedness and stubbornness that causes me to struggle over and over. Yesterday, as I was struggling, I felt God lead me to some Scripture that I have read countless times. It is wonderful in the truth that it speaks. I just can't seem to grasp it in both my heart and my head. I know in my head, but I can't seem to get it to spread to my heart. Anyway, here is the Scripture that God led me to ...

On this cool(er) summer day, this is the beautiful view that God has made for His creation to enjoy! I wanted to share a little bit about the changes that have been happening. About a week and a half ago, I got two new best friends. One is called Crutches and the other is called Immobilizer Knee Brace. I dislocated my knee cap... for the second time. So I went to the doctor and it looks like surgery for me. But I have to wait three weeks for it to heal before I go back to the doctor and see what he says. I've kind of been struggling with this. But not nearly as much as I thought I would. When it happened, I felt God's peace instantly. I know He is at work in this situation. But it scares me none-the-less. I guess this might be another way for God to help me learn to rely fully on Him because I can't do this on my own. While I am excited to see what He is going to do through this situation, I am scared of what might happen at the same time. This is just one of...