Ready!

Good Afternoon All!

Well this is the first of many blogs for the next two weeks! I know can you believe it, ISRAEL IS TOMORROW!

Well, its been quite a weekend, moving out of my apartment in Denton into a UHAUL and two suitcases! One bound for New York and one for Israel. Its pretty crazy that my life can fit into two suitcases!

There are so many emotions running through my mind, heart, and soul at this moment! I have learned to let go and have taken the hand of my Savior's and let Him take my life. I am here on this journey for the purpose of joining together with my Maker! Have you found your purpose or joy for today? Meredith Andrews really hits home for me in this song!

"Everything I see is so temporary; So help me run the race before me with eternity in sight..."

This is my heart and soul right now. As I sit here and type this I am in my home away from home at Starbucks in Denton with my two roomates sitting by my side. So many emotions! They have become my best friends, my confidants, my constant reminders of Christs' blessings in my life. I will miss them dearly, but know that we have laughed hard, prayed harder, and made memories that will last a lifetime.

So as I titled this blog, I am READY for Israel, READY for His will, and READY to be completely in His Arms. I hope you continue to read this blog as I journey through the Holy Land and learn to dive into your own heart and let the Holy Spirit guide you into His Holiness and I promise you will see you are READY too!

All My Love

I finally said "I do..."

Hello My fellow friends!

I hope you are having a marvelous day!

I wanted to share an amazing story about a girl who finally said "I do"

This girl grew up hidden, scared, and stubborn. She rejected any form of help, even that of her Saviors'. For years she buried her heart in the midst of busyness and to-do's. Through the course of recovering from many wounds, she discovered a light of love and joy like she had never felt before. Sooner than she thought she entered college realizing finally that she was broken and in need of deep healing. College years flew by and soon she was standing face to face with the "big-girl" world in front of her. Saying goodbye to the friends who had become her family, letting go of relationships that would never be, and opening the door to a fabulous testimony of grace and mercy. As she stared into the future opportunity, she realized she had finally learned to hand everything over to her Savior rather than rejecting Him once more. As she had many times she had a dream of her watching a beautiful sunset with the Lover of her Soul seated next to her. As He stood and reached out for her hand she noticed her long silk white dress flowing from her body, as a long nightgown, if you can imagine. But as she rose and stood she looked down again to find herself clothed in the most beautiful white wedding dress she had ever seen. As she looked up to see her Savior dressed in a suit and all her friends and family standing to watch them walk down the aisle. As she stared into His eyes she finally knew without a shadow of doubt or fear that her Savior had come to save her and release her from the bondage and wounds of the past and sweep her into the future of love, joy, and peace. As they walked down the aisle to the beautiful arch of greenery and white lilies, she was overtaken with emotion when He leaned over and said, "You finally said I do to me..."

This is a story that should stretch your heart to see the beauty in falling in love. This girl is me. My Savior has swept me off my feet and I now know what it is to be a woman in love.

I pray this encouraged you to dig deeper with Him today and let the joy of knowing He loves you enough to sacrifice His Son give you the encouragement you need to take a leap of faith and do whatever it is He has called you to do!

I leave for Israel in ONE WEEK! I know it is pretty crazy how fast this summer has flown by! I am so excited to see where God will take us through this journey! I pray you join me on this quest in my life and may God lift you up in whatever circumstance you are in today!

Be Blessed!

"Some trust in chariots, some trust in horses..."

Good Evening All!

As I sit in my living room in Denton, Texas after spending a week in the nations capital; I reminisce on the past week and the past day on what God has shown me, granted me, and blessed me with.

"Some trust in chariots, some trust in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." 

Psalm 20:7

I was reading through the Psalms on the plane today and this verse caught my eye and stirred my heart. I know that there are many moments in life when you remember every detail of it; this week was one of them. Up until this week I have trusted in the chariots and horses of this life. I will refer to the chariots as other people and other things and the horse as myself. 

Many people and many things in life can be perceived as ones that will work, that will protect, and that will provide some kind of eternal pleasure; but they all fail. Whether this is future goals, money, relationships, and/or success. All these can pass away in the blink of an eye or ride away as a chariot would. There is no trust in a chariot. 

My testimony breeds one of grace and mercy and the amazing story of God rescuing me, yet I still tried for so long to ride away on a path I created for myself. I have failed time and time again to try and carry all of life's burdens by myself; just as a horse buckles under pressure, as do I. 

So for all these examples I will share with you a few pictures from this week that brings joy and beauty to my life. The support of Israel is a love that has grown into a passion that will never ride away or buckle. The trust of God to bring me a man that will initiate and pursue a Godly relationship will never ride away or buckle under the pressures of worldly expectations. Though I will fail myself, the truth of these are forever etched in my heart.

These are the joys of my life, the friends that I have gained this week will be ones I will keep for a lifetime. I love you all and cannot wait to see the amazing plans God has for you in the future. If you are not in here, does not mean you are not loved, just don't have enough room! 

I cannot wait to see where God uses the information I have learned this week, the divine appointments I have been involved in, and the beautiful love I have been shown. I know God has amazing things in store for the next few months whether personally or with CUFI! 

God has shown me to trust in Him and not the chariots and horses of this world! 

Be Blessed and Can't wait to share with you the joys of my Israel Trip and the Hard part of saying goodbye to a wonderful chapter of my life! 

This Is the Day the Lord has Made...

I am currently walking the path if past presidents, senators, congress men and women, this brings me to thank my God for the freedom of my right to write to you today!

The Lord has called, summoned, and appointed young men and women to stand up and be leaders of today and not wait for the failures of tomorrow to spur our hearts to change! God has called me to rejoice in this day and be glad in it! I will rejoice and I will be glad! I am joined by 721,000 members of Christians United for Israel including Glenn Beck and our fearless leaders Pastor John and Diana Hagee! God has brought the Joshua generation to fight in the frontlines of battle and wage war on the enemies that stream to present lies, false stories and accusations, and try to delegitimise the Apple of Gods eyes! We will stand and we will overcome!

So today I thank God for this day, my country, my faith, and the chance to stand up for today and not be silent! I will devote my life to the continuing knowledge and awareness of the truth of Gods word and our covenant with His Holy Land!

This is the day the Lord has made; rejoice and be glad in it! I am standing and praying for the supernatural peace and power of God Almighty to draw me closer to Him and His anointed plan for my life!

God Bless Israel, God Bless the USA, and God Bless CUFI!

"For Zions sake, I will not keep silent..." Isaiah 62:3

A New Day with a New Perspective

Good Noontime Everyone!

I hope you all are having an amazing day!

Well, for starters its 4 DAYS until I see my CUFI Family! Cannot wait!

Transitioning is a crazy emotional and beautiful thing. It's a mix between sweet and sour and all at once scary. By God's grace He has changed me in the last six months to the woman I am today. I believe He has been preparing me for this stage in my life for a while now. There are many little things that I realize are huge blessings in my life.

1. My Friends
The people God has placed in my life are beautiful representations that God still saves, loves, and adores us to give us friends to walk with us and encourage us when our road gets a little bit shaky.
2. Love
God has given me the heart to love people in a way that is so deep and rich. I enjoy seeing God's grace and mercy penetrate the hearts of my friends, family, and people around me. I know God's grace is sure and good and I know that this world is hard and evil, so knowing you have love from someone else is a sure way to know you are blessed.
3. Memories
These can either be good or bad. God has brought me from ashes and made my life a beautiful remnant of His rescuing love and mercy. I have thought of memories from years back to a few days ago and they all bring joy to my heart for they all brought me to where I am today.

So yes, these may be small and minuscule to you; but to me they are this beautiful painting of God's masterpiece, other words known as, my life. I have this beautiful relationship with my Lord and Savior that is mine. It's something that through this change to another city, another state, another journey; that it will be forever growing and continuing.

So though I leave the past behind full of friends, love, and beautiful yet hard memories; I know that I am now not walking with my eyes but with God's perspective.

This is my prayer for myself and you today, that you will see that this is a new day, a new light, and God's perspective is there for taking. Sometimes it takes a little transition to get you exactly where you are meant to be.

Until next time,

"Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

God's Perspective

ONE WEEK!

Hello All!!

It's one week till I will be surrounded by all my beautiful, wonderful, spectacular CUFI Family! It's amazing to see the work of the Lord!

The Lord gave me this encouraging word and I want to share it with you! For so long I've tried to limit Gods plan in my life by trying to create my own! By Gods grace and mercy He has saved me from myself and blessed me with a future of dreams, miracles, love, joy, and peace! Although there will be hard days, God knows our hearts and hears our cries! So I pray that whoever you are, whether my CUFI family, best friend, or a complete stranger that you are blessed by this word just as I am:

"I am your God here to save you from the ruins of the world and deliver you into the realms of Heaven! Be still and know that I am God and I will lead you, guide you, and fulfill my work in your life. This is not your life, this is my life I gave to you! You are equipped to withstand the attacks of the enemy as well as be delivered from temptation and strife. Do not grow weary or distressed for I am your God and I have saved you. You are forever in my hands and forever you will be with me. Until this day, I will speak, move, change, and transform every one of you. Do not let your past hinder you, do not let the world dismay you, and do not let your heart be misguided. There is many fields to be plowed and many flocks to be led; so grab your plow and your staff and let the work of the Lord be known."

I pray this blessed you and keeps you encouraged that the Lord hears our hearts and encourages us to press on towards the places we are supposed to go. So get ready for the Lord your God has called you! Who knows your life might change in the next week if your open to it!

Can't wait to praise the Lord this next week with my CUFI Family and am enjoying soaking in last memories with dear friends from the place I've called home for the past three years.

Be encouraged, be uplifted, and most of all know your worth!

Blessings! Have a great weekend!

More to come!

The Hope of Today

Hello All!

Wow. Its been quite a week and its just Thursday. Finance test and now to take the GRE on Saturday.

I needed some uplifting today and figured whoever reads this could too. I CANNOT WAIT to go to DC and see all the people I miss! Looking forward to being surrounded by people who are passionate and thrilled about the calling of standing for Israel in their lives as I am.

God has called each of us to something, someone, and somewhere. Although "waiting for God's will" is what we are called to do, the term waiting should be taken with a grain of salt as well as a few words of advice.

1. Waiting does not mean you wait till tomorrow to live for Christ.
2. Waiting is not like waiting in a line at the grocery store where you can see the end no matter how long it might be, in God's time He is the only one who controls your destination timing.
3. Waiting is not an excuse to "just be free" today.
and 4. Waiting is not easy.

With these you shall see in your own life how waiting on God is something of active dillegence to pursue Christ character and His attributes to be evident in your life and let His hands to the work of providing the something, someone, and somewhere.

So my hope for you today is that you see that God's hope is one of waiting on His time, His plan, and His will.

May God bless and keep you!

"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking hte very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 4:10-11

One day at a Time...

I now leave for DC in 11 days and Israel in 27 days and move to NY in 43 days. So many emotions to take in. Today is July 5th, 2011 (as you know) but its the day following a celebration of our country. As I enjoyed an amazing day a the lake yesterday with wonderful friends, I sat there and new I had to write what I was feeling down...and as surprising it may sound, I feel the same way today!

I have seen a new perception. Is it because I am wearing contacts instead of glasses? Is it because I worked out a little extra hard this morning? Or could it simply be because I have accepted that God is changing every aspect of my life? So I had the choice this morning to either, whats that saying, roll with the punches or get punched? I don't know, something like that!

So the actual title of this post, one day at a time. I have tried my entire life to live more of tomorrows responsibilities in today's 24 hours. This is not how life should be. God gave us a life, though it isn't always easy, there is a reason that we get a break between one to another. So yes, yesterday might have been bad to you, but today is all yours to make it better. Now I know I sound like some Joel Olsteen rendention, but seriously, there is more to each day than the one before. The best thing is that if you wake up you get another chance to make your impact on this earth a little greater.

So this is me, trying to make an impact on some kind of digital world that our world has come to. I am taking this life one day at a time, though I may never truly understand the saying "roll with the punches" this is my suggestion to you as well, just roll with the punches of life today and let God take your breathe away as you live one day at a time!

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24