Grace for the Moment

... So I thought I would just share a couple of things that I have read in my quiet time this week.. and for me... well it hit a lot of tough spots for me.

Let me start by just being honest... while yes I do have a quiet time... I sometimes on certain days fail to even open my bible, and then I feel guilty the next time I hear someone talk about their own quiet time...

Just the other night I was listening to a song that was written by a very close friend who I had not seen in almost a year (well up until yesterday, but that's another blog for another time.. haha) and I have to say... the song makes me cry EVERY time I listen to it... something about it really gets at your heart... it's the story of every person who has struggled with ANYTHING in their lives...

We worry, cry, smile, laugh.... such a wide range of emotions. The main lyrics of the song explain that we can't do anything in our own strength.....we can't DO ANYTHING without the help of Christ... only in Him are we Restored.

Here are some of the lyrics:

So why be downcast, oh my soul?
Why sing this song of despair?
God You alone can make this broken heart whole
These wounds only you can repair.

I will put my hope in You my Lord,
for in you I am RESTORED!

It's so crazy how God works... just a few minutes after listening to "Restored" I flipped open my devotion book Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado (very good for anyone who was wondering :) ) and the titles for that nights devotions (the way the book works is there are 2 one for the morning and one for the evening, but I just do both at once, they are very short and to the point) were God Listens & Packed for a Purpose

God Listens... man how I really need to hear that... for a while I have felt like I have been in a dry season... everyone goes through them... but being at Liberty.. I for some reason thought that I was the only one going through one... the one sentence in the devotion that got me the most was When you enter his presence, he turns to hear your voice. :D WOW... I had to sit back for a moment after reading that and just absorb it... God is always there to listen and hear what I have to say.. I just have to be ready and willing to enter his presence and TALK! I need to have open ears and an open heart to receive what God says to me in return.

Packed for a Purpose... well gosh... that just happened to be something I needed to hear/read as well... funny ain't it!? haha I have been struggling a bit over whether I am where God has called me to be... I see many of my friends in the worship department all of a sudden say "this is not where I feel called anymore".... huh... I actually had a conversation with my friend Emma (who wrote the above song ;) ) about this the other day... I told her that I am at Liberty University because I feel called to worship ministry.. music is what I am gifted in... I told her that if I didn't have music... I don't know what I would do... this particular devotion talks about the fact that when you were born God "prepackaged" you with a purpose and the tools for you to accomplish that task. God packed you on purpose for a purpose! ... Ah! just reading that sentence makes me know that I am where I need to be to work and strive to perfect the skills that God has given me! :)

Well... I think this is the longest post I have written so far.. but I just had a thought and had to write... :D

One more thing! I have started a book of quotes and verses and such that I can look back at when I get a little older and possibly share with future generations (kind of like the book in A Walk to Remember, if you've seen that movie), so I think I'm going to share just one every so often when I post... and feel free to write it down if you want.. I hold nothing on them!

"Oh, how much energy we waste! How much time we lose by refusing to lower the wings of our spirit and become totally quiet before him! Imagine the calm, the rest and the peace that will come as we wait in his presence until we hear from him!"

Thanks for reading!
until next time

GODbless
Katie

.... Okay well....

I suppose I just wasn't made for blogging.... haha... this is the first post I have made in almost 5 months.... I think that this will be the summer that I truly blog every week....

I can never figure out how people can blog everyday... I can never think of that much to write about. I think that I am going to try harder... even if it is just a verse that I read or a quote that made me think.... :D

Right now... I'm heading to bed.... it's 2 in the morning and I have church tomorrow...

until then
Katie