The goodness of God in the small things.

I am hearing news of things great and small that God is doing in our lives. To name a few personal things, I have been praying to not be lonely and God has been bringing new friends to me. I had a test due on Wednesday the 16th, of which I turned in unfinished and failed quite miserably, but after taking the chance at talking with my instructor, upon his request, and due to my grades in the class, he is allowing me to retake the same test and turn it in on Friday, the 25th. I have been praying to become more comfortable with who I am and God is slowly working the guilt for my past and I am thankful and more confident in who He sees me as and not just who I see myself. On bigger notes, my family in Taiwan, my christian brothers and sisters have found their building that God has allowed them to have and I am oh so excited for them!

Which brings me to this point... a reminder if you will of something God brought to my attention while I was in Taiwan. God answers the small and the large prayers and we should never been afraid to be bold in what we pray. I saw a post yesterday from a friend of mine, personalized for her, taken from 2 Cor 7:14, but I am going to give you The Message's version, which says, " God appeared to Solomon that very night and said, "I accept your prayer; yes, I have chosen this place as a temple for sacrifice, a house of worship. If I ever shut off the supply of rain from the skies or order the locusts to eat the crops or send a plague on my people, and my people, my God-defined people, respond by humbling themselves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives, I'll be there ready for you: I'll listen from heaven, forgive their sins, and restore their land to health. From now on I'm alert day and night to the prayers offered at this place. Believe me, I've chosen and sanctified this Temple that you have built: My Name is stamped on it forever; my eyes are on it and my heart in it always. As for you, if you live in my presence as your father David lived, pure in heart and action, living the life I've set out for you, attentively obedient to my guidance and judgments, then I'll back your kingly rule over Israel—make it a sure thing on a sure foundation. The same covenant guarantee I gave to David your father I'm giving to you, namely, 'You can count on always having a descendant on Israel's throne.' "

How awesome is God! He is there for us when we humble ourselves to him, and by his grace, when we don't. I love learning a little more each day about his love for us!

City on our knees...

I was sitting here at the computer, doing some homework and Toby Mac's song, City on our Knees came on and it made me think... why am i just sitting here. Not literally of course... but in the spiritual sense. How often do we wait for God to do things and just expect them to happen. When did we become so important to ourselves that we expect God to just figuratively, wave a magic wand and make everything better? How often do we hope for things to get better, but in the long run, complain because it doesn't happen on our time?

Lately, I have been so self-absorbed in my own sorrows and sadness about everything in my life that I have forgotten to just be still and know that He is God.Being a single mother and having the dreams and passions of having a husband, family and home become so strong at times that it's hard for me to function... I want so much for things to happen on my own terms in my own selfish wants and desires that i miss out on what God has for me potentially.

In my own little way, i have become a volunteer to write to deployed American soldiers as well as send care-packages. In my own lonliness, i have realized that there are others that are hurting and alone, so i am refocusing on those that don't have it as easy. While i can call my parents or see my son whenever I choose, there are those that miss mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, wives, husbands, sons and daughters and don't have something we take so much for granted.

So my prayer for everyone today is, not only be still and know that He is God, but be dilligent in praying for others. Be the light and the salt that he has created us to be. Reach out to those that are hurting and alone today instead of putting it off for another day or time or handing it off to someone else to do.

City On Our Knees
City on our Knees by TobyMac
If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all up tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh-oh-oh

Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
Tonight could last forever
Ooh
Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
As family
We’re family
Oh Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
You and me
Ya, you and me
Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a glorious display
Cuz its all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh oh oh
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh oh oh
If we gotta start somewhere why not here
If we gotta start sometime why not now

In Christ,
Ges