Wedding plans :-)

Sorry I haven't written in a while, I have been crazy busy lately planning a wedding!!!! God is so good and blessed me with an incredible husband. I am about to post our story..........stay tuned.

Wait on the Lord , and you won’t be ashamed

“Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.” Psalm 25:3

Isn’t encouraging to know that no one who waits on the Lord will be ashamed! Even if you endure hardships, people not understanding your heart or view in your circumstance, you can rest assured that the Lord will not put you to shame if you are waiting on Him. But catch what David writes after this, He isn’t just waiting on the Lord but He is SEEKING THE LORD in His time of waiting asking the Lord to…………..

“Make me know Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For you are the God of my salvation;
For you I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4-5

Lets incorporate this earnestly in our prayers of waiting and
above all SEEK the Lord!

My Father Knows best

I hate to admit and wish it wasn't true but sometimes I get so caught up in life and get my focus so off of the Lord that I actually forget that the Lord knows best. In all seasons of waiting on the Lord and trusting Him with your life, we must give our circumstance to the Lord and trust Him for the outcome. He will always answer with the perfect answer. He will always comfort with the best comfort, and He will always convict and lead our lives in what is best.

"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You." Isaiah 26:3

If we desire peace in our time of waiting, lets remember to place our mind (intentionally and constantly) on Christ, and then trust in Him for the outcome. I hope this is a comfort and encouragement to you as it was to me this afternoon. We have an Almighty Father who knows your heart and desires more than ANYONE does, and He has your best in mind, so lets rest and trust in that.

Expectations

This week I was a guest blogger on a GREAT and very encouraging blog for single ladies. Check out the post on expectations! I pray it is an encouragement to you!

Blessings!
http://onesinglevoice.blogspot.com/

The wedding season begins

This past weekend one of my dear friends got married to a great godly man. Her story and many others are so encouraging about the Lord's faithfulness in all things. She prayed and waited patiently on the Lord and God answered her prayers. Just thought I would share that with all of you, because it is a testimony of how good God is. In your journey of waiting on Jesus through a trial or difficulty remember that God is good and does good (Psalm 119:68) and ask Him to "teach me Your statues" as you are reminded of His goodness.

"I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words." Psalm 119:147 This waiting is not a sit around and do nothing waiting, but a time to anticipate, and eagerly seek the Lord. Don't get discouraged or give up, remember to seek the Lord above all else and He will take care of His child.


**This is a picture of me, Patrick and my sweet friend at her wedding this past weekend

Busy Busy Busy

To all of my readers( all two of you) I am so sorry that I haven't written in a long time. I have been busy with life and enjoying every second of it. I have been snowed in to my house this week and have been busy spending time in the Word of God and catching up on my reading. There is a lot of things that I am excited to share with you this year that the Lord has been heavily working on my heart with. There are ALWAYS times of waiting, each circumstance is different but it all goes down to putting our hope in the Lord and resting in HIM! I can't wait to see what God has in store and I am excited to be posting more this year! Stay tuned!

Trusting your heart to HIM

Sorry I haven't updated in a long time. Lots has been going on and the Lord is growing and stretching me in great ways as I have entered another season of waiting on Him. I think its not just a seasonal thing but a life thing. We are to constantly surrender our wants and needs and wait patiently on Him. That is so hard for us girls especially! We want to fix the trial or work somehow on it, but the Lord is calling us to a place where we put the greatest treasure we have on the altar before Him and say "Im waiting on you," Knowing that what He has is best. Something Im learning is that I have entrusted my heart to Jesus, and leaving and trusting Him with it no matter what pains, difficulties or joys in life. Trusting that even though my heart may feel like its breaking at times, He still holds it and will heal even the little scratch, or the big break. My beloved Christ holds my heart and I am going to trust Him with all of it! He is so faithful and never changes with his unconditionally love towards us, what incredible truth!


Job 13:15"Though He slay me, I will hope in Him....." I read this verse in my quiet time this morning and found great conviction in it. No matter what difficulties and challenges good or bad we are going through in our life we are to TRUST IN HIM!

"He who dwells int he shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, In whom I trust!" Psalm 91:1-2