The Glory of God

OBX Sunset August 24, 2011


¹ The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
² Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
³ They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
⁴ Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
⁵ It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
⁶ It rises at one end of the heavens
and makes its circuit to the other;
nothing is deprived of its warmth."
~Psalm 19:1-6~

Missing or Losing Someone

Just a few days ago in my last blog post, I mentioned how I like to have a blog because I can go back through old posts and see how the Lord guided me through a specific time in my life. So, over the last few days, I reread through a number of my blogs from the summer of 2009 right after I graduated from college. This was a very rough time in my life and I had just lost a relationship very dear to me. So, I wanted to go back and see how the Lord stepped me through that time in my life as I sit here thinking about someone I love and had to let go. If you have gone through the loss of a loved one or are missing someone dearly, check out this blog post of mine from 2 years ago.

"When You Lose Someone"

Lamentations 3:1-25

¹ I am the one who has seen the afflictions
that come from the rod of the Lord’s anger.
² He has led me into darkness,
shutting out all light.
³ He has turned his hand against me
again and again, all day long.

⁴ He has made my skin and flesh grow old.
He has broken my bones.
⁵ He has besieged and surrounded me
with anguish and distress.
⁶ He has buried me in a dark place,
like those long dead.

Transparency

I have had a few people talk to me about my blog recently or they have approached me personally and said "Wow, you are so honest and up-front about what you are going through in your life." Some have questioned why I put personal information on my blog about my struggle with depression, etc. The answer to all the critiques and questions is TRANSPARENCY. I believe in being transparent in my life with others. What does this mean?

One in a Million

FINALLY finished my book, One in a Million, by Priscilla Shirer, and once again, it was life-changing! The Lord truly used that book to guide me spiritually through my personal wilderness over these last 2 years. The book follows along the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and that is one of my favorite stories in the Bible! Here are some great excerpts from the book that I thought revealed powerful Truths:

You Make Beautiful Things

Often times, I find that I don't have the words to describe how I'm feeling. That's when the Lord places a song on my heart that has lyrics that express the deep feelings in my heart and soul. As you can see, I have been wordless these last few weeks....but I have been carried by one worship song to the next. The Lord is good and He knows what is on my heart and mind...

A good friend shared this song with me recently...

"All this pain
I wonder if I’ll ever find my way
I wonder if my life could really change at all
All this earth
Could all that is lost ever be found
Could a garden come up from this ground at all

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

All around
Hope is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found in You

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

You make me new, You are making me new
You make me new, You are making me new
You are making me new"