Satan is a Liar

You may be thinking to yourself...there is no coming back from this. I have come too far. There is no greater sin than mine. I have reached a point of no return. No one will ever accept me now. No one could ever love me like this. I know I find myself thinking that a lot.

But I have news for you. SATAN IS A LIAR. Those are all lies.

The TRUTH is THIS...

The Psalms

Well, I am over halfway done with my 90 Day Bible Reading Plan and it is going great! Especially now that I am in the Psalms! What a great relief and uplifting book of encouragement and praise right in the very middle of the Bible. Here are some of my favorite Psalms.

My Grammy

My Thanksgiving was spent in Stroudsburg, PA with my relatives. Both of my parents were born and raised in this small, beautiful, simple town set in the Pocono Mountains. One of the things I love the most about my visits to Stroudsburg is spending time with my Grammy, my mom's mom. She is a sweet, short 93 year-old Italian lady that is the most positive, sweetest human being I have ever met. She is a woman of faith, love, and peace. I admire everything about her. This verse comes to mind every time I think of her...

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" Galatians 5:22-23

His Promises are True

I have lost a number of people close to me this year - not in death, but in love or in friendship. Each one has affected me and hurt me deeply. But through each one, the Lord is teaching me more and more dependence on Him. He promises to never leave my side, even through my loneliness and despair. Even when I feel friendless, Jesus promises to be a friend in need. Even when people and relationships let me down, my Lord promises to always come through for me. I would be nowhere without the Lord. I would be nothing. No matter what life may bring my way, no matter what I may lose in the process, Lord, I will lift my eyes to You and You only.

"Oh, my God, He will not delay
My refuge and strength always
I will not fear, His promise is true
My God will come through always, always"

90 Days!!

What was I thinking?! 90 Days!?!

At the beginning of October, I bought my first smart phone. Yay! The first apps I added were Words with Friends, Angry Birds, YouVersion Bible, and CNN. The first two obviously are just really fun games, but the last two are my two most useful applications I have on my phone and they make my smart phone definitely worth the extra $30 for the data plan. This year, I had fallen away from consistent reading of the Bible. I mean, my Bible sits right next to my bed, but at night I was more likely found watching Netflix and watching an episode of Prison Break or Modern Family instead of picking up my Bible to read God's Word. Not a good sign. It's not that Netflix is wrong, but I definitely wasn't making the Word a priority in my life like I should have. I just needed something to motivate me to get back into the scriptures.

Enter YouVersion Bible app.

There is LIBERTY!

One of my favorite artists of all time is Shane & Shane. They just recently released their latest CD called "The One You Need" and my favorite song off the CD is called "Liberty." I listen to it when I wake up in the morning and it gets me pumped up for the day! Check it out:

"The Lord is the Spirit
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, now
There is liberty
And the Spirit lives inside of me
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, now
There is liberty, there is liberty,
There is liberty

For freedom You set me free
And yes, I am free indeed
You rewrote my name
And shackled my shame
You opened my eyes to see
I am free"