“I believe in a blessing I don’t understandI’ve seen rain fall on wicked and the justRain is no measure of his faithfulnessHe withholds no good thing from usNo good thing from us, no good thing from usI believe in a peace that flows deeper than painThat broken find healing in lovePain is no measure of his faithfulnessHe withholds no good thing from us”  - Sarah Groves 

“I believe in a blessing I don’t understand
I’ve seen rain fall on wicked and the just
Rain is no measure of his faithfulness
He withholds no good thing from us
No good thing from us, no good thing from us

I believe in a peace that flows deeper than pain
That broken find healing in love
Pain is no measure of his faithfulness
He withholds no good thing from us” 

- Sarah Groves 

5 days ago
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Will you let me be your servant
Let me be as Christ to you
Pray that I might have the grace
To let me be your servant too

We are pilgrims on the journey
We are sisters on the road
We are here to help each other
Walk the mile and bear the load

I will hold the Christ light for you
In the night time of your fear
I will hold my hand out to you
Speak the peace you long to hear.

I will weep when you are weeping
When you laugh, I’ll laugh with you
I will share your joy and sorrow
Till we’ve seen this journey through.

When we sing to God in heaven
We shall find such harmony
Born to all we’ve known together
Of Christ’s love and agony

1 week ago
thank you lord for this summer. thank you for giving me the many opportunities that you have given me. thank you for placing me RIGHT where you have placed me. i know all these things have happened, are happening and will happen for a reason. thank you for today and thank you for tomorrow, if i get to experience it. thank you for the people you have put in my life to shine your light. thank you for always extending your eternal love. thank you for forgiving me when i fail. thank you for always pointing my life towards you, because that way I know no matter what happens my life is going somewhere. thank you for your peace when i am sad and confused. thank you for being the one i can cry out to and thank you for being my comfort. thank you for everything. 

thank you lord for this summer. thank you for giving me the many opportunities that you have given me. thank you for placing me RIGHT where you have placed me. i know all these things have happened, are happening and will happen for a reason. thank you for today and thank you for tomorrow, if i get to experience it. thank you for the people you have put in my life to shine your light. thank you for always extending your eternal love. thank you for forgiving me when i fail. thank you for always pointing my life towards you, because that way I know no matter what happens my life is going somewhere. thank you for your peace when i am sad and confused. thank you for being the one i can cry out to and thank you for being my comfort. thank you for everything. 

2 weeks ago
3 weeks ago

Friends through Change

“Even  though  we  change and  we’re  all  finding  our own  place  in  the world,  we  all  know  that when  the  tears  fall,  or the  smile  spreads  across our  face,  we’ll  come  to each  other,  because  no matter  where  this  crazy  world  takes  us,  nothing will  ever  change  so  much  to  the  point  where we’re  not  still  friends.” 

This quote I feel like is the story of my life. Transferring, Student Exchanges, Graduating or just GraduatingEarly…. I feel like a new friend of mine has said these words to me just about every day lately. But I know the Lord is doing something within all this craziness. So you people who are leaving me, although I may cry, act depressed or pretend to be frustrated, I love you and here is my blessing. I know God has a plan for you and I can’t WAIT to see what it is! Sad I don’t get to physically see a daily update, but it’s okay just keep me updated… and try not to forget about little ole me in Starkville. Distance doesn’t separate friends. Especially when they are tied together in the love of Christ.

3 weeks ago
okay so i have never been the skinniest person on this earth. I have a butt and I have hips and I love to eat. but something i have learned over the past years is that everyone’s body is different, and numbers on a scale do not mean a thing. living in a sorority house, someone is constantly dieting or going to work out or feeling bad because they didn’t work out and then ate too much crap. Being around this and hearing it constantly can bring you down if you let it. But then again we all know when our weight is actually a problem or when we are just obsessed with a number on a scale or with looking a certain way.  Your weight or your image shouldn’t let you feel proclaimed beautiful or not. No I don’t mean that its bad to dress up or spend that little extra effort working out, but don’t let whether you look cute everyday or feel perfect everyday make you feel any less beautiful. You are beautiful in the Lord’s eyes no matter what. And truly what does looking gorgeous matter if you can’t be a friend to someone or talking to you is like talking to a brick wall? Work out because you want to be healthier for your own well-being. Eat well because you want to treat your body right. Dress cute because you like to.  Physical beauty fades. (Proverbs 31:30)  ”Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be Praised.” What is beautiful is only a scheme to make us become more Earthly. (1 Peter 3:3-4) Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. I am not writing this to preach at anyone. I just want everyone to feel as beautiful as I truly believe they are, no matter what they look like. I have some beautiful people in my life. People who care, they encourage, they smile, they laugh, they are filled with JOY. They shine the Lord’s light and they look like he does, which is more beautiful than anything in this world. 

okay so i have never been the skinniest person on this earth. I have a butt and I have hips and I love to eat. but something i have learned over the past years is that everyone’s body is different, and numbers on a scale do not mean a thing. living in a sorority house, someone is constantly dieting or going to work out or feeling bad because they didn’t work out and then ate too much crap. Being around this and hearing it constantly can bring you down if you let it. But then again we all know when our weight is actually a problem or when we are just obsessed with a number on a scale or with looking a certain way. 

Your weight or your image shouldn’t let you feel proclaimed beautiful or not. No I don’t mean that its bad to dress up or spend that little extra effort working out, but don’t let whether you look cute everyday or feel perfect everyday make you feel any less beautiful. You are beautiful in the Lord’s eyes no matter what. And truly what does looking gorgeous matter if you can’t be a friend to someone or talking to you is like talking to a brick wall?

Work out because you want to be healthier for your own well-being. Eat well because you want to treat your body right. Dress cute because you like to. 

Physical beauty fades. (Proverbs 31:30)  ”Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be Praised.”

What is beautiful is only a scheme to make us become more Earthly. (1 Peter 3:3-4)

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

I am not writing this to preach at anyone. I just want everyone to feel as beautiful as I truly believe they are, no matter what they look like. I have some beautiful people in my life. People who care, they encourage, they smile, they laugh, they are filled with JOY. They shine the Lord’s light and they look like he does, which is more beautiful than anything in this world. 

4 weeks ago
1 month ago
1 month ago
“When you focus on what you don’t have or on situations that displease you, your mind also becomes darkened. You take for granted life, salvation, sunshine, flowers, and countless other gifts from Me. You look for what is wrong and refuse to enjoy life until that is fixed.” - Jesus Calling

“When you focus on what you don’t have or on situations that displease you, your mind also becomes darkened. You take for granted life, salvation, sunshine, flowers, and countless other gifts from Me. You look for what is wrong and refuse to enjoy life until that is fixed.” - Jesus Calling

1 month ago
Where does my support come from? Who gives me the go ahead with all of my decisions? Who should? I think one thing that God has been teaching me this year is that he has the final say. He should be my foundation. When I seem to be confused about which direction to go in, he is the only one who can give me that green light. I have awesome friends who I respect and love, and most of the time I listen to their advice. But I have to say sometimes, their advice is not the same as the Lord’s advice. Humana are humans for a reason. We all have Selfish Desires and sometimes even give selfish advice. It’s annoying when that happens because honestly one direction might be the one you want/ the one that’s more fun, while the other one might be the one God wants. Or sometimes it’s just your friends want you to do one thing, but your heart is unsettled and God leads you the other way. it’s a tough situation, and honestly I am in this situation right now. I’m praying for a green light while feeling like I’m sitting on a time bomb. But I know the Lord will give me wisdom. Whether its tomorrow or 5 minutes before I have to make that decision. Try to just focus on him, because he is your foundation, and he will show you which way to go. Whether it be listen to the people in your life, or listen because he needs you to go astray from their advice. Hebrews 11:1

Where does my support come from? Who gives me the go ahead with all of my decisions? Who should?
I think one thing that God has been teaching me this year is that he has the final say. He should be my foundation. When I seem to be confused about which direction to go in, he is the only one who can give me that green light. I have awesome friends who I respect and love, and most of the time I listen to their advice. But I have to say sometimes, their advice is not the same as the Lord’s advice. Humana are humans for a reason. We all have Selfish Desires and sometimes even give selfish advice. It’s annoying when that happens because honestly one direction might be the one you want/ the one that’s more fun, while the other one might be the one God wants. Or sometimes it’s just your friends want you to do one thing, but your heart is unsettled and God leads you the other way. it’s a tough situation, and honestly I am in this situation right now. I’m praying for a green light while feeling like I’m sitting on a time bomb. But I know the Lord will give me wisdom. Whether its tomorrow or 5 minutes before I have to make that decision. Try to just focus on him, because he is your foundation, and he will show you which way to go. Whether it be listen to the people in your life, or listen because he needs you to go astray from their advice.
Hebrews 11:1

2 months ago