God's Will

Recently, we started a new study in Sunday school talking about finding God's will for your life. This past week, what we talked about on Sunday has really been spiraling around in my head.

God's will. We want it! Or we say we want it. I guess the churchy answer is "I want God's will for my life." I've said this many many times! But sometimes we get so caught up in our own will that we are just simply saying that statement, and not actually taking the steps towards doing it. I've recently pinpointed this weakness in my life. Its like I "wanted God's will for my life" but if it match up to mine, then I would try my best to make it happen; MY way.

Ok, take this for example; you know how everyone tries to find the shortcut to everything? Living in this fast paced world, everyone wants to get things done quicker, get places quicker; quick and easy! Have you ever cut corners on things or taken a short cut? Did it end up taking either twice as long or not turning out the way you wanted it to? Like trying to take 12 bags of groceries into the house at once so you don't have to make another trip? Or cutting across the grass instead of walking on the sidewalk, even though its pretty much the same distance? Yeah that's how it is with God's will! You have to be willing to wait for the good things that he has promised and put forth the effort to get to that point by studying his word. It may not be as quick as you want it to be, but GODS timing is what's best, even though we may have to wait a bit longer than we would like. Cutting corners only equals out to cheap thrills that aren't gonna last for long. Pleasing for a little while, but they will soon die out.

I challenge you instead of taking the short cut, you will seek the Lord. Don't just ask for his will and go about your old ways hoping for a "sign". Surrender to his will; letting him know you will do everything in your power to get to where he wants you to go.

I love you guys :)

In Love.

I'm in love. In love with the morning. In love with being able to get up in the morning and talk to the Lord, and just enjoy the early hours of the day. The Lord has made me a morning person. That's for sure. I'm the girl that's always 100% awake at 4:30 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. haha. I never believed I would be that girl, but I am! It's crazy the things you'll do when you love someone.

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine.

Lord, you alone can rescue, you alone can save.

Another Day.

Another day, another memory, another thing to thank God for!

I love how the Lord is teaching me new thing every day. I look back on how I used to be and I'm simply astounded by how much I have changed within the past year. The anthem of these past few weeks for me has definitely been much like the old hymn "The Longer I Serve Him":

The longer serve Him, the sweeter He grows,
The more that I love Him, more love He bestows;
Each day is like heaven, my heart overflows,
The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows.

Today was a baseball cap/t-shirt/exercise pants/chai tea/breakfast for dinner day. Very non-traditional, like myself. lol.

I couldn't help but think about the verse where Jesus is washing his disciples feet, and they are pretty much dumbfounded as to why he is doing this, since he is the King of Kings. They thought it would have been an insult to Jesus, but Jesus WANTED to do it.

6He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"

7Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."

8"No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet."
Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me."

John 13:6-8

After letting these words sink in, I believe it is completely apparent that he is saying that unless you let him wash you clean, you will not be his. This is all the more reason to believe that you CANNOT do it on your own. Its so easy to think "I can fix this; I can do it on my own," when in reality, anything that you do within your power will not be half as good as what it would have been if you would have let Jesus take the wheel of your life.

I do this a lot--I try and take things into my own hands; reminding me of the verse from the Addison Road song that says "How quickly I forget I'm yours" and by taking my troubles into my own hands, I feel overwhelmed. I feel as if things will never get better. Looking back before I was a Christian I just wish I would have known at the time what I was missing. Your life isn't meant to be a story just about you trudging through the sorrows alone, or relying on friends or fake love to make it all better. (Don't get me wrong; friends are good to have; but just to say-some can build you up like the great wall of China and some can tear you down like a rack of dynamite to a building. "You are who you hang out with" could never be a truer statement.)


The valleys of the Christian walk are what really truly build your character. The Lord never said it would be easy; but he did say you wouldn't have to go at it alone. And this verse completely explains that. Something that may make you ask God, "Why me?" could build you up to something you only thought would happen in your dreams.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 1:2-4

Time to hit the sack. Yall have a blessed day tomorrow, and remember:
We love because he first loved us.

Monday Monday :)

I'm a dork and a half. WOW. So I just sent Coffee Mate a ranting e-mail talking about how inconsiderate they are for having hydrogenated oils in their coffee creamer. HA. Can't help it. It really just frustrates me that a company would be so caught up in themselves and their sales that they would be willing to put their consumer's health on the line. ugh. I could go on forever but I will stop.

Yay Monday. I think it's funny how much I love Mondays in comparison to everyone else. These are my sweet sleep in days. I don't have class til 2:20 and its pretty much amazing.

OK-I must say that I am SO excited about this summer. I can't wait to see what type of mission work the Lord will lead me to. World Changers for THBC was cancelled, so that gives us the chance to minister to OUR mission field here!
I will also be singing this summer for sure at 50's and Fiddles with my dad's band so you should totally come watch. Ask me for directions!

I will also have time to finish my music! That means new music for my music myspace, finally!

But first, I DO have to get through speech class in MAY MESTER. This will be interesting. I can get up and sing in front of people and perform, but when it comes to giving speeches, I am a rambling fool. I'm actually more excited than nervous. I love trying new things/leaving my comfort zone. That's why I love my major. :)

God's so amazing! :)

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does. James 1:22-25

New Thing.

This is definitely something new to me, but what I've realized a lot lately is that new things are good. Throughout my life, I've tended to hate change, and lately the Lord has really been helping me get over that, and I am so thankful. (I'm not talking about blogging, haha; other more important things!)

SO--I thought I would share some things I learned today with you guys.

1. Having the guy behind you getting pulled over and not you is amazing, lol. For once I got to be the onlooker tonight, which is unusual for me since I always seem to be the speeder. Since my last ticket that cost me oh, 320 bucks, I'm a bit scared to speed now.

2. Coffee mate coffee creamer has hydrogenated oils in it. Please shoot me. That's like finding out you've been cheated on. Boo coffee mate.

On a more serious note--and even thought this is #3, the number holds no significance; I'm just tired and writing as things come to me from today.

3. Pastor Wes put it amazingly today that we ALREADY have 100% of God. The thing is that when you are a Christian, and you are filled with the spirit, its about giving more of yourself!

Its amazing how God spoke straight to me today. Making me think about how easy it is to say, "I trust the Lord," and rattle off Bible verse after Bible verse, but unless you actually do it, you won't fully experience God. That was my issue, and I know a lot of people struggle with it. Its like when we have struggles, we take it upon ourselves to fix it, when in reality, it would be SO much better to ask for help [from the Lord] and to trust that he will be there.

I needed desperately to give Jesus the keys to the car, because somehow down the road, I started to "lean on MY OWN understanding" which pushed him out of the driver's seat.

Pressing forward :) I'm so thankful for the Lord speaking through him today.

Well, I'm about to pass out. It's about 12:50 am. Yikes. I will not accidentally sleep through another class! So, that means I will be going to bed now :)

Love you guys <3

In Christ-Katie