Blessed

II Timothy 3 reminds us that the Lord equips us with all we need and will anoint us if we seek Him and are fully engaged with what He wants to do with our lives. I feel so blessed to be called a child of God and through that share with others the joy that I have in my heart. I am also blessed with some of the most wonderful friends and an amazing boyfriend. Through them I am inspired, encouraged, and motivated daily! It is an indescribable feeling to know that my future belongs to someone who will never leave me or forsake me, and to see my boyfriend live this way too and bestow grace to others is wonderful. Thank you Lord for placing these people in my life to show these things to me, while at the same time bringing so much joy to our relationships!

He is jealous for me!

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane,
I am a tree bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.

I just deactivated my FB account, so instead of letting that distract me I have chosen to let my blog have the honors. Anyway, I just want to say that the Lord's grace and mercy is so wonderful and the feeling of his presence and love in my life everyday is is even more exhilarating. I am so blessed and cannot wait to spend the rest of my life experiencing more of the Lord's continuous grace, love, and mercy and sharing it with others.

You are more than enough

"I leave it all behind. You are all that satisfies. To know You is want to know you more. To know You is to look beyond the temporary. To know You is to know you will be enough."

These verses are something I am continually striving for in my walk with the Lord. Sometimes it is so refreshing to just rest in his peace and sometimes it is really difficult when the world is influencing you instead of you influencing the world. I pray everyday for strength to rise above the chaos and negativity the world has to offer and remember that eternity and the Lord's arms are worth everything we face.

Just felt like writing... random... I know ;)

More than my next breath
More than life or death
All reaching for, I live my life to know you more
I leave it all behind, you are all that satisfies
To know you is to want to know you more
To know you is to want to know you more....

Currently my favorite song! It more than speaks my heart, and puts into words, feelings that I cannot convey in my own words. Every day the Lord reveals to me just how more awesome He is. My best friend gets married in almost two months and I am going to miss her presence in my house excruciatingly. However, I know, somehow, the Lord will give me peace through it all.

I worked at an Easter Seals camp in CO this summer and am beginning to miss the counselors and campers there more than ever. I think it is difficult because I know I will probably never go back due to life and growing up... sad...

I began horseback riding lessons today and it was so fun--definitely an occupation I need to maintain engagement in!

Well, Jesus loves you more than you could know and I hope if you have not already felt his love at some capacity you are one day able to experience it. :)

Psalm 46:1 ~ God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in times of trouble.

The Lord has really, really been good to me lately. I am so blessed with the most wonderful roommates, family, and friends! I have recently been hit with the realization that I (we) need to serve a higher purpose in life. School is such a drag when you think of what an impact you could make in another capacity or on another continent. However, my call is to be an example on campus--that is my mission field. This means that I must step up my ministry. I go days sometimes without talking about my love affair with Jesus... I feel guilty... that should be my motivation. Day in and day out I need to sing praises of the Lord-- in my room and in public. I forget that. Thank you Jesus for putting people in my path to encourage me. Thank you for hearing my prayers, and thank you for answering those prayers in whichever capacity you choose. I love you.