Tired

This semester has been filled with trials and tribulations. My time has been filled, filled with homework and work. Filled with appointments and meetings. Filled with pain and confusion. I have been tested in so many different ways this semester. I have been working on trusting God with my whole heart and many obstacles have come across my path. I need a break. A break to rest and have restoration. A break to heal and have peace.

I must decide on one of two options, become overwhelmed with life or trust God and move forward. He will always be here, even when the road becomes bumpy He is here. He will make my paths straight. He makes this life bearable and encourages me to get up each morning and make the most of each day. He is a faithful and loving God who cares for His people.

Habakkuk 3:17-19

"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of deer, he enables me to go on the heights."

So with God's awesome power and strength I am filled with such joy and encouragement through my sufferings. He fills me so that I may go out into the world and reach out to the hurting and the broken. He has blessed me and I yearn to help and put others first. He is my rock and my strength and I want to live for Him.

Live for Today

Natalie Grant

"Sittin' in my room staring at the wall

Wonderin' about the meaning of it all

Why is it this thing called life

Has got me goin' crazy

So I open up your word and let it speak to me

The purpose and the plan that you've designed

Is clear to see, and I believe.

I'm gonna live for today

I'm gonna follow in your way

I'm gonna let my little light shine

Like there's no tomorrow.

I won't worry about the past .

I know my future is intact.

So I'll choose to live my life one way

I'm gonna live it for today.

You told me not to worry

About what lies ahead

So I am gonna focus on today instead

Making every moment count and counting

Every single blessing

I'm gonna set my mind on the

Here and the Now

This is what I want my life to be about

And this is How..."

God of Justice

Tim Hughes

"...Jesus, You have called us

Freely we've received

Now freely we will give.

We must go live to feed the hungry

Stand beside the broken

We must go

Stepping forward keep us from just singing

Move us into action

We must go...

Fill us up and send us out

Fill us up and send us out

Fill us up and send us out Lord..."