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Living in the Spirit is so hard and painful sometimes because it calls us out of what we’ve known, even if what we’ve known is brokenness. But I am so thankful He loves us so much that He can’t stand to leave us where we’re at. His love and life with Him is worth all the trials, tears, and years of growth and patience. I am so beyond thankful for His love.
7/9/17
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God you're such an artist! I always thought of you of an artist but more like a scientific artist. But you made me! Everything that's in me is in you! That means you're a dreamer too…
Out of Someday
Show me how to be happy Show me how to live in truth Spirit, filter my thoughts, cleanse my soul, river of life rush through me Make my home your word Make my life abide in truth Not based on feelings Not reality that can be warped by changing in atmosphere or position Not anchored in fantasy and expectation that steals my reality and ability to see and embrace what is now Wake up my mind, remove the veils of sleepy deception, open my eyes, and uncage my control and trust issues to unleash wind of joy and peace Renew my mind so it’s aligned with peace Renee my mind so it points north towards heaven, fixed on Your eyes always I reject lies of rejection, isolation, fear, hopelessness, disarray, failure I am your daughter I have purpose, a future, I am worth more than ten thousand rubies I am precious in your eyes Sink my roots deep in your presence Fill the soil of my life with your word and life Spirit lead me where your trust is without borders Build me up, armor me with Yours, God I give all I have, all I dream, all I think, all I am, all I could, should, think i need to be, all I could ever want to be, to You. Only You. I don’t rest on my feelings but Your unfailing love for me. I rejoice in Your freedom and my name in You. To You be all the glory, forever and ever. Amen. 4.28.17
Reflections from a sermon I heard today in response to James 3: “Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” James 3:13-18 ESV "Kids are not our second chance.. to fulfill or experience what we didn't get to. They are their own first chance." Need to think on this for a while.. I think this can go beyond parental relationships to how we treat others as a whole. "Love is unconditional. It's submissive. It's considerate. It's humble. We don't own people. They are Gods. We are faithful stewards for other people to grow and succeed, and meet the love of God. Our authority isn't a right to power.. We aren't critics.. we are creators. We are meant to foster love, and create solutions with joy outflowing out of us. .." "Saying sorry can be embarrassing. Vulnerable. Exposing you to another person and offering them ammunition to use against you. Fear and awareness that you could lose everything that you cherish most, but you just can't live anymore in this harbored disorder. You just need truth and light to start again even if it means starting over." And then when compassion and grace comes in return.. it's hard to accept that love and acceptance. This isn't always the response we get from people, but it's always the response we get from God. "He will never be a fed up father." Today I choose to fight disorder for fruit in my life. Today can be a day to confront the hard things. Freedom follows even the hardest confrontations.
There’s a place that I go That nobody knows Where the rivers flow And I call it home And there’s no more lies In the darkness, there’s light And nobody cries There’s only butterflies
10.23
10.23 Jesus you are my only hope in this world. I am so weak, and can’t do anything good or love anyone wholly without Your holiness and the Holy Spirit. Thank you for Your sacrifice, gift of salvation, the Holy Spirit, and the Word. I hold onto Your promises and trust You to take care of everything (including my mistakes). It’s difficult to let go of control. Out of my anxiety I’m so tempted to take matters into my own hands. You tell me to cast my cares onto You and lean not on MY understanding.. this stretches my faith. But what is my alternative? I want to be where You are. Yes, I choose to trust You despite my logic or how I’m feeling. Thank you for making diamonds out of coal.
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Oh if God is on my side, then who can be against me
10.21.16
Some days are just hard. I still believe. 9.6.16
God is my refuge, my secret place. Under His wings I will find my rest.
I’ve had trouble sleeping for a while, and very recently I’ve felt God’s nudge to trust Him again to protect me. This has been a struggle for me. I know deeply that He is all mighty and most High and loves me. He out thinks about me beyond my understanding. But my impulse is to be alert, afraid, and jumpy, and I’ve felt myself grow mentally distant from God.
For a long time I felt guilty for the distance, and have muddled tirelessly around why and how this happened and what I needed to fix to get back to the place of closeness I was before.
Scripture and talking with God this past weekend has reminded me the exact truths that first stole my heart and ultimately got me back to this place of revelation- He has seen me (even in my distant places), He knows me (better than I know myself and better than how I THINK he knows me). And mostly, He hasn’t stopped pursuing me. Pursuit has been everything. A word I’ve grown find of.
It’s not all on me to get back to Him or make up for lost time. I forget HOW mighty and HOW most High He stands, and what those truths actually mean on a daily basis. I literally have angels standing guard and fighting for me! I have a sword and a shield, and a whole freaking awesome (!) suit of armor from the Lord! I have access. Unlike the world, I am not alone and I am not expected to deliver. Long enough have I slept with the light on and let the enemy steal my joy and sense of safety.
This past week He’s gently shown me His love and adoration for me, that I can trust in my salvation and in Jesus for my safety. He’s teaching me how to confidently walk in the knowledge of my safety and my identity in Christ, and that it really flows through intimacy with God (aka swallowing my PRIDE and just being real with God in the knowledge that, well, *whisper* (He already knows everything. 😉)) I’m practicing this trust, exploring deeper intimacy and fellowship, and learning more about the true amazing, world changing, and attractive character of Jesus 😍 #swoon.
This video has given me rest tonight, and presses into a verse I go back to so often, Psalm 91, and tonight I will sleep with the light off facing away from my door, taking hold of my Jesus and my rest where it’s meant to be. 5.25.16
Almost a 10 year gap from when I was saved to when I first tasted freedom. The cross has serious implications that I PRAY every single person can understand. You will never be the same. #andthetruthwillsetyoufree
Love, marriage, and pursuing God’s best in us. There is nothing sweeter than the freedom of letting go of who we think we need to be or do and, instead, just resting in Him and then in that secret place feeling Him move in us
Rest
So I'm sitting on my couch utterly exhausted mentally and physically with another friend waiting for me to come to the plans I helped make with them. As time goes by I realize that I have nothing to give once again. Frustrated and mindlessly scrolling, I come across this podcast. Not even a third of the way through it was speaking salt and light into my life. It's painfully honest and very beautifully and practically articulated. "I run out of soul often times long before I run out of time. But I plan my time and not my soul." "Wow.. That's me," I could hear myself thinking. My friends past and present can attest that I have good intentions, but have a tendency of failing to follow through- not exactly something I like sharing. But here's where God's grace and incredible redemption comes into play: I am so glad to boast in my weaknesses to showcase the incredible breakthrough I've made in this area through His strength and not my own. There are still times this is a struggle for me, and has been this past month. I appreciate this podcast's transparency and practical application, and am so encouraged by the insight it offers. I truly believe that regardless your personality, this is relevant to everyone- especially in the culture we live in. I encourage everyone to listen to this if they get a chance! "Rest isn't just the absence of labor, it's the presence of peace." Happy weekend! "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:32 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kris-vallottons-podcast/id158029989?mt=2#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F260410458
Trains
I originally wrote this before Christmas last year as I was sitting in my apartment late one night listening to the train trail its way through the city. I then deleted it because like many artists, I’m a perfectionist and it sounded cheesy. Yesterday I told a friend about my love of trains and this piece of writing and he encouraged me to post it again. The point of this blog (with zero followers 😝) was to share my heart unfiltered. Sometimes it takes a friend to push you back towards yourself. So here you go world. My secret love of trains:
Is it weird that I love listening to trains? Especially at night. When I catch ear of one outside my window before I go to bed I’m instantly transported somewhere in my memory. I think about the stories my grandma used to tell me about her walking the train tracks as a child picking up coal to heat her house. I think of the time in college when my roommates and I raced windows-down screaming alongside a roaring train at two in the morning pretending we were trying to catch the train to Hogwarts. And I always arrive to the first night after I officially moved out of my parents house when I was 19. I had this tiny room in Holland right by the university soccer field, just 15 minutes from Lake Michigan. I remember I was unpacking my garbage bag of clothes into my closet when I heard the sound of wheels and whistling outside. It was so close to our house- I couldn’t remember the last time I had actually heard one! I went outside and sat on our front porch, listening to the train until the sound was gone. It was at that moment that it hit me that I was starting the next chapter of my life. I fell asleep to the train probably every week that summer. It’s so peaceful from far away and yet almost breathtakingly powerful when you’re driving next to one. It’s amazing how so many things have evolved so quickly, even in the last 10 years. And yet I think of trains like I think of our twenty year old aluminum Christmas tree back at home or my dad’s (now fashionable) sweaters that he’s had since I was born. They’re oddly comforting to me in their timelessness. And while I’m sure there will be a day that my Christmas tree and my dad’s sweater will fall apart, we have something more tangible than memories and things to hold onto. And our hearts never have to age if we reject the voice telling us to “grow up” and not let the heaviness harden us when life hits. So for that reason, no matter how old I get, I will never stop myself from experiencing joy like a kid, like watching the sunset on my drive home from work, my dad’s sweaters, the first day of fall, my Charlie Brown Christmas tree, and the sound of a train. It’s funny. I’ve actually have never ridden on a train before. Maybe that’s another reason I love them. Bucket list? 🌃 Matthew 18:3-4, 19:14
My heart cry today “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Psalms 139:23-24
