inside, i am a lioness.

a lioness at heart. gentleness. tenderness. a power that is not my own, but comes from the One who redeemed me. the lioness goes to battle, she finds herself on the front lines. worship brings breakthrough. I am in love with Love Himself. 2 Corinthians 6. Hosea 6:1-3

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Hi guys,

I came back on here to see if I could get a glimpse into the past. 

Isn’t it silly, how we come so far, and then sometimes we forget where it is we have been? Life is good, and now I’m just working on my heart.

If you want to keep up with me, you can follow my new blog (which is a bit different than this old one, but still pretty honest most of the time) http://breathe-lioness.tumblr.com/

I am different than I used to be, but as I skim through these old posts my eyes brim with tears because my God is so very much the same and I love Him.

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Love and be Loved. Run to Jesus with all that you have. Hold fast in the storms, because they have what you need and He who promised will remain faithful. God is good and His love endures forever, and that's exactly why you're here. Give Him glory, give Him all you've got, because this isn't real life just yet but it certainly can be a glorious pre-existence.

so long, Tumblr. it's been real. but you know what's more real? living life with Jesus and loving the people He's given me to love. maybe some day I'll come back, but I hope I never find the need to.

don't waste your life, friends. you've been given way too much to waste. do you not believe me? well, then I fear the blindness has begun to set in already.

wake up. live your life. fall in love with Love Himself and be prepared for the adventure of a lifetime, before real life even begins. Oh! what joy.

come alive.

there is a better way.

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So tie me to the mast of this old ship and point me home.

[peira]

Robert P. Archer:  Approaching Storm (c.1938) via the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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but fo' real.

[secretivesunshine]

If my body is a temple, Jesus is turning over tables and swinging that whip. He is disturbing me in my complacency and ego; and it hurts, there’s so much unrest. but I’m hoping it’s the way to peace. I wasn’t meant to be a marketplace, a den of thieves, worried about things and money and success and bargaining my relationships. 

Love up above, make me a house of prayer.

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JESUS IS SO GOOD!

ahhhh. I am going to walk on water. You see this girl? She is going to walk on water with I AM.

because I AM is her DADDY!

ahhhh. Take 7 minutes to get pumped for Jesus. seriously. even if you get nothing out of this, it’ll be entertaining, I promise.

 restoringhope:

Unbelievable. Her joy and excitement just rubs off and I was sat here raising my hands, feeling the Holy Spirit reign down upon me. And I needed this message, and He spoke directly to my heart during this video. I praise Him in my brokenness, and I praise Him whilst waiting for healing and deliverance, because HE SHOWS UP! When I look to Him and seek His face, He doesn’t leave me with nothing, He REIGNS DOWN and lavishes me with His love, His peace, His joy and the Holy Spirit just grabs hold of my heart and just… AAAH! JESUS IS SO GOOD! GOD IS SO FAITHFUL! <3

This girl gets me pumped. Her joy is contagious :) 

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You know what's beautiful about loving the Lord? He takes us in, and then He takes us deep. But then, He never stops taking us closer, or taking us deeper.

Life has been quite a silly thing in this 2012. My heart has been through a lot and my Jesus has been doing quite a work in my life. But last night I stumbled into this again, and maybe it's weird to listen to myself, but this was precisely what I needed to hear from the Lord. Because the reality is He will never give up on me. The plans He has for my life will never not apply. And even now, a year later, He is STILL working this beautiful message and glory into my life.

He is still teaching me how to worship, except now with more faith and less feelings. I worship regardless of circumstances because He is so far beyond those. He is still teaching me how to say that "He is good; and His love endures forever" regardless of what's going on around me, because what's going on around me does absolutely nothing to taint His character.

Oh, I am ever still learning and ever still growing. and what a blessing to know that He uses me in the process.

ya'll have blessed me so much.

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What is life, but a vapor in the wind, that blows which way it may, and who can tell its direction?

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[prahst]

my seester

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oh hey. my bessfrannn.

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if your God is only good when your circumstances are,  well, I'm just very relieved to not have your god. 

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What is heaven, if not filled with bluegrass music?

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I think it’s intoxicating when somebody is so unapologetically who they are.

Don Cheadle (via dillondean)

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a little worship jam for you. :) have a little listen.

Follow Where You Lead. 

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a picture of my face. 

just because Jesus is really really really good. and I have been redeemed.

[jvnelle-shaw-deactivated2016012]

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so I'm sick. and I'm sitting on a couch sewing a dress. and I'm watching tv, which I only "like" to do when I'm sick. and I have no idea what I'm watching, I'm only watching it because Leonardo is in it. and my mom walked in. her: what are you watching? me: I don't know, but it has two Leonardo Dicaprio's in it. so I'm a fan. her: *laugh of approval*