I'm not sure what to type, this year has brought so much onto my young life. I'm just thankful that God's the one writing my life story for His glory. There's something that always amazes me, it's the fact that bad things have happened in my life, and God has turned them into something that is so beautifully written that God could only do. If I was in charge of writing my own life story, I sure would not have my parents divorce in it. and I most definitely would never ever have written in the way I found out (via text message from my grandpa to my moms phone. He didn't know that I had it and was going to give it to my mom when the text came. My jaw dropped, tears came along with questions. I've never felt so much pain in my life.) my dad getting married again... I wouldn't even hint towards it. But I'm not in charge, and these things did happen and they're apart of me now, and I am who I am today because of God. It's just that simple.
Those situations have brought some of the worst pain I've faced, but I was never alone in either of them. I fell for the lies that satan was telling me, and he twisted so much truth, and i fell for it. He knows exactly what he's doing... figuring me out wasn't rocket science. I just love how what he intends to use to bring harm, God uses for His glory. Yeah, I bet that makes him mad. Even though it was tough, I'm glad I know the people I know and love the One who died for me and had every single sin, pain, hurt, anger, etc on Him... He carried my shame, my guilt, my pain, my sin, nailed 'em to the cross... and I'm forgiven by God's grace. I'm a sinner saved by the undeserved Grace of an incredible Holy God.
Life throws us all curve balls and we don't know what to do. It's tough, I get that. I've been there, but no one understands like God does. He loves you. He created you. Your name is on the palm of His hands. He stepped down from Heaven to live the life none of us can never live, no matter how "good" we say we are, we are no where near perfection. He died the death we deserve. I was listening to this one song a few weeks ago, I don't remember what the name of it is, but it said something like every time we sin, the nail in His wrists goes deeper.
It's hard for us to understand that God died to save us from Hell now and Hell later... My puny brain can't grasp the concept of this incredible Holy God who should have given us all what we deserve... an eternity seperated from Him in Hell. But God chose to die for us, and by putting our faith in Him alone, life with Him starts now and lasts all through eternity.
I think that's all I wanted to say for now... my hands are FREEZING! I'll stop typing and hopefully my coffee is still warm enough. (:
Hope you have a fantastic december, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
"See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are ever before me" - Isaiah 49:16
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28
"What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:31-39
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. - Romans 8:18
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. - James 1:2-4
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. - Isaiah 40:31
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. - John 3:16-21
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. - Revelation 21:4
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7,13♥
"When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not wit...h wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power." - 1 Corinthians 2:1-5♥
that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him. - John 3:15
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,a]">[a] God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you. -Psalm 139
- Kate.
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