The Meditations of My Heart

Balanced Rock at Sunset, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah Wait and See - Brandon Heath I was born in Tennessee Late July humidity Doctor said I was lucky to be alive I've been trouble since the day that I got here Trouble till the day that I disappear That'll be the day that I finally get it right There is hope for me yet Because God won't forget All the plans he's made for me I have to wait and see He's not finished with me yet I never really was that good in school I talked too much, broke the rules Teacher thought I was hopeless fool alright I don't know how but I made it through It's one of those things that you've gotta do But I always had a knack for telling the truth Chorus Still wondering why I'm here Still wrestling with my fear But oh, He's up to something And the farther on I go I've seen enough to know That I'm, not here for nothing He's up to something So now's my time to be a man Follow my heart as far as I can No te...

The Green River Overlook at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah Have you ever felt like you have been brought to the edge of a cliff? (In the case of the picture above, the drop off is over 2,000 feet...) You feel dry, at a loss- you've been wandering around in the desert like the Israelites in Exodus. A decision you have to make is haunting you and you can't seem to get a clear read on what God is telling you? You keep knocking on doors to have the open slightly, then they just slam in your face? You might have prayed endlessly and have not seen any semblance of an answer. You wait on God, but you mix up your thoughts with what you think God is telling you... leaving you even MORE confused? I think all of us get to that situation at some point or another. And it is in those times that it is hard to just be still and wait on God. Psalms 46:10 says, "Be still and know that I am God." Taken for face value it might seem a little childish.... of course ...

Mesa Arch at Sunrise- Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah "9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water." -James 3:9-12 __ God put these verses on my heart this morning and I thought they would make a great follow up to yesterday's post about being set apart. It's a great analogy to remember that we are different... we can not be fresh water springs and all of a sudden start giving off salt water. It's not who we are or who we were made to be. And if we DO start giving off salt water, something must be seriously wrong! James is probably one of my most favorite books in the Bible... it's short, but OH SO potent! One could e...

'... 2 We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. 3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction . You know how we lived among you for your sake. 6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 7 And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia— your faith in God has become known everywhere . Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, 9 for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the l...

Yea... thats what I have been telling my body for the past two months since starting college and working at kohls. I'm slowly losing the battle... I have an eye infection and I just plain feel like junk. Something HAS GOT TO GIVE! Or maybe I just need to adjust to it? It's been a crazy past few months... I never thought that the summer after senior year would be so busy. I also couldn't have imagined how much I have learned either... I mean between all the traveling I have done, being out with school and work, I feel like I have a wealth of experiences under my belt. I have met SO many people... probably more over the past 4 months than in the last 4 years... literally. Its weird to be making my own life. Working with people my family doesn't know, schooling with people I don't really know, paying for my own car insurance, gas, phone, clothes, and a myriad of other things. It's all just so strange. But I have come to embrace it, I think... I have taken ...

I've really gone and done it this time... I have committed blog crime. My last post was July 27th or something...yea so over 2 months ago. lol What can I say? Life have been busy to the fullest extent it has ever been... I'm working 34 hour per week at Kohl's and still babysit at least 8 hours per week AND go to school 10 hours per week. It's pretty insane, and my family is beginning to think I only come home for food and sleep. It's so unfortunate, but at this time of the year... it's true. In addition to all of my regular work, I still do photography and am working on writing a babysitting guide for teens. I'm not complaining... life is great and God is really blessing it right now. I am so appreciative of it. Currently, I am in West Chester (a suburb of Philadelphia, PA) visiting with some old friends. I drove all the way out here by myself yesterday and it only took 5.5 hours and 3 stops! Yesterday, Kelli took me on a little tour of WC... it is s...