His Presence

I met God in the morning, 

when my day was at its best

and His Presence came as sunrise

like a glory in my breast,

All day long His Presence lingered,

all day long He stayed with me

and we sailed in perfect calmness

o'er a very troubled sea,

Other ships were blown and battered,

other ships were sore distressed,

but the winds that seemed to drive them

brought to us a peace and rest,

Then I thought of other mornings

with a keen remorse of mind,

when I too had loosed the moorings

and His Presence left behind

So, I think I know the secret,

learned from many a troubled way

you must seek God in the morning

if you want Him through the day.

-unknown

when I am weak...

Tired. So tired. Exhausted. Can't go on. I can't do this. There's no possible way.

Yes, Lord. But I'm tired, and I've tried. I can't do this. 

Yes, Lord. But I can't do this. I need You. I need Your strength, Your power to do this. Because I can't do this on my own, I need You. 

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Thought I had learned this last summer at camp. Nope. I'm still learning it. I fight, I fail, I am forgiven, and I keep learning. Learn that I have so much yet to learn. Perhaps it takes a lifetime to learn this. Yes, that's it. A lifetime of living for Christ to learn just how to live a life worthy of the Lord.
But by His grace, I am strong in Christ.

"For when I am weak, then I am strong."

My Constant despite the changes

Right now it feels like everything in my life is changing. Nothing is how it once was. 

My daddy has a new job. He has to commute 6-8 hours away one way. He is only home on weekends.

My family switched churches. Everything is so different. The people, the services, what I do, the whole atmosphere.

My dance studio closed. The flooding from Lee was so bad. The teachers still want to teach, but don't have a building. We will have to use another studio's rooms. Classes still haven't started. It is going to take twice as long to get there.

My life changed from camp to coming home. Camp is its own little world up there on the mountain top. Coming back home has been such a change. 

It seems like everything in my life has changed this past year--my life at home, at church, at dance, everywhere.

Yet I have a constant.
 

Your commands ... are my constant guide.

-Psalm 119:98

Right now it may feel like everything is changing and there is nothing to cling to. Wrong. I can cling to HIM.

Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey His 

commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. 

-Deuteronomy 13:4

 He is always faithful and constant. 

Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He 

is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand 

generations and constantly loves those who love him and obey His commands. 

-Deuteronomy 7:9

I will trust Him.

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

-Psalm 13:5

I think back to this guest post by Nana.

He's Always Been Faithful

Sara Groves

It is not about me--it is about Him. --something I learned at camp this summer.
He is using this time to grow me, it may not be comfortable(in fact it is not at all!), but He has my best in mind.



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

I will trust Him. 

In Christ's unfailing love,

Little Things

I love this song.

Little Things
by JJ Heller


There are not enough minutes in the day
I am crippled by the thought of wasting time
I don’t have enough money to heal the poor
So I don’t want to try

But it’s the little things that make a difference
It’s the little things that show love
It’s the little things

A simple cup of water that can change the world
That can save our sons and daughters

I’ll be praying for the widow all alone
Sewing clothes for a loaf of bread
It is not my fault that she is hungry
It’s my joy to make sure she’s fed

We are all related, children of the King
We may not have much, but what we have we bring

What's one of your favorite songs that is so true?

Have a marvelous day evening.

In Christ,