Always.

I found out yesterday that my mom lost her job.
In a time when life is tough, I am reminded that God will ALWAYS be with me.
As I was driving into class this morning the song Always by Building 429 came on the radio. The chorus spoke wonders to my heart:

But I believe always always
Our Savior never fails
Even when all hope is gone
God knows our pain and His promise remains
He will be with you always



As my sister said:
Despite the fact that our lives both kind of blew up late last night I still believe this:

My God is not the God of the dead but if the living(Mark 12:27)
When I sit in the darkness the Lord is my light(Micah 7:8b
I know the Lord is good to those whose hope is in HIM to the one who seeks him(Lamentations 3:25)
I trust that as the Heavens are higher than the earth so are His ways higher than mine, and his thoughts higher than mine(Isaiah 55:8-9)
I know that my God is not a God of disorder but of peace(1 Cor.14:33)
He commands me to seek first the kingdom of heaven, Do what you are told by Him, and everything will be given to you(Matthew 6:31,33)
Because my God moves mountains and still moves in me, I will not worry but know that my liberator is going to do something in our days that you would net believe even if we were told(Habakkuk1:5)

The Gospel is good.

Toms.

Stressful weeks ahead deserve some laughter :-)

I like this :-)

Rough Week.

God is faithful, even when we feel "down in the dumps"...

When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll BE FOUND IN YOU, still standing
Every fear and accusation under my feet
when time and space are through
I'll be found in you

Stand By Me....

Ash Wednesday

Last night I had to opportunity to sing at the Ash Wednesday service at my church here in Indy.
Boy have we missed out!
We read scripture from Joel 2 (see below)

Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy hill.
Let all who live in the land tremble,
for the day of the LORD is coming.

And we had several readings, my favorite was:
LORD, JESUS CHRIST, IF WE HAVE LOOKED OR LONGED FOR AN EASIER GOSPEL, A LIGHTER CROSS, A LESS DEMANDING SAVIOR, THEN TURN OUR EYES AND AVERT OUR LONGING FROM WHAT WE WANT TO CHOOSE TO THE ONE WHO HAS CHOSEN US.

I pray that I remember that God has chosen me, my successes and my short-comings, he demands me....just as I am....ashes.