From life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny. No power of hell, no scheme of man, can ever pluck me from His hand; Till He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand. <3

Isaiah 58:11

"The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail."

"don't tell God you have problems , tell your problems you have God."

I thought this was an inspiring quote! haha I think we should always tell God everything though. but God is BIGGER than our problems and He has overcome! trials don't stand a chance against the truth of THAT. thank You, Jesus. :)

Will Reagan & United Pursuit - "Set a Fire"

There's no place I'd rather be than here in your love.
Set a fire down in my soul that I can't contain, that I can't control.
I want more of you, God.

Random verse AWESOMENESS.

Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:14

Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:22-24

I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35

Jesus, I want to be like You. <3

Fear God & no one else

God is awesome. SO good. all the time. all. the. time.

I have no idea what this post is going to be about. Just kinda like an update on me I guess! haha what I really want to say to all of you right now is... read your bible.
I have learned this week that when you don't do it and you put it off and it doesn't come first, then you will start to, more and more, lose your desire to read at all.

My desire for God has been there in my heart and in my life.. but I haven't been acting on that desire.. I would feel like I need to read my bible or pray and I just wouldn't. Confessing this now I am so fired up!!! I can see how satan has been getting to me and it makes me want to FIGHT so much harder.

I have been having this sick feeling in my stomach all the time.. like nerves.. and I would pray "Lord, I know You are with me. Please show me why I feel this way, show me what I need to give to you to make this stop." and I felt such a pull to read my bible. I was so hungry to just read! but I DIDN'T! I know right?? I'm so lame!!! well i read a little but my heart was not in it. just like "oh let me read this today...cause i need to. I think." so lame.

So this is when God showed me how His plan was to draw me closer to Him. (that is pretty much always His plan... but this is just when i see it in this story. hahaha)
I was talking to one of my friends about stuff going on in my life and i didn't like her reaction to what i was saying because she was correcting me. so I started to throw myself a pity party about how much i just fail and fail and mess things up and she did NOT put up with it. she told me i need to get over it. haha I LOVE THIS GIRL. she is AMAZING. I didn't even realize that my eyes were SO MUCH on myself, and they need to be on Jesus. she helped me direct my focus back to Him, and we started talking about How God always has a plan to pull us through anything and everything.. and He works in mysterious ways. It is always going to work out. even when we have no idea what is going on. I was crying all over the place. haha

then the next day I READ MY BIBLE. I read for hours. everything I could think of that I thought would give me a desire for God and reading His word. Psalm 119 was awesome. I would stop every verse pretty much and just pray that God would do a work in my heart. I want to love Him.

so that same night I went to a bible study. I had that sick feeling again. so the whole way there I poured out my heart to the Lord. told Him EVERYTHING i could think of. I told Him I can't do it alone. I need Him so much. and I prayed for a desire for Him. and IMMEDIATELY He changed my heart to JOY. just joy in Him. and thankfulness. The bible study was amazing and the Lord spoke directly to me. It was about How we need to place everything in Gods hands and let Him do the work because we can not do it alone. EXACTLY what I was praying about. so crazy. what breath of fresh air the Lord is. He is just beautiful, amazing, all around me, running through me, WONDERFULNESS.

I love my life so much. I a so blessed to be a dance teacher and a surf instructor and a daughter and a sister and a friend and a SMILE.

Lord, break me of everything that is not of YOU, and rebuild me in Your LOVE. please God. this is my prayer. THANK YOU for everything You are. and How you are working in my heart. I am so amazed. You are everything.

2 corinthians 4:16-17

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.


Thank You, Lord.

Hey now, this is my desire, consume me like a fire cause I just want something beautiful.

Everyone should read this post by one of my lovely friends. Such a bright light in the darkness. God can do ALL things. Even the things that we can't even imagine. and He is good. SO GOOD. always. I am so thankful for this girl! SO thankful to know her and to share our love for God and to be there for her and bear her burdens and share in her smile! God has blown me away through letting me be friends with her. She is a soul sister of mine! so cherished. and she will never be forgotten.
I am so encouraged by this post she wrote. Thank You, God, for Jessica. <3

far from perfect: not about what you do.:

Psalm 143:8

"Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to You I entrust my life."

Chris Tomlin- I Lift My Hands

This is my love song of worship to my beautiful savior today!

Life life life.

It has really been a fight this week. and the worst part is... I know what I need to think about and do to get out of being a mess, but I'm too exhausted to do it.

LORD I NEED YOU.

satan knows how to get to me. skdfglaiushdfk I feel lonely. Seems like so many people don't give a care in the world. they just don't think sometimes, and they say things that really hurt. i just cried about it. I'm venting here to confess that these things shouldn't bother me at all.. but I'm weak.. and hurt easily.

LORD I NEED YOU.

Things in my life are so good. I'm SO BLESSED... so why am i crying right now???
I'm overwhelmed. I want so badly to run to Jesus into His arms and hug Him with all my might! HE is what i want right now! I know He is the LOVE my heart longs for. to be accepted and cared about.. but I don't deserve it. I don't deserve to be cared for by the one who I disobey and HURT every day of my life. and yet I am loved. and seen as perfect. because of Him.

LORD I NEED YOU.

I want you God. I want to SERVE YOU. I want to LOVE YOU with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength. You are so good to me. I want to focus on YOU.

I am so thankful for God. This week I have seen Him as my shelter and peace in the war. somewhere i can go and completely forget about all the things that are tearing me apart. I can picture it in my mind like I'm in this crazy war and i find a cave and see Him in there and He HOLDS me as I shake, injured and worried and upset, until I am calm... and strong enough to go back out there and FIGHT for Him.

LORD I NEED YOU.

I really do not care what anyone thinks of me anymore. I am going to be myself and stand up for what I believe. no matter what happens. The only thing you can take to heaven with you is other believers. so I will LOVE on others, because I have been shown love from Christ.

HERE I AM.
LORD HELP ME TO LOVE.

My God

is mighty to SAVE.

"When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid.... You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle..." Psalm 56:3-4a, 56:8a.