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Ps 73: 23-26, 28
Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. But for me it is good to be near God;I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.

 

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the places that used to fit me
cannot hold the things i've learned
those roads were closed off to me
while my back was turned



i just hung out with some old friends....
it kind of made me sad
that's an understatement.
it made me sad

i really don't know how to explain it other then to say i must have changed
in a good way....
YES

I long for them to know what i have known...
it seemed like they were living so much for today, and the fun that it had for them
someone needs to awake their souls...

strength for today, and bright hope for tomorow  

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i am not patient, i am not kind, i envy and i boast, i'm proud, rude, self-seeking and easily angered. i delight in evil. i do not always protect, do not always trust,do not always hope and i do not always persevere.


i don't have it all together...

i hope
i never get
it together

that makes me lean on Jesus Christ all the more...



on a side note... i listened to this podcast today before church,
it made my worship all the more sweeter.
go to itunes and type in: Cornerstone Simi Video Podcasts
then download: The Resurrection: So What?

 

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friends, they are priceless, absolutely priceless


i think that is just another taste from God of the glories of heaven...

 

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for some reason i find it really easy to burn myself...some of my favorites are: rope burns on the neck, iron burns on the face, and most recently, bread maker burns on the leg....

i'm blonde...what can i say?

ugh..it hurts

just another thought on pride...  

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James 4:6
...."God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

Satan
was cast out of heaven because of His own pride. That story sheds light on why God hates pride so much. It sets man up against God. God created me for His glory and that means that I must experience Him on His terms, which involves me being humble in worship. All have sinned and fall short of His glory and pride seeks self-glory. God hates pride because it seeks to rob Him of His glory and that is an attempt at redefining who God is.

If I don't know God as Lord and King then I simply don't know Him. He is God and He is good, but He resists the proud by His very nature.

 

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I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.

Psalm 104: 33-34

 

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Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Holy and Dearly Loved.

Holy,
&
Dearly,
Holy
&
Dearly,


Loved

a sinner loved, by God,
that's
grace

as if i knew what that word really meant

Pictures from the 4th  

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I like rain, it is one of those things that brings joy to my heart...

idk know why.
call me sentimental


yet this overshadows the rain:

I like that God is bigger than this world yet He can fit into my heart.

some magic trick....

 

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I need thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like thine
Can peace afford.

 

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& I can't remember a trial or a pain, He did not recycle to bring me gain.





why is it so hard for me to "get" this?

 

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proverbs 4:23
above all else guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life.

The Wellspring...of Life

It's the source of life.
My heart is the source

It's the supply of everything, of anything.

but so easy i let it get caught up with things that don't matter...right now

Possessions
Position
People
Wants
Passions

I need not to give my heart so easily away to things.



Do I really need to love this, to think about it so much it dwells in all of my thoughts.

Those things that I want so badly I need to consider.

Should I be wanting these things as much as I do?
Should I be spending as much time as I do thinking about these things?


In the end, will it matter?


Happy Birthday Dear Friend  

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oh the things i could say about ming, all the stories i could share of us, just being us. The times we have talked and only got to the point were we knew that we had to place our cares in God's hands. The fears that we shared, our regrets, our struggles. Those situations you have to talk about analyze and oh yes....i can not, will not, ever, forget the time i shared that dream i had and then when keri shared hers....what a good laugh we had. and Oh, how it surprised Ming ever so...

the times when it seemed like life should just stop because ours was falling apart, the encouragement i received, and i hope i also reciprocated. the frantic phone calls, i could probably count them all on one hand, some sad, some that made me mad, and others that just made me laugh.

Some things that just can't be understood
it takes a terribly crazy person

So here is my thanks Ming,
for being and awesome:
Friend
Encourager
Sister in Christ
My personal Librarian :)
and
Confidant
you are magnificent!

 

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i will keep this short and sweet and do a better post when i get home...




but for now...




Happy Birthday Ming!




 

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I hope I never get over how big the sky is, or how small grains of sand are, or how vast the ocean. All I can say is that I love being reminded.

die  

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love without condition...climb onto your cross
die to yourself.
die to myself

my selfish cravings and vain recognition.

lay it down, it isn't mine anyway

and what a better way then to practice it this coming week, why not start with tonight?