Beyond measure

After the most blessed week, I've realized one major thing: Tomorrow is never promised. But God has ways to make the bad days go away, and the good days even more apparent.

I started this week with a concert by the Crabb family... it's their last year touring.... I highly recommend them. After seeing these amazing men of God strut their stuff, I realized that since this year has started I've settled for less than I deserve. God has made me his child, his daughter... and I need to start claiming what is His too. I belong to more....more than what others are telling me, more than what I tell myself. This world is trying its best to tear me apart, to tear me down and Satan will use the people closest to me to get me down.

Then started a new job, which after the last one which tore my spirit apart... I was worried. But again, I learned that there are some amazing people still out there.

Then the week just continued, talking with friends, new music, joining in fellowship with church members, messages from family....all of which this week lifted my spirit. Sometimes though this isn't the case.

Yet the beauty is that God is faithful, He will rescue me... carry me... give me rest.... remind me of all that I am worth. I am His, I am covered by His blood, bought and paid for with his nail pierced hands. Nothing can change that. Nothing.

So through this I hope you are reminded to. Remind you that every morning God gives you a sunrise to light your way, every day He gives you a choice to praise Him, every night He sends angels to watch over you. He gives you more... more beyond measure. Just remember Him amongst the worst because He'll get you to the best.

Believing is knowing that something is real because you see it. Faith is knowing something is real because you're certain it's there.

I'm having a hard time believing because so much of what I see doesn't match up with my faith. I'm certain (have faith) that God is there controling everything. Yet what I see is so many people in this world out of control.

I know being a Christian is hard, having faith in God is hard yet I don't understand those who don't believe in God. God is everywhere yet so many refuse to see his works. But perhaps, so many don't recognize God anymore. I don't know why I have been blessed. There's a saying that my pastor always says.. Bless by choice not by chance... so am I making a choice to see God hence the blessing while other choose not to see God.

I'm trying my best to be the eyes for others. To let them know not only what I see, but what God sees. I see the broken, the hopeless, the jaded yet more than that I see how they can not be so broken, they can be filled with hope, they can be made complete.... but is it my place to think that they are broken without God...

Judas did exactly what was asked of Him, He sent Jesus Christ to the cross with a kiss.... the worst betrayal, But if He chose to follow Christ instead of betrayal... Jesus wouldn't have been sent to the cross..... Can it be that even when we are lost... in our moments of betrayal, we could be doing exactly what is asked of us by God. I just don't know. As you see, I'm lost amongst so many questions. I'm trying to seek the answers that the Lord wishes to give me but I know I'm blinded. Words of wisdom? let me know.