An Overview of 2013: July

7~ “We channel God’s grace in disagreements—not primarily by being nice, but by making much of Jesus Christ who freely Bought us with His own blood (Rev 1:7).  If Jesus, or the advance of His gospel is at stake, that’s worth disagreeing about.  Not much else is.” –Pastor Keith

Make these pages a catalyst to remembering and standing on who my God is and how He works! (In the beginning of a new journal)

10~Your creation is beautiful, and yet I know it must be just a little glimpse at Your beauty!  Wow, Lord!  I can’t wait to see Your face.  And yet, I fear it at the same time…will I be found worthy?  I praise You, Lord, that it is not dependent on my worthiness, this living in Your presence.

Lord Jesus, my beloved friend, Oh!  You know me so well.  Sometimes when You open my eyes to something in my life I didn’t really see before, its overwhelming.  But You knew…even before I did.  Lord soak these verses deep down in my soul!

12~To live is Christ…live in me Lord!            
     To die is gain…fill me with a heavenly perspective.

16~ “They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.” ~Psalm 34:5

27~Lord, fill me up with You!  So much that You overflow from my life into the lives around me.  Teach me how to think, Lord, about him…about her…about relationships…about the world around me…about grace…about judgment…about love…about life!  There is so much I don’t understand!  Or just feel restless about.  Thank You Lord, for never ever giving up on me!

29~ Thank you for sending men to set up and tear down our tent…thank You for fun with the girls and good weather!  Thank You for laughter and good connection time with S.  Lord, You’ve just blessed me with soo much! 

And yet, there’s so much, Lord that I’m wrestling through right now! . . . when it comes to the world, show me what it looks like not to be its friend (James 4) and to be hated by it (John 15) and not to love it or the things in it as mentioned in 1 John, and yet to follow Your example in loving it (John 3:16).  Lord teach me what it looks like practically to be a friend of God and an imitator of God in regards to the world!

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