It Is Well

The enemy has decided in the last few weeks to really wage a war against my soul. Not just my soul, but specifically my emotions. He has sent people to hurt my feelings and made me super sensitive. He has caused difficult times to rise up and crash over me, but it is well. He has caused struggles, and hardships that I never expected... but.... it is well with my soul.

As I sat down today to write a devotional for Great News, I got about half way through it and the "It Is Well" by Bethel Church came into my ears. What a reminder I needed this morning. There is no sense in me going on this morning about the issues that have risen in my life and walk. There is zero reason for me to share the struggles, heartaches, or more prominently the hurt feelings with you. They are not worth sharing because that would be what the enemy would want me to do. Complain. I am not going to have a complaining spirit today. Instead, I choose to say through it all, it is well with my soul. I have the victory in Christ Jesus (and by the way so do you) and no matter what the enemy does to overtake me, even if I lose the battle, I know that because of the cross, I have already won the war. Therefore.... It is well with my soul.

From one Christian to another today, I want to ask  you... is it well with your soul? Is your faith wholly in Christ? Is there something that you need to lay at His feet so that it can be well with your soul? Then do it. He is waiting. He is your Father, your Daddy, and it is time. Give your worries to Him and He will give you rest and peace that surpasses all understanding.

Below I am going to post the song I mentioned above. I want to ask, if you would, please sit down, pop some headphones in and really let the Lord speak to your heart through this beautiful song. I love you friend:)

So It Finally Snowed...

So after a lot of off and on talk about snow, it finally came. Every one was prepared (if they paid attention), schools closed, businesses closed, even churches canceled services in preparation for the "snow storm" of 2015. My neighborhood is covered in a beautiful blanket of white snow. As my family and I headed outside I looked around and couldn't help but take in the beautiful scenery that reminded me of my sins being cleansed. "Washed whiter than snow."

If you know me and you have been around me in the last week, you know that I have been praying pretty hard for no snow. If you are asking why, please understand that this was literally like a dream week for me. Since I fell in-love with Jesus I have wanted a week of church every night. This week I would have only had one night with out a church service. Also if you are reading this and you have seen me sincerely praying for no snow please know, GOD IS STILL FAITHFUL! His will was for there to be snow, so the snow came. I pray that everyone has taken the time off today to rest in the Lord. God provided you time to be at home with your families so I pray that you took advantage of the blessing, and spent it well. I spent it sleeping in preparation for BLAST, my churches discipleship weekend that starts Friday (please be in prayer for the leaders, staff, and students).

Tomorrow is a new day. His mercies are new every morning, so start yours with Jesus. Spend time in The Word. Worship Him. Maybe even have your quite time outside if time allows and it's not too terribly cold for you to do so. Remember that God is faithful and that He is mighty in power. Everything is in His timing and not ours. Thank God for the blessings of the day, and serve Him faithfully in everything you do. This is a short post but I thought I would just say something about the very beautiful snow fall, and the even more beautiful reminder of the forgiveness of our sins;) May the Lord bless you with an awesome rest of the night in Him and a joyful beginning to a new day in the morning.