God's power

So on Sunday night I set my mind to something. We have this giant giant tree in our backyard that is waay taller than all the others, and no one has climbed yet because it's pretty hard to get up into. I had one of those inspirational moments where I decided I was GOING to climb that tree no matter what it took. So, to make a long story short, after much frustration, a rope, long cozy sweats and a sweatshirt I got to the top. I sat up there for an hr enjoying the view until my face started itching. It then hit me that the vine stuff I'd been climbing thru the past 10 minutes was most likely not some kind of flower. I dismissed it tho, determined not to ruin the moment. Well the next day I woke up with a face that resembled a big pink balloon, and plenty of itchiness to go with it. I got to the doctor and they gave me lots of steroids and benadryl to take, and I basically had to wait it out. I really did look positively awful, but the doctor told me it would take at least 5 days for the redness and swelling to go away, and it would probly still be itchy for the next two weeks. Haha I dont think I've ever regretted climbing a tree more.. its ridiculously inconvenient to have a messed up face. Anyway, to the point. Last night I had my devotions on the swingset out back, and God prompted me to spend some serious time in prayer, cuz I've realllly been lacking in this recently. So I poured out my heart to God, and without even really knowing what I was saying, I asked Him for a miracle. Lot's of times when my life get's dull, and my devotions are slacking, I feel like I want so badly to see God's presence and feel Him move. So I prayed that He would work in some big way that I could see, whether it be in someone else I kno and love, or in my life. I didn't pray that my poison ivy would go away, but I think God knew in my heart that I was perfectly willing for Him to take it away early if that was His plan. Honestly, I was really believing in God that He would move in a big way. Ever since youth camp, God has really been merciful to me and showed me to put more and more faith in Him, and what He can do. Last night, I went to bed with a red, swollen, and itchy face. This morning I woke up with a normal colored, normal size face, and the itchiness has gone waay down. :) To some ppl, this might just seem like luck that it healed up a couple days early. But I see it as God once again answering my prayers, and moving in my life in big ways. This is just another one of the many reasons God gives me to put more faith in Him, and what He can do. The bible promises that with God, all things are possible. It's ridiculous how easily we can stray from really believing that when the world's promises seem to be so enticing and full. But it's only the mercy of God that brings us back to the cross and shows us what a powerful, awesome God our savior is.

rap song.

I was having my devos this afternoon and I was reading all these verses about being lost and found again. It reminded me what it was like to be lost in my sin, without hope, then to have God come and pick me to be one of His children. Lot's of times when I get to really thinking about something, Ill just start writing about it, so here's what came out today. i guess its kind of in song form...


haha sorry its sooo long.

p.s. my baby sis can rap prettay good, and my other sis can sing so hopefully sometime we'll actually finish and record it. :)


This world is worthless and crap
Just like this attempt at a rap
Seems when you look around you
There’s to many choices to choose
Its like its life or it death
Yet we rarely choose best
Cuz the good stuff looks dull
And the bad stuff looks full
Its like its veggies and candy
You kno ull pick what looks dandy
But it ends up all hollow
Consequences to swallow
See the sweetness never lasts
The happiness’ pass
And ur left at the beginning
Thinking, and signing

If I only knew the way, outta this place
Im so tired a frayed, I want a happiness that stays
And a rock that I can lean on, that doesn’t melt away
A rock (a rock)
That doesn’t melt away

Yea I’ve been there before
And since then I’ve failed ever more
No matter how much I work
At my door failure lurks
In my own strength I try
At success I really pry
I pretend that I’m strong
But for true strength I long
Cuz inside Im falling
For help Im screaming and calling
But my friends they don’t answer
Nor do those promising pleasures
I’m at a place of desperation
I need resuscitation
Who will take me in?
Who in this world can save me from my sin?

Could there even be a way, outta this place?
Cuz I’m so tired and frayed, I want a happiness that stays
And a rock that I can lean on, that doesn’t melt away
A rock (a rock)
That doesn’t melt away

My face is filthy and smudged
I feel like on with the mud
I scan all faces for pity
But none even see me
I get to the end of the line
Hope is gone in my mind
Yet after all those blank stares,
I see expression that cares
The man smiles at me,
And says, “daughter, you’re free”
It’s then I start to realize
The burden that I’ve tried
To carry on my own,
From my back is now gone
The man takes it to a tree
Where He hangs and dies for me.
I look on and start to cry
Realization floods my life
It’s my savior, now I see
I’ve treated him as enemy
Yet He’s faithful to forgive
So eternally I can live

Thank God for making a way, outta this place
I’m still tired and frayed, but I have a happiness that stays
And a rock that I will lean on, that doesn’t melt away
A rock (a rock)
That doesn’t melt away.

So this rock I will lean on
Only by His strength Ill stay strong
When temptations come my way
I resist them, by His grace
Cuz he’s given me eyes to see
How worthless this world can be
And how pointless the pleasures
When He offers me treasures
I still fail and sin
But I just make that trip again
Back to the cross
Where my burden is lost
And His mercy runs free
To every sinner like me
I was once lost and blind
But He was merciful and kind
In His arms now I see
I will stay eternally