My Soul Sings.

very well. i have been slacking off....
but i have you know, before you come to any false conclusions, life has been far busier than i could have ever anticipated. most of the days that ive missed blogging, i have spent a total of less than an hour at home (not sleeping) and next to none on the computer.

i do think about it every day.

which leaves me in a pickle. i did promise to keep it up for forty straight days. and i did already blow that, multiple times.

thank God that I'm under so much grace.

i will keep blogging as often as i can... im thankful at this point for travel bibles that make it possible to have quiet times regardless of where in the world you are or how many minutes you have free.

church today was awesome. i really appreciated the word that ryan fluetsch brought about the word of God versus threats. ive been thinking about it in those terms all day, but for a much longer period of time ive been contemplating the same concepts in my own thoughts.

the world is bent on bombarding us with threats all the time. some of them seem very logical (the economy is bad. we need to do x, y, and z to stay ahead.) but are according to the systems of man and not those of God. when we bury ourselves in God, what he says, and living through Him, things look much differently. all of a sudden, we realize that following His voice is what will lead us into satisfaction, joy, and peace. this looks different for everybody. i believe that for everyone, it means coming into an understanding that we are to hold onto our earthly possessions very loosely; knowing that they belong to God and that we do not have ownership of them.

this is deeper than possessions, though. this is the enemy working to cause us to forget who we belong to, and what authority we are to answer to. he uses the world to fill our heads with ideas and theories that make sense according to the world, but are base and beneath what we are called to. it takes no faith at all to live by the world's standards. even successfully.

the word of God holds every answer. to everything. there will never be anything i can say that will come close to even the most unimpressive verse of the Bible. there is so much wisdom and meaning hidden within every line. and it is so applicable, if only we would take the time to listen and learn. this MUST be where we draw our identity. our feelings MUST come into alignment with the truth within! without grounding ourselves in the word each day, we are left to believe whatever deception is thrown at us. when Jesus himself was being tempted, he did not retaliate by using his wits or his strength, but with the very word of God. he knew that there was no offensive like the pure truth.

that message brought me back. i got absolutely wrecked on hebrews 4:12 a few months ago. Jesus is transforming my heart and mind more and more every day <3

Hebrews 4:12-13

For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.