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"I know that you are for me!"

LISTEN :) --> "You Are For Me" by Kari Jobe       
           I absolutely LOVE that Kari Jobe song, You Are for Me (I'm so glad you posted the lyrics, Mclean!) I listen to that just about every day- literally. I feel like the Lord speaks to me the most through music, and the lyrics to this song are such a sweet reminder that God IS for us. He IS fighting for YOU daily. Wow! It blows my mind to think that the Lord is fighting for me, as many times as I fail Him.

           God's love for us is so faithful, constant, patient, merciful, and true. I have been so overwhelmed by God's love for me recently- just trying to grasp how much He really does love me.. how much He fights for me.. how much potential He sees for my life. I have always wondered if I really let the Lord love me. I know that I love Him so much, but do I let Him love me? Do I truly accept His love? I feel as if my answer would have been no a year ago, but I have slowly grown to accept that love over this past year. I feel like I have been loved so well by the ones around me, and that I have seen Christ through the way others love me.

              This year has been crazy, chaotic, stressful, joyful, humbling, and such a blessing. Some mornings I wonder how I am even going to step out of bed, because I'm so exhausted (partly because I stay up too late ha!), but I have found that If I spend time with Jesus FIRST my day looks completely different. No, this does not happen every day for me. My prayer is that I would just rest at the foot of the Cross first thing each morning.. Be STILL. Soak my day in prayer. I long for that to be true of my life DAILY. So that is something you all can be praying for in my life. I was at Young life tuesday training last night, and Jim Branch said something that really encouraged me to be true of myself. He said, " I don't leave the house until I have prayed for an hour. I know that with the number of people I will talk to, truth I will speak into other people's lives, number of times I will stumble, that I WILL need to be rooted in Jesus and prayer." Now, i know that one hour isn't going to happen every day, with the crazy schedules we have as college students. The idea of not leaving the house until I have prayed for  every aspect of my day, known and unknown, is so exciting to me. So exciting, because prayer is so powerful and I am always so anxious to see what the Lord has in store.  I know that our days fly by and we look back and wonder what we have even done with our time; but I would just encourage you all to PRAY. It's just as simple as that. Rest in Jesus' arms each morning and pray, listen, weep, laugh! Jesus has more than we could ever imagine in store for each of our lives-even on the days we cant imagine making a difference in the lives of others because of our own messes.

         I am a firm believer in the power of prayer. I am praying for each of you. Praying that you all will be warriors in fighting your own battle! I am so thankful the Lord has placed each of you in my life. Love Love LOVE you, sweet sisters in Christ! :)

     

Sunshineee

Hi friends!
Laura, I am going through the bible in a year too! We are probably doing the same readings! I love that passage that you talked about and how important it is for us to realize that God really is fighting for us, and that we can rest in that statement alone. I feel like I have been struggling with that a lot lately. About two weeks ago, the anxiety I struggle with hit a new low and I was so miserable. I literally broke down and one of my best friends here came over to talk to me and told me some of the same things you posted, Laura, about trusting God and knowing his plan for us. Ya'll, ever since then, I have been a different person! I have really been actually putting my trust in God for the first time, and it makes a world of difference! It's like I had to hit the bottom to understand.

Also, I know some of ya'll know that there was a shooting here yesterday, and it seriously was no big deal at all! It happened because of an argument over a girl, and one guy shot the other in the hand. No big deal, but I had watched the movie To Save a Life earlier that day(if you haven't seen it go rent it, it's awesome!). But anyways, it just made me think, is his life really so deprived of God that he would shoot someone over something so little? It just makes me realize that there are so many people without God in their lives and how sad that is! It is just so apparent how many people need Him right now!!

AND, I am going through quest again to be a young life leader here, and I am sooo excited about it!!

Mclean, one of my friends here and I were just talking about how God is the only love we really need, and that we are so blessed to have great friends in our life! Her and her boyfriend just broke up and she thought she wouldn't be able to listen to "God gave me you" until she realized that that goes the same for friends! God gives us our friends and family to show His love and give someone to be there for us at all times! It is just so great!

I don't know how this ended up to be so long but I LOVE ya'll so much!! I miss you all!! I can't wait to see you soon!

Katie

LOVE

I have been struggling with love over the last few months as yall all know. Today was especially hard because it is like single awareness day everywhere!!! BUT I went to a revival tonight, and the most important thing is that GOD LOVES ME! Nothing else matters, like at all! I can not explain to yall how much I needed this message today of all days. Here are some lyrics of songs we sang tonight that I think are amazing! Love each and every one of you!

constantSo faithful, so constant and so true
So powerful in all You do
You fill me, You see me
You know my every move
You love for me to sing to You

I know that You are for me, I know that You are for me
I know that You will never forsake me in my weakness
And I know that You have come now even if to write upon my heart
To remind me who You are

So patient, so gracious, so merciful and true
So wonderful in all You do
You fill me, You see me
You know my every move
You love for me to sing to You

Lord, I know that You are for me, I know that You are for me
I know that You will never forsake me in my weakness
And I know that You have come now even if to write upon my heart
To remind me

Lord, I know that You are for me, I know that You are for me
I know that You will never forsake me in my weakness
And I know that You have come now even if to write upon my heart
To remind me who You are
To remind me

I know that You are for me, I know that You are for me
I know that You will never forsake me in my weakness
And I know that You have come now even if to write upon my heart
To remind me who You are



The more i seek you,
the more i find you.

The more i find you,
the more I love you

I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath,
hear your heart beat

This love is so deep,
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming

The more i seek you,
the more i find you.

The more i find you,
the more I love you

I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath,
hear your heart beat

This love is so deep,
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming

I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath,
hear your heart beat

This love is so deep,
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming

I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath,
hear your heart beat

This love is so deep,
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace...

My Lovely Sunshines....
You all have been on my heart... you make me smile, you keep me going, you light up my world. So, this year, I have been reading through the "One Year in a Bible" and it has been so energizing to spend so much time in the word- both the OT and the NT. I read this scripture the other day and felt such comfort...

"Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” "
Exodus 14:13-14

Find peace in these words knowing that HE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU. I know that many of you all have been struggling against what appears to be "good" on the outside. You feel challenged to stand up for yourself and what you believe. Be encouraged and DO NOT BE AFRAID. Don't "fight" for yourself but let Him enter the battle for you. Simply BE STILL and rest in Him. When you have the tendency to want to fight and push back, just stop, and sit at His trusting that the Creator of the Universe knows what is best for you.