Giving all I am to You
-Psalm 27:1-
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Be Strong
For the past few weeks, my heart has been very uneasy. As the academic year dwindled down from those 8-9 months to just a few weeks, few days, few hours, and then finally ending, I couldn’t help but constantly worry about becoming an upperclassman next year.
“Who is going to keep me accountable?” “Who is going to hear me out?” “Who is going to be there for me?”…..These are the questions that I have been wrestling with for the past few weeks as the reality of the seniors graduating and some of my closest friends going abroad became more surreal.
Then I stumbled on this verse:
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” (Jeremiah 29:11).What a perfect verse for where I am at right now.
The truth is, I’ve been afraid of the changes that I would have to adjust to: the semester’s worth of fun and bonding that I would be losing out on with my friends going abroad, having to adjust to a new roommate, no longer seeing the familiar faces of the seniors on campus, no longer an underclassman, but an upperclassman, knowing that my time at BC is dwindling as well.
But when I stumbled upon that verse in Jeremiah, my fears became my joys.
I am an upperclassman now. I am no longer the baby, but someone who the underclassmen can come to for comfort. The time I lose with my friends abroad will be times gained to spend with everyone else. A new roommate means one more best friend. The seniors who graduated are now a new group of people for me to talk to about life after college. And most importantly, the new freshman class means more people for me to reach out to.I can’t thank God enough for the constant reminder that He’s there with me. What more do I need when I know that God is going to use my weaknesses to strengthen me? So…be Strong, Anna, be strong.
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”Like Eve after she tasted the forbidden fruit, we women hide. We hide behind our makeup. We hide behind our humor. We hide with angry silences and punishing withdrawals. We hide our truest selves and offer only what we believe is wanted, what is safe. We act in self-protective ways and refuse to offer what we truly see, believe, and know. We will not risk rejection or looking like a fool. We have spoken in the past and been met with blank stares and mocking guffaws. We will not do it again. We hide because we are afraid. We have been wounded deeply. People have sinned against us and we have sinned as well. To hide means to remain safe, to hurt less. At least that is what we think. And so by hiding, we take matters into our own hands. We don’t return to our God with our broken and desperate hearts. And it has never occured to us that in all our hiding, something precious in us is also squelched, diminished, and refused—something God needs so very, very much for us to bring to the world.
Captivating (via jinieyang)
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The Story of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjSio8jur2Y&feature=share
This is such a beautiful video. It just reminds not to undermine God’s love for me.
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UnknownUnknown11Plays
There is None Like You / Worthy of Affection Medley with David kim!
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”Jesus said it was all about love, so why do you feel that it’s all about obedience? Love and you’ll become something more than obedient. Obey without love, and you eventually become something negative, ugly, and twisted. Don’t settle for mere obedience when love demands so much more from us.
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Lord, bring me home again
I’m no longer able
To bare the bitter winds
Or the heavy rains
I’ve long been settled
Lord, without comfort
Just a man on an earthly throne
Headed for the grave
Carry me home
Sweet Jesus, lift me
Until I’ve flown
The shadow of shame
Your love alone
Lord Jesus mends me
Lift me up
Oh Lord, carry me home
Lord, I’ve been branded
A loyal sinner
Seems like forever
Since I said Your name
I’m just a pilgrim
Still afraid of dying
But the sea is shinning brightly
With Your grace
Carry me home
Sweet Jesus, lift me
Until I’ve flown
The shadow of shame
Your love alone
Lord Jesus mends me
Lift me up
Oh Lord, carry me home
Carry me home
Sweet Jesus, lift me
Until I’ve flown
The shadow of shame
Your love alone
Lord Jesus mends me
Lift me up
Oh Lord, carry me home
Carry me home
Sweet Jesus, lift me
Until I’ve flown
The shadow of shame
Your love alone
Lord Jesus mends me
Lift me up
Oh Lord, carry me home
Lift me up
Oh Lord, carry me homeAaron Shust - Carry Me Home
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