Your Heart

Your love has ravished my heart, and taken me over.
And all i want is to be with You forever. 

So pull me a little closer God, take me a little deeper.

i want to know Your heart.

Your love is so much sweeter than anything i have ever tasted.

i want to know your heart oh God.

You alone are all i long for, all i care to know. i want to feel you close, so close.
i want to feel your breathe upon my face, i want to feel the fire burning in your heart.
 i want to know You.

i want to see the eyes that looked upon a prostitute with grace,

that saw the first light shine in the sky, 

that sees the forgotten, 

that looked upon death as hope,

that saw beauty in the ashes,

that sees my inmost being and yet still loves me. 

i want to see the feet that carried the Redeemer of all creation,

the feet that willingly stepped into a world of sin,

the feet that made ground holy, 

the feet that were washed by a condemned woman,

the feet that were nailed to a tree,

the feet that walked the road of Calvary.

i want to see the hands that knit me together in my mother's womb,

the hands that washed the sinner's feet,

the hands that measure east to west,

the hands that hold the universe,

the hands that blessed the fatherless,

the hands that touched the untouchable,

the hands that showed the way,

the hands that calmed the storm,

the hands that were worn and weathered,

the hands that were pierced for my redemption.

i want to see the side that was speared for my transgressions,

the brow that carried a crown of thorns,

the lips that sang forgiveness over murders,

the face of glory.

Yes Lord, let me see those eyes, those feet, those hands, that side, that brow, those lips, that face.

 Let me see your glory.

Let me see your face.

Pull me closer. Take me a little deeper. I want to know your heart. 

Because your love is so much sweeter than anything I've ever tasted. 

How great Your love is for me. How great is Your love.

You could love me more in a moment, than all the lovers could in a lifetime.

*inspired by the song Closer by Bethel*

How much do you want?

Where do I begin? Well firstly, hello. :) 

I haven't been able to post much this semester as school has been insanely crazy. But finally, spring break is here, and I can finally catch my breath. It amazes me that it is my last semester in college. But I am surprisingly excited about the new adventure the Lord is leading me on. He guides me so tenderly. 

Never before in my life have my eyes been opened to so much so quickly! I feel like the Lord is showing me so many new things, I don't even know which one to dwell on! But what a blessing! I truly have no desire to be anywhere else than where I am right this moment. I am overwhelmed at the faithfulness of my Father. I simply ask him to increase my faith, and he blows me out of the water (gently of course : )

So I suppose I should share with you some of what the Lord has revealed to me? Here goes.

Over Christmas break, the Lord has shown me the lack of the Holy Spirit in the western church. This is absolutely tragic. Here in the western church, we acknowledge and include in our doctrine the Holy Spirit, however, there is little else. Without the Holy Spirit, a church is simply a building full of people talking. If the Holy Spirit were to leave the church, would it look any different? I fear we would still stick to our by-the-minute routine every sunday, and not realize the lack. However, I know with full confidence there are quite a few people who would notice this lack, and already do. 

My point is this: We must invite the Holy Spirit, the presence of God, to dwell with and in us. There is an infinite amount of love and power in the Holy Spirit, and yet we do not even seek it!

"We may have as much of God as we will. Christ puts the key of the treasure-chamber into our hand, and bids us take all that we want. If a man is admitted into the bullion vault of a bank, and told to help himself, and comes out with one cent, whose fault is it that he is poor? Whose fault is it that Christian people generally have such scanty portions of the free riches of God?" - McLaren "Streams in the Desert"

The Lord has graced me with the experience of seeing the Holy Spirit's power through several healings in the past few months, and allowed me to tangibly feel the "leap of faith" it takes to welcome in the workings of the Holy Spirit. I want to take all that I can from the rich inheritance of Christ! May we never cease to take from the fountain of Living Water. 

I want to see a church rise up that depends upon the Holy Spirit for everything, a church that  welcomes the Spirit before all they do, and seeks the presence of God before going into routine. I want to see a church that doesn't just read the word of God and tell us to worship it; I want to see a church that realizes without the Spirit, the Word is just words. 

God is infinitely bigger than our comprehension, and he has given us the Holy Spirit to show us that. Yet we remain satisfied with "one cent," one ticket to salvation, one check off the Christian list. May it not be! God has so much more for us in this life even! He longs to show us his majesty and power! Why do we not take from this! People think miracles don't happen anymore or that God doesn't speak prophesy through his people any longer. Have they ever thought that it is perhaps because we have stopped asking or thinking we need it?

Don't limit God. When you limit God, you are only limiting how much he uses you, not limiting his power. He will just move on to use someone else if you are not willing. But  I choose to be willing, and I pray you will be too. Let us choose to rise up and claim the calling we have been given. 

"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect towards him." 2 Chronicles KJB 

 He longs to show himself strong! We need only to ask and believe that He will! 

"I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call- one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. " 

Ephesians 4:1-6

Let us not neglect the Spirit. He is God. Let us not limit him, but with faith pray for big things. This generation has been called to step out of the shadows and rise up to the calling. We will not stand idle. We will glorify the Father of Heaven, stand upon the salvation of Christ, and put into action the power of the Holy Spirit. And in this way, He will make heaven on earth a reality here. 

Let Him be Glorified

A couple months ago I received a call from from the non-profit we support in our sales, OneVerse. They called asking if my donation was a one time deal or a monthly commitment. I then was able to explain to them Three Remain and the purpose behind it. They were very excited about it and so asked me to be interviewed for their monthly newsletter.

I never started this to bring glory to my name, but God's name. And he has been utterly faithful to act and bring glory and honor to his name. My God is so amazingly faithful, I cannot understand how he could be so good. But with this publicity has come quite a lot more business. I rely upon the Lord to help this business and I know he will show his faithfulness once again. He will be faithful to the end.

OneVerse Three Remain Article


Here is the article written about God's business. He is faithful to go beyond our wildest expectations. All glory and honor be to my Savior, for he is certainly so good.

I hope you feel his presence today and are reminded of his steadfast love for you. May you have an intimate encounter with our God this Christmas season.

Blessings.

Predestined to Be.

Scripture is eternal. It is the Word of God and will last forever. It holds treasures that will take forever to uncover and understand. Charles Spurgeon said,

"There is enough in the Bible for you to live on forever. If your life should outnumber the years of Methuselah, there would be no need for a fresh revelation. If you should live until Christ comes back upon the earth, there would be no necessity for the addition of a single word. If you should go down as deep as Jonah or descend as David said he did into the belly of hell, there would be enough in the Bible to comfort you without a supplementary sentence" (Holy Spirit Power p.20).

Enough. There is more than enough in this blessed treasure! What we know of the Holy Book, we will keep with us for all eternity. That is why it is so important for us to know it deeply and better than anything else in this world. It is a command:

"Seek and read from the book of he Lord" Isaiah 34:16

I watched this Youtube video by the poet Janette...ikz (Genetics) called I Will Wait for You.

It made me realize the bigger picture of the message of the Bible stories. I have grown up in the church my whole life and always heard the Bible stories. But I saw for the first time, the amazing character qualities as a whole that the people of the Bible hold. She goes into depth about the characteristics of the men in the Bible, and a few of the women. I love how she noticed the "attention to detail of Noah." These qualities are ones that God intends for us to have as his children. Going off of her list I wrote a piece about what the women of scripture show us, their sisters.

My God, my God, you cry out to us,

"My holy, set apart, daughters

Rise. Rise and become what I have predestined you to be.

For you are mine, and I have a glorious future for you.

I have knit you to be a Woman of God.

A woman with the

boldness of Esther's step, and

the unshakable loyalty of Mary Magdalene.

A woman whose hospitality of Lydia 

aligns with the submission of Mary

which is engulfed in the tears of a praying Hannah.

I have formed you to have the

wisdom of Abigail

amidst the discernment of Deborah.

You were not meant for insecurity or doubt, 

but rather to have the strength of Jael 

and the tried faith of Sarah.

You are to forget your past and accept the name Christ has given you.

Redeemed.

Take hold of this redemption with the courage of Rahab.

 I have destined you to proclaim my Truth

with the insight of the prophet Anna

and the endurance of Hagar.

You are my bride, my wife.

Act so, with the charity of Dorcas, 

the selflessness of Martha,

and the humility of her sister, Mary.

I long to have you, with the warm closeness of Ruth.

Trust in my promises. 

Follow me with the trust of Rebecca.

You are my Beloved daughter.

Rise.

You have been predestined before your first breath to be this woman.

But you cannot achieve his on your own.

You need me to refine you, try you, and stretch you.

But this purpose for which I have created you, will come to pass.

Indeed, my sweet, it shall come.

It will be difficult, but draw near to me.

I will redeem and restore the years that the locust have stolen away. 

I will sing sweet melodies as I rejoice over the woman you are becoming.

You are beautiful, and I seek to create even more beauty in you.

My Beauty.

I yearn for the day when I shall bring you to my Father,

Presenting you with utmost joy, saying,

'Look Father! Look at my bride! Her beauty goes beyond the earth. 

She is my bride, and she is a heavenly being.

She is beautiful.

She offered herself in utter humility to be molded and refined.

And look what I have created her to be.

I made her into the perfect image you held in your heart of her

from the day you created her.

She is restored. Redeemed. Complete.'

This is what I long to say on that day I bring you Home. 

My love, this is what I have in store for you. 

Let me shape you, let me form you.

My plan for you is glorious.

So rise. Rise up and declare on this day who you will be.

You will be the Woman of God displayed in My Word.

You will take your place as my bride.

Rise. Be my bride.

Come, and be."

Praise the Lord, oh my soul!

Hello sweet brothers and sisters!
Our God is so good! I would love to share with you all what he did this past weekend. We had a craft show where we shared a table with our sister company A Whimsy Willow.

The Lord was so gracious and the highest selling products were the Three Remain scarves and bracelets. He is surely faithful to bring glory to His Name, and that is the cry of this whole entire endeavor, that the Lord's name be glorified.

Picture courtesy of OneVerse.org

As a result of the great work the Lord did, we were able to give half of the proceeds of the Three Remain sales to OneVerse and translate 4 verses for the Arew people of Tanzania! Four verses may not seem like alot, but each verse is $26 dollars to translate. This money goes towards:

"Your OneVerse gift funds six major steps to bring God’s Word to a new heart language. They are:

• Creating a first draft translation of the text
• Forming a language team to review the first draft of the translation
• Testing the new draft of the translation within the indigenous community
• Checking the translation by translating the draft back into English or another major language
• Professional language consultants to review and check the translation
• A final check of the translation prior to publication

Undergirding each of these project steps are training and mentoring, consultation for translators, computers, printers, translation software, office supplies, transportation, salaries or the equivalent and other necessities." (Oneverse.org ; http://www.oneverse.org/faqs)

As you can see, it takes alot to translate even one verse. They must take the original Hebrew scripture and translate it into a language, taking into account the root words, tense, context, etc. 

With the proceeds the four verses translated this weekend were: 

John 5:18 "For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God."

John 5:19 "Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 
John 5:20 "For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed. 
John 5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it.


I am so excited to see where God takes this endeavor. It was his inspiration that began it, and will continue it. Without Christ we "can do nothing," we only seek to glorify His Name and bring His Word to those who do not have it. 


All glory to God our Father, who is faithful beyond our wildest dreams and expectations. He is so so SO Worthy. Praise the Lord, oh my soul, praise the Lord.

Who Am I?

I have had this song for a while now, given to me by a friend, but I hadn't really listened to it until this morning. And when I did, I experienced some of the greatest comfort and peace. Please listen to this song, and let it saturate your soul.

I am all He says I am.

What does He say you are? 

I am a child of God - He is my Father 1 John 3:1,2
I am Christ's friend - John 15:15
I am born of God - 1 John 4:7
I have been adopted by God - Romans 8:15

I am an heir of God - Romans 8:17
I am a joint heir with Christ - Romans 8:17; Galations 4:7
I am blessed with every spiritual blessing - Ephesians 1:3
I am a child of promise - Romans 9:8; Gal 3:14
I've been given great promises - 2 Peter 1:4

I'm redeemed and forgiven - Eph 1:6-8
I've been justified - made righteous - Rom 5:1
I have eternal life - John 5:24
I died with Christ to the power of sin - Rom 6:1-6
I am free from condemnation - Rom 8:1
I have received the Spirit of God - 1 Corinthians 2:12
I have been given the mind of Christ- 1 Cor. 2:16
I have been crucified with Christ - Gal 2:20
I am a new creation - 2 Cor 5:17
I have been made alive with Christ - Eph 2:5
I am God's workmanship - Eph 2:10
I have received fullness in Christ - Col 2:10

I am connected to the true vine - John 15:1,5
I am a willing slave of righteousness - Rom 6:18,22
I am a temple of God - 1 Cor 3:16, 6:19
I am one spirit with the Lord - 1 Cor 6:17
I am a member of Christ's body - 1 Cor 12:27

I am reconciled to God - 2 Cor 5:18
I am a saint - Eph 1:1, Phil 1:1
I am a fellow citizen in God's kingdom - Eph 2:19
I have been brought near to Christ - Eph 2:13
I am to be righteous and holy like God - Eph 4:24
I have direct access to God - Eph 2:18
I am a citizen of heaven - Phil 3:20
I have been rescued from Satan's domain - Col 1:13
I am hidden with Christ in God - Col 3:3
I am chosen of God - holy, beloved- Col 3:12
I am a child of light, not darkness - 1 Thess 5:5
I am a partaker of Christ - Heb 3:14
I am one of God's living stones - 1 Pet 2:5
I am a member of a royal priesthood - 1 Pet 2:9
I am to be a stranger to this world - 1 Pet 2:11
I am an enemy of the devil - 1 Pet 5:8

I am to be salt on the earth - Mt 5:13
I am to be light in the world - Mt 5:14
I am chosen and appointed to bear fruit - Jn 15:16
I am called to do the works of Christ - Jn 14:12
I am to do what Christ commanded His disciples - Mt 28:20
I have been given spiritual authority - Lk 10:19
Signs should accompany my work - Mk 16:17-20
I am a minister of a new covenant - 2 Cor 3:6
I am a minister of reconciliation - 2 Cor 5:18,19
I am to be an expression of life in Christ - Col 3:4
I am a partaker of a heavenly calling - Heb 3:1

I am all beautiful - Song of Solomon  4:7
I am loved - Jn 3:16
I am provided for - Mt 6:33
I am protected - Psalm 91:4
I am rejoiced and sung over - Zeph 3:17
I am a land of delight - Mal 3:12; Zeph 3:17
I am prayed over - Luke 22:31
I am a steward - Col 3:23; 1 Cor 4:2
I am washed clean and sanctified in the name of Jesus - 1 Cor 6:11

These are only a few of the things that our God says of you. Open the Bible and you will find something on every page of what he calls you. And above all of these,

You are His own. 

Being Pursued

Sweet friend,
The Lord is pursuing you. Oh is he pursuing you! He is ready to show you his vast and gracious love. His love never fails and never falters. You can slap him and spit in his face, and he will only have love in his eyes for you. THAT is our God. THAT is the blessed Savior who hung on Calvary for your sins, for your mistakes, for your disobedience.  He gave his life in pursuit of you.

I think of Barabbas, the first man saved by Christ's sacrifice. I think often how or if it changed his life when he realized what this man was doing. Barabbas was in prison for causing a violent  uprising and murder, and the punishment for this was crucifixion. And here was this man, who had done nothing but shown love and save lives. Barabbas's sin was directly opposite of what Christ's life had been, and yet Christ took his punishment.

Did Barabbas's see the face of Christ and understand what Christ was doing? History shows nothing about Barabbas after this account of being freed. I yearn to know how his life changed when he saw an innocent man hanging on the cross in his place. Would that change your life? Would you be forever changed if you saw a man before your eyes being crucified in your place?

Well it happened. He thought of you on that cross. Your name was on his lips. He knew the eternal glory you would receive by him dying for you.  Will you turn your face from him? Will you nullify his sufferings because it does not suit your lifestyle or reputation?  God is there, ready to abundantly bless you!

Some do not pursue God because it seems hopeless or too hard to know the wisdom past saints did. But friend, WE HAVE THE SAME BIBLE! We have the same book those saints had centuries ago.

"Some people do not expect to see Christ. They read the life of Madame Guyon, and her soul-enchanting hymns, and they say, “Ah! a blessed woman this.” They take down the letters of Samuel Rutherford, and when they read them through, they say, “Enchanting epistles! a strange, marvelously good man this.” It does not enter into their heads that they may be Madam Guyons, and that they may have as much nearness to Christ, and as much enjoyment as Samuel Rutherford. We have got into the habit of thinking the saints gone by stand up in elevated niches for us to stare at them with solemn awe, and fancy that we can never attain to their elevation. Brethren, they are elevated certainly, but they beckon us to follow them, and point to a something beyond; they invite us to outstrip them, to get greater nearness to Christ, a clearer sense of his love, and a more ravishing enjoyment of his presence. You do not expect to see Christ, and therefore you do not see him, not because he is not there to be seen, but because your eyes are held through your unbelief. I do not know any reason why we should not be full of joy this morning; every believing soul among us. Why hang ye those harps on the willows, beloved? You have a trial, say you. Yes, but Jesus is in it. He says, “When thou passest through the rivers, I will be with thee, the floods shall not overflow thee.” Why not rejoice then, since the dear Shepherd is with you? What matters it though there be clouds? They are full of rain when He is there, and they shall empty themselves upon the earth.

Make it your prayer this morning, “Lord, open thou mine eyes that I may see my Savior present with me, and after once seeing him may I never let him go. From this day forth may I begin like Enoch to walk with God, and may I continue walking with God till I die, that I may then dwell with him forever.” I find it very easy to get near to God, compared with what it is to keep near. Enoch walked with God 400 years; what a long walk that was! What a splendid journey through life! Why should not you begin, dear Christian brother, today, if you have not begun, and walk with God through the few years which remain? Oh to get up above yon mists which dim the valley! Oh to climb the mountain’s top which laughs in the sunlight! Oh to get away from the heavy atmosphere of worldliness and doubt, of fear, of care, of fretfulness; to soar away from the worldlings who are always earth-hunting, digging into its mines and prying after its treasures, and to get up there where God dwells in the innermost circle of heavenly seclusion; where none can live but men who have been quickened from among the dead; where none can walk but men who are crucified with Christ, and who live only in him. Oh to get up there! where no more question concerning our security can molest us; where no carking care can disturb because all is cast upon the Lord, and rests wholly with him. Oh to live in such an entireness of confidence and childlike faith that we will have nothing to do with anything now except with serving him and showing forth the gratitude we owe to him who has done so much for us. Christ has called you to fellowship with himself, and he is not in the grave now. He is risen! rise you! He is ascended! ascend with him and learn what this meaneth, “He hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." - Charles Spurgeon "Eyes Opened"

Friend, call to him. He is faithful to hear you. He loves you greatly sweet child. Go, he beckons. Run to him, in this very moment. Do you hear his still small voice? "Come, come sweet child of mine. I have loved you with an everlasting love, and I will continue to love you in my faithfulness. Come, let me love you." 

He is yours to know. Know Him.