Thursday, October 14, 2010

Paid For

I hear the Savior say
Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness watch and pray
Find in me thine all in all

Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

Lord now indeed I find
Thy power and thine alone
Can change the lepers spots
And melt the heart of stone

Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

It's washed away! All my sin! And all my shame!

And when before the throne
I stand in him complete
Jesus died my soul to save
My lips shall still repeat

Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

Oh praise the One who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead!
Oh praise the One who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead!

Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

Sunday, October 3, 2010

provision

the Lord provides. He gives hope.
sometimes it just takes us being broken to see it.
He uses us when we're at our weakest. He takes our wretched, messy states and shines in spite of them. He shows His mercy and love even when it's not deserved. He provides for our needs that are unspoken. My God saves, my God loves, my God helps and gives heart. He inspires a faith so strong in His followers that i see it and have no choice but to believe. i want that type of trust, and im learning to have it, to lean on the Everlasting Rock.

He gives friends when we're low. He gives opportunities that can change a life. He lets us hurt so we can feel the immensity of His love. He lets us go through trials so we can see true joy. He lets us worry so when He provides our faith will be stronger.

i thank my Lord daily for the people He has placed in my life. there are people who have so blessed me that i will never forget them. Ashleigh and Claren, Margaret and Meredith, Amanda and Stephanie, David and Austin. they will never know how much they mean to me. how inspiring they are. how loved they are. i am so grateful and forever impacted by the faith they show and the love they give freely. my Heavenly Daddy knows what they need, and i believe His glory will come through these circumstances. He provides, He cares, He never stops holding our hands, He is ever faithful.

Praise to our Lord, who knows exactly what we need.