This past semester at MBU has been really tough on most people, including myself and out of all the problems that I have ever faced God is still a good God. He has pulled me out of trouble and taken me up to Himself.
I was inspired to write a song this past semester and it talks about how wonderful God is to me. And how He still loves us no matter what happens in our lives.
So for those who are having a rough time, I hope that these lyrics help you realize that God is there for you. He is amazing and He can help you through anything!
-You-
You made the earth
You formed my heart
You knew me since birth and
You are to me my all
When I was in chains
Your love remained
You held me in Your arms
Through all of the pain
Your love can move the mountains
And cast them into the sea
Your grace can forive
All of my sins
And set my soul free
And set my soul free
You know my thoughts
You know the way
Your Spirit is present
And will not go away
My heart may fail
But Yours still beats
Your strength renews my soul
And it's all that I need
Your love can move the mountains
And cast them into the sea
Your grace can forgive
All of my sings
And set my soul free
And set my soul free
You are an ever present help
You alone make me glad
(2x)
Your love can move the mountains
And cast them into the sea
Your grace can forgive all of my sins
And set my soul free
And set my soul free
Copyright Credit: © 2008
written by: Liz Hitt
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Heal The Wound
Heal The Wound by Point of Grace
I used to wish that I could rewrite history
I used to dream that each mistake could be erased
Then I could just pretend
I never knew the me back then
I used to pray that You would take this shame away
Hide all the evidence of who I've been
But it's the memory of
The place You brought me from
That keeps me on my knees
And even though I'm free
Heal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
And heal the wound but leave the scar
I have not lived a life that boasts of anything
I don't take pride in what I bring
But I'll build an altar with
The rubble that You've found me in
And every stone will sing
Of what You can redeem
Heal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
And heal the wound but leave the scar
Don't let me forget
Everything You've done for me
Don't let me forget
The beauty in the suffering
Heal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
And heal the wound but leave the scar
I had never heard of this song until my friend, Lauren, played it for me on her iTunes and once I heard it I got hooked onto it. The 2nd time I listened to it, I cried my eyes out because the message is so powerful and any song that makes me cry becomes a "life-song" for me.
The chorus was what really got to me. "Heal the wound but leave the scar. A reminder of how merciful You are." That's genius! I actually wish that I would've thought of that...ha ha.
God puts us through circumstances. Some cut us deep and some aren't as harsh, but either way we get "wounded" somehow. God only puts us through circumstances to help us grow in our relationship with Him and to get us to lean on Him more and more.
People think that when God puts us through tough times, that He doesn't care about us and that He only does that for entertainment. I used to feel that way, but then I came to realize that He was only growing me in my faith and drawing me closer to Him.
I am still going through a rough time, but I'm leaning on God now more than ever and I know that He will make things ok again. It's just gonna take time.
Lean on God. He will bring you through whatever is going on in your life!
In Christ,
*Liz Hitt*
I used to wish that I could rewrite history
I used to dream that each mistake could be erased
Then I could just pretend
I never knew the me back then
I used to pray that You would take this shame away
Hide all the evidence of who I've been
But it's the memory of
The place You brought me from
That keeps me on my knees
And even though I'm free
Heal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
And heal the wound but leave the scar
I have not lived a life that boasts of anything
I don't take pride in what I bring
But I'll build an altar with
The rubble that You've found me in
And every stone will sing
Of what You can redeem
Heal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
And heal the wound but leave the scar
Don't let me forget
Everything You've done for me
Don't let me forget
The beauty in the suffering
Heal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
And heal the wound but leave the scar
I had never heard of this song until my friend, Lauren, played it for me on her iTunes and once I heard it I got hooked onto it. The 2nd time I listened to it, I cried my eyes out because the message is so powerful and any song that makes me cry becomes a "life-song" for me.
The chorus was what really got to me. "Heal the wound but leave the scar. A reminder of how merciful You are." That's genius! I actually wish that I would've thought of that...ha ha.
God puts us through circumstances. Some cut us deep and some aren't as harsh, but either way we get "wounded" somehow. God only puts us through circumstances to help us grow in our relationship with Him and to get us to lean on Him more and more.
People think that when God puts us through tough times, that He doesn't care about us and that He only does that for entertainment. I used to feel that way, but then I came to realize that He was only growing me in my faith and drawing me closer to Him.
I am still going through a rough time, but I'm leaning on God now more than ever and I know that He will make things ok again. It's just gonna take time.
Lean on God. He will bring you through whatever is going on in your life!
In Christ,
*Liz Hitt*
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Dealing with grief
This past weekend was Fall Break for MBU and it was great to relax and get away for a weekend, but on Sunday evening at 10:10pm a very dear friend of my family, Mel Wolters, passed away after a long fight with cancer.
I found that out on Monday and I didn't think that I'd take the news so hard because I wasn't really that close to him, but somehow it tore me up to hear that he passed away.
Dealing with grief just plain stinks..... and I hate having a bad attitude around people because it depresses them (or at least I feel like it does) and my unhappiness makes others unhappy and I just hate doing that.
When I heard about Mel's passing I just felt the need to go play a guitar or just make some serious music. So I went to Guitar Center in Bridgeton and played my heart out. It felt so good to do that and that's the main way I deal with grief or stress. I just go somewhere by myself with a guitar in hand or just go to a practice room at school and just play & sing so hard that I can't sing/play anymore. For me it feels great, but the sad thing is that I can't sing/play forever. It's only for a moment and then reality kicks in.
Mel's death sparked something that I've been thinking about for awhile. I've come to realize that I have drifted away from my old friends. Ever since I came to MBU I've met new people and started new friendships. I'm not saying that MBU is to blame for that, but that's just how things went down when I came here.
Drifting away from people that you care about is not good because you miss out on a lot and you miss out on the memories that you made with those people.
So my advice for today is to contact someone that you haven't talked to in awhile, because you never know what you may have missed out on and you never know when you might look at that person for the last time ever.
I didn't get to say goodbye to Mel Wolters and I regret not being able to do so or to at least be there at the hospital.
Life is short. Tell everyone that you love them as often as you can. Even if it gets to the point where it's creepy.
I love you and hope your week goes great for you,
*Liz Hitt*
I found that out on Monday and I didn't think that I'd take the news so hard because I wasn't really that close to him, but somehow it tore me up to hear that he passed away.
Dealing with grief just plain stinks..... and I hate having a bad attitude around people because it depresses them (or at least I feel like it does) and my unhappiness makes others unhappy and I just hate doing that.
When I heard about Mel's passing I just felt the need to go play a guitar or just make some serious music. So I went to Guitar Center in Bridgeton and played my heart out. It felt so good to do that and that's the main way I deal with grief or stress. I just go somewhere by myself with a guitar in hand or just go to a practice room at school and just play & sing so hard that I can't sing/play anymore. For me it feels great, but the sad thing is that I can't sing/play forever. It's only for a moment and then reality kicks in.
Mel's death sparked something that I've been thinking about for awhile. I've come to realize that I have drifted away from my old friends. Ever since I came to MBU I've met new people and started new friendships. I'm not saying that MBU is to blame for that, but that's just how things went down when I came here.
Drifting away from people that you care about is not good because you miss out on a lot and you miss out on the memories that you made with those people.
So my advice for today is to contact someone that you haven't talked to in awhile, because you never know what you may have missed out on and you never know when you might look at that person for the last time ever.
I didn't get to say goodbye to Mel Wolters and I regret not being able to do so or to at least be there at the hospital.
Life is short. Tell everyone that you love them as often as you can. Even if it gets to the point where it's creepy.
I love you and hope your week goes great for you,
*Liz Hitt*
Monday, October 6, 2008
Why Am I Doing This?
So I am taking quite a few music classes this semester at MBU; such as Fundamentals of Music, Private Voice, Recital Attendance, Class Piano 1, and Studio Class, and I've come to realize that music is hard. The tech side of it is very difficult. Like, knowing the values of notes, key signatures, etc etc....
Every time I go to my music classes I always get discouraged when I don't understand something. It makes me think "why am I doing this?"
Now....I can't escape that thought. "Why am I studying music?" Is it really worth all the trouble?
So quite frankly, I don't know what to do. I know that I'm supposed to trust in God and His will for my life, but for some reason....it's hard this time. I don't understand why it is, but it just is.
Being in a music class and not knowing what the teacher is talking is quite embarrassing....especially when the teacher calls on you and you don't know what to say or do.
I am not asking this out of selfishness, but I do need prayer for God's guidance on this whole music thing and for me to get over my pride and ask for help when I need it...lol
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this.
I appreciate you and love you (whoever you are)
*Liz Hitt*
Every time I go to my music classes I always get discouraged when I don't understand something. It makes me think "why am I doing this?"
Now....I can't escape that thought. "Why am I studying music?" Is it really worth all the trouble?
So quite frankly, I don't know what to do. I know that I'm supposed to trust in God and His will for my life, but for some reason....it's hard this time. I don't understand why it is, but it just is.
Being in a music class and not knowing what the teacher is talking is quite embarrassing....especially when the teacher calls on you and you don't know what to say or do.
I am not asking this out of selfishness, but I do need prayer for God's guidance on this whole music thing and for me to get over my pride and ask for help when I need it...lol
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this.
I appreciate you and love you (whoever you are)
*Liz Hitt*
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Input/Output
This past saturday I had the opportunity to attend a worship arts seminar at my college, Missouri Baptist University. This conference featured guest speakers Dan Kimball, a major leader in the emerging church movement, and Matt Maher, a world renown Contemporary Christian artist/songwriter.
What they had to say about worship was great and all, but what they said still has not changed my view on worship.
Worship is about us giving all that we have to God.
One thing that Matt Maher talked about that was interesting to me was that worship or prayer needs to be about input as well as output. When we worship God, we give God everything we have and praise His name, and when we pray we talk to God, but very seldom do we just take the time to listen.
The more I think about that, the more it makes sense. In my prayer life, personally, I talk.....haha....I actually very rarely take the time to just shut my mouth and listen.
When Matt Maher was talking about this I was reminded of Psalm 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God".
I have come to realize that I can never get away from the noise of life. There's a lot of crazy stuff going on with college, the world, and it's just really hard to get away from it. But I am starting to realize the need to get alone and be still and rest in the knowledge that God is a big God and He has me in His hand.
So yes, worship/prayer is output to God, but we cannot forget that it is also input from God. Input from God is essential to our growth in our faith in Him.
So take time today to get alone and just read God's Word and be still.....instead of talking profusely. Share your heart with God, but take the time to listen.
God Bless,
*Liz Hitt*
What they had to say about worship was great and all, but what they said still has not changed my view on worship.
Worship is about us giving all that we have to God.
One thing that Matt Maher talked about that was interesting to me was that worship or prayer needs to be about input as well as output. When we worship God, we give God everything we have and praise His name, and when we pray we talk to God, but very seldom do we just take the time to listen.
The more I think about that, the more it makes sense. In my prayer life, personally, I talk.....haha....I actually very rarely take the time to just shut my mouth and listen.
When Matt Maher was talking about this I was reminded of Psalm 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God".
I have come to realize that I can never get away from the noise of life. There's a lot of crazy stuff going on with college, the world, and it's just really hard to get away from it. But I am starting to realize the need to get alone and be still and rest in the knowledge that God is a big God and He has me in His hand.
So yes, worship/prayer is output to God, but we cannot forget that it is also input from God. Input from God is essential to our growth in our faith in Him.
So take time today to get alone and just read God's Word and be still.....instead of talking profusely. Share your heart with God, but take the time to listen.
God Bless,
*Liz Hitt*
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Stress Turned Into Comfort
Since school started back up here at MoBap, I have noticed that more and more people that I've come to know, develop a lot of stress or receive a lot of stress in the first few weeks of classes. We get stressed out about homework that needs to get done and how well we're doing in a class, and blah blah.....the list goes on.
Stress is a nasty tool that satan uses to mess with our heads and hearts. We cannot let stress in our lives overwhelm us and get the best of us. We must look to God and let Him take our stress and turn it into comfort. He is our comforter and counselor and we should take advantage of His counsel. God knows what He is doing; we on the other hand do not.
I have found that the world's solution to getting through stressful times is waaay different than God's way. The world says to stop and take a breath and believe that you can get through whatever it is you're going through. I'm sorry, but the world's solution is crap. I mean sure I agree with the "stop and take a breath" part, but we can't really believe in ourselves because we are sinful and fallible. God is NOT sinful and He is infallible. Therefore it makes sense to look to only Him for help in times of stress.
The Bible even says "The Lord is a refuge of strength for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble" (Psalm 9:9-10)
So today be assured that when you go through times of stress, God is always there to take your stress and turn it into comfort. God's got your back :-)
Have a blessed week,
*Liz*
Stress is a nasty tool that satan uses to mess with our heads and hearts. We cannot let stress in our lives overwhelm us and get the best of us. We must look to God and let Him take our stress and turn it into comfort. He is our comforter and counselor and we should take advantage of His counsel. God knows what He is doing; we on the other hand do not.
I have found that the world's solution to getting through stressful times is waaay different than God's way. The world says to stop and take a breath and believe that you can get through whatever it is you're going through. I'm sorry, but the world's solution is crap. I mean sure I agree with the "stop and take a breath" part, but we can't really believe in ourselves because we are sinful and fallible. God is NOT sinful and He is infallible. Therefore it makes sense to look to only Him for help in times of stress.
The Bible even says "The Lord is a refuge of strength for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble" (Psalm 9:9-10)
So today be assured that when you go through times of stress, God is always there to take your stress and turn it into comfort. God's got your back :-)
Have a blessed week,
*Liz*
Thursday, September 4, 2008
The Feeling Of Conviction
Don't you hate the feeling of conviction? I know I do, but the more I think about it the more I realize that conviction is good. Being convicted by God about something helps me, personally, grow and mature in my faith.
Lately God has revealed to me that I desperately need an attitude change. I keep praying and asking for change but I haven't felt it yet. I know that God will change my heart and attitude, but I just need to be patient and wait on God to work in my life. I have learned not to pray for patience, because I never know what God will put me through to test my patience...lol. Instead I keep asking Him for what I need in my life and right now my need is change. I want to experience so much change that other people start to see it.
One of the goals that I have set for myself this year is to touch someone's heart for God. I don't care how I do that; I just care that I do it.
One thing that I ask of you (the reader) is to just pray that God changes my heart and attitude. I am not asking out of selfishness, I just desperately need a new start to this year. A new mindset.
One thing that I forgot to put down on my blog, is that if you need prayer for anything, don't hesitate to get in contact with me.
Building community is important and I want to be here for you and encourage you.
Thanks so much for reading.
God Bless,
*Liz*
Lately God has revealed to me that I desperately need an attitude change. I keep praying and asking for change but I haven't felt it yet. I know that God will change my heart and attitude, but I just need to be patient and wait on God to work in my life. I have learned not to pray for patience, because I never know what God will put me through to test my patience...lol. Instead I keep asking Him for what I need in my life and right now my need is change. I want to experience so much change that other people start to see it.
One of the goals that I have set for myself this year is to touch someone's heart for God. I don't care how I do that; I just care that I do it.
One thing that I ask of you (the reader) is to just pray that God changes my heart and attitude. I am not asking out of selfishness, I just desperately need a new start to this year. A new mindset.
One thing that I forgot to put down on my blog, is that if you need prayer for anything, don't hesitate to get in contact with me.
Building community is important and I want to be here for you and encourage you.
Thanks so much for reading.
God Bless,
*Liz*
Friday, August 22, 2008
A Sign From God Perhaps??
So it was really rainy yesterday and it was nearing time for SpiritWing rehearsal.
For some reason my attitude that day was not right at all. I felt really bitter and annoyed and I just didn't feel like rehearsing at all.
So, back to the rainy day. As I said, it was a rainy day and I was wearing flip flops (stupid move) and naturally they got wet. And when I walked into the Fine Arts Building at my school, I wiped my feet on the carpet thinking they were dry. Boy was I wrong.
Once my right foot hit the slippery floor my knee twisted and my knee cap dislocated and popped back into place.
Now you would think that I would've screamed in pain, but surprisingly I didn't. I just sat there and rubbed my knee. Then I got up into a near-by chair and continued to rub it. Then Evan came in and asked what happened and then like a gentleman, he got some ice for me. Then Kirstin gave me some ibuprofen. I love my friends very much. Not only because of what they do for me, but because their hearts are good and awesome for the Lord.
My whole point in telling you this is because I felt like God knew that I shouldn't have been at SpiritWing practice. He knew that my heart wasn't right and He knew that my attitude wasn't right either.
So I encourage you to keep your heart right with the Lord and keep your attitude right as well. Or He may dislocate your knee! Just kidding.
But He really does have His ways of getting our attention on a certain matter and sometimes it really hurts.
So keep in mind that your attitude can be seen by others and it can affect others as well. So keep your heart and attitude in check at all times.
God Bless,
*Liz*
For some reason my attitude that day was not right at all. I felt really bitter and annoyed and I just didn't feel like rehearsing at all.
So, back to the rainy day. As I said, it was a rainy day and I was wearing flip flops (stupid move) and naturally they got wet. And when I walked into the Fine Arts Building at my school, I wiped my feet on the carpet thinking they were dry. Boy was I wrong.
Once my right foot hit the slippery floor my knee twisted and my knee cap dislocated and popped back into place.
Now you would think that I would've screamed in pain, but surprisingly I didn't. I just sat there and rubbed my knee. Then I got up into a near-by chair and continued to rub it. Then Evan came in and asked what happened and then like a gentleman, he got some ice for me. Then Kirstin gave me some ibuprofen. I love my friends very much. Not only because of what they do for me, but because their hearts are good and awesome for the Lord.
My whole point in telling you this is because I felt like God knew that I shouldn't have been at SpiritWing practice. He knew that my heart wasn't right and He knew that my attitude wasn't right either.
So I encourage you to keep your heart right with the Lord and keep your attitude right as well. Or He may dislocate your knee! Just kidding.
But He really does have His ways of getting our attention on a certain matter and sometimes it really hurts.
So keep in mind that your attitude can be seen by others and it can affect others as well. So keep your heart and attitude in check at all times.
God Bless,
*Liz*
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Small group....Big movement
So I got another opportunity to lead worship for a you type event only this time it was kinda different.
I led worship for a small group at Concord Baptist Church and their youth group has, what they call, a "Choices" Night. Which means that they have two events to choose to go to and on that wednesday night that I was there, the choices were to go to a concert type thing or to go to a small group Bible study type thing.
I led worship for the small group and it was such a blessing to be able to do that. It was very different from what I thought what I was going to be doing but God showed up and He really touched my heart and the hearts of those who were there.
Well those are my thoughts for the day.
Thanks for reading,
And God Bless,
*Liz*
I led worship for a small group at Concord Baptist Church and their youth group has, what they call, a "Choices" Night. Which means that they have two events to choose to go to and on that wednesday night that I was there, the choices were to go to a concert type thing or to go to a small group Bible study type thing.
I led worship for the small group and it was such a blessing to be able to do that. It was very different from what I thought what I was going to be doing but God showed up and He really touched my heart and the hearts of those who were there.
Well those are my thoughts for the day.
Thanks for reading,
And God Bless,
*Liz*
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Hear My Worship
There's a song that really touched my heart ever since I heard it. It's called "Hear My Worship" by Jaime Jamgochian.
This song brought me to tears when I sang it by myself. Any song that makes me cry is one that will be apart of me forever. (I have alot of songs like that = ])
Just take a listen and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Enjoy,
*Liz*
This song brought me to tears when I sang it by myself. Any song that makes me cry is one that will be apart of me forever. (I have alot of songs like that = ])
Just take a listen and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Enjoy,
*Liz*
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Why my URL is the way it is
Ok so when I made this blog I never posted something that explained my url "lizsunveiledface", so I'm going to take the time to explain why I chose that particular name.
There's a verse in the Bible that says, "As all of us reflect the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, we are becoming more like him with ever-increasing glory by the Lord's Spirit." 2 Corinthians 3:18
The first time I heard that verse was when SpiritWing 2007 was starting up and Brad read that verse to us and I remember thinking how awesome that sounded. So I thought that would be a cool name for my blog and the title for my blog would be "The Real Liz"; which it was for awhile and then I thought of a new title "Sweet Reflections".
2 Corinthians 3:18 reminds me of how worship is. When we come before God in worship, we can't hold anything back. We can't hide anything from Him because He sees everything and He knows everything. So when we worship God in whatever we do, we have "Unveiled Faces".
Trying to "veil" our faces is pointless; so my encouragement to you is to stop trying to hide things from God.
He already knows your pain, failures, mistakes, etc....
Just yield to God and He will show you amazing things = ]
There's a verse in the Bible that says, "As all of us reflect the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, we are becoming more like him with ever-increasing glory by the Lord's Spirit." 2 Corinthians 3:18
The first time I heard that verse was when SpiritWing 2007 was starting up and Brad read that verse to us and I remember thinking how awesome that sounded. So I thought that would be a cool name for my blog and the title for my blog would be "The Real Liz"; which it was for awhile and then I thought of a new title "Sweet Reflections".
2 Corinthians 3:18 reminds me of how worship is. When we come before God in worship, we can't hold anything back. We can't hide anything from Him because He sees everything and He knows everything. So when we worship God in whatever we do, we have "Unveiled Faces".
Trying to "veil" our faces is pointless; so my encouragement to you is to stop trying to hide things from God.
He already knows your pain, failures, mistakes, etc....
Just yield to God and He will show you amazing things = ]
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Beauty Overflowing
This past weekend God gave me a tremendous opportunity to help lead worship for a girl's retreat at FBC Ellisville and to be quite honest.....it was one of the most powerful weekends I have experienced in my entire life.
The theme or name for the girl's weekend was "Beauty Overflowing" and the main verse for the weekend was Proverbs 4:23, "Guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life."
The speaker, Kayla Meyer, was very genuine whenever she spoke. She talked about many things such as guarding your heart, being in community with one another, having a mentor, being honest, etc... I could tell that she was very passionate about what she was saying and I definitely felt God tug at my heart every time she spoke.
Learning about inner beauty has opened my mind to new perspectives on how to be truly beautiful. It's kind of like you see this gorgeous girl and you think she's perfect in every way, but then you actually see her "true colors" and then all of a sudden she isn't so beautiful anymore. Instead of judging that person we are called to love which is why we should pray for God to touch those people in such a way that they can't do anything else but yield to God.
I know for a fact that without God I cannot be truly beautiful.
Another thing that really touched my heart the most about the weekend was the times of worship.
I was blessed to sing along side Emily Slates and even though we were leading those girls in worship I think that we were broken for God as well as the girls.
I know that I was...but the exciting thing about being broken by God is that He fixes us again. He picks us up from where we are and brings us up to Himself.
On the last night of the weekend God's presence was felt and tears were shed (the good kind).
Seeing the girls pray with each other and encourage each other in love was completely amazing to see and experience.
I am so glad that God gave me the opportunity to be at "Beauty Overflowing".
Even though He shows me something new every day; I experienced change at that retreat that I'll never forget.
Whoever is reading this......YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!! and I love you!
God Bless,
*Liz*
The theme or name for the girl's weekend was "Beauty Overflowing" and the main verse for the weekend was Proverbs 4:23, "Guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life."
The speaker, Kayla Meyer, was very genuine whenever she spoke. She talked about many things such as guarding your heart, being in community with one another, having a mentor, being honest, etc... I could tell that she was very passionate about what she was saying and I definitely felt God tug at my heart every time she spoke.
Learning about inner beauty has opened my mind to new perspectives on how to be truly beautiful. It's kind of like you see this gorgeous girl and you think she's perfect in every way, but then you actually see her "true colors" and then all of a sudden she isn't so beautiful anymore. Instead of judging that person we are called to love which is why we should pray for God to touch those people in such a way that they can't do anything else but yield to God.
I know for a fact that without God I cannot be truly beautiful.
Another thing that really touched my heart the most about the weekend was the times of worship.
I was blessed to sing along side Emily Slates and even though we were leading those girls in worship I think that we were broken for God as well as the girls.
I know that I was...but the exciting thing about being broken by God is that He fixes us again. He picks us up from where we are and brings us up to Himself.
On the last night of the weekend God's presence was felt and tears were shed (the good kind).
Seeing the girls pray with each other and encourage each other in love was completely amazing to see and experience.
I am so glad that God gave me the opportunity to be at "Beauty Overflowing".
Even though He shows me something new every day; I experienced change at that retreat that I'll never forget.
Whoever is reading this......YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!! and I love you!
God Bless,
*Liz*
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
We Are A Testimony
We are a TESTIMONY!!!
Christians everywhere need to live out their lives for Christ, because actions really DO speak louder than words!!
Live out your testimony!
Christians everywhere need to live out their lives for Christ, because actions really DO speak louder than words!!
Live out your testimony!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
-Psalm 56-
" 1. Be merciful to me oh God for man would swallow me up; fighting all day he oppresses me.
2. My enemies would hound me all day, for there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
3. Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
4. In God (I will praise His Word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?
5. All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6. They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.
7. Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
8. You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?
9. When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back, This I know because God is for me.
10. In God (I will praise His word), I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
11. Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,
For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? "
This is an incredible chapter to read, as are all of the Psalms. This Psalm is actually a Psalm of lament. Here David tried to find refuge among the Philistines and when they turned on him, he nearly lost his life. David trusted in something other than God at that moment and he realizes that God is the only One who can be depended upon for protection.
In verse 3, the words "I will trust" are words of abiding confidence, even in times of distress. That is an encouraging thought : )
I really like it when David says "What can flesh do to me? and What can man do to me?" because it shows that he's not afraid to stand up for God, even if it means death. When you really think about it.....What CAN man do to you? I mean, if you've got Jesus in your heart and life and if someone kills you, then you're in Heaven...with God.
Another really encouraging thought is in verse 9 it says, "When I cry out to You, then my enemies turn back" Wow! This really convinced me that God really DOES protect His children. If we would just stop trying to deal with our enemies ourselves and just call on God, our lives would be so much better. God provides for us and we just need to trust that.
Christians today are afraid of rejection and persecution and to be honest, we shouldn't be afraid because with God ALL things are possible. Verse 3 says, "When I am afraid, I will trust in You." God is all we need. He will provide. He never breaks His promises.....never!
I hope that this note encouraged you and I hope that you found Psalm 56 to be as amazing as I thought it was (and is) lol = ]
Take Care and have a great week,
*Liz*
2. My enemies would hound me all day, for there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
3. Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
4. In God (I will praise His Word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?
5. All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6. They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.
7. Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
8. You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?
9. When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back, This I know because God is for me.
10. In God (I will praise His word), I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
11. Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,
For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? "
This is an incredible chapter to read, as are all of the Psalms. This Psalm is actually a Psalm of lament. Here David tried to find refuge among the Philistines and when they turned on him, he nearly lost his life. David trusted in something other than God at that moment and he realizes that God is the only One who can be depended upon for protection.
In verse 3, the words "I will trust" are words of abiding confidence, even in times of distress. That is an encouraging thought : )
I really like it when David says "What can flesh do to me? and What can man do to me?" because it shows that he's not afraid to stand up for God, even if it means death. When you really think about it.....What CAN man do to you? I mean, if you've got Jesus in your heart and life and if someone kills you, then you're in Heaven...with God.
Another really encouraging thought is in verse 9 it says, "When I cry out to You, then my enemies turn back" Wow! This really convinced me that God really DOES protect His children. If we would just stop trying to deal with our enemies ourselves and just call on God, our lives would be so much better. God provides for us and we just need to trust that.
Christians today are afraid of rejection and persecution and to be honest, we shouldn't be afraid because with God ALL things are possible. Verse 3 says, "When I am afraid, I will trust in You." God is all we need. He will provide. He never breaks His promises.....never!
I hope that this note encouraged you and I hope that you found Psalm 56 to be as amazing as I thought it was (and is) lol = ]
Take Care and have a great week,
*Liz*
Monday, March 3, 2008
<3 My Heart <3
Ok, on Feb.26th I was babysitting like I normally do on tuesdays and while I was taking a nap with my girls, I started to develope mildly severe chest pains and there were times where I couldn't even breathe. Normally when I can't breathe while I'm sleeping, I usually wake up, but somehow I just didn't wake up when I couldn't breathe this time. I just kept sleeping, until I finally decided that I should probably get up. So thank the Lord that I got up = ]
So ever since then, I haven't really been able to sleep right for the past few days because whenever I try to sleep my heart races. I get that feeling of nervousness; like how I get nervous before I sing at school or at church. I don't know why my heart has been doing that, but it's really messing up my life-style. I'm always tired during the day because of not getting enough sleep and it's just really annoying. I'm telling you this because I would greatly appreciate your prayers.
God Bless,
*Liz*
So ever since then, I haven't really been able to sleep right for the past few days because whenever I try to sleep my heart races. I get that feeling of nervousness; like how I get nervous before I sing at school or at church. I don't know why my heart has been doing that, but it's really messing up my life-style. I'm always tired during the day because of not getting enough sleep and it's just really annoying. I'm telling you this because I would greatly appreciate your prayers.
God Bless,
*Liz*
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
SpiritWing....a "performance group? or a Music/Ministry group??
I've been thinking about this for awhile and I decided to share this with all of you.
Ok, alot of people think that SpiritWing is a performance group and they are, but they're more of a music/ministry group. SpiritWing is only considered a performance group because they give music scholarships and people who receive scholarships have to maintain that scholarship.....just like music majors have to.
Really, SpiritWing is much more than a "performance" group. There's more to it than just getting up on stage and "performing". We have to set up equipment, tear down equipment, and lead people in worship wherever we go. In fact, I don't see SpiritWing as a "performance" group at all. We lead people in worship!
To me, worship is setting up the chairs before a church service.....in SpiritWing's case, setting up equipment before the worship service.
Anyway, I just wanted to share with you my opinion on people who call SpiritWing a "performance" group instead of a music/ministry group. You've gotta realize that there's more to SpiritWing than meets the eye.
Well that's all for today.....
Thanks for reading!
Ok, alot of people think that SpiritWing is a performance group and they are, but they're more of a music/ministry group. SpiritWing is only considered a performance group because they give music scholarships and people who receive scholarships have to maintain that scholarship.....just like music majors have to.
Really, SpiritWing is much more than a "performance" group. There's more to it than just getting up on stage and "performing". We have to set up equipment, tear down equipment, and lead people in worship wherever we go. In fact, I don't see SpiritWing as a "performance" group at all. We lead people in worship!
To me, worship is setting up the chairs before a church service.....in SpiritWing's case, setting up equipment before the worship service.
Anyway, I just wanted to share with you my opinion on people who call SpiritWing a "performance" group instead of a music/ministry group. You've gotta realize that there's more to SpiritWing than meets the eye.
Well that's all for today.....
Thanks for reading!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
My Testimony
I just thought that I would share my testimony with you all. I honestly don't know why I didn't do this before, but here'goes.
I have been fortunate enough to be raised in a Christian home. My parents have taught me about God ever since I was able to talk.
Before I accepted Christ as my Saviour, I was an angry child. I always let my temper get the better of (which most red-heads tend to do) and I took out my anger on my older brother, Greg, Which was not cool at all. I never paid attention to the sermons that my pastor preached because I thought coloring was more important.
Then when Greg got saved, I saw a change in him. He was happier than ever and I grew curious as to how he got to be so happy. So one Sunday night, I motivated myself to put away my crayons and actually listen to what the pastor was talking about. Thank goodness I did. After church that night, I started asking my Dad a whole bunch of questions, all of which he answered, and shortly thereafter he led me to the Lord on his lap. I was 5 1/2 years old when I accepted Christ.
Ever since then, my life has been changed for the better. That doesn't mean my life has been perfect, but I grew to know that in whatever situation that I face, God is going to be there.
For example, this past summer my brother, Greg, and I were involved in a serious car accident on Highway 40/61. We live near that dangerous intersection that you used to hear about on the news. Anyway, we were at the stop sign getting ready to go southbound on 61 and the only car on the highway had it's turn signal on, so we assumed that they were going to get into the turn lane to go on Highway U, but were dead wrong. We started to pull out and this other car T-boned our car. The impact was so great that our car spun around in a complete circle once and the entire left side of our car was smashed in. The paramedics said that Greg should have been either seriously injured or dead,but he walked away with only a few scratches on his arm and I got all the bruises. God was really watching over us that day.
My family and friends may have seen that accident as just an accident, but to me it was a wake-up call. At that point and time, I hardly ever focused on God. I was so caught up in making money and living the good life, that I kind of blew God off. I did things my way and God got my attention. Needless to say, I won't need to get into another car accident for Him to get my attention.
God is so good and even though we go through tough times, we need to trust that God will provide. It is hard to trust that, but nevertheless we need to get off of ourselves and surrender to God's will because He knows what's best.
I am discovering that I can't handle things in my life on my own. God needs to mend things in His own timing and I just need to trust that.
Thanks for reading this.
I hope that you have a good day,
*Liz*
2 Timothy 2:13, "If we are faithless, He(God) remains faithful. He cannot deny Himself."
Here are some pics from the accident.
I have been fortunate enough to be raised in a Christian home. My parents have taught me about God ever since I was able to talk.
Before I accepted Christ as my Saviour, I was an angry child. I always let my temper get the better of (which most red-heads tend to do) and I took out my anger on my older brother, Greg, Which was not cool at all. I never paid attention to the sermons that my pastor preached because I thought coloring was more important.
Then when Greg got saved, I saw a change in him. He was happier than ever and I grew curious as to how he got to be so happy. So one Sunday night, I motivated myself to put away my crayons and actually listen to what the pastor was talking about. Thank goodness I did. After church that night, I started asking my Dad a whole bunch of questions, all of which he answered, and shortly thereafter he led me to the Lord on his lap. I was 5 1/2 years old when I accepted Christ.
Ever since then, my life has been changed for the better. That doesn't mean my life has been perfect, but I grew to know that in whatever situation that I face, God is going to be there.
For example, this past summer my brother, Greg, and I were involved in a serious car accident on Highway 40/61. We live near that dangerous intersection that you used to hear about on the news. Anyway, we were at the stop sign getting ready to go southbound on 61 and the only car on the highway had it's turn signal on, so we assumed that they were going to get into the turn lane to go on Highway U, but were dead wrong. We started to pull out and this other car T-boned our car. The impact was so great that our car spun around in a complete circle once and the entire left side of our car was smashed in. The paramedics said that Greg should have been either seriously injured or dead,but he walked away with only a few scratches on his arm and I got all the bruises. God was really watching over us that day.
My family and friends may have seen that accident as just an accident, but to me it was a wake-up call. At that point and time, I hardly ever focused on God. I was so caught up in making money and living the good life, that I kind of blew God off. I did things my way and God got my attention. Needless to say, I won't need to get into another car accident for Him to get my attention.
God is so good and even though we go through tough times, we need to trust that God will provide. It is hard to trust that, but nevertheless we need to get off of ourselves and surrender to God's will because He knows what's best.
I am discovering that I can't handle things in my life on my own. God needs to mend things in His own timing and I just need to trust that.
Thanks for reading this.
I hope that you have a good day,
*Liz*
2 Timothy 2:13, "If we are faithless, He(God) remains faithful. He cannot deny Himself."
Here are some pics from the accident.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Blessed
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I hope that you all are touched by this song as I was when I first heard it. I was actually just looking up some videos off of YouTube and this came up and I honestly think that it's no coincidence that I came upon this song. It's really great to know that God blesses us every day, but the sad thing is that people don't realize that they're blessed because they don't focus on God and what He has given us. I'm guilty of that too and I was in a Small Group Bible study last night at my school, MBU and we were talking about James chapter 3. Later on in the conversation we were asked "What can we do to carry our cross daily?" and alot of the girls answered "just focus on Christ" and that's exactly right, so.....yeah I just thought of this song when I was posting so....I hope you enjoy :)
I hope that you all are touched by this song as I was when I first heard it. I was actually just looking up some videos off of YouTube and this came up and I honestly think that it's no coincidence that I came upon this song. It's really great to know that God blesses us every day, but the sad thing is that people don't realize that they're blessed because they don't focus on God and what He has given us. I'm guilty of that too and I was in a Small Group Bible study last night at my school, MBU and we were talking about James chapter 3. Later on in the conversation we were asked "What can we do to carry our cross daily?" and alot of the girls answered "just focus on Christ" and that's exactly right, so.....yeah I just thought of this song when I was posting so....I hope you enjoy :)
Monday, February 11, 2008
Love
Hey all,
I just want to share with all of you who read my blog that I appreciate you and even though I may not know you (or if I know you really well) I Love You! Life is too short for anger and hate. Plus God has called us to love Him and one another. I don't know why I wanted to share that w/ you, but I did :)
That's one thing that I just absolutely love about God. He loves us more than anything. God loved us so much that He sent His Son down to this world to die for you and for me. When Jesus was on the cross He saw you, your mother, you second cousin twice removed, etc, etc. My point is that whenever you feel like no one cares about you in this world, there IS SOMEONE who does! I can't stress enough how much God loves everyone.
I will say that the best feeling in the whole world is being held by God. When He wraps His arms around me I feel safe. I feel as though nothing in this world can hurt me. The only place where I feel loved and secure would be in God's arms. There's a song that says "this world has nothing for me" and that is so true because what this world has to offer is not good enough or great enough to match what God has to offer. His ways are so much better than our ways. I hope that I'm not boring you with how I feel, but I just felt like I should talk about this in my blog and I hope that you can tell me what you think. I would love to hear what you have to say, whether it be in person, facebook, or e-mail. :)
Well I hope that you have a wonderful week and once again......
I *heart* you all :)
*Liz*
I just want to share with all of you who read my blog that I appreciate you and even though I may not know you (or if I know you really well) I Love You! Life is too short for anger and hate. Plus God has called us to love Him and one another. I don't know why I wanted to share that w/ you, but I did :)
That's one thing that I just absolutely love about God. He loves us more than anything. God loved us so much that He sent His Son down to this world to die for you and for me. When Jesus was on the cross He saw you, your mother, you second cousin twice removed, etc, etc. My point is that whenever you feel like no one cares about you in this world, there IS SOMEONE who does! I can't stress enough how much God loves everyone.
I will say that the best feeling in the whole world is being held by God. When He wraps His arms around me I feel safe. I feel as though nothing in this world can hurt me. The only place where I feel loved and secure would be in God's arms. There's a song that says "this world has nothing for me" and that is so true because what this world has to offer is not good enough or great enough to match what God has to offer. His ways are so much better than our ways. I hope that I'm not boring you with how I feel, but I just felt like I should talk about this in my blog and I hope that you can tell me what you think. I would love to hear what you have to say, whether it be in person, facebook, or e-mail. :)
Well I hope that you have a wonderful week and once again......
I *heart* you all :)
*Liz*
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Get over it
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Recently I have discovered that I cannot run my own life. No matter how hard I try, I always fall flat on my face in failure because I am human and human beings are imperfect. Only God can run our lives. He always knows what's best for us. He's planned out our lives and it's our job to figure out what He wants from us. So I'm going to stop trying to run my own life and let God take control. I surrender! You should surrender as well, because I'm telling you now, it's not worth it trying to run your own life. God is going to keep on pursuing you until you get sick of it and you give up, so just give up your life to Him now. It's life-changing, in a good way.
God had His only Son, Jesus, pay the ultimate price for our sins. Jesus Christ was beaten, humiliated, spit upon, and mocked for you and me. He died on a cross so that you and I could live. What else can you do but live for Jesus???
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