I lift my eyes up, my help comes from The LORD

Jesus, you are my Rock, you are my strength, my refuge, my life, my love. You will always come through. You are faithful and you take care of the needy and comfort me when I need it the most. You know that I am dust; that I am fragile and limited. You know how you wired me father. Just like a Pansy flower - I look fragile, but I am the last one standing...Only because of you. Without you life would be hopeless my father. But because of you I have hope and salvation - FREEDOM. Here I am seeing how much I need you. I am seeing how you answer prayers of me acknowledging my total dependence on you papa. Thank you father for ALL of the amazing blessings in my life. Only you could know exactly what I need, even when I think I know what is best. I pray that all of this truth would sink in deep. I pray for peace to fill my heart as I enter into this new season. I pray for joy to produce from trials, and that I would see each trial as a chance for more joy and growth. Lord, Open my eyes to how you are working in my life everyday - I yearn to be dependent on you abba.

My foes are many, they rise against me
But I will hold my ground
I will not fear the war, I will not fear the storm
My help is on the way, my help is on the way

Oh, my God, He will not delay
My refuge and strength always
I will not fear, His promise is true
My God will come through always, always

Troubles surround me, chaos abounding
My soul will rest in You
I will not fear the war, I will not fear the storm
My help is on the way, my help is on the way

Oh, my God, He will not delay
My refuge and strength always
I will not fear, His promise is true
My God will come through always, always

I lift my eyes up, my help comes from the Lord
I lift my eyes up, my help comes from the Lord
I lift my eyes up, my help comes from the Lord
I lift my eyes up, my help comes from the Lord
From You Lord, from You Lord

Oh, my God, He will not delay
My refuge and strength always
I will not fear, His promise is true
My God will come through always, always

Oh, my God, He will not delay
My refuge and strength always, always

One Thing Remains

"Nothing stays the same, but change."

...Didn't I say that at the beginning of the summer? Well, that is because it is true. Here I am with one week left of summer. In one week I will be, beginning my junior year of college. I will be living in an apartment with three other girls and hopefully having a job (very much needed). It's just crazy that the summer went by SO fast. It was nothing like I thought it would look like, but it was so good.

Here are some verses and a song that have spoken to me this summer:

Isaiah 41:14b-16:

I am the Lord, your Redeemer.
I am the Holy One of Israel.’
¹⁵ You will be a new threshing instrument
with many sharp teeth.
You will tear your enemies apart,
making chaff of mountains.
¹⁶ You will toss them into the air,
and the wind will blow them all away;
a whirlwind will scatter them.
Then you will rejoice in the Lord.
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 45:2:

² This is what the Lord says:

“I will go before you, Cyrus,
and level the mountains.^[a]
I will smash down gates of bronze
and cut through bars of iron.
³ And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness—
secret riches.
I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord,
the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.

Psalms 138:8

⁸ The Lord will work out his plans for my life—
for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
Don’t abandon me, for you made me.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Higher than the mountains that I face
Stronger than the power of the grave
Constant through the trial and the change
One thing remains
One thing remains

Your love never fails it never gives up it never runs out on me
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/j/jesus_culture/one_thing_remains.html ]
On and one and on and on it goes
It overwhelms and satisfies my soul
And I never ever have to be afraid
One thing remains

In death and in life I'm confident and covered by the power of your great love
My debt is paid there's nothing that can separate my heart from your great love

-One thing Remains by Jesus Culture

"A Noble Warrior Does Not Run From Fear"

The child of God Papa has created me to be does not live in fear. The daughter, so loved by Papa, lives with an adventurous and trusting heart. No matter how small or fragile I may feel I am strong because of Jesus: Not out of my own strength, but out of depending on Him. When I look at this picture of Reepicheep from Narnia this is what is stirred in my heart. He is expectant. Nothing holds him back. He sees life as an adventure, and even when troubles arise he sees the good. He is also there for those that others may be annoyed by.

The word noble fits him so well. He lives with honor because he keeps his heart set on the one who made him and takes great joy in him. Reepicheep knows he is safe, even when his circumstances would like to tell him otherwise. As I was beginning this post, I was listening to the song "Always" by Kristian Stanfill. At the same time I was looking at this picture and felt as if these were the words that may be going through Reepicheep's head:

"I will not fear His promise is true, my God will come through always."

I pray that I would become more and more like this.