This little light of mine

So welcome to the first blog of 2011. Wow can you believe it only took six days to get a new blog up.

This morning I was listening to a song by Addison Road called this little light of mine. It was such a powerful reminder to me that we need to be a light into this world and let it shine brightly and to not hide it under a bush.

Next week our church is going to be doing a 21 day fast and for most of us it will be the Daniel Fast. This made me think about the children I teach in STIR student ministries at the church and as I began talking with them about the fast they wanted to participate.

So I became really excited to hear their excitement about wanting to do this fast. It wasn't just that though, it was the fact that children are who Jesus taught us we should come to Him as and so it makes me excited to see what is going to happen by their participation in this fast, and also to know their excitement about the new name we gave the children's ministry.

So all the things that you have been facing lately. Just take a second and realize that we need to let our lights shine, and whatever your going through, the light that we are shining is their for you, and Christ can and will take care of everything, and just rely on Him. He is equipping us in this journey and the storms we face today will be fuel to add to our flame as we let our lights shine into the future.

Blessing
Trish D

So it's defintely been a while since I've gotten to sit down and just blog my thought to you. It's not that I have been overly busy but things have just been happening that I will go into details later about. For those who know me know that for the last year I have been unemployed and have not had any luck whatsoever finding a job or even getting an interview for a job. I have cried and been frustrated over this but at the same time I have been in full God trusting mode. I haven't felt worried over not having a job maybe I should be I mean yes I have been frustrated and did a lot of crying about it but I've not been worried because I know that God is taking care of me and I fully and completely trust Him. I have always known and find that when I'm feeling down about not having a job that usually God places someone in my life to say an encouraging word, or a hear a song, or I read a scripture in the Bible and I know that it's God's way of continuing to show me that He cares.
God is always showing how He cares for me and for that I am so grateful because with the being down about being unemployed it restores my faith in myself which I don't have a lot of.
No matter what you are going through or facing all we need to do is put our trust and our faith in Jesus Christ. I know that because I have a relationship with Him and I live for Him that He is taking care of me and He will defintely do the same for you if you just allow Him to.


Trish D

Jesus My Best Friend

This week has been a very busy week for me at church. It has been our Vacation Bible School. As part of what I do for Bible School is the praise and worship each night along with my dad, my nephew and one of our young ladies in our church. One of the songs that we sang each night was the coolest praise and worship song….I may have to send it out next week as the weekly update.

The song was called Jesus My Best Friend. I love the chorus so simple but what we should all strive for…the chorus said, “Jesus you are my best friend, you will always be, nothing will ever change that, Jesus you are my best friend, you will always be, nothing will ever change that.”

I wish you could have all been there to see the children’s face as they sang that song and has they did the simple motions to the chorus. One girl, she’s in my Sunday school class, I wish I could have captured her face on camera, and I hope someone did. She was singing her heart out on that song and worshipping God, and you knew by the look on her face that she meant the words to that song.

It made me realize more and more this week that no matter the storms no matter the trials that we are going through, we absolutely must put our faith and our trust in our best friend, Jesus!

Blessings!

Trish D.

Music of My Heart....

There is a beautiful song by Nicole C Mullen that is called the Music of my Heart…it is a very powerful anthem to our Lord and Savior. She sings it so beautifully to the Lord, you’re the music of my heart, the melody within my soul. I think about that song today, because within the struggles and trials that I have been walking through these past few weeks and even months, that song rings true in my heart today, Lord you are the music of my heart, you are the melody within my soul, you’re the one who keeps me and sustains me, and when I don’t feel like I can take another step, I’m reminded usually through another of Nicole C Mullen’s songs and also sang by the Crabb Family that in this trial I can look and I can see that My Reedemer Lives. I know that even though I have been walking through a very hard time that I can stand upon the Rock of MY salvation and HE is there – He is the constant that keeps the music in my heart – just like last night at church – my heart so heavy and burdened I was to lead praise and worship, and as I stepped to the microphone and began to sing Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I’m found was blind but now I see – My chains are gone I’ve been set free MY God MY Savior has ransomed me and like a flood His mercy reigns unending love Amazing Grace!

The music of my heart this morning even though it is the dreaded Monday of the work week – My Chains are Gone – those chains of sin that I’ve been set free from – and when I walk through the trials and test of my salvation – I know that I can make it because my Redeemer lives and He’s gonna take me through this fire again! This to shall pass and the victories are ahead!

Is there something that maybe you’ve been struggling with – a trial or a test you’ve been going through – and maybe you’ve been thinking here lately about quitting or giving in – or maybe you just feel down right defeated – let me encourage you today – go to your source – run to Him – He will see you through – and if you need prayer by all means were here to pray with you!

Would love to hear from you drop us a comment or even a prayer request!

Be Blessed

Trish D

Feed the soul....

WOW, it's been way to long since the last post!
I was thinking about some of my favorites songs today - turning on the mp3 player and letting ring out the speakers - and I got to thinking about it. No matter the mood or issue or day I'm having it seems that God always comes through at the right moment with a song that "feeds my soul!".
Yesterday I was sitting at work covered up in what seems to be an endless pile of paperwork and I started thinking about how huge everything seemed and I didn't know how I was going to get it all done, it's then that the Mandisa song came on God Speaking, and then a few minutes later the Crabb Family song Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus came on.
So I got to thinking about this, my work load seemed like so much more than I could bear and it was almost as if God began to remind me that in those times I need to slow down and look around for the voice of the Savior - because God can speak to us in anyway that He chooses. Of course this definitly made me think -- no matter what the situation - no matter what the trial or task -- Can't Nobody take care of me like my Jesus -- because He is after all my best friend - I mean He created the universe - Saved MY soul! An awesome God is He!
So as you go about your day today and in the upcoming week -- let's find a song or listen for a word from the Lord to "feed our soul!"

Be Blessed!

Trish D

I GOT CONFIDENCE

When trouble is in my way
I can't tell the night from day
I toss from side to side
Like a ship on a raging tide
I don't worry and I don't fret
God has never failed me yet
Troubles comin' from time to time
But that's all right, 'causeI'm not the worrying kind

Because I, I've got confidence,
God is gonna see me through
No matter what the case may beI know
He's gonna fix it for me

This is powerful song of how God is going to see us through.

So many times we get caught up on our problems and

we can't see past our troubles. But if we remember that God has everything

in control. He will see us through. Why should we worry and why should be fret because

God is going to see us through. We just have to keep the faith and trust God that

he is able and he will never fail us.

We can rely fully on the confidence that comes from Christ if we just allow Him to be that

confidence for us. We are the ones who struggle with it, Not Him, He is in control, He has a plan.

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:6

BE CONFIDENT IN GOD!

Have a Blessed Weekend

Karen