"in Christ alone, i place my trust, and find my glory in the power of the cross. in every victory, let it be said of me, my source of strength, my source of hope, is Christ alone." - "In Christ Alone" by Brian Littrell
and yet another month slips away as i fail to post. but once again i will point out that there are not avid readers breathing down my neck for the next bit of news. but on the other hand, this does need to become more regular for my own sake. it is pretty pitiful when i have to read over my last post to remember where i was. ha!
anyway, moving on past the housekeeping necessities, Jesus has not failed me yet. of course, it is not like i ever though He would, but He does prove himself faithful time and time again. it is the day after thanksgiving and i just sit here and realize all that i have to be thankful to God for:
- amazing parents that love, support, and provide for me
- awesome siblings that love me and support me
- adorable nieces and nephews that love me and i love them
- marvelous godparents that love and support me
- incredible friends who love me for who i am, and that i love dearly
- great grades in school because the Lord has blessed me
- an incredible sorority, delta alpha chi, of which i am a newly initiated sister; God has me so much through this organization
- an amazing "big sister" through ∆AX who offers such wisdom, insight, and conformation in my life
- the fact that God is active and living in my life
- the fact that i am alive and breathing each new breath
- that i have lost 21 pounds since the middle of july
- an amazing church that supports me and the rest of the college students
- that i get to wake up everyday and praise my Savior and Lord
the best part about this is that the list goes on and on. i cannot even begin to list everything in its entirety because i know i would leave out so much. God has blessed me beyond belief and continues to do so everyday. sometimes i think that He may run out of blessings because of how much He has blessed me, but i know that He is infinite and will never do so. the Lord our God DELIGHTS to bless us. He take HOLY PLEASURE in our welfare and well-being. our Daddy, our Abba Father will never let us go or go without. He loves us too much to do so. now i'm not saying that if you love the Lord He is going to dump down a truckload of cash. but what i am saying as that as you continue to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, your desires will begin to line up with His desires and He will give you the desires of your heart. this is because your desires have become His desires for your life. what an awesome thought! the best part is that it does happen! i stand here before in testimony that the Lord is true to His Word. so i beg you do just that. let His desires begin to fill your life. then watch Him bless you beyond measure! our Lord is truly Jehovah-Jirah, our Provider. so let Him provide for you!
as each day passes, i hope to share with you some more insight, some more wisdom that the Lord has laid on my heart. what He has shown me is just too good and too great to keep to myself. so my dear friend, cling tightly to the Lord and never let go. know that we can NEVER lose with Him on our side. we have Elohim, the Creator of the Universe, as our God. everything is His, and we are heirs to His throne, so in short, everything is ours! what a blessings! what a promise! what an AWESOME GOD!
"taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who take refuge in Him. fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. the lions may grow weak and hungry. but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing." - psalm 34:8-10
in & for Him,
ashleigh
