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Walking in Victory

11/24/2020

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My Father created me
A Good Father, that is He
He set my will to free
So I can walk in victory

The Lamb of God I see
He shed His blood for me
On that cross at Calvary
So I can walk in victory

The Holy Spirit lives in me
He guides and lets me see
The joy with which to be
Now I'm walking in victory

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God's Love

4/20/2019

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Taking on our sin and shame
Carrying a burden that was not His own
All the while being innocent and pure.

Experiencing our human condition
Our simple joys and our happiness,
Friendship and love
And, ultimately our sadness, loneliness, and misery.

Before His death
He experienced betrayal,
abandonment, and condemnation.

He felt and went through everything any of us could ever go through.
And, this gave Him more ammunition to love us so.

And, more reason to turn His back on us and allow us to suffer and die in shame alone.

But, rather than turn His back on us, He embraced us.

He loved us.
He wept for us.
He shed His blood for us.
He died for us.

He took our punishment, our sins, and our shame and bore it on His shoulders.
He carried all of it up Golgotha’s hill, while being spit on, mocked, and called names.
He bore the collective weight of all our burdens, sin, and shame.
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This is what true love is.

Thank you, Jesus
For loving us so much.
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Thank you, Lord

11/23/2018

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Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash
Thank you, Lord
     for the rain
Thank you, Lord
     for the pain
That allows me to grow
     in love and light

Thank you, Lord
     for the trails I face
Thank you, Lord
     for your redeeming grace
That reminds me
     I am not alone in this fight

Thank you, Lord
     for your guidance and your Word
Thank you, Lord
     that your voice can be heard
That all show me
     how to live each day and do what is right

Thank you, Lord
     for the joy you bring
Thank you, Lord
     for giving us your everything
That we may reflect and be
     a shining star in your sight


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Beauty in the Living

9/20/2018

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There is beauty in the living and in figuring it all out.

There is beauty in the living and in finding the true meaning for yourself.

There is beauty in the living and in the day-to-day struggles.

There is beauty in the living and in the unexpected, sudden joys.

There is beauty in the living and in the occasional horrors, and deep ugly pits.

There is beauty in the living and in learning to recognize the unending graces and ceaseless blessings.

There is beauty in the living and in learning to find little nuggets of beauty in your life, by simply opening your eyes to them.

There is beauty in the living and in experiencing God’s true love for you.

There is beauty in the living and in the realization that God is always with you and for you.

There is beauty in the living and in the journey itself.
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There is beauty in the living and in figuring it all out.​

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