i am the hands of God

Strong statement is it not? But so very true. We ARE the hands of God. We do God's work on a daily basis. Do you have to tell someone you are a Christian? You shouldn't. They should see you going about your day doing good for your fellow neighbors and if they ask you then you tell them you are the hand of God and doing it all for His glory. How awesome is that? To know our creator simply wants us to do the things in His name for His honor.

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I cannot deny that I long for "the one" God has for me and I honestly know she will be coming around soon. I know that now my heart is "getting right" and I am doing more for God that He shall soon show me the next step in my life. I am about to embark on a vacation in 6 days. I will be hopping on the Concours 1400 and pointing it towards Las Vegas for a few days in the desert. Then I will slowly wind back through the Rockies in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico on my way home. God will give me the strength to handle this long 3000 mile ride and show me many awesome sights along the way all while talking to Him. I know I will be worn out from the ridig but what a ride it shall be!

Divine intervention!!

Ive been struggling with some issues from my past..... I know I need to let it go and move on but i keep looking back and wishing.......well todays sermon at Cross Timbers Community Church just put it all in perspective. Pastor Toby preached on looking ahead to what God has in store for us and not looking at the past. He used the example of Moses leading the group to Canaan and keeping focused on that and not on where they had just left. They were hungry and thirsty and were starting to wish they were back in Egypt but God provided for them in HIS time. I just have to remember to keep my eyes on where I want to be and God will provide the way and it will be far better than I ever imagined. I love pastor Toby's messages. What was really "cool" about hearing the message this week was I was planning on driving home after my internship was done on Saturday night. I had to go to Grand Prairie to sell some wheels i had and planned on driving back but about time I got to Denton I got so sleepy i decided to just stop for the night and go ahead and attend church the next morning......divine intervention at its finest there....God laid the sleepy head on me to make me stop MY plans so i caould follow HIS plan!!!

lightning strikes

This is a pic i took several years ago looking east from my place. I love pics of lightning and this day was a very active one for lightning strikes.



The sun has set on another day without the one I long for by my side. I know God has a plan for me and my future "her".....God has been truly working in my heart now to understand what I need to do with my life and make smarter choices......we shall see how it plays out

hmmmmm

There is hope for me yet
Because God won’t forget
All the plans he’s made for me
I have to wait and see
He’s not finished with me yet


Brandon Heath Hope for me yet
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Phil Stacey - "You're Not Shaken"
From the album Into The Light

I am sinking in a river that is raging
I am drowning, will I ever rise to breathe again
I want to know why I just want to understand
Will I ever know why

How could this be from Your hand
When every little thing that I have dreamed would be
Just slips away like water through my hand
And when it seems the walls of my belief are crashing down

Like they're all made of sand
I won't let go of You now, because I know You're not shaken
I'm trembling in the darkness of my own fear
All the questions with no answers still grip me while

I'm here And I may never know why I may not understand
But I will lift up my eyes And trust this is Your plan
When I am in the valley of the shadow of death
You're not shaken, You're not shaken

You're right here beside me and
You have never left
You're not shaken, You're not shaken


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Tenth Avenue North By your side



Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away

Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life

(Chorus 2x)

Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I'll never let you go

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God's timing

Pastor Toby started a sermon series called "Stuck" this past Sunday and I must say. WOW. Just what I was needing. His main verse was Deuteronomy 8:2 "Remember every road that God led you on for those forty years in the wilderness, pushing you to your limits, testing you so that He would know what you were made of, whether you would keep His commandments or not" My take on his sermon was that I may not know WHY God has seemed to keep leading me back to the Lewisville/Flower Mound/Argyle area but that I should just be led and trust in Him. I do know the area pretty dang well now and have made many new friends. So thankful for my friend Jennifer who let's me sleep on her couch and save that motel money. Thankful for my other friends from the school too who I have come to know so well and share their lives with me. I am truly blessed but I know God has that one special person somewhere out there for me wherther its someone known to me now or someone I will soon meet. I do truly feel I belong in the area He keeps leading me back to though. We shall see!
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After church Sunday I stopped by the school and got a massage from my young friend Kim. She needed ONE appt to be done with her internship so I was lucky enough to be her last client there. Such a sweet young lady she is

21 day challenge

I have consulted with Calie at the Flower Mound location of My Fit Foods and she has convinced me to give their 21 day challenge a try. MFF sells premade healthy meals with proper portions and all healthy ingredients. I am also doing their liver cleanse program which involves a nasty tasting mix of 4 oz unsweetened cranberry juice, 1 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar, 1 oz liquid B12 , half a lemon squeezed, and 4-12 ozs water. I have learned to use as small amount of water as possible in order to chug this concoction faster. Been doing it 2 days now and I feel a bit more energetic already.

Also went to Cross Timbers Community Church again this past Sunday. Pastor Toby is such a great speaker. God had me there for a reason for sure!! He spoke of keeping your eyes on YOUR OWN finish line and don't run someone elses race but run the one God has set out for you. Wow just what I was needing to hear.