A Wandering Mind

Hello, hello my loves! I promise I am still alive and will try to get a post up ASAP.

But for now, because my mind has been wandering lately, here is some random inspiration.

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Best wishes,
Grace

The Life

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Overwhelmed

I know I just posted a set of lyrics a few short days ago, but I have to share yet another set.

Big Daddy Weave writes and sings some of the most moving songs. If you have any interest in contemporary christian music, check this band out for sure! They will touch your heart no matter what.

"Overwhelmed"

I see the work of Your Hands
Galaxies spin in a Heavenly dance oh God
All that You are is so overwhelming

I hear the sound of Your Voice
All at once it’s a gentle and thundering noise oh God
All that You are is so overwhelming

I delight myself in You
Captivated by Your beauty
I’m overwhelmed, I’m overwhelmed by You

God, I run into Your arms
Unashamed because of mercy
I’m overwhelmed, I’m overwhelmed by You

I know the power of Your Cross
Forgiven and free forever You’ll be my God

All that You’ve done is so overwhelming
I delight myself in You
In the Glory of Your Presence
I’m overwhelmed, I’m overwhelmed by You

God, I run into Your arms
Unashamed because of mercy
I’m overwhelmed, I’m overwhelmed by You

You are Beautiful, You are Beautiful
Oh God, there is no one more Beautiful
You are Beautiful, God you are the most Beautiful

You are Wonderful, You are Wonderful
Oh God, there is no one more Wonderful
You are Wonderful, God You are the most Wonderful

You are Glorious, You are Glorious
Oh God, there is no one more Glorious
You are Glorious, God you are the most Glorious

-Big Daddy Weave

In the midst of whatever you are going through, it is so easy to forget how much God does in our lives. When you finally cool down and look back on what really happened, it is clear that in the heat of the moment, you were not thinking straight. We have to step back and think, "If I was level headed and not upset, how would I act?" 

When we look at the grand picture, we see how much God does in our lives. It truly is overwhelming, and that is just what this song conveys. 

Life is good because God is great, do not ever forget that.

Grace

Sunday Wisdom

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Breathing In Your Grace

After a little bit of a rough day, I am trying to keep these words in my head and keep my eyes fixed on what really matters.

It’s there in the newborn cry
There in the light of every sunrise
There in the shadows of this life
Your great grace

It’s there on the mountain top
There in the everyday and the mundane
There in the sorrow and the dancing
Your great grace
Oh such grace

From the creation to the cross
There from the cross into eternity
Your grace finds me, yes your grace finds me

It’s there on a wedding day
There in the weeping by the graveside
There in the very breath we breathe
Your great grace

The same for the rich and poor
The same for the saint and for the sinner
Enough for this whole wide world
Your great grace
Oh such grace

There in the darkest night of the soul
There in the sweetest songs of victory
Your grace finds me
Yes your grace finds me

Your great grace
Oh such grace
Your great grace
Oh such grace

So I’m breathing in Your grace
And breathing out Your praise
I’m breathing in Your grace
Forever I’ll be

Your grace finds me
Yes Your grace finds me

-Your Grace Finds Me, Matt Redman

Exodus 14:14

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He Loves US

As I speak of often, I am always so on fire when I come home from youth group. It is times just like these where my thoughts are flowing even faster than usual.

So to say the least, I am beyond excited for this year. It is going to be filled with my favorite thing, Jesus.

I so often forget what I am here to do. With modern day and this quickly moving culture, I loose sight of what comes above all- the man upstairs. He makes my life possible. He lets me breathe. He lets the sun rise. He lets me wake up every day. He gives me friends and family and a home and food and just life. The Lord gives me life.

Without him, I am merely just another human being. This, by the way, is among my biggest fears: to just be another body. I cannot be just another person. I want to be something, to be someone, to do something big.

So as I sit here with my head racing and my fingers flying across the keyboard, I am here to tell you a few things.

Love the Lord. Above all else, love him. Everything else will fall in place if you give Him all your love.

Love others. We, as Christians, were put on this earth to make disciples. To spread the good news- that we are saved because of the Lord. Because of Him, we are forgiven. Jesus loved people who he did not even know. He was known for loving people.

Love yourself. As cheesy as it sounds, and despite how overused it is, you are perfect. You were made with a vision in the Lord's head. You were not an accident. The people in your life, they are there for a reason. Where you live, it is for a reason. God chose all those things just for you.

Love this world. Everyone has a story. Everyone struggles. Everyone experiences love and loss. This world has a lot of negativity in it, but this is not our home. This is simply a stopping place. We did not start here and we will not end here. Out final destination is with our father. He is waiting for us. So treat the world a little better than it treats you, because it is merely a check point and a test for us.

Be the person who forgives when they aren't sorry. The one who smiles over the one who doesn't smile back. Go after what you love. Don't fit in.

Life is good because God is good.

Grace