Decisions

We as human beings tend to make lots of decisions. Some small ones like what we are going to eat for breakfast or what we are going to wear (except for officers hahaha) and some that will change the rest of our lives. We make decisions to follow Christ and accept Him into our hearts and we make decisions to resist sin. The lists could go on and on. One decision I am dealing with right now is what college to go to. I only applied to two schools, Asbury in Kentucky and Nyack in New York. I never thought that it was going to be so hard to decide. I've been trying to work it all out in my head and trying to figure it out for myself, figure out the pros and cons and it was stressing me out. It wasn't till Carole Bate texted me this.. "At the right time you'll know. And just in time!" that I realized I wasn't putting all my trust in God as I said I was. It's easier to say then to do if you know what I mean. Well I have been looking up scripture all night to try and help me with it all and I thought I would share them with you.

Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Philippians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

Psalm 33:21-22 "In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. 22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you."

Psalm 62:1 "My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him."

Psalm 91:1 "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."

Isaiah 11:2-3 "2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD -3 and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;"

Matthew 11:28-29 "28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

2 Corinthians 12:9 "But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

1 John 3:18-20 "18Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 19This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything."

Deuteronomy 7:9 "Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands."

Deuteronomy 32:4 "He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he."

There has also been a song on my computer that has been on repeat all night. It's a song called Speak Your Name. It is on transMISSION's most recent CD Unfailing Love. If you don't have it I highly suggest you get it. And if you do have it, listen to this song. This song fits my life right now. My favorite part is HALLELUJAH FIND REST IN THE KING OF HEAVEN!!!!!

Speak Your Name
Words and Music by Murray Preston

From the valleys low to the mountains on high
There are answers you must find.
There are questions though,
you’ll leave with the father of time.
Leave your sins with Him.
Leave your worldly ways behind.

For He hears you, when you call out His name
He will listen, He will take away your pain.
As we sing to him we pray,

Chorus:
Speak your name, to the ears that haven’t heard.
Speak your name, through our hearts to tell the world.
That you are holy, amazing, conquering God.
Who holds the answers that can break our sinful hearts
Speak Your Name.

Hallelujah, find rest in the king of heaven,
Hallelujah, sing to the king of kings.



And one more thing that has blessed me immensely is this beautiful work or art written by Carole Bate

He Holds Me In The Darkness

He holds me in the darkness
He never lets me go,
I do not see the future prize
Nor have the need to know.

When life gives me a beating,
Why would I lift my hand?
To share in all His sufferings,
I know this is His plan.

He never has forgotten,
I'm always on His mind.
So in the darkness I do rest.
I know that He is kind.

Suffering for a moment
Is nothing in the end,
'cause vindication always comes
To those who trust in Him.

Amen!