But God. He Is Enough.

But God.

Two small yet powerful words. Everything hinges on those two words. Think about it. We wouldn't be here, But God created us. We didn't make this, But God did. We can't do this, But God can. You intended this for evil, But God used it for good.

That is it right there. It doesn't matter how badly we mess up, how stupid we act, how wrong we are... He can change it. He makes our crooked paths straight. Think about it. How many times have you done something that you immediately knew was a very bad idea? How many times were you able to get out of it on your own? How many times have you been so certain you were right, only to find out later, you were very, very wrong? I mean it. Seriously take a few moments and think about the screw-ups in your life.

Who rescued you?

But God. 

I wouldn't be here...... But God rescued me. But God used people to help me see. But God was there. But God loves me. But God.  It all hinges on that one tiny little phrase, that is so very big. It all comes back to Him. He loves us enough to do the things we cannot do. He loves us enough to rescue us time and time again and straighten our paths back out when we've made them all crooked and crazy.

If only we could remember, instead of going into panic mode each time something new happens. We always seem to forget when it comes down to the wire. We definitely forget when things are going our way. We think that we are in control and that we can do what we want, when we want, and not have any consequences, because it's all about me, right? Then we finally, finally hit our knees.... crying out to Papa, "PLEASE!!!!!!!! HELP ME! I CAN"T DO THIS! PLEASE LORD I NEED YOU!!!!!!"

And we realize.....

He Is Enough. 

In every situation, He is enough. In everything, He is enough. Try it out... Lost your job? He is enough. Divorced? He is enough. Childless? He is enough. Hungry? He is enough. Thirsty? He is enough. 

Each and every time, we come to understand two things:

But God.
He Is Enough. 

Put them together and you have the most powerful thing you could ever carve into your heart and mind:

But God, He is Enough. 

No matter what I face. No matter where I go. No matter what I do. No matter what anyone else says.

But God, He is Enough. 

Always and forever, amen.

This Crazy World Needs Love

Listen, yall.... The world has gone absurd. It has absolutely lost its mind. Don't believe me? Just log onto facebook, google, yahoo, or any actual " reputable" "news" source, and you will see all kinds of craziness. Fighting, arguing,  rudeness, obnoxious behaviors, and out and out meanness are rampant. Not to mention the questions of sexual persuasion, racial tensions and who's going to be the next president.

What in the world are we supposed to do? How do we respond to so much hate and lack of love? How do we share Jesus in a world that's gone mad? One that has said they don't believe in our Creator? (Which He totally said was going to happen!)

I just can't stand it. It is driving me insane. Am I the only one who wants to stand on mountain tops or drive around town with a loud speaker, saying, "You're doing it wrong! STOP IT. This is NOT the way!!!!!"?!?

No, I didn't think so. I imagine God has laid it on all of your hearts as well. This world is sad. This world needs Jesus, but they aren't ready to hear it. Everyone is so certain they are right, believing their own press, that they do not want to be told they are wrong. We know the truth. We know He said all of this was going to happen. We know that He came to save us all, and we know that, eventually, they will know it too. Every knee WILL bow, every heart will say He is Lord.

Until then, what do we do?

We love. We love those He's put in our lives, around us, right where we are. We answer the call to be his disciples, right where we are. We show people what it means to truly love. Remember,  love is patient and kind. It doesn't envy or boast, is arrogant or rude. It doesn't rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices in Truth.

It lends a hand to a neighbor who is moving a cabinet in. It's stopping in for a short chat, just to make sure they are doing ok. It's helping your co-worker on a project they are having a hard time with. It's talking a good friend down from the ledge, and pointing them to Jesus. It's being there, and caring. Even when the world says you shouldn't. It's doing and saying things that they think are crazy, because there's no way they would do or say that. It's trusting an "invisible" God to lead you closer to Him, even in the midst of the chaos of this world.

Breathe deep, dear friend. Breathe in Jesus and breathe out the crazy in this world. It isn't our job to fix it. We aren't going to be the one to change it. Only He has that job. Our only job is to do what He said do. Love Him. Love Others. Be patient and kind. Tune out all the things that distract us from that job, and it will go well for us. Is it easy? Of course not. He never said it would be. In fact, He said we would be hated for following Him.

And if you have any doubt as to whether or not that is true, just look around the world. Persecution is happening. All over the place. God is being denied left and right. Those of us who follow Him are being hated. It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Cement yourself in Him now. Carve his words on your heart. Be certain of His Love for you.

 Because His Love fuels our Love. Without Him, we just cannot love like we need to.. and God help us, because we really, really need to Love.

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!

Hello friends! I have missed you so!! I haven't been on here in over a year. I'm so very glad to be back. I have been writing, just not here. I've got pages of writings and poetry and all kinds of stuff. I just haven't been here. But I'm back, and whatever it looks like, I'm going to get as much of that stuff on here as I can in the next few days.

We are also going to be exploring some important, and some definitely new, subjects. For instance,  I am learning how to be a submissive wife. Ouch. It scares me too. I'm reading a book that I'll be telling you guys about, as well as what God is teaching me when it comes to this hard lesson. Just this morning during prayer, we had a conversation about it. He asked me, "How can you be a submissive wife, when you don't even know how to be a submissive child?"

I was floored. He is right. I don't honor my God or my husband enough. I definitely don't "obey" most of the time. I spend money we don't have on things we don't need. I pay more attention to everything, especially my phone, than I do either of them. So yeah, conviction just slapped me in the face. Scripture says wives submit unto your husbands as unto the Lord. I don't do that. At all. How can I submit to Ben if I can't submit to Papa? We will definitely go deeper on this one!

Another topic we will be getting to is one of my favorite statements: He is Enough. Go ahead, try it out. It fits just about every scenario I have come up with. I feel unloved? He is Enough. I am hungry? He is Enough. I am thirsty? He is Enough. Scared? He is Enough. I can't do this? He is Enough.

I am pretty certain I have written on this before. If so, we will revisit it and see what He's taught me since. If not, then we will have a whole new post. Whatever happens, we are just going to roll with it.

I will also be posting how I feel, a year after my body decided it wasn't going to cooperate anymore. I actually wrote two different, yet similar versions of this story. One will appear as a guest post on a friend's blog. The other will appear here. One is very personal while the other is more how it affected all of us. I will definitely link them together so you can see the different routes He took me through my story.

So that's where we are. A post to say there are more posts coming. He is showing me all the ways He is always with me, even in the hard stuff. He is growing me and teaching me and showing me who I really am. I hope you enjoy the journey with me!