The next time you think following Jesus is easy, think again. Every day is a battle, a fight. BUT you were not meant to fight it alone. Jesus, the Lover of your soul is here to save you and walk you through every step of the way.

“I was there in the quiet. I was there in the stillness of the night.
I was there next to you, when I saw the tears fall from your eyes.
There in the shadows, I will never leave your side.

When your longing and yearning,
when your broken for me.
When your heart is weary, come and you’ll see.
I am yours to hold I am yours to keep,
I am yours for always.
I am, if you believe…”

-acs

Eternity & Time

this needs to come out, at least in part, because for sure a blog like this can’t be written completely in one sitting. but basically God showed me the other day about decisions that run our lives. and our decisions are based on the importance of one of two things: Eternity and Time.

the decisions i make every day come down to that…if i can train my mind to find importance in the things of eternity, then my actions will be filled in love, and flow in the Spirit of grace.

if eternity is more important, then i wont do religious things to please people around me, and aside from that, i wont do religious things to make myself feel good, like i’m actually doing something worthwhile. if eternity is more important, religion will be true, it will come out of my heart. the pure kind of religion-the one that solves social issues like suicide, abuse, abortion, starvation, and other injustices.
if eternity is more important, than i will see the value in justice. the value in righteousness. the value in purity, the value in being a peacemaker, the value of being poor in spirit.
if eternity is more important to me, than the fighting wont be an option, and turning the other cheek will become more important, and even beyond that, not just turning the other cheek, but loving, blessing, and praying for those who persecute me.
if eternity is more important, than maybe i wont be so offended when people reject me, or abandon me, or use me, because i’ll understand the deeper things that cause this.(what exactly that is a can’t quite put my finger on, because to give it just…a name, wouldn’t do it justice)
if eternity is more important to me, then my time management will prove this, my money management will prove this, my actions in secret will prove this(though only God will see those, but those are the most meaningfull)

oh God, help me to find the value in eternity, and to make every decision based on this, that eternity is more important than time, and purity is more desirable than acceptance.

-Jonathan Newhall

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At night I call on you
with every name on mind,
praying in the dark,
hoping you’ll call out with mine.
I know my life is small,
a simple grain of sand,
But I want to make a difference
God, help me understand.
These tears wont last forever,
and these dreams will soon be dead.
I feel as if Im running in circles,
Have I missed something You’ve said?
Why am I so tired Lord?
Each day feels like the same.
I need you to inspire me,
to come and fan my flame.
I’m letting go of all my yesterdays
and looking forward to tomorrows.
Clenching tighter to this joy you gave,
letting go of all my sorrows.
My life Im putting in your hands
to do as You may please.
Giving You all that I am,
and falling to my knees.
In the dark I wait for you,
with silence all around.
Searching for Your presence
trying not to make a sound.
Desperately I want you,
to see you face to face.
I quietly surrender,
as Im covered by Your grace.
As I fall asleep Lord,
Please promise me one thing.
When I wake in the morning,
You’ll be calling out my name.

-acs

“His Love”

Forgive me Father when I fall short of your glory.
When hopes and dreams come crashing to the ground.
In sweet surrender I cry out to you,
with so many words but yet so few.
I hear you calling me closer every day.
A tender voice that beckons me you say…

“Stand tall my child and don’t give up the fight. You were chosen. In you I take delight. When darkness comes I will shine on you. Let go my child of all you hold on to.”

In the beginning I created you to be my glory in this land.
An image of my beauty may be hard to understand.
My fragrance that I left with you covers your life and changes all you do.
To think that I have left, or ever abandoned you,
nothing could ever be farther from the truth.

“Stand tall my child and don’t give up the fight. You were chosen. In you I take delight. When darkness comes I will shine on you. Let go my child of all you hold on to.”

This pain that holds me back from who I want to be,
it tries to take control. Sometimes it’s hard to breathe.
What I want is to live a life surrendered to,
this passion deep inside;
for I know that it is you.

“Stand tall my child and don’t give up the fight. You were chosen. In you I take delight. When darkness comes I will shine on you. Let go my child of all you hold on to.”

When I was on the cross, one thing you didn’t see
was that my heart was dying, so that yours could be free.
The weakness that you feel is not what you may think.
There’s strength deep inside. Through Me you are complete.

“Stand tall my child and don’t give up the fight. You were chosen. In you I take delight. When darkness comes I will shine on you. Let go my child of all you hold on to.”

Lord all I want is to do your will. Live a life that’s pure and holy.
In faithfulness I won’t stand still, for I know I should be going.
Moving closer to my purpose, should I deny would be a sin.
Your love it pulls me closer to a desire that is within.

“Stand tall my child and don’t give up the fight. You were chosen. In you I take delight. When darkness comes I will shine on you. Let go my child of all you hold on to. Those fears that you once knew, are gone like yesterday. I am with you always. My love remains the same.”

-acs

He is sweet.