The More I Seek You

The more I seek You,
the more I find You.

The more I find You, 
the more I love You.

I wanna sit at Your feet
drink from the cup in Your hand.
Lay back against You and breath, 
hear Your heart beat.

This love is so deep, 
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in Your peace, it's overwhelming.

Without Jesus

Life is hard. It hurts. And sometimes it seems like it won't end. But Jesus is there. He is my strength, my Portion, my Deliverer. He is so wonderful to me.

Jesus makes things right with God on our behalf. I have peace with God through Jesus. That is wonderful. Bliss.

God is for me, not against me. God is for my joy, sanctification, salvation, suffering - whatever it takes to make me more like His Son. To bring me closer to Him. That is beautiful.

I can't imagine my life without Jesus.

God's Grace in Our Marriage

I am so thankful God blessed me with a husband who loves Him and me. Things have been pretty rough during these past few months of marriage and I can't do anything but boast in the Lord's grace for how He has been changing things lately. I have the wonderful privilege of watching God grow Derek in so many ways - the evidences of His grace in Derek are innumerable.

Derek has wonderfully used opportunities to shepherd my heart, point people who look at our marriage to Jesus, and to show the picture of Christ towards His bride. I am honored to be his wife.

Isaiah 30:18

"And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]!" Isaiah 30:18 [Amplified]

I ran into this verse about a week ago and my heart just melted inside of me and I could hardly hold back my tears and joy. How good is our God! As I've been reading through the Bible the recurring theme is God's people turning away from Him and spitting in His face by worshipping false god - yet He sends a Redeemer when they turn back to Him and call for Him. Jesus is our eternal Redeemer and Savior.

God is waiting to be gracious to us. He is waiting to show you Himself. He is love. He is good.

All those years I ran from God, sinned against Him constantly, hated Him - He waited for me and pursued me until I turned to Him. He is wonderful to me, to all His children.