Jesus, i need You

       "Jesus... 

   I really need You right now. I need Your help every second of every day. To breathe, to walk, to talk, to blink, to move... I need You just to live! I'm sorry I try to do things on my own-in my own time and my own way. As if You are not big enough to take care of everything and know what's best for me... I'm sorry, God.

   Sometimes I forget, God. I forget where I have been and that You have carried me through deep, deep valleys and really dark places; I forget that as Your grace was sufficient last time, it will be again sufficient this time around too; I forget that the place I really want to be is in Your will. Sometimes I look around at my circumstances thinking they are too hard and big and massive, instead of looking to You and Your strength.

   God, You say again and again in Your Word not to be afraid or fearful and to be courageous! But God, I am not a very courageous or bold person on my own-will You help, me God?!?! I want to be bold and courageous like David facing Goliath; Daniel in the lion's den; like Shadrach, Meshach and Obedigo when they defied the King and were thrown into the furnace; and like Esther when she only thought her people and not herself. Jesus, help me be bold for You and to stand for You, even if and when I stand alone.

     God, may I crave You more and more everyday! 

I Want to Live Like That

"Jesus,
May we live like it's our last day everyday. Not holding back because of fear of what others think or say, or fear of failure; or just thinking of ourselves and our desires, wants before others needs. Jesus, show me/us how to love those no one else will! Show me/us how to reach to those no one else will touch! Show me/us how to love those that You have placed in our lives. You have lavished us with so much grace, God, how can we not give it away!?!?!

"May I/we be quick to lend a hand, and not judge; may I/we run to help others and not criticize; may I/we lavish and readily give your grace, forgiveness and love to others as You have given to us freely. Jesus, the same radical living You called Your disciples to many years ago, (Check out the Gospel(s) of Matthew, John, Acts)  is the same radical living You have called us to today! May we embrace it! fully and completely giving ourselves to You, Jesus-wholly, utterly and completely abandon to You and Your will!"

 "Jesus, may every breath I/we breath be for Your glory!"

Singing Stars and Wales-How Great is Our God!

My sister showed me this video and I wanted to share it with you... Friends, even creation is praising our God, the Creator of the universe!

So, what did you think? Is this just amazing or what?!?! What an awesome God we serve!

I have Chosen Thee

Pain's furnace heat within me quivers,

God's breath upon the flame does blow;

And all my heart in anguish shivers

And trembles at the fiery glow;

And I whisper, “As God will!”

And in the hottest fire hold still.

He comes and lays my heart all heated,

On the anvil, minded so

Into His own fair shape to beat it

With His great hammer blow on blow;

And yet I whisper, “As God will!”

And at the heaviest blows hold still.

He takes my softened heart and beats it;

The sparks fly off at every blow;

He turns it o'er, o'er and heats it,

And lets it cool, and makes it glow;

And yet I whisper, “As God will!”

And in His mighty hand hold still.

Why should I complain? for the sorrow

Then only longer-lived would be;

The end may come, and will tomorrow,

When God has done His work in me;

So I say trusting, “As God will!”

And, trusting to the end, hold still.

                          ~Julius Sturm 

This is one of my favorite poems. I love the vivid picture it paints using this analogy. Maybe you are finding yourself in a fiery furnace right now. I'm sorry you have to go through this pain!! Please know that I am not trying to fix anything because I don't have all the answers, but I hope and pray this is encouraging to you! 

Here is something a new friend of mine [Jen Barrick] told/emailed me tonight: "God never wastes a pain, a tear, or a trial. He is faithful to find the most creative, purposeful means to bring beauty from the ashes, strength from our weakness... it is only a matter of timing!"

'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind can conceive what God has planned for those who love Him' 1 Corinthians 2:9

My friend, you are a precious and priceless treasure!

Easy or Hard?

"Would you rather have an easy life, and not produce much fruit, or have a harder life, but produce more fruit?"                    
                          
The other day I heard a gentleman say that God asked him this question. It made me stop and ask the question of myself. What do I really desire? How do I live my life? Do I want an easy life, or one that is harder, but bears more fruit for Christ?!?!

Well, friend, I will be honest and say that I don't really love trials and suffering, it hurts! I don't like things that hurt! But, I do want to bear fruit in my life and I do want to live in obedience to Christ. I want live in such a way that those who do not know Jesus, will see Him in me. And in order to do that, I need to be like Jesus. 

Jesus was perfect and last time I looked in the mirror and looked at my life, I did not see someone who was perfectly like Christ. Hmmmm, yep, last time I checked I had a ways to go to be just like Jesus in every area of my life. 

So friend, what do you say? May I encourage and challenge you to think about this question? If God was/is asking you this question right now, what would/are you going to decide? 

"God, I pray that we would so desire for Your Name be glorified, proclaimed and lifted high, that even through the suffering and pain involved in our life, we would embrace it-looking to You for strength and grace, knowing that there is a bigger picture. May we patiently walk the path, following You every step of the way. Jesus, I do want to bear fruit for You! Sometimes though, I get scared and look at my circumstances and what looms before me instead of looking to You. Help me to keep my eyes fixed upon You always.  God, if trials is what it takes to bring You the most glory and proclaim Your Name, then Jesus, may we say, 'bring the rain'."

Pursued by My Lover

I start laughing with joy. Then crying, and then laughing again. All throughout that day when I thought about it, I was giddy all over again.    

                   
The other day while doing my devotions God opened my eyes to the truth that He was pursuing me way before I even began to look His way. Just think about this... God, the Creator of the Universe, wants YOU!! and so much so, that He pursues YOU!!! Yep, I know, it is simply crazy, amazing!!! (*girls, just food for thought...no man will ever pursue you like what God does!! Not even close!)

I invite you to look at these verses with me... :)

"For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made."  Psalm 139:13

"Your eyes [God] saw my unformed substance; in Your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them."  Psalm 139:16

"O Lord, You have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. ..."   Psalm 139:2-5

"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  Romans 5:8

"For God so loved the world (you), that He gave His only Son, that whoever (if you) believes in Him [you] will not perish but have everlasting/eternal life." John 3:16

You know sometimes we believe the lie that we are not valuable and that we don't "measure" up. Or maybe you think that God doesn't like you, much less love you. Sometimes because of circumstances that happen in our life that are out-of-our-control, we believe the lie that satan and the world feed us: "You are not worth much or valuable; you are such a loser." But guess what, Friend?!?! You have been created and made in the image of God, and He says you are valuable. Your worth does not depend on what you have or have not accomplished; whether you are super smart/intelligent; on your looks or athletic ability; or anything else!

You are valuable & of worth because God says you are!!!

So don't believe the lies from the world that you have to do a specific thing or be a certain way to be valuable! It's just not true! You, my friend, are valuable because God wanted you to be and He made you in His image; it pleased Him. Check out the book of Genesis and the creation account (Genesis 1-2). Notice how God created the rest of creation and then how He created humans. Walk in the truth today and tomorrow and the rest of your life! 

Friend, if Jesus is your Lord and Savior embrace knowing that He wants you and is for you! Maybe though, you do not know what having a relationship with Jesus is; know that God is pursuing YOU and is calling your name. Go to Him. He wants you! I encourage and challenge you to find out more about a relationship with Jesus. Open up the Bible and start reading. Ask your pastor, a trusted friend, or as always, please contact me! I would love to talk with you! :)                

Friend, God doesn't make junk! If fact, you matter so much that even though we messed up His perfect world and separated ourselves from Him, He made a way that we could live with Him for eternity! Isn't that just crazy, amazing!?!? You do matter! You do have a purpose because of Christ! You are precious and valuable!

It's Good to be Alive

The sun is shining; the grass is turning a lovely, lush, bright green; flowers are starting to peak up through the ground; and the air smells so fresh. On top of this, my Savior Jesus, loves me and has made a way for me to spend eternity with Him. Wow! Amazing! I cannot wait for the day I finally see Him!

But... I am here today, living life. And you know what? Sometimes I can get caught up in life, getting so busy that I forget to enjoy life and embrace the little things. God put me here to bring Him glory. I don't want to waste my life! I want it to count!

Listen to this song by Jason Gray called, "Good to be Alive". This should be our attitude everyday. :)

May we live everyday as if it was our last, enjoying and embracing God's grace. 

Letting Go of Me & Holding on to You, Jesus

This past Sunday we had a fundraiser at our church for a team from our church going to St. Louis, MO this summer. Much time, effort and prayer had gone into the planning of the program. Everything was ready and going as planned. Then I got a phone call. Curve ball!

One thing we prayed before the night begin was that no matter the results God would get all the glory. Whether the church was overflowing or only 5 people showed up; whether we ran our of ice cream sundaes or we only used one bucket; whether I tripped and fell flat on my face or got through the night without a mishap (this was my personal prayer). Whatever the outcome, God would get the glory, honor and praise. 

Well, the night went great! Our church was full with only a pew or two open, we did have enough ice cream, the singing group [The Saratoga Boys gospel quartet] sounded amazing and our church band did a super job. We raised more money than we thought we would, and guess what?!? Not a single person tripped!! :)

But that was not all that happened that night, no. Like I said, the evening went great; but admidst all this, God wanted to teach His daughter {me} more about Himself and conform her more to the likeness of His Son, Jesus. About 45 minutes before the concert started, I got a call saying that my brother was sick and not coming. I would have to do his speaking part and get some other guys to do his other jobs. Not so hard, right? Then why was I so nervous? I usually get nervous when I speak in front of crowds, but for some reason, after this phone call I was in a bit of a tizzy!

That night God humbled me. He showed me that I sometimes start relying on my own strength instead of on His strength. God stretched me-I was put on the spot and out of my comfort zone, having to step up and do more speaking since Caleb was unable to come. When I had to ask other guys in our church to do some of his task for that night, that was out of my comfort zone-I don't like asking people to do things at the last minute and this was very last minute! "Would they even say yes?"

I had some trouble with the presentation about the trip concerning what to say and how to say everything. My prayer was that God would speak through me and that the words I said where His, not mine. So basically, ''Here's what I have, Lord, please be fill in the cracks."

Even during this time of teaching and molding-which is humbling and crazy and amazing all at the same time because the Creator of the universe, He cares enough to reach down and not let me stay how I am, but to change me-He showers me with blessings! Friends that live about 2 hours away came. It meant the world to me to have them there! They loved on me, encouraged me, and showed up. God showed me through these friends, a little taste of His love for me.

I so desire to become more like Jesus everyday! But honestly, sometimes I don't like being stretched or put out of my comfort zone. But if I really do yearn to become more like Jesus, than that means change, because of sin, I am not naturally like Jesus.

"Lord, I pray that we would yearn for You. May we hunger and thirst for Your Word. God, thank You for not letting us stay like we are-all broken, cracked and full of ourselves-but for changing us more into Your likeness. Thank you for teaching us, Your children. May we learn to surrender to You and Your will."

Never Forget...

It was dark. I was driving home. Crying. Weeping. Sobbing. So disappointed with myself. I had forgotten. I'd promised myself I wouldn't, but I had!

The winter of 2011, I lived in Guatemala for about 3 months. God had told me to go to Prairie Bible College in Three Hills, Alberta. Part of our training/schooling for intercultural studies was a three month mission trip to Guatemala. Among other things that we saw, we saw poverty. 

Poverty. What comes to mind when you hear this word? I don't think anyone of us who lives in North America or a non-third world country can truly understand what this means in everyday life. Yes, some of us have experienced it to some degree and seen it firsthand, but unless you actually live in it day in and day out, I don't believe you can fully grasp it. 

Here are some stories/experiences that are all too real! This is everyday life for many... 

I see faces of little girls no older than 6 or 7 years old, living in public bathrooms selling squares of toilet paper for a living (yes, they even sleep in the building during the night on pallets-think of the rats, bacteria and stench!). 

I met a man, Louis, who had worked in the sewer for the past 35 years. This was his job; what he did for a living. And you know what? He thanked God for this job! 

Families picking through piles and piles of garbage, looking for something valuable to sell or fix and then sell. And these are not like our very organized garbage trucks/sites. We have it good! I'm talking heaping piles of dirty, disgusting, putrid trash; 15-20 feet high and 20 football fields wide! This is their job, how they make their living. Because they pick through trash, this is how they are viewed by others: trash.

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Then there's these beautiful children. Children who cannot go to school because their parents cannot not afford it. These children with dreams just like everyone else, cannot not get an education because they are just trying to survive. Since they cannot get an education, the cycle of poverty continues. 

There are countless more stories like these and many more people that need help! Not only physically, but spiritually! Where are we, Christians?!?! Why are we not helping? There are over 3,000 verses in the bible concerning helping the poor, orphans and widows. It's time to get out of ourselves and do what we have been commanded to do!!

As I was driving home that night God showed me that I was starting to forget. The memory of these children and beautiful individuals, who are significant and valuable because they have been created in God's image, had slowly been fading. They were fading because I live in a very selfish, self-serving society and I had started listening to it.

Just think of everything that I [we] take for granted: running water, electricity, a car, internet, food, clothing, my bed. Can I honestly say that every time I jump in the shower I thank God for running water or when I turn on the light I praise Him for it? No, I don't. But I should! And you should too! We do not have a right to any of these things-they are gifts from God. 

Here is a startling fact: 

   "The truth is that there are 143 million orphaned children, 11 million children who starve to death from preventable diseases, 8.5 million children who work as slave, prostitutes or under other horrific conditions and 2.3 million live with HIV. This adds up to 164.8 million needy children. At first glance this seems like a huge number, but 2.1 billion people on this earth claim to be Christians. Truth be told, if only 8 percent of the Christians  would care for one more child, there would be no statistics left!" (taken from "Kisses from Katie")

Friend, we do not need to "experience" poverty to do something about it!! May I encourage you today to become more informed and ask God where He wants you to help. 

"Jesus, I pray we would be more afraid to live a comfortable life and fail to follow You, than we would be of what other people say or think, or not fitting in with the world! Jesus, we cannot change the world, only You can do that. But, may You use us to change the world for the better for one person!" 

God's Chisel

Do you ever look around at life and just wonder, "God, what You doing?!?!" I know I sure do!

This winter I got my parent's car stuck in the snow. Because I do not have a phone and Caleb (my bro whom I live with) was gone, and all my neighbors not home, I had to walk two miles to get to someone who could take me to work. [I cut it close on making it to work on time that day!] 

On Valentine's Day of this year, I was out giving Valentine's and visiting some friends. On the way home I hit a huge deer, shattering the windshield and getting to pay a lot of money for a new one. 

A man came into the library where I work looking for the encyclopedias. It is a series of all these books full of information, right, but for some reason I had the dictionary in my head, so one book, not a set. I could not find the encyclopedia for the life of me!! Then this patron shows me, the librarian, where they are. [for the record, it was a long day, but seriously, talk about a humbling event!]

We stub our toes, hit our head on beams, hammer our fingers instead of nails, fall on ice, trip over those invisible lines and spill on our favorite outfit or white shirt!

Why do these things happen to us? Could it be that they happen because God loves us? Yep, I think so.

Check out this video about God making us into His masterpiece. You will not regret taking the time to watch it!! :)

So Friend, maybe the next time something goes "wrong" in our day or it is just not going like we wanted or planned, instead of getting upset/impatient, we should ask God what He is teaching us and what He wants to change in us; thanking Him for caring enough to change us.

"Jesus, may we take every opportunity to become more like You! Help us to see these annoyances as lessons from you rather than a dread. May the desire to be more like You outweigh wanting life to "go our way". God, thank You for teaching us!"

Blessings on your weekend!! 

My Name is Child of the One True King

The other night while driving to a friend's home to babysit I got behind a very slow vehicle. Did this man not know that I had somewhere to get to? The radio had been on and the song that came on right as this vehicle pulled out was, "Hello, My Name Is" by Matthew West. Maybe you have heard it, but if not take a few minutes and listen to it. You won't regret it!! :)

Or you can go to this link... =>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJlCj9_Sfj0 

This song talks about our identity being in Christ. As a born-again believer, you are God's child! You are the Child of the One True King! How amazing is this!?!? Makes me want to sing and dance and shout out loud!! The Creator of the universe made a way for me and you to spend eternity with Him! Even though we messed up the perfect world He created, and even though He knew that we were going to reject Him, He still loves us and wants us to come to Him! He is the only Way, the Truth and the Life! (if you don't get this-what I am talking about-just ask!) :) 

So as I was slowly driving to babysit, I was able to bask in this truth. If the car had not pulled out in front of me I would have arrived to my destination before the song was done and not had heard this song that very much so blessed me.

Friend, I encourage you today to look for God's blessings! They are all around us, but sometimes we are so busy going and doing and living that we miss out on what He desire to give us because we were too busy to notice. Today, I challenge you to slow down and notice your blessings that may be in disguise.

Blessings on your day!

Jennah

Psalm 100

 "Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth! 

Worship the Lord with gladness; 

Come before Him with joyful songs. 

Know that the Lord is God and 

we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. 

Enter His gates with thanksgiving 

and His courts with praise! 

Give thanks to the Lord and 

praise his name! 

For the Lord is good and 

His love endures forever. 

His faithfulness continues through all generations."

"What!! I'm a missionary?!?!"

Have you ever heard a person say that they do not feel called to be a missionary or it is "just not their thing"? Maybe you, yourself feel this way too. I have had more individuals than I can keep count tell me that they are just not called to missions. But friend, that is just simply not the case! Did you know that if you are a born-again believer, which makes you a disciple of Jesus, than you are called to be a missionary? 

Before we continue on I think it would be a good idea to define missionary. Missionary: A person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission. {Definition from Websters dictionary}

Ok, so lets take a look at these passages in Matthew 28:19-20 and in Mark 16:14-16.

Jesus is talking to His disciples before He is taken back up to Heaven. 

"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (NIV)

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes in me and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." (NIV)

 The Message translation says it this way: "God authorized and commanded Me to commission you: 'Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism..." [Mat 28:19] and in Mark  it says, "Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God's good news to one and all..." 

I don't know about you, but what Jesus is commanding all His followers to do seems very clear--to share with the entire world the message of the gospel. You know many times we ask, "Lord, should I go?" and then we decide that God didn't say yes, so we decide that we are then ok to stay where we are. But maybe instead the question we should be asking is: "Lord, should I not go" He has already said to go, so why are we sitting on our fannies and twiddling our thumbs? 

Now I know what you might be thinking, "Wait a minute! I don't sit and twiddle my thumbs all day!" :) Friend, my point is that if you are a born-again believer, than you are called to be a missionary. Lets go back to the definition of the word. A person undertaking a mission, especially a religious mission. Do you think you have to go to Timbuktu to accomplish sharing the gospel? NO! you don't, but sometimes we hold back in life because we don't see ourselves as this "this great missionary, evangelist or preacher". 

 "I hope you will be a missionary wherever your lot is cast ... it makes but
   little difference after all where we spend these few fleeting years, if they
   are only spent for the glory of God.  Be assured there is nothing else worth
   living for."       -Elizabeth Freeman

What opportunities has God put in your path that is your "Go"? Maybe it is volunteering in your child's classroom and being a light there. Maybe it is living with integrity and standing for truth at work, even when you stand alone. Maybe it is starting and leading a bible study in your local jail, volunteering at ministries in your church or opening your home to anyone God brings your way. Friend, ask God what He wants you to say "Yes" to today and where your mission field is!  

Don't be a Pussy Cat

I want to share something written by Amy Carmichael who was a missionary to Asia.

   "Onward Christian soldiers,                                          
       Sitting on the mats;
        Nice and warm and cozy
         Like little pussycats.
        Onward Christian soldiers,
         Oh, how brave are we,
         Don't we do our fighting
         Very comfortably?"      

Friend, Jesus calls us to live our life recklessly abandon to Him! To love without limits! To touch the untouchable! To reach out to those that have not heard about His love, grace and mercy! Why it is (myself included) that we are sometimes more concerned with how we look to the world, than how we look to our Heavenly Father?!?!? Why? Why do we want comfortable lives that "feel" good when there is a life waiting out there for us?!? We settle for what we think is best and miss out on the life that God has for us!

Guess what? Jesus has this amazing life planned for you!! Yes, YOU!!! But it involves one thing that so many individuals think is too much of God to ask. Ok, so before I tell you, let me ask you a question? What has Jesus given/offered you? 

Yep, His very life. For you, friend! just so you could spend the rest of eternity with Him!

Ok, so back to what God is asking of you. He asks for your life. Yep, Jesus wants your life. Check out this verse in Matthew 16:24-25...

'Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.'

Ok, so some say that this is too much to ask! Yes, they do believe in Jesus and will spend the rest of eternity with Jesus, but that is all the farther they go. But think about this... do you really want to settle for something less than what God wants for you? Yes, He asks for your life wholly and completely surrendered to Him, but Friend, how can we not?!!?

Listen to this song by Sidewalk Prophets, "You can Have Me" :)

(Or click on this link to open in another window) => http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpx40JJLQxw

Friend, how can we not fully surrender our lives to the One who gave it all? Jesus gave us His very life to save us! How can we not give ours back to Him?



Living in Light of Eternity

     
   Did you know...                                                            

There are 86400 seconds in one day?   

Here is another question...

If you knew that Jesus was returning tonight or that you were going to die this evening, how would you live differently?

Think about this past week. How did you speak to you spouse? Your kids? You friends? Your co-workers? Were your words life giving or full of death? How did you spend your time-did you waste it or use it wisely?

Let me ask you again... how would you live differently if today was your last day?

Here is what I would do

~I would forgive more freely and not get offended so easily or hold grudges
~I would say, "I'm sorry" more often and think of myself less
~I would spend more time with the people I love and look for ways to let them know I love them
~I would make things right when I hurt someone right away instead of waiting until later


~I would laugh more and not make little things into big things!

Friend, God calls His children to live in light of eternity. This life is so temporary!! This earth, it is not our home-Heaven is! We don't know when Jesus is returning, so must always be ready. If Jesus returned now, what would you feel? Would you be excited to see Him? Ashamed of the life you have lived as His child? Relieved?

   "So now, little children, remain in Him, so that when He [Jesus] appears, we may have boldness and not be ashamed before Him at His coming." 1 John 2:28

My friend, may we live everyday, not for ourselves, but for the One who gives us meaning and purpose. May we live everyday as if it was our last!

Blessings,

     Jennah

Come to Me My Child

 

I run away in fear.

"It's too hard, God! I can't do it! I'm not strong enough!"

Then in the stillness He whispers,

 

"I know you can't My child, but I can!

You can do nothing apart from Me, Jennah.

It is only through My strength and

power; through Me alone enabling you,

that you can do anything. Stop trying to

do it on your own strength, stop trying to live

life without Me! I want you to come to

Me for help, for restoration, for strength,

for assurance. Come to Me My child.

I will give you peace. Only I can fill you;

only I can comfort your broken heart.

Only I can make you new again.

Come to My, My child. Come to Me."

 

 

~Your Heavenly Father

 

 

 





God is Never Letting Go

One day this winter, I went outside with some of my siblings. After awhile I was tired and started heading to the house. Sarah, one of my younger sisters, did not want me to go in, so I sat on the ground and was gonna stay for a few more minutes.

Sitting on the ground was a mistake. Sarah took the opportunity to make SURE I was staying outside with her. She wrapped her arms and entire self around me, and was not letting go! Try as I might, I could get out of her grasp. I attempted every trick I could think of to get out of her hold, but in the end, only made myself more tired.

Finally, exasperated, and Sarah laughing, she let me go. (just for the record, this was all in good fun)

As I was recalling this happening the other day, I thought, "Hmm, this is kinda like God's love." Once we are His child, He is NOT letting go of us. We can kick and scream (I may or may not have done this with Sarah), we can fall far from God in sin, or try to do things our own way because we do not like God's way of doing them. But friend, if you are God's child He is not gonna let you go.

Take a look at this verse in Romans 8. "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to seperate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."  (8:38-39).

Nothing is going to make God stop loving you, my friend! A lady once told me that we can take hundreds of steps away from God, but because He loves us it only takes one step (repenting/asking for forgiveness) to get back to Him. May you. my friend, rest in the love of our great God today!

Blessings,

Jennah