whatever is pure

salveo:

I want to travel forever by Allison Farrand

So beautiful. When I can close my eyes and feel the emotions, THAT is when music comes to LIFE. 

I CHOOSE JESUS for NOW and ETERNITY 

Psalm 119:9-11
“How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.
With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
Your word I have treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.”

A necessary reminder and rebuke for myself: 

“I Deserve” ~ From Grasping Grace Blog Check them out —->(http://graspinggrace.com/2012/03/07/i-deserve/)

Finish that title.  I dare you.  Actually I can do it for you, since I’ve gotten pretty good at it over the past 21 years.  I deserve to be fed.  I deserve to be loved.  I deserve to be respected, to get good grades, to sleep whenever I want, to have the dishes washed, to be left alone when I feel like it and to receive attention when I want. I deserve your time, your undivided attention, and you better be excited to see me.

Sounds just a tad selfish and all untrue and yet that’s exactly what my heart believed (and is still repenting of!) as I interacted within my friendships and carelessly threw around the blessings God has given me like family, food, and time.  I had forgotten what I do deserve:”For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” and why I don’t have to pay that price: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (—Rom. 6:23 & 5:8)

I had all these expectations of other people and this mindset of “You OWE me blank blank blank because I’m giving you blank blank blank”  I got easily upset and angry when those expectations weren’t fulfilled until finally a friend reminded me, “We don’t deserve anything.”  Ouch. How sobering.  As I start to hold my expectations in open hands and to look at the cross with thanksgiving and joy, it’s incredibly freeing to live as God has commanded.  

So now I double dare you.  Finish that sentence, go ahead, I’m serious- it takes courage to admit your sin and to give voice to the wrongful expectations that you say everyday with your actions and attitudes.  But don’t stop there, as John Owen has said, “Be killing sin or it will be killing you.” 

whooaaa….

(Source: adamz-, via enchantedmemories)

wahh…her voice is SO PRETYY and emotional ~~~

Something that my sister once told me a while ago:

Our hearts are often times consumed with:

1. Guilt- an “I owe You” mentality

2. Anger- an “You owe Me” mentality

3. Greed- an “I owe Me” mentality

4. Jealousy- an “God owes Me” mentality

but the one commonality of all these is self-centeredness. The remedy for a “healthy heart” is this:

1. For guilt, confession

2. For anger, forgive

3. For greed, give (generosity)

4. For jealousy, celebrate the things the Lord has provided

Just a simple reminder~~ :) 

(Source: leilockheart)