Truly Transformed

"Woe to me I am unclean
A sinner found in Your presence
I see you seated on Your throne
Exalted, Your Glory surrounds You

Now the plans that I have made
Fail to compare when I see your glory

Ruin my life the plans I have made
Ruin desires for my own selfish gain
Destroy the idols that have taken Your place
Till its You alone I live for, You alone I live for"
~ Jeff Johnson

I desire to live for Him.... Him alone. I don't always do a good job, well really, I mess up all the time and fail in my attempts to have my character reflect His.

But He loves me anyway, He continues to teach me, to grow me, to lead me

It's a beautiful thing, to be covered in Grace... Now friends this does not give us an excuse to be sinners, it does not give us an excuse to justify our wrongs. What it does give us is the ability to fall on our knees, to cry out to the one who listens, to admit that were borken.

He will set you free.

Me and my sweet roomate Aimee sat in her room one night as she prepared to speak to the girls of her church and we painted a beautiful picture of freedom. freedom from the the things of this world. freedom from the baggage we carry. freedom from the chains that weigh us down. freedom from the past.

We shall call it "Breaking Free" (thank you Beth Moore)
Were broken. We've been beat down. We feel ashamed. We are unclean. We are hurting. We want more. We desire Him... But how do we get to Him.

We break free. We simply break free. We allow the love, mercy, and grace of Christ to break our chains.

Hefty first blog, this I know. A few last tid-bits...

Reason for the song:
"Ruin my life the plans I have made"
I am honestly at a place in my life that I never thought I'd be. It's not a bad place; actually it's a wonderful place! Funny, but the plans I made for myself didn't match up to where God wanted me. I say funny, because the plans that He has for our lives are so much better than any plans we can create for ourselves.

His faithfullness comforts my soul

As many of you know, I gradute in December, and have been preparing to make my way to Dallas in January. Dallas... a place of unfamiliarity, a place of newness, a place of possible lonliness, or of possible community, a place of fear, or maybe of peace. Whatever the city of Dallas may be, I'm not sure that I'm supposed to be there yet.

My heart is being transformed.

I feel that He has so much more to teach me here, in this boxy little College Station town, but I'm not exactly sure.

Decision has no yet been made: I am not sure whether I will be leaving in January or staying till May.

Pray that God would direct my heart.

Beautifully. Bittersweet.