time flies.

just yesterday my baby sister, Erin was blessed with a car. this photo just happened to be one the Lord allowed me to capture in the midst of the moment! it was a precious and memorable time to be able to rejoice with her in the gift. i was once again reminded of how this life we have been given to live goes by so fast. it seems like just yesterday that Erin was having her 5 year old birthday party, and now she is about to turn 16! crazy! lately i've been constantly reminded of how precious and short life is, it is truly a gift from the Father!

i just had to share this delightful photo with all of you...

life like grass.

my nana celebrated her 66th birthday this past june. let me just say she is such a delight. this picture pretty much does a great job describing her...

every birthday should remind us of how short life is. it just seems to go by so fast. psalm 103:14-16 "a person's life is like grass. like a flower in the field it flourishes, but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew." every birthday should leave us thankful for the grace He has shown on us thus far. james 4:14 "you do not know about tomorrow. what is your life like? for you are mist that appears for a short time and then vanishes." these verses are such a reality check for me. wow how blessed are we to have life. Father, let our lives count for Your glory and let us not take for granted the short time we have.  

His worth.

a lot of times we are more convinced of our unworthiness than we are His worth. our inability has a tendency to take on a greater focus than His ability.

we have fallen into a dangerous trench of unbelief that takes away from the Father's ability and worth. this is something the Lord has convicted me of recently-if anything doesn't makes sense in my rational mind, i automatically dismiss it as something that is in conflict with the Scripture. what a shame! i am missing out on so much truth that the Spirit has to teach me! this is why God often looks so much like us. we are afraid to accept any part of Him that is different from us or that doesn't make sense to us, therefore making Him to be someone that looks just like you and me. now how is it that we overcome this? the answer is actually very simple...faith. it is the listening heart that is ready for Heaven's deposit of faith. it is faith that overcomes the doubts that our rational minds might have. faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. the Father is ready to reveal Himself to us. He wants to overwhelm our little minds with His ability, we just have to let Him. i get chill bumps thinking of all the amazing things He wants to do in and through us if we would just take the focus off of what we can't do and start focusing on what He can do.

let the simple delight of knowing that His ability completely overpowers our inability refresh your mind, and your spirit.