UNSTOPPABLE :)

  Last night I went to see Kirk Cameron’s new movie Unstoppable and going into it I was honestly thinking I can’t wait to learn something new and hear something to encourage me that even in tough times there is a reason for everything that happens.  So after the movie I sat in my seat and thought well is that it isn’t he going to tell me something I didn’t already know.

   After going home and just thinking about it I realized that in this movie Kirk Cameron paints a very clear picture of the fall of man and God destroying the earth with the flood and then shares the Gospel and at first I was like really that’s all you’re going to tell me.  Then it just hit me THE GOSPEL IS ALWAYS ENOUGH!  If all that I ever know is that God sent his son to cover my sins by dying on the cross so that we could have a relationship with him then that’s enough.

  We wonder why God could let bad things happen to good people when we are going through tough times and I have thought that so many times myself.  But God loved us so much he sent his PERFECT son to die a death that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy just so he could have relationship with us. God knows suffering more than we can even imagine and he is God he didn’t have to experience the pain of his only son dying but he did and it was all for us.  It literally brings me to tears thinking about Gods love and grace and I am so thankful that I got the chance to go see Unstoppable and I recommend that everyone go see it!

 

 

Launch 2013

  So I just got back from Launch which is a retreat that my church holds every Labor Day weekend and it was AMAZING!!!

  The theme was College Game Day so all 750 of us young adults were split up into team and had team events it was soooo much fun and such a good way to get to know people. Then we had free time where you could go to the pool where they had slides and all sorts of fun stuff or you could go zip lining or go to the lake.  The BEST part of this retreat by far for me was the Worship time with Shane and Shane, Bethany Dillon and Phil Wickham.  We are blessed at Watermark to have Shane and Shane lead us in worship every Tuesday night at The Porch.

    But I will never take for granted what a blessing that is to be led by them in worshiping God.  Tommy Nelson was the one bringing us the word 4 different times and each time he left me with this hunger for God’s word to read it and really know it more.  The Porch team of staff and volunteers worked so hard to make all of this fun stuff happen and for that I’m so grateful.  After worship service the first night they had a “tailgate party” where there was also a staff vs. young adult’s football game which was so much fun and they also had fireworks and games for everyone to play.  Johnny and Chachi were there of course and I don’t think Launch would have been the same without them they are always making us all laugh until we cry. 

  The second night after worship service they had a Phil Wickham concert and I was so excited that I got to be front and center for that and be blessed by his music and worship with him.  I have been such a big fan of his for so many years and he just keeps getting better. 

 

Check out these two videos that give you a little taste of what Launch 2013 was like this year!! :)

 

http://vimeo.com/73658776

 

http://vimeo.com/73591744

  I can’t put into words how truly grateful I am to be a part of a church body that has great leaders like Todd Wagner and Jonathan Pokluda that always challenge me to be in the word and to grow in my relationship with God.  Watermark has been such a blessing in my life and helped disciple me and I have never been more in love with Jesus and surrounded by such an awesome group of people.  Through being a part of Watermark I have found a group of 8 girls who have become such a big part of my life and some of my very best friends.  Todd Wagner was teaching the other night at The Porch and said that we should not fall in love with your church's building, style of music, preacher, bible studies... Fall in love with JESUS and that is 100% true.  But I have grown closer and fallen more in love with Jesus because of the teaching and love shown here at Watermark and I want others to experience that as well.

   Overall life is GREAT and I am more blessed than I deserve and I am so thankful for all the people God has put in my life and the place he has me right now in life. 

Proverbs 13:3

Proverbs 13:3

 

“Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.”

 

I read this verse today and it really hit me hard because I have always had a hard time with keeping my mouth shut when people make me mad.  And so many times I have let my emotions and the words that come out of my mouth get me in trouble. So my prayer is that I would remember this verse and remember that the words that come out of my mouth once said can’t be taken back and can’t be forgotten. To only speak kind words to people and not let my emotions get the best of me and lash out.

James 1: 19-20

¹⁹ My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, ²⁰ because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

 

James 1: 19-20

 

 

 

I think this verse is so important because sometimes it can be so easy to get angry with any given situation and say or do things you will regret. But this is just a little reminder that when something makes you angry to take a second and calm down before you speak because once those words of anger come out they can only be forgiven, not forgotten.

 

Imagine Dragons

 

I love this band and this song!! :)

2013

   2012 went by so fast and so much happened it’s hard to believe that it all happened within this one year! This past year has been full of love, happiness, good times, heart break, confusion, loneliness, times where I felt so lost, and the times of really finding me. I made a lot of poor choices in the past year but those poor choices ultimately lead me to be where I am at right now and that I wouldn’t change for the world.  While I am happy with some of the things that happened in 2012 I am honestly happy to put that year behind me and to move forward!

   2013 is going to be an amazing year and I just know it!!! I don’t think I have been more excited about the start of a new year ever in my life.  This year has so much potential and I intend on making the best of it.  I don’t think I have made a new year’s goal list in years because honestly I usually think they are silly but this year I did and I am excited about it.  So here are a few of the things that I am going to try to learn, accomplish, and stick to in the next year.

·         First are foremost be more open to what God has for me

·         Do my daily devotionals every morning ( sometimes I slack with this and I can always tell it makes a difference in my day when I don’t do it and not for the better)

·         Do Join the Journey with my church ( it’s a program they do to read through the old testament)

·         Be better with my money ( I am going to do Dave Ramsey) J

·         Volunteer more of my time to help people

·         Read at least 25 new books

·         Pay off my car

·         Run a half Marathon

·         Learn how to cook

·         No Soda

·         No fast food

·         Go on more adventures ( just doing things I have never done, trying new things and going to see new places)

·         Learn how to play the piano

 

  I am excited about all these goals and I know I can accomplish them all if I just work really hard and stay focused.  My biggest prayer and goal for the next year is that I would continue to trust God and follow him with my whole heart!

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not upon your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your path.”

Proverbs 3: 5-6

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29: 11