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Amy's BlogWhen am I ever gonna find the time to blog?! March 18 "My grace is sufficient for thee" Man, is that awesome or what?! When I went to church last night, I was low. The trials of life were breathing down my neck!! I felt like the service was just for me. II Corinthians 12:8-10! I was so uplifted by everything that was talked about. I came home feeling so much better. Talk about a paradigm shift!! The problems weren't gone, but I sure saw them differently. Thank you, God.
We went to see Jason Upton Thursday night. It was good. I was convicted about not being more simple. I think Sarah mentioned the song "tater peeler road". When I first heard that I was like "what??!!" But Joe Bautista was talking to us about what he got out of it. How we are headed down this road - getting our "skin peeled". One of the verses said something about when we die (to ourselves) our "skin trapped soul" would be free. Pretty cool. SKIN ME LORD! I don't want my soul to be trapped.
March 07 I'm Back!!!! Well, I think I might be back in commission! My laptop hard drive crashed right after my last post. I could have blogged on Joey's computer, but he is usually on it! I always blogged late at night when he was working on a job. Anyway, it feels good to be back. It has been tough these last few months. Yet I have felt so blessed by the Lord. Everyone knows we got a new studio. It has taken us 2 months longer to finish than anticipated and we are now out of cash! We didn't want to go into debt for any of it, so we have been working on it as money came in. We are almost done. Just a few last things to finish up. We are so excited!! It has sucked the life out of us though! Joey has tried to work on it and keep up with our jobs etc. That translates into a lot of 3am nights! I'll be glad when it's over.
The Lord still proves faithful. Just when I think we are at the end. When we might lose it all, He steps in and does His thing. It's not on my timing. It's not when I think He should show up. BUT He is always on time!!! If He came when I thought He should, I wouldn't learn to depend and trust Him. He never fails. It brings to mind the song "I've never seen the righteous forsaken nor His seed begging for bread!! Isn't that awesome! Of course, I don't always remember that. A few weeks ago I was pretty stressed about it all. I got these scriptures and felt the reassurance of His love and care for me. It was Luke 12:6-7:
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the
very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many
sparrows.
Praise God!!! He knows about me!!
He knows about you too. There are so many things each one of us face. Maybe you are going through something that I don't understand, but our God does. I've been thinking about that lately. Bro. Steve has talked about being a neighbor. Am I a neighbor? or do I pass by someone who is wounded, about to die in the sun? Oh Lord, I want to be one that can help administer help, healing. Point someone who is down and out to Christ.
This is all over the board, but it is what I've been thinking about lately and I wanted to share.
Love you all,
Amy
December 06 Isaiah 58 Last night I was just skimming through the Bible. I didn't have a place I was reading, I was just skipping around. I came across this chapter in Isaiah, and felt like the Lord gave it to me affirming the things that Bro. Steve has talked to us about lately. Also, the things I need so much help with. Read it and let me know what you think. One verse in particular hit me (vs.7) It says "hide not thyself from thy own flesh" . Joey and I looked this up in esword. It is saying treat others as your flesh. Don't "hide" yourself from others troubles. Don't act as though they don't exist. There have been times when I turned away from someone else's needs, "hid myself from my own flesh, for fear of rejection, being too selfish with my time etc. Shame on me!! I was really inspired by this, yet felt that chastisement Bro. Mark was singing about Sunday. The Lord is so good. Thank you Lord for loving me enough that you would correct me and set me in the way of right thinking. Help me to be pliable. Help me be able to lean on you. Submit myself everyday to your perfect will in my life, that I can put these things into practice in my life. Not just a hearer of the word but a doer!!!! November 16 WOW!!! How convicted I was tonight in service!! Goes back to being so selfish. Going on in life thinking only of your own life. I was thinking of what Bro. Steve was saying about there being those that we know that have these addictions ruling their life, holding them in bondage. How true it is that we want to go along and think everything is great here in our church! Thinking of our own problems, while others sitting in the same building are about to spiritually flatline!! Maybe sometimes we are the ones needing "spiritual paddles" to shock us back to life, but we don't want anyone to know how desperate we are!! PRIDE!! Bro. Steve was calling for us to lose our "facade". LORD, DON'T LET ME BE A FAKE!!!!!!! I felt this so strong tonight. I really did feel heavy leaving church tonight. I think that is a good thing sometimes. To be hit with the seriousness of our calling as members in the Body of Jesus Christ. Thank you Lord, for the wake up calls. November 13 ??????? I don't really know what to call this blog. So it's titleless! Joey and I are moving the studio to the place where the BF Meyers clearance center has been. It's 2800 sq. feet, so we will have a lot more room than we do now. We have two weeks before we have to be out of our old place, and there is a ton of work to do to be able to move to the new one. I always think, "when school is over, life will slow down" "when school starts, life will slow down", "when the busy wedding season is over, life will slow down." It never does. We just keep finding things to keep it busy!! We are really excited about the new possibilities in the new studio. Joey is going to have about 1200 sq feet to shoot in! (right now he only has about 120!)
I've been really dealt with in these relationship "sessions" Bro. Steve has been having. I think too much of myself and hide it well! (or maybe not) Sometimes I get so frustrated with myself because I don't see any progress in my life. I keep tripping. I feel like I'll never get this walking think down pat. I know that I need more of a daily relationship with Christ. That the only way I will see changes in my life, is if I daily surrender to Him. So many times I find myself with a "later Lord" attitude. That can't go on. I don't want to lose out. This life is not worth it! I hope that I can develop a more selfless love for my husband, my kids, all of you, and last but not least, God. I don't want to have a "what can you do for me today, God?" attitude. He has done so much already, I could never begin to tell it all. Thank God for His mercy. Now I pray I'll have some as well.
This blog does not flow. But I'm too tired to try to make everything sound right! Hopefully you all will be able to figure out what I'm trying to say!!
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