Isaiah 60:1

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you."

Psalm 121:3

"He will not let you feet slip - He who watches over you will not slumber."

- God is there for us. He will guide our lives through His way. Like Indiana Jones having faith that the invisible bridge was even there, we need to trust that God will protect us and be with us. God won't just take a 5 minute break, He will be with us all the time. Just remember that in hard times, He is there, and He might let us feel pain, but He will bring us back into love.

Proverbs 3:5

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."

- We all have choices to make. Tough decisions. Constent battles. In these times, we can try to stand on our own, to push against the darkness with a torch and fearful heart. We can stand, but we will fall, and not onto the ground, but into darkness itself. And when we fall into the dark, God will follow. He will be there with a hand and pull us free. He will set us on our feet and dust us off, giving us a chance to talk to Him. We can't begin to understand His power, but His is the only power that can keep us in light. For those who still read, I pray today that you won't struggle on your own. Ask for help from those who love you. For the Lord will bless them to help you, for in these ways, He shows us His might.

Special Music

Sometimes at Evergreen Community Church, a couple people from our praise team play a song that isn't in the normal lineup. Since I have acquired a bass, Josh and Miah Finkbonner have been working on possible songs for special music. Josh picked our next one to work on, which is Love is Here. It is a good song and will be great for my first time playing bass in front of an audience. A song that I am bringing before the group is The Orphan, but I might suggest one that I learned at Camp Firwood called Nothing Holds Me Down. All three of these are good songs, and I am excited to play with the guys. Also, Rachel might sing back up, but she is close enough to being called one of the guys.

Prayer Journal

I have recently acquired a day planner that I will be using from now to the end of 2009. Every day, as a have a personal prayer, or someone asks me to pray for them, I will write it down. I hope to fill it with a devotion to God, and want to be here for anyone that needs prayer. Send me a personal email or call my phone. Either ask for prayer with no specifics, or feel like going into as much detail as you want. I want to help my readers, and encourage them to stand strong through the hardest times.