Taking A Step of Faith

I took a step of faith yesterday.

I have some stage fright issues... always have. And when its been a a group thing, like a Christmas Musical or Choir, its manageable. When its a solo... I start to freak out.

A couple months ago the pastor at my church asked that if anyone wanted to share special music, to speak to him. I wanted to, I planned too... but I didn't. For months I avoided it.

Until this past sunday. I took a step of faith! I know that God has given me a musical talent. I need to be faithful with it and follow His leading... so I talked to Pastor Rocky.

I'm going to be singing a solo at church sometime in the next month or so! I choose to continue to walk in faith, to not let fear overcome me or stop what I feel God is asking me to do.

What is God asking you to do? Will you take a step of faith and trust that HE will guide your through?

Its the little things...

Its the little things in life that make it memorable.

Yesterday was one of those days.

A whole bunch of little things that added up to practically perfect. D and I spent the day together, a little shopping, a lot of talking and a TON of just being together.

It doesn't get any better than that :)

At the Sound of Your Great Name

I'm minding my own business, going about my morning as usual when this song comes on.

I stopped, I listened. I started to sing along. It turned into a prayer.

Every fear; has no place; at the sound of your great nameThe enemy; he has to leave; at the sound of your great name

All the weak; find their strength; at the sound of your great nameHungry souls; receive grace; at the sound of your great name

It became a prayer for a good friend of mine that is pregnant, stuck in a hospital room on bedrest until her little one is strong enough to survive this world.

I can't even begin to imagine the worry and fear that would try to worm its way into her mind.

BUT AT THE SOUND OF YOUR GREAT NAME, those fears must flee. 

The fatherless; they find their rest; at the sound of your great nameSick are healed; and the dead are raised; at the sound of your great name

It became a prayer for myself. for my family, for my church. Hungry Souls, receive grace.

Songs From the Desert

Today started off like any normal day. I got out of bed, got dressed, made breakfast for my husband and had a cup of coffee. Then I got a text from a friend... that led to a text to my Mom. Then an unplanned skype date. My Mom introduced me to a friend of hers that is visiting from Quebec.

He is a Prophet.

An hour and half a box of Kleenex later, this blog was born.

Michael prophesied over me and reminded me of the things that I was born for. He challenged me to get back to my roots and the purpose that God has for my life. Not that I wasn't already walking in my destiny... just that a chunk of who I am supposed to be has been dormant for a long time.

I already have a blog. Its a lifestyle/crafty/DIY type blog and its my "happy place". I needed somewhere else to pour out my heart, share the things that God is showing me and start walking out the purpose that HE has for my life.

So much has happened in my life. I could write hundreds of posts, just about what has happened and what got me through. The one prevailing thing that has pulled me through the highs and the lows is music. Not every post will be about a song, but lots of them will.

Music speaks to me, moves me, quiets my soul and brings me into the throne room of the KING. I want to share part of that with you.