From Broken To Beautiful

    Jesus always spoke to the people in parables so that they could understand His word better. He knew that he would have to take the mystery and make it plain and put things into a practical example and I am thankful that he did.     The parable that I want to speak about today is the one of the Sower. It states in Matthew 13:3-9 "Behold, a Sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on the stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" (NKJV)     Later in this same chapter the parable is explained. To sum it up, the wo...

    My daily verse this morning was Psalms 119:105. It states "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." I love this verse, every time I read it, I can picture me physically walking down a small and narrow dirt path. I see me walking through a dark, dense forest, with an old 1900s lantern and everything around me is dark, except the shadows of tall trees.      But, as I look down at my feet, I see the path more clearly. It is worn down and has roots sticking up from each side. But in this, I can also see where others have walked this path before, dodging each root just as carefully as I am trying to do now.      At first, I am scared that I will trip and fall over one of these roots, because there are many; and if I look away from the lantern out into the forest, the clear path becomes a blur and I start stumbling, feeling lost. But then, I look back down towards my feet and the path, and under the lantern's light, and I feel safe. U...

     I know everyone has heard the statement "the struggle is real" and let me tell you there has never been a more truer statement. Between being a wife, a mom, a new blogger, and trying to maintain my renewed status of stay at home mom on top of it, the struggle has definitely been real.     A few weeks ago my husband and I had a major life event happen, not to get into details, because I am not ready to share that part of my testimony yet, but in the end we decided that we needed a huge change in our lives.      See, I was working a full time job, over 40 hours a week, and my husband was doing almost double that. We were trying to get through paying bills, getting out of debt, and so on and so forth, but our home life and our family were taking a huge hit.      In the end, I resigned from my job, and Daniel took a pay cut, at a new job, with less hours, so that we could focus back on putting God first. In doing this, our mar...

     One of my favorite verses in the bible is Jeremiah 29:11. It states:  "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." (NIV)      When I was younger, I took it in a more literal translation, thinking that God would let me know everything about myself and what my purpose was by the time I graduated high school. Wow, was I completely wrong. I knew absolutely nothing about myself, or who God wanted me to be and I felt like I was floating along in the universe with no direction and no purpose. I just felt lost.     B ut, as I was laying in bed one night reading my favorite verse; I was praying that God would show me who I was and what I was supposed to do. And then it happened; He spoke.  He told me to read further, and I am so grateful that I did.     I f you would do me the honor, I would like to do as God asked me to do then, and read ...

  Beautifully Broken:  Here I lay so beautifully broken   And beautifully broken I am through the day   But even beautifully broken you have come here to stay   And beautifully broken you always show me the way   My heart, my mind, my soul is yours   And beautifully broken you come to restore   You pick up the pieces, so gentle and warm   Even beautifully broken, you mend what is torn   With your mercy and grace, forgiveness, and faith   You sow me together, you don't  hesitate   Your masterpiece and your design   Beautifully broken wasn't in your mind   You mold and form until the work is done   Now I am no longer broken, but perfect like your son   A daughter of the Most High King I have become   Your servant, your warrior, I will never be out done   Beautiful, bold, brave and so full of love   Because broken, no matter how beautiful   Was never something that came from above.