His Hands.

I have unanswered prayers
I have trouble I wish wasn't there
And I have asked a thousand ways
That you would take my pain away
You would take my pain away

I am trying to understand
How to walk this weary land
Make straight the paths that crooked lie
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands

When you walked upon the earth
You healed the broken, lost and hurt
I know you hate to see me cry
One day you will set all things right
Yeah, one day you will set all things right

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands

Your hands that shaped the world
Are holding me
They hold me still
Your hands that shaped the world
Are holding me
They hold me still

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave you
When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave
I never leave your hands

To me this song is so beautiful. The lyrics are full of His promises. The Kingdom is unshakeable. No matter the trials we face, we remain in the palm of His perfect, loving hands. He is our safety and our refuge; our protector and healer. There is nothing in this world that I walk through alone. Circumstances that surround me are unsteady. But I have my HOPE and FOUNDATION in the Lord...the one constant and STABLE thing I can always count on, that can never be taken away from me.

So thankful.

Every high thing must come down.

All I can say is that this past weekend was phenomenal!! Friday night and most of the day Saturday I was at ReCreate, a women's conference held at my church. Some of the major things that really stuck out to me were...

• be a light, ALL the time. God is not a secret to be kept (Matt. 5:13-16 MSG). SHINE!
• God allows us to be in certain situations where we are DESPERATE for His power. This is something I think will be huge for me while I'm in Haiti. Fear, unfamiliarity, emotions I can't even begin to imagine...nothing, no one BUT God will get me through it.
• Fruit doesn't grow on mountain tops, it grows in the valleys. We are typically developed the most when facing a challenge. Courage grows in adversity.
• There are right and wrong responses to how we react to suffering. Focus more on what's happening IN you, rather than TO you. God always delivers. He has. He will. He will continue.
• God's love is inexhaustable. It reaches beyond all condemnation. He is always always always reaching out for me..I am his beloved.

Saturday night, after the conference, Darlene Zschech was recording her next live album at our church! We gathered the boys and enjoyed a fun and powerful night of worship! I was especially excited that Kari Jobe was there for a few songs...(I might be a little obsessed). That CD is going to be great for real.

Anyways, I got to thinking back to college days, and how my friends and I would get so excited for band parties and other events. Although fun at the time, I realized Saturday night that singing, dancing, jumping, and getting excited for Jesus is so much better and more fulfilling!! I don't regret that time in my life, but I am so thankful to be out of that stage and I'm just trying to focus on living out my sole purpose..to love and glorify God in every aspect of my life.

Every high thing must come down
Every stronghold shall be broken
You wear the victor's crown
You overcome, you overcome.