Be Thou exalted, Jesus, forever

A friend shared a song with me that is simple and sweet...

Be Thou Exalted

I've gotten on my blog to post a new entry numerous times since my last one, but just felt like I had nothing of worth to say. I would start it with some comment about Christ then have no where to go...

We must remember we are worthy because He is worthy and lives in us. I'm not always going to have all the answers or know just what to say to make someone feel better/realize something/think deeply, but what I have to say is still of worth, if I'm simply glorifying Him with my words.

So, though this may turn out to be just an update on my life and not an entry about apologetics or deep thoughts that cause everyone who reads them to stop and analyze their lives I think it's just fine. I am living my life to glorify the Lord, so my blog will reflect that then as well.

Lately I've really had the privilege of doing the support raising cycle: letters and calls and meetings and thank-you notes, and let me just say... I've been so blessed. The Lord truly has been providing in such mighty and awesome ways. It's also been so great to be able to share my story and my ministry with so many people.

This Scripture has surfaced about three times over the past four or five months and one of the most recent times it was in regards to raising support for ministry...

Fear not little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. - Luke 12:32

A commentary I was reading [Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible] had some beautiful things to say about this passage. Here is just a small segment...

"Fear not little flock... these words are particularly directed to the immediate apostles and disciples of Christ; but are true of all the saints in all ages of time, who are compared to a "flock of sheep," being separated from the rest of the world in election, redemption, and the effectual calling, and being folded together in a Gospel church state; and also for their patience, meekness, humility, and harmlessness..."

"for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom... not only the Gospel, and the knowledge of the mysteries of it; nor the Gospel church state, and a right to all its ordinances; nor only the kingdom of grace, which cannot be moved; but the kingdom of glory: and which is a gift unto them, not obtained by any deserts or works of theirs; nor is their right unto, and enjoyment of it depending upon any such thing: and its their Father's gift, who is so by adopting grace, and through Christ Jesus their Lord; and which He gives according to His sovereign will and pleasure, and with a good will, delighting in them, and rejoicing over them to do them good, both here and hereafter: so that they may depend upon every good thing needful for them both in this world, and in the world to come; nor should they indulge anxious cares or slavish fears."

Just rest in that. Do not fear... he is pleased to have us in His kingdom, adopting us by His grace. He is delighting in rewarding us with His kingdom and providing for our needs. I love thinking about the Lord delighting in me. I love thinking about the Lord rejoicing over me. What does it mean to delight in something anyways? Or to rejoice over something? That may need to be a topic for my next post, as it's already getting quite late here.

So, I guess I ended up not really updating about my life very much, but that's alright. When the Spirit moves, there's nothing more honoring to do than to follow Him!

Hallelujah to the Name of all names
Hallelujah, to God be all praise
Ever holy, worthy
Be though exalted, always
---Be Thou Exalted, New Life Worship

Changes and Blessings

So, it's only been what... three weeks? Sorry, folks. Life has been CRAZY [good].  The dress project ended fantastically. It was really weird putting on just a t-shirt and jeans for the first time in over two months, but definitely reinforced how much I take my freedom for granted. We had numerous people join us the second month, which was wonderful! I love how much word about human trafficking has been generated through SO many people participating in this simple act. Amy Seifert was featured on CNN, which is just wonderful - you should check it out. :)

In front of the chapel

Let's see... I graduated from the University of Dayton - yay!! What a bittersweet time in my life. It was quite the experience and adventure. I had some of the best years of my life and made some of the best friends. And now, I'm on to even more exciting things - interning with Campus Crusade for Christ! this summer I'm raising support and just allowing God to prepare my heart and mind for this upcoming year.


What an exciting time in my life! This is for sure a faith-stretching experience, but oh how blessed I've been throughout the process! The Lord has been revealing so much to me about Himself and my identity in Him. I'm so excited to begin ministering on campus and being a bearer of Christ's message to the students there! (P.S. If any of you would like to know more about my ministry and how you can become invested financially and prayerfully, please do not hesitate to let me know. I'd LOVE to speak with you more about it!)

This is a brief update, but an update nonetheless! Looking forward to blogging more frequently since I know all of you are oh so excited to read about my thoughts on life! ;)

I'll leave you with a quote from Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis...

"Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself."