Funny how things work..

So today I got a text from a random number saying they had just got a message from me. He said he was in the army stationed in Alaska, so my first thought was "oh, this is probably one of Zach's buddies messing with us."
Turns out the guy didn't even know Zach.
So once again, I was puzzled.

Getting down to the bottom of things, he replied to a mass text both of us received from a mutual friend and it got sent to everyone who got the mass text, explaining how I got his text.

Sooo I was just going to ignore it and not text back, because that could be kind of creepy and all, but then he said something that showed hurt and brokenness. How could I ever pass up one who was broken and hurting, even if I didn't know the guy?

Well, needless to say he's had a ROUGH day. Many failed relationships, engagements, and even a marriage were weighing on him, especially since just minutes before another one had come to a close.

How could I ever encourage someone 5 years older than me going through a situation I've never experienced or will ever have to experience?

So I told him. "I don't know what to say besides this. God loves you. He desires to have your heart. He hurts at your hurting, and his love is more than we could ever know. I pray that whatever path you make take, you're following him and finding refuge in him."

This is the cool part!

He then responded by saying this: "You know, I think I'm going to trust that he'll take care of me and show me what path to take."

After that I just reminded him of Proverbs 3:6 {Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.}

The conversation kinda died down after that, but I'm just totally amazed at how a simple error of text ended up being an opportunity to encourage and love on someone in desperate need of it.

Our God is good, yes?!



HAPPY THANKSGIVING! (:

For when I am weak, then I am strong..

Persecution. The bible says if we live for Christ, we WILL face it {2 Tim. 3:12}.
It's tough. It hurts. Especially coming from one who gave life to you.
But take heart, God has overcome the world {John 16:33}.

Being called a hypocrite repeatedly hurts.

Am I living my life as I should be? Do I display Christ's love? Or am I really a misleading, self seeking, love-less hypocrite?

Two days in a row I've been told {by my own dad..} that I need to practice God's love before I preach it, because I don't display it and I am {here it comes...} nothing but a hypocrite. Let me tell you. If I've ever felt any kind of hurt, it's now.


One day there will be no more persecution. One day there will be no more hurting. One day there will be no more buying into these lies fed to us. One day I'll sit at the feet of my heavenly father, completely humbled and not remember a single trial faced on this fleeting earth.


But until that day... here I am.


"I don't know why the innocent fall, while the monster still stands
And our lives blow about like flags on the land." Brooke Fraser.

Soon and Very Soon My King is Coming..

I think it's been about 8 months since I've blogged. My Bad.

Well, so much is going on. God has been teaching me patience and perseverance through my circumstances. With Zach leaving for Afghanistan in a little under a month, I've been broken down to dependence back on Christ. It's completely mind blowing to me how God uses our weaknesses to his advantage. I love it. Anyways, that's about all I've got for the day. (:

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. -Psalm 34:5