God’s love is like the ocean-terrifying in it’s incredible depth and vast spread, and so easy to drown in. It’s a beautiful thing to sink into the grace and peace and love of Jesus Christ. A simple thought for pondering…
Fear not June 10, 2011
Hello there! Maddie here!
I am so sorry for not posting in a long time! My life has been busy, but I know that I should not make excuses.
Tonight I will be graduating from (homeschool) highschool, and I will be giving a short speech. I have never done public speaking before, and even though my speech is about two minutes long, I have been very nervous about it. So this afternoon I was sitting by myself and I felt like I should recite Psalm 23 slowly myself so that I would reallylisten to the words and what they meant. So I did. And you know what struck me? I’m not sure what verse it is, but it’s the part where it says “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff they comfort me.” I have recited or read the 23rd Psalm many many times before, and this thought never struck me before today: Even if I am walking hand in hand with death; even when death is all around me, I will fear NOT. I will fear nothing, because you are with me. This speech won’t bring me anywhere near death, and I am fearing! Fearing what exactly? I’m not sure, but I am fearing something. And David says that he will not fear even when he walks through the valley of death itself. How foolish it is of me to fear just because I am giving a two-minute speech at my graduation! He is with me! His rod and his staff will comfort me!
“Do not fear for I am with you[!!!!!!!!]” (Isaiah 41:10)
Where is your home? June 9, 2011
“Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.”
Psalm 73:25
“By faith Abraham obbeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would reveive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”
Hebrews 11:8-10
Where is your home? There is a saying which says “Home is where the heart is.” And I have to agree. My home is where my heart is. When someone says home there are two things that come to mind – Heaven (God says this world is not our home, but HIS kingdom is! :OD), and the home where I have lived for as long I can remember with my little and big family all around. Today I have been thinking about homes though, and so here are my thoughts! 
Since we know this world is not actually our home, then how can we claim just one place to be “home”? My home is wherever God puts me, because wherever He puts me is where my heart is (or will be, sometimes God has to do more work on me before I can throw my heart into it! 
). So, my heart is in Heaven where my God is waiting for me, and where I will praise Him for all eternity! It is where my family is – My heart is with my family – and always will be! They are such important people to me, and I love them lots and always will. But my home is also here, in Uganda, where I know God has placed me at this moment – I am at home because my heart is here now. My home is wherever he puts me in the future – whether it is in the U.S., here in Uganda, in China, Mexico, with head hunters, sweet old ladies, or crying babies. Whether it is a dirt hut, a cardboard box, or a pretty white house in New England. My heart will be there – in fact it already is right now, even though I don’t know where that is. My family will not only be my biological family, but also my brother’s and sister’s in Christ all around the world. My nieces and nephews, sons and daughters will not only be my biological ones, but also the little street children and orphans who are dirty and hungry – I will love them like I do my bio family!
God – You are leading me to my real home, help me to love all my earthly homes as well, no matter where I am! Help me to love YOUR children!
So if you ask me where my home is, I may tell you something different, depending on where I am at the moment, but really I have many homes, which are all leading to my true Home someday!
Quote I wanted to share… :-) June 8, 2011
“But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through”
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-Francis Chan
Who you gonna trust? June 4, 2011
I’m in Africa right now (I know! *Freak out moment!!* 
), and yes, that freak out moment is in good and bad ways. It’s only my 2nd day, and I am realizing that you gotta trust God in the ups and the downs! Now I’m sure most of us think we know this, but when your heart is pounding in your chest about things which are scary, it’s hard to remember that HE has the whole world in His Hands!
Isaiah 41:10 - ”So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
And so my dear sisters, in not fearing – 1 Cor. 16:13-14 “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.”
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