Happy (late) Easter!

Happy Easter!!! I know that I'm late..sorry guys. I was super busy. And emotionally drained. And lazy. :)
How was your Easter? Mine was crazy! I was in my churches Illustrated Sermon that we do every Christmas and Easter. They were amazing! You should definitely check it out!
www.victory.com
An amazing church and I am so proud to be a part of it! :)

Journal 7

I just can't ever seem to blog on time anymore! LOL Well, I hope that you guys are forgiving because I don't really have an excuse as to my lateness this time.
Anyways, how was Journal number 6? Interesting. Entertaining. Fun. Boring. Old topic. New. Fresh.
I thought it was the most serious one yet. So here's another serious one for you.

What crisis have I overcome?
How has it made me stronger?

Pretty cool! So, I have a really great testimony. long. sad. cry worthy. and depressing.
I don't really want to tell it yet because only a few choice people actually know what happened. And they only know a small part of it. So in my next post..if I can work up the nerve to tell you..then you will get to see a whole new side of me. One that I'm not proud of. But one that I need to let go of.

Personally Yours

"In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. ¹² Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. ¹³ Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. ¹⁴ For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace."
-Romans 6:11-14

Sin shall no longer be your master. Guys! The first time I heard this I was so stoked. I mean, we are alive to God through His son, Christ Jesus! We are no longer under the law, we are underneath His covering of grace.
Mmmm.
Just soak this in. Offer yourselves to God. We have been brought out of the darkness and into the light. Amazing thought! I'm so glad it TRUE!

^"1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders us and the sin that so easily entangles us. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us"
- Hebrews 12:1

one. word. wow.
We are in a race people. A race for our very life. Life. or. Death.
Serious stuff here. I hope your listening.

We are surrounded by angels. God is watching us from above. Jesus is waiting to hold us when we start to cry. break down. need a hug. when we hurt ourselves. He is waiting.
Get rid of your junk! Clear out your trunk. Fill yourself with His love and grace. He loves you.
It took me so long to realize that. He loves me. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry.
After all I've done, to others...and to myself. He would still die for me. He still loves me more than anything in the world. How can that NOT bring tears to your eyes. I know that I'm crying right now just telling you guys to think about it.
Embrace it. He. loves. you.

*single tear*
MM