Z- Zephaniah 3:17 Song

"The LORD your God is in your midst, 

a Mighty One who will save; 

He will rejoice over you with gladness; 

He will quiet you by His love; 

He will exult over you with loud singing."

 

Here's a LINK to the song.  

In this life there are times of tribulation

Hearts are filled with deep despair

Heartache and pain and troubles abound

Is there comfort anywhere?

In your times of trial

lift your eyes to the Father above

He alone is the answer

the source of peace and love

He will quiet you

He will quiet you

He will take delight in you

And quiet you with his love

His plans for you are perfect

And all his ways are best

He will give you rest

As He quiets you with his love

He longs to take you into his arms

And gently shelter you

Only he can calm the storms in your life

And give you peace anew

And he will rejoice

He will rejoice over you with singing

He will rejoice

He will rejoice over you with singing

The Creator of all will lift up His voice

And over your life

He will sing and rejoice

He will rejoice

He will rejoice

He will quiet you

He will quiet you

He will take delight in you

And quiet you with his love

His plans for you are perfect

And all his ways are best

He will give you rest

As He quiets you with his love

Come to him for rest

Let him quiet you with his love

His love

His love

His love

Y- Yearly Goals

I am very happy with the bullet journal page I created for my 2019 resolutions.  I am pleased with how well I'm doing this first four months.  Doing this post is perfect timing to revisit them.  I need to be a bit more diligent with the water only.  I have kept my resolution not to post on facebook and keep limits on it....and Netflix.  I have also been diligent to exercise 3-5 times a week.  I'm not seeing results as fast as I'd like but that's just one of those things.  Health is the goal.  I'm glad I re-read the listening goals.

I'm stopping this crazy temperature scarf project.  For one thing, I am so far behind it's ridiculous.  The other thing, I don't like it knitted.  There's not enough definition between the rows...which is important in a project like this one.  I am putting all the yarn away for another year.  I will restart it with crochet...someday.

X- X-mental floss

My original thought was to use this article from mental floss...40 Words That Start with X...to research and come up with an ideas for this x letter blog but honestly, I'm tired and my allergies are bad SO....it'll just be more interesting to link you to the article.

I wish I could remember these words when I'm playing scrabble.

W- Warp and Woof

Today is a reposting of a blog I wrote in 2012....

It's what came to mind when I got to W.

WARP AND WOOF

V- Video Share

So, today, if Youtube works properly....I'm going to share some favorite videos.

I love watching this group split and sing parts.  This is more of an instructional video.  Generally, he just uses hand signals to indicate what he wants them to sing!  Heaven's gonna be awesome ya'll..."Better is One Day in Your Courts than Thousands Elsewhere!!!"


I was shown the following video by a college student friend.  How it was captioned cracks.me.up!
BUNNIES CAN FLY...PROOF!


This one cracks me up.  If you don't appreciate sarcasm and satire...I'm sorry ahead of time.  We attend a church that is working hard with old and new styles...and we have encountered some of the issues brought up in this video.  I feel blessed that our pastors are careful about what we sing...and what we are learning and teaching in song.

U- Umbrella Quilt Idea

I've had an idea for an umbrella quilt for years now.  I should have bought fabric when umbrellas were popular.  Now it seems to be more llamas and cacti.  

Ooooo...llamas and cacti...wait, wait....focus, FOCUS!!!

I have big pieces and little pieces...

Very different in style...

I want to incorporate this paper-piecing.  I started this a long time ago because I wanted to learn English paper piecing...I decided to do rainbow colors to remind myself of God's promises.  It turned out being really difficult.  I'm not super pleased with the workmanship...which stalled the project out.  Maybe I'll make it the border of the umbrella quilt.  

It also irritates me that some of the stars spin one way and some spin the other...and I do NOT want to rip them apart to fix it.  Sigh...

T- Topped Off

I've been thinking a lot about something a friend said this week.  She said, "So often, I think I'll just "top off" me with God and call it good enough.  And that's really just so wrong.  I should be so full of God that there's no room for any of my selfish desires and pride."  Then, someone else in the discussion said her comment in reverse..."God "topped off" with me."  And the more I studied this week I realized how skewed all of us view this topic on most mundane days.    

We've been studying about Moses...and our discussion stemmed from a question regarding how the filling of the tabernacle with God's glory and presence affected Moses...and how we could apply that to our lives.  Well, Moses couldn't enter the tabernacle.  Which in a lot of ways surprised me...I mean, he just saw God pass and this is God's friend and the dude with the glowing and radiant face.  

But maybe, it wasn't about Moses anymore....it was a picture of what Jesus would do for all of us.  How He would pay for my sins and then the Holy Spirit would come...and tabernacle within us!  It has always been His desire to dwell with His people and for them to worship Him alone.

The truth is that when we are filled with the Spirit there is NO ROOM for our selfish desires.  It's not about me, or Moses, anymore.  It's all about worshipping God.  He is transcendent...way beyond our understanding.  But He is immanent...pleased to dwell near us, among us and to be our God.  

And then I thought, Wow...the Holy Spirit is the very presence of God, not merely a symbol of God.  He doesn't just hover over us in a cloud...He is with us...INDWELLING us!  At first, I was thinking I'd prefer a cloud to show me where to go...but God did not give me less...He gave more!  The Holy Spirit protects and guides me.  He helps me understand and obey what I read in God's Word.  

When God guides me it means there's a goal for the journey.  I start and stop and change my mind a thousand times (ask my husband!)  People disappoint me...and I disappoint them and myself.  God NEVER does!  He always finishes what He begins....and He will be faithful to complete the work of salvation in me and complete it!  (Phil 1:6)

Oh Lord, 

Thank you for your faithfulness.  Thank you for the Holy Spirit to help point me to repentance and to conform to the image of Christ.  Thank you for your protection and guidance.  Help me to daily focus on living in Christ alone.
Amen.