Our God is Amazing!

And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." Genesis 1:20 (NIV)

Today we went to the tide pools here in San Diego. It was soooo FUN! We got to skip rocks into the ocean, see a lobster and of course a bunch of crabs. Not to mention the amazing views of the ocean and all its beauty. I must admit when I stop and see things big and small, I am amazed and humbled to be loved by such an amazing God. I pray that I never stop seeing the wonders of our Father.

Need a boost?

“being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”- Philippians 1:6

We all have those moments when we wished we had more confidence, right? This scripture points out the importance of the confidence. Look at it this way, if the scripture read "I think that he has begun a good work and hopefully will carry it on to completion", it just doesn't resonate the same right? I find myself in this battle though, needing a boost of confidence from time to time. So, where do we get it? Simple, the more we get to know Him and fall in love with our father the more this happens naturally. We have an amazing father in Him, He is with us to the very end. Isn't that enough? Just to know that the God that created all things, the universe, cares about us so much that He desires not only to begin the process with us but to complete it. I pray that we find the time to just listen, talk and be with our Father. Then we can stand tall and be confident! He is Lord!!

Would you like more than you can imagine?

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”- Ephesians 3:20-21

I love taking a scripture an just looking at each key word and really letting it process. He can do "immeasurably more than we can imagine". Let that simmer for a moment. Now think about how we often pray for specific things, crazy to think about how often we are in a sense willing to settle for less than we need to. I love that we serve and worship a God that is so powerful and loves us so much. I think it can be hard to wrap our head around this because we take the person in our lives that best fits this description and then we compare God to them. Sounds crazy!! I don't know about you but I know that given the option, which we all have, I want more than I can imagine from a God who is more powerful than I can imagine. How bout you? I pray that we all would experience this in our lives........ immeasurably more, WOW!

Happy 6 1/2 years!

I know this is a little delayed but I have not been able to stop thinking about it. On July 4th, I woke up to a great saturday morning in San Diego with a suprise.. a card from my amazing wife that said Happy Anniversary! 6 1/2 years! So this made me think about a few things:
1. Thats more than halfway to our big 10!
2. Time really does fly when your in love.
3. When God is in the center, it just works!
4. I obviously have an amazing wife!!!!! who else gets cards for 6 1/2 years?
5. I am so blessed! I get to spend everyday with my wife, my best friend and the 1 person I can always count on!


So here's the thought.... God is so important in any relationship but I do believe there can be too much or not enough. It must be balanced with waking up everyday and being committed to not only Him as our 1st priority but each other. Lets face it, life happens. Of course a strong foundation in Christ helps but if you cant share Him with each other you are missing out! I am so thankful for this amazing gift called "marriage" I pray that everyone can experience a Loving relationship with God at the heart of it all. God bless!

you see it? sorry, its gone already....

James 4:14
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

On my way to work this morning I passed an accident that was a crude reminder of this scripture. In life we can take so much for granted. Our life is described as a mist, think about this. One day we are doing the things we do every day and then all of the sudden its all gone. It can happen to any of us. I feel as though sometimes we forget the importance of living a life for Him. We get so caught up in the daily stuff we forget what the top priority in our lives should be, God. I pray that we all would remember to live our lives for Him and ask yourself what will your mist look like?

How does "perfect" sound?

“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.”- Psalm 18:30

This verse is such a blessing today! I was thinking this morning, what an amazing life I get to live. I know that sometimes it can be so easy to get wrapped up in all the things that could make life so much easier but then I realize... His way is PERFECT! I love the song "Here in my life" by Hillsong. It fits so perfect with this passage. I am so thankful for a God that I can trust wholeheartedly. Where would I be without Him? Maybe this is a question we should all ask ourselves when we start to think our way would be so much easier. I pray that this speaks to you in some way.



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Are we Seeking diligently?

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

Proverbs 8:17 The Revised Standard Version

This is a great verse that hit me pretty hard this morning. The word that jumped off the page was diligently. You see I would think that for most of us we feel like we live a life that seeks Him, but when I read this this morning, meditated on it and took it in, I realized a scary thought. The definition of diligent means: constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything. For me this is so important, with words like constant, attentive and persistent can we truly answer this with a wholehearted "yes"? I love the idea that we worship a God that makes himself so apparent in our lives yet we still find verses like this in scripture. My prayer is that as you read this you might take a moment and ask yourself, are you seeking Him diligently? I pray that even though it can be so easy at times to see Him that we never forget to seek Him diligently.