{I Was Told To}

With this quarter drawing ever so slowly to an end (1 1/2 weeks)

and crazy professors making life hard

Authentic Redhead over at Randomly Random told me to go blog something to get my mind off things.

Plus, it would make her feel better too.

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Okay, here I am. Blogging.

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First I have to say, the Devil has been doing a number on my thoughts. I was going to share with you some song lyrics that the Lord has been placing in my head lately, but Satan wants to keep me from sharing them with you because my mind just went blank. 

And that tells me, I need to share them even more now.

Well guess what Satan?

You aren't going to win.

To google, to search for lyrics!

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Back from Google!

The song is Overcame (Jeremy Camp has sung it)

"All authority, every victory is yours....Savior worthy of honor and glory, worthy of all of our praise, You overcame. Jesus, awesome in power forever, awesome and great is your name.You overcame"

These lyrics have been in my head since this past Sunday.

Our worship team played it, then my sister was playing it on the computer when we got home, I woke up with it in my head on Monday, and today I heard it driving to school on the radio, and it again ran through my head through out the day.

The Lord is definitely wanting me to listen and hear these words.

1) Everything is His. Anything we think we have done or have been apart of is His doing, not our own. So simple, yet we are humans who enjoy "control" so we ignore this. A LOT....at least I do.

2) He overcame. He has conquered the grave and given us life, and I am worried about getting through this quarter with passing grades and in my own timing? How silly is that. This is one of those things, I just sit in awe of my own human stupidity. It's one of those "Duh Clarissa, you knew that. Why do you so easily forget and ignore that fact?"....sometimes its annoying to be human with all our control issues, but yet so peaceful knowing (once you realize for 1 millionth time) that He can do absolutely anything, He brought you into the situation and He has a plan for you in this. So, our job is to accept it, get over it, and rely on Him to take care of it.

3) Awesome in power forever. He is powerful, and His control is forever. Which means, we never have to worry. We know our Master has the blue print and we are written into it with His own plans for us. Period. Why do even bother trying to convince ourselves otherwise that our own flawed plan is better?...we humans baffle me.

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I am so thankful that the Lord opened my ears and let me hear these words from Him. How simply we get sucked up into the fast moving daily pace of our lives and only stop to realize He is in control when our own plan hasn't gone as we wanted. Even though we are messes and constantly and continuously forget His control, He still has his plans and we have to choose to give up our control issues constantly and continuously. I am starting to think, giving up control is going to be a continuous mantra in my head....anybody with me?

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Okay, I feel better.

and

I hope I am not the only one.

Today is a blessing, even if our plan wasn't chosen.

Jesus knows what we need, even if our measly little human brains don't quite get it.

Oh well, whats new! 

I said it on Facebook earlier and I will say it again: "The Lord is teaching me that in all things I am needing to give it up to him. Jesus, help me. I am trying to be in control and understand. I know there is a lesson here, show me. Amen." Like I said earlier, mantra!

Be a blessing, friends!

Love on those around you, because we all are in need of some love too.

Remember to Sparkle!