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Thursday, December 4, 2008

You are the light thats leading me!

Wow...It's been a while since I have written, but I'm home for Christmas, and ready to update this thing!

To begin with, get this:
A friend of mine and her family have been fulltime missionaries in Kazakastan for the past few years and she has recently come back to the U.S. for college at Troy (how we met). She left KZ in july and has not seen her family since then, and was told not to expect to see them before the following summer! She has the most humble spirit and has not complained once about not being able to be with her family, but about 2 weeks ago her dad called her to tell her they would be flying her home for Christmas! She was so excited, but soon discovered that her passport was going to expire before Christmas, and would have to reapply for a visa as well. Not letting it bring her down she asked all of our friends to pray as she began the process to get a passport and visa. Fortunately she was able to get a meeting in New orleans the following week, and after waiting only 1 hour she was approved for a passport and visa. ( Check 1) Then the passport and visa would be sent to Washington to be approved,to KZ, then back to Washington to approve KZ approval (Crazy!) and then finally back to Brimingham where she would be flying out of. She was told this would take at least a week, and it may take a couple of months. ( Remember she needed this in exactly one week) Still not losing faith, she called all of us once more to pray and just 2 days later, she got word that the passport and visa were waiting for her in Birmingham!!
This was such awesome news we barely could believe it, how does that happen, and there is only one way...GOD himself!

It was then that i realized just what I was doing, here, I was praying for something that in the back of my head never thought could happen. Wow was i wrong, not only did he answer it, but better than we could have ever planned or imagined! It reminded me of that verse: "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)

He truly is an amazing God, and his mercies are new each and every day! Continue to trust in the Lord with EVERYTHING that you have, and know without a doubt HE IS ABLE!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

I Believe!

You may wonder why such a specific title, but i couldn't come up with a more perfect topic for what i have experienced these past few days. Not to mention, its one of my favorite songs sung by Fantasia =) 
The Lord has blessed me with the best friends since I have been at Troy and a great campus ministry that i have really enjoyed getting plugged into, but lately i really feel like that hasn't been enough. For the past week, I have felt these small nudges from God  that He is expecting more out of my life! 
As important as it is to live my life as a living witness I am finding it's time to put myself out there and profess not only that I believe in Him, but Why i believe in Him. All my life I have wanted to share my faith with people who don't know the Lord, but always found myself in fear of rejection.Don't get me wrong, i am still scared to be rejected, but here lately I have really began to put things into perspective, and the reality is, It is a LIFE or DEATH situation and should be something i can't talk about enough. I know it sounds pretty basic but I really feel like this is the next step the Lord has for my life and what an important one! I just wish i would have followed it sooner!! I have no idea when this will be, or how He is going to use this, but I have no doubt He will! I have no idea as to what He wants me to say, whether it be my testimony or just to share the love of christ, but I know it will all fall into place! It was after this realization i remembered just how awesome our God is : Patient, loving, Forgiving, Omniscient, Never failing, Healer, Comforter, Provider, and most of all our REDEEMER! 
The Lord has been SO many of these things to me and more just in the past year and i only hope he can use me to share his same love for others. God can heal anyone anytime, any day if we only run to HIM!! My dad ( The senior pastor at my  home church) spoke on losing shame this morning and revealed his heart for people living in shame. Seeing his heart for those who are hurting really inspired me ,and although many people did not take a physical step of faith this morning towards the alter ,i know hearts were stirred and the Lord will do the rest!

Having almost completed my first semester in college (yay!) I have become well adjusted to the new schedule, but not always in the best way. It's so easy for me to be content with the Lord and where he has me, but where I am now i don't feel like is enough. I want Him to use me and stretch me in new ways each and EVERY day and i really mean that. I want to speak to someone who may reject the idea of God, and if they do, I want to be able to walk away  with a peace because I know I revealed to them who He is to ME! Seeking Him daily is one thing I came to college with the intent of doing, and i am going to take these next four years bring me closer to the fathers heart than i ever thought  or could imagine! I don't want to ever be content,but always seeking and striving to be drawn closer and closer to His heart!  

Thursday, October 23, 2008

"How deep the Fathers love for us!"

I was reading this in my quiet time yesterday and was moved by this verse so I felt the need to share!

"And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spirtitual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthed with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."
-Colossians 3:9-14

God is so good! =)

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

"I gotta keep singing!"

"I gotta keep singingI gotta keep praising Your name

Your the one that's keeping my heart beating

I gotta keep singing I gotta keep praising Your name

That's the only way that I'll find healing

Can I climb up in Your lapI don't wanna leave

Jesus sing over me I gotta keep singing"

Sometimes it's so hard to put into words how you feel ,but it is amazing how a song can minister to your heart. The chorus above was written by Mercry Me and it's called I gotta keep singing"
The line "Can I clim up in Your lap, I don't wanna leave." Wow, what power that verse is! I find myself struggling day in and day out being put down by what society portrays as "beautiful" and I forgot that the God of the Universe, chose ME! Sometimes I wish i really could crawl into the lap of Jesus just to escape the pain that the world throws at us on a day to day basis but I was reminded although I can't physically climb into his lap, "He rejoices and sings over my life each and every day!" ( Zepheniah 3:17) I am currently doing the study Stepping Up by Beth Moore and I come away each day with something new but a quiet time one particular day grapped by attention. She said we know God has many children, but sometimes you need to know that He has eyes just for YOU! As i read that I began to cry tears of joy, how awesome is that to know, The creator of this world, has eyes just for ME! I am a very visual person and the first thing that came to mind was kneeling at the feet of God and seeing his eyes catch mine! I cannot wait for that day! What joy we will have! I know I am preaching here but this is something that I really felt called to write about today! I'm not sure if anyone will even read this, but I hope it ministers to your heart. We all have times of trouble but I encouarge you not to be discouarged because nothing and noone can ever pluck you from the Lords mighty hand!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

"Theres a peace I've come to know"



Fall Break is officially here, and it feels so good to be home! Spending time with my family and friends from home is something i have really missed, and i have enjoyed getting the chance to catch up with all of them! One particluar pair comes to my attention ;)...
Watching Jeremy and Rachel is so encouarging, and I am so thankful for the Godly man the Lord has brought into her life. The two of them share a love that comes straight from the fathers heart, and I could not be happier for my big sis! She has always been such a great romodel to look up to, now this is just more I one day hope to follow!
On a completely different note, the Lord continues to do amazing things in my life and I feel the need to share. I am still longing to hear that still small voice lead me as to what to pursue for the rest of my life, but I finally realized that as great as that would be, HIS timing is better than anything I could ever want or plan! Isaiah 55 states, "My ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts better than your thoughts." I have always known that verse, but lately I have really put it into practice, His ways are better and His plans bigger than I could ever imagine! I still desperately want to know what His will for my life is, but thankfully Theres a peace I've come to know through it all, and until then I will await His perfect timing!
The picture above is a painting that hangs in my bigs house, and i have adapted it as my life quote! I may not have all the answers, but I do know that His desire for my life will always be to make knowing and learning Him the passionate pursuit of my life, that is His desire for each and everyone of us!! For he sings over you with great joy, Rejoice for He is faithful!!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

"Greater things are still to be done in this city!"

I was told i needed to update more frquently so here it goes:

This week has gone by very fast and i have made it to every class! The alarm problem has been solved and my sweet dad is letting me use his old cellphone until i can get a new one! Classes are officially into full swing and midterms are right around the corner. I absolutely love college, but unlike highschool one week might be really laid back and then the next EVERYTHING hits! Its really easy to get overwhelmed but thanks to my handy dandy Chi Omega planner i am learning time management! (What a concept mom) haha...

Last night i went to 8:29 and was so very encouarged!

A little Background:
Troy Alabama is not the biggest town and the campus consists of about 9,000 students , it is such a sweet town but not many big things come down to troy.
UNTIL NOW!!
Last night at 8:29 our leader Frank announced that a conference called Afterdark (led by Joe White of Promise Keepers) would be coming to troy. Afterdark is a huge ministry that has swept its way across college campuses all over the nation such as: Ohio State, Auburn, Pepperdine,Kansas State, Lousiana Tech, Missouri and now TROY UNIVERSITY! They showed a promotion video and the excitment in the room was indescribable. I am so excited to see what the Lord is going to do through this ministry. It is the cry of my heart as well as many other college students that we have a revelation on our campus and hearts be transformed in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be praying for this conference as it comes to Troy, i feel like it has the potential to be the turning point on my campus and a great opportunity for students to surrender their lives to the only one who is worth it all!

(Check it out!) http://www.whatsafterdark.com/

Have a blessed rest of the week,

Hannah

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

"Everybody has those days!"


The picture above has nothing to do with my post, but it made me smile at just the right time and i hope it does the same for you! 
Beep..beep...beep...this is not what i heard Monday morning when i was supposed to wake up. I always set my alarm on my phone but as sad as this is , my phone has officially died causing it not being able to wake me up so i woke up at 9:40...On a sidenote i have a 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 class....I woke up obviously in a panic and so upset with myself. In the meantime i had to keep going and literally roll out of bed and run! Its moments like this that i wish i could rewind and watch after ive had a little while to wind down! Anyways, the day started off on the wrong foot and the first half of the day just seemed to be one of those days where nothing goes right! On the way to my last class i called my dad and he offered some very uplifting words of encouargment and made my bad day seem so much better! He said he would be praying for me, and that was evident as the rest of the day unfolded. When i finished with my classes and went back to the room i sat down and began to have my quiet time. (Granted, i should have had one before i even left the dorm, but unfortunately this was not possible.) Anyway, I am currently doing Stepping Up by Beth Moore with some girls from church, and the words i read for the next hour slowly began to make me cry. What had seem to have been the worst day was now the best! It is so cool how God puts things, people and even specific words that minister to your heart at just the right time.I cannot even begin to express just how good the Lord has been to me since i have been at Troy. He truly is an awesome God and he continues to captivate my heart more and more each day!!

Sunday, August 31, 2008

A little bit of Bid day!!








As I said earlier I moved to troy the first of august, where I went through recruitment and decided to pledge Chi Omega!! I have met the most amazing girls and I cannot wait to see all the Lord has in store for me these next four years in college!! Here are just some fun pictures to recap the day!!












Friday, August 29, 2008

"And His mercies are new EVERYDAY!"







Welcome to my blog! This whole blogging thing is new to me but i've wanted one for awhile and now here it is...I just left for college about three weeks ago and I have officially started my first semester at Troy University!! I am also a Chi Omega and LOVE IT!!! The past three weeks have been so much fun and the Lord has blessed me with so many great people in such a short amount of time! I had never planned to go to Troy but the last couple months of my senior year I really felt the Lord leading me to Troy. I still am not 100% sure as to why he has placed me here but i know now it is definetly his will! To begin with, the first night of being in troy I met the three most amazing Godly girls who are full of life and all want to pursue sometime of career in a foreign country! (How cool is that?!)...My roomate Janie is also a precious young godly woman and I feel so blessed to have her as my roomie!..One of the biggest hesistants I had coming to troy was finding a good campus ministry. As many of you know my walk with the Lord is the most important thing in my life and I want to grow closer to him these next fours years than I ever have before. I had never really heard many things about the ministries here but figured i would give them a trial run. This past wednesday i atteneded 8:29 (It really does start then) and i absolutely fell in love! The Lord is so faithful and his calling for my life is being revealed more and more each day! Right now i feel a huge tugging towards worship ministry. I love to sing and wonder what could possibly be better than having the chance to lead many to the throne of God EVERY WEEK?! So this is one of the things God did in my life this week...I am enrolled in a private voice class at Troy and have been so excited to get started. Well the first class was cancelled due to the weather and i had the chance to go meet my professor the other night. When i walked in the room it was a beautiful young women who had taught me voice my senior year of highschool!!!! I was so thrilled to see her and could not believe my eyes, the Lord is SO faithful to those who seek him and his mercies and grace are new EVERY single day!



I'm going to try and attach some pictures of our dorm room below..hope it works!!



Hannah