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IN THE DESERT WITH JESUS

jamminjamie79
jamminjamie79
I had the WONDERFUL opportunity to get away with Jesus in the desert this weekend. I had a fabulous time with friends, but what was really awesome, was spending time alone with Him, in Psalm 139, which was our scripture passage for the weekend. He showed me that it's OK to depend on Him... that's what He WANTS me to do.... and that i can cry when i need to and He will be there for me. Also, that He brings others alongside me to help me, and that it's ok to accept that help. Much more i could say.... my heart is overflowing!!!!!!! love in Christ to all of you!!!!!
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praise god! thankyou for sharing this with us! its so awesome how God loves us no matter what, we serve awesome God!
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Your post reminds me so much about walking WITH God and where he leads you. As a new Christian, many think it's a primrose path. Not so at all!!! He does lead us in strange and mysterious ways. I have found myself wandering in the desert with him sometimes for months even years at a time. It can be frustrating... the waiting to move forward. I have found the "desert times" are times of preparation, times of learning, times for growing my faith. Not sure if you have ever heard of the singer Ginny Owens, but she has the most awesome song about just what I'm speaking about. It's always better to walk in the valley WITH God than to be on the mountaintop without Him!!! I will leave you with the words from Ginny Owens:

****If You Want Me To****

The pathway is broken
And the signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If You want me to

No I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
So if all of these trials bring me closer to You
Then I will go through the fire
If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When You lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'll never go alone

So when the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the suffering Your love put You through
And I will go through the darkness
If You want me to

When I cross over Jordan, I'm gonna sing, gonna shout
Gonna look into your eyes and see you never let me down
So take me on the pathway that leads me home to you
And I will walk through the valley if you want me to

Yes, I will walk through the valley if you want me to
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This song by Ginny Owens always moves me to tears. Not only as it relates so perfectly to my life (and everyone's I think), but also as I take into consideration the challenges of her own life, and they way that she has learned to not be limited by her own condition.

For those who don't know it, Ginny Owens is blind... and so the lyrics really move me when she talks of how she will look into the eyes of the Lord.

The same with the person who wrote Amazing Grace, who was also blind... and where the lyrics say "I once was blind but now I see"

How great is our God, to be able to show these folks the power of TRUE VISION! Which is to see with the eyes of faith!