Oh, how sweet it is to trust in Jesus.

"I think God's people are at their strongest when they are broken, because God can use them to do incredible things when they say, 'All I can do is rely on God.'" - Mark Stuart


I am continually amazed by how God uses broken people. 
How He takes messed up lives and makes beautiful creations. 
How He uses shame and mistakes to lead sinners to the Cross. 
How He turns fear and trembling into unshaken faith. 

He is indescribable, yet there are so many ways to name Him. 

He is Father.
Counselor.
Strong-tower.
Awesome.
Unfathomable.
Son.
Redeemer.
Jehovah Jirah.
Messiah.
Unbreakable.
Lamb of God.
Able.
Jesus Christ.
Unchangeable.
Faithful.
I AM. 
Saviour.
Forgiver.
Love.
King of Kings.
Kind.


and so so SO much more! The part that gets me the most though, He was made sin for us. The perfect One, was made sin FOR US! Doesn't that just grip you? Doesn't that just make you want to adore Him all the more? It does for me, oh, how it does for me! The love He has for all of us sinners drives me to want to love as much as He does. I want that for you too.

-Jyc-

  

Feel free to comment your favorite names and attributes of God. 
 

 

And grace is amazing.

I was talking to a friend the other day who is struggling with something in his life. He had made some mistakes and now was left with the broken pieces, I had warned him of the consequences many times, but until now he didn't believe me. 

At the beginning of our conversation, I wasn't being sensitive to his feelings at all. I was judging him. It wasn't until near the end that it hit me. We all do things that we aren't proud of. I've done things I'm not proud of. I've been left to pick up the pieces, knowing full well that it was entirely my fault. I had been warned by loving family and friends and I had not listen. And who was there to fix my broken heart/life? CHRIST. Christ. Because His grace is amazing. Right then, I wrote to him, Yeah, we all make mistakes, we all say/do things we aren't proud of. We all hurt each other. But guess what? If you can forgive, you can live. And grace, grace is amazing. 

Christ having grace on us, should compell us to give grace to others. I gave grace to him that day. I showed him the grace of God. He has a long way left to go. He needs to ask many for forgiveness. He needs to forgive himself. And through the grace of Christ he can do it, because grace is amazing. 

God makes great things out of broken people. 

Whatsoever is true!!

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." -- Philippians 4:8

That is a big thing. Whatsoever is  TRUE. In this world, truth is not important. I want the words that come out of my mouth to point to Christ and the Truth of his grace and love. Join me in my journey. I'd love to have you along. 

.the end. 

Jyc