Revive Our Souls

The law of The Lord is perfect! It revives the soul...

Remember that! I pray that you would not let yourself drown in guilt from the past. That you wouldn't become judgmental. That you wouldn't feel that you are past the Lords forgiveness. Jesus Christ gave his life for YOU and his law is meant to bring revival in your life. It is meant to revive your heart and soul...so let it! Accept the love and mercy God is pouring out on you right now! 

But don't miss the message God has revealed to us through His word...love The Lord your God with all you heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. Do EVERYTHING you do to bring glory to the Creator of heaven and earth. The one true God!

Grace and peace to you! 

-Ally

I'm blown away by the grace and love God lavishes upon me! He is good!

Oh to be like you give all I have just to know you… Jesus there’s no one bedside you forever the hope in my heart!

God is good no matter what! If there is anything you would like me to pray for please comment or send me an email at asformeandmyhouse8@gmail.com.

Grace and peace! 

-Ally

You are faithful.

The truth is it freaks me out that I'm going to start college in a few days.

While praying the other day The Lord put a piece of scripture in my heart. Lamentations 3:

But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord...Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord ! Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:... “I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit; you heard my plea, ‘Do not close your ear to my cry for help!’ You came near when I called on you; you said, ‘Do not fear!’ 

Lamentations 3:21-26, 40, 41, 55-57

God is faithful. I can hold on to the promise that he is with me, and he loves me unconditionally! At the end of the day all that really matters is that I glorified God. 

I was positive I was not going to pass the test to get into running start, and I said

Lord, if this is what you want, you know what to do...so sure enough I passed the test my first try.  

I've been starting to realize that He just wants me to trust him. So I'm gonna trust you Lord. I'm gonna need you to keep me focused because I just know I'm going to be distracted so easily by schoolwork. I want to be bold in my faith. I want to make a difference in the lives of the people around me. I'm taking your hand Lord. I trust you.

Passion for your name.

Let me start off by apologizing for any errors in my writing...I'm too tired to catch everything :) okay carry on...

Doesn't it feel amazing to be loved by God? I know most of us "know" he loves us, but I mean when we can feel it. When our heart feels full because of his love.

This love gives me a passion for God! 

But overtime that same love that stirred my heart so much so that it was overflowing, can become a thing of the past...and that passion can fade.

The bible reminds us in 2 Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God. 

A lot of times I describe my passion as a fire in my heart, and you can picture that fire growing dimmer until you're left with the glowing embers. That's when we need to "fan into flame" and that fire will burn bright once again.

So then the question is how?

I believe it's by prayer. It's by trusting God. It's by fellowship. It's by remembering God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7 

The song consuming fire, comes to my mind as I write this...it's pretty short so here it is,

There must be more than this,

O breath of God come breathe within,

There must be more than this,

Spirit of God we wait for You.

Fill us anew we pray,

Fill us anew we pray.

Consuming fire fan into flame,

A passion for Your Name,

Spirit of God fall in this place,

Lord have Your way,

Lord have Your way with us,

Come like a rushing wind,

Clothe us with power from on high,

Now set the captives free,

Leave us abandoned to Your praise.

Lord let Your glory fall,

Lord let Your glory fall.

Stir it up in our hearts Lord,

Stir it up in our hearts Lord,

Stir it up in our hearts Lord,

A passion for Your Name.

I don't want to let this passion go. If you've  ever had that fire in your heart you know it makes you desire for more. And we can't have that same passion apart from God. 

Many times I've made the mistake of thinking,

well if I prayed more or read the bible more I would have that passion again

But that's a lie.

We've got to surrender and say Lord I don't feel you. That fire in my heart has died. Stir it up in my heart once again! And He will! 

I think a big part of rekindling the flame is being transparent with your brothers and sisters in Christ. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one struggling but I'm not...and there is power in prayer and power in numbers, so share your thoughts and prayers with the brothers and sisters God has put in your life. Being transparent puts accountability in your life, support, correction...it does a lot! So I would encourage you to share your prayers with others. 

Trust me I do not like telling people about my struggles and sometimes I don't even like talking about the awesome stuff happening...I'm just weird! I know shocker cause that's exactly what I do on my blog. I  have no clue who all reads this...I'm not sure if I would even want to know :)

Anyways if you need a prayer partner feel free to leave a comment. I'll be praying for you whether you do or don't :) 

Thank you Lord for putting this passion in my heart! Thank you for encouraging me through your word and music, my family, and friends! I feel so blessed! I pray for each and every person who reads this blog Lord...even if I've only reached 1's of 3's ;) Lord fan into flame the fire that you've put in their hearts! Take our hand and guide us in your steps. May our eyes be focused on you now and forever. 

In your precious name! Amen!

Love.

It was David's one year anniversary with us today. Which is exciting and heart breaking to know he could be gone soon. 

There's a whole bunch I could complain about. I specialize in complaining. But I'll stop there :)

I was sharing some songs with Dani that were inspiring me. One is called All of me. I told her the story behind the song, then I started singing it. She said it reminded her of David. The chorus goes,

You're gonna have all of me

You're gonna have all of me

Cause you're worth every fallen tear

You're worth facing any fears

You're gonna know all my love

Even if its not enough

Enough to mend our broken hearts

But giving you all of me is where I'll start

It was an eye opener. I've said so many times "I think I love David too much" but mom was right when she said you can't love someone too much. Yes my heart may break when he leaves. But while he is here I'm gonna give him all of me. He is worth the tears I cry and everything else this family has gone through for him. I love him more than words can express. And even though it hurts I want to be obedient to Gods call.

I guess I say these things to you to remind you...DON'T BE AFRAID TO LOVE

Mark 12:30-31 says,

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 

We've got to be people of love. The world will know us by our love. I don't know about you, but I yearn for my Heavenly Father! I want to be more like him! The bible says he is love. 

Thank you Lord for loving me so unconditionally! Show me how to love like you have loved me! Show me how to love the unlovable. Lord I want to be a person of love. I want to know you! You're my hearts desire! Lord take control and guide me in your steps. 

Amen

Grrr

I desperately need Gods help with my attitude. I wish people didn't lie... Actually I just want sin to vanish!

I am so thankful that God has given my family the opportunity to foster! I'm serious it's the best thing that's ever happened to me! I love the boys with all my heart! Which makes everything more excruciatingly painful! 

Lord I do believe, help my overcome my unbelief! I trust you and know you have a plan for me my family and these wonderful three boys! Show me how to LOVE THE UNLOVABLE, show me how to REACH THE UNREACHABLE, help me now TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE! Help me to forgive!!!  Give me peace! I want your love to pour out of me! Please, give me a joy unspeakable, a peace that passes all understanding!!

Use me God! 

In your precious name Amen!

May Day!!

Yesterday was May day! Every year we do the 'ding, dong, ditch' and leave flowers on our friends doorstep. Last year a woman in our church passed away, her name was Honey and she was so sweet! Her name definitely suited her. :) Her husband never came to church, he wasn't a Christian, and I knew the Lord wanted me to leave flowers for her husband. So we loaded all four boys in to the back of the car and headed out to do some good old fashioned Ding Dong Ditching! It took us a while to find Honey's house, but we finally found it after driving through a beautiful area that I had never seen before. I put the flowers on the doorstep, rang the bell, and ran off. I got in the car and Mom and I prayed that these flowers would remind him that people cared. So day 2 of the challenge we were able to bless a few people, and most importantly we were able to show love to this man through something as simple as flowers...

I lead worship in our youth group and last night we played a song called Rescue, the song is so wonderful, and holds so much truth! I thought I would leave you with this...

You are the source of the life
I can't be left behind
No one else will do
I will take hold of you

I need You Jesus
To come to my rescue
Where else can I go
There's no other name by
Which I am saved
Capture me with grace
I will follow you

This world has nothing for me
I will follow You
This world has nothing for me
I will follow You