Blindfold me Lord

Blindfold me Lord
Blindfold me Lord, because I no longer want to see with my eyes. I want to see with yours
Blindfold me Lord, because I want to have to trust
Blindfold me Lord, I want you to lead.
Blindfold me Lord, so that I won't rationalize things.
Blindfold me Lord, because I want to follow.
Blindfold me Lord, because I want you to hold my hand.
Blindfold me Lord, so that my faith continues to grow.
Blindfold me Lord, because I want to please you
Blindfold me Lord

Jesus, let me learn by paradox
The way down is up,
That to be low is to be high,
That the broken heart is the healed heart,
That the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,
That the repenting soul is the victorious soul,
That to have nothing is to possess all,
That to bear the cross is the wear the crown,
That to give is to receive,
That the valley is the place of vision
Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from the deepest wells,
Let me find thy light in my darkness,
Thy life in my death,
Thy joy in my sorrow,
Thy grace in my sin,
Thy riches in my poverty,
Thy glory in my valley.

Sanctify them by the Truth, your Word is Truth

Romans 11:33 "Oh, how great are God's riches and wisdom & knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!"

Psalm 17:8 "Keep me as the apple of your eye; Hide me in the shadow of your wings."

Psalm 13:5-6 "But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because He is good to me."

Psalm 37:4 "Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart's desires."

Colossians 2:7 "Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness."

John 10:28 "I will give them eternal life, no one can snatch them out of my hand."

Faith

The definition of faith is believing in things unseen. If you have seen The Santa Claus with Tim Allen, in the movie his kid is asked if he believes in Santa and he says of course, and the step father asks him, how do you know? Because he hasn't ever seen him.  Then this is the best part.... the kid goes....have you ever seen a million dollars? He goes...no... then the kid says well how do you know it is real? Just because you haven't ever seen it doesn't mean it isn't real. LOVE IT!!!

After Jesus' resurrection, He shows up to the Disciples but Thomas isn't there.....The Disciples tell Thomas later....THEY SAW JESUS!!! Thomas doubts, he doesn't believe it UNTIL! he sees Jesus with his own eyes.... What does Jesus do....John 20:29 "Then Jesus said to him, because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who haven't seen and still believe." Oh man! Aren't we like that so many times? Say a prayer ....thinking in the back of our heads, I'm not sure this will happen but hey I prayed! Wheres the Faith?
The reason I write this is because I am guilty of this all to many times, where is this Faith that can move a mountain?  Well let's look at a passage in the Word that shows us where the Faith is....
Luke 7:1-10 "When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, He entered Capernaum. There is a centurion's servant, who his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to Him, asking him to come and heal his servant. When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, "This man deserves to have you do this, because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue. So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion(Roman Officer) sent friends to say to him: "Lord don't trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you.  But say that word and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, "God," and he goes and that one, "come," and he comes. I say to my servant, "Do this," and he does it. When Jesus heard this, he was AMAZED at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, "I tell you, I have no found such a great faith even in Israel." Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well."

Just like Thomas and many others in the Gospel, they felt they needed to touch Jesus, or see Him, or talk to Him! If only I could see Him! then I will be healed! If only we can touch his clothes then I will be healed! Just like Thomas, If I see Him then I will believed....This isn't Faith, Thomas trusted in his own eyes and no in Christ's power!!!  But this officer got it, he didn't need to see Jesus, or touch Him, or hear his words of healing...He had Faith that all Jesus had to do was say the word and His servant would be healed, he understood who Jesus was. He placed his faith in Christ not in his own abilities.

How are you trusting Christ with your Faith?  What is your sick servant?

A little bit about yours truly

Lately I have been blogging a lot about what the Lord is teaching me and wanting to be an encouragement for those who read this, but I realized for those who follow me (not sure who) that you don't really know much about who I am and I thought I would share a little bit about myself.

I love cookies'n'cream ice cream, Breyers! (the stomach is a way to a man's heart... ice cream is the key to my stomach)

I believed Santa was real until 4th grade

I dislike tomatoes

I secretly think I can sing decently

I Love the movie Elf

I am an only child & have no first cousins

I can't stand when people call me "Buddy"

I am obsessed with Fantasy Football

I am 22

I have an amazing family

I have all of my Pokemon cards still

I love clouds.... every kind

I play Mario Kart everyday

I Love playing the game of Basketball

I was held back in 2nd grade

I am a die hard University of Iowa Hawkeye fan

I recently got my hunting license and can't wait to kill something(animal)

I think it is hilarious when people wear sunglasses inside or on cloudy days
I have a deep desire to be a man after God's own heart
My Nana & Grandad are like my second parents, they are amazing!
I have a love/hate relationship with the game of golf (thanks for teaching me Grandad!)
I love the ocean

I enjoy rainy days

I like making cool sound effects
I have a huge crush on Norah Jones

I play the Ukulele

I am a momma's boy (proud of it) - Love you Mama!

I go to school at Chico State University & study Communication
Last but not least, and if you can't tell.... I have been saved by Grace & Love Jesus Christ more than words.

Here is a picture of my pops and I when I was a youngin, He has been the man in my life to show me Jesus, who Jesus is and what a man of God looks like, Thank you Dad for your example.

UGH

This life overwhelms so easily, with life running faster than Usain Bolt, it is hard to keep a focus on all that is within your individual life, not to mention being involved in others lives.  Life comes fast and we struggle to manage all that is in it, if you never have problems with life and manage it well, well extra brownie point for you.  But, for the rest of us, life gets out of hand, messy, ugly, overwhelming, and most of all inconsistent on many different levels, so whatever is going on right now in your life that is under this, that you don't think will end or your day is off to an awful start or lastly you have yourself worried to the core about a test, job or deadline.... just listen to the inspired words of David from God.

Psalm 37:3-8 "Trust in the Lord, and do good; you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him and he will help you.  He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. Stop being angry, turn from your rage.  Do not fret for it only causes harm."

So stop and take a second if you know the Lord and ask Him to help you trust in Him and that He may show you how to take delight in the situation He has you. Sometimes we get caught up in telling Him everything, but He knows, just go to Him with a few simple words and He will know exactly what you mean. Wait for Him, because He has his best intentions for you, He's got your back!  So hand them over.... He is waiting.....

Psalm 55:22 "Give your burdens to the Lord. and He will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall."


Trust