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Freedom involves trust and obedience inside a relationship of love.
Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you are loved.
Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown.

Very true statements, too bad I didn’t think them up myself. They all have to do with something that has been on my mind lately though. It has been involving Gods best. What is it and how do you define it? It makes me laugh when we try to imagine God and His greatness, us with our finite understanding. Who do we think we are to say that Gods best is defined as fill in the blank. We do not and will not ever understand Gods thinking and His ways.
It frustrates me when I think I know that God is going to do something in my life, well because I have it all figured out how He is going to do it. I hate doing it, putting Him in this stereotype. If it doesn’t happen the way I thought it was going to happen then I end up disappointed even though I know I should not be. What I have to learn to do is close my eyes and be lead. I must give up those thoughts of what and how I think my life is going to be. It is not going to happen how I think it is. I desire Gods best but since I don’t know what it is I guess my desire is God alone. I want to do the right thing, obey Him, and love Him. I want to not be distracted by thinking about what could or should happen in my life. It is NOT for me to decide. I must obey Him have trust in Him. In order for me to grow I must also follow Him from what I think to what I don’t know. It is not going to be that I step out into the unknown and it all becomes suddenly clear, it is probably going to be going from unfamiliar to uncomfortable. But there I go putting it into something that my mind thinks.
There are lots of things that I wish could happen in my life, but do you know what is so awesome?! If they don’t happen, I am okay with that. In fact I am more than okay with it, I am excited. Why? Because that means God is working in my life. That means that He is in control. Because I love Him I trust Him. I want Him to use me and to make me grow. In order to grow I must be changed. I know the risk, at least what I can see as risks, and I am willing to take them. I am willing to surrender everything to Him so that there is nothing holding me back. God knows what I desire and it is HIM.

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The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Well, I had written a long post, but apparently it has been lost. So I leave you with this.

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TIME TO WAKE UP LIBBY!!! WAAAKKEEE UUUUPP!!! This has been my wake up call for the past two days. Little voices ringing out, drawing me away from my dreams, loud and clear. My sister and her family stayed the weekend at our house, it was awesome. One night Erik even came over and we played a mean game of Phase Ten, which he won, of course. (Just don’t mention it to a certain person in my family) I love my family so much. I know that I have been quite since I have been back home, some of it has been thinking a lot about my past and what has happened. However, some of it is just taking it all in and enjoying listening to everyone and seeing them all interact with each other. Have you ever done that? Just sit back and watch people, especially your family? It is great, well to me it is.
I just started reading The Shack by Wm. Paul Young. I like the way he writes, even though I am only two chapters in. Another book I read was Still Growing by Kirk Cameron. I was thoroughly impressed by the book. He did not hold any back about his faith and how God has changed him. If you are looking for a good book to read I would certainly recommend it!
John 15:15-16 was given to me today by a friend. It was all underlined in my Bible, but I had not read that section in a while. We share knowledge with Jesus about God and the things He knows. By the way, Jesus chose us, we did not choose Him. He wants us to bear fruit-TRUTH. I think He wants us to share the knowledge we share with Jesus to others. That is what we have been appointed for.
I no longer call you servants, because servants do not know their master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit-fruit that will last-and so whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my commandment that you love each other.
The New Year is soon coming. I always wonder what I will be doing a year from now. Where will I be? What will I be doing? I have no idea, I have only to trust God and follow Him. Stay tuned

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so this is christmas

So this is Christmas…another year over and a new one just begun. To borrow lyrics from a Christmas song to say something really of no significance, just thought it was a good opener. Here I sit in my bed just one hour before Christmas is actually here. I don’t know if it is all the excitement of the day or maybe it’s because I had one too many sausage wraps that I am feeling the urge to write out all my thoughts. (my stomach just rumbled, I think it must be the sausage) Today was a great day! All the family came over and we celebrated early. TONS of food and wrapping paper were seen all over the house. Now, after the whir and excitement have ceased I think. I think that I think too much. Sorry if my thought process is a little weird…I can’t blame that on the food though J God has and is SO good! He has blessed me with an amazing family and people in it that love each other. I think about where we have been and I can’t wait to see where we will be taken. Did I mention that it is hard to type with fake nails on? Mom and I went to get our nails done the other dayJ Anyways-where was I? Oh yes, future thoughts. Well, I know that for the next couple years I have given them over to God. I mean that I have given myself to serve Him with no distractions, no reserves, and no turning back. I love where God has me, I can say that honestly! I love working, serving, and being in the place that I KNOW GOD has placed me to be in. These are not words that I thought I would ever be saying just even a few years ago. God has done such a change in my life. You may not even have noticed it, but then again you never knew the true Libby. Well, you may have known her but not known what was behind all the hypocrisy. Something that I was thinking last night was this-some people peg my sin and my so called downfall to being in public school, or even to what happened in my family. They would use those things to blow off my actions. Well, I hate that. It was MY selfish choices that I made that lead me into sin. I was already fallen; whoever put me on a pedestal was wrong. But then again I didn’t help the fact by pretending to live the perfect life when I knew I was not. I lied to my own self. The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, who can know it? And try this on for size-we are all sinners, it’s nothing new that I sinned, we all do. Never think that you are above committing a certain sin. You are NOT above it, it is only by God’s grace that you are given a choice to do it or not. I keep hitting the ‘save’ button so I don’t lose anything; this is just something I don’t want to lose. Well, I think that is all I have in me for tonight. Hey! Forty-five minutes till Christmas!!!!! God bless us, everyone! 24,12,08
Libby

Christmas Time is Here

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-you can't stop this-

When is God good? In the best of times? But of course! When is God good? In the hardest of times? You better believe it! There is a song that kind of describes how life is going for me right now(well there are lots to choose from) It has been playing in my head all this morning... How can I keep from singing?!

There is an endless song

Echoes in my soul

I hear the music ring

And though the storms may come

I am holding on

To the rock I cling

How can I keep from singing Your praise

How can I ever say enough

How amazing is Your love

How can I keep from shouting Your name

I know I am loved by the King

And it makes my heart want to sing

I will lift my eyesIn the darkest night

For I know my Savior lives

And I will walk with You

Knowing You'll see me through

And sing the songs You give

I can sing in the troubled times

Sing when I win

I can sing when I lose my step

And fall down again

I can sing 'cause You pick me up

Sing 'cause You're there

I can sing 'cause You hear me, Lord

When I call to You in prayer

I can sing with my last breath

Sing for I know

That I'll sing with the angels

And the saints around the throne!!!!

2008 Christmas season

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Has God ever taken you by surprise-done something that totally blindsides you? You step back and say "Where in the world did that come from?!" Well God is kinda funny in those ways. That is one of the many reasons I LOVE Him SO much! TO have some one know everything about you and to know every fear, desire, motive, it astounds me that He chooses to give us anything! The fact is that WE don't deserve ANYTHING!!! Trust me-I deserve nothing, save to be condemned and be turned away from Him. But it is not so with Jesus. He loves me-you-us all SO stinkin much! I cant' begin to tell you how much He loves you, I can not even begin to comprehend it myself!
When God talks to you and listens to you it is awesome! Today on the way to work God and I had a wonderful time talking. I am very expressive when I am talking to Him so others may have thought I had gone off the deep end as I was exclaiming out loud words that could not stay inside. But do you know what? What ever comes, no matter WHAT my future brings-it is in Gods hands. I have let my hands become unclasped and now they are gently open to what He so chooses to fill them with. I wish you could know the joy I have been given. O taste and see that the LORD is GOOD!

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Ever felt as though your mind was going to explode with all the things going on it ? All the 'things to do' and 'don't forgets' and 'do this laters'. Today seems like everything was dumped and the hours have ticked away to nothing. Even at the end of this day there still sits a pile of paper work, and look! there is still about 10 more boxes needing to be sent internationally, don't forget that the skids need to get out too.
But guess what? He is in control, I need not worry. I have only to fall into Him.
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine. When you pass through the water, I will be with you; in the rivers you shall not drown. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned; the flames shall not consume you.
The rivers seem to have risen a little more than I can breath, well at least work wise.
I must say that in other areas He is showing Himself to be totally in control. There is a peace that is about me that I know is coming from Him.
It is snowing currently, and freezing to boot. Things are looking straight out of Narnia in the winter:) This Friday we are going to Indianapolis for our Christmas conference. I am pretty excited to go! We go to an indoor ice skating rink, have various speakers and also get spiffy for a banquet.
There is joy in His presence, fullness of LIFE and complete contentment-well that is what I am learning on my own. There are so many desires and wishes and things I would love to happen. They all seem like the PERFECT thing for my future, but if I keep close minded like that I am going to miss out on the very BEST thing that God is waiting to give me. Surrendering expectations and even plans is hard, let me tell you. However, I KNOW that I know that I know that GOD knows BETTER. How can you deny that?! (I know that I am all over the place in writing but my mind is working faster than my little fingers can type:)
There are SO many opportunities that are placed before me here where I am. I know it sounds to good to be true and in fact, it is. I don't deserve to have all these blessings poured out into me, but He still does! I don't ever want to the point where I take it all for granted, that it becomes 'old hat' to me. NO! NAY!
Any ways I better
please pray for me
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Prayer. Something that we do, we actively live. If you look up the word prayer it is summed up as one asking, inquiring, ect. The word prayer has stemmed from various words that aren't used anymore, but there is one that stood out to me, praedicare - Latin, which means "to cry in public". I think that it describes it very well. It is more than "just" saying words, it is so much more powerful than that. If you think about it, really think about it-you are coming before a Holy and Almighty God and conversing with Him. Does that not blow your mind?! And the word in Latin saying that you are crying out in public...you are sharing your heart with God, it shouldn't be something you are afraid to do in front of others. Here in the Mail room people are not afraid to approach His throne boldly and openly and worshipfully. From hearing each person I know that all that we do is driven by God. It is an important part of the day for us, something that is not 'just' done and over with. It is inviting God to come and stay with us, to take over us and reign. I really wish I could describe to you how our mornings are down here, but there in no describing the Indescribable.
Psalm 61
Hear our CRY, O God; listen to our prayer. From the ends of the earth we call unto You. We call as our hearts grow faint; lead us to the rock that is higher then we are.
Psalm 121
We lift our eyes to the mountains-where does our help come from? Our help comes from the LORD, the Maker of Heaven and earth.
Psalm 24
Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up you ancient doors., that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is He, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty-he is the King of glory.
Be encouraged. Go pray.

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