2010 has proven to be a wonderful, crazy, and intense year for me! So many things have happened in this year, both good and bad, that I never expected when we rang in the new year on December 31, 2009.
Love has proven to be a whirlwind ride this year for me. I came into 2010 a single college student focused on her relationship with God and what she needed to accomplish in school. I knew that college would soon be ending for me and the world would open it's doors. What an incredible feeling it was to know that God had blessed me so much so far with all the wonderful opportunities in school that I had already been blessed with. Love was on my mind, but was not the forefront of my mind. Then I met someone.
I thought this someone was the man I was going to spend my life with. I feel in love with him. But that love that I had for him was not what he felt in return. It was hard to see what God wanted to teach me through this experience. It was a challenge to see the good coming out of the situation. But God showed up and showed out in my life and showed me just how powerful and strong His love is for me and how He was going to protect me and keep me on His mind at all times. Other situations came and went in my love life, but none stands out like this one did. But none stands out more when I felt like God himself had turned His back on me, then all the sudden He reminded me just how powerful He truly is and how much He truly loves and adores me.
2010 has proven to teach me a lot, both about myself, the people around me, and the situations that I am faced with. And through all this, I am always reminded that God is here for me, He loves me, and wants the absolute best for me in my life.
2010 also proved to get me out of college when I finally graduated from Columbus State University with my degree. How amazing it felt to walk across that stage and get the recognition for the things I accomplished at that school. To hold a degree in something I have always dreamed of following, it's incredible to see how things happen! All the credit for getting through college goes to God himself. Without God helping me through with each step that I take and each breath that I breathe, I don't know how I would be able to do it.
2010 has taught many life lessons and God has shown up and shown out this year! With all the blessings I have been given, I can't imagine my life without God in my corner, guiding and directing me! But there are so many other people that are very important to me that there is no way I could begin to thank each one of them. I am so thankful for every one of my family members, both immediate and extended. Without family, I could not feel the love that I feel on a daily basis from them. And then there's my friends. I have so many, ranging in so many ages, and so many walks of life, but each one of them means more to me than I could ever think to express. Some I have known my whole life, some new to me as of this year. I just think it's time for me to express a special thank you to each person that means so much to me. Whether you're family or friends, you all mean the world to me. I wouldn't be the person I am today without all of you being so special to me and teaching me so much this year. I love you all and am so thankful for everything you mean to me, along with all the special blessings you have been to me this year!
~So thankful for a wonderful 2010, and can't wait for 2011,
Brittney!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Relationships... What is Important!
Calling on all married, engaged, dating, and single individuals....
There are so many people in this world that wonder what makes a working relationship and a relationship that will last! I want to pose a question to each of you..
What do you consider when beginning dating someone? What is the most important in creating and maintaining a Christ-based relationship with your significant other?
Leave a comment on this post (you need no account, just type your comment and post) and I am going to look through them and create a post with all our suggestions!
Think hard and share your best ideas!
-Brittney
There are so many people in this world that wonder what makes a working relationship and a relationship that will last! I want to pose a question to each of you..
What do you consider when beginning dating someone? What is the most important in creating and maintaining a Christ-based relationship with your significant other?
Leave a comment on this post (you need no account, just type your comment and post) and I am going to look through them and create a post with all our suggestions!
Think hard and share your best ideas!
-Brittney
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
God's Love.. through it ALL!
Something I want to share tonight is about God's love..
God's love is unconditional. God doesn't love us because we go to church on Sunday mornings. God doesn't love us because of our actions. God doesn't love us because He is required to or has to. God loves us without condition or requirement.
Romans 5:8 states that "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
The Bible doesn't tell us that God waited for us to do something or say something before He sent His son. The Bible does tell us that God sent His son to save us from our sins and an eternity in Hell. He sent His son to save us from that eternity and to give us an eternity with Him in heaven.
I feel like sometimes people forget what it means to be a christian. Being a christian is not about an attendance record. It is not about a church membership. Church attendance is important because it is a time to learn even more than you can on your own about God. Church is also a great way to be with believers such as yourself and to have a support system to lean on and worship God with. But no where in the Bible does the requirements for becoming a christian list that you must be in church on Sundays.
I say all this to say one last thing.. You may be dealing with a lot in your life. You may feel like God is punishing you for something you have done. You may feel like God is pushing you away. You may even feel like you can't do anything to fix some problem that you have because God would not want to even know what is going in your life. Here is my answer to all that!:
God loves you through it all. He loves you unconditionally. God knows what is going on in our lives. He knows everything about us. Even the things you don't want to tell Him about or give to Him, He already knows about them. But the most important thing to remember is that being a christian is not about sitting in a pew on Sunday mornings. Being a christian is about something bigger and more important:
It's about a relationship with a mighty and powerful God that we serve. It's about the relationship you have with your savior! Studying God's word, prayer, and showing others the love that God has through your actions and words. That's what being a christian is all about!
God is a mighty and powerful God. He knows what we are going through and the struggles we have. But He also knows how much we have on us and He will NEVER give us more than we can handle. He would never punish us for something that we do or not do. That's not the God we serve. The God we serve loves us through our faults and gives us opportunitites to show our love to others.
My prayer tonight is that you take this blog to heart. If you have any questions or feel like you need someone to talk to, message me on Facebook or leave me a comment on this post. I pray that your heart be filled with love and compassion and ways to show the love of God to others around you.
God, thank you for the opportunity to show your love through our lives to others. Thank you for the love you have given us and will continue to give us until the end of ages. I pray that the person reading this blog is filled with your love and understands the kind of love you give us. But I also pray they would examine their own lives to see what you would still like to teach them God. We love you and thank you for your very abundant blessings. Amen!
God Bless!
God's love is unconditional. God doesn't love us because we go to church on Sunday mornings. God doesn't love us because of our actions. God doesn't love us because He is required to or has to. God loves us without condition or requirement.
Romans 5:8 states that "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
The Bible doesn't tell us that God waited for us to do something or say something before He sent His son. The Bible does tell us that God sent His son to save us from our sins and an eternity in Hell. He sent His son to save us from that eternity and to give us an eternity with Him in heaven.
I feel like sometimes people forget what it means to be a christian. Being a christian is not about an attendance record. It is not about a church membership. Church attendance is important because it is a time to learn even more than you can on your own about God. Church is also a great way to be with believers such as yourself and to have a support system to lean on and worship God with. But no where in the Bible does the requirements for becoming a christian list that you must be in church on Sundays.
I say all this to say one last thing.. You may be dealing with a lot in your life. You may feel like God is punishing you for something you have done. You may feel like God is pushing you away. You may even feel like you can't do anything to fix some problem that you have because God would not want to even know what is going in your life. Here is my answer to all that!:
God loves you through it all. He loves you unconditionally. God knows what is going on in our lives. He knows everything about us. Even the things you don't want to tell Him about or give to Him, He already knows about them. But the most important thing to remember is that being a christian is not about sitting in a pew on Sunday mornings. Being a christian is about something bigger and more important:
It's about a relationship with a mighty and powerful God that we serve. It's about the relationship you have with your savior! Studying God's word, prayer, and showing others the love that God has through your actions and words. That's what being a christian is all about!
God is a mighty and powerful God. He knows what we are going through and the struggles we have. But He also knows how much we have on us and He will NEVER give us more than we can handle. He would never punish us for something that we do or not do. That's not the God we serve. The God we serve loves us through our faults and gives us opportunitites to show our love to others.
My prayer tonight is that you take this blog to heart. If you have any questions or feel like you need someone to talk to, message me on Facebook or leave me a comment on this post. I pray that your heart be filled with love and compassion and ways to show the love of God to others around you.
God, thank you for the opportunity to show your love through our lives to others. Thank you for the love you have given us and will continue to give us until the end of ages. I pray that the person reading this blog is filled with your love and understands the kind of love you give us. But I also pray they would examine their own lives to see what you would still like to teach them God. We love you and thank you for your very abundant blessings. Amen!
God Bless!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
While I'm Waiting!
This blog post is short and sweet. I love this song and it shows that I am waiting for Him and His plan for my life. I want everything to be solved right now and to know that I will have someone to spend my life with, to hold a teaching certificate, and all the uncertainty I am feeling in my life. I want those answers now. I want to know those things, because I am not being patient and waiting on MY GOD to put his plan in place. So while I am still here and sometimes impatient, I am waiting! I am waiting on my God, the all-mighty, to do the things HE wants, and in the times HE wants.
So I am waiting!
(Youtube Video Link below to song! Go listen!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb7TSGptd3Y
So I am waiting!
(Youtube Video Link below to song! Go listen!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb7TSGptd3Y
I'm waiting I'm waiting on You, Lord And I am hopeful I'm waiting on You, Lord Though it is painful But patiently, I will wait I will move ahead, bold and confident Taking every step in obedience While I'm waiting I will serve You While I'm waiting I will worship While I'm waiting I will not faint I'll be running the race Even while I wait I'm waiting I'm waiting on You, Lord And I am peaceful I'm waiting on You, Lord Though it's not easy, no But faithfully, I will wait Yes, I will wait And I will move ahead, bold and confident Taking every step in obedience While I'm waiting I will serve You While I'm waiting I will worship While I'm waiting I will not faint I'll be running the race Even while I wait I will move ahead, bold and confident I'll be taking every step in obedience, yea While I'm waiting I will serve You While I'm waiting I will worship While I'm waiting I will not faint I will serve You while I'm waiting I will worship while I'm waiting I will serve You while I'm waiting I will worship while I'm waiting I will serve You while I'm waiting I will worship while I'm waiting I will serve You while I'm waiting I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord
Monday, September 27, 2010
Praise to God for His Faithfulness and Justice
Found this scripture today as I was reading my Bible and thought I would share it! Shows how wonderful of a God we serve!
Psalm 111: 1-10
The fear of the Lord is beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever.
God we love you and thank you for being righteous toward us. We are thankful for everything you provide for us, and the love that you have for us each day. We always know you are right there beside us to lead, guide and direct us, and will never leave us alone. We praise your name for your many blessings and pray for guidance for us and our families tonight. Amen!
When in doubt in your life, just turn and go to your knees and give it all to Him! Remember that when life knocks you down, you're in the perfect position to pray!
Psalm 111: 1-10
Praise the Lord! I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
The works of the Lord are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them.
His work is honorable and glorious, and His righteousness endures forever.
He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
He has given food to those who fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant.
He has declared to His people the power of His works, In giving them the heritage of the nations.
The works of His hands are verity and justice; All His precepts are sure.
They stand fast forever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.
He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant forever: Holy and Awesome is His name.
God we love you and thank you for being righteous toward us. We are thankful for everything you provide for us, and the love that you have for us each day. We always know you are right there beside us to lead, guide and direct us, and will never leave us alone. We praise your name for your many blessings and pray for guidance for us and our families tonight. Amen!
When in doubt in your life, just turn and go to your knees and give it all to Him! Remember that when life knocks you down, you're in the perfect position to pray!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Healing.. Through the Pain
A Mighty Fortress is OUR GOD! Those are the words I am singing as I write this blog. I have not been blogging lately, but feel it in my heart to share with you what God is sharing with me tonight.
These past couple of weeks have been tough to go through. As most everyone knows, I had a breakup with a guy that I thought I was destined to be with. I was devastated at the prospect of having to go through this pain. And it took God making me fall to my face in my bedroom floor when I realized that He who got me to this, will get me THROUGH this! And get me through it He is. I have been overwhelmed with stress and pain and just absolute hurt lately. It has taken God knocking me to the ground to realize that He is still here, and still loves me. He knows my heart, knows what I need, and has a plan for my life that is going to blow me away!
Sometimes it's so hard for us to think that God has everything under control so that we don't have to worry about any of it, but that's part of God's way for us. I know that He has a plan for my life, and has it laid out so that I don't have to worry.
This morning during our church service I felt like God wrapped His arms around me and told me that he was with me, and that I would never have to be alone. A feeling that I needed so bad. It has been tough going through all this difficulty in my life, but God is showing me through it all that He is God and knows everything about me, also knowing that I am going to come through all this a much stronger person in the end.
The church service this evening was just the icing on the cake! God showed up and showed out! The music was incredible! The worship time with God was indescribable! And getting the opportunity to be in a room where God filled every little inch was absolutely incredible. The songs spoke directly to my heart. They spoke telling me that God was there, knew the desire of my heart, and will continue to be with me now and forever. Some of the lyrics really stood out during the service and I listed some of the bits of songs below that I felt like God really spoke to me with...
..And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us.. And if our God is with us, then what could stand against!..
..Our God is Greater, Our God is Stronger, God you are HIGHER than any other..
..A Mighty Fortress is our God, A Sacred Refuge is Your Name. Your Kingdom is unshakable! With you FOREVER we will reign!...
There has been one song that has really reminded me that God is there, He is with me, and that He is telling me that it will all be ok! That song is The Dark Before the Morning by Josh Wilson. This is an absolutely incredible song, and I would hope you would follow the link I added on here and truly listen to the words of this song. My pain and hurt is just the dark before the morning! And there will be a morning!
I love my God with all my heart, and know that He is the king of my life and I am his princess! He's here, loving me, and showing me more each day that He is truly God!
This is a picture I took about a month ago, and this is what I am looking forward to. The sunrise on this dark!
Before the Morning Video
These past couple of weeks have been tough to go through. As most everyone knows, I had a breakup with a guy that I thought I was destined to be with. I was devastated at the prospect of having to go through this pain. And it took God making me fall to my face in my bedroom floor when I realized that He who got me to this, will get me THROUGH this! And get me through it He is. I have been overwhelmed with stress and pain and just absolute hurt lately. It has taken God knocking me to the ground to realize that He is still here, and still loves me. He knows my heart, knows what I need, and has a plan for my life that is going to blow me away!
Sometimes it's so hard for us to think that God has everything under control so that we don't have to worry about any of it, but that's part of God's way for us. I know that He has a plan for my life, and has it laid out so that I don't have to worry.
This morning during our church service I felt like God wrapped His arms around me and told me that he was with me, and that I would never have to be alone. A feeling that I needed so bad. It has been tough going through all this difficulty in my life, but God is showing me through it all that He is God and knows everything about me, also knowing that I am going to come through all this a much stronger person in the end.
The church service this evening was just the icing on the cake! God showed up and showed out! The music was incredible! The worship time with God was indescribable! And getting the opportunity to be in a room where God filled every little inch was absolutely incredible. The songs spoke directly to my heart. They spoke telling me that God was there, knew the desire of my heart, and will continue to be with me now and forever. Some of the lyrics really stood out during the service and I listed some of the bits of songs below that I felt like God really spoke to me with...
..And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us.. And if our God is with us, then what could stand against!..
..Our God is Greater, Our God is Stronger, God you are HIGHER than any other..
..A Mighty Fortress is our God, A Sacred Refuge is Your Name. Your Kingdom is unshakable! With you FOREVER we will reign!...
There has been one song that has really reminded me that God is there, He is with me, and that He is telling me that it will all be ok! That song is The Dark Before the Morning by Josh Wilson. This is an absolutely incredible song, and I would hope you would follow the link I added on here and truly listen to the words of this song. My pain and hurt is just the dark before the morning! And there will be a morning!
I love my God with all my heart, and know that He is the king of my life and I am his princess! He's here, loving me, and showing me more each day that He is truly God!
This is a picture I took about a month ago, and this is what I am looking forward to. The sunrise on this dark!
Before the Morning Video
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Day One of Blogging! (Worship)
Well, this is my first blog post that I have written, and I am very excited about things to come from this blog. There is so much I am learning and want to share with others that really want to read it and learn as I do. I hope this blog is helpful for anyone that is in the same boat as I am, but also will share their own information that they have relating to this blog.
Last night I studied a lot of scripture in my Bible and am really intrigued by worship. I attended Passion 2010 and felt such powerful worship! I know it was the most amazing worship experience I have ever had. Just the power of the words, and the messages, man they were amazing! But when I got home it was like the old home that I left. The worship from Passion did not carry with me like I thought it was going to. I am very excited to say that I am really beginning to learn more about worship, and cannot share what I am learning with everyone else!
Last night I studied a lot of scripture in my Bible and am really intrigued by worship. I attended Passion 2010 and felt such powerful worship! I know it was the most amazing worship experience I have ever had. Just the power of the words, and the messages, man they were amazing! But when I got home it was like the old home that I left. The worship from Passion did not carry with me like I thought it was going to. I am very excited to say that I am really beginning to learn more about worship, and cannot share what I am learning with everyone else!
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