photo from clint

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
You will not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

photo from clint

"Praise the One who paid my debt...
who raised this life up from the dead..."

This picture is what Big Stuf 05 was all about. Worshiping the One who gives us hope. Praising the Author and perfector of our Faith. Decreasing so that He would become big. However, praising and worshiping the Creator was not resigned to just last week at Big Stuf. We can worship and praise Jesus here at the 'Boro or WHEREVER we are. This is why we were created. If you need purpose, if you need direction, if you need to be refocused, if your stuck, if your lost, if your BLAH, if your face is broken out and you hate the way you look...realign...rethink...gather...open up...let go...allow yourself to be loved...cry out to Him...Jesus.

These are evil days brothers and sisters. Colossians 3:17 and 1 Corthians 10:31 should be our cause and why we fight the good fight of faith. The reason why we were created is to bring our Creator glory. Is your life a life that is bringing glory to our King? Make the wise decision and surrender your life to the One who gave you life. Now is a good time to start.

photo from clint

We're all searching for something. Love, security, knowledge, peace, etc. We look and we scan and we chase. Never really satisfying that insationable thirst. Until I came across a humbling field.

In that field stood a tree. A tree that was full of memories. The path I stood in gave way to the sky. A day in which the horizon opened up and as it did the clouds seemed to part just under me. Above the Son gave way. It felt like a day far back in my life when my momma picked me up after I had fallen off my bicycle. A security far greater than I had ever known enveloped me.

I had ventured out into the fold and along my journey in which many times before I had suffered defeat I had now tasted true victory. One can follow Christ but to receive Him into your life...to allow Him to transform you takes brokeness. There is no more searching now. I have found what it was I was looking for.

These are the words from a man who has been set free.