**Thats The Beauty Of Grace**

Do y'all  ever feel like your problems are too much for God or that he doesn't understand? Well speaking plainly the only reason why we think our problems are to much for him is beacuse we are looking at our problems from our human perspective. Going through life we always like hanging on to our own problems, we people have no humility. We sometimes think we are bigger and better then God, that is such a lie! Jesus is such an amazing Savior isn't he? He's holding all of our human struggles and us in his hands.... there is no place where God's love isn't able to reach out and grab us! Thank you Lord Jesus! Always loving,caring and nurturing  he really is an AMAZING God! Sometimes we have thought, how can "God ever love us?" We've  messed up so much..we have hurt people, lied, cheated, and have had so many other incounters with sin but Jesus still loves us! I guess thats the Beauty of Grace. Grace abounds to every connor of this sin sicken word!

::Thinking Before You Speak::

Trying to think of something to write about I(Laney) went through my mind trying to pin point distinct problems that i struggle with, the biggest thing that came through my head is NOT thinking before i speak and just plopping something out there. It's an EXTREMELY bad problem i have, for one reason i never ever had good comebacks  and good comeback's is something I've always wanted to have probably because i always thought I'd make people respect us more or think higher of us. Unfortunately it did quite the opposite instead of making people think higher of us it sometimes made no sense to them and came off mean even when we didn't mean too! It's not that we were/are  insecure we just always wanted to be that person that gets "awww's." Growing up and getting more mature(and with a lot of help from parents and some awesome friends) we've discovered that trying to be someone your not or saying something that isn't what your supposed to say is not a good thing! Our mom's have always told us we like to speak our mind which is a good thing until you need to shut up ha ha we probably need to shut up more often but anyway personally we think its very hard not speaking your mind  when you know something is different then how it comes across! This morning I(Laney) was talking with my mom and i said something like you know its a lot saying what you mean on face book, a blog, the radio or t.v. then it is looking someone straight in the face and saying the truth. I think we was getting saying the truth and then just blabbing way confused, asking God to help us has proved to be a great help its giving us the needed confidence to say something that makes sense and is true before stinking our foot in our mouth! So as girl's who struggle with speaking out of turn please don't give up if you do the same thing it's a bad habit but can be overcome.. Pray pray pray, ask God for wisdom on what to say and when to say it! We're no way near to perfect but we want become closer each and everyday!!

::My yoke is easy::

 Something Laney and I have really been struggling with lately is worry. Over analyzing things, and just plain worrying until it literally makes us feel sick. We've also been doing a lot of praying about it too, and really, prayer is the BEST thing EVER!! We're reminded of a verse from a hymn, "Oh what peace we often forfeit! Oh what needless pain we bear! All because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer!" And really so true! Every time after we've talked to God about the thing thats bothering us i may get a text saying "Bekah, I've handed it to God and i feel SO much better!" Or Laney might get a text saying, "Ive given my worries to Him and i already feel better!" Here are some of the good verses we found on worry!

Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for i am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burdens light.
                                      Matthew 11:28-30
"For my yoke is easy, and my burdens light!" *sighs* Oh what a mighty God we serve! Those verses are so very important to us right now, constantly reminding us we not only can give it to him, he WANTS us to give our burdens to him! So the next time you may be worrying about something try taking a deep breath, going somewhere quiet, and pouring your soul to the healer of souls! Another good thing to do is encourage some one who is worrying. We ask eachother daily how the other is, and pass around bible verses we've found that are helpful, and remind eachother to take it to God, and it makes the load so much easier to bear!Also, a friend of ours is always sending texts asking if you need prayer for anything, and this is such a good thing to do, letting some one know that if they're going through something you want to pray for them! An example we should follow!  I hope if any of you are struggling with this as well you will try this!Its helped Laney and I so much! Have a blessed day!

::His child he will not forget::

We were very excited when we heard that a very good friend of ours, (who's name we'll leave out) wanted to share her testimony on our blog! I hope this blesses each of you!

 "I grew in a Christian home, enthusiastic about Sunday school, memorizing bible passages just like any Christian child. Needless to say, i always thought i would be close to God, as i was then. But at age 13, some thing changed. My dad felt strongly called to be a pastor so he packed up our family and moved  to Mississippi. At first life was AWESOME. All my fear of not finding friends left when a girl at our church instantly befriended me, she was really nice to me, called me her "best friend".  This is when my relationship with the Lord started going downhill. My friend was in the "cool group" and i guess i figured that with all the cool people i didn't need God anymore. I was so wrong. Then things turned from bad to worse when my "friend" on day, for absolutely no reason completely ignored and forgot about me, hanging with another girl in the church. I didn't understand, what had i done wrong? I started questioning myself. Am i not pretty enough to be her friend and hang in the cool group? Maybe I'm too overweight to hang with the cool people? This whole trail of thoughts led me to a very wrong decision....i was going to starve myself. I started not eating, and if i did eat i immediately made myself throw it up. I never felt so alone as i did then. My parents found out after 10 days, and i had already, in 10 days lost 15 pounds. My parents gave me two decisions, i could start eating, or they would have to take me to the hospital. I really didn't want to go to the hospital so i chose to start eating again. I'm sharing all of this because its not a joke. So many teenage girls these days are struggling with the thought that starving themselves is going to make things better, but its a serious, serious thing, and you could die from it. Even if you don't you still have the painful memories of what you did, even if it only lasted 10 days.  Thank goodness that's not the end of my testimony! Its been a year now since that happened and my relationship with the Lord and my parents has grown exceedingly! God as done so much good in my life through all the bad. He has made me see myself for who i am and not what others think about me. He has made me trust in him and realize through the good and bad he is ALWAYS with me! He has given me so many good friends and people in my life to look up to and get me through this! Now i never think about my weight! I exercise to stay fit but i am never so discouraged that i think the same thoughts that i did. Everybody needs to know how serious your mind can effect you. I'm not mean to say that in a discouraging way, but as an encouraging thing to know that if you have a good relationship with Jesus that he can always get you through anything! Id just like to end this with a bible verse that helped me through everything, Psalms 118:1-6, 17-18.
 His love endures forever.
 Let Israel say,"His love end ours forever"
 Let the house of Aaron say, "His love endures forever"
 Let those who fear say, "His love endures forever"
 In my anguish i cried to the Lord and and he answered me by setting me free. The Lord is with me I will not
 be afraid. What can man do to me?


 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
 The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

We hope you enjoyed this testimony as much as we did! We would like to give special thanks to our friend for sharing it with us for our blog, we love you dear :) Have a blessed day everyone!

--::While I'm Waiting::--

Flood every corner of this room
Flood all my emptiness with You
Lord, I long to be consumed
And I’m calling for a flood      

So flood every chamber of my heart
Flood what I lack with all You are
I am dry and I am parched
And calling for a flood

I am calling for a flood
Holy Spirit flow
Completely immerse me in You
I’m longing for a flood
Of holiness to wash me now
Hear me, Lord; I’m calling for a flood

Now flood every portal of my mind
And flood everything I’ve tried to hide
I am looking to the sky
And I’m calling for a flood

Submerge me, Lord, in holy water
Drown me to live in You

Flood every corner of this room
And fill all the emptiness with You
Lord, we long to be consumed
And we’re calling for a flood

We are calling for a flood
Holy Spirit flow
Completely immerse us in You
We’re longing for a flood
Of holiness to wash us now
Hear us, Lord; we’re calling for a flood

Holiness, holiness
So flood this place with holiness
You are holy, Lord immerse us in Your

Holiness, holiness
So flood this place with holiness
You are holy

Hear us, Lord, we’re calling for a flood
We’re calling for a flood
Hear us, Lord, we’re calling for a flood


We love this song,because it feels like sometimes God just leaves us, but you know he never leaves us. He's always there right beside us. Our basketball coach always says you need to be able to move without the ball. When he says that it reminds us of our christian walk...we need to be able to grow as Christian's even when everything we could ever imagine goes wrong,not just in the good times when its easy to grow. Thinking about the early Christian's, how many people nowadays do you think would give up everything they have and follow Christ,hang on a cross,be stoned and whipped. I doubt if even we could do it, but we want to be able to give up our life's for Christ. Strong faith is what we strive for and we hope y'all do too!!