My Flesh May Fail, but My God You Never Will !

Today I want to talk about failure. Fear of failing is something that has haunted me ever since I was a small child. I haven't told many people this, but you're getting an inside look into that girl people call Allie. I've always wanted to do things well, and to please other people. I never wanted to let others down. When I did, well.. do, I play it off like I really don't care. I pretend like it was just a rebellious act of a teenage girl, or that I don't mind being a disappointment. FALSE. It kills me to let others down, and that's something I have been struggling with lately. I've done some pretty stupid things as a teenager. Things that I knew would cause harm either to others or to myself. I've made my share of mistakes. Thankfully, my stupid mistakes don't change the way God views me. There's no reason for me to be scared to fail, because He who lives within me is greater than any mistake i could ever make. I can never let God down, because I've never been the thing that holds him up. He's greater than every poor decision, and crafty enough to repair every blemish on his masterpiece. Righteousness (right standing with God, not to be confused with Holiness) is dependent upon Jesus Christ himself. Not me, not what I have done, not what I'm going to do in the future. If  I am in Christ, and I am in union with him, then when my Daddy looks at me he sees his son! He doesn't see busted up Allie. He sees his perfect lamb. He sees a child of his who has been RANSOMED and REDEEMED!

Psalm 73:26 "My flesh may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine forever"

Did you just read that?! IF NOT, read it again. Meditate on this word until it is deep within your spirit! Why? Because even though our flesh fails, God is the STRENGTH of our hearts!!!!! And that's what God looks at. Not just actions, not just your behaviors, not sin, but he looks into the heart of man. I don't know about you, but I want God to be the strength of my heart. If he is, i never have to fear failing. I never have to fear falling short of his Glory. God's word says every man does. What am I trying to tell you? That God hasn't given you a spirit of fear (2Timothy1:7. You know, when he said "It Is Finished" He meant it. Jesus didn't mean that it was over for him, he meant that his battle with sin, the flesh, and all evil was over. HE HAS WON. Let that victory encourage you today, because he is allowing you to take part in it. He has made us victorious. Therefore, as long as you're in Christ, you're never a failure. You have the most precious thing in the universe, and that's the Love of God.

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-Victorious through Jesus. 

Say Yes To The Dress -With Jesus

So, I've been curled up on the couch all day, watching "Say Yes To The Dress". I've been sicker than a dog for three days now, and it's just awful. Jesus and I were just sitting here watching this show, and I was being all teenage girl ish imagining my wedding, and what it would be like. That's when it was almost like Jesus put his arm around my shoulder and said, "Darling, I see you in your wedding dress everyday that you are alive. You're flawless, and believe me, you're beyond beautiful". And so i just happily freaked out and screamed, and yeah. #TeenageJesusFreakProblems . However, it's true! When Jesus looks at us, he sees his bride. He is absolutely aching with love for you and for me. He's burning with a passion that will outlast eternity. The best part? You're his desire! People may think I'm wrong, but i believe that when you speak, Jesus gets butterflies. When you praise him, and you sing your way through heaven, he falls in love with you over and over again. So, go ahead. Be set apart, be consecrated. Be his treasure! You are, after all, His BELOVED. <3


Yeah Jesus, I'll say yes to your dress, each and every day that I'm alive.

Let Your Heart Do the Talking

Recently, God has moved me into a different season of my life. I've been struggling to find words, (why i haven't been posting). This fast has went by so quickly. It's now day ten of twenty one, and I'm well adjusted. I am blown away at the workings of the Holy Spirit. He has been moving among the people in my life, and my own life as well so strongly that it is difficult to comprehend it. Watching him capture the hearts of those around me is breathtaking. I am so incredibly blessed to watch light bulbs go off (so to speak) in people's minds as they understand the depths of God's love for the first time, or as grace is revealed to them. I have been truly inspired, and am grateful beyond words. That's been the hard thing, beyond words. I was reading in Colossians three this past weekend, and God surprised me with an answer to my problem.

Colossians 3:16
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 

Did you read that? Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with a THANKFUL HEART.
He says to let your thankful heart sing. Sometimes, there aren't words to tell God how thankful we are. I'm at that point in my spiritual walk. This fast has filled my heart beyond it's capacity with thankfulness, awe, and adoration for Jesus. Now? I have to move past a season of talking about being thankful, and actually be thankful. Letting my heart, my actions, my thoughts, and everything I do talk for me. Sure, I'm still going to tell Daddy how grateful I am, but with my heart.

Colossians 4:2 says to "Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind, and a thankful heart."
That's exactly what this fast is doing to those who are participating. Opening our minds to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit, and opening our hearts to pour out gratitude. So take some time today, and sing some songs of thankfulness with your heart. After all, it's Daddy's favorite sound. :)


-More thankful than a cow on thanksgiving.

The miracle fast: 21 days.

Well, today is day two. Nineteen More to go!!!! :) This fast is different than any one i've ever done before. It used to be where i would starve, focusing on my hunger and food. Every time my stomach would growl, i would want to KILL someone. HAHAH. That's not successful fasting. Now, i'm writing , praising , praying, and seeking when i get hungry. HUGE IMPROVEMENT. i cannot explain how satisfied my soul has been over the last two days! God is so amazing , and i am thoroughly in awe of him! I can't fathom his awesome Grace , that can empower the weak to be strong. That can make the sick become whole, that can feed the spirit of man so much that his flesh doesn't hunger. This grace, that sustains us! I am blown away by the fact that Jesus delights in giving me special grace, and that it thrills him when i accept it and allow it to be effective in my life! This fast is for miracles, and for my sphere of influence. Not just for an increase, but for salvation, restoration, fruitfulness, healing, provision, and the effectiveness of the cross to be applied in the lives of all those around me. I'll be posting more often over the next 19 days. Hope you enjoy what you read!

-Physically hungry, Spiritually full.

Caught up in the moment!

I'd like to apologize, it's been a while since my last post. I've been so busy, caught up in day to day things. And that's what this post is about- Being caught up. There are so many days when i get caught up, and forget to read the word. Everyone else may have devotion time every morning, but i'm just not that holy. I try my best to find time for God, and that sounds horrible. But i'm guessing i'm not the only one. The way i see it, this is a problem that most Christians face, but don't talk about. If we admit that we fall short, and don't read our bibles for 6 hours every morning, then we appear to be a failure as a Christian. WRONG. That's legalism. The word is VERYYY important in your Christian walk, but shouldn't be a pain to read. It's not the same if you view time in God's word as a hassle. Sometimes our lives get in the way of our prayer lives, and our study time.

There is a solution! What? DO EVERYTHING with God. You heard what i said. Do everything with God. The bible says he's with us always, and that doesn't just mean when we think we need him. He's there when we are at the movies, when we're hanging out with friends and family, when we're alone, when we're awake, and asleep. He's always with us. So whey do we pretend that he only pays attention when we "summon" him in prayer? We walk daily, ignoring the fact that the Holy Spirit dwells inside of us. Ridiculous, right? Why do we do that?

When we begin to acknowledge the presence of God outside of church, we can move toward acknowledging him in the most mundane parts of our daily lives. Me and Jesus watch movies together, we drive around together, we even get ready together. Why?  Because he's there. So you might as well include him:)  Give Jesus the time he deserves. He's the one who gave you life, and made it possible for you to do the things you do every day. Don't be too busy to recognize his existence.

-Including Jesus