When it hits.

Do you ever feel like God just sometimes smacks you in the face with emotion, feeling,thought, or curiosity? I was doing grad school work and all of a sudden it just hit me. It is so strange when this stuff happens, comical even. I know i haven't been in the word lately and because of that I feel like I have taken some steps back. I think everyone goes through these stages of life and I know i have been here before. The GREATEST thing about our God is that he never ceases to give up on us. As much as I have pushed him away lately and have slipped and put distance between us, He never once left my side. I felt like I have put miles and miles between us, but the first step I take back to Him, I am pushed into His arms. And THAT makes me smile. :) As a flood of emotion comes over me i cannot grasp my mind around the idea that He will always love a sinner and confused person like me. I am so unworthy of his unfailing love and do not deserve any of it. He amazes me daily with his forgiveness and I cannot thank HIm enough for simply loving me. A pathetic, sinner, shameful, girl like me. I am so blessed to have a God who not only doesnt give up on me when i stray away from him, but welcomes me with open arms and an unfailing love. He is my Savior. He is MY God. He is my Father.

I serve an on-time God.

A year ago tomorrow, I was worried about not being able to graduate on time because I didnt file my intent to grad. Now a year later I am worried about not finding a job for the upcoming school year. It's crazy how God works!! Just in time for me to start school last year, I recieved a letter from the university stating I could file my intent late and be able to graduate on time. I also feel that God is going to provide for me a job in the upcoming year, but like last time, it will be on his time. Concidence or not? It's ironic also that the time I found out I could graudate last year was August 3. The time I find out about the job this year is August 2. HOW CRAZY IS THAT!!!!! But is it crazy at all? God knows everything! All we have to do is trust him. And with this particular job it has worried me about taking it simple beacuse it will be my first real decision ive had to make as an "adult". I hate using that term, but that is what I have become. An adult. As I was reading my bible last night, I came across a verse. “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid." John 14:27. And it hit me. If im supposed to be at this job, God will provide a way for me and it will give me all the peace in the world because it came from Him. I know it may be too early to tell, but I finally feel my life is coming into place and things are starting to happen for me. Who knows what the future holds for my life. But the greatest thing is that I know who holds the future. My Jesus, My KING!!!!!

Faith

"God's plan for your life isnt a map you see all at once but a scroll unrolled a little at a time, requiring faith." Rick Warren

I really like this quote. It's simple, yet empowering at the same time. I know I for one am not patient at all. I'm at a point in life much like a crossroad, not knowing which path to take. I just want to find a place to fit in and feel like this is where I am supposed to be. I know a lot of people go through this, but it doesn't make it any easier. I constantly ask God what am I supposed to be doing, where is my life heading, am I going to get this job, get married, stay in alabama... He patiently answers, "Just wait my child. What I have in store for you is beyond what you could have ever imagined for yourself." I tell him okay, then go back to constantly wondering what my life will be like. Faith is the answer. Faith that He will work my life out and Faith that it will be in His perfect timing. I needed to hear this and to be reminded of it is not me controlling my life, but Him. I love little reminders like this and I love how my God loves me enough to send them.

times get troubling..

Life isnt always fair. Life isnt always easy. And life isnt always pretty. In those times where life seems to have knocked you down to the ground, you must get right back up and face it head on. For myself, it is a hard thing to come by. Mostly because i am as stubborn as they come. :) (which I am totally working on!) These verses help me to remember that I am not alone. God is there watching over me and waiting for me to turn to Him in hope and trust.

Psalm 34
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

Psalm 40:1-2
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

1 Cor. 10:13
...God is faithful and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it

And life totally throws you curve balls. I, however, swing anways. As a result of me not being where I should be and being tempted by spending all my waking hours on facebook and twitter all the while wishing I was somewhere else or someone else, I have deleted these for the time being. I need a chance to figure out things about myself that I cant do when im spending my time focusing on other things besides myself. I know that I will come out understanding things better now that I have extra time to focus on who I am as a person and allow God to reveal to me where my path lies. I look forward to this journey He and I will travel together. I ask for your prayers as looking inward to myself can be troubling and and uneasy road for me. Thank you in advance for your consideraion and prayers.

Much love,
Cadie :)

beauty for ashes
by shane barnard and kendall combes

beauty for ashes
a garment of praise for my heaviness
beauty for ashes
take this heart of stone and make it Yours, Yours

i delight myself in the Richest of Fare
trading all that i've had for all that is better
a garment of praise for my heaviness
You are the greatest taste
You're the richest of fair

(Psalm 63, Isaiah 61)


It's beautiful, beautiful thing to fall flat on your face in adoration of our Father. He is far worthy of all our praise. This song brings tears to my eyes and I loooove it! MY GOD IS AMAZING!! and there are no words to describe my thankfulness for how much He loves me!

From time to time fulfilling the will of God requires us to wait. In fact, more often than not, the best things that God does in our life require patience. If we learn to wait upon God in worship, we are better able to wait upon the will of God in our life.

And yet the God of all creation is known by His people. He chooses to meet with us as we call upon His name. God is not some cosmic question mark against which vain and empty prayers are hurled. God is a loving, caring Father. He desires to be known and to dwell within us. And He loves to tabernacle in the midst of the saints as they worship Him.

We do not worship an “it”, we worship a “Him.” It is to Him that I lift up my eyes when I am distressed. It is He that I call upon when I am in need. It is He that I rejoice in when He gives me victory. It is He that I go up to meet at the house of the Lord. That is why I am glad when they say unto me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord” (Psa 122:1).

We are saved by a person - not a doctrine. It is by virtue of His love for you and the blood that He shed that you are saved. Yes, salvation is received by obeying the true gospel, but it is the Lord Jesus Christ who makes salvation available. The very method by which Grace is imparted rests firmly upon the love of God for you. A person, not a doctrine saves you! We need to lift up our eyes to Him and place our confidence in Him. He is the God of the Temple; He is the God behind the doctrine. The house of God is great because of the God that dwells there. The gospel message is powerful because of the God of the message.

When Jesus walked the earth, those who placed extreme value upon the temple confronted him. The Pharisees disputed with Jesus over and over about customs having to do with the temple, the Sabbath, and dietary issues. And yet God created these ceremonial laws as a way for man to commune with Him. While arguing with Jesus about the temple, they failed to recognize that He was indeed the God of the temple. He said to them:

“But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.” Matt 12:6

Ultimately it was a false accusation about the temple that these blind leaders used to convict Jesus of blasphemy. They said He blasphemed the temple. Consider that, the God of the temple was accused of blaspheming His temple.

What are you saying? I am saying that some folks have more confidence in their prayer than they do in the God all prayer must be offered to. Some folks have more confidence in their worship than they have in the God Who meets us when we worship in spirit and in truth. Some folks have more confidence in their doctrine than they do in the God who chooses to save us through true doctrine. We must lift up our eyes to Him!

Wait Upon the Lord
“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.” Ps 123:2

Verse two conveys the twin concepts of eager service and patience. In worship, God must have our complete attention. This is not about showing our own piety or spirituality.

A) Serving in Worship
Worship is not something that is blindly hurled in the direction of an unknown entity somewhere up there. As we worship the Lord, our spiritual eyes must be employed in watching the hand of the Lord.

In the orient, orders were seldom given to the servants in words but instead by simple motions and symbols. The servant was so attentive and attuned to his lord that words were seldom needed. It is said that often a guest would not even be able to recognize that the master had given an order to the servants, so attuned were the servants to their lord.

Can we not wait upon our God with our eyes? Must He speak every command explicitly? Must He speak the command over and over and over and over again? It is no mistake the way verse two is written. The servant or the maiden would train their eyes to watch the hand of their master or mistress.

Fearless..

"FEARLESS' is not the absense of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, FEARLESS is having fears. FEARLESS is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, FEARLESS is living in spite of those things that scare you to death. FEARLESS is falling madly in love again, even though you've been hurt before. FEARLESS is walking into your freshmen year of high school at fifteen. FEARLESS is getting back up and fighting for what you want all over again... even though every time you've tried before, you've lost. It's FEARLESS to have faith that someday things will change. FEARLESS is having the courage to ...say goodbye to someone who only hurts you, even if you can't breathe without them. I think it's FEARLESS to fall for your best friend, even though he's in love with someone else. And when someone apologizes to you enough times for the things they'll never stop doing, I think it's FEARLESS to stop believing them. It's FEARLESS to say "you're NOT sorry," and walk away. I think loving someone despite what people think is FEARLESS. I think allowing yourselfto cry on the bathroom floor is FEARLESS. Letting go is FEARLESS. Then, moving on and being alright, that's FEARLESS too. But no matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it. You have to believe in love stories and prince charmings and happily ever after. That's why I write these songs. Because I think love is FEARLESS."
— Taylor Swift