Be Still

"Be Still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10
"Seid still und erkennt, daß ich Gott bin" Psalmen 46:10

What a God we have! He tells us to Bask in His Glory, to Cease Striving, to Be Content, to Quit Running, and to just Know that HE is The Lord. This verse has been my daily prayer for awhile now. Through this prayer I have learned so much about God's Character. Oh he lovely.
This leads me to what is going on in my life today. I leaving in 8 days for Europe!! I am going to a 7 month Bible school in Germany. Where practically all my ancestors are from, what an honor. But I am not just snapping pictures of castles, eating dozens of pretzels, or even just tracing my ancestral roots. I am going to be practicing that very verse. I will be studying the words of God with about 100 other students, and just basking in awe of the Lord.
I do not know many details of my adventure but, I pray this will be a time a growth, meditation on The Lord, renewal, and an opportunity to intensely focus on our Creator. I pray this experience will show me how to Glorify The Lord in EVERYTHING I do.
I hope to post every so often to tell stories of my adventure in Germany. And what I am learning.

Please pray for an open heart, safety, and protection against the Evil One.

A Lovely Farm in Maryland 

In Christ Alone My Hope is Found

In Christ alone my hope is found

He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

I think many of us know the words to this great old Hymn, In Christ Alone. If sung in Church we would sing along maybe throw in a few harmony notes. But, do we truly know what we are singing? Or what they say? Through my sisters wedding, where they used this lovely hymn,  I began to actually think about them. 

In Christ ALONE my HOPE is FOUND. 

Thus through Christ, the Son of the Most High Lord, who came in the flesh to the very Earth he created; In him ALONE we are REDEEMED. We were living in darkness and despair but now a light shines through.  We no longer need to be in sorrow; for we have been FOUND. And now we have HOPE! To me this has been monumental. I realized I need not fear, for God is in complete control of my life. So fear and worry is doubting his immense power and authority. This being said, I still struggle with fear and doubt as every human. But, now as believers our HOPE has been FOUND. And the key to the Hope box is JESUS CHRIST. The Beginning, the Eternal, the Author, Perfecter, The KING, our Rock, our Redeemer...

What a Gift. 

Now what will we do with this marvelous gift?