The Gospel

Wow...I can't believe where time goes! Been so busy, and the days just fly! Anyway, I wanted to share this video by Eric Ludy about the gospel...truly, truly powerful! It'll make you want to take up the sword of truth and fight for our Lord God; and you will be humbled by His amazing love. 

~Dani

Love Lifted Me

I wanted to share this hymn with you all- it's one of my favorites! There's nothing like good ol' hymns, is there? Guess where I got the name for my blog? :)

Love Lifted Me

I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore.

Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more;

But the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry,

From the waters lifted me, now safe am I.

*Chorus*

Love lifted me!

Love lifted me!

When nothing else could help,

Love lifted me!

All my heart to Him I'll give, ever to Him I'll cling,

In His blessed presence live, ever His praises sing.

Love so mighty and so true merits my soul's best songs;

Faithful, loving service, too, to Him belongs.

*Chorus*

Souls in danger, look above, Jesus completely saves;

He will lift you by His love, out of the angry waves.

He's the Master of the sea, billows His will obey;

He your Savior wants to be-

BE SAVED TODAY!

*Chorus*

Here's a video with the tune and lyrics if you're interested:

~Dani

Are We Ready?

Take Corrie Ten Boom for example- imagine you were suddenly thrust into a situation like her's. In a concentration camp, under the power of cruel masters, starving and lonely- with many hungry souls surrounding on all sides looking for hope and something solid to cling to. Would you be ready, if that happened to you today, to minister to those poor souls- ready with a word of hope, salvation, and peace in troubled times- derived from the word of God hidden deep in your heart? Or what about Gladys Aylward, fleeing China with a hundred precious children? Would we be ready to face such things? But how can we truly and fully prepare for such horrible circumstances? It's very shocking to be taken from a 'normal' life and thrust into such surroundings. Honestly, I don't know if you could be fully prepared. But I do know and believe this: that we should be preparing for these possibilities by memorizing the word of God- hiding it in in our hearts deep and solid; for that no man can take from us. We need to know that we know God, intimately. For He is the only thing that will get us through the hard times. You know, Christians here in America have it pretty easy- for the most part we live normal lives, have jobs, nice homes, cars, etc. Not so today in countries like China, Korea, Russia, and Iraq to name a few. Christianity is not taken lightly there. Basically, if you're a Christian, you're a dead man/woman. They live in secret, meet in secret, and avoid public for fear of their lives. But God is working in those countries, and here in America. Which brings me to my point- persecution of the true Christian faith is coming to America soon. It's a fact. The Bible tells us this will happen, and we're seeing more evidence of it as time goes on.  Are we ready to stand firm in our faith, even unto death? Would we make it if we were thrown into a concentration camp today, or would we regret that we hadn't prayed more, memorized more of God's word, grown closer to God? Many Christians in the world today face this possibility every day. I think about this often, and pray that God would be near and help me to be ready. With His help and grace, I shall be, to the utmost best of my ability. I believe God is calling us to prepare- for who will be His light in the darkest of times? So, are YOU going to be ready? Just my thoughts...

~Dani

Blogger Newbie

Well hello, and welcome to my blog! I'm a blogger newbie so I'm still trying to find my way around here and figure out how to make this look the way I have it pictured in my mind~ lol...it's been lots of fun so far! And thank you to my beautiful friend who designed my header~ I have another awesome idea in mind, so we'll have to talk about that!

Hopefully I'll have some fun posts coming up in the next few weeks and months~ first one always seems the hardest! For now, welcome.... I leave you with these thoughts:

~Dani