Harmonies

||Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissable delights of the soul||

Kansas City

In the beginning of July I went on a week long trip to Kansas City with a few other seniors from my youth group to a huge leadership conference.
It was a blast and I learned so much and had very blessed fellowship with my close friends who went also. This is a picture I took as we were walking downtown on the way to our next session.

How has your summer been going? How is God growing you and what have you been learning?

Camping Fellowship

Last Friday I went to my friend's camp out sleepover. It was a lot of fun! There were about four of us girls that went and we set up our tent, went four wheeling (one of my favorites), had worship around the campfire, roasted hotdogs and marshmallows over the fire, and got into God's Word together. It was a lot of fun and so what I needed. Friday was my only day off last week from working and it was definitely well spent :) What have you been up to lately? What is your favorite part about camping?

Pretty Lil' Instrument

Been playing a bunch of music on this here Mr. String Guitar. Been teaching myself how to pick and it has been soo fun! I've always thought picking was so hard to do, until I decided to one day teach myself how to. And it is definitely a lot more fun to do than strumming. Has so much more of a pretty sound and twist to it. I have been in the process of writing a new original om this here pretty lil' instrument. 

Look forward to singing on worship team this weekend for the church service. 

I don't think I could live without music, and worshiping my King through it.

What are some of your passions in life?  

Spending Your Birthday With The Creator.

"Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, & before you were born I  C O N S E C R A T E D  you;  I appointed you." Jeremiah 1:5

Elizabeth means: consecrated to God.

Today was the day God brought me into this world. Today I am 17! And I have decided something. 

Birthdays are only special when they are spent with the One who created you.

And that is what I have done today, and He has made it more special than all the gifts and cards, and birthday wishes in the world could ever make it. He has created me, He is my Father, and I praise Him for I am fearfully and wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:13)

Today is also the day that I started work on my first job! There was a bit of stress that came from it, which is normal. But God came with me in my little heart and it was a special time with Him, even at my first day of work :)

Blessings to you all on today, May 29th.

Servant 4 Christ,

Lizzie

Our Anchor

                                               
"We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain." Hebrews 6:19

Jesus is our anchor in the storm. He is our very present help in the day of trouble. And when we call upon His name when we feel like we are sinking, He is there, and He will save, and He will rescue us out of the waters...That is something I give thanks about today. What do you praise Him for today?

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Starting New

                                                                                   

As you can tell I've been doing some work on my blog! Changing the header, the title, and the template, I've decided I kind of miss blogging. I know I've posted here and there, but believe it or not I use to be quite a devoted blogger posting every few days. Well, life got busy, blogging seemed not so interesting anymore so I dropped out of the blogging world. Even was thinking about deleting my blogs since I didn't use them! But then the last few weeks blogging and posting caught my eye again. And well, long story short, I decided to come back and am going to start fresh with redoing my blogs and getting back into posting more! Hope you're as excited as I am ;) I've lost quite a lot of followers, viewers, and commenters in my going away, but I hope I will begin to gain back new friends!

Blessings to you all!

A Servant 4 Christ.

 

Oh, and P.S. make sure to comment and tell me what you think of the new header and name :)

 

Cherishing The Present Time

New music, new words, new moments...
Never take for granted the moments God has given you in this present time. We so often get stuck on past memories or beg for the future where we'll be older, have more wisdom, and have life all together (or so we think). But really, without these moments now we wouldn't become the persons we're gonna be in the future. God has something in the NOW for us. He wants to grow us in the present time, He has learning experiences for us. He wants to show Himself to us NOW in this present time.
So instead of wishing for the future,wishing to meet your Prince Charming (or Warrior as I call him), wishing to graduate, wishing to be older and more grown up and all adult-ish, cherish these moments where you're at in life now. God has big plans for you right now! And ya don't wanna miss His opportunities by wasting your time in the present time wishing for the next, the future, the part of life God hasn't set before you yet. Instead put in His hands your future and trust His work. Cherish the moments with Him now, and grow as deeply as you can in Him right now. It's in these short years of our teen years that we can dig a deep foundation secure in Jesus Christ alone. So lets grow abundantly in Him now, in the present, and cherish the moments He's given us. Because very quickly these moments become memories...

|The Real Music Maker|

The last few months I have had the opportunity that has changed my whole life.
I write music and lyrics and have been for the last five years. They have been powerful, reverent, and special moments at the piano with Jesus flooding me with His presence and pouring His words and melodies abundantly into me.
Well last year for a youth group fundraiser talent show I brought forth one of my original songs and played it for the church. I was super nervous, being up there all by myself with only the piano I could hide behind. (I'm really not a stage person. Rather, I like being behind the scenes ;]) But I felt the Lord really pushing me to bring forth my song that is my theme song I have written and it's my biggest prayer. So I obeyed the Lord and played it. I haven't experienced such an overflowing of God's presence like that. It was the most powerful moment between me and God that I forgot about the audience, and my whole voice even changed. It didn't even sound like mine, it was so clear and sweet.
Anyway, the Holy Spirit really moved through the church in that moment, and the audience was pretty stunned, as was I. My music pastor came up to me after and said that he decided he was going to put together a CD of all the original songs from the composers in church.
He professionally records, and asked if I could honor him in letting him help me professionally record my song.
For the last few months we have been working on recording my song and it has been a powerful and special experience. God has definitely been apart of every detail. We have done what I could never even imagine doing to my song. We have added so many instruments to stringed, to acoustic and it is seriously beautiful sounding! Jesus has been the head Master at the job, giving us spoken words in what to add and what not to. It is seriously a song directed and written by God. I am only His song bird, writing down His words and notes.
My music pastor also told me that he said I could definitely write music for a living if I wanted to, and that also rocked my world. God moves above and beyond. It has always been a far away dream of mine to be able to record and write music for a living. God keeps me speechless. And His power He displays I want to proclaim to the whole world.
I am His servant, and HE is to be glorified.


Two weeks ago we finally finished recording and editing my song and it is super exciting! The only thing that needs to be done is mastering it. And simply that's the final producing of it and sealing it. So praise the Lord! HE is to be glorified through this song!
Why did I tell you this long story? Not so I can boast about what's going on in my life. Seriously, I am nothing without God. I wouldn't be able to write one note for a song on my own. I just don't have that willpower and talent to do it on my own. "You are my LORD; I have NO good apart from YOU." Psalm 16:2 But really, Jesus is the Master Musician and Music Maker. I am only His little song bird, writing down His words and melodies. Wherever He sends me I will go. I am really doing the behind the scenes work for Jesus, because I write, and HE gives words, and HE is glorified.
And guess what? The same God who has done this, has the power to change you too. When we offer up ourselves to Him for His work and His servants He works in mighty ways. Nothing is impossible for Him, and He will be glorified in Your life.
So if you're discouraged, feeling like you're useless, and that you are made of nothing special and only weaknesses I want you to know something: I am living proof that God uses the weak for His glory. You are special, and God can use you in powerful ways for His glory! Whether you see it or not, you are chosen, and called by God to be His beloved servant, and am instrument for His hand to move powerful for His Kingdom.

What Love Really Is

Valentines Day....whether you have that significant other in your life or not, have today be the day you fall more deeply in love with your King...
He is the One who inspired love. He is the One who showed what love really is by giving up His life for us on the cross.
Whether you have a lover in your life or not, don't use this day to be distracted with that someone. Or if you don't have that someone in your life (like me) yet, don't become distracted with wishing for that someone. But use this day to fall more deeply in love with the One who loves you more than any man could ever begin to try.

Ultimately, Jesus is love...
  ~Happy Valentines Day~

|Melodies Flowing From New Instruments|

I have taken up the new hobby of writing music on the guitar! It has been an enjoyable process, and since I self taught myself to play, it has been even more fun to start making my own melodies and writing new original songs.

The piano will always be my first instrument and main one, but I've always wanted to play the guitar too. To expand my instrument playing and experience, and the guitar is a fresh start to writing new music! So I have enjoyed writing and playing on it. For the piano isn't a very easy instrument to pick up and move. Where the guitar you can take wherever you go, and take music in your back pocket that way.
So I'm excited for the music journey ahead and to glorify my King through a new instrument and new originals He will reveal to me through the process.
Hope you are all well! Blessings to you!