Psalm 20

I was crying this morning. Just a little overwhelmed about everything that is going on. There´s a lot! Tomorrow I will be going in to the american embassy---again. It´s always a little nerve wrecking to go there: but the fact that I am going to the dentist this morning (my least favorite thing to do) made it all kinda tip over. He he. I laugh at it now of course, and I am very well aware that I am extremely blessed to have grown up in a country where we have dentists. Nevertheless...Not my favorite thing to do.  

I was asking God for strength, and that I will endure the dentist chair and for strength to do all the things I need to do today to prep for the Embassy tomorrow.. and that all will work out in my favor at the embassy.

He told me to go to Psalm 20. (He often tells me to read a specific psalm right after I´ve vented to him, just so I can see that he truly listened and is on the case!)  I figured I´d share this psalm with you, cause it´s soo good! Again I´m amazed at how much God truly sees me. And how kind he is to reassure me - all the time.  And let it encourage you as well, cause If he does this for me; be sure he wants to do the same for you!

Psalm 20

 May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble ! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high ! 2 May He send you help from the sanctuary And support you from Zion ! 3May He remember with pleasure the gifts  you have given him, your sacrifices and burnt offering. Selah. 4 May He grant you your heart's desire And fulfill all your plans ! 5 We will sing for joy over your victory, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the LORD fulfill all your petitions. 6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed ; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand. 7 Some boast in chariots and some in horses, But we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God. 8 They have bowed down and fallen, But we have risen and stood upright. 9 Save, O LORD ; May the King answer us in the day we call.

It's not too late for you... and today is a pretty darn good day to prove that.

IT IS NOT TOO LATE

for you.

The greatest freedom you´ll ever feel is when you let go. Admit to God that you were wrong about some things. Give him the burden of all your wrongs and let him wash you clean. CLEAN. You can be completely free from all your sins and all your shame and all your waste.

And then, light as a feather - you can start really living.

That thing you´ve always wanted to do. Yeah, that thing. God gave you that desire! It´s your gift! It´s safe to use it! Ask the Holy Spirit to help you. The Holy who, you say? I am sorry, let me introuduce you to my best friend. His name is the Holy Spirit and he is a part of the trinity. We have The Father, we have the Son *Jesus, and we have the Holy Spirit. He comes to fill everyones spirit when they get saved. He'll live in you, you can therefore always communicate with him. He will  give you inspiration and revelation from Heaven. He will always point to Jesus and guide you away from darkness. If you let him of course.

So now, go do that thing you've always dreamed to do.

You´re too old, you say?  I`m cracking up over here! I don´t care about the year you were born. I don´t care about your poor financial situation or the people who are against you. In fact, those things I laugh at. Cause all that will only make God look even bigger in the end. 

And when God is for you  (Romans 8: 31)...Who dare be against you??

I sure don´t!

God loves you! You are created with purpose. You´re tailored for this time we are living in right now. And that sofa you´ve become so good friends with; or that remote control that you´re holding on to so firmly (We all know it´s the remote control controlling you, and not the opposite way around.) it´s time to toss it out.  Yup that´s right.  If you are gonna be serious about changing some bad habits; just get the trash out. Not in a week. Not tomorrow. 

Today. 

You can do it. And Christ will give you strength! You are made for more. You are made for something special. You have a way of thinking no one else has. You have melodies in your head that no one has heard before. Colors no one has seen. Strategies companies will pay you big money to tap into. A smile and warmth your future spouse will desire more than anything else. But you gotta get up. Not in a week. Not tomorrow. Today. Right now.

If you want to get saved and become a citizen of Heaven forever and you´re serious about cleaning out the trash (sin) you can pray this prayer :) 

"Thank you Jesus for allowing me to be a part of your kingdom and for being crucified for my sins! I receive the forgiveness and throw out of my soul the things that are not supposed to be there. I want to be like you are Jesus! And the fact that you resurrected from the grave proves to me that I can get out of any bad situation too.  I want to live free from sin, and I want to use the gifts you gave me. I know there´s an enemy of my soul, and I am not gonna give the devil pleasure another day through obeying his silly ways.

 I am not shameful anymore. I am forgiven, a child of God, and we are gonna have some heavenly fun, you and I daddy! Holy Spirit live in me, give me a desire to read the Bible, and be as crazy and creative as you like in me! I agree to all your holy ways. Amen."

Do it!

I´m playing a lot on my dad´s guitar these days! But guitar strings, they don´t last forever. So the A string broke, and I needed a new one. I got on the bus and hurried to the store. But right before I got to the building, a friend passed me that I haven´t seen in a while. We talked for a bit and then he asked what I was doing. I told him! I needed a nylon A string. And he said "I got one for you, I don´t need it!" and we went across the street to his house, and I got a brand new A string for the guitar, for free!

The moral of the story is:  When we get off the coach and start walking towards a goal, God has the opportunity to provide in awesome ways. If we don´t start walking, He can´t do much.

If you don´t have a goal in life, ask yourself: "What would I do if money and time wasn´t an issue?" Very likely, you have your calling right there. There´s a big chance your passion is your calling.  That special thing, gift or interest given by your life giver, your creator.

Now, next step is seeing yourself doing that thing. Picture it! Don´t bury it down and say it´s too hard or too great. Walk towards it. That is faith :) And as you´re walking, I can assure you, God will open doors and provide in mysterious, fun, awesome ways. I´ve experienced it, and not just with the A string! You´d be in shock if you knew all the ways my God´s been providing for me. And my miracle-story is still only at the very beginning...Let´s just say I´m very excited about my future. And you should be about yours too ;)

I´d like to end with a tweet the new pope posted on April 26th  ‏@Pontifex

"Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!"

Kisses to Heaven

Hey guys!

Some of you believe in God. Secretly. But you don´t wanna give your life to God, cause you think sin is fun. Some think it´s more desirable than God. But God is about to bushwack you, my friend ;) 

And if you are one of who say you love God, don´t worship Satan! "I don´t worship Satan" you may think. But there´s a reason why there needed to be blood sacrifice for sin. You worship Satan when you sin; and who ever you worship, owns you. So it´s really a matter of choosing who´s gonna own you. 

The good news is: 

Jesus died for you

resurrected for you. 

Your sins are forgiven, if you want it! 

And if Jesus got out of the grave. You can stop that thang you´re doing ;) 

I know. Cause I have experienced that grace is the power not to keep sinning. 

But truth is...it´s when I realized that sin is worship to Satan that I wanted to live out the scripture that says: "Flee from temptation" (1 Timothy 6:9-11)

Cause our lives are like kisses to either side. And I love Jesus. I want my life to be kisses to Heaven. My home that I am TOO STOKED to get back to one day. I just need to fulfill my destiny here first ;) 

Which I also love, btw.  

So here´s a little poem I wrote today, as worship and warfare against Hell. Cause the words we speak (or write) creates something! Good or bad.  And I want to make sure all I say and do is filling the throne room in heaven with the best fragrances ever. Perfume and kisses :) Worship.  

Kisses



My life
is kisses to you
dear Jesus!

I'm steering away
from darkness;
counterfeits
that the enemy
made
that will only
hurt you,
myself,
and others

I am so thankful
for your revelation,
Holy Spirit.
Choosing away sin
does not equal
a limited life

When I choose you,
Lord,
that´s when
I am limitless
that´s when
there´s no hindrances
for you to consume me
so I can do all the things
you created me to do

And I never thought
you would be my favorite
source
of entertainment,
God.

But with you,
I can´t stop
laughing
smiling
crying
dancing
singing

laughing!

Life
truly
really
was made to be
Heavenly

Of course
I choose you God!

And to you Satan,
really?
You think I will willingly
choose your
counterfeits,
copycats?
Worship you
and not God ?


You´re pretty dumb.
Really dumb.


I blow kisses to
Heaven
with my life
today

What we choose to let it...will come out.

My friend was talking about Pride and prejudice one day. Her boyfriend laughed and commented: "She is becoming like the people in it!" We all laughed. Cause it is true!

It is said that you become like the three people you spend the most time with. Couples who have been together for a long time start making even the same facial expressions. What then about the movies and the music we fill ourselves with? I have had this discussion with people many times; what is okay to watch and what is not okay to watch on TV and in movies?

For a long time I just watched whatever. Cause all my friends did! It couldn´t possibly be wrong when people I looked up to who are strong Christians did it, right?  But the truth is, I was compromising. And small compromises lead to bigger, more dangerous ones. Therefore I stopped watching just whatever. I do not want my thoughts and actions to contradict what the Word of God says.  Our souls are layers that can be consumed with things from the outside until we start acting and doing things that we know are not good or right.  Therefore, choose wisely what you fill yourself with. What your heart is full of, will overflow through you (read Luke 6: 45) What overflow do you want to impact this world with?

Luckily, God is powerful and his word says that what we bind on earth will be bound in Heaven. Matthew 18:18

"Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

 The things you realize that has impacted you more than you like, bind them  in the name of Jesus and get them out of your soul. Fill yourself with the word of God instead.  It is okay to be different. It is okay to be a holy vessel! It is more than okay. It is a privilege!  Be light, and perhaps....Perhaps you are one of those God is going to use in this time to create awesome, fun, God glorifying movies and music that will not make the minds sick, but that will draw people closer to God and who they were created to be.... ;)  Some gotta do it. Why not you?

Psalm 1

¹ Blessed is the one
    who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
    or sit in the company of mockers,
² but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and who meditates on his law day and night.
³ That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
    which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.

Psalm 40: 1 - 4 "Now many will hear"

I waited patiently for God to help me; then he listened and heard my cry.He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out from the bog and the mire, and set my feet on a hard, firm path and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song to sing, of praises to our God. Now many will hear of the glorious things he did for me, and stand in awe before the Lord, and put their trust in him. Many blessings are given to those who trust in the Lord, and have no confidence in those who are proud, or who trust idols

"Can I be your friend?" A postcard was passed to me and Carrie and Eve. We were sitting at Starbucks having a Bible Study and asking God what He wanted us to do that day. Now a 14 year old student asked to be our friend! Just like that.

In this picture Ann still doesn´t smile, cause she has been.told she has an ugly smile.
In the next picture, she knows the truth
and smiles :)

Of course we wanted to be Ann´s friend! We started hanging out, and we immediately fell in love with her. What a smart, cute, mature and generous human being! Her teachers had been mean to her and said she was not good in english, and friends and family said she was not pretty. These were all obvious lies to us! But not to her.  We explained how God is the creator; and that he is the only one who has the right to decide whether she is good enough or not. People who say she is not pretty are making an offense against the creator.  And she understood! The enemy of our souls like to use other human beings to say mean things to us. They may or may not have bad intentions, but it´s the enemy we need to be angry at, not the people. Wanna know how this world has become a war zone? People do not realize the truths of Ephesians 6: 12 "It is not a war against flesh and blood." She was so happy to realize this. "So you mean I can forgive my teachers?" "Yes" we told her. "And Satan? Do I forgive him?" "No, you can kick Satan´s butt." we laughed. "Kick his butt by telling him you know who you are, and that you will love those people regardless."Oh I know now. I understand."She laughed too. The concept made perfect sense to her.

We kept hanging out with our new friend and explained more about who Jesus was to her. She got super excited. Many times The Holy Spirit gave her understanding even before we had time to answer her questions. She was overwhelmed by how real the Holy Spirit is. A true teacher; and a good one who does not mock her, but with love leads her to true understanding.  She wanted to give her life to Jesus as soon as possible, so with tears and joy we prayed with her. She had tears in her eyes and was full of joy too; cause she knew she could never be taken out of the Father´s hand.

Ann smiling with her Bible! She studies many hours every
day, but wants to go to bed later just to read her Bible from now on.

She has also already had dreams about her sharing about Jesus with
little children.