Trusting Again

These songs have been on my heart and are pretty descriptive of how I've been feeling lately. Recently, a friend hurt me deeply. They cut me to the core and I've questioned everything I thought I knew about them and our friendship. Accepting that God wants to restore that friendship hasn't been easy for me. Sometimes I still struggle with putting that into practice, specifically when it comes to trusting that friend again. However, I'm choosing to trust God and allowing Him to guide this friendship. By trusting in Him, He's made it possible for me to trust my friend again. Throughout this process, what I needed to hear over and over again was that God's character is consistent and nothing rattles Him; He is in control. I know He's trustworthy and I need to live that out.

Phil Stacey - You're Not Shaken
From the album Into The Light

I am sinking in a river that is raging
I am drowning, will I ever rise to breathe again?
I want to know why, I just want to understand
Will I ever know why?
How could this be from Your hand?

When every little thing that I have dreamed would be
Just slips away like water through my hand
And when it seems the walls of my belief are crashing down
Like they're all made of sand
I won't let go of You now, because I know You're not shaken

I am trembling in the darkness of my own fear
All the questions with no answers still grip me while I'm here
And I may never know why, I may not understand
But I will lift up my eyes and trust this is Your plan

When every little thing that I have dreamed would be
Just slips away like water through my hand
And when it seems the walls of my belief are crashing down
Like they're all made of sand
I won't let go of You now, because I know You're not shaken

When I am in the valley of the shadow of death
You're not shaken, You're not shaken
You're right here beside me and You have never left
You're not shaken, You're not shaken

When every little thing that I have dreamed would be
Just slips away like water through my hand
And when it seems the walls of my belief are crashing down
Like they're all made of sand
I won't let go of You now, because I know You're not shaken

You're not shaken
You're not shaken

Mark Schultz - He Is
From the album Come Alive

Father, let the world just fade away
Let me feel Your presence in this place
Lord, I've never been so weary
How I need to know You're near me
Father, let the world just fade away
'Til I'm on my knees
'Til my heart can sing

He is
He was
He always will be
Even when it feels like there is no one holding me
Be still, my soul
He is

Father, let Your Holy Spirit sing
Let it calm this storm inside of me
As I stand amazed
Lift my hands and say

He is
He was
He always will be
He lives
He loves
He's always with me
Even when it feels like there is no one holding me
Be still, my soul

Through every fear
And every doubt
In every tear I shed
Down every road
I'm not alone
No matter where I am

He is
He was
He always will be
He lives
He loves
He's always with me
Even when it feels like there is no one holding me
Be still, my soul
Be still and know
Be still, my soul
He is

You know your hair is too long when...

...you close the car door and it gets stuck.

....you roll up the car window and it gets stuck.

....you sit down and try to turn your head and can't because it is stuck.

...it gets stuck under your armpit or someone else's when you give them a hug.

...you need to tie it back in order to keep it out of your food when you eat.

...it takes 20 minutes or more to dry your hair.

...after you shower, you wrap your hair in a towel and it sticks out the end.

...you play with it by reaching around your back.

...it reaches under your chin and you can tie it.

...you can tie it in a knot and it stays for a few seconds.

...you can re-enact Catherine Zeta-Jones' sword fight in The Mask of Zorro.

...you bend over and it touches the ground.

...it's longer than your shirt sleeve.

My hair has been driving me crazy lately. Not all of these are true for my hair, but enough are that it was funny. :-)

Thanks for some of the ideas, D!!

Adjusting

I've been back from Cologne (Koeln) for a week and am finally thinking the jet lag may be behind me. My stomach has been the toughest thing to overcome. For some reason it has been very sensitive and I wasn't able to eat much last week. I had no problems with the food in Germany, so I find it a bit odd that I started having issues when I returned home. But I was able to eat two full meals yesterday, which is a huge improvement from last week! Today's goal is three meals!

I'm planning on writing more about my adventures there, but haven't had a chance to since I'm still finishing up my last summer class this week. Fall semester starts in a month and I need to finalize my schedule. There's so much to do!