beautiful inheritance

Psalm 16
A David Song
1-2 Keep me safe, O God, I've run for dear life to you.
I say to God, "Be my Lord!"
Without you, nothing makes sense.

3 And these God-chosen lives all around—
what splendid friends they make!

4 Don't just go shopping for a god.
Gods are not for sale.
I swear I'll never treat god-names
like brand-names.

5-6 My choice is you, God, first and only.
And now I find I'm your choice!
You set me up with a house and yard.
And then you made me your heir!

7-8 The wise counsel God gives when I'm awake
is confirmed by my sleeping heart.
Day and night I'll stick with God;
I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go.

9-10 I'm happy from the inside out,
and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed.
You canceled my ticket to hell—
that's not my destination!

11 Now you've got my feet on the life path,
all radiant from the shining of your face.
Ever since you took my hand,
I'm on the right way.

What a beautiful inheritance we have in Christ...for this life, and the life that is to come. What a security we have in Him...why should we worry about things of this life really, when we are heirs of God and coheirs with Christ like scripture tells us? I'm thankful for His Word, and I believe it is the answer to a broken world. It works..and it's full of the Life that we all need.

This weekend at the Beth Moore conference, we soaked on this passage, and the Lord was so gracious to me, reminding me of his steadfast love and the hope I have in Him. I am in love with Jesus Christ and am so thankful for his unfailing love towards me.

vickers and dan.

just wanted to say congrats to my friends vickers and dan. i shot their wedding last saturday, the 9th of august. what a sweet wedding it was...so simple, yet elegant. i really felt God's presence there, too. it was neat to see two people who truly made God the center of their life....in love with each other. it made me long for that myself. here are a few "sneek peak" shots from the wedding.

a lazy saturday's reflections.

it's been one of those lazy saturdays but one that i needed so bad. i've layed in bed all morning, and the only break i took from resting was the trip i took to taco bell. ive been glued to the olympics, and michael phelps continues to amaze me. although i've needed to, i haven't blogged in a while. i have been in the middle of some pretty important decisions concerning my future and the journey ahead of me. i forget sometimes that it's not "my journey" or "my will", but it's His. when i commited my life to Him and made Him Lord, I promised to do that.

my mind has been preoccupied with unnecessary worry, anticipation, and chaos. honestly, i've allowed it to wonder out there way further than i should have. this morning in my time with the Lord, He reminded me of a song that i used to sing when i was little in church and have loved all my life. i have always been an old soul. i love old hymns-there's power and anointing on those songs. something in them has always moved me in a way that no other music has.

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.


Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.

O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.


these words are not old school. they relate to me now.

Philippians 4:6 and Psalm 61:2 instruct me:

Philippians 4:6
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 61:2
when my heart is overwhelmed within me, lead me to the Rock that Is higher than I.

The Word really is life to my soul that needs it oh so much. It is a lamp to these wandering feet and a light to the path that can sometimes be so unclear.