Great Reminders! Little Joys!

Before leaving the South, I was was reminded of God's Greatness through our campus painter, While chatting with him and getting him something he needed, he stopped me in the laundry room (small 5x7 room) and started praying the spirit over me and over this new chapter in our lives. What a powerful reminder I was given to how real the Holy Spirit is.

While driving over 3 days to start this new chapter in life I was able to spend many hours in the 27 foot moving truck praying and worshiping God a long the way. Without a CD player, tape player or good radio I was left without music besides anything local on the radio. While tuning each channel on the radio I came to the song "One Thing Remains" I was reminded that after everything in this life, when things looks dark and to the end His Love still stands. I then came across the song "City on A Hill" and was reminded that in that darkness of the world we meaning myself (I) can share the light unto the world! A few states a way I came across the song "Potters Hand" A song I have heard for the past year more then I would ever want to. But In listening to this song. I heard the words that I have heard so many times before but this time they spoke to me in a differant way. I was reminded that when I am broken He can heal me when everything seems pointless and lost. Before entering the state of CO I heard one last song called "Its a New Life" and I was reminded that Today starts a new day in the Lord.  The sun comes in the morning and nothing can take the Love of Christ away. While listing to this song I started to pray once more for God's Blessing and Thanking Him for the safe travel and giving Debbie and I peace over all of this and while praying and the ending of this song lead into Chris Tomlin's song "Whom shall I Fear" It got stuck in my head and I kept hearing over and over again in my head:  

                                                          "I know Who goes before me

                                                            I know Who stands behind 
                                                            The God of angel armies
                                                             Is always by my side
                                                            The One who reigns forever
                                                            He is a Friend of mine
                                                            The God of angel armies
                                                             Is always by my side"

What a great way to end the beginning of something new! 

In His Grip, 

-JD

~Happy New Year's~

"To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."

 -Ephesians 4:22-24