Roaring Like A Lion

I LOVE music...not that many of you could not have guess that by now. There is something captivating about hearing a song that is able to saturate every emotion you experience. The first time I heard the song "God's Not Dead" by Newsboys was this weekend. To be honest, it came at a God Moment.

I have had my fair share of moments to be proud of in life (accepting Christ into my life, earning my bachelors degree, earning my Master's degree, and overcoming some hard obstacles). However, this specific blog is not to boast about me. Now I don't have children, Jason and I are enjoying our married life. Therefore, I have never really experienced what most parents (and other individuals) feel when someone they love does something AMAZING. That moment hit me Sunday at church.

This past Sunday I had a very humbling experience, watching my husband being ordained as a Deacon. He has been faced with this decision for a few years now. In his testimony he stated that the first time he was asked his answer was easy. No. Simply because he did not meet the age requirement. This year he accepted the responsibility to serve God and the church.

I am honored to be married to a man who lives daily for Christ. There are times that I am facing a mountain or stuck in a valley and my husband has such encouraging words. We started dating when I was still in undergrad. I would wake up some morning to e-mails that had Bible verses attached to them. Still today, Jason reminds me to give my worries over to God.

I write this blog not to brag about Jason but to make a point. God calls US, each and everyone of us, to do HIS will. God's will for you may be to serve as a Deacon, to teach a Sunday School class, attend a mission trip, participate in a church committee or to help out with VBS. Whatever you are called to do, remember this verse, "And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul."--Deuteronomy 10:12

Below are part of the lyrics to "God's Not Dead" by Newsboys. Our God is most certainly not dead...He's ROARING in you...Are you listening?

Let love explode

And bring the dead to life

A love so bold

To see a revolution somehow

Let love explode
And bring the dead to life
A love so bold
To see a revolution somehow

Now I'm lost in your freedom

And this world I'll overcome

My God's not dead

He's surely alive

He's living on the inside

Roaring like a Lion

Dear Heavenly Father, please reveal to me Your plan. Show me how You want me to serve you. Continue to roar like a lion in me so that other's may come to know You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.