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Agape..
which means unconditional love, which reminds me of God and Jesus! These past couple of weeks I have learned so much. I have always thought I knew what it meant to be a follower of Christ, and I knew that Jesus died for us for our sins.. But what i was missing was I didnt fully understand that God sent his one and only son to die and suffer in pain for our sins while we were still sinning until two weeks ago.. and that Jesus suffered for us and he didnt deserve us he did it because He LOVES us that much. He took the nails for us when we dont deserve this life at all! I have never been on fire for God this much before.. I love it! Another thing that i have learned and applied these past couple weeks is how important it is to share the gospel and my faith with people.. That is why God sent us here on this earth is to go and make disciples of all nations! I have heard that verse and read it plenty of times but never understood it until this summer. God is working and doing so much and I can not wait to see what he has in store for me!
This song explains so much about Jesus and how much he loves each and every one of us:
Glorious Day by: Casting CrownsOne day when Heaven was filled with His praises
One day when sin was as black as could be
Jesus came forth to be born of a Virgin
Dwelt among men, my example is HeWord became flesh and the light shined among us
His glory revealedLiving He loved me, dying He saved me
And buried He carried my sins far away
Rising He justified freely forever
One day He’s coming, oh, glorious day, oh, glorious dayOne day they led Him up Calvary’s mountain
One day they nailed Him to die on a tree
Suffering anguish, despised and rejected
Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is HeHands that healed nations, stretched out on a tree
And took the nails for me‘Cause living He loved me, dying He saved me
And buried He carried my sins far away
Rising He justified freely forever
One day He’s coming, oh, glorious day, oh, glorious dayEvery time i listen to this song it just reminds of how much we dont deserve this precious life God has given us, that we deserve what Jesus went through for us!
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Blessed…
Last week was an amazing week! I work at The Life is Good store now and I absolutely love it. It is so amazing to see answered prayers. Last week I started to not just request things when I am talking to God but to thank him for everything he has done and just the sacrifices and suffering he went through for us, and doing this has grown me so much in my walk to Him. God is doing some amazing and incredible things here! I have lead two people to Christ now. It is so wonderful to see so many people come to know God. This past Sunday my discipleship group and I watched Passion of the Christ, and this movie definitely hit me hard. I never fully realized how much God loves us that he sent his only Son to die for our sins while we were still sinning! How great is our God!!!! We do not deserve such an amazing life! This past week there has been this song on my mind and I am going to share it with you all, I have known this song for a while but never really listened to the words. They mean so much!
Our God is Greater by: Chris Tomlin
Water You turned into wine
Open the eyes of the blind
There’s no one like You
None like You
Into the darkness You shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There’s no one like You
None like YouCHORUS
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…Into the darkness you shining
Out of the ashes we Rise
There’s no One like You
None like You.Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…BRIDGE
And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
What can stand against?Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
And if Our God is for us, then who can ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
Then what can stand against?
Then what can stand against?Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…
I hope you all are doing great! Miss you all! ☺ -
Challenged…
I apologize that it has been awhile since I have updated you all.. I have been very busy. I have been here for about two weeks now and I have already learned so much about myself, and God. I love all the challenges that I am going through to build my relationship with God even stronger! This past Sunday I had to quit my first job that was at a burger place because of all the peanuts and peanut oil there. So Monday I had to go out and look for jobs, so I started that day around 9 job searching again.. This whole day I had been praying for me to just find the right job where God wants and needs me to be.. and 3 oclock comes and I had not found one.. So I decided to take a break and go into the Life is Good store and buy my mom her birthday, but before I went in I just sat in the car and just prayed that the perfect job will come up and so I walk into Life is Good store and I was checking out and I was asking the employee if I could have the present shipped to my mom from the store and she had to get her manager and so I asked her and she said yes.. so then in my head I was thinking I should ask and see if they are hiring. So I did, and the manager looked so happy that I asked that, and she said yes and hired my on the spot.. later on she had told me that she had been praying for the perfect girl to just walk in that is looking for a job! Can I say that God is Amazing!!!! God is working in so many different ways here it is wonderful to see everyone changing and growing to who God wants them to be. This Tuesday night a girl that just graduated high school came to our worship service and before it started I was talking to her and she had told me she had never been to church or anything in her life, and I welcomed her to come with me to church on Sundays and service on Tuesday nights and she seemed very interested.. But after the service she decided to give her life to Christ… It is amazing to see broken make that awesome decision! As you can see God is working here.. He is alive for sure! He is speaking to me in so many great ways, I can not wait to see what he has planned for the future. I have decided to stop writing my life story and to give God the pen so he can write my life story!
I hope all is well back at home! Miss everyone so much!Love and praying for each and everyone of you all!
On Sunday my quiet time was over Mark 2 and I came upon this verse and it has really spoken to me in the past couple of days..
On hearing this, Jesus said to them,”It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” - Mark 2:17 -
Transforming..
Sorry it has been a couple of days since I have updated you all. It has been a couple of busy few days! I have only been in Panama City Beach for four days and I have already learned and grown so much.. God is doing some incredible things here. I am going to give you all and over view of what I have been doing so far. Friday when we got here, we just checked in and hung out and met so many new people from Kaleo. Saturday we had Kaleo orientation to go over everything, then from 11-5 we all went out and job hunted the rest of the day. Then on Sunday we went to this church called Woodlawn Methodist and it was a great experience to be at a church 20 hours away from home and still feel welcomed and see God working in many ways. Then from 1-5 on Sunday we got into pairs of 2 and did evangelism on the beach. So far evangelism on the beach is one of my favorite things to do. I love going up to strangers that I have never talked to and sharing the Gospel with them. It is the most amazing feeling I have ever had. Then later Sunday night everyone that a participate of Kaleo got into groups and did world prayer, and what we do during this time is every group is praying about a different country. This was a great experience! Then today (Monday) I got a job at Five Guys, which is a burger place. I am really excited to see what God has planned for me at this job, and to see how I am going to spread his Word to all of my co-workers. Then tonight we at discipleship group (is the group we live with the whole summer) bible study, which was very refreshing! I start my new job tomorrow! I am pretty excited about it. This summer the whole organization is ready 2 Timothy, and How To Live a Cross Centered Life. I am so thankful that I had this opportunity to come to Kaleo. Like I said I have already grown so much in my spiritual walk with God in these last few days, that I am so excited to see what God has in store for me!
I hope all is well back at home!:)
God bless you all!“He has saved us and called us to a holy life not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”- 2 Timothy 1:9-10
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Be still…
and now that I am God. This verse keeps running through my mind when I am laying here a nervous and emotional wreck. I leave in less then twelve hours for Kaleo. Kaleo is a 9 week discipleship training in Panama City Beach. Kaleo is designed to help train us in studying the Bible, sharing our faith with others, building strong Christian friendships, and serving the churches in the area. I hope, as a result of my training at Kaleo, I will be able to serve God in many different ways, grow into the person God wants me to be, and to help others grow in their walk with God. I cannot wait to see what God has planned for me and to see how many people we are going to reach out too while there! I will be blogging almost every week to give you all a update!
“For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and future!” -Jeremiah 29:11Love you all,
Crosbie Rae
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Ruin my life the plans that ive made!
