Strong Tower

Ahhh, 2011... What a year you have been. I have gone through many struggles: trying to find myself in a boy, fighting with my dad, choosing a college, choosing a major, losing friends, custody battles over my nephew... But ya know. I've also gone through MANY blessings: overcoming myself and choosing God instead of a boy, forgiving my dad, God showing me Lipscomb, God planning out my future for me as a Psychology major, gaining Godly women as friends, learning God has a purpose for everything...  


2011 was a year with ups and downs, just like any other has been. But it's been different than any other year. God has brought me through a lot, because He has been interwoven through everything. I am ready for what He has to offer in 2012. He has HUGE plans, and I wanna see them! But truthfully, I am terribly weak. I may have gotten through a lot,  but that's because I have had help...help from the best Daddy there could ever be. 


"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the STRENGTH of my heart and my PORTION forever." 
---Psalm 73:26


Tsuwr (strength): Rock; rock (with flat surface); block of stone, boulder; rock (of God); A STRONG TOWER


Cheleq (portion): Portion, share, part, territory; one's portion, one's possession; portion, award (from God)

And He has said to me,"My grace is SUFFICIENT for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather BOAST about my WEAKNESSES, so that the POWER OF CHRIST may DWELL in me.Therefore I am WELL CONTENT with WEAKNESSES, with INSULTS, with DISTRESSES, with PERSECUTIONS, with DIFFICULTIES, for Christ's sake; for WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG."
---2 Cor. 12:9-10 NASB


Arkeō (sufficient): To be possessed of unfailing strength; to be strong, to suffice, to be enough; to defend, ward off; to be satisfied, to be contented


Episkēnoō (dwell): to fix a tent or habitation on; of the power of Christ descending upon one, working within him and giving him help


Eudokeō (content): It seems good to one, is one's good pleasure; think it good, choose, determine, decide; to do willingly; to be ready to, to prefer, choose rather; to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, to be favourably inclined towards one


Astheneō (weak): To be weak, feeble, to be without strength, powerless; to be weak in means, needy, poor; to be feeble, sick


Dynatos (strong): Able, powerful, mighty, strong; mighty in wealth and influence; strong in soul; to bear calamities and trials with fortitude and patience; strong in Christian virtue; to be able (to do something); mighty, excelling in something; having power for something

"Consider it PURE JOY, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."
---James 1:2-3 


Hypomonē (perseverance): Steadfastness, constancy, endurance; in the NT the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings; patiently, and steadfastly

God is my strength. I CHOOSE to rely on Him. 

Dear God, 

I pray that 2012 is yours. I pray that even when I go through something difficult, I choose to focus on you. I will choose to endure it for you. I know Your plans are much greater than my own. I will come out stronger: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually stronger. I trust you, God. 

I also pray for everyone reading this and even those who are not reading this. I pray that they, too, choose you and the glorious plans you have. I pray they realize that You are perfect in every way and that You are ENOUGH. 

Thank you God. 

Amen. 

Dear 2012,

BRING IT! 

Sincerely, 

The Unchained 

"Give Me Faith": http://youtu.be/n_Voi3JM8ZA