If You Want Me To!!

This song is written and performed by a girl named Ginny Owens. She is blind and plays piano and sings soo beautifully. This song came on the radio as I was getting ready for church this morning, I was super blessed and reminded of God's faithfulness and sovereignty no matter what the circumstance. God does not give us more then we can handle or more then His grace can get us through. Yes times in life with not be a cake walk and sometimes we will feel as if we are walking through a valley alone, but no matter what Christ is there and His sanctifying work will never cease. Enjoy reading through this song!! 


The pathway is broken 
And The signs are unclear 
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here 
But just because You love me the way that You do 
I'm gonna walk through the valley 
If You want me to 

Chorus: 
Cause I'm not who I was 
When I took my first step 
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet 
so if all of these trials bring me closer to you 
Then I will walk through the fire 
If You want me to 

It may not be the way I would have chosen 
When you lead me through a world that's not my home 
But You never said it would be easy 
You only said I'd never go alone 


So When the whole world turns against me 
And I'm all by myself 
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help 
I'll remember the suffering Your love put You through 
And I will go through the valley If You want me to 

Finish Strong!!!

The phrase keeps playing over and over again in my head...........finish strong, your so close, endure to the end, it will be all worth it in the end!! In June of 2011 I knew little of what I was getting myself into. Thinking of myself as super woman and attempting to carry 22 units for my bachelors degree while taking on Cosmetology school in the evenings for 20 hours a week. Can you say what has possed me, or have I gone crazy?? Sometimes I don't know where I get this crazy nervous and anxious drive from but I am stuck with it. It feels like just a few weeks ago that I was the shy, timid, over achieving girl who walked into Paul Mitchell, into what I didn't know at the time was a whole new world. Needless to say it has been one of the craziest years of my life but I am even more happy to say that I graduate in 10 short weeks. The count down to AUGUST 31st has begun. BRING IT ON!!! While I am super nervous for what comes next I am also beyond excited to see where God has for me to work and continue to pursue these passions and talents that He has blessed me with. 

Being a christian as well as hairstylist has brought with it some challenges and tremendous opportunities. The Lord took me from my little bubble at a Christian college of 500 kids to a completely different playing field with the same amount of kids. This new environment that has been my home away from home for the last year has served as an amazing mission field. I have been able to grow leaps and bounds in my boldness and testimony for Christ. It never ceases to amaze me how mysterious the Lord's ways are yet how perfect and controlled they are at the same time. God knows exactly what He is doing and no matter how I question or believe that He is constantly reminding me in the most vivid ways. The next season of life entails me looking for my first real job, being pushed out into the real world and finally being able to start providing for myself which I have been working towards for the past 4 years. Its SOOOOO scary yet SOOOOO awesome and freeing to able to trust the Lord as He promises to never leave nor forsake. His promises are true, may I walk beside Him every step of the way. 

New Identity

A New Identity June 7, 2012 by Paul Tautges | 0 comments Biblically, any “identity crisis,” as it may be termed, is answered and remedied by a proper understanding of the believer’s new identity in Jesus Christ. In other words, we must have a biblically accurate “self-image.” As we grow through the seasons of life we must view ourselves accurately, as God views us in Christ, in order to have “sound judgment,” as the apostle terms it. “For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith” (Romans 12:3). Though born totally depraved sinners who are innately rebellious against God, and His delegated authority structures, believers have been redeemed in Jesus Christ. Now our identity is forever connected to Him. We are the objects of His love and grace. We are precious to Him. Therefore, we must encourage one another with this truth: we have been created in the image of God and are being re-created into the image of Christ (Genesis 1:27; Colossians 3:10). This is where our value and identity reside. We are chosen in Him, the beloved of God, and accepted by God in Christ (Colossians 3:12; Ephesians 1:6). We are adopted by the Father and precious in His sight (Romans 8:15; Ephesians 1:5). This is just a small sampling of the riches that belong to us in Christ and make up the substance of our new identity. As we grow in our understanding of who we are before God we need the continual recognition of this new identity. Through the various “stages” of maturity, we are challenged to fix our eyes on Jesus (Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 12:2) so that we may grow “in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ” (Ephesians 4:15). There is a healthy sense of inadequacy that keeps the believer dependent on Christ rather than self (2 Corinthians 3:5). This inadequacy should not be feared, but should drive us to the Lord in prayerful dependency upon His sustaining grace each and every day.