When God takes me there...

“The day is coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. His covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and led them out of the land of Egypt. They did not remain faithful to my covenant, so I turned my back on them, says the Lord. But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord:

I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts.
I will be their God, and they will be my people.
And they will not need to teach their neighbors,
nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’
For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already.
And I will forgive their wickedness,
and I will never again remember their sins.”
 
I love when God takes me right where He wants me. There isn't any greater satisfaction that knowing that you heard His sweet voice. I pray that my mind, my heart, my ears and my soul always be open to YOU...
 
He is MY God. I am His people. Bought with grace.
 
<3
 

i love my church

Baptism Service from In Focus Church on Vimeo.

"We know the love God has for us, and we trust that love. God is love. Those who live in love live in God and God lives in them..."

This day- October 4th, 2009- a milestone. Not only for me, but for 22 others and an entire congregation of people. One of the best moments of my life. In my church. Emotional. Breath taking. Life changing. Inspirational. Encouraging. Hopeful. Proud. And will never be the same. I love my church. I loved this series we just finished and it has been such an eye opener for me to see God's face in the local church. I love people. I love seeing Jesus shine through individuals. I love our leaders, especially Pastor Brent and Karla. Their lives are simply heroic.

22 individuals baptized. First being Kaitlyn Wall. Dearest to my heart, made the most important decision of her life. Many tears. Powerful. I pray the blood of Jesus surround her precious soul, her determined mind, her genuine loving heart... for all her days. Thank you Lord for the life you gave in her. May she unleash her will in place of Yours even at such a young age. A leader. Teacher. World changer. May she remain beautiful. Intimate with only You. Lover of life and Your ways. Passionate about her Creator and His dreams for her. Forgiving of the world and the heart ache it will bring. Let her be prayerful at all times. Teachable in spirit and truth. Hard runner seeking God's promises. Loving. Patient. Kind. Grateful. A fighter. Believer. Dreamer. A passionate woman of God.

I won't forget the lives changed on this day. I love my church. My life never the same....

Your grace overwhelms me...

Anybody there?

Hahahaha so guess who's back to blog a while...

You guessed it.... Me :)

Twitter is another fun place you can find me as well... twitter.com/amandadrew... so check it out!

Heart of the matter...

Lord examine our hearts and diagnose what we cannot see for ourselves...

Ezekial 36:25-27
"I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all of your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take your heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh . I will put my Spirit within you."

an ongoing process of daily brokenness...to be open, honest, and transparent

Psalm 129:23
"Search me O God and know my heart."

Come as the fire and purge our hearts with sacrificial flame; Let our whole soul an offering be to our Redeemer's name. - Andrew Reed

Just like everyone else...

Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave.--Psalm 86:11-13

One step at a time lately....


Been rather difficult considering my face feels like its been pulled in a million different directions, and in one direction its not so easy and very hard to explain to those around me. But I don't have to.


I have seen so many beautiful things in people lately and merely because when you let those distractions around you go, search for the heart in those you embrace and you see so much more. Jesus accepted all. He loved all. He spoke to all. He embraced all. Everyone. Why can't we be like that and create an irresistible environment of such. In essence, we are just like they are.


God is beautiful and we were beautifully made.


Lets be real and authentic...


Love It. Love Him. Love All...

I'm back!

So its been a while and the popular thing seems to be 'the blog' these days. Life has been a bit wild but that's how I roll most of the time it seems. I have had a good deal going on... been in and outta town and working which is normal and definitely enjoying what I'm doing. So here is to keeping up with life in the fast lane!

This last week and a half has been incredible. Its amazing how somethings come out of no where and makes my head spin in circles, literally.

Getting ready to pass along my crown in the next few weeks to make another girl one step closer to possibly one of her dreams coming true. Back to doing some commercials which is what I love. Headed to Tennessee for a few days which should be fun and relaxing as well :) Its past time for me to be on a beach somewhere!

So stay tuned....