tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34697218639947951352024-02-18T23:06:49.861-06:00longing to be irreplacebleIn this world, it's hard to be irreplaceable.emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-46160378361418818342012-07-11T11:47:00.001-05:002012-07-11T11:47:11.649-05:00Stress? What is that?<b>A Prayer for Revealing Jesus When Feeling Great Stress
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"But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies." 2 Cor. 4:7-10
(I write these prayers for all of us. Sometimes I wake up and feel very strongly about writing a prayer that will help friends or loved ones find a voice to say what’s in their hurting or disconsolate heart. Today is just such a day. Though I’m not feeling heavy burdened for myself, I am heavy hearted for friends. Hopefully this will give them, and some of you, a pattern for crying out to our gracious God.)
Dear Lord Jesus, to compare my season of stress with the apostle Paul’s would be like comparing my guitar playing with Eric Clapton’s, or my singing with Adele, or my cooking with the Iron Chef’s. There is simply no comparison. When I consider everything Paul experienced as your servant, honestly, I have nothing to bemoan or groan about.
Nonetheless, Paul’s honesty is a great gift to me this morning. His freedom to acknowledge both his anguish and his joy in the same paragraph gives me tremendous encouragement and focus. Posing and pretending were crucified at Calvary. Despair and hopelessness were sabotaged by your resurrection. Denial and medicating the pain only work temporarily.
Jesus, help me to be far more preoccupied with the treasure within than with the pressures without. If your all-surpassing power will be shown most dramatically through my weakness, I surrender to your will. If your incomparable beauty will be most clearly revealed through my hardships, I surrender to your ways. If your redeeming purposes will be most fully realized through my brokenness, I surrender to you.
With my palms up, I offer you praise for the treasure of the gospel. The gospel will win the day, my heart, the nations, and the cosmos. Though there are seasons when throwing in the towel, finding another story, or just flat running away are incredibly attractive, where else would I go but to you? You alone give the words of life, the sufficient grace, and the hope of glory. May your voice be ten times louder than the murmurings around me and the grumblings inside me.
Jesus, in the coming hours and days and weeks, prove the wonders of your love in some very hard providences. It’s not about making lemonade from lemons; it’s about trusting the God who raises the dead. So very Amen I pray, with hungry expectancy, in your powerful name.emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-91420014377229831972012-06-08T08:43:00.000-05:002012-06-08T08:43:06.229-05:00praying through the day.Prayer changes everything. Prayer reveals and uncovers, it unbinds the heart that is filled with worrym fear, anxiety. Prayer can really change the outcome of a situation. Even if it may not go as planned, when it is bathed in prayer, the situation will soon be overcome with peace. I am learning, day by day, that I must walk through the day, praying through my day and talking to my sweet Savior. As I look around at my life, as long as I am daily walking in the Lord's presence, there will never be anything that can bring me stress, worry, fear, insecurity, anxiety.
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Lord Jesus,
The peace you give dies much more than simply calm my restless wondering heart. Your peace has the power of reconciling. You enemies friends. You humble stubborn people, you soften heard poeple. You make angry peopple gentle. Lord, you are so good.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xLaKkn4_e1LBcXct7ht8zm7AQ0ZuxSI49NapqLTl4SXgx8iAzTKXhsv1ZMIPyyH27YJA4doRM5irVO7wBOPbNf1h6yr1JGPve-RwExhMTfRw8lRp3kgURklVEZ1qVNGxd8E2vpIw4c1L/s1600/prayer+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xLaKkn4_e1LBcXct7ht8zm7AQ0ZuxSI49NapqLTl4SXgx8iAzTKXhsv1ZMIPyyH27YJA4doRM5irVO7wBOPbNf1h6yr1JGPve-RwExhMTfRw8lRp3kgURklVEZ1qVNGxd8E2vpIw4c1L/s320/prayer+2.jpg" /></a>emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-7380388468910031722012-06-03T22:33:00.002-05:002012-06-03T22:33:59.423-05:00psalm 139Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Consumed by fear or worry? I know that there are times when I feel completely unable to face the day due to stress or situations that are hard to face. I have found a passage that I repeat and read outloud. There is so much power whtn you read scripture to yourself. It is so calming, comforting, peaceful, and joyful. I mean, why not if those are the results you receive? Sit in the presence of an Almighty God. He is right beside you.
Read this aloud to yourself:
Psalm 139
You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
5 You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand —
when I awake, I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-5978717551208022042012-05-31T19:00:00.000-05:002012-05-31T19:00:38.522-05:00faithfulness.Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. Deuteronomy 7:9emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-61686736976779307202012-05-30T07:30:00.001-05:002012-05-30T07:30:56.317-05:00words.A Prayer for a Gospel Tongue and Healing Words
The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Prov. 12:18) But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. (Col. 3:8) If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.( James 1:26) Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)
Gracious Lord Jesus, I love words. I especially love the way you use words to bring me healing, freedom, and hope. You never shame me with words. You never manipulate me with words. You never hurt me with words. You never flatter me, but you do bring great encouragement and eternal encouragement.
You never repeat my failures to others; you only bring my sin and brokenness to the throne of grace. You never say too much or too little. You neither mince words nor waste words. You alone have the words of life. Incline my heart to hear and receive every sentence, word and syllable you utter…
Jesus, today my prayer is simple, yet necessary: grant me greater stewardship of my words. As you speak to me, please speak through me. Grant me a gospel heart and healing words. I’m painfully aware that my words can bring great harm and death, even as they can be a source of hope and life (Prov. 18:21). If I’m not careful, my words can have the effect of gangrene, bring decay to hearts and relationships (Eph. 4:29).
Lord Jesus, you tell me that my words are a sure reflection of what’s filling my heart: “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45). So no mere promise to avoid gossip, idle chatter, reckless words, or coarse jesting will be enough.
I must constantly be preaching the gospel to my heart—filling my heart with your beauty and truth, kindness and grace. May the overflow of your mercy for me be obvious to all. I want my tongue to be a scalpel for healing, Jesus, not a hammer for harm. So very Amen I pray in your mighty and merciful name.emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-43207230622135756582012-05-21T15:01:00.002-05:002012-05-21T15:01:30.839-05:00presence of invisible God.This was such a great blog to share, look on InCourage blogs to find more like this one:
Music off, television off, phone left on silent, I’ve been dabbling with the quiet because I need to hear from God, but the truth about the quiet is that it has opened me up wide, turned on my dulled senses, and faced me toward my rawest, loneliest places. It is a constant struggle for me to not reach for my phone, always at my side. With my mouth I say I want to walk with God, but with my actions I crave a culturally acceptable numbness that keeps me from pain.
Many of us know truth with our words and our songs and in our friendship conversations, but it feels rare to experience it in the seething corners of our hearts or in those hurt, magnified memories we keep close and shoved down. We start to feel the quiet working on us, and so we reach for the phone, scroll through instagram.
I’m finding, even as I pursue the presence of God, that the quieter it gets, the lonelier I get and the more I am left to deal with my own thoughts and what I really believe about God. I’m beginning to see how I’ve discounted that I have the mind of Christ, that I am actually supposed to be able to hear myself think.
I’ve started asking how lonely was Jesus in His flesh. Who knows what it’s like to be God with breakable bones? And then I imagine the desperate, internal communion Jesus kept with His Father, the kind of communion I want with Him, too.
Because of Jesus, I’m starting to embrace the lonely, not hiding from it any more, and rather asking Jesus into it with me. Only then do I find myself truly not alone.
Even in the intimacy metaphor we receive with marriage, even in our most unified moments, we can feel most alone. Even with your most favorite sisters, in huge crowds, and with a boat load of kids, we find ourselves deep in the crevices of loneliness. We find ourselves feeling exposed and unfixed because there is no people fix, no earthly father, no covering that will do other than the covering Jesus gives, the messianic fix.
I believe we blow the horn asking all to gather in community often because we think it will save us – save us from ourselves. Community can point us in the right direction, but it still won’t fix us.
We in our lonely can realize a love that hounds, the presence of invisible God, and only from the solitude found there can we reach out to community and practice the healing of togetherness in Him.
What if we allowed the quiet, faced the lonely, and sat in it a bit? Might that lonely place be exactly where the door is, the one on which we knock, the one Jesus promises to open?emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-7956173404607753052012-05-16T07:24:00.001-05:002012-05-16T07:24:47.747-05:00hannah whitall smithWhat you need to do, is to put your will over completely into the hands of your Lord, surrendering to Him the entire control of it. Say, "Yes, Lord, YES!" to everything, and trust Him to work in you to will, as to bring your whole wishes and affections into conformity with His own sweet, and lovable, and most lovely will. It is wonderful what miracles God works in wills that are utterly surrendered to Him. He turns hard things into easy, and bitter things into sweet. It is not that He puts easy things in the place of the hard, but He actually changes the hard thing into an easy one. -Hannah Whitall Smithemily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-38605891714281450632012-05-15T07:25:00.002-05:002012-05-15T07:25:24.683-05:00truth.Lord, without You I would be foolish, disobedient, deceived, and enslaved. Today is a good day for me to remember the words of my spiritual father, Jack Miller, “A sign of your maturity in the gospel will be seen in terms of who you’re willing to disappoint.” Free me from the dread of disappointing people, Father. So what will I do with my restless, anxious feelings? Father, I would surely despair if I didn’t really believe you care for us, your children. That would be the one unbearable burden. But please help me know what anxiety casting actually looks like today and this whole week. Help me live this day at the pace of grace—no faster or slower.emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-56129935465543598282012-05-15T07:22:00.002-05:002012-05-15T07:22:40.855-05:00A Prayer for Those Raw with the Pain of Broken TrustThe LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. Ps. 118:6-9
Lord Jesus, I’m just waking up, and though I’m yawning my way into your presence, you are fully alert and engaged. What a Savior you are! You never sleep or slumber; you never need a break or vacation; you’re never moody; you never get bored with us; you never roll your eyes and say, “When will they ever get it?” You will never look for greener pastures or better sheep. I praise you for the constancy of your love.
Jesus, it’s because your love is so unwavering that you’re so easy to trust. We can trust you fully for only you are fully trustworthy. I’m so thankful to affirm this truth with confidence this morning, especially as I pray for many friends who are raw and reeling with relational pain. Thank you for caring so deeply and so daily. You are the one and only constant in our lives.
As broken people, we fail one another. I get that. But the gospel’s not supposed to make us immune to the pain of bruised trust, broken trust, or battered trust. Broken confidences and broken promises still hurt, no matter who they come from; but certainly they hurt much more when they come from the very people we should be able to trust.
”What can man do to me?” the psalmist asks (Ps. 118:6). Plenty, Jesus, plenty. But with you as our refuge, with you as our very present help, with you as our advocate, intercessor, sovereign Lord, and gracious Redeemer—with you as the only prince who can be trusted, the Prince of Peace, we don’t have to grow more angry, flint hard, and dangerously isolated.
I bring hurting spouses, pained employees, used-up pastors, to you, Jesus. I bring parents whose children have emptied their emotional banks, and children whose parents have abandoned them for the American dream. I bring you broken friendships in which distance has replaced dancing, pretence has replaced prayer and illusion has replaced intimacy. Whatever the issues are, melt and mercy hard, hurting hearts.
Hold these whom you love close to your compassionate and strong heart, and help them deal with the betrayals. Don’t let them squirm away in fear and anger. Time alone heals nothing. It only creates calluses and chasms. Jesus, write stories of gospel reconciliation and redemption. Be big and beautiful. This is your day and today matters forever. So very Amen I pray, in your singularly trustworthy name. -Scotty Smithemily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-47768267778154243422012-05-13T20:30:00.002-05:002012-05-13T20:30:29.668-05:00Yes, Lord.Hello friends,
I promise I am still alive. I have been MIA this past semester due to the responsiblities in my life. Yet, I am so thankful for every second, I do miss being able to blog whenever I please. Now that it is summer, I am so excited to say that I am going to try and pick up this love of mine back up again and really try to make it a habit. So here is my promise, I am going to try at least once a week! We will see how it goes.
This past semester has been such a learning experience for me and my life. I am so thankful for every lesson, every person, and every situation that has occured. I am serving this year as Panhellenic President and it really has been such a dream come true. I can honestly say that the Lord has placed me here for a Him and His purpose. I have been able to glorify Him in so many ways and He has walked along side of me, also has gone before me, each and every step of the way. I have been able to say fully, "yes, Lord." He has been so faithful this past semester and I know He will continue to be in the coming days, months, and years after I have completed my term. This opportunity has helped me to realize that I can do nothing without His help. He is my giver of peace and rest, and I am complete in Him.
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It has already blessed me in so many ways. I am learning so much about myself and what I have been looking for in contentment and security. I will review Chapter One and things I highlighted from the chapter: <br /><br />1. With God-fueled fire in his eyes, he reminded all of us that bearing fruit requires death. Jesus said we must die in order that we might live. Daily Christian living, in other words, is daily Christian dying: dying to our trivial comforts, col-shrinking conveniences, arrogant preferences, and self-centered entitlements, and living for something mush larger than what makes us comfortable and safe. God does everything through people who understand they're nothing, And God does nothing through those who think they're everything. <br /><br />2. "I was learning the hard way that the gospel alone can free us from our addiction to being like-that Jesus measured up for us so that we wouldn't have to live under the enslaving pressure of measuring up for others." <br /><br />3. By His liberating word...I am being transformed, freed, refreshed. <br /><br />4. He stripped me down-wrecked me afresh! And when he does that to a person-when you actually feel like you have nothing but Him-Jesus becomes more to you than you could ever hope or imagined. <br /><br />5. Because Jesus was strong for me, I was free to be weak. <br /> Because Jesus won for me, I was free to lose. <br /> Because Jesus was someone, I was free to be no one. <br /> Because Jesus was extraordinary, I was free to be ordinary. <br /> Because Jesus succeeded for me, I was free to fail. <br /><br /><br />If you have not heard, Casting Crowns has a new CD that is so amazing. It is called Come to the Well. The song come to the well is so so great! I added the video below, please watch and listen to the words. It definitely spoke to me! <br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FA8UNaGKRhY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-5792856932681556162011-12-29T08:54:00.003-06:002011-12-29T09:19:40.488-06:00Jesus + nothing = everything.For Christmas, my parents gave me a wonderful book that my mentor, Lauren Bush, told me to read. It is called <span style="font-style:italic;">Jesus plus nothing equals everything </span> by Tullian Tchividjian <br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/77687162291651671/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/77687162291651671_WGawGgdG_c.jpg' border='0' width='500' height ='336'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://heartfeltsmile.tumblr.com/'>heartfeltsmile.tumblr.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/charityklicka/' target='_blank'>Charity</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br />It has really been a blessing and I am only a chapter into the book. I will be sharing more as I work my way through it! It is truly something that brings so much to life for a Christian. How true the title even to my life...Jesus plus nothing, equals everything. What a true statement. Every girl struggles for the perfect man, life, body, hair, clothes, car, grades, future, etc. We cannot hope for these things, although we can dream and pray for these things, we cannot put our value in these things. We must hope in our Lord Jesus, HE is everything we needed yesterday, today, and meets all of our needs tomorrow. He is before and after everything we do! How comforting. <br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/136726538656684243/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/136726538656684243_nlZkC7DV_c.jpg' border='0' width='500' height ='336'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkoiqqtVT91qfdsoto1_500.png'>25.media.tumblr.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/paulalala24/' target='_blank'>Paula</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br />When you are struggling with doubt or insecure about your future, trust in Jesus' constant love and peace. HE will bring everlasting joy no matter what the circumstance in your life. He has such a purpose and plan for my life and yours. Believe this. <br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/136726538656803637/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/136726538656803637_ZjoktuF6_c.jpg' border='0' width='500' height ='500'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://justshinebrighter.tumblr.com/page/11'>justshinebrighter.tumblr.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/paulalala24/' target='_blank'>Paula</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><br />because Jesus was strong for me, I am free to be weak. <br />because Jesus won for me, I am free to lose. <br />because Jesus was someone, I am free to be no one. <br />because Jesus is extraordinary, I am free to be ordinary. <br />because Jesus succeeds for me, I am free to fail. <br /><br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/265430971757661562/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/265430971757661562_XQ6xWvYT_c.jpg' border='0' width='400' height ='600'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://be-the-change.tumblr.com/page/7'>be-the-change.tumblr.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/misscleo/' target='_blank'>Cara</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><br />Lord, I give you all the glory. Cleanse me in your righteousness!emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-29960509132601345712011-12-27T09:14:00.002-06:002011-12-27T09:26:13.278-06:00how to live like a lady.For Christmas, my sweet sister Ashley graced me with a lovely book called, <span style="font-style:italic;">How to Live Like a Lady, lessons in Life, Manners, and Style</span>. She purchased it at Anthropologie if you are interested! It is SO good and I am almost finished with it...literally. <br /><br />Since reading this book, I do believe I am obsessed with etiquette and truly living and acting mannerly. It is so very important that we as southern women carry these traditions on so they are not forgotten for future generations. It is up to us to put these good practices into use. <br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/247486941992325082/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/247486941992325082_G5zJjYX3_c.jpg' border='0' width='359' height ='539'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.hautelook.com/product/1743651'>hautelook.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/ashton_l/' target='_blank'>Ashton</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/12596073927293118/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/12596073927293118_SesFevXV_c.jpg' border='0' width='250' height ='188'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://southernbellesecrets.tumblr.com/archive'>southernbellesecrets.tumblr.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/abrooke85/' target='_blank'>Ashley</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div>emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-56153574837907754762011-12-27T08:41:00.002-06:002011-12-27T09:02:58.963-06:00I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart...where?<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/239746380132802414/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/239746380132802414_vl3U5nG5_c.jpg' border='0' width='386' height ='500'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/a-thoughtreal-joy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LeighAnneWilkes+%28Your+Homebased+Mom%29'>yourhomebasedmom.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/txsue/' target='_blank'>Sue</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br />As I stroll through this Christmas break, I am so thankful for the time that I have been able to spend with the Lord. It has been so sweet and joyful. He is teaching me so much about myself and how much more I need to rely on Him. <br /><br />On Christmas Eve, my family and I attended our church, Northpark Baptist, to celebrate and remind ourselves of what the true reason for the season is all about. It was such a great service. Not only did I get to see and catch up with many friends, young and old, who were there from college or those whom are there still but since I am at school I have lost touch. Seeing those people in my life who really influenced me as a person was a blessing. <br /><br />Bro. Bill, our pastor, gave a wonderful message on my favorite word, JOY. The true meaning of joy has been so evident in my life this past year of 2011. The Lord has filled my heart with His joy and overwhelmed me with His presence and plan for my life. Bro. Bill used the word joy to remind me and the church body of how joyful are lives should be when we have the Lord in our lives and are walking with Him daily. <br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/286189751290057239/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/286189751290057239_lpkb6CuA_c.jpg' border='0' width='450' height ='714'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.homegrownhospitality.typepad.com/'>homegrownhospitality.typepad.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/newsilhouette74/' target='_blank'>Crystal</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br />As Bro. Bill shared his sermon, he went on to an even further study of the word Joy...<br /><br />*J...stands for Jesus<br />*O...stands for others<br />*Y...stands for you<br /><br />When you are living your life in this order, you will be walking in true joy. I have learned lately that when I am serving others, I am most joyful. Joy is so much different from happiness. Joy is everlasting, happiness is emotional based, which, as a woman, can be pretty up and down depending on what day it is. When we have the Lord and we are walking in His ways, we do not have to worry about what day it is, if I can be happy or sad today, or even if someone has wronged us. We can still have joy no what what the day, circumstances, or person we have been hurt by. <br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/48835977178909226/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/48835977178909226_UlF7KijF_c.jpg' border='0' width='554' height ='453'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Bangladesh/photo1316881.htm'>trekearth.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/germansoulmate/' target='_blank'>Beatrix</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><br />Praying for you today and that you will find JOY no matter where you are in your life or how you are feeling. He is a constant source of joy for me and He can and wants to be the same for you :) <br /><br /><br /><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/48835977178818935/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/48835977178818935_QsZ0fFuy_c.jpg' border='0' width='554' height ='370'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://tree-huggers.tumblr.com/post/10396837995'>tree-huggers.tumblr.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/germansoulmate/' target='_blank'>Beatrix</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><br />How can I pray for you today?emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-15324610215517797892011-12-26T09:05:00.003-06:002011-12-26T09:13:46.060-06:00there is no greater peace.<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/20477373275225103/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/20477373275225103_8aP2Nleq_c.jpg' border='0' width='480' height ='640'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewheatfield/5222682185/in/faves-sewingroombymynata/'>flickr.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/chibiland/' target='_blank'>yuki</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br /><br />Jesus. All we need is Him! Thank you, Jesus, for giving us Your son. <br /><br /><br />Merry Christmas!emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-45886688219980734682011-11-07T08:22:00.006-06:002012-05-13T20:30:30.547-05:00faithfulness.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDh6RhjnwPoURYcaGbt1M8tqL0vTR3SkyARIYXwBs6hI9hwKSQzSbVFZo0Xa0wzxhTNDwRQ8cgUVjwkYU4MHfz6bbyjg_xaoRya6DFApZUWWkfLCV_78cAU85H7V56hlklP24xyM_qfDP/s1600/faithfulness.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDh6RhjnwPoURYcaGbt1M8tqL0vTR3SkyARIYXwBs6hI9hwKSQzSbVFZo0Xa0wzxhTNDwRQ8cgUVjwkYU4MHfz6bbyjg_xaoRya6DFApZUWWkfLCV_78cAU85H7V56hlklP24xyM_qfDP/s320/faithfulness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672259810437236290" /></a><br />As I look back over the last couple of months, I cannot express how faithful the Lord has been in my life. I cling to him and trust that he is in control of my life. Every detail of it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt__bDuVmhOZy0GnLiH8Z4f_gycbiI9e-y2oPaoPrvq7Pe4XJo6FbvbL8fXgUVfA8D-BZdqOovAuA8TBVOHbw4grfZFWLnTOuMFPWd7kY-g_kUxw3EHnT0nixbxeUDnHsyx2brGHTdKpgR/s1600/faith.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt__bDuVmhOZy0GnLiH8Z4f_gycbiI9e-y2oPaoPrvq7Pe4XJo6FbvbL8fXgUVfA8D-BZdqOovAuA8TBVOHbw4grfZFWLnTOuMFPWd7kY-g_kUxw3EHnT0nixbxeUDnHsyx2brGHTdKpgR/s320/faith.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672260251985604514" /></a><br /><br /><br />I am so thankful for His live and provision in my life. Although it is hard to trust the future, he has been faithful to me in the past and he will continue to be in the future. I praise him with all that I am! I give HIM all the glory. For it is through him tha tIam taking my next breath, waking up tomorrow, taking another step, and able to enjoy his blessing. It is HIM. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVwYWiAw5fpXBxcdyqAtK5FqXCWPa4WFlUwuJ2XLV9Qhs_tOlHEj8fd47_QZXgQeVa5nEJXMrf2NZ5c9pIU9Chwae1Qeq9-OIbefNjpRHXBlXQRL4kF7AtHcKfLe2ytOOg2n1-b__tenp/s1600/fall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVwYWiAw5fpXBxcdyqAtK5FqXCWPa4WFlUwuJ2XLV9Qhs_tOlHEj8fd47_QZXgQeVa5nEJXMrf2NZ5c9pIU9Chwae1Qeq9-OIbefNjpRHXBlXQRL4kF7AtHcKfLe2ytOOg2n1-b__tenp/s320/fall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672261184359044322" /></a><br /><br /><br />I am hanging on every word of his promises. He is always right and full of truth. <br /><br /><br />For the word od the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in ALL he does. Psalm 33:4emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-826282618056734582011-08-27T09:30:00.002-05:002012-05-13T20:30:30.549-05:00Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it.O to grace how great a debtor<br />Daily I’m constrained to be!<br />Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,<br />Bind my wandering heart to Thee.<br /><strong>Prone to wander</strong>, Lord, I feel it,<br /><strong>Prone to leave </strong>the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,<br />Seal it for Thy courts above.<br /> <br />As I grow in my relationship with the Lord, I have come to realize how weak I am, how human I am, how flawed I am, and how much I need His grace with every breath I take. <br /><br />So when we sing, 'Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,' we are not thinking of the nearness of place, but of the nearness of relationship. It is for increasing degrees of awareness that we pray, for a more perfect consciousness of the divine Presence. We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts. --A.W. Tozer <br /><br />I am so weak. Jesus is the only one who can come and heal me. He is the only one who can bring joy and fulfillment to my life. Why do I not recognize this on a daily basis. Lord, hear my prayer! For I am in need of Your everlasting grace. I am prone to wander, prone to leave, and cling to worldly things. <br /><br />Francis Chan once asked what would happen if you thanked Jesus every time you take a breath. What a picture of His grace for our lives. He literally gives us every breath. Breathe and thank the Lord for every breath, it will give you a new prospective on how vast His love and grace, and forgiveness really is in our lives. emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-37986560294626268082011-08-15T09:18:00.000-05:002012-05-13T20:30:30.550-05:00southern belle.Southern Women:<br /><br />"A new generation of women who are redefining the Southern Belle" <br /><br />It is not posturing, or hyperbole, or marketing. (See: all those song lyrics about California girls and their undeniable cuteness.) Southern women, unlike women from Boston or Des Moines or Albuquerque, are leashed to history. For better or worse, we are forever entangled in and infused by a miasma of mercy and cruelty, order and chaos, cornpone and cornball, a potent mix that leaves us wise, morbid, good-humored, God-fearing, outspoken and immutable. Like the Irish, with better teeth.<br /> <br />To be born a Southern woman is to be made aware of your distinctiveness. And with it, the rules. The expectations. These vary some, but all follow the same basic template, which is, fundamentally, no matter what the circumstance, Southern women make the effort. Which is why even the girls in the trailer parks paint their nails. And why overstressed working moms still bake three dozen homemade cookies for the school fund-raiser. And why you will never see Reese Witherspoon wearing sweatpants. Or Oprah take a nap.<br /> <br />For my mother, being Southern means handwritten thank-you notes, using a rhino horn’s worth of salt in every recipe, and spending a minimum of twenty minutes a day in front of her makeup mirror so she can examine her beauty in “office,” “outdoor,” and “evening” illumination. It also means never leaving the house with wet hair. Not even in the case of fire. Because wet hair is low-rent. It shows you don’t care, and not caring is not something Southern women do, at least when it comes to our hair.<br /> <br />This is less about vanity than self-respect, a crucial distinction often lost on non-Southerners. When a Southern woman fusses over her appearance, it does not reflect insecurity, narcissism, or some arrested form of antifeminism that holds back the sisterhood. Southern women are postfeminism. The whole issue is a nonstarter, seeing as Southern women are smart enough to recognize what works—Spanx, Aqua Net—and wise to the allocation of effort. Why pretend the world is something it isn’t? Better to focus on what you can control (drying your hair) and make the best of what you have. Side note: Southern women do not capitalize on their looks to snag men, though that often results. The reason we Southern women take care of ourselves is because, simply, Southern women are caretakers.<br />emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-91102974084540583452011-07-31T22:00:00.001-05:002012-05-13T20:30:30.553-05:00gift.You are My beloved child! I chose you before the foundation of the world, to walk with me along paths designed uniquely for you. Concenstrate on keeping in step with me, instead of trying to anticipate My plans for you. If you trust My plans are to prosper you and not to harm you, you can relax and enjoy the present moment. Your hope and your future are rooted in heaven, where eternal ecstasy awaits you. Nothing can rob you of your glorious future, to encourage you and spur you on. But your main focus should be staynig close to Me. I set the pace in keeping with your needs and My purposes. <br /><br />Read Ephesians 1:1-14emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-61573710888200502682011-07-31T21:51:00.001-05:002011-07-31T21:51:57.747-05:00a gift.emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-79259988129770680552011-07-20T15:31:00.000-05:002012-05-13T20:30:30.555-05:00The Boulder of Pride.Father, You are calling upon me to be completely humble and gentle; to be patient, bearing with others in love(Eph. 4:2). Please empower me with Your spirit to be obedient to this command. <br /><br />You've warned me that when pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom(Prov. 11:2). You instruct Your people to listen carefully and heed Your instruction because prie can cause the Lord's flock to be taken captive (Jer. 13:17). <br /><br />But You promise to guide the humble in what is right and teach them Your way(Ps. 25:9). Give me a humble heart so I will follow You in what is right and learn Your way. <br /><br />Take me as you find me, all my fears and failures. emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-68585224385468920072011-07-20T15:27:00.001-05:002011-07-20T15:27:26.714-05:00The Boulder of Pride.emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-83615846680667228872011-07-18T09:50:00.001-05:002012-05-13T20:30:30.556-05:00Who is against us?Who is against you?<br /><br /><br /><br />God is not.<br /> <br />Jesus is not.<br /> <br />The Holy Spirit is not.<br /> <br />The angels are not.<br /> <br />Those who are for you are greater than any foe that is against you. Nothing and no one can prevail, defeat, conquer, or overcome those who are for you, and they who are for you have the final authority and the final say over everything that concerns you.<br /> <br /> If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Romans 8:31<br />emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-29809117233531066932011-07-06T10:03:00.001-05:002012-05-13T20:30:30.558-05:00quote.How completely satisfying to turn from our limitations to a God who has none. Eternal years lie in His heart. For Him time does not pass, it remains; God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which He must work. To know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.<br /> <br />A. W. Tozer<br />emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469721863994795135.post-10140428458906953292011-07-06T09:59:00.000-05:002012-05-13T20:30:30.560-05:00For every...There is…<br /><br /><br /><br />For every hectic work day there is a quiet rest…<br /> <br />For every painful experience there is a healing touch…<br /> <br />For every negative feeling there is an abiding joy…<br /> <br />For every disappointment there is a certain hope…<br /> <br />For every turbulent storm there is a sure foundation…<br /> <br />For every doubting thought there is a calm assurance…<br /> <br />For every hurtful action there is a forgiving love.<br /> <br /> In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37<br />emily brooke rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866058711334555440noreply@blogger.com0