He Reigns

Ok! So, today has been a really cool day.
I'm actually not going to start where I usually do i'm going to start with this afternoon when I met with my youth pastor for coffee. We Talked about the direction youth group is going and it was really encouraging to me because I haven't been able to be there on sundays because my family changed churches so I kind of felt like I wan't as much a part of the youth group as I used to be but I got to see how I can be involved in the youth group more than most even though I can't be ther sunday mornings. I really love that about the church (How it should be at least). the church body is like a family and even if you can't be there you are still loved and cared for by your fellow Christians. A biblical example of this is every church that Paul started. In His letters he writes a lot about coming to visit them so that he can encourage them and they can encourage him. never once in His letters is there resentment about not being at the church he is writing to.
Today I learned the song "He Reigns" by The Newsboys. It's a fantastic worship song and if you haven't heard it you need to listen to it.
I worshiped to Lord I Lift Your Name On High, Always Forever, and It Is Finished.
I read through Proverbs 15 tonight and the first verse is one that I'm just going to touch on real quick. 15:1 says "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger"
If you think back to arguments you've had in your life you will find this so accurate. If someone said "Hey, you did this wrong and I think you should fix it" if you reply with "Oh! ok you're right let me get on that!" even if you think you did it right  already there is no way that person will get/stay mad at you unless they are struggling with something personally, but if you responded by saying "Well you did this, this, this, and this wrong! how do you have any right to tell me what to do?" 90/100 times the other person will get angrier and that is just one example of how harsh words stir up anger.
I need to take that proverb to heart a lot of times because my first response to almost anything is to snap at someone and that just makes it harder on me and them.
I prayed today about the same as yesterday.

One extra thing today! I finished reading The Magicians Nephew by C.S. Lewis. I've read the whole Chronicles of Narnia before but not for a while so I'm re-reading  them. As I was reading through the part where Aslan is singing the world into existence I am just reminded of Gods beauty and creativity. I mean, God created every single detail of the universe. he created you, every little detail of you. And he didn't do any of this "By accident" He didn't create you and say "Hey, I like those freckles on her nose! I didn't even mean to do that!" God is so creative and beautiful that you see it in every aspect of His creation.

Well, that's all for tonight. My prayer for all of you is that you can see Gods beauty in everything you look at. Whether it's in the mountains on a hike in perfect weather or if its you coffee as you're sitting here at your computer. Like, seriously coffee was inspired by God. it had to be! like, who in their right mind said "Hey! we should roast this bean and then grind it and then pour hot water through it!" God, loves us enough to give us coffee. just saying haha.

With Love,
                Grace.
                            Proverbs 15:1