Vision

Be Thou my vision O Lord of my heart.
Naught be all else to me save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought by day or by night.
Waking or sleeping Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my wisdom and Thou my true Word,
I ever with Thee, and Thou with me, Lord.
Thy my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise;
Thou mine inheritance, now and always.
Thou and Thou only first in my heart.
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won.
May I reach heaven's joys, Oh bright heaven's sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall:
Still be my vision, O ruler of all!

Internet Down!!!

Ok guys. I'm sorry about the long delay between posts. Part of it is because of me. Part of it is not. Because, although I have been rather caught up in my God-happenings and my life, the internet has been down at my house. This is simply a good excuse for not doing what I wasn't going to do anyway.

Yet here I am. Posting again.

My news is sketchy. My life right now is one of balancing family and my personal (rather intense at the moment) walk with God. As I look deeper into what I believe He is calling me to, I find more and more problems and emotions that have to be dealt with.

Because leaving one's home to serve overseas is not a simple task. It is going to be an adventure, for sure: an exercise of faith. And I need your prayers.

I think that God is calling me to Africa. It is so sweet when I sense in my spirit His Voice. But there is also a challenge to my faith, because Africa is the last place in the world I would have chosen for myself.

Please pray for me. That I will stand firm and not succumb to sin. That I will be in prayer, close to my King, so I can hear Him. That I will trust, and that God will provide. And for my wisdom. Protection. Faith.

I guess right now my life is all about faith, about trusting. And what better person to be trusting in than our Savior?!!? For if I can rely on Him for my very-real, very-eternal destiny, surely He is able to provide for my physical needs.

And He will provide. His yolk is easy, and His burden it light.

Light.

Blank

Yes, it's my mind. That is blank.

Or perhaps it is overwhelmed. Like a computer that has so much to think about it locks up. Like an assembly line missing parts near the beginning. Like a restaurant short on cooks.

I feel like I've been recounting my hours, days, and weeks to so many different people and at so many different times that when it comes to blogging, I am drawing a blank.

Please forgive me. Perhaps I will have some stories soon.

Or maybe I will continue to be in the blogging doldrums.

I wish I could know the future sometimes.

Scripture

How does God talk to us?

1Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.3He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.

Heb. 1:1-3

God calls Jesus the "Word" in the first chapter of John. I think it is so cool to see the relationship between Jesus as a person, and His revelation of Himself through the scriptures! I know that God's word will be there for me to show me wisdom and knowledge for everything I face. That's why I decided it's been far to long since I spent time memorizing the Bible.

I memorized scriptures through AWANAs and Bible Drill as a kid, but I need to be hiding God's word in my heart Now.

My Mom used a topical system she liked when she was in college. I decided to use the same system, because the topics help you keep the verses somewhere in your mind that you can get to them when you need them. You can use the same system if you want. It is found at this website, and you are able to buy verse cards from the Navigators as well. Check it out!

http://www.navigators.org/us/resources/illustrations/items/Topical%20Memory%20System

Enjoy!

Millie Jo

Accross the Globe

I attended a tent meeting last night at a church in Colby, KS. Worship was awesome. The Body of Christ was present. And a young gentleman spoke on sharing our wealth with needy believers in Chile.

Joel Selby and I attended college together. That was a long time ago. Now I am pursuing avenues of service overseas, and Joel is raising money to rebuild a church building in Chile. He visited the country and the church this summer, spending 6 mo. in Chile and becoming acquainted with the needs of a thriving church body. Now he is doing what he can to assist them, as another part of the Body of Christ.

If you would like to read more about his work or find out how you can be a part of it, just follow the link to the website project here: http://castrochurchproject.info/


And for everyone, especially those of us who aren't as able to provide in cash, let us be in prayer. Our brothers and sisters in Christ extend far beyond the walls of our own church building or the city limits of our town. Let's remember them, and be a part of God's work in their lives through our intercession and thanksgiving. There are so many reasons to praise our King!

Listen Online!!

Hey, my mom just told me something useful.

You can hear Revive our Hearts online at 10:30 mountain time by going to the KGCR website here and clicking the appropriate listen online button. It's red and in the upper left hand side of the page.

Enjoy!

Millie Jo

Revival

Nancy on Revive our Hearts is doing a study called Seeking Him in the coming weeks. It is about revival, complete with a prayer meeting every Saturday. It is going to be an awesome study. My mom did it using the video and workbooks with a small ladies group last year I think, and I know it meant a lot to her.

We hear Revive our Hearts on KGCR, at 107.7 FM in our area. Maybe you can find a local radio station that carries it. It is a great 15 minute program.

I'm going to get out my old book and go through it more thoroughly. I was in college at the time I got it (when Mom was doing the study) and didn't have the time to study well. I'm excited about having a chance to study it again, hopefully more thoroughly this time.

You can get a book by going to the Revive our Hearts website, here.