ONE WORD 2015 // MELAI
Well happy Thursday! I have a treat for you today...my beautiful friend Melai is sharing her one word for 2015...you may remember Melai from last year where she shared about her journey through anxiety and how Christ set her FREE! (Check it out here!!) Melai has such a beautiful heart for the Lord, get ready to be encouraged!!
“... But REJOICE that your names are written in heaven.” – Luke 10:20 (NIV)
At the beginning of this year, the Lord gave me this one word “REJOICE” along with this Scripture: “Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
I’ve been wanting to write about this, I actually wrote down a couple. But I felt that the Lord wanted me to wait. Until one day, the Holy Spirit told me that I should get my pen and my journal, and reminded of this verse in Matthew 10:19 “…Do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say...”
That day came to pass. I sat down still with my pen and journal, and soon after I finished praying, I started to write. And I was amazed as I kept on writing, for I knew they were not my words, clearly they weren’t mine. My heart cried inside, tears of gratefulness - for all He has done, for all His promises, and for HIS UNFAILING LOVE AND HIS AMAZING GRACE.
This is a declaration:
“…. Not what you do for God but what God does for you – that’s the agenda for rejoicing.” – Luke 10:20 (MSG)
Holy Spirit we invite you, come fill us afresh, come fill us anew, and as we read, let our mouths declare your words of truth. Come Holy Spirit, take over.
REJOICE
I will rejoice in the Lord
For He shepherds me –
He is my Good Shepherd.
Nothing can pluck me out of His hand.
He loves me, and I will always
be mindful of His love for me,
and I will live in reliance
of His faithfulness.
He has been so faithful to me
And I know that He always will-
For His faithfulness reaches to the skies
And His love endures forever.
He is my Good Shepherd.
I can rejoice not only in good times.
It does not depend on my situation.
I can rejoice for my name is written in heaven.
“And it’s all because of God’s amazing grace
Because on Calvary’s mountain
He took my place
And someday, some glorious morning
I will see Him face to face
All because of God’s amazing grace.”
My life is in His hands
He told me over and over again
that nothing can separate me from Him
Nothing can pluck me out of Jesus’ hands
For I am His –
He has bought me with His blood - His precious blood.
I can rejoice not for what I can do for God
But what God does for me.
And He has done everything for me.
In fact, He had prepared a place for me –
Up there in heaven, where my mansion is.
The Lord loves me,
And not because of what I do for Him
But because He is love.
I will rest in God’s unchanging love
His promises to me are true
Because He is trustworthy in all His promises
And faithful in everything He does.
This journey of life
That I am walking
I am walking with Jesus –
Jesus walks with me
And He promise me that
He will always be with me to the very end of the age.
He promised me that He himself will go before me
And He will never leave me not forsake me.
I do not know what is ahead of me
But I know in my heart, and in my spirit
That His Spirit lives in me,
It is not I who lives but Christ lives in me.
The life I live now in the body
I live by faith in the Son of God
Who loved me and gave himself for me.
He who promised me is faithful
And He will do it.
At times, when I cannot smile
Because of the pressures of this world,
I will remember that
My Jesus carries me between His shoulders.
So let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in Him.
For He shield me all day long.
The Lord had promised me
That He will restore me to health
And heals all my wounds.
And in Jesus,
All the promises of God are yes in Him.
So I say Amen.
I will rejoice in the Lord
For I made a choice to rejoice
To rejoice in the Lord!
Not by might nor by power
But by the Spirit!
All to God be the glory for ever and ever Amen.
Thank you Melai for sharing your powerful declaration! You are such an incredible woman of God :)
Want to read some more one words for 2015? Check out: Kristy // Sarah // Laura // Our Breakfast
Hope you have a wonderful day,
xo,
s.s.♥︎.
#CLUNGTOTHEJUNG IN IPHONE PHOTOS
What do you do when your BFF gets MARRRIED? Take a BAJILLION photos on your iphone, that is what you do! Today, friends, I have a HUGE photo dump for ya. All these were taken on my iphone and don't you worry, when the photog gives Rach the pro photos, I will be sure to post all the goods and little details! But for now, here's what I had on my phone...thinking about that day still makes me SMILE so big....
eeeeeeee SO MUCH FUN!
Talk to you soon oh and HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY to all of you in the U S of A!
xo,
s.s.♥︎.
LOCAL // THE RUBY
So there used to be this hole in the wall restaurant that was located beside this hole in the wall motel. I went there once for a breakfast club I used to belong to. They had a pretty decent eggs benny but the place was a bit skeeetttcccchhhy. Fast forward to now and the hotel and restaurant have been completely redone. A few weeks ago some friends and I got together at it to celebrate Thea's birthday!
The restaurant is now called The Ruby. The inside is super cute. Nice and light with big windows. Their vibes are pretty rad too.
How cute are my friends!!
I ordered the breakfast tacos and to be honest, the food wasn't anything to write home about. Yummy but not incredible and I hate to be a complainer but we had pretty horrible service....but I'll probably go back one more time just to see if it was an off day!
How cute is that vw van? It's actually what the hotel uses to shuttle their guests around!
The stunning birthday girl.
And how good is that colour block wall on the backside of the restaurant?!!
So my verdict on The Ruby is undecided. It's cute and seems to have a good menu but lacked in taste and service...but who knows what next time will have in store!
If you're local, have you been to The Ruby? And if so, what do you think!!??
Happy Thursday!
xo,
s.s.♥︎.
OH HEEEEY
Oh heya. I'm still alive incase you're wondering. It's been a bit cray cray round here the past week....MY MAN CAME HOME! and then two days later MY BFF GOT MARRIED!! So I have been one busy bee...and I'm also in the midst of writing papers for a course I totally have neglected (why oh why do I always do this!!??)
But I'm back...can't commit to 5 posts a week but let's say 3 (I'll try, I really will). I have soooo many things to show you ...including all the #clungtothejung magic (!!!!) but for now you can stalk my instagram // snapchat (@lauraliira) // twitter // facebook // pinterest
and in the meantime, how good are these drawings by Bouffants & Broken Hearts ???
Cuuuuuute. Hope you all had a great long weekend!! Mine was filled with wedding goodness and homework catch up :( It's tough staying in on a sunny day but I know the hard work will be worth it! And hey...summer is SO SOON so I'll get a ton more beach opportunities! yipppppeeee.
xo,
s.s.♥︎.
OUR HOME // OFFICE/STUDIO (BEFORE)
Happy Friday everyone! Today I have yet another room for you..the office/stuido !! So far you've seen the suite (before & after!), kitchen, living room, master bedroom, dining room & bathroom. Now it's time to actually start working on the rooms, ha. Our office/studio is the least organized...it's the room I throw all the things that I don't know what to do with, ha. BUT our desks are set up and there will be more improvements soon! But after all the other rooms....
Here's what our studio space looked like when we moved in...sans all the junk...and that scary baby carriage....
Ah, I can't believe how dark the floors were! So thankful that James decided to refinish them before we moved in. We picked this room for the office because it gets great afternoon light. We set up James' desk under the window and mine against the wall on the left but that's all we've done. So much to do but I think this may be one of the last rooms to get done...for now I'll just keep peeping pinterest.
Here's what I'm digging....
