In the account of Noah's Ark, found in Genesis 5-10, God gives Noah a sign; a rainbow, His covenant to all men that he would never again flood the entire earth. The word covenant is used in scripture over 270 times, the word promise is used over 100 times. When we are in the midst of a trial in our lives, sometimes it is the hardest time to recall the promises of God; however, this is the time when it is most important to remember what God has promised to us, especially if you are His child.

Something I have found to be a huge blessing to me, is really studying the message of hymns or biblicaly inspired songs that we sing, or hear on the radio on a daily/weekly basis. It is my hope to use this blog as a way of sharing the lyrics to songs that have been a blessing to me, and how they have blessed me and reminded me of a promise given by God, and in turn be a blessing to others.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

We are not alone!!

Sorry I haven't been very faithful in updating about my happenings, it's hard since I'm not in Japan. I hope that you are all interested in what God is doing in my life just here in the States while I'm preparing to go to Japan though! I have recently been struggling a lot with just having a correct view of who God is, and trusting Him for my everyday Joy. My best friend, the author of 'The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength' is reading a devotional from Philippians about Joy, it was very encouraging. If you want to read what she said about it, see the link to the left.

Today in chapel, my society officers stood up and each of them gave a brief testimony of what God has been teaching them this year. It was an encouragement to me to hear what they said, because I saw that I'm not the only one struggling with these things. A couple of them talked about how God has shown them His extreme love for them, no matter what. One of them said she has gone back to her biography of God, and  is building a better view of Him. There were a few more that were also very encouraging to me as well. It was so encouraging to hear from others their struggles with the same trials that I have been going through.

It brings to mind a song that I heard a while ago, here is an mp3 recording of 'We Are Not Alone' by Soundforth Singers & Orchestra.

We are not alone, God is with us...
We are never alone, for God is with us.
Now, through all our days, always.
And God will make us strong, for God is with us.
Now, through all our days, always.
Forever and ever, we are never alone.
Our God is with us now.

I am continually amazed at how God uses everyday, little happenings to encourage me, and draw me closer to him. I am looking forward to the 13th when my Mom and younger brother will be visiting for a week to see my nephew. After they leave, I will be going to Minneapolis for a week for Spring Break.

Thanks you again for all your prayers, I will give an update when I know how much I have progressed with my support.

Love from NIU,
Jennifer
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