Lift Me Up

As I was driving home tonight, CFR (Christian Family Radio 90.7) was turned down really low, and I was praying out loud. I have been kind of sliding in my spiritual walk this week, and I was just asking God to forgive me because I felt like such a failure, and I prayed that He would bring me back to Him. This one song called "Lift Me Up" came on the radio moments after I prayed that. I've heard the song a few times before, but it didn't really speak to me, I just thought that it was catchy. Tonight, though, it was EXACTLY what I needed to hear! Here are some of the lyrics:

Waiting for the sunrise

Waiting for the day

Waiting for a sign

That I’m where you want me to be

You know my heart is heavy

And the hurt is deep

But when I feel like giving up

You’re reminding me

That we all fall down sometimes

But when I hit the ground

You lift me up when I am weak

Your arms wrap around me

Your love catches me so I’m letting go

You lift me up when I can’t see

Your heart is all that I need

Your love carries me so I’m letting go

Waiting for the sunrise

I know I’m not perfect

I know I make mistakes

I know that I have let you down

But you love me the same

And when I’m surrounded

When I lose my way

When I’m crying out and falling down

You are here

It's really amazing how God can even use the radio to speak to me. The part of the song that especially got to me was "I know that I have let you down, but You love me the same". Sometimes I just think that God gets so frustrated with me because I let Him down SO many times, but I forget that He's God! God still loves me even though I screw up majorly!

Anyways, I'm definitely buying this song on iTunes ASAP, so I can play it repeatedly in my room! :) It's "Lift Me Up" by The Afters!

Love,

Kirstin

(By the way, sorry that the format is all messed up. This was originally a note on facebook, and when I copy and pasted, it made it weird!)

1 Timothy 5:1-2

"Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity." 1 Timothy 5:1-2

That's tough.

Kirstin

Inspiration Wanted

Here I am, sitting at my desk, fingers at the keyboard, waiting for inspiration.

Waiting.

And waiting.

And WAITING!

I just feel so out of it right now. The fact that it's 40 minutes until midnight might have a little something to do with it, or perhaps I'm just needing something, or someone, to inspire me. I'm hoping something will happen soon to give me something good to write about, because I'm tired of being lame and not posting anything.

Kirstin

Real Talk

Real talk.

Lately I've been really feeling like I should do something to help orphans. I don't know why. One day I just started thinking about it, and that thought grew and grew. Last week, at our S.P.L.A.S.H. event at church, one of the college team members said the word orphan, and I prayed, "God, if this whole orphan thing really is from you, then sometime during the week, have a different team member say the word orphan." Well...one of them did. I don't know where I should go from here. I mean, I'm just a 16 year old girl. I really want to get a job soon so I can use the money to sponsor one, or a few, kids through Compassion International, Orphans Tear, or some other program like that.

Someday, maybe when I'm older, I want to go overseas to help at an orphanage for a little while, Lord willing.

Is this my calling? Maybe, maybe not. But right now, my heart cries out for orphans.

-Kirstin

Crafty Wednesday - Citrus Coasters

So late last night and all of this morning was spent trying to make a felt coaster. The finishing product looks like this.

Not too shabby for a beginner. I'm probably going to make more with different colors like blue, green, pink, orange, and purple....It'll probably take a few days.

I got the idea from a website. They have a lot of craft ideas that I'll have to try. Last night was the first time I have ever hand-sewed something. I've used a sewing machine before, and I pretty much destroyed the thing I was working on. Either I'm just not a sewing machine expert, or the fact that the sewing machine was SUPER old had something to do with my failing.

Thinking of days to come,
Kirstin

Videosss! :D

I had completely forgotten about this video until now. It was from Amanda C.'s birthday party. It's like 3 seconds long...literally.

This post is going to be all about weird videos that either I'm IN, or that I like.

The Embarrassing One



The Guitar Hero One




The One That Makes Me Cry From Laughter (I'm not in it, but watch it anyways.)



Love,
Kirstin:D