Comments for Beauty from Ashes http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on This One Thing and No Other by Cali http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2009/11/17/this-one-thing-and-no-other/comment-page-1/#comment-975 Cali Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:02:37 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=80#comment-975 Close your heart to every love but mine; hold no one in your arms but me. Love is as powerful as death; passion is as strong as death itself. It bursts into flame and burns like a raging fire. Water cannot put it out; no flood can drown it. --Song of Songs 8:6-7 This right here is what it's all about. Fall deeply, love madly, loose yourself completely. Dive desperately into the deep, rich waters of his love. Surrender completely. Rest. Smile. Ahhhhh. I love you too, Jesus. And that's it. This one thing and no other. Close your heart to every love but mine; hold no one in your arms but me. Love is as powerful as death; passion is as strong as death itself. It bursts into flame and burns like a raging fire. Water cannot put it out; no flood can drown it. –Song of Songs 8:6-7

This right here is what it’s all about. Fall deeply, love madly, loose yourself completely. Dive desperately into the deep, rich waters of his love. Surrender completely. Rest. Smile.

Ahhhhh. I love you too, Jesus.

And that’s it. This one thing and no other.

]]> Comment on Reflections. by Josh http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2009/12/31/reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Josh Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:03:44 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=83#comment-908 I know this year has been bittersweet for you, Theresa. I'm proud of you for how you've allowed God to work through your brokenness, and I pray that he continues to mold you into the woman he wants you to be. :-) I know this year has been bittersweet for you, Theresa. I’m proud of you for how you’ve allowed God to work through your brokenness, and I pray that he continues to mold you into the woman he wants you to be. :-)

]]> Comment on Reflections. by Karis http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2009/12/31/reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-907 Karis Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:54:15 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=83#comment-907 *hug* Love you T! I'm so glad to have met you this year! <3 (: Those are really good lessons to have learned and to continue to learn, thanks for sharing! Beautiful post, I love it. (: *hug* Love you T! I’m so glad to have met you this year! <3 (: Those are really good lessons to have learned and to continue to learn, thanks for sharing! Beautiful post, I love it. (:

]]> Comment on Reflections. by Cali http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2009/12/31/reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Cali Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:04:16 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=83#comment-905 Thanks for sharing, sweetie. Love you. :) Speaking of God's faithfulness, take a listen to this song. This whole album has been so captivating me recently... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATSJdUjUIYU Thanks for sharing, sweetie. Love you. :) Speaking of God’s faithfulness, take a listen to this song. This whole album has been so captivating me recently… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATSJdUjUIYU

]]> Comment on This One Thing and No Other by Megan http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2009/11/17/this-one-thing-and-no-other/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Megan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:12:01 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=80#comment-584 "he is jealous for me. loves like a hurricane, i am a tree. bending beneath the winds of his love and mercy. oh how he loves us. oh how he loves." -kim walker i was gonna leave a comment just because you wanted one. :P but this post deserves a little more then that. the love of God is an amazing thing. it inspires me. it makes me smile. but the sad thing is how often he has to remind me of that. so often i see it and so often i forget. my faith wavers because of my deadlines and busyness. when the hard times come, it's so easy for me to doubt his love and forget what he has done in my life. which understandable makes me really sad and feel bad. i don't think i'll ever quite understand him and his love. it's such a mystery to me. but one day, it will be made complete. <3 that'll be a good day. the ultimate gathering. well, i fulfilled not only my blog title but your request for a comment. ha! "you're my beloved. lover i'm yours. death shall not part us. it's you i died for. for better or worse. forever we'll be. it's love that unites us. and it brings you to me. it's a mystery." -mike d. “he is jealous for me. loves like a hurricane, i am a tree. bending beneath the winds of his love and mercy. oh how he loves us. oh how he loves.”
-kim walker

i was gonna leave a comment just because you wanted one. :P but this post deserves a little more then that.

the love of God is an amazing thing. it inspires me. it makes me smile. but the sad thing is how often he has to remind me of that. so often i see it and so often i forget. my faith wavers because of my deadlines and busyness. when the hard times come, it’s so easy for me to doubt his love and forget what he has done in my life. which understandable makes me really sad and feel bad.

i don’t think i’ll ever quite understand him and his love. it’s such a mystery to me. but one day, it will be made complete. <3 that'll be a good day. the ultimate gathering.

well, i fulfilled not only my blog title but your request for a comment. ha!

"you're my beloved. lover i'm yours. death shall not part us. it's you i died for. for better or worse. forever we'll be. it's love that unites us. and it brings you to me. it's a mystery."
-mike d.

]]> Comment on This One Thing and No Other by Karis http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2009/11/17/this-one-thing-and-no-other/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Karis Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:28:03 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=80#comment-582 Wow, that was so beautiful. I think we forget very quickly that God does love us so very much and I'm thankful for the reminder. Makes me think of the line from Black, "He chooses, He pursues, He rescues, He woes, He protects, He lavishes." :D I know I have a hard time comprehending how someone so ... perfect... could love someone as imperfect as me. LOVE that verse, "I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine." So so good. I'm glad you wrote this. <3 Wow, that was so beautiful. I think we forget very quickly that God does love us so very much and I’m thankful for the reminder. Makes me think of the line from Black, “He chooses, He pursues, He rescues, He woes, He protects, He lavishes.” :D I know I have a hard time comprehending how someone so … perfect… could love someone as imperfect as me. LOVE that verse, “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.” So so good. I’m glad you wrote this. <3

]]> Comment on I Have Called You by Your Name by Theresa http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2008/10/31/i-have-called-you-by-your-name/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Theresa Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:03:33 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=47#comment-496 Thanks, Caitlyn. I'd really like to explore this idea more sometime if I get a chance. I also really ought to update this blog more often! And I just got that book at a library sale not long ago! It's already in my mental "to read" list. Thanks, Caitlyn. I’d really like to explore this idea more sometime if I get a chance. I also really ought to update this blog more often! And I just got that book at a library sale not long ago! It’s already in my mental “to read” list.

]]> Comment on I Have Called You by Your Name by Caitlyn http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2008/10/31/i-have-called-you-by-your-name/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Caitlyn Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:28:38 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=47#comment-490 Beautiful thought, Theresa. I'm melting right now. <3 He has Named us. Hallelujah, amen... You should read A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle, if you haven't already. Beautiful thought, Theresa. I’m melting right now. <3 He has Named us. Hallelujah, amen…

You should read A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle, if you haven't already.

]]> Comment on He is Risen! by Keren http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2009/04/12/he-is-risen/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Keren Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:31:49 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=73#comment-75 I serve a risen Savior! This is the one day of the year that I just get chills thinking of what Christ did for us and how he conquered death! Amazing. I serve a risen Savior! This is the one day of the year that I just get chills thinking of what Christ did for us and how he conquered death! Amazing.

]]> Comment on He is Risen! by Michael http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/2009/04/12/he-is-risen/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Michael Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:44:00 +0000 http://www.elyonscircle.com/blogs/water_ouzel/?p=73#comment-74 You stole my line!!! That's exactly what I was going to say! But I shall say Praise the Lord, glory be to Your name, both now and forever! You alone are worthy of the praise, honor, and adoration. May you alone be glorified for the marvelous works that you have done! You stole my line!!! That’s exactly what I was going to say!

But I shall say Praise the Lord, glory be to Your name, both now and forever! You alone are worthy of the praise, honor, and adoration. May you alone be glorified for the marvelous works that you have done!

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