Live for today

That's what I try to do. Don't always succeed, but I do my best. I have days where I live in the past... wishing I could rewind and relive some moments. Then there are days where I wonder about the future. Where will I be in 10 years or 5 years from now? What will happen? How's my life going to be?

Thinking about that is all good as long as it doesn't consume us. If it does we forget to live for today, -live in the moment, make the most out of TODAY! What if there is no tomorrow? I want to enjoy every living moment :) God has a plan for TODAY and I want to be in His plan, in His will today. I want to live for TODAY!


Live for today (by Natalie Grant)

Sitting in my room staring at the wall,wondering about the meaning of it all. Why is it this thing called life has gone crazy. So I open up your word and let it speak to me. The purpose and the plan that you've designed is clear to see. And I believe.

I'm gonna live for today, I'm gonna follow in your way. I'm gonna let my little light shine like there's no tomorrow. I won't worry about the past, I know my future is in intact. So I'll choose to live my life one way ,I'm gonna live for today.

You told me not to worry, about what lies ahead. So I am gonna focus on today instead, making every moment count and counting every blessing. I'm gonna set my mind on the Here and the Now. This is what I want my life to be about, and this is how...

I'm gonna live for today, I'm gonna follow in your way. I'm gonna let my little light shine like there's no tomorrow. I won't worry about the past, I know my future is in intact. So I'll choose to live my life one way, I'm gonna live for today.

I pray that God will lead me today, that He'll lead me down the path He has in mind:
“ Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. ”
Psalm 143:10

I don't know where this path leads, but all that matters is that I go down the path God has planned for me.

Love these lyrics

When you fall
There are angels there
To catch you when you fall
There's a saviour who
Can hear you when you call
When you fall

When you cry and you cannot
Figure out the reasons why
Know that weeping only endures
For a night
When you cry

When you fall
Know that God will never take his love away
He is faithfull to his people come what may
Here me Say
When you fall

When your heart
Has been shattered by the storm and
Torn apart
And you wonder when wiil the healing ever start
For your heart

Don't you know
That He loves you to much to ever let you go
And the storm is there to only help you grow
He loves you so
When you fall

When you fall
There are angels there
To catch you when you fall
There's a saviour who
Can hear you when you call
When you fall

When you cry and you cannot
Figure out the reasons why
Know that weeping only endures
For a night
When you cry(when you vry)

When you fall
(Know that God wiil never take his love away)
Love away
He is faithful to his people yeah
(Come what may)
(Here me say)
When you fall
Fall

Don't you know
(That he loves you to much to ever let you go)
Let you go
And the storm is thetre to only help you grow
(Help you grow)
He loves you so
(Loves you so)
Oh when you fall
When you fall
When you fall



We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!

-Romans 7: 14-25

I find myself relating to the words of Paul in this letter all too well... But I am saved by Grace not by works, by the blood of the Lamb, not by my own strength or good doing. I owe it ALL to Jesus who died for me... he took away ALL my sins. My mind has a hard time getting around this, because I mess up time and time again. I do what I don't want to do, what I know to be wrong, but still Jesus died for me, even knowing that I'd stumble and fall over and over again. THAT is GRACE:

G-od's
R-ighteousness
A-t
C-hrist's
E-xpence

Bachelorette party nr 2

So last saturday my cousins and I held a bachelorette party for one of us, Guðrún. She's getting married on the 29th of this month. We did some really fun stuff with her! Haha, we let her dress up like a cowgirl and took her to the mall where she had to complete some tasks. She had to teach people to dance, play the guitar for an employee, kiss a guy on the cheek and get a kiss back amongst other things. After that we took her horse back riding. Off from there to the Laugar spa where we relaxed until we had to leave for our dinner reservations at Italía restaurant. It was a great day and we all enjoyed it very much. I'll try to put up some pics soon... both from this day and also from Ingunn's day ;) stay tuned :oP haha

The greatest gift one could ever give or receive!

I will not pretend to feel the pain you’re going through
I know I cannot comprehend the hurt you’ve known
And I used to think it mattered if I understood
But now I just don’t know

Well, I’ll admit sometimes I still wish I knew what to say
And I keep looking for a way to fix it all
But we know we’re at the mercy of God’s higher ways
And our ways are so small

But I will carry you to Jesus
He is everything you need
I will carry you to Jesus on my knees

It’s such a privilege for me to give this gift to you
All I’d ever hope you’d give me in return
Is to know that you’ll be there to do the same for me
When the tables turn

And if you need to cry go on and I, I will cry along with you, yeah
I’ve given you what I have but still I know the best thing I can do
Is just pray for you

I’ll carry you
I’ll take you to Jesus on my knees

(I Will Carry You to Jesus by Steven Curtis Chapman)

I saw C-sections today!

OOOOH yea! I am so stoked! I got to see two C-sections at work today! It was awesome :) First time I see surgery so that's why I'm so excited ;) And in case you are wondering... no I did not take my camera with me :oP I got these pics of the internet just to give you guys a glimpse of what I saw.

Cool, don't you think?

A true miracle...

If babies aren't the biggest miracles in the world, I don't know what is! So small and so perfect... Just think about it... 9 months before birth they are only a very small cluster of cells that developes into a perfect little child. How can that be anything less than a miracle! Such a great witness to the Mastermind and Designer of life! The way a baby developes in its mothers womb is no coinsidence - it is all orchestrated, in every detail, by our amazing God and heavenly Father.

For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

Psalm 139:13-16

Read the whole Psalm here - it is one of my favorite Psalms!

Let go and let God!

Yup, I am in a position where I need to let go and let God take care of my needs. He is working in my life and there is not one single little thing about my needs, my desires, my dreams that He doesn't know of! That is the amazing thing... So why do I try so hard on my own to make things happen when all I really have to do is this:

Philippians 4:6

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everthying by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."

And by doing this I will...

Let go and let God!!!

... and I suggest you do the same, because God's plans are higher than ours! His will is good, pleasing and perfect! (just read Romans 12:2)

Isaiah 55:
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.

9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Something I heard today

The Voice of Truth

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in
On to the crashing waves

To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out His hand

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again, "Boy, You'll never win!"
"You'll never win!"

But the Voice of Truth tells me a different story
The Voice of Truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
And the Voice of Truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of Truth

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant
With just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
Shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
Time and time again, "Boy, You'll never win!"
"You'll never win!"

But the Voice of Truth tells me a different story
The Voice of Truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
And the Voice of Truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of Truth

But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves aren't looking so high
From on top of them lookin' down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me

But the Voice of Truth tells me a different story
The Voice of Truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
And the Voice of Truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of Truth

I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of Truth

That's a really encouraging song :)

Lean On Me

Get a hold of this song and listen to it... reading it is not half as great as listening to it! You simply have to find a way to listen to it!!! I heard this song to day and... well, I was having a really rough day and I broke down in tears because those words were exactly what I needed to hear... God sees my every tear and He cares. He's the one I can lean on and trust.

Lean On Me (by Kirk Franklin)

[Intro:]
This is for that little child with no father
For that man that doesn't have a place to stay
For that little boy living with AIDS
Can I tell you a story, tell you a story
You can lean on me

There's a man (oh yes)
Standing on the corner
He has no home
He has no food
And his blue skies are gone (yes it is)
Can't you hear him cryin' out

And there's a girl
Searching for a father and a friend
Praying that the storm someday will end
But instead of walking away
Open up your heart and say

[Chorus:]
I am here
You don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
Yes I will
Friends are there to catch you when you fall
Here's my shoulder
Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

Listen

Oh, there's a child
Who is sick and begging to be free
But there is no cure for his disease
He looks up to his mother and

As she hold (holds), his hand (hand)
Prayin' that someday
The sun will shine again
And the pain?
And the pain will end
Pain will end....Come on

I am here
You don't have to worry
I can see...
....your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
Friends are there to catch you when you fall
I'm your friend and I'll catch you when, when, when you fall
Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

Tell me, how can I, how can I love Jesus
When I've never seen His face
Yeah, I see you dying
And I turn and walk away

So hold my hand
Let me take you to a friend of mine
He's waiting just to ease your troubled mind
Yeah, yeah, He loves you more than you'll ever know
'Stead of walking away
Open up your heart and say
Come on

[Chorus:]
I am here
You don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
When you call, friends will be there to catch you when, catch you when you fall
Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
Thank you Jesus

Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
You can lean on me
Lean on me, yeah, yeah
You're my friend but you're also my brother
Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

Need to remind myself...

When I feel like nothing is going the way it should/how I planned for or wanted, I need to remind myself of this:

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
(Proverbs 19:21)

In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
(Proverbs 16:9)

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
(Jeremiah 29:11)

And since I seem to have a trust issue with my daddy in Heaven these days I need to read this, because I know that He's the one who can be trusted 100%:

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

6 in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.
(Proverbs 3)

Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
(Psalm 9:10)

Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
(Psalm 37:4)

The next few verses I can relate to really well right now.

"22...But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."
23" 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."
24Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" (Mark 9:22-24)

So this is my prayer today:
"Father, please help me trust you with all my heart. I believe, but I need You to help me overcome my doubt and unbelief. Help me lay everything down at your feet and rest in the knowledge that your plans are higher than mine."