I can see...

Every once in a while God will let you see a tinny tiny glimpse of the "bigger picture".

He created us and is well aware of the fact we're not capable of wrapping our minds around the plans He has for us. BUT...Sometimes.....he lets us see just a glimpse of the bigger picture.

Bigger than the little bubble of our everyday routine. Bigger than you. Bigger than us. Bigger than the little pale blue dot we live on. God is so much bigger.

This life isn't easy. Everyone has trials. As different as they may be everyone has them. It's in these trials that you have a choice to find yourself. To find God. To fully rely on God for every move you make. When you're in total darkness and you don't know which way is up or down and you're hanging on to your faith by threads.....you find God.

Most of the time it's painful.

It's scary.

It sucks.

You can only see the nightmare in front of you.

The thing is God see's the bigger picture and He can see the rainbow when you're in the midst of the storm.

As painful as these trials are God sees you through it. It hurts. Physically, mentally and spiritually it hurts. But you get through it.

God can heal you in ways that are indiscribable.

I've gone through trials. Painful, heart breaking trials that are at sometimes still hard to swallow but I let my guard down. I broke down the walls that, what I thought, were protecting my heart and only then did the healing begin. I gave it all up. I COULD NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE.

When I gave it to God the healing began. In ways I can't even begin to explain.

On Easter Sunday God gave me a little glimpse of the bigger picture. Our friends from the streets, Kenneth and Denise came to church with us. Denise has a van and we invited them to come down to go to church with us and they showed up. I have to say it was the best Easter ever.

As we were singing in worship I looked over at Kenneth and saw his eyes and for a split moment God allowed me to see a glimpse of the bigger picture.

I could see.

I could see why God allowed Courtney to suffer and then take her home. I could see why God allowed my heart to crumble into pieces. I could see the answer to all those nights I laid in bed kicking and crying asking why. I could see a glimpse of why. I could see why God put it on my heart to go out on streets to Love people.

I could see what Todd meant when he pointed out the verse in John 15:16

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit- fruit that will last."

I could see why God choose me. If all that suffering and all that heart ache was to reclaim lost souls for the Glory of God then it was worth it.

I could see a glimpse of the bigger picture.

The beautiful thing about this is that GOD CHOSE YOU! You didn't choose Him, He chose you to go and bear fruit.


As you walk through these trials we face in this life try to remember God can see the bigger picture when you're spinning your wheels in the darkness.

God chose you.

Britney and Scottie

Satan is a liar....

John 10:10

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full

This is "Momma" with all she has.

Satan is a liar plain and simple. He lies to us all. I have so many friends out on the streets that have believed his lies for years and years. Lie after painful lie they fall victom to his decieving ways.

Sound familiar? He lies to us all. He is here to steal, kill and destroy. Does it disturb you when someone lies to you or steals from you?

Does this disturb you?

I don't know this man but I know Satan has lied to him. The streets are like Satan's playground, there are so many lies told and so many steal, kill and destroy.

There's an upside to this whole lying delima. Jesus came so that we may have life, and have it to the full. Strangely enough, for most people it's easier to believe Satan's lies than to believe that Jesus came to give us life to the full.

It happens a little at a time, one lie at a time. Lie after little lie it steals our happiness, kills our joy and destroys our souls. We see it often out in the streets. Dead, stolen souls. Their happiness and joy is gone. They walk through this world lifeless.

Some may ask how do you change it? How do you begin to help with such a huge problem? The answer is you don't. Jesus came so that we may have life, and have it to the full.

You pray. You ask for mercy. You claim healing for these people and for Jesus to shed light on Satan's lies and for the eyes of those that are being lied to to be opened.

You love them. No matter how much they don't want to be loved, you love them as Jesus loves them and let His light shine through you. You could be the person God uses to expose light on Satan's lies.

Me & Momma

You don't have to go out on the streets to accomplish this. As I said before Satan Lies to us all. There's someone you know right now that is struggling with Satan's lies. You can be the light that exposes those lies.

Look at the world around you. Think smaller; look at your family, your friends, your co-workers. Think even smaller, look at yourself. What lie are you struggling with? Call it out for what it is. Satan is attacking all of us with his lies.

Jesus came so that we may have life, and have it to the full. Believe in this. Cry out for mercy. Reclaim your life in the name of Jesus and have it to the full.

Please be in prayer for those out on the streets and that day by day Satan's lies are exposed a little more.


Britney & Scottie