If you're my friend on Facebook, you may recognize this as my "theme song." It was written by a student at the School of Worship in Costa Mesa, CA and so perfectly sums up where we all need to be with Jesus. The Lord laid it on my heart to do this song, but I didn't feel like He was leading me towards a specific verse for it. On Fridays, we have our Youth Night and we started doing a study of Joshua. There was one verse that jumped off the page at me:

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."-Joshua 1:9.

The end of the verse is what I love most. It says "Don't be Terrified". That's not just scared, but terrified! Joshua was in a position where he had reason to be terrified. God says "Don't be terrified" and then He says that He will be with us wherever we go. What a promise to hold on to. When we are in valleys, God with us! When we are in darkness, God with us! Whether we know it or not, God is always with us! How comforting that is. No matter what the world will throw at us or where in the world we are, we have Jesus to rest in. When we need strength, we find it at His feet. When we are weak, He is strong. Best of all, when we are faithless, He still loves us! He is the perfect match for us. These past few weeks have been really hard on me, but God is faithful!

So here's my question.... Is all that's in you Blessing Jesus? Or are you holding a little something back? No matter how small that little something is, Jesus wants it. Surrender all to Him, and He will take you places you couldn't even imagine.

Here's a quick sum up of what I wanted to share...

1.Emmanuel, God with us, He is the “WITH US” God. No matter where we are, no matter who we are, and no matter how we are doing.

2.Is all of you Blessing Jesus? Are you giving Jesus your 100% or just 99%?

I pray that whoever reads this would really search their heart in prayer to see if there's something that they are holding back. Jesus is so worth leaving everything for and giving everything to. He is our comfort, our Shelter, and our Provider. I challenge you to surrender all to Jesus and see the amazing things he does with you and through you. It will blow you away!

“Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” “May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.”-2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 and 2 Thessalonians 3:5