Top Twenty Gospel Songs This Week! (:

WELL... haha this past week I got to see Brandon Heath in concert (so there are many of his songs on here!)

1. The One~ Brandon Heath

2. Your Love~ Brandon Heath

3. Steady Now~ Brandon Heath

4. Love Me~ JJ Heller

5. Day After Day~ Kristian Stanfill

6. You Are~ Jason Castro

7. You Are More~ Tenth Avenue North

8. Children of God~ Third Day

9. Who Am I~ Casting Crowns

10. To Know You~ Casting Crowns

11. Starry Night~ Chris August

12. Look What You've Done~ Tree 63

13. Wait~ Caleb

14. Trouble~ Caleb

15. Beauty Will Rise~ Steven Curtis Chapman

16. Come Home~ Luminate

17. Made To Love~ TobyMac

18. City On Our Knees~ TobyMac

19. Stolen~ Brandon Heath

20. Follow You~ Leeland feat. Brandon Heath




These are all WONDERFUL songs that have really spoken to me this week! (:

ENJOY! :D

Thanks for reading!

God Bless!

Taylre! (:

God Is With Us! :)

Wednesday, I got to school really early. I became pretty bored so I decided to pull out my Bible and see what God needed me to hear that morning. I think we have all heard the old trick of open your Bible and God will show things maybe you've never seen before. Well here I was trying to open my heart to Jesus. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much. I had just been having a bad week, and I had experienced some of my friends "turning against me". I had really been feeling quite alone, so I called on God with an open mind and an open heart. I randomly opened up the Bible and of course it landed on Psalm. I looked down and Psalm 25 was in front of me, but it was several of the verses at the end that were brought to my attention.

Psalm 25:17-22

17. The troubles of my heart have multiplied;

free me from my anguish.

18. Look upon my affliction and my distress

and take away all my sins.

19. See how my enemies have increased

and how fiercely they hate me!

20. Guard my life and rescue me;

let me not be put to shame,

for I take refuge in you.

21. May integrity and uprightness

protect me,

because my hope is in you.

22. Redeem Israel, O God,

from all their troubles!

After reading this excerpt, I realized that lately I was going through some of the same things that David was when he wrote this Psalm. Well, I wasn't exactly sad and upset for the hope of Israel, but I had felt lately like everyone had been trying to be my enemy. But God delicately laid these verses in front of me for a reason. He wanted me to understand to come to ALWAYS come to Him. These verses remind me that there are always going to be people that don't like me or even Christians in general. But it is not about how many people like/dislike you; its about how you respond. Do you respond with compassion and love? Do we tell God we need Him? Do we go to God because we BELIEVE He is our source of strength? Sometimes we will have problems. Sometimes we will have friendships that end. And Sometimes, we will have enemies multiply and turn against us---Just like David in this Psalm!


But... Its SO important to understand and to know that God Is With Us! (:

Thanks for reading!(:

God Bless! :)

Taylre!

Fighting That Fear... (:

If I were to ask you "what do you fear?" what would you say?

Would you say sky diving or flying in an airplane. What about scuba diving with sharks? (scary stuff right there!) How about talking to that one person you know is not a Christian. Or my personal favorite, going out of your comfort zone on a mission trip.

I recently sat down with a couple people and we were discussing topics in the mission field. I looked at one of my friends and ask them, "If you could go anywhere in the world to go on a mission trip, where would it be?" This person looked at me and replied, "I don't know. I never really thought about it before. I mean that is kind of scary to think about. Maybe that is why it is scary, because I am afraid of being uncomfortable. Maybe that is how we all feel. Maybe our society has gotten too scared to leave their comfort zone and share God's love with the world."

I was confused at first. I had just asked them to tell me what country they would like to visit and I ended up with a problem that I now felt needed to be solved. Let me be the first to say, I was EXTREMELY overwhelmed. At the time I didn't realize it, but now I do.

It is often said, "Don't let your fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." It is the same concept with spreading the Word. Don't let your fear that you may not be successful every time keep you from telling others of God's love for them.

Overall I can promise you this. Jesus loves you. He will not let you down. And importantly, If God gives you a mission and you do what He says, He will bless you. No matter what, He WILL bless you. That I can be certain. One more thing... God will always assist us in fighting that fear.. (:

2 Corinthians 12:9


Thanks for reading! (:
God Bless! :)

Taylre!

God + You = Happiness! (:

Hello (:

I am doing a Bible study that I would strongly recommend! haha

Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer!
This devotional book is amazing! It has everything you need to know about living a happy and healthy Christian life! (:

So if there is anything I have learned from my 8 years of being a Christian, it is that God is happiness. Our material wants only provide us happiness for a short period of time. As soon as they go away... then what?

God is ALWAYS gonna be there! I promise. He is steady and unchanging! He will NEVER LEAVE YA HANGIN! (: PROMISE! (:
God will always be our Rescue.

Just like in one of my favorite songs, Rescue, by Chris and Conrad.
"If there was no rescue, I'da never made it home."

God is our rescue and He will help you.. if you let Him.

So be happy, positive, and if ya need anything... let me know! (: lol


and remember...


GOD + YOU = HAPPINESS! (:

What a BEAUTIFUL EQUATION (:

Thanks!
God Bless!

Taylre! (:

Who Are You? :)

Hey everyone! (:

I am assuming most of you reading this know me, but do you know the real me? Whether you do or you don't, I am going to tell you a little bit about myself.

I was fortunate enough to be born into a family where going to church was and is a weekly occurance. I have been going to church since I was born. It is something that is extremely important to me, and without church, I am not sure who I would be. However, who I am now is not who I've always been.

Pretty much since the day I started talking, I have been an extreme worry wart. It really is pretty stupid actually. But my worries were not normal. When I reached the age of eight, my worries went from getting my Kindergarten assignments done to, my mom is one minute late to pick me up... OH NO! i bet she had a car wreck. If you're reading this you're probably thinking I am exaggerating... I'm not. lol thats how terrible I was.

This same year, I remember taking a bubble bath ( HAHA yeah I used to love those too!). Once again I got worried about something stupid and unrealistic. I don't even remember what it was. It was probably what if this bath tub drain sucks me up and I die kinda thing. ANYWAY! lol I called for my mom and she came running. And I asked that million dollar question. "Mom, what would happen to me if I died right here, right now?" Mom looked at me and sighed. "Taylre, you are not going to die. Stop worrying."
Of course those of you who know me KNOW I am not one that takes that as an answer (LOL). So I looked at her and said, "Mom, really. I need to know."
She told me to get out, dry off, and come talk to her and my dad. I got out and did what she said.


As I ran into the living room and hopped on my dad's lap, my mother clued him in to what was going on. My dad looked at me in surprise and said, "Taylre, what do you feel?"
I said, "Daddy, I feel scared."
Dad looked at me and smiled as he replied, "Honey, don't be scared. I mean't what do you feel, deep down, in your heart. Do you feel like God is tugging at your heart?"

I was extremely puzzled. I had no idea why my Creater would be so called "tugging" at my heart. I looked my dad straight in the eyes and said, "I don't know. I just want this feeling of fear to go away and never come back. I don't like it."
Dad looked in my eight year old eyes and said, "I can't help you."
I felt so abandon and almost started to cry when I looked back and said, " Why? Why can't you help me? Your my dad, thats what you're here for!"
My dad said, "I am here to lead you to the one that can help you. I can't help you, but God can. If you are ready to begin a relationship with Him, we can pray together. Would you like that?"
I nodded. My father and I sat there together on our knees in the living room of our home and prayed a prayer I will never forget.

Since that night, I have never been the same. Yeah I worry, we all do. But I know I have no reason to worry, because my Lord and Savior is there for me... no matter what. He loves me, and He loves you too! (:

As you read this, you found a little bit of who I am... reflect... who are you? (:


Thanks!
God Bless! (:

Taylre!

Taylre's Top Twenty Gospel Songs for the Week! (:

Hey guys! I thought I would start posting my favorite/most listened to Christian songs every week. Most of these are available on itunes. If you have any questions about the list, just ask! (:


1. Sweetly Broken ~ Jeremy Riddle

2. SMS (Shine) ~ David Crowder Band

3. I Will Rise ~ Chris Tomlin

4. Beautiful King ~ Danyew

5. Birmingham (We Are Safe) ~ David Crowder Band

6. Lead Me to the Cross ~ Chris and Conrad

7. City On Our Knees ~ tobyMac

8. Come Home ~ Luminate

9. Crazy Love ~ Hawk Nelson

10. Beauty Will Rise ~ Steven Curtis Chapman

11. Declaration of Dependence ~ Steven Curtis Chapman

12. For Love of You ~ Audrey Assad

13. Light Up the Sky ~ The Afters

14. From Underneath ~ Hawk Nelson

15. Your Love ~ Brandon Heath

16. Hosanna ~ Hillsong United

17. How He Loves ~ David Crowder Band

18. Jesus Paid It All ~ Kristian Stanfill

19. Look What You've Done ~ Tree63

20. Love ~ Chris Tomlin ( with Watoto Children's choir)


Thanks so much for reading!

God Bless You! (:

Taylre! (:

Africa, HERE I COME! :)

Hey everyone!
I know I haven't written in quite awhile... and that is going to change! I promise! :)
So here's the deal!
I just got back from Denver, Colorado.. and let me be the first to say it was an AMAZING trip! I loved every minute of it! Over the course of my journey, i spent so much time looking at the landscape out west. It is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! we took a two hour road trip from Denver to Wyoming... and I was listening to my ipod along the way. We had been skiing the day before.. so as you could imagine I was tired haha... so in my desperation, i fell asleep (still listening to my ipod). I had this amazing dream.. I don't exactly remember seeing anything.. however,I did hear something quite significant. As I slept I heard a conversation. When I woke up the only words I could remember were "go" and "Africa." I was jolted awake as we hit a pot hole on the road. I found I was listening to "Love" by Chris Tomlin. Those of you who have heard this song know that there is an African Children's Choir that sings along in the background. This kinda surprised me a little, because I have always wanted to adopt at least one child from Ethiopia when I get older. However, I haven't thought about this in a while. I had a similar dream last night. As soon as I woke, I picked up the phone and called one of my best friends and told her everything.
As of right now, I feel like God is trying to tell me that I need to go to Africa on a mission trip. I don't know when and I don't know where, but I feel that God is going to give me an opportunity and it will be my responsibility to take it and go to Africa. I'm so excited I really can not tell you how I feel. all I can say is...
AFRICA, HERE I COME! :)