Because of His Innocent Blood

He was tried. He was innocent. He was beaten.

His blood flowed as He was whipped

Again and again and again.

And He thought of me

Even though I neglect Him and forget Him.

Even though my sins are overwhelming,

Still He continues to tell me,

“I love you,”

Through the crown of thorns He wore,

And through the cross that He bore.

It is through His blood that I am healed.

And through His blood, I am sealed;

I am His child.

I was the one who nailed Him to the cross,

I was the one who spat and mocked.

Yet, He was like a lamb led to be slaughtered.

Not once did He cry out,

Not once did He shout

Curses upon the sinner.

Instead He cried out:

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”

And as His blood poured out

And as He heard the crowd laugh and shout,

He saw my sickness and my bondage of sin.

For the joy set before Him, he endured it.

He suffered and bled, and He gave up His spirit.

The earth was dark.

And satan rejoiced, but not for long.

For the innocent lamb who shed innocent blood

Conquered death itself.

And the heavens rejoiced as the

Son of God took His seat at the right

Hand of the Father.

He was a perfect sacrifice.

And it is because of His innocent

Blood that I am free.

[written April 2010. Hope you enjoy!]

Poetry

Since I'm not in the "blogging mood" right now, I'll post up a poem from the past again! I wrote this when I was in the 8th grade (a terribly long time ago), and this is one of my first attempts at poetry. Hope you enjoy!

Lost at Sea

The birds soared across the sky

with love songs in their soul

My dear, they sing for you tonight

even as the thunder rolls

I sat under the willow tree

and waited for you there

For that day you set across the sea

as I tied a ribbon in my hair

I waited for hours, for days, for years

but still you never came

I tried to bury all my fears

and realized... nothing would be the same

Forever I will wait for you

forever and a day

And as I stare into the ocean blue

silently I will pray

Listening in the Silence

"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."

   -Mother Teresa

Celebrating Life

Me and my family back in the day :)

Here is a poem that I wrote exactly three years ago (when my grandpa passed away.)

I know that I will see him again one day, and am so glad that he is dancing with Jesus now.

Writing has always been my "outlet" - hope you like it!

Roses Unseen

Beautiful the roses were

that crisp, December day

And even though the sky was dark

it was lovely to lay

In grass so green and flowers

fragrant, beautiful and white

I do believe there never passed

a lovelier, sweet night.

My dear, I wish that you could see

the beauty all around

But your eyes were blind to fantasy

and ears deaf to the sounds

Of buzzing bees and songs sung by

the birds, they were for you

And even though you shut them out

they continued to sing through.

Beautiful roses surrounding you,

if only you could see

And open ears, let go of fears,

just trust Him and believe.

I love and miss you Grandpa,

Michelle Analyn

Super Date

"An outing or occasion that involves taking a packed meal to be eaten outdoors"

So the Friday before my love went back to college, we decided to have a "super date."
Here are just a few of the things that we did:

• kite flying
• snicker doodle making
• card playing with his fam
• Emperor's New Groove watching
• laughing
• cheesecake eating

We did a handful of other things too, but I'll spare you of the details. :)

Long distance relationships are definitely challenging.

However, I know that one day I'll look back and smile at these days!

For now letters and texting and phone calling will suffice.

"Us couples" are so spoiled with technology. :P

Still hoping that "one day" will come soon,

Michelle Analyn

A Thought for Today

Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

-Hellen Keller

We live in a society that is always telling us that we aren't good enough.

We are never pretty enough, thin enough, or smart enough;

We need this new product to provide happinesss, and we need to eat a McDonalds cheeseburger to feel fully satisfied.

We are constantly comparing ourselves to everyone around us.

     So, since we live in a world that is so eager to bring us down, I just wanted to encourage you and let you know that you are created perfectly.


Psalm 139:13-16 says:

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.

     Not only is the creator of the universe crazy about you, but you are wonderfully made.

I hope you all had a splendid Monday,

Michelle Analyn

Unintentional Deception

Some things about me that might need to be cleared up:
I know that the title of this blog is "Sailing On", and my last post was titled the "Waters of Satisfaction Scattered." However, I hope that I am not misleading you to believe that I enjoy water.
Sure, I love showers and the occasional jump in the jacuzzi is pretty nice. But oceans and swimming and boats just aren't for me.


There is something absolutely beautiful about water, but I don't mind enjoying it from a distance.


Hope you are all having a magnificent Sunday afternoon!
Michelle Analyn

The Waters of Satisfaction Scattered

    What has been like water from the well of Bethlehem to you recently – love, friendship, spiritual blessing? Then at the peril of your soul, you take it to satisfy yourself. If you do, you cannot pour it out before the Lord. You can never sanctify to God that with which you long to satisfy yourself. If you satisfy yourself with a blessing from God, it will corrupt you; you must sacrifice it, pour it out, do with it what common sense says is an absurd waste.

    How am I to pour out unto the Lord natural love or spiritual blessing? In one way only – in the determination of my mind. There are certain acts of other people which one could never accept if one did not know God, because it is not within human power to repay them. But immediately I say – This is too great and worthy for me, it is not meant for a human being at all, I must pour it out unto the Lord, then these things pour out in rivers of living water all around. Until I do pour these things out before the Lord, they endanger those I love as well as myself because they will turn to lust. We can be lustful in things which are not sordid and vile. Love has to get to its transfiguration point of being poured out unto the Lord.

    If you have become bitter and sour, it is because when God gave you a blessing you clutched it for yourself; whereas if you had poured it out unto the Lord, you would have been the sweetest person out of heaven. If you are always taking blessings to yourself and never learn to pour out anything unto the Lord, other people do not get their horizon enlarged through you.

My Utmost for His Highest; Oswald Chambers

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     First posts always seem to be the most difficult! So I've decided to break the ice by putting up one of my favorite devotions from Oswald Chambers - this is the devotion that really shook me a few months ago.

     After becoming "bitter and sour", I had come to the realization that only God can satisfy. And another big 'aha moment' was in the sentence that states, "Yes, we can be lustful in things that are not sordid and vile." Even a thing as beautiful as natural love can become an object of lust!

     Anywho. I'm not sure of what kind of adventures this blog will entail. At first I was going to devote this blog solely to fashion (ha. ha.); but seeing as this is my first post, who knows what will come about.

Thanks for reading this! (or skimming) - You are officially getting a sneak peak into the mind of:

Michelle Analyn

P.S. I know that everyone goes to blogs to look at pictures. so here is one just for you. :)

Capri Sun + Hume Lake + my love next to me = Bliss