blake studdard

*Moved into a new house.
*Made progress on the Phil Rice worship record.
*Practiced with the Neighborhood, overhauling all of our songs to be more keys-driven (synth bass, etc.) due to the temporary loss of the bass player (full ride to Berkley in California for grad school).
*Attended a few prayer meetings, one of which consisting of me [...]

Today is great. It started for me around noon. Last night I stayed up until 4:45 with my roommate Joe, reminiscing on the past year. This year has been nuts. SO freaking crazy. Anyway, that has nothing to do with what I’m about to type. I’m just gonna type out today’s page of ‘Utmost for [...]

Psalm 142:5

‘I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, ‘You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.’

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You are all-sufficient for me. Everything else is a refuge of lies and a portion of no value.

This is a moment in my life where I’m being blessed immensely. And that terrifies me.

Sometimes I hate seasons of blessing. It means God is testing me to see if I’ll choose brokenness over the success or provision He is giving me.

I’m not saying we should act like God isn’t blessing us when he really [...]