Then Jacob tore his clothes and put on sackcloth. He mourned deeply for his son for many days. Genesis 37:34
When Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery, his father, Jacob, was devastated. But he didn't try to hide it. Allow yourself the freedom to feel sad when it is appropriate, and be honest with God about your grief.
A lot of days i appreciate these devotional thoughts and today was most definitely one of them. :))
I have an adopted brother! ;)
Monday, October 30, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Since he himself has gone through suffering and temptation, he is able to help us when we are being tempted. Hebrews 2:18
What temptations entice you? Picture Jesus in your shoes. How would he respond when offered the chance to cheat, to stretch the truth, to look at pornography? Ask him for help. He identifies with your struggle.
Which is more important, living like a Christian or telling others what I believe about God?
Try to remember the best gift you ever received. What did you do after you opened it? More than likely, you called your best friend to tell him or her about it.
Forgiveness from sin is the greatest gift you will ever receive! It is impossible to keep quiet about it if you truly recognize how important this free gift really is.
Check out the story of the four men with leprosy who discovered the empty camp (2 Kings 7:3-15). All of their enemies were gone! They couldn’t wait to share the good news with everyone.
The choice for the four men with leprosy—keeping their discovery a secret or telling others about it—probably was tough to make because their disease separated them from other people. But they didn’t hesitate to make their choice.
Our sin is like leprosy. We cannot always tell its effects, but left unchecked, the 'disease' gets progressively worse. But forgiveness is the antidote for this disease. Our response in thankfulness to God could cause us to tell all who will listen!
What temptations entice you? Picture Jesus in your shoes. How would he respond when offered the chance to cheat, to stretch the truth, to look at pornography? Ask him for help. He identifies with your struggle.
Which is more important, living like a Christian or telling others what I believe about God?
Try to remember the best gift you ever received. What did you do after you opened it? More than likely, you called your best friend to tell him or her about it.
Forgiveness from sin is the greatest gift you will ever receive! It is impossible to keep quiet about it if you truly recognize how important this free gift really is.
Check out the story of the four men with leprosy who discovered the empty camp (2 Kings 7:3-15). All of their enemies were gone! They couldn’t wait to share the good news with everyone.
The choice for the four men with leprosy—keeping their discovery a secret or telling others about it—probably was tough to make because their disease separated them from other people. But they didn’t hesitate to make their choice.
Our sin is like leprosy. We cannot always tell its effects, but left unchecked, the 'disease' gets progressively worse. But forgiveness is the antidote for this disease. Our response in thankfulness to God could cause us to tell all who will listen!
Friday, October 27, 2006
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
rambling- my own little world
I felt like blah today. I feel like blah now... I finished the article due for phys. ed. and i'm ahead in science class and all that is left is bible homework to do. I don't feel like doing it. I want to sit next to the fireplace at home in my comfy redish chair and snuggle up next to my kitty and read a book.- a good book, not some crummy book that has to be read for class.
i'm thankful today for the cool and chilling breeze that God sent today and it helped me stay alert. Two days in a row things havent been crazy active and i'm happy for it because i got to talk to God some more and i enjoyed it. It wasn't anything intense or soul searching, just talking and it felt gosh darn good.
I looked at the sky today and was thankful for it. I felt the cold breeze today and was (oddly) happy for it. I walked into the deans office today to see Keri on duty and was happy for her (and the fact she was on duty which turned out to be mostly alana at desk=)) , although she is sick. (get well soon) i snuggled with Mericel last night for a few minutes and was happy to have friends who come around when you need a hug. I'm thankful for Cody's wonderfully warm hugs that also make me happy. I'm happy for the nerds all together because they are soo wonderful and i'm they're in my daily life. I thought about far away friends today and was thankful for them and i prayed for them to find their way and not over stress and to get enough sleep and to remember to keep Him first in their lives etc, etc.
God has put wonderful people and things and events in my life and has comforted me with them and i am quite contentfully happy with that too. :)
Oh and ya know what else? i had FOUR HOURS of free time, i didnt have 3rd period class (english) (hurray!!!!) and i didnt practice during any of those four hours!! :'( sad it's true, and its not because i didnt feel like it, it was more like i didnt want to walk those how ever many feet to the practice rooms in the ad building; and that my friends is laziness.
so i thought i'd just tell ya what i was thinking today and tell yas i miss you. ::cough::cough:: Dorota, Emily (s), Jared, James, Gina...
oh and i have been eating granola and drinking (or attempting to drink) a buttload of water. Which later lead to thoughts of a certain blue eyed, blonde, horse rider who LOVES granola and has two union waterbottles and NEVER washes them out. and i miss that person too... I miss your hugs...
and miss LBG, where are you at... its depressing when you aren't around to fill my computer time with smiles. wanna come home soon?!?! i'm ready and waiting u can come any day now! ;)
MORE!
i'm thankful today for the cool and chilling breeze that God sent today and it helped me stay alert. Two days in a row things havent been crazy active and i'm happy for it because i got to talk to God some more and i enjoyed it. It wasn't anything intense or soul searching, just talking and it felt gosh darn good.
I looked at the sky today and was thankful for it. I felt the cold breeze today and was (oddly) happy for it. I walked into the deans office today to see Keri on duty and was happy for her (and the fact she was on duty which turned out to be mostly alana at desk=)) , although she is sick. (get well soon) i snuggled with Mericel last night for a few minutes and was happy to have friends who come around when you need a hug. I'm thankful for Cody's wonderfully warm hugs that also make me happy. I'm happy for the nerds all together because they are soo wonderful and i'm they're in my daily life. I thought about far away friends today and was thankful for them and i prayed for them to find their way and not over stress and to get enough sleep and to remember to keep Him first in their lives etc, etc.
God has put wonderful people and things and events in my life and has comforted me with them and i am quite contentfully happy with that too. :)
Oh and ya know what else? i had FOUR HOURS of free time, i didnt have 3rd period class (english) (hurray!!!!) and i didnt practice during any of those four hours!! :'( sad it's true, and its not because i didnt feel like it, it was more like i didnt want to walk those how ever many feet to the practice rooms in the ad building; and that my friends is laziness.
so i thought i'd just tell ya what i was thinking today and tell yas i miss you. ::cough::cough:: Dorota, Emily (s), Jared, James, Gina...
oh and i have been eating granola and drinking (or attempting to drink) a buttload of water. Which later lead to thoughts of a certain blue eyed, blonde, horse rider who LOVES granola and has two union waterbottles and NEVER washes them out. and i miss that person too... I miss your hugs...
and miss LBG, where are you at... its depressing when you aren't around to fill my computer time with smiles. wanna come home soon?!?! i'm ready and waiting u can come any day now! ;)
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If you are willing to suffer for Christ, you have decided to stop sinning. And you won't spend the rest of your life chasing after evil desires. 1 Peter 4:1-2
Take heed if you decide to stop living for Jesus--sin is lurking around the corner! Pray for the courage to say no to sin, no matter what the cost.
Take heed if you decide to stop living for Jesus--sin is lurking around the corner! Pray for the courage to say no to sin, no matter what the cost.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Sleep is a wonderful thing
an hour nap does wonders when you've just returned home from blue mountain and tests have been crawling all over you and the viola has been permanately attatched to your shoulder.
After waking up from that short but very much needed nap i was set and ready to move once again without the help of any caffiene. The nap was long over due and i realized that when i couldnt even read a book i desperately want to finish (and we all know that i love to read and will stay up til 3am to finish one). I'm still under a lot of homework and i want to get ahead while i have the time to. I have all of chapter 9 and ten vocab done and i'm working on the worksheets for them now. As soon as that is finished i think i'll move back to the PE projects that will be due when i return. I found an article that is at the very least 3 pages long and i need to read it and write an analysis on it. And then.. I'll be working on something like a personal narrative about my dad and so far its entitled "the unforgettable" and thats all the further i've gotten. I really would like to put forth some good heartfelt effort toward this but i fear if i do i'll be emotionally drained by not even 1/3 of the way through. BUT it will be healthy for me in the long run, hence making it an assignment for me because otherwise, i will avoid facing some realizations that i feel will come about during this assignment. so wish me luck on that.
My homework awaits me and is calling my name and i will not socialize on the phone until it is all finished. AND i will not read " searching for a God to love" by chris blake until it is all done and organized and i am satisfied. Glasses on, books papers open and pencil in hand- Diven back in!
After waking up from that short but very much needed nap i was set and ready to move once again without the help of any caffiene. The nap was long over due and i realized that when i couldnt even read a book i desperately want to finish (and we all know that i love to read and will stay up til 3am to finish one). I'm still under a lot of homework and i want to get ahead while i have the time to. I have all of chapter 9 and ten vocab done and i'm working on the worksheets for them now. As soon as that is finished i think i'll move back to the PE projects that will be due when i return. I found an article that is at the very least 3 pages long and i need to read it and write an analysis on it. And then.. I'll be working on something like a personal narrative about my dad and so far its entitled "the unforgettable" and thats all the further i've gotten. I really would like to put forth some good heartfelt effort toward this but i fear if i do i'll be emotionally drained by not even 1/3 of the way through. BUT it will be healthy for me in the long run, hence making it an assignment for me because otherwise, i will avoid facing some realizations that i feel will come about during this assignment. so wish me luck on that.
My homework awaits me and is calling my name and i will not socialize on the phone until it is all finished. AND i will not read " searching for a God to love" by chris blake until it is all done and organized and i am satisfied. Glasses on, books papers open and pencil in hand- Diven back in!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
There's a flag flying high...
I SAW..... I SAW... I SAW MINDY!!!!!! MINDY JOSHNICK!!!!!!
Megan the dear person she is says that i have to go see the dean and i'm like huh? i dont believe you. What could i have possibly done wrong now... ok so then i go despite the not believing her and i see MINDY sitting on the desk in the office thing and.. SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!! i dont know how many hugs i gave her but i couldnt even believe she was up from SOUTHERN in TENNESSEE (i hope i spelt that right). she's on break and she came all the way up to see her BMA girls!!!! When she left i was STILL flippin out and i was soo happy i was even crying!! CRYING!! well not sobbing but there were definitely tears coming from my eyes! I screamed and screamed and screamed... in my pillow of course because of this thing called lights out.. yea and i didnt even go to sleep until almost 1am. 3 girls in one little twin bed isnt the easiest thing to accomplish. and they arent little camper girls who are easy to cuddle up with and hold in your arms either. But still it was still cuddly! :))
OH and just a quick thing yesterday i only lasted maybe and hour and 1/2 without smiling. :(( but its ok i think i can accept the fact that i can't smile when either my RA is around or dean Keri is on duty. (besides having ppl visit you who you never expected to see at such an hour!)
oh yea! another thing!! Mindy PROMISED she is coming back today!!
Megan the dear person she is says that i have to go see the dean and i'm like huh? i dont believe you. What could i have possibly done wrong now... ok so then i go despite the not believing her and i see MINDY sitting on the desk in the office thing and.. SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!! i dont know how many hugs i gave her but i couldnt even believe she was up from SOUTHERN in TENNESSEE (i hope i spelt that right). she's on break and she came all the way up to see her BMA girls!!!! When she left i was STILL flippin out and i was soo happy i was even crying!! CRYING!! well not sobbing but there were definitely tears coming from my eyes! I screamed and screamed and screamed... in my pillow of course because of this thing called lights out.. yea and i didnt even go to sleep until almost 1am. 3 girls in one little twin bed isnt the easiest thing to accomplish. and they arent little camper girls who are easy to cuddle up with and hold in your arms either. But still it was still cuddly! :))
OH and just a quick thing yesterday i only lasted maybe and hour and 1/2 without smiling. :(( but its ok i think i can accept the fact that i can't smile when either my RA is around or dean Keri is on duty. (besides having ppl visit you who you never expected to see at such an hour!)
oh yea! another thing!! Mindy PROMISED she is coming back today!!
My word for the day :))
obstreperous \uhb-STREP-uhr-uhs; ob-\, adjective:
1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly.2. Noisy, clamorous, or boisterous.
Doesnt this sound like me sometimes?! Liz here says so... ok.. maybe a lot of times.. ;)
1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly.2. Noisy, clamorous, or boisterous.
Doesnt this sound like me sometimes?! Liz here says so... ok.. maybe a lot of times.. ;)
Food For Thought
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.”Isaiah 55:8-9
At once. Now. Immediately. Deadlines.
These are words that come to mind regarding the fast-paced lifestyle many of us find ourselves in. We expect our newspaper to be on the front porch when we wake up. We expect traffic signals to turn green the instant we approach them. We expect a bag of popcorn to explode into light, fluffy goodness in exactly three-and-a-half minutes. But what happens when our desires don’t materialize in what we consider to be a timely fashion? We may experience frustration, grumpiness, possibly even anger.
As one of the fruits of the Spirit, patience is a character trait God desires to produce in us (see Galatians 5:22-23). Yet the only way to really learn what it means to be patient is to experience it firsthand. Patience is an oh-so-gradually unveiled gift.
Noah lived in a time when lawlessness and sin were the rule, not the exception. Imagine his reaction when God told him about his plan to destroy humanity! Picture Noah’s reaction when God told him to build a boat, giving him specific dimensions and directions! Imagine having to wait 120 years to see it happen! I wonder if Noah ever said to himself, “Okay Lord, things are getting worse instead of better. Aren’t you going to execute your plan? After all, it’s already been fifteen years!” Thankfully, Noah learned the lesson of patience, trusted God’s timing, and was spared from the flood as a result.
Our response when something doesn’t happen on schedule speaks to how well we have learned to be patient. Maybe God has something better just around the corner. He will let you know when he’s ready—or perhaps when you’re ready. That’s something to consider the next time you throw a bag of popcorn in the microwave.
At once. Now. Immediately. Deadlines.
These are words that come to mind regarding the fast-paced lifestyle many of us find ourselves in. We expect our newspaper to be on the front porch when we wake up. We expect traffic signals to turn green the instant we approach them. We expect a bag of popcorn to explode into light, fluffy goodness in exactly three-and-a-half minutes. But what happens when our desires don’t materialize in what we consider to be a timely fashion? We may experience frustration, grumpiness, possibly even anger.
As one of the fruits of the Spirit, patience is a character trait God desires to produce in us (see Galatians 5:22-23). Yet the only way to really learn what it means to be patient is to experience it firsthand. Patience is an oh-so-gradually unveiled gift.
Noah lived in a time when lawlessness and sin were the rule, not the exception. Imagine his reaction when God told him about his plan to destroy humanity! Picture Noah’s reaction when God told him to build a boat, giving him specific dimensions and directions! Imagine having to wait 120 years to see it happen! I wonder if Noah ever said to himself, “Okay Lord, things are getting worse instead of better. Aren’t you going to execute your plan? After all, it’s already been fifteen years!” Thankfully, Noah learned the lesson of patience, trusted God’s timing, and was spared from the flood as a result.
Our response when something doesn’t happen on schedule speaks to how well we have learned to be patient. Maybe God has something better just around the corner. He will let you know when he’s ready—or perhaps when you’re ready. That’s something to consider the next time you throw a bag of popcorn in the microwave.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
my "lets try this"
ok so i'm going to try to mess with this whole beta blogger deal but i'm not quite even sure how to change colors... for the border AROUND the picture..
"That's how much you mean to me! That's how much I LOVE YOU! I'd sell off the whole world just for YOU! Trade ALL OF CREATION just to get you back!!" Isaiah 43:4
A BIG thank you to Kris and dolly!!! I got the package i've been waiting for FOREVER!!
Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity? I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Romans 8:35, 38
It is all too easy for us to feel separated from God, alone and unloved. But God assures us that it's impossible to escape his love, even when we don't feel it.
Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity? I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Romans 8:35, 38
It is all too easy for us to feel separated from God, alone and unloved. But God assures us that it's impossible to escape his love, even when we don't feel it.
Monday, October 16, 2006
I love You
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9
If you love God, your future is secure. More than that, your future is greater than you can ever imagine! But through his Spirit, God has given us a glimpse of what's to come.
If you love God, your future is secure. More than that, your future is greater than you can ever imagine! But through his Spirit, God has given us a glimpse of what's to come.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Isaiah 53.3
He was despised and rejected--a man of sorrows, acquainted with bitterest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way when he went by. Isaiah 53:3
Are you facing a time of bitter sorrow? In the Christian life, there may be times of deep rejection. Take comfort--you're following where Christ has already been.
Are you facing a time of bitter sorrow? In the Christian life, there may be times of deep rejection. Take comfort--you're following where Christ has already been.
Friday, October 13, 2006
Its not about shunning them
I’ve been a Christian for about nine months. Although I’ve made a lot of friends who are Christians, I still have quite a few who aren’t. Can I still hang out with friends who aren’t Christians? Why or why not?
Find a quarter and two pennies. Place the quarter on a table. Put the two pennies about five inches below the quarter, one inch apart.
Now, pretend God is the quarter, you are the penny on the left, and your friend is the penny on the right. As you grow closer to God (move your penny up an inch or two), what happens to the distance between you and your friend? It gets wider! When only one person in a friendship moves closer to God, that’s what happens to the relationship automatically!
Our closest friends have an effect on our behavior. That’s why hanging around with old friends who aren’t Christians will probably not help you become a stronger Christian. This is the message of 2 Corinthians 6:14. If you spend all of your time with unbelievers, you’ll tend to become like them and not move closer to God.
In the early stages of your Christian life, you need friends who will help you grow spiritually. However, God doesn’t want you to be totally isolated from those who aren’t Christians. If you’re going to be Christ’s representative to those who don’t know him (see 2 Cor 5:18-20), you have to be around them!
"Don't act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do." Ephesians 5:17
Take time to consider the direction the Lord would have you go.
Find a quarter and two pennies. Place the quarter on a table. Put the two pennies about five inches below the quarter, one inch apart.
Now, pretend God is the quarter, you are the penny on the left, and your friend is the penny on the right. As you grow closer to God (move your penny up an inch or two), what happens to the distance between you and your friend? It gets wider! When only one person in a friendship moves closer to God, that’s what happens to the relationship automatically!
Our closest friends have an effect on our behavior. That’s why hanging around with old friends who aren’t Christians will probably not help you become a stronger Christian. This is the message of 2 Corinthians 6:14. If you spend all of your time with unbelievers, you’ll tend to become like them and not move closer to God.
In the early stages of your Christian life, you need friends who will help you grow spiritually. However, God doesn’t want you to be totally isolated from those who aren’t Christians. If you’re going to be Christ’s representative to those who don’t know him (see 2 Cor 5:18-20), you have to be around them!
"Don't act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do." Ephesians 5:17
Take time to consider the direction the Lord would have you go.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Well, i got through the day and i was overall satisfied. BUT FIRST before i even tell you what i did today I want to give a shout out to Katie Carlson's amazing blog layout/design and its all thanks to the wonderful and magnificant Ben! yes, He has some sick webdesign skills!
.... SO anyway, moving on. I have pretty much ALL my make up work completed and handed in and i am ahead a little in science even!! I Just have to make up two tests; one in science and the other in Math. TOday i even took my vocab and two math quizes and got ahead in the science and handed in almost all my work for science. I really am quite happy about that. I took my World History test today that i really wasn't prepared for. I have one make up assignment yet in that but it can not possibly be that hard. ;) Ok so maybe i lied.. I think i did. SO i don't have ALL my make-up work finished but i have most of it done! I even have had time for meals AND sleep and conversations! it is great really and not so hard. Through out the day today i even thought, 'hey maybe i should do this more often so I actually have work to do and i feel like i'm staying busy and I don't have free time because this is nice" But then another thought came into mind, "if i want to do this all the time, I really MUST be crazy! I think maybe i should TRY NOT to be crazy" SO right now the only fustrations in life is having to deal with the immaturity of just a few of the students- or should i say the hardheadedness and slackingness of these people. It really does irritate me but it mostly only irritates me when it interferes with my studies and I would help and knock some sense into their head if only i had all the patience in the world or more less the social skills and maturity myself to do such.
Actually, you know what my dear readers, for the past few days i have been missing people (as usual) but today i figured hey why not tell you people I actually miss you and i'm thinking about ya'll! So Frank, Jeremy, Katie and Emily (Y and E) I miss having you around and making life joyful and funny and serious and sweet and reminding me of all the little sweet things and the greatness of you guys/girls. :))OH and I miss Denise and yea, shes cool! SHe was up here at BMA while i was AT HOME!!! :'( i was crushed! She AND Gary both!! Completely crushed i tell you.. COmpletely crushed.. ;)
oh yea, when i came back from home I saw the ever so beautiful Jeanna and Liz so i was quite happy! Not to mention Dean Keri! even though she wasn't on duty i was still happy because like i have been saying she makes work soo happy and the atmosphere so happyful! it makes me smile :)) i love it cause every time i see her its like a rush of happiness filling my soul and i just go plow her with my hug and am soo appreciative with her presence. it is really awesome. She is soo funny! definition of ADHD: Keri L.
.... SO anyway, moving on. I have pretty much ALL my make up work completed and handed in and i am ahead a little in science even!! I Just have to make up two tests; one in science and the other in Math. TOday i even took my vocab and two math quizes and got ahead in the science and handed in almost all my work for science. I really am quite happy about that. I took my World History test today that i really wasn't prepared for. I have one make up assignment yet in that but it can not possibly be that hard. ;) Ok so maybe i lied.. I think i did. SO i don't have ALL my make-up work finished but i have most of it done! I even have had time for meals AND sleep and conversations! it is great really and not so hard. Through out the day today i even thought, 'hey maybe i should do this more often so I actually have work to do and i feel like i'm staying busy and I don't have free time because this is nice" But then another thought came into mind, "if i want to do this all the time, I really MUST be crazy! I think maybe i should TRY NOT to be crazy" SO right now the only fustrations in life is having to deal with the immaturity of just a few of the students- or should i say the hardheadedness and slackingness of these people. It really does irritate me but it mostly only irritates me when it interferes with my studies and I would help and knock some sense into their head if only i had all the patience in the world or more less the social skills and maturity myself to do such.
Actually, you know what my dear readers, for the past few days i have been missing people (as usual) but today i figured hey why not tell you people I actually miss you and i'm thinking about ya'll! So Frank, Jeremy, Katie and Emily (Y and E) I miss having you around and making life joyful and funny and serious and sweet and reminding me of all the little sweet things and the greatness of you guys/girls. :))OH and I miss Denise and yea, shes cool! SHe was up here at BMA while i was AT HOME!!! :'( i was crushed! She AND Gary both!! Completely crushed i tell you.. COmpletely crushed.. ;)
oh yea, when i came back from home I saw the ever so beautiful Jeanna and Liz so i was quite happy! Not to mention Dean Keri! even though she wasn't on duty i was still happy because like i have been saying she makes work soo happy and the atmosphere so happyful! it makes me smile :)) i love it cause every time i see her its like a rush of happiness filling my soul and i just go plow her with my hug and am soo appreciative with her presence. it is really awesome. She is soo funny! definition of ADHD: Keri L.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
I'm promise I'm not dead
Due to that long lapse of not being school i most likely wont be blogging anything but anything for a while. my friend Liz said that its not even worth sleeping or eating if u miss more than 2 or 3 days of school work because those things don't exist if u have work to make up. and i missed at least a week and then theres the current work and not to mention a buttload of tests. I'm around though. You might actually see me on messenger but only cause i'm such an addict. ;) I need some kind of social life. ;) so yea.. i'll be alive just wont be posting
Shut-up and Listen
What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Obedience is far better than sacrifice. 1 Samuel 15:22
Are you trying to win points with God by participating in lots of good activities? Simplify your life. The best way to love him is by just doing what he says.
Are you trying to win points with God by participating in lots of good activities? Simplify your life. The best way to love him is by just doing what he says.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
He loves me THAT much! isiah 43:4
This is real love. It is not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1 John 4:10
Do you feel guilty for not loving God enough? Stop to consider the truth that you cannot really love God until you accept how much he loves you!
Do you feel guilty for not loving God enough? Stop to consider the truth that you cannot really love God until you accept how much he loves you!
Friday, October 06, 2006
VENTING: no need to read unless ya wanna know my life story
ok so its 11:30pm and its sabbath and i'm sick and i'm in pain and i'm fustrated and i'm AWAKE. ::insert really fustrated feelings minus the tantrum and potty mouth:: mother dearest the dearest person she is stole my mac card at 11 something while i was sleeping and THEN woke me up to find out my pin number to get who knows what out of whatever amount of money i have which is about 500 right now. she said she needed for propane. first of all its sabbath and second of all whatever she DOES need/want it can wait. but of course that wouldnt occur to her being she doesnt keep the sabbath to begin with. But anyway.. so yea.. basically.. now that i vented to someone i really shouldnt have because she IMed ME. but hey. i'm hoping shes trust worhy. anyway long story short, she threatened me with school if i didnt give her my pin number so she could get whatever and so i ended up giving it to her. cause she knows she can threaten me with things i love and i'll almost instantly do what she asks. it was camp for a long time and it was certain friends and family ppl. but anyway yea i gave her my pin after she had already stolen my mac. did i mention that already? i dont know... is that illegal for my mom to do to her daughter? not only invade her personal items (purse and wallet) but to steal my mac card and threaten me with school in order to get my pin number?! i mean shes already on the account and she has access to the money she just has to wait for it.
but yea... until another day. waiting for monday to roll around so i can go back. :)
but yea... until another day. waiting for monday to roll around so i can go back. :)
God is my one and only
Is There Meaning to Life?
What do you do when you’re bored? A recent Associated Press News Service story mentioned the recreational choice of two teens. Having used the video game Grand Theft Auto 'a means of escaping the monotony of teenage life,' they decided to act it out by shooting at cars. They wound up killing one person and injuring others.
Some choices reveal a sad lack of meaning to a life. Many people wonder whether or not their lives have a purpose. Can you relate? If so, the book of Ecclesiastes was written for you.
The message of Ecclesiastes is brutally straightforward. The writer, Solomon, tells us that he has tried everything life has to offer—wine, women, and song (the ancient equivalent of sex, drugs, and alternative rock). His conclusion is this: 'Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty' (Ecc:12:13). In other words, God gives meaning to our lives. No God, no meaning.
Think of it this way: Without God, you are just a bunch of molecules thrown together by chance. If there is no God, you came from—and are headed toward—impersonal nothingness. Any attempt at finding purpose is utterly doomed to failure. You might just as well be a lizard, or a rock, or nothing at all . . . if there is no God.
Sounds pretty bleak, doesn’t it? It is bleak, if we subtract God from the equation. This belief that there is no God and therefore no meaning is what has driven many, including some of the greatest minds in history, to despair, alcoholism, and even suicide.
The good news is: There is something more. We don’t have to run pointlessly after illusions like a slightly more sophisticated version of a hamster on a treadmill. There is a God who created you, knows you by name, loves you, and wants you to know him intimately. He gives meaning to life as he calls us to follow him in his grand adventure.
If you’re searching for meaning, follow the writer of Ecclesiastes to its source: a lifelong, personal encounter with God.
What do you do when you’re bored? A recent Associated Press News Service story mentioned the recreational choice of two teens. Having used the video game Grand Theft Auto 'a means of escaping the monotony of teenage life,' they decided to act it out by shooting at cars. They wound up killing one person and injuring others.
Some choices reveal a sad lack of meaning to a life. Many people wonder whether or not their lives have a purpose. Can you relate? If so, the book of Ecclesiastes was written for you.
The message of Ecclesiastes is brutally straightforward. The writer, Solomon, tells us that he has tried everything life has to offer—wine, women, and song (the ancient equivalent of sex, drugs, and alternative rock). His conclusion is this: 'Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty' (Ecc:12:13). In other words, God gives meaning to our lives. No God, no meaning.
Think of it this way: Without God, you are just a bunch of molecules thrown together by chance. If there is no God, you came from—and are headed toward—impersonal nothingness. Any attempt at finding purpose is utterly doomed to failure. You might just as well be a lizard, or a rock, or nothing at all . . . if there is no God.
Sounds pretty bleak, doesn’t it? It is bleak, if we subtract God from the equation. This belief that there is no God and therefore no meaning is what has driven many, including some of the greatest minds in history, to despair, alcoholism, and even suicide.
The good news is: There is something more. We don’t have to run pointlessly after illusions like a slightly more sophisticated version of a hamster on a treadmill. There is a God who created you, knows you by name, loves you, and wants you to know him intimately. He gives meaning to life as he calls us to follow him in his grand adventure.
If you’re searching for meaning, follow the writer of Ecclesiastes to its source: a lifelong, personal encounter with God.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
whatever is typed within this song is all thats getting typed.
I went to the doctor yesterday and the doctor told me i had an ear infection in both ears and an infection in my throat. I got some kind of antibiotic called (for short) Z pack. I'm not allowed to go back to school until Monday, at the earliest.
Today I was most miserable, no lie. I have this lower abdominal pain that is extrusiating. by noon I was in tears from this pain and i couldnt stand it so my mom called the doctor and i had a 1:45 appointment. Dr. Abraham gave me an exam and pressed all over my stomach pretty hard. oh my word.. I told her where i was hurting and when she found the spot and pressed it.. talk about pain.. Tears filled my eyes and i was crying from the pain in a heartbeat. She told my mom and I it might be my gulblatter or kindeystones and i should go to the ER right away and get tests. and the song is over so i'm going..
Today I was most miserable, no lie. I have this lower abdominal pain that is extrusiating. by noon I was in tears from this pain and i couldnt stand it so my mom called the doctor and i had a 1:45 appointment. Dr. Abraham gave me an exam and pressed all over my stomach pretty hard. oh my word.. I told her where i was hurting and when she found the spot and pressed it.. talk about pain.. Tears filled my eyes and i was crying from the pain in a heartbeat. She told my mom and I it might be my gulblatter or kindeystones and i should go to the ER right away and get tests. and the song is over so i'm going..
Monday, October 02, 2006
Living Water for today
If you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded. Matthew 10:42
Our deeds on earth merit a heavenly reward when they are motivated by love for Christ. Loving the needy around us pleases God, and we learn how much his heart loves those who are hurting.
Our deeds on earth merit a heavenly reward when they are motivated by love for Christ. Loving the needy around us pleases God, and we learn how much his heart loves those who are hurting.
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