...Today has flown by! Like a speeding bullet or a jet plane...whichever you choose...It started out so nicely...i slept in today and skipped earth science..i know..i am a rebel in the making ;)
...I am excited about this weekend...my sister is coming to visit with some oldie but goodie friends! ...and we get to go hang out as bridesmaids on Sat. whoop whoop!
...i have recently discovered a great website...know as : Pandora radio...what I love is that i can create a station for each of my diverse tastes of music. Currently, at this moment, i am listening to some good ole Frank Sinatra...perfect!
...I had a marvelous phone conversation with my mom...I love it...I love talking to her...we are friends...but at the end she is still my mom...so really she is not a friend..just a great mom...a person who i can confide in...who will give me advice..who loves me ...who sacrifices for me ....I love my mom...I love how when I am talking to her on the phone she is busy trying to get the snake in the backyard..but won't let the dog get it because it will bite him...but she has my brother with his broke leg out there with her...its great...I love my family...oftentimes I miss them...I love how close we have become and how much we love each other...I love watching them grow and mature in Christ. I love that God has graciously allowed me to be apart of their family....
...well that's all for now...let me leave you with a thought for the week....
prov. 18...Pride ends in destruction and humilty in honor.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Consider it Joy....
....recently in my quiet time I have gone back to study the book of James ( I read through it almost a year ago). I decided this time to go through and study the book in depth...i am breaking it down to about three verses a day...and so far...its been intense.....
Take Monday for starters....I started at in ch.1 vs. 1-3. In the beginning it talks about joy in times of trouble...huh? hold up. Joy in times of trouble? you mean i am supposed to find joy in school and financial stress...in my trouble with friends...when i am really struggling with temptation? ...well...yeah..i guess so...the verse continues on to say that the tests and challenges of our faith help to strengthen us and build patience. I have found that to be so true in my life. When I have faced differnt trials and temptations...I come out stronger on the other side. I love how God uses the times in our lives to refine us..to make us more like him...to strengthen our faith in Him...and to teach us how much we can trust in Him. I love to look back on the storms in my life and see how He has used them to shape me...
..Now onto Tues.....Tuesday was verses 5-8 is about prayer and asking God in faith...how he will give wisdom...but you need to ask in faith...which made me think ...often times i pray about something..but in the back of my mind i don't think that God will hold up his end of the deal..when really it is me..i am being the doubting thomas and not placing my faith in God to answer...even if the answer takes a while....well..that is all for now ..Good Night folks!!
Take Monday for starters....I started at in ch.1 vs. 1-3. In the beginning it talks about joy in times of trouble...huh? hold up. Joy in times of trouble? you mean i am supposed to find joy in school and financial stress...in my trouble with friends...when i am really struggling with temptation? ...well...yeah..i guess so...the verse continues on to say that the tests and challenges of our faith help to strengthen us and build patience. I have found that to be so true in my life. When I have faced differnt trials and temptations...I come out stronger on the other side. I love how God uses the times in our lives to refine us..to make us more like him...to strengthen our faith in Him...and to teach us how much we can trust in Him. I love to look back on the storms in my life and see how He has used them to shape me...
..Now onto Tues.....Tuesday was verses 5-8 is about prayer and asking God in faith...how he will give wisdom...but you need to ask in faith...which made me think ...often times i pray about something..but in the back of my mind i don't think that God will hold up his end of the deal..when really it is me..i am being the doubting thomas and not placing my faith in God to answer...even if the answer takes a while....well..that is all for now ..Good Night folks!!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
"Clear the Stage"...
...anything I put before my God is an idol...anything I want with all my heart is an idol...anything I can't stop thinking of is an idol....
This is a pretty simple song..yet quite profound. A few weeks ago I was sitting in my dorm doing my quiet time. My mind was going in fifty different directions, and the noises outside my room were distracting me like crazy. So i turned on some music and this song came on. The bridge part of the song really caught my attention. Lately, I have allowed so many different things to take precedent in my life before my relationship with Christ. I began to think...
Anything I put before my God....my self image, impressing my friends, financial issues..is an IDOL...
Anything I want with all my heart...a boyfriend/fiance'/husband ;), a family, a new car, a nice camera etc...is an IDOL
Anything I can't stop thinking of...my financial future, educational future, friendships, that boy, etc....is an IDOL
Anything I give all my love is an IDOL
Whoa...take a minute to let it sink in...man do I tend to let a lot of things become an idol in my life...if Christ is to be the center of my life...how can He have room if I fill it with things I want? This is something I struggle with daily. In my pursuit of living a holy life, I have to make a decision everyday to live for Christ and Christ alone. I have to strive to push these idols out of my life. It is a battle for sure, but as Phil. 4:13 say, " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." So today, I am going to take some time to clear the stage and look at my focus in life...Who do I desire to spend time with the most...where are my thoughts constantly drifting...Do I let the desires of my heart come from Christ....anything I put before my God is an idol...clear the stage...
This is a pretty simple song..yet quite profound. A few weeks ago I was sitting in my dorm doing my quiet time. My mind was going in fifty different directions, and the noises outside my room were distracting me like crazy. So i turned on some music and this song came on. The bridge part of the song really caught my attention. Lately, I have allowed so many different things to take precedent in my life before my relationship with Christ. I began to think...
Anything I put before my God....my self image, impressing my friends, financial issues..is an IDOL...
Anything I want with all my heart...a boyfriend/fiance'/husband ;), a family, a new car, a nice camera etc...is an IDOL
Anything I can't stop thinking of...my financial future, educational future, friendships, that boy, etc....is an IDOL
Anything I give all my love is an IDOL
Whoa...take a minute to let it sink in...man do I tend to let a lot of things become an idol in my life...if Christ is to be the center of my life...how can He have room if I fill it with things I want? This is something I struggle with daily. In my pursuit of living a holy life, I have to make a decision everyday to live for Christ and Christ alone. I have to strive to push these idols out of my life. It is a battle for sure, but as Phil. 4:13 say, " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." So today, I am going to take some time to clear the stage and look at my focus in life...Who do I desire to spend time with the most...where are my thoughts constantly drifting...Do I let the desires of my heart come from Christ....anything I put before my God is an idol...clear the stage...
Monday, September 7, 2009
Blushing Brides and Bright Beaches.
Happy Labor Day!
I celebrated this wonderful break from school by heading to the beach. Spend half of the morning playing in pouring rain..and then low and behold the sun came out for one hour...and go figure, i got burnt...quite like a lobster. All in all the beach was a relaxing, yet crispy way to end a busy weekend :
Starting Friday, a group of people plus myself traveled to my home to stay for a few days. Once we were all there we headed to a bridal shop to get sized and buy shoes for a friends wedding...Somehow i feel that taking six single, dating, or soon to be engaged women into a bridal shop could be dangerous...What should have take thirty minutes merged into two hours as we looked at our future wedding dresses, bridemaid dresses and even color schemes...it was so easy to see that dreamy look on everyone's face...including mine...as we thought about that special someday. I found the dress i want one day...now for the groom....
And then...we were able to see N. in her beautiful dress....She looked so stunning. J. will be blown off his feet that day...oh how i can't wait for them!! Plus...well oh well...
All in all this weekend was full of wedding plans and ended with a wonderful dip in the Gulf Coast!
I celebrated this wonderful break from school by heading to the beach. Spend half of the morning playing in pouring rain..and then low and behold the sun came out for one hour...and go figure, i got burnt...quite like a lobster. All in all the beach was a relaxing, yet crispy way to end a busy weekend :
Starting Friday, a group of people plus myself traveled to my home to stay for a few days. Once we were all there we headed to a bridal shop to get sized and buy shoes for a friends wedding...Somehow i feel that taking six single, dating, or soon to be engaged women into a bridal shop could be dangerous...What should have take thirty minutes merged into two hours as we looked at our future wedding dresses, bridemaid dresses and even color schemes...it was so easy to see that dreamy look on everyone's face...including mine...as we thought about that special someday. I found the dress i want one day...now for the groom....
And then...we were able to see N. in her beautiful dress....She looked so stunning. J. will be blown off his feet that day...oh how i can't wait for them!! Plus...well oh well...
All in all this weekend was full of wedding plans and ended with a wonderful dip in the Gulf Coast!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Swingin on a Star...
So not the best title...just happens to be the song running straight through my head...like a cheetah runs through the African plains..or maybe more like the way a toddler runs in the grass...stumpy and in short pieces....thats what happens when you only listen to part of the song...Go figure.
So fall is just around the corner...but truthfully I am not quite ready to let go of summer...i quite enjoy the heat and the ability to cool off...but I really enjoy the summer nights...the cool breezes, sunsets, scents of summer and adventure.
School has started up again...way into the swing of things....classes, people, dormates, etc.
This semseter I have four roomates and we live in a house with about ten others. Thus far it has proved to work out
Engagements, wedding, relationships...at this collge ...which is fondly known for its surplus of people coming toghether in relationships....that seems to be the topic of the semester
Left and right, right and left...this friend is engaged or married or breaking up or finding the love or her life ...where's mine ;) Nah...I am actually quite content in my singleness ...right now...see...being single like this allows me to be an empty vessel for God to use...to pour out his love in..not being tied down allows me to go where ever and do what ever without prior commitments....oh sure ..there are some prospects...but truthfully...that is all they are.
Moving on...so in short ..haha...yeah right...this week has flown by, but gone really well..I am enjoying it...making new friends, building up old ones and learning new things.
So fall is just around the corner...but truthfully I am not quite ready to let go of summer...i quite enjoy the heat and the ability to cool off...but I really enjoy the summer nights...the cool breezes, sunsets, scents of summer and adventure.
School has started up again...way into the swing of things....classes, people, dormates, etc.
This semseter I have four roomates and we live in a house with about ten others. Thus far it has proved to work out
Engagements, wedding, relationships...at this collge ...which is fondly known for its surplus of people coming toghether in relationships....that seems to be the topic of the semester
Left and right, right and left...this friend is engaged or married or breaking up or finding the love or her life ...where's mine ;) Nah...I am actually quite content in my singleness ...right now...see...being single like this allows me to be an empty vessel for God to use...to pour out his love in..not being tied down allows me to go where ever and do what ever without prior commitments....oh sure ..there are some prospects...but truthfully...that is all they are.
Moving on...so in short ..haha...yeah right...this week has flown by, but gone really well..I am enjoying it...making new friends, building up old ones and learning new things.
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