March 2011
1 post
Rejoice Always.
“Rejoice always.” -1 Thessalonians 5:16
I’ve got this passion, I guess you could say, about finding joy in Christ, and only in Christ. I am not saying it’s bad for other things to bring joy, but I don’t think it’s a good thing for something or someone else to be the main source of joy in our lives. If our joy is in anything or anyone else, we will be let...
February 2011
2 posts
“Love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and...”
Valentine's Day?
Valentine’s Day was wonderful because of this girl:
I am super blessed. Shoot.
December 2010
1 post
Some Verses I'm Enjoying.
I’m currently going through a course that’s about freedom in Christ, and it’s been a good time. Through it, I’m learning a lot of new cool stuff, and seeing verses in a different light. Here are a couple verses that it’s brought up that really just stuck with me and I don’t want to forget them.
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I...
November 2010
5 posts
Faith.
Keep in mind this blog isn’t necessarily for everyone to be reading it. This is just me getting my thoughts out and for me to kind of see where I’ve been and see how God’s working in me.
I’ve been going through the Gospels recently. Jesus really likes the phrase, “Your faith has saved you/made you well/healed you/etc.” All these people thought that them...
To Myself, Mostly: Thanksgiving Break.
For anyone who reads this, sorry. This will be pretty dumb to you, but it was a little on the life changing side for me.
I was initially planning on spending Thanksgiving Break watching Boy Meets World, Facebooking, and video gaming. However, on Friday night, the 19th, I changed. It hurt, but it needed to happen. I started a course kind of thing about my motivation for everything being...
Words. Don't Worry About This.
Proactive vs. Reactionary.
Wisdom vs. Emotion.
Instead of saying it, say why.
We should keep on encouraging each other to be thoughtful and to do helpful things. —Hebrews 10:24 (CEV)
I hope this is enough for me to remember.
Disciples.
I don’t know why people think the twelve disciples were so holy.
I mean, I used to think the same thing, but I’m beginning to realize the opposite. Jesus was passing by and He’s just like, “Hey, you. Come with me.” These disciples were fishermen and tax collectors. Basically, jerks, liars, and such. Or the tax collectors were at least.
But despite this, Jesus...
Some Things From Mark...
I’ve been meaning to post some things on here earlier, but I keep putting it off. Anyway, here’s what’s been sticking out a lot as I’m going through Mark.
First off, in Mark 3:31-35, it says:
And his mother and hisbrothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your...
October 2010
3 posts
Jesus and Sadness
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds...
You of Little Faith
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; buthe was asleep. And they went and woke him, saying,“Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was...
Follower.
We are human beings, not human doings.
I feel like the “Christian checklist” is the death of us all, and not the “die to self” kind of dying either. This is killing us, even if we try not to do it. Let me try to explain.
We have expectations. That’s fine. But when we let those expectations rule our lives, something goes horribly wrong. This is when we try to...
September 2010
2 posts
Peace.
Being in the Word and in prayer is the only place I can find peace. Chaos is everywhere else, even in the air I breathe. Hate is biting at my heels. Where can I run but to God?
You lead me and keep me from falling. You carry me close to Your heart. And surely, Your goodness and mercy will follow me.
I got to spend quite a bit of time in the Word yesterday and today, while at the same time...
Post-Internship and College Update
So…it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted on here. I think it’d be good to continue writing though. I want to learn to number my days. Part of that may be remembering what’s happened, reminding myself of the things God has blessed me with, etc. We’ll see.
So the internship drastically changed things for me at college. I originally had planned on going...
July 2010
1 post
Blessed. (Don't even worry about this post)
I am ridiculous and unfairly blessed.
I’m going crazy, and it’s great. I have to rely and depend on God so much. I want to know His will so much! I neeeeeed to know it. I’m reading so much more now, not just the Bible, but other books as well.
I don’t want to mess this up. This must be led by God, and I pray He’ll have His will be done and that I do whatever I...
June 2010
7 posts
Mission Arlington/Other Things
Mission Arlington was interesting. I wouldn’t say it was the best trip I’ve been on at all, but I was still blessed enough to see God at work; not in the little kids, but in our Switch kids and leaders. So many of the Switchers were so willing to serve and work for the advancement of God’s kingdom. One of our kids passed out, and as soon as it happened, some kids prayed for...
The Holy of Holies
From my journal…
The veil to the Holy of Holies has been torn; we’re free to enter into the Presence of God. In fact, we’re called to. He wants us to. He wants to reveal Himself to us, to bring us joy and glory to His name. His surpassing greatness is a step away, but an “opaque veil” stands between us and Him now.
Our self hinders us. We’re born...
The Refining Fire
I just got back from Panama. I’m mentally/spiritually(?) exhausted. God’s thrown me into refining fires, pushed me more than I’d like, put me in uncomfortable situations, and just basically beat me up the past week and a half. It’s been great, but difficult. I need this, but it’s so hard and so exhausting. We memorized Psalm 1:1-3 this past week.
Blessed is the...
The Matrix Has Me.
These past few days have been really busy. Luckily, we have a few hours right now to relax and get into the Word and for me to blog. Haha.
Wednesday, we learned a ton of stuff throughout the whole day. The beginning of the day basically fried our brains in a totally awesome way. Something that really caught my attention was this:
“I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my...
markfay asked: How are those alergies holding up today my good man?
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First Day of the Internship
[icantfocussorryaboutthat] Today was the first official day of the internship. =) We had a big ol’ meeting this morning, discussed things about the internship, got to know each other a little better, good times. We had a yummy lunch delivered by Schlotzsky’s. Afterward, we played a fun new game we made called Ultimate Foursquare, which is just a huge game of Foursquare with a huge...
May 2010
2 posts
Preparation
The internship for OBC starts in two days (actually, tomorrow, if you want to be technical). I’m incredibly excited, but also incredibly nervous about it. Correction: I’m mostly nervous about Panama.
Although it’ll only be ten days, a lot can happen then. My pessimistic side wants to get the best of me and focus on what could go wrong, and Satan wants me to be focused in that...
Purpose
I want to look back at this and remember where I was, what I’ve learned, etc., whether it be years from now or even just days. I want to write about how I feel about things that matter. I want to write about the amazing things I’ve been given by the grace and mercy of God. I want you to be encouraged. I want you to think about things instead of accepting what you’ve been told...