'delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.' (psalm 37:4)
this is what the Lord reinforced to me today...and i will trust him.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
why am i here?
i asked myself that question tonight as i tried to get myself geared up for a 3 hour planning meeting with our student leaders.... the Lord gave me a several reasons...none of which i would've stumbled upon on my own and ALL of which were so valid. crazy how wise He is...
here are a few (all from Paul)...
2 Cor. 2:15-17 - God wants to spread the fragrance of Christ everywhere and we are the aroma of Him.
2 Cor 5:20-21 - we are ambassadors for Christ...God making his appeal through us.
Eph 2:4-6 - i was saved by grace and seated with Christ in the heavenlies
Eph 2:11-13 - i was a stranger to the promise and now i have hope. there are still ppl who don't have hope.
Phil 1:21 - to live is Christ and to die is gain. simple enough, right?
phil 3:8-11 - everything is rubbish compared to the surpassing gain of knowing Christ.
1 Tim 1:15-16 - Jesus Christ came to save sinners...and i'm a sinner who received His mercy..may my life bring Him glory
so...needless to say, that was incentive enough for me to end my pity party and rejoice in the fact that, by God's mercy, i get to be a part of this ministry...my head may be tired, but my heart is full.
here are a few (all from Paul)...
2 Cor. 2:15-17 - God wants to spread the fragrance of Christ everywhere and we are the aroma of Him.
2 Cor 5:20-21 - we are ambassadors for Christ...God making his appeal through us.
Eph 2:4-6 - i was saved by grace and seated with Christ in the heavenlies
Eph 2:11-13 - i was a stranger to the promise and now i have hope. there are still ppl who don't have hope.
Phil 1:21 - to live is Christ and to die is gain. simple enough, right?
phil 3:8-11 - everything is rubbish compared to the surpassing gain of knowing Christ.
1 Tim 1:15-16 - Jesus Christ came to save sinners...and i'm a sinner who received His mercy..may my life bring Him glory
so...needless to say, that was incentive enough for me to end my pity party and rejoice in the fact that, by God's mercy, i get to be a part of this ministry...my head may be tired, but my heart is full.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
from the Word
these verses have brought me a lot of comfort the past few days...
'we know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.' (1 john 5:18)
'in peace i will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.' (psalm 4:8)
and i've been pondering these verses...
'have you believed because you have seen me? blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.' (john 20:29)
'let us draw near [to God] with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.' (heb 10:22)
there you have it. blessings in the Lord.
'we know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.' (1 john 5:18)
'in peace i will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.' (psalm 4:8)
and i've been pondering these verses...
'have you believed because you have seen me? blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.' (john 20:29)
'let us draw near [to God] with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.' (heb 10:22)
there you have it. blessings in the Lord.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
new beginnings....
i realized recently that i haven't written in my old xanga blog for almost a year, so i decided it was time for new beginnings. i hope to write more often, as i always enjoyed blogging...so we'll see what comes of this one.....
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