I was just reading a daily devotional on my email (from Purpose Driven Life) and its saying that its not about being a good Christian.
Indeed, it's realizing that you are in desperate need to be saved. You are drowning in the world's ways. You need to be filled with God's ways. But you need to realize that you need to be saved before you can do anything else. God already loves you and wants to help you and wants to be in your heart, but you have to WANT him there in the first place. Its like being in addiction (alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc etc), you have to realize you have a problem before anyone can help you. If you dont think you have a problem then nobody can help you because you are in denial. Well its the same as Christianity. If you are addicted to the world's ways (which are contrary to God's ways) you have to realize you are in need of help. You need to ASK God to help you by asking him in your heart. If you dont, then God will still be on the other side of the door to your heart knocking. God WANTS in. He WANTS to help make things better. You just have to WANT him to help you, and after you ask him in your heart, you have to BELIEVE that he will make things better.
James 1:6-8 says: "But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does."
So when you pray and ask him in your heart, you have to believe that he is going to make your life SO MUCH better! He's the best thing that happened to me thats for sure! Without God, i honestly dont know what i would have done. I have a lot going on right now, and i think that if i didnt have God in my life that i prolly would have killed myself by now. Honestly. But thank God i didnt. I literally thank God every day for coming into my life and saving me because I would have been gone. And God's response to me is thank you for wanting me in your life! Now if u do ask God in your life, please please dont expect to not face trials.
James 1: 2-4 says: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
So when you face trials and you have faith that everything will work out and you get through that trial, it will develop perserverance in you so that when you face another trial you can face it and get through it again without doubting!
Read the book of James! Its such a helpful book! For new believers i would recomend to read John first and then James! :)
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Monday, August 29, 2005
Convenience
I was just reading Karyn's blog (sorry for sorta stealing your idea)..
Rain.... As i was reading her blog, and what i understood of it was that basically we go through Spiritual rain (problems) complain about them. Why? Because they are inconvenient. And God did not promise that we wouldnt face trials but in John 16:33 it says
"In this world there will be trouble, but take heart, for i have overcome the world"
I commented and basically said that she was so right about it.
I think rain is like God- In my mind anyways- because when it rains I really dont like it, if I have to go out IN it. If I have to walk home from somewhere in it, that is not fun. It is INCONVENIENT. I am perfectly happy to sit at home in my living room and watch it stream down the road, or lying in my bed this morning I was listening to it, its a nice sound. That is awesome to listen to and watch because its CONVENIENT for me. I dont need to go anywhere, its nice.
This is so much what we do with God. We love him sooo much when things are going well. Lets say you get a new job, you are in love, you bought a cat, and everyone in your family is healthy. You love God and praise him because everything is going well in your life. But lets say you lose that job, you break up with your boyfriend, your cat dies and a member of your family is ill all of a sudden. You wouldn't want to praise God because things in your life are so crappy. But this is when we should praise him MORE. "You give and take away, my heart will choose to say blessed be your name" Those are lyrics to a song that I love so much called "Blessed be Your Name" What we tend to do is praise God when it is going well for us (when it is convenient for us) and we tend to push Him away and get mad at Him and not love Him when we are going through a rough time (when its not convenient for us)
My prayer is that we will praise him through ANYTHING thats going on in our lives, whether it is good or bad. He deserves the praise! Whether it is convenient or not for us! God loves us no matter what we do right? We should do the same for him!
Job 1: 21~ Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.” (NKJV)
Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. —Jeremiah 31:3
Fun Fact:Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29, 1954, on a farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She was supposed to be Orpah, from the Bible, but for some unknown reason, she has been known as Oprah almost from birth.
Rain.... As i was reading her blog, and what i understood of it was that basically we go through Spiritual rain (problems) complain about them. Why? Because they are inconvenient. And God did not promise that we wouldnt face trials but in John 16:33 it says
"In this world there will be trouble, but take heart, for i have overcome the world"
I commented and basically said that she was so right about it.
I think rain is like God- In my mind anyways- because when it rains I really dont like it, if I have to go out IN it. If I have to walk home from somewhere in it, that is not fun. It is INCONVENIENT. I am perfectly happy to sit at home in my living room and watch it stream down the road, or lying in my bed this morning I was listening to it, its a nice sound. That is awesome to listen to and watch because its CONVENIENT for me. I dont need to go anywhere, its nice.
This is so much what we do with God. We love him sooo much when things are going well. Lets say you get a new job, you are in love, you bought a cat, and everyone in your family is healthy. You love God and praise him because everything is going well in your life. But lets say you lose that job, you break up with your boyfriend, your cat dies and a member of your family is ill all of a sudden. You wouldn't want to praise God because things in your life are so crappy. But this is when we should praise him MORE. "You give and take away, my heart will choose to say blessed be your name" Those are lyrics to a song that I love so much called "Blessed be Your Name" What we tend to do is praise God when it is going well for us (when it is convenient for us) and we tend to push Him away and get mad at Him and not love Him when we are going through a rough time (when its not convenient for us)
My prayer is that we will praise him through ANYTHING thats going on in our lives, whether it is good or bad. He deserves the praise! Whether it is convenient or not for us! God loves us no matter what we do right? We should do the same for him!
Job 1: 21~ Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.” (NKJV)
Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. —Jeremiah 31:3
Fun Fact:Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29, 1954, on a farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She was supposed to be Orpah, from the Bible, but for some unknown reason, she has been known as Oprah almost from birth.
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Prayer is defined as A reverent petition made to God, An act of communion with God: such as in devotion, confession, praise, or thanksgiving.That is what the dictionary.com says. MY definition of prayer is communicating with God to give him thanks, praise, or ask him for needs in your life, or to just chat about things in your life.There are two structures that i was taught when i was little.
A.C.T.S- Adoration- First you praise him for the good things in your life. This is your time to basically worship him.
Confession- You confess anything u need to confess to him
Thanksgiving- You thank him for things on your life
S- i think this one is suplement or supplicate.. i cant remember.. and i dont know what either means lol
Another word thing like this (Karyn? name? do you know?words that represent something ) is P.A.R.T.S of prayer
Praise
Adoration
R- i think this is rejoice i cant remember
Thanksgiving
Sharing
Wee thats what i learned over the years! and here are some verses about prayer that i found! byee byee
Proverbs 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 28:9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable.
Matthew 6:5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done
Matthew 21: 21-22 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
"Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
James 5:13-20 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well
A.C.T.S- Adoration- First you praise him for the good things in your life. This is your time to basically worship him.
Confession- You confess anything u need to confess to him
Thanksgiving- You thank him for things on your life
S- i think this one is suplement or supplicate.. i cant remember.. and i dont know what either means lol
Another word thing like this (Karyn? name? do you know?words that represent something ) is P.A.R.T.S of prayer
Praise
Adoration
R- i think this is rejoice i cant remember
Thanksgiving
Sharing
Wee thats what i learned over the years! and here are some verses about prayer that i found! byee byee
Proverbs 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 28:9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable.
Matthew 6:5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done
Matthew 21: 21-22 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
"Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
James 5:13-20 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Going home
I read an article in the newspaper about Michael Buble ( **daydreams*) ahem..anyways.. and then i listened to his CD and i listened to the song "Home" its so cool. He is basically saying that what he has where he is is nice but he just wants to come home (to Burnaby)
My great grandma passed away last thursday at age 93. SHe had alzheimers. My mom told me this story that my grandpa told her, on tuesday night she was sitting on the couch with her husband and all she kept saying was "i want to go home, i want to go home, i want to go home to Jesus" and the next day she passed away. Its sad that she is gone, but she got what she wanted right? She wanted to go home to Jesus. she got her wish! no more pain or sorrow, no more tears! AMEN!
And a beloved lady that came to our church passed away on saturday night. She and her sister were the oldest members of our church. They were even at our church when it was Vancouver Temple downtown. They were the first people to ask how my dad was after Crosswalk closed. They KEPT asking how he was. They both were so caring! They were the f irst to buy my dad's book of poetry. And now Marjorie is gone, but I have NO DOUBT in my mind WHATSOEVER where she went! She went to be with the LORD! HALLELUJAH!Her funeral is on Friday morning, and even tho i am sad that she is gone, i shouldnt not go to the funeral cuz i am too upset. I should go to support Marjories sister and family!
Anyways, thats my thoughts for today! Oh and i met Marcjon on tuesday. Hes nice! lol.. Karyn said to my mom that if i had met him by myself without someone else there she would kick my butt! LOL... dont worry Karyn, im not that stupid! I was safe! and it turns out hes a keeper! LOL...... hehe
God bless!!
My great grandma passed away last thursday at age 93. SHe had alzheimers. My mom told me this story that my grandpa told her, on tuesday night she was sitting on the couch with her husband and all she kept saying was "i want to go home, i want to go home, i want to go home to Jesus" and the next day she passed away. Its sad that she is gone, but she got what she wanted right? She wanted to go home to Jesus. she got her wish! no more pain or sorrow, no more tears! AMEN!
And a beloved lady that came to our church passed away on saturday night. She and her sister were the oldest members of our church. They were even at our church when it was Vancouver Temple downtown. They were the first people to ask how my dad was after Crosswalk closed. They KEPT asking how he was. They both were so caring! They were the f irst to buy my dad's book of poetry. And now Marjorie is gone, but I have NO DOUBT in my mind WHATSOEVER where she went! She went to be with the LORD! HALLELUJAH!Her funeral is on Friday morning, and even tho i am sad that she is gone, i shouldnt not go to the funeral cuz i am too upset. I should go to support Marjories sister and family!
Anyways, thats my thoughts for today! Oh and i met Marcjon on tuesday. Hes nice! lol.. Karyn said to my mom that if i had met him by myself without someone else there she would kick my butt! LOL... dont worry Karyn, im not that stupid! I was safe! and it turns out hes a keeper! LOL...... hehe
God bless!!
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Do not worry and trust in God
I have learned to not worry and to trust in God. I need a new notebook for writing sermon notes in... and i was reading over everything that i wrote in there and all of it is so profound (i dont know if that is the right word, but it sounds right). And as i was reading through, i read sermon notes that God spoke to me through Michael, and it was these verses:
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.~Matthew 6 25-34~
This MUST be true because it is repeated again in Luke 212:22-30.
It is so true that we dont need to worry about anything in our lives because God will take care of everything, all our needs! I especially love the last part of the verse that says " Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has anough trouble of its own" Its so true, that we worryt about whats going to happen in the days to come when we should be just focus on today and the events of today. As one of my best friends once said in a bible study that we tend to move toward what we focus on. If we are focused on being worried about things then that is all we will focus on and will forget about good things. If we focus on events that happen today or focus on happy things instead of worrying, then we will not worry anymore and will be focused on being happy! I think that is so cool
Im not so great with my words, but i hope u all get my point and what i am trying to say.
Lesson for today: Focus on being happy and you will be a much happier person!
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.~Matthew 6 25-34~
This MUST be true because it is repeated again in Luke 212:22-30.
It is so true that we dont need to worry about anything in our lives because God will take care of everything, all our needs! I especially love the last part of the verse that says " Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has anough trouble of its own" Its so true, that we worryt about whats going to happen in the days to come when we should be just focus on today and the events of today. As one of my best friends once said in a bible study that we tend to move toward what we focus on. If we are focused on being worried about things then that is all we will focus on and will forget about good things. If we focus on events that happen today or focus on happy things instead of worrying, then we will not worry anymore and will be focused on being happy! I think that is so cool
Im not so great with my words, but i hope u all get my point and what i am trying to say.
Lesson for today: Focus on being happy and you will be a much happier person!
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Remembering
Yesterday, I took the day to think about Ms Waller. It would have been her 45th birthday. So I took the day to remember all the good memories. But it ended up making me sad to think that if I had all these good memories, just think about her family..... They had many many more memories with her than me. It made me sad to think that her family is sad. So i was sad,
then i went to check something on my dad's computer and my brother called me into his room and was like " hey do you want to go to crash crawley's ?" LOL so i said "umm why?" and he said that Travis was oging to be dressed up as the bird cuz its an open house... so i was like ooook... so i phoned MJ and asked if she wanted to come and she asked the same thing "ummm y" and i told her,.,.. she asked her mom and i tlaked to her mom and she said "go ahead get lost" so we picked up MJ and then we phoned Angel and i asked her and she said "um why" ( do you see a pattern here LOL teenagers going to CRASH CRAWLEYS LOL) anyways, so we picked Angel up from the skytrain and went to crash crawleys. Angel and MJ went on the jeeps. Travis was like "if anyone asks, your thirteen" LOL.... so they went on the jeeps and then down thje black slide (i dont like the black slide) so i waited.. and then we hung out in the ball pit for a long time. It was veryvery very very hot! We were all hot and sweaty.. eww. Then we talked my brother into getting us McFlurries. The guy at McDonalds was flirting with me a little LOL.. well ive never flirted so i dont know if it WAS flirting but my brother got a large Mcflurry and said we can get small. So i was being cheeky to my brother and i was like "why dont we get large" and the guy at McDonalds was like "if u ask me to make it a large i can" or something like that i cant remember fully... so i was like... no thats ok.. i was just gibving Kevin a hard time anyways LOL...... we were VERY hyper. I think that Travis thought we were VERY weird. Kevin didnt cuz he sees it all the time LOL.
And then i came home and talked to Marcjon for like i think 2 hours haha. Hes going to come to Youth Group on tuesday so i can meet him :) He sounds like a nice guy! HAHA I told him that my crush came online and he was like "what? who is it" and i was like "jealous?" and he was like " i just want his address so i can egg his house" hes jealous awww.... LOL. Anyways. tonight hes going to send me a video that he made with his friends a while ago for school. SO i finally get to see his face and hear him talk LOL...
Anyways, i need to get ready to go out. im going to help clean my grandmas house and then pick up my cousin from the bus depot.
oh and the lesson for the day: when going to crash crawley's DONT wear shorts... ouch for rug burn!!!
then i went to check something on my dad's computer and my brother called me into his room and was like " hey do you want to go to crash crawley's ?" LOL so i said "umm why?" and he said that Travis was oging to be dressed up as the bird cuz its an open house... so i was like ooook... so i phoned MJ and asked if she wanted to come and she asked the same thing "ummm y" and i told her,.,.. she asked her mom and i tlaked to her mom and she said "go ahead get lost" so we picked up MJ and then we phoned Angel and i asked her and she said "um why" ( do you see a pattern here LOL teenagers going to CRASH CRAWLEYS LOL) anyways, so we picked Angel up from the skytrain and went to crash crawleys. Angel and MJ went on the jeeps. Travis was like "if anyone asks, your thirteen" LOL.... so they went on the jeeps and then down thje black slide (i dont like the black slide) so i waited.. and then we hung out in the ball pit for a long time. It was veryvery very very hot! We were all hot and sweaty.. eww. Then we talked my brother into getting us McFlurries. The guy at McDonalds was flirting with me a little LOL.. well ive never flirted so i dont know if it WAS flirting but my brother got a large Mcflurry and said we can get small. So i was being cheeky to my brother and i was like "why dont we get large" and the guy at McDonalds was like "if u ask me to make it a large i can" or something like that i cant remember fully... so i was like... no thats ok.. i was just gibving Kevin a hard time anyways LOL...... we were VERY hyper. I think that Travis thought we were VERY weird. Kevin didnt cuz he sees it all the time LOL.
And then i came home and talked to Marcjon for like i think 2 hours haha. Hes going to come to Youth Group on tuesday so i can meet him :) He sounds like a nice guy! HAHA I told him that my crush came online and he was like "what? who is it" and i was like "jealous?" and he was like " i just want his address so i can egg his house" hes jealous awww.... LOL. Anyways. tonight hes going to send me a video that he made with his friends a while ago for school. SO i finally get to see his face and hear him talk LOL...
Anyways, i need to get ready to go out. im going to help clean my grandmas house and then pick up my cousin from the bus depot.
oh and the lesson for the day: when going to crash crawley's DONT wear shorts... ouch for rug burn!!!
Friday, August 12, 2005
God speaks through His word
Today my brother took Travis and I to Long and Mcquade in Surrey. I had a few things to pick up and Kevin bought something and so did Travis. Anyways, on the way to Long and Mcquade I was looking out the window and on a cement pillar thing there was a bible verse reference on it and the words "read bible". Now I could have been halucinating, after all I did only get 2.5 hours of sleep last night. However, I would like to believe that it was actually there. But on the way back I didnt see it, now Kevin could have been driving too fast for me to see anything, but I'm going to beleive that it was there. Anyways, the verse is:
~Mark 8:34 "Then he called the crowd to him and along with his disciples and said: 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me' " ~
That is such a cool verse. I thought that was very neat that I saw it on the board..... but again I say, I could have been halucinating cuz I am going on 2.5 hours of sleep..... but even if that is true its still God speaking to me through his word. AWESOME!
~Mark 8:34 "Then he called the crowd to him and along with his disciples and said: 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me' " ~
That is such a cool verse. I thought that was very neat that I saw it on the board..... but again I say, I could have been halucinating cuz I am going on 2.5 hours of sleep..... but even if that is true its still God speaking to me through his word. AWESOME!
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Its a God thing...
K for those of you who have been paying attention to my blogs lately, I am going through a rough time.... yesterday we gave up our kitty Sherbert, she was very sick, but what is worse, they didnt put her down which is what she wants and what we want..she was given to a lady who takes care of old cats...... sorta a kitty old folks home...hehe... anyways, so in a sense she was taken away...
Well tonight at Refuge, was really not wanting to be there, I feel bad cuz i had no emotion when Karyn was preaching, i just stared at her blankly and stared off into space occasionally, my mind was on Sherbert, i heard and understood what Karyn was preaching but I also was thinking about Sherbert, did we do the right thing? Should we have just said to put her down? Is she tihnking that we abandoned her? Does she miss us? Doreen told me today that she is settled into a room in the house that hte lady lives in, and when she went to walk around she bumped into a cat bed..poor thing... I love her so much! even tho she isnt living with us I still lvoe her. oh man this blog is getting off topic already..sorry guys...
Annnnyways, We started worship and the very very first song that was played was "Blessed be your name" Some of the lines are "You give and take away my heart will choose to say blessed be Your name" and "Though theres pain in the offering blessed be yoru name" ANd after Karyn was talking about that and i just cried cuz i knew that she was in a way directing that towards me. SHe smiled at me too when that part came up..... God is right, that he gives and takes away but my heart will still say blessed be your name.
The whole story to my understanding (i cant fully remember the story) But the person who wrote this song was going through a rough time, i cant remember what happened [Karyn?....help?? :)] And he still praised God even through that rough time. I really need to learn that.
The song comes from the verse that says:
Job 1: 21~ Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.” (NKJV)
I love that verse! Job was having a rough time and still worshipped God. That takes some faith! Job lost so much and still praised God! I want to be like Job, even tho i am going through a rough time, i am going to PRAISE GOD!!
Tonight for my bible reading (after i watch Jonah he he he) is going to be to read Job.......ok maybe not ALL of Job, but thats going to be my next bible study. Im going to read all of Job by.......uhhhhh.......the end of summer! which is SEPTEMBER 5!!! I want to read at least 2 chapters a day! Thats ambitious for me since my life is so busy, but im taking this week off from my volunteer duties except today at the shelter and friday at daycamp and buchanan....but tomorrow and thursday is all for myself (and well,,,,when Angel and MJ come over maybe then we can laugh, but most of the day is going to be devoted to reading and listening to music and praising G-O-D!
P.S. On a funnier note: Lesson for today...One must go PEE before leaving the church to go catch the bus!! hahahahahahahahaha **coughcoughmjcoughcough** hehehehehehe I told you i could put it into a blog aha......Love you all!
<-----My baby: Sherbert! I love you hunnie!!! **muah**
And keep my duckie safe...AMEN!! hehehehehehehehehehehehehe
Well tonight at Refuge, was really not wanting to be there, I feel bad cuz i had no emotion when Karyn was preaching, i just stared at her blankly and stared off into space occasionally, my mind was on Sherbert, i heard and understood what Karyn was preaching but I also was thinking about Sherbert, did we do the right thing? Should we have just said to put her down? Is she tihnking that we abandoned her? Does she miss us? Doreen told me today that she is settled into a room in the house that hte lady lives in, and when she went to walk around she bumped into a cat bed..poor thing... I love her so much! even tho she isnt living with us I still lvoe her. oh man this blog is getting off topic already..sorry guys...
Annnnyways, We started worship and the very very first song that was played was "Blessed be your name" Some of the lines are "You give and take away my heart will choose to say blessed be Your name" and "Though theres pain in the offering blessed be yoru name" ANd after Karyn was talking about that and i just cried cuz i knew that she was in a way directing that towards me. SHe smiled at me too when that part came up..... God is right, that he gives and takes away but my heart will still say blessed be your name.
The whole story to my understanding (i cant fully remember the story) But the person who wrote this song was going through a rough time, i cant remember what happened [Karyn?....help?? :)] And he still praised God even through that rough time. I really need to learn that.
The song comes from the verse that says:
Job 1: 21~ Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.” (NKJV)
I love that verse! Job was having a rough time and still worshipped God. That takes some faith! Job lost so much and still praised God! I want to be like Job, even tho i am going through a rough time, i am going to PRAISE GOD!!
Tonight for my bible reading (after i watch Jonah he he he) is going to be to read Job.......ok maybe not ALL of Job, but thats going to be my next bible study. Im going to read all of Job by.......uhhhhh.......the end of summer! which is SEPTEMBER 5!!! I want to read at least 2 chapters a day! Thats ambitious for me since my life is so busy, but im taking this week off from my volunteer duties except today at the shelter and friday at daycamp and buchanan....but tomorrow and thursday is all for myself (and well,,,,when Angel and MJ come over maybe then we can laugh, but most of the day is going to be devoted to reading and listening to music and praising G-O-D!
P.S. On a funnier note: Lesson for today...One must go PEE before leaving the church to go catch the bus!! hahahahahahahahaha **coughcoughmjcoughcough** hehehehehehe I told you i could put it into a blog aha......Love you all!
P.P.S. Karyn you used my word: Visecious aha...i use that word all the time!!!!! It means sarcastic! woo thats a big word..!! Thanks for praying with me tonight btw! Love you so much!
I have a funnier picture of Sherbert, and ill scan it and put it in tomorrow...
<-----My baby: Sherbert! I love you hunnie!!! **muah**
And keep my duckie safe...AMEN!! hehehehehehehehehehehehehe
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Prayer Requests
Hey everyone, I gave my resume to Bosley's Pet Food Mart (the place where i volunteer at with the RCHS) cuz they are hiring, so i think i have a really good shot at getting the job. Please keep me in ur prayers about that please...
Also my back is really sore lately, since saturday morning my lower back hurts when i move. It doesnt hurt if i stay still like in the chair or standing up...but when i move/bend down it HURTS. i dont know whats wrong.....so ya....
Thats it :) Thanks guys. If u ever have any prayer requests let me know :)
Also my back is really sore lately, since saturday morning my lower back hurts when i move. It doesnt hurt if i stay still like in the chair or standing up...but when i move/bend down it HURTS. i dont know whats wrong.....so ya....
Thats it :) Thanks guys. If u ever have any prayer requests let me know :)
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