May I never forget the night I took the coldest shower ever.
I love when God shows me how His blessings have been abundant in my life. I'll never take hot water for granted. ever. again. ever.
Your blessings are so rich. Thank you.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Doors Open and Doors Close
1 wreck. 6 hours of traffic. Many great truths.
"How can a God who truly loves His creations not be faithful when they are faithful to Him." How can He not?
May I be faithful even when life says otherwise. It can't always go my way. Give thanks and move on. God is still good.
"How can a God who truly loves His creations not be faithful when they are faithful to Him." How can He not?
May I be faithful even when life says otherwise. It can't always go my way. Give thanks and move on. God is still good.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Live, Learn, Abide
It's funny how I graduated college hoping the God would use me to do great things in the corporate world. The corporate world is a tough, tough world. Much of it lies in the money, power, and deceitfulness of personal gain. But I've been encouraged this week as God has used my coworker to shed great truth to me. I thought it would be me sharing truth to others, but God has been bigger than that in using others to share truth with me. It's great to share spiritual encouragement with a fellow brother even if work suffocates us. He shared how many Christians love to profess their faith and trust in God, but stop at that. How we will pray for His sovereignty, but fail to join in the partnership with Him. How we expect things to be placed in our laps, sitting right before us. Rather he encouraged me to not only trust in the Lord and pray earnestly for His sovereignty, but to also be aware of the doors He opens and to pursue righteous things with God in mind. He didn't say it word for word like that, but the message was clear to me. Our God is a God of relationships. He wants us to partake in the joys of the world with Him. When we pray for things, He expects us to join Him in these prayers. Too many times I have earnestly prayed for the future or the many question marks in my life and kinda just sat back and been a spectator. Maybe God wants me to get up and get with it. I see God opening doors and yet sometimes I'm just so insecure to step forward. I use to hate question marks in life. I use to hate myself for being so insecure with trust and loyalty. What's done is done. I'm looking forward to 2013 to be a year to really be led by faith. I cherish my faith, but I need to cherish my actions too. I don't want to be a spectator anymore. I want to take some risks and know that God is with me taking those same risks.
Fear not. Take risks. Abide in Him. In it to win it, baby.
Fear not. Take risks. Abide in Him. In it to win it, baby.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Isaiah 40:31
I am reminded how blessed it is to heard a message that speaks to your heart.
"but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint."
Isaiah 40:31
May I be reminded that our God isnt one who is silent, but rather speaks clearly and loudly. Too many times do I just assumed God is making me wait for things. I play into my own insecurities as I drag out things in my head and start to overthink everything...I'm tired of feeling so insecure with myself. So tired of feeling unconfident (as one person told me this past year). Gotta find that mojo. Gotta get back in the game. No more second-guesses. I need to take more risks. But in all of this, I will not stop putting my hope in the Lord. May He guide me with steadfast wisdom and love. May I be empowered by His Spirit. I would love to run and not grow weary. I would love to soar on wings like eagles. I think that'd be pretty darn cool.
I'm excited for these next few months. Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose.
"but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint."
Isaiah 40:31
May I be reminded that our God isnt one who is silent, but rather speaks clearly and loudly. Too many times do I just assumed God is making me wait for things. I play into my own insecurities as I drag out things in my head and start to overthink everything...I'm tired of feeling so insecure with myself. So tired of feeling unconfident (as one person told me this past year). Gotta find that mojo. Gotta get back in the game. No more second-guesses. I need to take more risks. But in all of this, I will not stop putting my hope in the Lord. May He guide me with steadfast wisdom and love. May I be empowered by His Spirit. I would love to run and not grow weary. I would love to soar on wings like eagles. I think that'd be pretty darn cool.
I'm excited for these next few months. Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
thus begins my busy season
i love reading this blog. i love to see how i once thought and how i just jotted it down. i love to think about the happy times i got to experience in europe as well as the tough times where all i had was this seemingly white screen and some keys. it's truly remarkable that it has already been a year and a half since i graduated college. so much has happened, yet there are so many things that i am hoping for in these next years.
im encouraged to read my once daily devotions. its truly a testimony to see how God has encouraged me to read the Scripture more this year. i hate reading. i hate it. but Scripture has been so good to me. nights where i just dont want to pick it up, even the simplest of sentences give me a breathe of fresh air. though i have not written my qts in a while, let me not forget about the wonder books that i got to experience this year. lately, it has been the book of jonah where God called one of his own prophets to love with compassion. oh, jonah. you silly little man. you cannot escape the God of the earth and sea. likewise, i cannot escape him. He will faithfully pursue me and use me for His good just as He did with Jonah. and though jonah's heart was hardened as a man's heart is typically, God revealed that He is a God of all His people. no man's heart will outweigh His own. God serves as a compassionate God. i love that. may i also remember the book of psalm where king david writes his deepest, inner-most feelings towards God. man, i can definitely relate with the psalms. he cries out to God as any human being does, but he is reassured that God hears him. but not only hears, He delivers. and thus, he praises Him all of his days. may that be my anthem too.
as my busy season starts and the nights in a hotel room start to accumulate, i am sad to be away from community, but happy to be in some type of solitude. i do hope my weekends are filled with great community. great laughter. and great fun. but more importantly, i hope my weekdays are filled with great rest. great thinking. and great pursuit of Christ. it would be a pity to throw away this opportunity just bc i feel bored or lonely. i have the rest of my life to be married. with a family. in community. i guess traveling when youre young is something i must embrace. the nights will be lonely. the nights will be pretty boring. but i know i wont go crazy from that. i will be challenged to be disciplined in my sleep schedule, my physical well-being, my emotional emo-ness, and my spiritual fulfillment. honestly, i need this time. i think too much. i need to just think things out and pray. pray pray pray. may i be disciplined these next few months.
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."
1.Corinthians.9.24-27
Lord, i surrender all the question marks in my life right now. may i be patient with my family. patient with my job. patient with my biblical community. patient with my feelings towards others. be my peace.
im encouraged to read my once daily devotions. its truly a testimony to see how God has encouraged me to read the Scripture more this year. i hate reading. i hate it. but Scripture has been so good to me. nights where i just dont want to pick it up, even the simplest of sentences give me a breathe of fresh air. though i have not written my qts in a while, let me not forget about the wonder books that i got to experience this year. lately, it has been the book of jonah where God called one of his own prophets to love with compassion. oh, jonah. you silly little man. you cannot escape the God of the earth and sea. likewise, i cannot escape him. He will faithfully pursue me and use me for His good just as He did with Jonah. and though jonah's heart was hardened as a man's heart is typically, God revealed that He is a God of all His people. no man's heart will outweigh His own. God serves as a compassionate God. i love that. may i also remember the book of psalm where king david writes his deepest, inner-most feelings towards God. man, i can definitely relate with the psalms. he cries out to God as any human being does, but he is reassured that God hears him. but not only hears, He delivers. and thus, he praises Him all of his days. may that be my anthem too.
as my busy season starts and the nights in a hotel room start to accumulate, i am sad to be away from community, but happy to be in some type of solitude. i do hope my weekends are filled with great community. great laughter. and great fun. but more importantly, i hope my weekdays are filled with great rest. great thinking. and great pursuit of Christ. it would be a pity to throw away this opportunity just bc i feel bored or lonely. i have the rest of my life to be married. with a family. in community. i guess traveling when youre young is something i must embrace. the nights will be lonely. the nights will be pretty boring. but i know i wont go crazy from that. i will be challenged to be disciplined in my sleep schedule, my physical well-being, my emotional emo-ness, and my spiritual fulfillment. honestly, i need this time. i think too much. i need to just think things out and pray. pray pray pray. may i be disciplined these next few months.
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."
1.Corinthians.9.24-27
Lord, i surrender all the question marks in my life right now. may i be patient with my family. patient with my job. patient with my biblical community. patient with my feelings towards others. be my peace.
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