don't know what to say

Well, thats not true, there is acutally tons to say...but I dont know how to say it...if that makes sense. No I am not dying or anyhting bad, so relax that parts ok...though in sense I am dying-Spiritually Dying that is. Again I hate the fact that I am even writing that, but its true...I know God is there, I know He is working...but I cant Hear Him...its annoying and I hate waiting...but what else can I do? I am praying, reading through Luke and reading God on Mute but He is still silent...God where are you? How come I can't hear you? I am here, I am waiting, I WANT to serve you...Lord lead me, guide me, reveal yourself to me

Christmas Holidays

I am now on Christmas holidays:D have been all week already which is sweet! but yah home was good till about last week saturday (I got home last friday evening) then it started to get boring...I mean you go from livng in dorm with 30 plus ladies which is always fun and exciting...to just home? where you know the routine and everything? Its a little boring and repetitive yah know? oh well. Its good though, catching up on lots of sleep...though I am around till jan 5 and need some people time (other then famaily) to hang out with!
But tis the season and hope its a blessing to you!

Its about the Cross

Some more lyrics to check out!
Read em, its a good song...made me think...

Verse 1:

It's not just about the manger
Where the baby lay
It's not all about the angels
Who sang for him that day

It's not just about the shepherds
Or the bright and shining star
It's not all about the wisemen
Who travelled from afar

Chorus:
It's about the cross
It's about my sin
It's about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It's about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday

It's about the cross
It's about the cross

Verse 2:

It's not just about the presents
Underneath the tree
It's not all about the feeling
That the season brings to me

It's not just about coming home
To be with those you love
It's not all about the beauty
In the snow I'm dreaming of

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:

The beginning of the story is wonderful and great
But it's the ending that can save you and that's why we celebrate

It's about the cross
It's about my sin
It's about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It's about God's love
Nailed to a tree
It's about every drop of blood that flowed from Him when it should have been me

It's about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday
So that you and I could have real life someday

It's about the cross
It's about the cross

--
Nikki Friesen

scary moment

Coming back to school this past saturday, we had a scary moment and I am so glad That God reminded me that he protects us!
So we were driving down that high way before the 59, we turned at morris.  SO yah we driving and then apparently the person who I was driving with, thought this on coming car was coming at us (which it might have been) but I dont think it was...anyways so theyis starting to slow down and heading to the shoulder-meanwhile we had just talked about another friend flipping her brothers truck on that same highway in october, so inside I am GOING "oh shit we are going to flip!" then we ended up doing basically a 290 on the road and ending up on the other lane on the other shoulder...if that makes sense....thankfully there was no one coming traffic (other then the intial truck..) and the closest car behind us was quite far behind us.  But yah so the car spun, dust etc and we stopped just like that and the car shut off...it was freaky....but then car started and we continued...I was so paranoid inside each time we passed a vehicale after that...but yah...got back to dorm and then it hit me.  We ran into a friend back at school wlaking in to dorm and I gave her a BIG hug... just glad to be back for more then one reason....
but yah, definately had angels around last night....God was good and I said an extra thanks last night...we think it was God's way of reminding us to trust him...
so yah thats my story...
i am alive, I am fine, the shakes have worn offf and that gals here are great and I love being back surronded by them

THis little experience reminded me to trust GOd and the potential of how bad that accident could have been.  Like really, it felt like we were going to flip and die...and I realized that I am not yet ready to die-at least not that way.  LIke I know where I am going, but it gave me a greater appreciation for life and friends and family and the holiday season.  My friend and I were talking as we continued on and after saying "thanks God" we both thought that maybe it was His way of giving us a nudge to remind us that He is there, watching out for us (though we both agreed he could have done that a different way!)  But yah it made me think, made me glad to be alive.  I got back to dorm and realized how shaken I was and even now, getting back into a car has been a little difficult...like I trust the people I am driving with, however I am realizing I am tending to grab the seat/door side thing a bit harder now-which is not cool because usually driving does not scare me but now there is always this fear.  Prayer for that would be great.  It still might be the shakes, or still to fresh in my mind but i dont like it cause driving has never scared me before.
I know this Christmas, I will hold my loved ones a little closer....
stay safe
--
Nikki Friesen

 
 
 
 

something to think about

Each day-I get a Bible verse through this website thing.  Its ironic how the verses that I get, when I need them the most, come...if that at all made sense.  WEll today was Jer. 29:11 and with it came the weekly wisdom that looks deeper into the situation, usually I dont click for an expanded version on it, but today I did and read through it and this line jumped out at me especially because of the time of school year it is with classes, exams, stresses etc etc.
Read it, pray about it, act on it

It is imperative that you prevent any sort of substitute from becoming first place in your life. Fill your life with the true, living God, not a phony substitute.

Decide to put God first in your life: spend significant, quality, personal time with Him. Put the first, most important thing (God) first place in your life.

Yah this bolded part hit me, cause thats what I am lacking, spending significant, quality, personal time with HIM

Are you?

--
Nikki Friesen