its late
and I need to go to bed however...
GOD IS SO GOOD!
despite my crappy last few days...HE blew my mind again tonight..and i was yet again reminded of HIS Grace and Power and JOY. Seriously people, again...GET TO KNOW THE YOUTH IN YOUR CHURCH!!!!!! Youth was tonight and all day..I was counting down timejust to get to youth (as I knew it would lift me up) but once again, God did more then I expected. Not only did HE lift me up through the youth;s worship, He encouraged and challenged me through the message we had, and HE showed His super fun side, playing a game with the youth afterwards.
I was/am reminded that yes, work will and does suck sometimes..but its worth it..for those 8 hours of work, its worth the time that it allows me to be around to go for coffee with some youth girls, to spend time at you and stay late playing a game with them. THEY are so worth it. One can not put a time or price on them.
Am I looking forward to going to work tomorrow? honestly, not really, but once I get through the tday, that means I have another evening to give back, to connect with the youth, to laugh, share and hopefully, bless and encourage them, the way they have me!!
Thank you God for youth. Continue to shape and mold the young people around. You are doing amazing things through them!! :D
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
One of "those days'
Today was one of those days:
Where nothing goes right
Where controlling your tongue is super hard
Where you feel like smacking a few people on their heads
Where you realize just how pathetic the world has become
Where you have to remind yourself that politics are just that...politics and nothing more
Where you wished you never got out of bed this morning
Where you wonder "is anything ever going to change?"
Where you realized, the drama you left behind in high school-is back-only in 'adult form'
Where you thought "adults' knew better
where you just wanna throw up your hands and quit
Where I realize just how badly I need God
Where I am thankful for another day and the ability to get up and Go to work
Where I see God's Amazing Grace shine through the morning sunrise
Where I can not do anything, but stand back in awe of my Lord
Where, instead of angry words, there is a prayer off my lips instead
Where I remember that I am "fearfully and Wonderfully made"
Where I recall how Christ died, so that I may live
Where I remember God's Crazy awesome, powerful Love is all I ever need
Where I think of what a fool I am to have ever doubted God
Where I know, that come tomorrow-life will happen and all the bad may happen again...
...but for now...I remember God's Love and how I am created in HIS image, made by Him and FOR Him for HIS good works.
Thank you God for today. Thank you for closing my mouth when it needed to be close. For opening it up in a prayer. Lead me God-walk before me now, tomorrow and each day of my life!
Where nothing goes right
Where controlling your tongue is super hard
Where you feel like smacking a few people on their heads
Where you realize just how pathetic the world has become
Where you have to remind yourself that politics are just that...politics and nothing more
Where you wished you never got out of bed this morning
Where you wonder "is anything ever going to change?"
Where you realized, the drama you left behind in high school-is back-only in 'adult form'
Where you thought "adults' knew better
where you just wanna throw up your hands and quit
Where I realize just how badly I need God
Where I am thankful for another day and the ability to get up and Go to work
Where I see God's Amazing Grace shine through the morning sunrise
Where I can not do anything, but stand back in awe of my Lord
Where, instead of angry words, there is a prayer off my lips instead
Where I remember that I am "fearfully and Wonderfully made"
Where I recall how Christ died, so that I may live
Where I remember God's Crazy awesome, powerful Love is all I ever need
Where I think of what a fool I am to have ever doubted God
Where I know, that come tomorrow-life will happen and all the bad may happen again...
...but for now...I remember God's Love and how I am created in HIS image, made by Him and FOR Him for HIS good works.
Thank you God for today. Thank you for closing my mouth when it needed to be close. For opening it up in a prayer. Lead me God-walk before me now, tomorrow and each day of my life!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Baptism
A year a go tomorrow (well technically the 21st) will have been a year since I got got baptized. What a crazy year its been! (Spiritually). But wow-what an amazing God we serve!
I recently shared my testimony with a small group bible study and while writing it-3500 words later-I realized that my faith always has been a part of me. Depsite ignoring it in high school/growing up, God never does let go and it is in fact, that foundation of my parents faith-that was the starting point for where it is today. Yes, certain people in my life (those both who are presently still in it and who have also come and gone) have for sure played an impact into it...but if it were not for that 'still small voice' of God...I wonder where I would be? I was raeding through Kings the other day and came across the story of Elijah on Mount Caramel with the prophets of baal. What a wonder powerful display that God gave...sending fire from Heaven-consuming not only the sacrifice and alter-but everything (this is of course after Elijah mocks the prohpets of baal-who are running around screaming, cursing and cutting themselves-fools I know!). Yet it is not this story that surprises me...
it is a few chapters (one or two) later that we read about Elijah fleeing from those after him. HIDING from God in a cave-in fear. is this NOT the same Elijah-who days earlier-witnessed this from YAHWEH? Like really Elijah-what the heck?!?! He sees this display and then shortly later-runs? Faith man! where is it?
Where is it? this is a question I find myself asking myself a lot. today, we have these stories and accounts of God working wonders in the Old and new testament alike. We know about the cross, abotu how-through Christ dying for us-we are saved. Yet we still flee in terror. Despite the junk on the news, there are good stories around. Stories of God's healing and protection (I think of the missionary couple a year or two back who where beaten, raped (wife) and left for dead in africa-yet upon healing-they went back and FORGAVE their attackers). Stories of survival when odds say they should be dead (4 friends of mine in a car accident last thanksgiving where RCMP were expecting 4 dead bodies-not 4 ALIVE bodies-with 2 of them walking away from it with no more than scratches and a few bruises. Examples of young leaders in their high school taking that step of faith in Christ. Being a leader to those around them and wanting a weekly bible study to learn and grow closer to Christ. OH YES. God is very much alive today-just like He was all those years a go and how HE will be with all the years to come!
Thank you God for this life. Thank yo for loving me so much-even tho i do not deserve it. Thank you for Your grace in our lives...in my life. Thank you for being MY GOD!"
I recently shared my testimony with a small group bible study and while writing it-3500 words later-I realized that my faith always has been a part of me. Depsite ignoring it in high school/growing up, God never does let go and it is in fact, that foundation of my parents faith-that was the starting point for where it is today. Yes, certain people in my life (those both who are presently still in it and who have also come and gone) have for sure played an impact into it...but if it were not for that 'still small voice' of God...I wonder where I would be? I was raeding through Kings the other day and came across the story of Elijah on Mount Caramel with the prophets of baal. What a wonder powerful display that God gave...sending fire from Heaven-consuming not only the sacrifice and alter-but everything (this is of course after Elijah mocks the prohpets of baal-who are running around screaming, cursing and cutting themselves-fools I know!). Yet it is not this story that surprises me...
it is a few chapters (one or two) later that we read about Elijah fleeing from those after him. HIDING from God in a cave-in fear. is this NOT the same Elijah-who days earlier-witnessed this from YAHWEH? Like really Elijah-what the heck?!?! He sees this display and then shortly later-runs? Faith man! where is it?
Where is it? this is a question I find myself asking myself a lot. today, we have these stories and accounts of God working wonders in the Old and new testament alike. We know about the cross, abotu how-through Christ dying for us-we are saved. Yet we still flee in terror. Despite the junk on the news, there are good stories around. Stories of God's healing and protection (I think of the missionary couple a year or two back who where beaten, raped (wife) and left for dead in africa-yet upon healing-they went back and FORGAVE their attackers). Stories of survival when odds say they should be dead (4 friends of mine in a car accident last thanksgiving where RCMP were expecting 4 dead bodies-not 4 ALIVE bodies-with 2 of them walking away from it with no more than scratches and a few bruises. Examples of young leaders in their high school taking that step of faith in Christ. Being a leader to those around them and wanting a weekly bible study to learn and grow closer to Christ. OH YES. God is very much alive today-just like He was all those years a go and how HE will be with all the years to come!
Thank you God for this life. Thank yo for loving me so much-even tho i do not deserve it. Thank you for Your grace in our lives...in my life. Thank you for being MY GOD!"
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