He's not Finished with me Yet

Friday, March 18, 2011

Josh Harris: Is God enough?

I thought this was so great. So i figured it should be shared :)

http://www.covlife.org/modules/listen-online/2671268

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Stuff In my head..

Well, I haven't written in here in quite a while. fail. Life has been busy, what else can I say. Anyways, I have had a lot on my mind lately and I thought I would post some of my random thoughts.

#1. I know my last post was on contentment. I guess i have issues with it, because God's still working with me on it. But i can truthfully say, I'm getting better. There are a few books I have been reading that have helped with it. Crazy Love, by Francis Chan, is one of them. [http://www.francischan.org/] It's by far one of the best books I have ever read. This book has really helped me learn contentment for one reason. It has really shown me how much I love My Jesus. He is all I need and nothing else. I just need to remember how much HE loves me. I have found that if I focus all my attention on Christ, plunge myself into all that he has done for me, it is much easier to be content in His love. No person, foreign country, job, ministry, newest technology or anything else can compare to His Love for me. what else do i need? Nothing.

{Some other great books I've been reading lately are "Don't waste your live"-John Piper, "Radical" - David Platt, and.. The Bible. <-- thats a good one, for certain. :) }

#2. Family means so much. So why do we treat them like they are least important? It's ridiculous really. Think about it. We treat the ones we love the most, so substandard. Because we know deep down in our hearts that no matter how hateful we talk or how vexatious we may be, our family will always be the ones who will love us no matter what we do. This has been on my mind a lot lately. Maybe it's because I am so guilty of it. This is something I'm working on.. But I encourage you to examine your self. Does your family know how much they really mean to you?

#3. I don't have a #3 at the moment. well. I actually do, but it's not ready to share yet. So when it is, it'll be up :)

Friday, January 7, 2011

A lesson on being content.

I am reading through a little devotional book called "Streams in the Desert" which is a 365 day devo. I'm really enjoying it, even though it's only January 7th. But today's message definitely stuck out to me and i wanted to share it with you.

January 7

"I have learned to be content whatever the circumstance.(Philippians 4:11)

"Paul. while being denied every comfort, wrote the above words from a dark prison cell.

A story is told of a king who went into his garden one morning, only to find everything withered and dying. He asked the oak tree that stood near the gate what the trouble was. The oak said it was tired of life and determined to die because it could not bear grapes like the grapevines. The grapevine was determined to throw its life away because it could not stand erect and produce fruit as large as the peaches. The geranium was fretting because it was not tall and fragrant like the lilac.

And so it went though the garden. Yet coming to a violet, the King found its face bright and happy as ever and said,"Well Violet, I'm glad to find one brace little flower in the midst with all this discouragement. You don't seem to be the least bit disheartened." The violet responded, "No, I'm not.. I know I'm Small, yet i thought if you wanted an oak tree or a pine or a peach tree or even a lilac, you would have planted one. Since I knew you wanted a violet, I'm determined to be the best little violet I can be.

Others may do a great work

but you have you part to do;

And no one in all God's family

can do it as well as you.

People who are God's, without reservation "have learned to be content whatever the circumstances," His will becomes their will, and they desire to do for Him whatever he desires them to do. They strip themselves of everything, and in their nakedness find everything restored a hundredfold.

L.B Cowman

Monday, January 3, 2011

Mercy

I was at church the week after Christmas and our Preacher talked about something I had never thought too much about. Mercy. I always thought I knew what it was, but i now realize had never fully grasped its meaning.

Mercy:
a. Compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject; lenient or compassionate treatment.
b. Compassionate treatment of those in distress.

As I listened to My pastor explain what all mercy entitles and how I can gain it, I was convinced more and more that I wanted to have it. I want to show mercy to my family, friends, those that are suffering from heartaches and trials in their lives....everyone. God is so merciful to my sinful self every day, that I in return can only hope to portray a few traits of my maker.

Jude 1:21 says "Keep yourselves in the love of God. looking for the MERCY of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal Life."

This year I have decided, along with many more of my friends, to pick a word for 2011. I got this idea from www.gritandglory.com I would encourage all of you to read her post titled "one word." and consider praying about a "word for the year" yourself. :)

As you can easily guess, I decided on the word Mercy. It is such an important quality that is so easily over looked. (or has been in my life).

Mercy. It's a sketchy word. Hard to define. But this year I plan on defining it with my Life.