ringing in 2010 with my crazy sister
baking gingerbread cookies -- which later my sister decided she wanted sugar cookies :/
i love this girl :)
denton snow day
me and my denton family
sunset in denton!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
light-hearted
ringing in 2010 with my crazy sister
baking gingerbread cookies -- which later my sister decided she wanted sugar cookies :/
i love this girl :)
denton snow day
me and my denton family
sunset in denton!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
capsize
What a great word. Heard it in a Amos Lee song a few months ago and thought "wow! i love him so much more now for using that word!"
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This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, keeping faith and a *good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered **shipwreck in regard to their faith. [1 Tim 1:18-19]
*good conscience - Greek - to be aware of, to see, to perceive, to understand right and wrong + to be together with, union
Our "good conscience" comes from us being close to the Lord, being together with Him -> living in the Spirit -> being aware of and perceiving right and wrong and choosing right
If we neglect this "good conscience" - if we neglect being close to the Lord, being together with Him and walking in the Spirit - we suffer the shipwreck of our faith.
**2 examples of shipwreck:
- The disciples are on the boat with Jesus. The seas toss, the waves crash, they freak out and run to Him. He says "oh ye of little faith", calms the sea, and saves them.
- Jonah is walking/running in disobedience and gets on a boat. Tries to go the opposite direction. The seas toss, the waves crash, and he jumps off the boat into the ocean. Instead of facing God, he sits in a fish for 3 days.
If we neglect the Lord, we will suffer shipwreck. But, when we realize it, we don't have to jump off the boat. If we turn to Him in the midst of it, He bestows grace and shows His loving and patient character.
...meditate...
***
This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, keeping faith and a *good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered **shipwreck in regard to their faith. [1 Tim 1:18-19]
*good conscience - Greek - to be aware of, to see, to perceive, to understand right and wrong + to be together with, union
Our "good conscience" comes from us being close to the Lord, being together with Him -> living in the Spirit -> being aware of and perceiving right and wrong and choosing right
If we neglect this "good conscience" - if we neglect being close to the Lord, being together with Him and walking in the Spirit - we suffer the shipwreck of our faith.
**2 examples of shipwreck:
- The disciples are on the boat with Jesus. The seas toss, the waves crash, they freak out and run to Him. He says "oh ye of little faith", calms the sea, and saves them.
- Jonah is walking/running in disobedience and gets on a boat. Tries to go the opposite direction. The seas toss, the waves crash, and he jumps off the boat into the ocean. Instead of facing God, he sits in a fish for 3 days.
If we neglect the Lord, we will suffer shipwreck. But, when we realize it, we don't have to jump off the boat. If we turn to Him in the midst of it, He bestows grace and shows His loving and patient character.
...meditate...
Sunday, February 7, 2010
heavy
So often I am reminded that this world is not perfect. It is not beautiful. It is broken and hurting.
My pastor has stage 3 cancer and 3 young children.
One of my best friends is walking through a world of hurt.
I'm far away from the man I want to marry.
A co-worker is emotionally separated from her husband.
People I closely walk with fight daily temptations of anorexia and depression.
The wall over my bed is covered with faces of those who may be hungry, cold, or neglected right now.
My roommate works at a woman's shelter and hears the stories of abuse and fear.
This week in my mentoring I learned something:
there is a difference between relying and hoping in the Lord for daily earthly things
(help me with this, lead me in that, teach me to this, let me do that)
and putting and storing up my hope in being with the Lord in heaven
(your blood and sacrifice that grants me salvation is enough and all i need because You alone are my ultimate)
The world sometimes hurts too much to make sense of it. Come, Jesus, come.
My pastor has stage 3 cancer and 3 young children.
One of my best friends is walking through a world of hurt.
I'm far away from the man I want to marry.
A co-worker is emotionally separated from her husband.
People I closely walk with fight daily temptations of anorexia and depression.
The wall over my bed is covered with faces of those who may be hungry, cold, or neglected right now.
My roommate works at a woman's shelter and hears the stories of abuse and fear.
This week in my mentoring I learned something:
there is a difference between relying and hoping in the Lord for daily earthly things
(help me with this, lead me in that, teach me to this, let me do that)
and putting and storing up my hope in being with the Lord in heaven
(your blood and sacrifice that grants me salvation is enough and all i need because You alone are my ultimate)
The world sometimes hurts too much to make sense of it. Come, Jesus, come.
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