Thoughts

I have decided that I need to start blogging again. I think it is something that will help keep me accountable to learn and hash out the things I am learning in God's word. For now I am just going to share a few verses that impacted me today

Proverbs 19:21
"Many are the plans in the mind of a man,but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand"

We can get so wrapped up in making plans for the future and even just planning what the next step we need to take in our lives is that we forget the one whose sovereign purpose for our life stands eternally. We are so fickle and scatter brained that we can change our minds as often as we change our clothes. It is so refreshing to know that our God is not like us in that way. God's counsel and purpose are steadfast and unchanging.

Proverbs 19:27
"cease to hear instruction, my son, and YOU WILL STRAY from the words of knowledge

My pastor kind of touched on this topic a while back but it has really stuck with me. Just the fact that when you stop listening to and seeking after wisdom you by default are following folly and foolishness. You are either moving forward and seeking the things of God (wise and righteous things) or you are in reverse seeking and following foolishness. There is no neutral position to take when seeking after the things of God and when you don't seek wisdom YOU WILL STRAY. Such a powerful and convicting message from the word. I know I don't always seek wisdom and to realize that means I am pursuing foolishness over wisdom at that time is very convicting

Any thoughts?

One Way?

Someone sent me this video and I thought it would be good to pass on. I know that the Bible talks about people who will come and spread false teaching to mass amounts of people and it is happening all over the world. What is really scary it is being done over the television. Be praying that the ONE TRUE GOD reveals Himself to Oprah. Pray that instead of defaming His name and His son she would turn to praising it and proclaim the TRUE GOSPEL in which Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life.

What Now?

Wow with graduation around the corner and still not having a clue what I am going to do after graduation life is crazy. I know that I still have two class next spring, but other than that I have no clue. The one thing I am sure of is the fact that my God will provide and lead me where He wants me. For right now I want to focus on possibly doing missions and settle into the thought of life after college (however scary that thought may be). I was blessed the other day to go with my friend and her two kids to a day of pampering. I had a blast and after went to the beach and celebrated a couple birthdays. I love the beach! I love the smell, the sand, the friends, and of course worshipping under the stars !!!!!!!! what more could you ask for! So over all life has been blessed just pray for guidance and wisdom as graduation and a new arena of life approaches. Thanks!

Streams of Living Water

God is so gracious and merciful that He offers us the living water of eternal life, yet time and time again we turn and take for ourselves broken cisterns full of stagnet, rancid, and dead water. So many times we turn to what the world offers us and will partake of that instead of the fresh living water that Christ offers. The living water that Christ offers is ever satisfying and eternal. I think the problem lies in the fact that we do not see the value of the living water and what Christ offers us. We do not see what the world offers us as only temporary but as what we need to satisfy us in the moment. We partake and later we remain thristy and unsatisfied because ultimately nothing this world or life can offer will ever satisfy us the way Christ (the provider of living water) will. The amazing thing to me is that no matter how many times we chose not to turn to Christ for our satisfaction, yet turn to our own broken cisterns, His streams of living water are never ceasing they are always there to revive us when needed. So may Christ's streams of mercies be never ceasing and lead to songs of loudest priase.

"Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thrist. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountian of water sprining up into everlasting life" John 4:14

“ For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water." Jeremiah 2:13

"O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. “ Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the LORD, The fountain of living waters" Jeremiah 17:13

"for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” Revelation 7:17

Accidental Picture

I was at school the other day and realized I had brought my camera with me, so I started taking some random pictures. As me and my friend where on our way to church I was just testing to see if my camera was efficient at taking picture of things while moving. I stuck my camera out the window to take a random picture of anything and this is what came out. I thought it was a pretty cool picture. Anyways I thought I would share it with you all. Hope everyone is having a blessed day!

Trust

Why is trust so hard to build back up but so easy to tear down? I have been thinking about this over the past couple days. I think there is a great truth to this. I have seen so many friendships and relationships fall apart because of the difficulty of building a trusting relationship back up. Any who that was just a random thought for the day what do you think?

Roles of Husbands and Wives

I was listening to a sermon by John Piper and he gave these definitions of headship and submission and how they tie into the role of husbands and wives. What are your ideas or opinions?

• Headship is the divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christ-like servant leadership, protection, and provision in the home.
• Submission is the divine calling of a wife to honor and affirm her husband's leadership and help carry it through according to her gifts.