I just want you all to know today that...
God thinks you are absolutely wonderful. He loves you so much and smiles upon you. He made you...you are His masterpiece and He doesn't make mistakes. He loves you, He loves you, He loves you.
remember that amidst everything else.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
So it's been absolutely ridiculous how long I've put this thing on hold...what?!
This whole semester has been crazy. I've got some fairly crazy classes. I've got loads of classes and it's been an adjustment to not live on campus. All of it has been crazy awesome, though. God has truly shown me that when He calls us to do something, out of faith, it's a beautiful thing. Not living on campus was a scary decision, but honestly, it's been a great one. I love everything about it.
Here's a devotional thought for the day (or week, however long it takes me to update again)...
Most mornings I try to stay asleep as late as I can. I know this is really sort of weird because I'm definitely more of a morning person than night person. It doesn't bother me to wake up early, I just really value my sleep. :) So when it's time for me to wake up, if I'm not awake yet, someone usually comes in my room and turns the light on. It wakes me up instantly. Now, if I'm truly not ready, there are ways to avoid it. I can shove my head under the pillows or blankets. I roll over. There are options, but the light makes it hard to stay asleep, regardless of how deep I am sleeping. If I still refuse to get up, there's usually more of a process involved. Someone physically talking to me or waking me up. It's at that point that I'm frustrated because I realize the light that came on a half hour prior was enough to wake me, I was just too stubborn to get up.
Think about it. God calls us to get up and follow Him. His light is bright. When we're trying to stay away from getting up to follow Him, His light is enough to awaken us, enough to cause us to not be able to lay down. This light should fill us with excitement. We should embrace that and run toward Him. We should be ready to get up and face whatever is coming rather than allowing ourselves to be distracted and cover up that light. But God NEVER gives up on us...He finds other ways to motivate us and pull us along...and then we begin the journey and realize how good it is...it's then that we question...
Why didn't I get up and go when the light came on the first time?
That's all for now..
This whole semester has been crazy. I've got some fairly crazy classes. I've got loads of classes and it's been an adjustment to not live on campus. All of it has been crazy awesome, though. God has truly shown me that when He calls us to do something, out of faith, it's a beautiful thing. Not living on campus was a scary decision, but honestly, it's been a great one. I love everything about it.
Here's a devotional thought for the day (or week, however long it takes me to update again)...
Most mornings I try to stay asleep as late as I can. I know this is really sort of weird because I'm definitely more of a morning person than night person. It doesn't bother me to wake up early, I just really value my sleep. :) So when it's time for me to wake up, if I'm not awake yet, someone usually comes in my room and turns the light on. It wakes me up instantly. Now, if I'm truly not ready, there are ways to avoid it. I can shove my head under the pillows or blankets. I roll over. There are options, but the light makes it hard to stay asleep, regardless of how deep I am sleeping. If I still refuse to get up, there's usually more of a process involved. Someone physically talking to me or waking me up. It's at that point that I'm frustrated because I realize the light that came on a half hour prior was enough to wake me, I was just too stubborn to get up.
Think about it. God calls us to get up and follow Him. His light is bright. When we're trying to stay away from getting up to follow Him, His light is enough to awaken us, enough to cause us to not be able to lay down. This light should fill us with excitement. We should embrace that and run toward Him. We should be ready to get up and face whatever is coming rather than allowing ourselves to be distracted and cover up that light. But God NEVER gives up on us...He finds other ways to motivate us and pull us along...and then we begin the journey and realize how good it is...it's then that we question...
Why didn't I get up and go when the light came on the first time?
That's all for now..
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