take in the extent to my sin...
Today was an awesome day. ITS SNOWING!! WOOHOO I am so excited. Its about 3 inches so far.We are supposed to get like 6 YAY. Its been so long since we have had real snow and its actually sticking. I took some pictures so Ill probably post them later on. I got to talk to so many people last night that it had been a while since I really talked to them. I had a wonderful talk with Jana which I was so happy we got to talk. ANd my friend David and I have been having wonderful chats he's the sweetest thing ever :)We went to the mall for a little bit today, didnt get anything htough just looked around I had my eye on some piano books though :) Especially the Vannessa Carlton one !I so want to change my layout but I really do like this one alot oh well. I was trying to figure out how to have a header but I cant figure it out oh well...Mike came over for a little bit today, he didnt even ask to use the computer I was so surprised usually you cant get him off it when he comes over. Him and Matt just ate some shrimp and hung out. Then its started snowing really hard so he left. And we are sitting here in our warm little house YAY!Nothing else really exciting happened been working on more blends and wallpapers and stuff just to try out new things and see if i can get better at it. Mom and Dad left for New York lastnite so they will be there for about a week. Thank God I am so happy they are gone. I love them to death and everything but its just well you know...
Here was today's church experience I write it all down here cause I know some of you could care less lol
I went to church and I feel like a different person I didnt get prayer or anything. But just being in His presence is really what I needed. Our pastor had just gotten back from NY cause his father had died last week. And he shared an awesome word.It was so anointed and I believe it was because of his emotional state. Simple but profound it was amazing.Anyways I took notes because I thought it was so important. Hearing what he had to say was excatly what I needed. I got rid of alot of stuff that I had that I knew was making me hold on to things of my past. And thats my weakness is letting go. Wether its an emotional hold on me, or wether its our of anger or bitterness.Just Letting go altogether. It may be the thing for some people but not for me. So i got rid of lots of trinkets and such that either reminded me of those times on my life, or reminded me of other people in my life that did me damage. I forgave them all and now I am moving on.The word that resounded through his message was the word "Restore". And that theres no use in waiting to be restored, Now is the time.And in order to restore ourselves we need to give of ourselves because when we give to others we recieve back. And when we lay down our ego we are then able to share ourselves with people. God wants us to be an open witness of him through us.ANd everyone can affect someone. It doesnt matter. Each us of make think theres nothing to us but thats just it. If we dnt offer ourselves we will never know.Jesus values the individual as should we. Just like the parable about the 99 and the one that went stray. That one life is so important to him, he will go after it.And it is, no life is less important than another.Regardless who the person is or what they have done. The gift of life is such a beautiful thing and so many people just let it waste away. BAsically our concern needs to be for the individual. The kingdom goes one at a time. They dont just rejoice and it get it over with. Every time a person even "acknowledges" The Lord the angels rejoice over that person.All of heaven rejoices. Because that one life IS that important.Then main thing is that we need a heart that is willing to be inconvenienced, that chooses to help others.We would be surprised at how good we would feel about ourselves if we reached out.To be willing to flex our schedules and slow down, take time out for others.That kind of person will be one to fill the great commsion. . We ave to be careful to not be so consumed with aquiring that we miss our reaosn for living. Its all going to burn anyways. All these mateialistic goods. Storing up our treasures in heaven is what the focus should be.Ofcourse thats not a rebuke of wealth or having nice things, but its just an adjustment of the philosophy that THINGS are more IMPORTANT than PEOPLE.
Everyone has the mandate to witness. What material things we have in this life now, or nowhere near worth a persons life. This may not make sense to any of you. But few I know you will understand
Here was today's church experience I write it all down here cause I know some of you could care less lol
I went to church and I feel like a different person I didnt get prayer or anything. But just being in His presence is really what I needed. Our pastor had just gotten back from NY cause his father had died last week. And he shared an awesome word.It was so anointed and I believe it was because of his emotional state. Simple but profound it was amazing.Anyways I took notes because I thought it was so important. Hearing what he had to say was excatly what I needed. I got rid of alot of stuff that I had that I knew was making me hold on to things of my past. And thats my weakness is letting go. Wether its an emotional hold on me, or wether its our of anger or bitterness.Just Letting go altogether. It may be the thing for some people but not for me. So i got rid of lots of trinkets and such that either reminded me of those times on my life, or reminded me of other people in my life that did me damage. I forgave them all and now I am moving on.The word that resounded through his message was the word "Restore". And that theres no use in waiting to be restored, Now is the time.And in order to restore ourselves we need to give of ourselves because when we give to others we recieve back. And when we lay down our ego we are then able to share ourselves with people. God wants us to be an open witness of him through us.ANd everyone can affect someone. It doesnt matter. Each us of make think theres nothing to us but thats just it. If we dnt offer ourselves we will never know.Jesus values the individual as should we. Just like the parable about the 99 and the one that went stray. That one life is so important to him, he will go after it.And it is, no life is less important than another.Regardless who the person is or what they have done. The gift of life is such a beautiful thing and so many people just let it waste away. BAsically our concern needs to be for the individual. The kingdom goes one at a time. They dont just rejoice and it get it over with. Every time a person even "acknowledges" The Lord the angels rejoice over that person.All of heaven rejoices. Because that one life IS that important.Then main thing is that we need a heart that is willing to be inconvenienced, that chooses to help others.We would be surprised at how good we would feel about ourselves if we reached out.To be willing to flex our schedules and slow down, take time out for others.That kind of person will be one to fill the great commsion. . We ave to be careful to not be so consumed with aquiring that we miss our reaosn for living. Its all going to burn anyways. All these mateialistic goods. Storing up our treasures in heaven is what the focus should be.Ofcourse thats not a rebuke of wealth or having nice things, but its just an adjustment of the philosophy that THINGS are more IMPORTANT than PEOPLE.
Everyone has the mandate to witness. What material things we have in this life now, or nowhere near worth a persons life. This may not make sense to any of you. But few I know you will understand