Teach Me How to Drive....
...that's the title of this cool song I just downloaded from grassrootsmusic.com :) I absolutely LOVE that website. You can get a ton of free MP3s of some really talented "indie" Christian music. The guy who sings this song, Dave Pettigrew, as well as Jimmy Needham are my two favorites :)
Well, things are going well. I pick up another subject to take over this week, and then, next week, I take over FULL TIME for 20 days. You have no idea how scared I am. I mean, my teachers is AWESOME and is helping make plans (which, she's already got most of them in place - all I have to do is teach it), but I'm just scared that I'm going to fail. Fail my kids. Fail my cooperating teacher. Fail my professor. Fail myself. Today's sermon at The Grove was exactly what I need to hear. Pastor A talked about worry and how it doesn't do anything but cause us unnecessary stress. These were the verses that the message was centered around....they come from Matthew 6. *Note to self* I really need to print these out and tape them to my wall so I'll see them every day.
25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Speaking of The Grove, I think I'm going to start making the 30-minute trek there every Sunday. There have been a bunch of Sundays this semester where I haven't gone to church. It's not that I didn't want to go, but I can't find a church closer to the school that I enjoy going to. Due to this lack of church, I've been slipping back into some old habits and thoughts. I'm tired of being the same Faith I used to be. I want to make a difference. I want to draw so close to God that I am able to sense His presence in everything that I do - all day, every day. I want to be like David - a (wo)man after God's own heart. By no means am I going to be perfect, but I want to live the life that God has called me to live - not some cheap, Walmart version that will fade away.
On a good note, I was finally able to get some new clothes this weekend. Mary, Tiffany, and I went to the Mall of Georgia and to the outlets in Commerce. I also stopped by the outlets after church today to hit some stores that we didn't get to yesterday. I'm so excited :o) I don't feel as frumpy now -- haha. I also had a blast hanging out with them yesterday. They are some amazing girls and I'm so glad that God has placed them into my lives.
I was talking to my mom last night on the phone and she told me "You know, it finally hit me that, in May, you're going to be moving out of the house and into your own....and I don't know how I'm going to handle you being gone." *Tear* Granted, I'm only going to moving about 15-20 minutes away, it's still gonna be weird to be away from home and have my own place. Yeah, I'm excited, but I'm also nervous. *Note to self: Read the passage above again*
I miss Patti and Kim a whole bunch. It's really weird not having them around. I'm going to try to go up to see Patti next weekend, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to. I need to spend some time with her though.....I really miss her.
Well, I guess that's all for this edition of "The Boring Life of Faith" :o) See you guys later!
Well, things are going well. I pick up another subject to take over this week, and then, next week, I take over FULL TIME for 20 days. You have no idea how scared I am. I mean, my teachers is AWESOME and is helping make plans (which, she's already got most of them in place - all I have to do is teach it), but I'm just scared that I'm going to fail. Fail my kids. Fail my cooperating teacher. Fail my professor. Fail myself. Today's sermon at The Grove was exactly what I need to hear. Pastor A talked about worry and how it doesn't do anything but cause us unnecessary stress. These were the verses that the message was centered around....they come from Matthew 6. *Note to self* I really need to print these out and tape them to my wall so I'll see them every day.
25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Speaking of The Grove, I think I'm going to start making the 30-minute trek there every Sunday. There have been a bunch of Sundays this semester where I haven't gone to church. It's not that I didn't want to go, but I can't find a church closer to the school that I enjoy going to. Due to this lack of church, I've been slipping back into some old habits and thoughts. I'm tired of being the same Faith I used to be. I want to make a difference. I want to draw so close to God that I am able to sense His presence in everything that I do - all day, every day. I want to be like David - a (wo)man after God's own heart. By no means am I going to be perfect, but I want to live the life that God has called me to live - not some cheap, Walmart version that will fade away.
On a good note, I was finally able to get some new clothes this weekend. Mary, Tiffany, and I went to the Mall of Georgia and to the outlets in Commerce. I also stopped by the outlets after church today to hit some stores that we didn't get to yesterday. I'm so excited :o) I don't feel as frumpy now -- haha. I also had a blast hanging out with them yesterday. They are some amazing girls and I'm so glad that God has placed them into my lives.
I was talking to my mom last night on the phone and she told me "You know, it finally hit me that, in May, you're going to be moving out of the house and into your own....and I don't know how I'm going to handle you being gone." *Tear* Granted, I'm only going to moving about 15-20 minutes away, it's still gonna be weird to be away from home and have my own place. Yeah, I'm excited, but I'm also nervous. *Note to self: Read the passage above again*
I miss Patti and Kim a whole bunch. It's really weird not having them around. I'm going to try to go up to see Patti next weekend, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to. I need to spend some time with her though.....I really miss her.
Well, I guess that's all for this edition of "The Boring Life of Faith" :o) See you guys later!