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Friday, December 3, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Making Much of Him
Well, I am finishing up my semester of school in 3 weeks. Taking 18 hours has been more of a challenge than I bargained for, but the Lord has given me grace through it. My spring semester is my last. I am super pumped!!! I'll be taking 15hrs. next semester, 3 of those being an internship at Brookshires.* for those of you that don't know, that's the East Texas United* I am the "Training and Development Intern" and will be learning a lot of human resource stuff, like training employees, and community relations type activities. I feel so blessed and am excited to get some experience doing something that I think I will really enjoy.
Lately, I have been thinking about why I am finishing school. I feel like after I finish, I am obligated to go get a full time job and make myself a business woman. I put this pressure on myself I know. If I don't work then I feel like it is time to pop out the babies which I am not sure I am quite ready for either. Sometimes these thoughts can leave me feeling a bit purposeless.
I am thankful for this season. I have found that it is all too simple to try to grasp for things to make me feel like I have purpose. But how refreshing it would be if my sole purpose rested in the Lord, in his glory, in the Gospel, in life with him, and from the overflow of my heart full of HIM- came action. Sometimes it feels like in our culture we are doing whatever we can to find value in ourselves instead of first finding value in the Creator of the universe. In who Jesus says He is and what His ultimate purpose is- to make His name known!
I've been reading the book, "Don't Waste Your Life", by John Piper. One thing that has stirred desire in me is the question- Do you find your worth in how much God makes of you? Or making much of God?
I want my desire to be making much of him. It is in my sinful nature to make much of myself, this I know, but I am so thankful for the blood He shed for my weaknesses. I know He will continue to finish what He began.
Lately, I have been thinking about why I am finishing school. I feel like after I finish, I am obligated to go get a full time job and make myself a business woman. I put this pressure on myself I know. If I don't work then I feel like it is time to pop out the babies which I am not sure I am quite ready for either. Sometimes these thoughts can leave me feeling a bit purposeless.
I am thankful for this season. I have found that it is all too simple to try to grasp for things to make me feel like I have purpose. But how refreshing it would be if my sole purpose rested in the Lord, in his glory, in the Gospel, in life with him, and from the overflow of my heart full of HIM- came action. Sometimes it feels like in our culture we are doing whatever we can to find value in ourselves instead of first finding value in the Creator of the universe. In who Jesus says He is and what His ultimate purpose is- to make His name known!
I've been reading the book, "Don't Waste Your Life", by John Piper. One thing that has stirred desire in me is the question- Do you find your worth in how much God makes of you? Or making much of God?
I want my desire to be making much of him. It is in my sinful nature to make much of myself, this I know, but I am so thankful for the blood He shed for my weaknesses. I know He will continue to finish what He began.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Some thoughts on Thanks!
Today I compiled a small list of things I am truly thankful and blessed by and I thought I would share:
1. The fact that I have voice. I can talk, relate, share the gospel, and make a difference through my words.
2. My friends. I have been overwhelmed by the love and joy of friends this week!
3. Going deeper. The moments where you are forced to go deeper with those you are in community with, in order than you might challenge one another and grow closer to Jesus.
4. The correction of God. Oh boy...
5. Our unsaved neighbors.
6. My husband. An amazing man who is completely different than the day I met him, yet so much more like Jesus. AMAZING!
7. My ability (up to this point) to plan all our meals every week.
8. Offenses. The moments of me getting offended this week have been an opportunity for the Lord to reveal the sin of my flesh. yikes! How else to rid me of them?
9. Dark chocolate covered Oreos!
10. Laughter. So many funny things over the past week.... I don't know where to start.
11. The grace given to me to handle 18 hrs. of school, maintain a home and husband, as well as get 8 hours of sleep a night!
12. Clean underwear. Something we take for granted!
1. The fact that I have voice. I can talk, relate, share the gospel, and make a difference through my words.
2. My friends. I have been overwhelmed by the love and joy of friends this week!
3. Going deeper. The moments where you are forced to go deeper with those you are in community with, in order than you might challenge one another and grow closer to Jesus.
4. The correction of God. Oh boy...
5. Our unsaved neighbors.
6. My husband. An amazing man who is completely different than the day I met him, yet so much more like Jesus. AMAZING!
7. My ability (up to this point) to plan all our meals every week.
8. Offenses. The moments of me getting offended this week have been an opportunity for the Lord to reveal the sin of my flesh. yikes! How else to rid me of them?
9. Dark chocolate covered Oreos!
10. Laughter. So many funny things over the past week.... I don't know where to start.
11. The grace given to me to handle 18 hrs. of school, maintain a home and husband, as well as get 8 hours of sleep a night!
12. Clean underwear. Something we take for granted!
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