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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Brotha/Sista loooove
My brother texted me yesterday and I just thought it was a funny conversation between us. Yes, I do have a weird sense of humor and we crack on each other a lot (no harm at all...we just like to see who will be more witty and creative in our comebacks)
So here was his text:
David: "Hey, remember when you were little and you used to cry during thunderstorms...HA!!! Weirdo...its storming over here and that made me think of that."
Me: "Yeah...hey, remember when you were a tool? Oh wait...you still are. BOOM!"
David: "I may be a tool...but I'm sharper than you!!"
dang.
David, 1. Me, 0.
So here was his text:
David: "Hey, remember when you were little and you used to cry during thunderstorms...HA!!! Weirdo...its storming over here and that made me think of that."
Me: "Yeah...hey, remember when you were a tool? Oh wait...you still are. BOOM!"
David: "I may be a tool...but I'm sharper than you!!"
dang.
David, 1. Me, 0.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Quotes
"What's a royal ball anyway... I suppose it would be frightfully dull and boring...and completely...completely wonderful." - Cinderella
"...and Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart". - the Gospel of Luke
"Mwaarwaige, Mwaarwaige is wat bwrings us towgeder today." - Princess Bride
"...and Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart". - the Gospel of Luke
"Mwaarwaige, Mwaarwaige is wat bwrings us towgeder today." - Princess Bride
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Hi Jen!
Text from dad today:
"Hi Jen, how you doing? Any hopeful prospects for a job? love you, Dad."
Me: "No prospects, but trusting God."
Dad: "that is good, Jen. The Lord will supply all your needs. Stay close to the Lord and he will supply. My concern is GM and my pention. The Lord is good. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Love you, Dad."
(thank you God, for godly parents)
&hearst;
"Hi Jen, how you doing? Any hopeful prospects for a job? love you, Dad."
Me: "No prospects, but trusting God."
Dad: "that is good, Jen. The Lord will supply all your needs. Stay close to the Lord and he will supply. My concern is GM and my pention. The Lord is good. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Love you, Dad."
(thank you God, for godly parents)
&hearst;
Jimmy.
You will never meet such a man like him. I knew him from my old church at First Baptist Church of Oxford in Michigan. Sadly, but joyfully, he went home to be with his ever loving Savior!! Jimmy had down syndrom yet he was the most joyful person. Every Sunday, he would say "Hello Jennifer!" (very few people call me Jennifer) and give me a hug! He died at age 62 which is an incredible full life for a person with Downs. I know that First Baptist will have a huge whole in their hearts without Jimmy with them on earth, but I know they are looking forward to the day they will see him again. Praise God that he is no longer suffering in heaven! He has a new life and a new body! He is well and praising Jesus.
Here's the link for his funeral and a little bit about Jimmy Steiner. http://fbco.spaces.live.com/
Praise God for how he loves and takes his beloved home to be with him.
♥
Here's the link for his funeral and a little bit about Jimmy Steiner. http://fbco.spaces.live.com/
Praise God for how he loves and takes his beloved home to be with him.
♥
in the silence
Sunday's sermon was so good. It was something that I needed to hear. I needed to be reminded of the awesomeness of God. Mark has been doing a series in Revelation lately and Sunday's sermon was on Revelation 8:1-5. The points were about how before the Trumpets there was a half an hour of slience. Which was kind of strange because in the chapters before we see that there is lots of noise around with the elders and the saints praising God continually.
Well anyway, if you know me at all, you will know that I don't like to be still. I'm not a sit still kind of person. Even as a child, I couldn't ever sit still in school or in church (which is probably why most teachers and sunday school teachers didn't like me). But God, through his kindness, often reminds me in the midst of my struggling to find an answer or struggling to understand what is going on around me, he reminds me to be still and rest on his sovereignty. Rest? Sit still? Do nothing? Really? Come on. There's got to be something I can do to make things happen, right? Yes, Jenny, there is. Trust God.
So one of the points in Mark's sermon was how God provokes silence and prayer (which was point 2). He pointed out that silence is there for a reflection. At the end of the sermons on Sunday, after we sing the last hymn, we don't have an invitation for people to come down to the front. Which, I'll admit was weird at first, because that's all I knew. But instead, we all sit back down in our seats and take a moment to reflect on what the Lord taught us during the sermon. My media fast has been great! Though I did take a break for the weekend whilst my sister was here so we could watch a movie, so far, I've actually really enjoyed the fast. I've noticed a change in my attitude. The times it gets most difficult is after my run during dinner when I just want to watch TV while I eat, but I've been reading during that time. I realize that I like noise. I always have my music on in my room. I am always wearing my ipod on my walk to work. I've always got the radio on in the car. I don't like silence. But I've decided to take advantage of it. The sermon helped me see that silence is necessary. Sometimes, we need to stop hearing all the clutter so we can hear the voice of God. To go along with silence Mark pointed out that God provokes us to pray. In both silence and prayer we develope a sense of Awe towards God. I often take for granted how awesome God really is so having times of silence and prayer is important to do this so we remember his glory and majesty.
Prayer is also known as a sweet fragrance to God. Verse 3 says, "Another angel who had a golden censer came and stood at the alter. He was given much incense to offer with the prayers of saints on the golden alter before the throne." Another verse, I think in 1 Corinthians, talks about how the prayers of saints are a sweet fragrance to God. Mark pointed this out that God likes to hear our prayers. He delights in them. This strikes me. I mean, I shouldn't be surprised by it, because he is so kind and gracious, but when it comes down to it, I'm not that fun to talk to. And God is holy and wonderful so why would a wonderful, loving God want to talk to someone like me? Why would we delight in what I have to say? I say so many wrong things all the time. So after I got done grocery shopping last night, I took the opportunity to have some silence and just talk to God. I don't understand how my prayers could be a sweet fragrance, but am so thankful that he doesn't throw my words away.
Then in the evening, David talked about Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel and how she was trusting in God. She had a joy in his sovereignty because she knew how to be still and know he is God.
So in all, it was a great Sunday with messages from the Lord that I needed to hear and apply to my life.
♥
Well anyway, if you know me at all, you will know that I don't like to be still. I'm not a sit still kind of person. Even as a child, I couldn't ever sit still in school or in church (which is probably why most teachers and sunday school teachers didn't like me). But God, through his kindness, often reminds me in the midst of my struggling to find an answer or struggling to understand what is going on around me, he reminds me to be still and rest on his sovereignty. Rest? Sit still? Do nothing? Really? Come on. There's got to be something I can do to make things happen, right? Yes, Jenny, there is. Trust God.
So one of the points in Mark's sermon was how God provokes silence and prayer (which was point 2). He pointed out that silence is there for a reflection. At the end of the sermons on Sunday, after we sing the last hymn, we don't have an invitation for people to come down to the front. Which, I'll admit was weird at first, because that's all I knew. But instead, we all sit back down in our seats and take a moment to reflect on what the Lord taught us during the sermon. My media fast has been great! Though I did take a break for the weekend whilst my sister was here so we could watch a movie, so far, I've actually really enjoyed the fast. I've noticed a change in my attitude. The times it gets most difficult is after my run during dinner when I just want to watch TV while I eat, but I've been reading during that time. I realize that I like noise. I always have my music on in my room. I am always wearing my ipod on my walk to work. I've always got the radio on in the car. I don't like silence. But I've decided to take advantage of it. The sermon helped me see that silence is necessary. Sometimes, we need to stop hearing all the clutter so we can hear the voice of God. To go along with silence Mark pointed out that God provokes us to pray. In both silence and prayer we develope a sense of Awe towards God. I often take for granted how awesome God really is so having times of silence and prayer is important to do this so we remember his glory and majesty.
Prayer is also known as a sweet fragrance to God. Verse 3 says, "Another angel who had a golden censer came and stood at the alter. He was given much incense to offer with the prayers of saints on the golden alter before the throne." Another verse, I think in 1 Corinthians, talks about how the prayers of saints are a sweet fragrance to God. Mark pointed this out that God likes to hear our prayers. He delights in them. This strikes me. I mean, I shouldn't be surprised by it, because he is so kind and gracious, but when it comes down to it, I'm not that fun to talk to. And God is holy and wonderful so why would a wonderful, loving God want to talk to someone like me? Why would we delight in what I have to say? I say so many wrong things all the time. So after I got done grocery shopping last night, I took the opportunity to have some silence and just talk to God. I don't understand how my prayers could be a sweet fragrance, but am so thankful that he doesn't throw my words away.
Then in the evening, David talked about Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel and how she was trusting in God. She had a joy in his sovereignty because she knew how to be still and know he is God.
So in all, it was a great Sunday with messages from the Lord that I needed to hear and apply to my life.
♥
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Failure.
ARG!!! Why do I fail so much? I just can't seem to do well at work. I am always missing something or messing up on something. What is my deal? I do go over my work about 10 times, but there's still something that I'm missing. Yesterday, I failed at a project and now today I did too. ArG!!! Will I ever get anything right?
I hope the rest of the day goes better. I just feel like a complete and utter failure right now.
I have to remind myself of the Gospel at this time, though. I am thankful that I am a failure, but God, through his kindness is still pursuing me and giving me more and more grace each day. I'm thankful that he hasn't given up on me even though I have felt like giving up so many times. I don't have to be perfect for God to love me. I was a complete wretch when he saw me in my sinful state, but still reached out his faithful and loving arm in salvation for me.
Praise God for failures and praise God for his mercies!
♥
I hope the rest of the day goes better. I just feel like a complete and utter failure right now.
I have to remind myself of the Gospel at this time, though. I am thankful that I am a failure, but God, through his kindness is still pursuing me and giving me more and more grace each day. I'm thankful that he hasn't given up on me even though I have felt like giving up so many times. I don't have to be perfect for God to love me. I was a complete wretch when he saw me in my sinful state, but still reached out his faithful and loving arm in salvation for me.
Praise God for failures and praise God for his mercies!
♥
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