I've been reading The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. It tells her story as she grew up in Holland with her deeply Christian family, then chronicles her activities in hiding Jews during the German occupation of Holland during WWII. And it tells of her arrest and subsequent time in prison and concentration camps.
Now I've read this book before, but somehow whenever I would read it, I never really pictured it. I sort of conjured up Holocaust pictures I've seen, but it was never really real. This time as I read, I put myself in Corrie's place. When she tells of her arrest, I pictured soldiers coming into MY house and forcing me and my parents to leave it. What would it be like, to be in your house, where you normally feel safe and secure, and how surreal would it be to just leave it? It would still look normal, but you would be leaving, perhaps forever. When Corrie and her sister Betsie were separated from their father and brothers, I pictured leaving my dad behind, never knowing if I would see him again. And when Corrie and Betsie arrived at the concentration camp, I went into the barracks with them, squeezed into claustrophobic bunks where there wasn't enough room to sit up or roll over, and the place was crawling with fleas. All the while sustaining myself from the Scripture that they always had with them.
Reading that book has now given me a thirst for more Scripture! As it says in Psalm 19:9-11: "The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward."
The Scriptures are worth more than MUCH pure gold. They were worth more than food and rest to Corrie and Betsie ten Boom while they were in a concentration camp. And I want them to be worth more to me than anything else I do. I want my music to be more important to me this semester. I want to work as unto the LORD, not for men, since I know that I will receive an inheritance from the LORD as my reward! I want to do everything, whether I eat or drink or whatever I do, unto the glory of God. Soli deo Gloria.
School starts tomorrow. I only pray that this semester will be for Him. Because if it is for Him, it will be good. It will be amazing.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Can you deal with this....
Just so you are aware, my subject lines will basically NEVER have anything to do with the contents of my posts.
For example, tonight I am going to write a few thoughts about marriage. I just took a facebook quiz, "When will you get married?" and my result was that I will not get married until I am FIFTY YEARS OLD!!!
That's one fear of mine, actually - that I will never get married and have children. I want to do both of those things SO BADLY...I think. Never having been in a relationship, I suppose it could be argued that I have no idea if I really do want to get married, because I have absolutely no idea what it would really be like. I can observe my parents and other married couples and how they interact, but I don't know what it's like to share a room and a bed with your spouse, to have to sacrifice time and decisions and things for your spouse, to resolve fights and celebrate anniversaries, to have that kind of emotional and physical intimacy with someone. I don't know what it's like to have a child, to worry about your child and love it and protect it and be responsible for teaching it and feeding it and sheltering it and loving it, all wondering if you're doing it the right way and the best way.
And I know I'm not ready for either marriage or children, but the thought that I might never have either one is too much. And since I'm nearly 21 and have yet to go on my first date, it just sort of sits at the back of my brain, not a big deal, but I still know it's there. Sort of a very quiet nag. You're nearly 21...and NOTHING.
Fortunately, I am usually able to drown out said nag with the awesome verse that is Psalm 37:4: "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." God knows the desires of my heart better than I do, and He will give them to me if I put Him first. The question is.......DO I PUT HIM FIRST?
Not often enough. That is where this blog comes in handy. This blog is my chronicle of my delight in the Lord. The other day, my mom said something that really struck me: she said that if she had all the time in the world to do whatever she wanted, all she would want to do would be cook and study the Bible. I couldn't say the same. I don't have a burning desire to study the Bible right now. But I want to have that desire. I want to be overwhelmed by God. I want Him to stir in me a passion that my heart cannot contain!!!!!
It's an odd thing, to desire a desire. I wonder how that will work out...
For example, tonight I am going to write a few thoughts about marriage. I just took a facebook quiz, "When will you get married?" and my result was that I will not get married until I am FIFTY YEARS OLD!!!
That's one fear of mine, actually - that I will never get married and have children. I want to do both of those things SO BADLY...I think. Never having been in a relationship, I suppose it could be argued that I have no idea if I really do want to get married, because I have absolutely no idea what it would really be like. I can observe my parents and other married couples and how they interact, but I don't know what it's like to share a room and a bed with your spouse, to have to sacrifice time and decisions and things for your spouse, to resolve fights and celebrate anniversaries, to have that kind of emotional and physical intimacy with someone. I don't know what it's like to have a child, to worry about your child and love it and protect it and be responsible for teaching it and feeding it and sheltering it and loving it, all wondering if you're doing it the right way and the best way.
And I know I'm not ready for either marriage or children, but the thought that I might never have either one is too much. And since I'm nearly 21 and have yet to go on my first date, it just sort of sits at the back of my brain, not a big deal, but I still know it's there. Sort of a very quiet nag. You're nearly 21...and NOTHING.
Fortunately, I am usually able to drown out said nag with the awesome verse that is Psalm 37:4: "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." God knows the desires of my heart better than I do, and He will give them to me if I put Him first. The question is.......DO I PUT HIM FIRST?
Not often enough. That is where this blog comes in handy. This blog is my chronicle of my delight in the Lord. The other day, my mom said something that really struck me: she said that if she had all the time in the world to do whatever she wanted, all she would want to do would be cook and study the Bible. I couldn't say the same. I don't have a burning desire to study the Bible right now. But I want to have that desire. I want to be overwhelmed by God. I want Him to stir in me a passion that my heart cannot contain!!!!!
It's an odd thing, to desire a desire. I wonder how that will work out...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
boring!
Today was a boring day. I only worked 11-4, then I went to part of a skate party (which was really fun!!!), and then I discovered I had a lot of laundry to do. In fact, I'm still doing it. I need it all to be washed for next week when school starts. Before then, it doesn't really matter, since I'm pretty much only going to be wearing my work clothes and pajamas before then. I still have 33 hours to work this week.
I have also re-discovered the fact that I hate saying goodbye. Tooooooo many of my friends are not in Dallas. I hated to say goodbye to my England friends in June, and I hated saying goodbye to my friends who have left for school. Now my youth leader is moving to Washington, and SIX of my work friends have left Chick-fil-A, all but one permanently. It really, really sucks to say goodbye.
More to come later...as I said, it was a pretty boring day today.
I have also re-discovered the fact that I hate saying goodbye. Tooooooo many of my friends are not in Dallas. I hated to say goodbye to my England friends in June, and I hated saying goodbye to my friends who have left for school. Now my youth leader is moving to Washington, and SIX of my work friends have left Chick-fil-A, all but one permanently. It really, really sucks to say goodbye.
More to come later...as I said, it was a pretty boring day today.
Monday, August 24, 2009
look at all you'll derive out of being alive!!!
If I had three wishes, I know exactly what I would wish for. Provided of course that I cannot wish for:
1. More wishes
2. Anything to do with other people, i.e. wishing that everyone in the world would come to know Christ, or that my children will never rebel, or that the marriages of my parents, friends and family members would only end by death...all of which I do pray for, at least!!!
My wishes would be as follows:
1. As much money as possible to do good deeds with. I would love to win the lottery and give most of it away to charity. Ever seen the movie It Can Happen To You, with Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda? Case in point, right there. Barring of course the extra-marital affair that goes on in that movie, I wish that WOULD happen to me. I would love to walk into a restaurant and buy everyone's dinner, or sponsor special events for schools and bands and sports teams. And of course I would give lots of money to charities, such as Making a Difference.
2. I would wish to be able to speak any language fluently. How handy would that be?? I would be able to travel anywhere in the world (using some of my lottery winnings of course) and be able to speak the language. Man...that'd be so sweet. I could be an awesome missionary...
3. To be able to eat anything I want and not gain any weight unless it was necessary. Or, I guess, to be able to maintain a good weight. That would be freaking awesome.
So there you have it. My three wishes.
1. More wishes
2. Anything to do with other people, i.e. wishing that everyone in the world would come to know Christ, or that my children will never rebel, or that the marriages of my parents, friends and family members would only end by death...all of which I do pray for, at least!!!
My wishes would be as follows:
1. As much money as possible to do good deeds with. I would love to win the lottery and give most of it away to charity. Ever seen the movie It Can Happen To You, with Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda? Case in point, right there. Barring of course the extra-marital affair that goes on in that movie, I wish that WOULD happen to me. I would love to walk into a restaurant and buy everyone's dinner, or sponsor special events for schools and bands and sports teams. And of course I would give lots of money to charities, such as Making a Difference.
2. I would wish to be able to speak any language fluently. How handy would that be?? I would be able to travel anywhere in the world (using some of my lottery winnings of course) and be able to speak the language. Man...that'd be so sweet. I could be an awesome missionary...
3. To be able to eat anything I want and not gain any weight unless it was necessary. Or, I guess, to be able to maintain a good weight. That would be freaking awesome.
So there you have it. My three wishes.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
It was something like but not necessarily Schindler's List
When I was about fourteen, I started collecting...quotes!!! Yes, quotes. Funny quotes, inspiring quotes, Bible verses, anything that struck me as worthy of remembrance. I still have said journal, and I would like to share with you some of my favorite quotes from it.
"I am sorry for the men who do not read their Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure." ~Woodrow Wilson
^it makes me really happy to think that we have had such men as leaders of our country!
"If the Lord comes back at 4:30 in the morning, I'm going. I may be there two hours before I realize what's happening...but I'm going!" ~Mark Lowry
"I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix." ~Dan Quayle
"Last week I ate a 5th Avenue bar on 5th Avenue while little kids eating Snickers bars snickered at me. It was probably that whole 'irony' thing." ~John Gephart
"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific." ~Lily Tomlin
"I love mankind - it's PEOPLE I can't stand." ~Charles Schulz
"Probably the saddest thing you'll ever see is a mosquito sucking on a mummy. Forget it, little friend." ~Jack Handey
"If I die before my cat, I want to be cremated and then have some of the ashes sprinkled in his cat food, so that I can live inside him." ~Drew Barrymore
^?????
"I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on it. I said, 'Thyroid problem?'" ~Arnold Schwarzenegger
"Don't worry that the world will end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." ~Charles Schulz
"Every guy would love to settle down with the bootylicious Beyonce. Not only because she's hot, but who wouldn't want to say, 'And this is my fiancee, Beyonce.'" ~Michael Finley
"Preach the gospel at all times, and, when necessary, use words." ~St. Francis of Assisi
"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." ~C.S. Lewis
"What's a brothel? Is that a soup place? You know, like a chicken brothel?" ~Noveen Fatima
Well, I hope you laughed. I hope maybe your thoughts were slightly provoked. I really haven't got much else to say today, other than that GOD IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PROVIDER!!! I've been looking everywhere for red shoes and a white cardigan, and I finally found them thanks to my mom, who wasn't even looking for them.
Perfect way, perfect timing. What more can I say?
Don't forget to pray for Brad Pitt!!!
"I am sorry for the men who do not read their Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure." ~Woodrow Wilson
^it makes me really happy to think that we have had such men as leaders of our country!
"If the Lord comes back at 4:30 in the morning, I'm going. I may be there two hours before I realize what's happening...but I'm going!" ~Mark Lowry
"I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix." ~Dan Quayle
"Last week I ate a 5th Avenue bar on 5th Avenue while little kids eating Snickers bars snickered at me. It was probably that whole 'irony' thing." ~John Gephart
"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific." ~Lily Tomlin
"I love mankind - it's PEOPLE I can't stand." ~Charles Schulz
"Probably the saddest thing you'll ever see is a mosquito sucking on a mummy. Forget it, little friend." ~Jack Handey
"If I die before my cat, I want to be cremated and then have some of the ashes sprinkled in his cat food, so that I can live inside him." ~Drew Barrymore
^?????
"I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on it. I said, 'Thyroid problem?'" ~Arnold Schwarzenegger
"Don't worry that the world will end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." ~Charles Schulz
"Every guy would love to settle down with the bootylicious Beyonce. Not only because she's hot, but who wouldn't want to say, 'And this is my fiancee, Beyonce.'" ~Michael Finley
"Preach the gospel at all times, and, when necessary, use words." ~St. Francis of Assisi
"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." ~C.S. Lewis
"What's a brothel? Is that a soup place? You know, like a chicken brothel?" ~Noveen Fatima
Well, I hope you laughed. I hope maybe your thoughts were slightly provoked. I really haven't got much else to say today, other than that GOD IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PROVIDER!!! I've been looking everywhere for red shoes and a white cardigan, and I finally found them thanks to my mom, who wasn't even looking for them.
Perfect way, perfect timing. What more can I say?
Don't forget to pray for Brad Pitt!!!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
sick sick sick
Today, for some reason, I woke up with a headache. This in itself isn't so odd - it's happened to me before. I generally just take some ibuprofen and a big glass of water, and an hour later I'll be fine. NOT TODAY!!!! I went from a dull headache to a very sharp headache to nauseous and dizzy, and it culminated with me slumping over the toilet praying that I would vomit, just so I could feel better!!! I've never been so sick for no apparent reason before.
So I very seriously considered calling in sick to work, but my mom suggested I walk around the block to see if I could walk off the nausea. Then my friend suggested I take a shower (to wash it off...?), so I did both. And I managed to make it through my entire shift with no dizziness, very little nausea, and only the dullest of headaches.
At work, I was standing there wiping trays (seriously, we have at least a hundred trays, and about seventy of them were stacked and needed to be cleaned), and one of my friends had left his Bible sitting on the counter. So I opened it and read Psalm 25. The verse that most stuck out to me was verse 6: "Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to Your love remember me, for You are good, O Lord."
Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways. Or perhaps, my apathetic ways. God, remember not the times when my heart did not long for You and did not desire Your glory. The times when I acted for my own comfort and not Your Name. The times when I couldn't be bothered to sacrifice for You, who sacrificed EVERYTHING for me. Isn't it supposed to be a privilege to suffer for Christ, just as He suffered? And when we do suffer for His sake, will we not reign with Him in glory?
I have also started something new: I am going to pray every week for a different celebrity. This week will be Brad Pitt. I think before I pray for him, I will have to pray for myself, that I can actually pray for him and not just call down fire and brimstone on him!!! I am less and less impressed with him the more I read about him. He used to be a Christian, but he has completely turned his back on it and while he doesn't bash it outright, I feel he thinks it's pretty useless. Brad Pitt has given huge sums of money to help rebuild New Orleans from all the Katrina damage, and now they want him to run for mayor! He's laughed it off, saying that he would never get elected because he's running on the "gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform"...and the troubling thing is, more people would vote for him than one would think. He also has no idea what it is to truly live and to truly love someone. Quote:
"I resent people telling others how to live! It drives me mental! Just the other night, I heard this TV reverend say that Angie and I were setting a bad example because we were living out of wedlock, and people should not be duped by us," Brad recounted. "It made me laugh. What damn right does anyone have to tell someone else how to live if they're not hurting anyone? How many times do you think real love comes to someone in a lifetime? If you're lucky, maybe two or three."
Sorry, Mr. Pitt, you have no idea what "real love" is. Real love is not a five-year marriage that ends when you meet someone else. Real love is NOT waiting to marry the mother of your children until everyone who wants to get married can. Real love isn't even doing good deeds like helping rebuild a city. Real love is a cross on which a naked and bloodied man hangs, covered in the stain of the sins of humanity. It's like it says in ICor 13: "If I give all I possess to the poor, and surrendur my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing." All of Brad and Angelina's time and money and all the good things they do for others - because they do a LOT of great things for other people! - mean so little. I wouldn't say it all means nothing, because there is still the image of God in them (that they were created within!), and that is what inspires them to do their good deeds.
Sorry, I just get so frustrated by celebrities who have everything and give so much of what they have...and yet because they do not have the love of Christ, they have nothing, so they can give nothing. So this week's prayer celebrity: Brad Pitt. Join me? Seriously, he needs it. As do we all.
So I very seriously considered calling in sick to work, but my mom suggested I walk around the block to see if I could walk off the nausea. Then my friend suggested I take a shower (to wash it off...?), so I did both. And I managed to make it through my entire shift with no dizziness, very little nausea, and only the dullest of headaches.
At work, I was standing there wiping trays (seriously, we have at least a hundred trays, and about seventy of them were stacked and needed to be cleaned), and one of my friends had left his Bible sitting on the counter. So I opened it and read Psalm 25. The verse that most stuck out to me was verse 6: "Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to Your love remember me, for You are good, O Lord."
Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways. Or perhaps, my apathetic ways. God, remember not the times when my heart did not long for You and did not desire Your glory. The times when I acted for my own comfort and not Your Name. The times when I couldn't be bothered to sacrifice for You, who sacrificed EVERYTHING for me. Isn't it supposed to be a privilege to suffer for Christ, just as He suffered? And when we do suffer for His sake, will we not reign with Him in glory?
I have also started something new: I am going to pray every week for a different celebrity. This week will be Brad Pitt. I think before I pray for him, I will have to pray for myself, that I can actually pray for him and not just call down fire and brimstone on him!!! I am less and less impressed with him the more I read about him. He used to be a Christian, but he has completely turned his back on it and while he doesn't bash it outright, I feel he thinks it's pretty useless. Brad Pitt has given huge sums of money to help rebuild New Orleans from all the Katrina damage, and now they want him to run for mayor! He's laughed it off, saying that he would never get elected because he's running on the "gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform"...and the troubling thing is, more people would vote for him than one would think. He also has no idea what it is to truly live and to truly love someone. Quote:
"I resent people telling others how to live! It drives me mental! Just the other night, I heard this TV reverend say that Angie and I were setting a bad example because we were living out of wedlock, and people should not be duped by us," Brad recounted. "It made me laugh. What damn right does anyone have to tell someone else how to live if they're not hurting anyone? How many times do you think real love comes to someone in a lifetime? If you're lucky, maybe two or three."
Sorry, Mr. Pitt, you have no idea what "real love" is. Real love is not a five-year marriage that ends when you meet someone else. Real love is NOT waiting to marry the mother of your children until everyone who wants to get married can. Real love isn't even doing good deeds like helping rebuild a city. Real love is a cross on which a naked and bloodied man hangs, covered in the stain of the sins of humanity. It's like it says in ICor 13: "If I give all I possess to the poor, and surrendur my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing." All of Brad and Angelina's time and money and all the good things they do for others - because they do a LOT of great things for other people! - mean so little. I wouldn't say it all means nothing, because there is still the image of God in them (that they were created within!), and that is what inspires them to do their good deeds.
Sorry, I just get so frustrated by celebrities who have everything and give so much of what they have...and yet because they do not have the love of Christ, they have nothing, so they can give nothing. So this week's prayer celebrity: Brad Pitt. Join me? Seriously, he needs it. As do we all.
Friday, August 21, 2009
A new beginning
So I've been inspired to start a blog about myself and my life, because apparently that's a cool thing to do. Technically I've been blogging since I was fifteen, but those blogs were more like Twitters - all I basically said was A) what I'd done that day, B) who I happened to love that day (and I listed lots of names!), and C) things I enjoyed, like books or pictures or flowers or chocolate.
This blog actually has a purpose, because I am starting a new project. This project was inspired by the song "Stir In Me" by Todd Procter. The lyrics are as follows:
Stir in me
A fire that the world cannot explain
I long to worship You
Stir in me
A passion that my heart cannot contain
I long to worship You
Hold me, break me, mold me and make me more like You
I long to worship You
Love You, fear You, draw ever near You as I worship You
Oh Lord
I suppose one title for this project could be: Project Kick Apathy in the Pants. I've been very apathetic about lots of things this summer: school, work, cleaning my room, doing laundry, going to the gym, eating, even hanging out with my friends! I just can't be bothered to do anything. And that is just not okay at all. God did not make me to just sit around reading and watching movies all day. He didn't put me here so that I could just not care about anything.
I've even been questioning school - is music education even what I want to do?
YES!!!!!! OF COURSE IT IS!!!!!!!! I just had such a horrible year last year because I was so darn apathetic, didn't practice enough, didn't look for a new church (which therefore meant no new friends), didn't look for a new job...all of which added up to a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. So I have some new things in mind for this year.
1. Find a new church. This is the biggest priority I have right now. I need a church that has a singles ministry and a music team that I can join, preferably on guitar and vocals. I can't be a member of a church and not serve on the music team - my desire to praise God through music is too strong for that! Churches that I have in mind: The Village, Dallas campus; Denton Bible Church; The Village, Denton Campus; and that's really about it.
2. Move out of my parents' house. Not at all because I don't like living there - au contraire, I LOVE living with my parents!!! But I need to learn responsibility, budgeting, cleaning, and how to live on my own. So I need to show all of those things while I still live with my parents, and then hopefully I can move out.
3. Practice, practice, practice - I am the worst music major ever. Last year I practiced less than half of what I really should. This year I am going to practice as much as I can. I will have lots of flute music to learn, plus conducting, vocal pedagogy, and percussion techniques. And I need to practice them all A LOT!!!!
4. Find some new friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Most of mine no longer live in the Dallas area. So I need to find some friends who do!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is where the whole NEW CHURCH thing comes in handy.
I need God to stir in me a new fire, a new passion, to serve Him wholeheartedly, without any trace of apathy. That is my prayer for this year: STIR IN ME A PASSION THAT MY HEART CANNOT CONTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
My blogs will contain my thoughts on these goals of mine, my classes, my work, and other various things. Just the thoughts, opinions and everyday occurances in the life of a twenty-year-old college student with a love for Christ and the desire for His kingdom.
This blog actually has a purpose, because I am starting a new project. This project was inspired by the song "Stir In Me" by Todd Procter. The lyrics are as follows:
Stir in me
A fire that the world cannot explain
I long to worship You
Stir in me
A passion that my heart cannot contain
I long to worship You
Hold me, break me, mold me and make me more like You
I long to worship You
Love You, fear You, draw ever near You as I worship You
Oh Lord
I suppose one title for this project could be: Project Kick Apathy in the Pants. I've been very apathetic about lots of things this summer: school, work, cleaning my room, doing laundry, going to the gym, eating, even hanging out with my friends! I just can't be bothered to do anything. And that is just not okay at all. God did not make me to just sit around reading and watching movies all day. He didn't put me here so that I could just not care about anything.
I've even been questioning school - is music education even what I want to do?
YES!!!!!! OF COURSE IT IS!!!!!!!! I just had such a horrible year last year because I was so darn apathetic, didn't practice enough, didn't look for a new church (which therefore meant no new friends), didn't look for a new job...all of which added up to a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. So I have some new things in mind for this year.
1. Find a new church. This is the biggest priority I have right now. I need a church that has a singles ministry and a music team that I can join, preferably on guitar and vocals. I can't be a member of a church and not serve on the music team - my desire to praise God through music is too strong for that! Churches that I have in mind: The Village, Dallas campus; Denton Bible Church; The Village, Denton Campus; and that's really about it.
2. Move out of my parents' house. Not at all because I don't like living there - au contraire, I LOVE living with my parents!!! But I need to learn responsibility, budgeting, cleaning, and how to live on my own. So I need to show all of those things while I still live with my parents, and then hopefully I can move out.
3. Practice, practice, practice - I am the worst music major ever. Last year I practiced less than half of what I really should. This year I am going to practice as much as I can. I will have lots of flute music to learn, plus conducting, vocal pedagogy, and percussion techniques. And I need to practice them all A LOT!!!!
4. Find some new friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Most of mine no longer live in the Dallas area. So I need to find some friends who do!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is where the whole NEW CHURCH thing comes in handy.
I need God to stir in me a new fire, a new passion, to serve Him wholeheartedly, without any trace of apathy. That is my prayer for this year: STIR IN ME A PASSION THAT MY HEART CANNOT CONTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
My blogs will contain my thoughts on these goals of mine, my classes, my work, and other various things. Just the thoughts, opinions and everyday occurances in the life of a twenty-year-old college student with a love for Christ and the desire for His kingdom.
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