February 2012
3 posts
“Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for...”
– Psalm 144:1
Psalm 147:10-11, Lies, and God teaching me the...
“His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.”
-Psalm 147:10-11
I listened to a sermon by John Piper today on this passage, and at the end he prayed that his congregation would “not find rest until they stop putting their hope in [the strength...
Liberty →
January 2012
3 posts
Life
has been really hard lately. I don’t want to just rant on tumblr and feel sorry for myself, but it has. My new job is really stressing me out, unfortunately. But God taught me something today.
I was about to do my laundry tonight, and I have to walk down the hall to the laundry room to do so. So I put on my sweatpants that I wear for just lounging around, and looked for my laundry card so I...
December 2011
1 post
October 2011
1 post
September 2011
2 posts
“One reason we don’t grow in ordinary, grateful obedience as we should is that...”
– Elyse Fitzpatrick, “Because He Loves Me”
What have I learned?
It’s been 11 weeks in Ohio. That’s a longer time than I thought. Moving to a new state, being surrounded with new people, new job, new church, new responsibilities, new relationship status :), new everything. What have I learned from this? A lot, I think. And it has not been easy.
-God is faithful, and I can trust Him. “He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can...
August 2011
3 posts
Short-sighted
Exodus 16 at church tonight. and John 6. God had just delivered the Israelites from Egypt. They had just been rescued by the Lord but they still asked if God would sustain them and take care of them. When God told them what to do (take all of the manna they needed for one day, no extra), He was testing them. And they disobeyed. Why? They wanted to do things their way, because they were enslaved to...
My Utmost for His Highest Aug 11
“And he saw him no more.” 2 Kings 2:12
It is not wrong to depend upon Elijah as long as God gives him to you, but remember the time will come when he will have to go; when he stands no more to you as your guide and leader, because God does not intend he should. You say - “I cannot go on without Elijah.” God says you must.
Alone at your Jordan. v.14. Jordan is the type...
I want
to only seek God’s face and not chase after the things of this world. Not approval of human beings. Not comfort. Not the weekend. Not the week-night. Not busyness. Not success at work. Not avoiding fearful situations by some feeble human method. God will take care of me. Because He loves me, and He gave His Son for me. He has always done that and always will.
Please Lord help me to see...
May 2011
1 post
I'm DONE!
…with my last exam of college. No more schoolwork, exams, etc. Awesome. Praise God! He provided everything I needed. I don’t know what to do with myself right now. I just came home to an empty house and no one to share my excitement with. But the Lord is with me and I can share it with Him. :) I can’t believe its over. I feel so…idk. Happy, exhausted, excited, awestruck at...
April 2011
1 post
In college, I have had the opportunity to...
Start walking closely/daily with Christ
Room with my best friend for 4 years
Play in a band (~50 times in front of people)
Be a part of several Bible study groups with my best friends
Go to a concert festival (and a dozen other concerts)
Speak about my testimony in front of hundreds of people
Go to Florida/PCB
Go to Istanbul, Turkey
Go to Istanbul again
Go to Indianapolis (IndyCC and...
February 2011
3 posts
Excerpt from my TE 150 blog
This whole example makes me lose faith in my human memory. If I cannot completely trust my own memory, why do I allow my own memories so often to affect the way I act? Am I or someone else projecting information that is not a reality, onto my memories? I think that often times I do that, and it can negatively affect the way I experience life. I replay conversations or events in my head, and assume...
lol @ Allie
We are chillin at Bruegger’s Bagels, and she opened up her Bible and there was 2 dollars tucked in the pages. “Oh, that’s a nice surprise! It’s like Joel Osteen!”
January 2011
2 posts
Psalm 32
1[[How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!]]
2How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit! 3When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. 4For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as...
A commercial on TV said,
“The average person has 28 first kisses.”
My girl is only gonna have 1.
:) ptl for her
December 2010
1 post
"The Difference"
I got up early one morning,
and rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
that I didn’t have time to pray.
.
Problems just tumbled about me,
and heavier came each task.
“Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered.
He answered, “You didn’t ask.”
.
I wanted to see joy and beauty,
but the day toiled on, gray and bleak;
I wondered why God...
November 2010
2 posts
This world
is so messed up. There’s so many things around me lately that make me think, “It just shouldn’t be this way.” 21 year old with cancer. Step brother tried to kill himself. Having to borrow money just to get back home. Prayer requests that read, “That the heat and electricity doesn’t get shut off this week.” Not even having a place to live.
The LORD is good...
It's been over six months
Since the last time I posted a blog. Hmmm, so what happened during that time? Lots of stuff, now that I think about it.
Summer break. Old friends. I love you. Ohio. Nestle. Excitement. Loneliness. Free time. Anxiety. Ankush. Sweet and Sour Chicken. Phone calls. Virginia Beach. Allie. 21st birthday. Parkside Church. Love. Community. Men’s Bible Study. Concerts. Optimism. High school wedding....
April 2010
3 posts
I want to be as committed to prayer as I am to checking facebook, email, blogs, and fantasy baseball.
“We can either listen to ourselves and our constantly changing feelings about our...”
– Living the Cross Centered Life, C.J. Manhaney (via engeljes) (via egads)
February 2010
6 posts
What a friend we have in Jesus!
What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer! Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer!
Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged— Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful,...
I learned that,
I have a lot to learn. Thanks God.
Processing
So today, 2 big things that I am processing, hence blogging about.
I have been just feeling very burdened lately with responsibilities and stress. I could go into more detail but I don’t need to.
Almost got hit by a car this morning. God definitely used that to speak to me. If I was two feet farther along into the street, I wouldn’t be in very good shape right now. My life is in the...
Science vs. ISS
I love being in science classes, because you know what is true is true, and what is only a theory is only a theory. I don’t love being in ISS because ideas, theories, and biased opinions are presented as facts.
January 2010
3 posts
Examining my heart
So many things to think about from the men’s overnight. Just about evaluating my heart and what about my life needs to change. So I am trying to process all of it. I think I will make a list to help me gather my thoughts…
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. -Revelation 2:4
This week, I forgot my first love. Sunday I had to contact worship band members and...
If you believe in Jesus Christ, reblog this and...
bookworm-mar:
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What made me so happy about this was that there were over 3,000 notes…
(Yeah, me too)
2009 in review-Copied from Kristi
dairy plant food science Bible study leader too many labs
conviction advice crying breakup pain support mercy
basketball late night pcb busy hard classes
MSU basketball God is with us summer plans more leftover pain spring retreat-2 Cor. 12:9
bad report card full-time dairy plant Chandler crossings Jon biochem online Anthony problems on my own
blessed humbled grad party Boston Sexicali...
December 2009
9 posts
“Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!”
– O Come, All Ye Faithful - John F. Wade, 1767
“He must become greater, I must become less.”
– John 3:30
Possibly my favorite thing to do
is watch videos of Dave Matthews Band concerts. They are so awesome and fun. What a great band.
God is so faithful!
As always. :)
Procraaaaastinationnnnn
yeaaaaaaaaa i just wanna go hooooome.
“If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.”
– Galatians 6:3
“4 I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, 5 hearing of your...”
– Philemon 4-7
Internship
will be in Solon, Ohio (suburb of Cleveland) this summer!! (Rather than Englewood, Colorado).
Wooooo I am just happy to know where I will be and not be waiting anymore. And I am happy to be closer to home. :)
Christmas break
now please.
Turned the world upside down.
…they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. 7 Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king—Jesus.”
-Acts 17:6-7 NKJV
I want to turn the Food Science program upside down.
I want to turn Wilson Hall upside down.
I...
November 2009
12 posts
:)
I like food.
I am thankful for:
-God’s faithfulness amidst my unfaithfulness-my mom, dad, brother, and grandmas-Allie-guitar-Ephesians 1-my roommates-all of my best friends-Campus Crusade for Christ-Immanuel Lutheran Church-Nestle internship-a car that works-my health-worship band-music in general-the Bible in general-MSU dairy plant-America-food-love and 1 John 3:16-memories-having things to look forward to-this semester...
Daaaang
So today is the first day I have been home from East Lansing since August. For the rest of college, I don’t want it to be that long ever again. When I got to my room, all that was there was a bed and a chair. And two dead flies on the floor, which made it really dramatic. haha. It was awesome to catch up with my parents and talk about life and laugh and let mom cook for me because she likes...
“19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness...”
– John 3:19-21
Life!
-The body of Christ is so encouraging. So many times when I am “stuck in a rut” in my walk with God, He uses my brothers and sisters to bring me back to Him. So awesome.
-I’ve just been really excited about music lately and it’s awesome. And I am excited to write some music in the next 2 months or so. And building a guitar with my dad for my mom is going to be ridiculously...