Psalm 119:9-16
It's real simple, to live a pure life, live according to His word (v.9).
This world that we are living in is wicked. When I seek the Lord with all my heart, I pray that the Lord will not let me stray away (v.6).
He promises me that if I walk blameless, he will bless me (Psalm 119:1).
I read the Bible, meditate over what I read (v.15) and learn about God daily. I do this so that the Lords ways may be in my heart so that I will not sin against him (v.11).
I want the Lord to teach me what to do. I want to learn from the Lord. I want to grow in the Lord (v.12).
I will forever repeat his word and his ways (v.13).
His word is my treasure here on this earth. I will rejoice like it is (v.14).
But my treasures in heaven are much more then anything I can imagine here on earth. I will delight in his Word and never make it any less because it is more powerful then I can even
imagine (v.16).
Psalm 119:9-16
9. How can a young man keep his way pure?
By living according to your word.
10. I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray away from your commands.
11. I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.
12. Praise be to you, O Lord;
teach me your decrees.
13. With my lips I recount
all the laws that come from your mouth.
14. I rejoice in following your statutes
as one rejoices in great riches.
15. I meditate on your precepts
and consider your ways.
16. I delight in your decrees;
I will not neglect your word.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
The past year
I was thinking of just how much God has shown me this past year.... woah! be ready to be blown away. This is my testimony from the past 12 months.
May 2008:
-Graduation
-Stress-filled with parties, AP exams, student directing, and a break-up
June 2008:
-Working at Jones Pool
-Got connected with CF with Monica and Meredith over FB
July 2008:
-Met Meredith at Panera
-Ready for a new life
August 2008:
-Started at Drake
-Moved in to Morehouse
September 2008:
-Met all the people who I now am friends with
-Started to go to bible study and Alive on a regular basis.
-Went to Encounter
October 2008:
-Actually started to read on a daily basis
-I realize I wanted to be a light in this dark world
-Started to go to lifegroup on a regular basis
November 2008:
-Started to go to Walnut Creek on a regular basis
December 2008:
-Christmas time and fellowship was shown to me here
-Faithwalkers
-change majors?
January 2009:
-Winter break
February 2009:
-a month of one particular struggle
-Valentines Day dinner
March 2009:
-spring break
-change of majors
April 2009:
-Josh McDowell
-studying
-preparation
May 2009:
-finals
-memories
-move into house
This is only events.... I wish I could go over everything I have learned, all the things God has put on my heart, and all of those priceless moments I have had with God. This has been a wonderful school year, I would have never imagined it this way.... God has wonderful paths for us, if we trust in him.
Micah 4:2
Many nations will come and say,
"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths."
Luke 2:25-28
David said about him:
" 'I saw the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will live in hope,
because you will not abandon me to the grave,
nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence.' "
Proverbs 4:18
The path of righteous is like the first gleam of dawn
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
May 2008:
-Graduation
-Stress-filled with parties, AP exams, student directing, and a break-up
June 2008:
-Working at Jones Pool
-Got connected with CF with Monica and Meredith over FB
July 2008:
-Met Meredith at Panera
-Ready for a new life
August 2008:
-Started at Drake
-Moved in to Morehouse
September 2008:
-Met all the people who I now am friends with
-Started to go to bible study and Alive on a regular basis.
-Went to Encounter
October 2008:
-Actually started to read on a daily basis
-I realize I wanted to be a light in this dark world
-Started to go to lifegroup on a regular basis
November 2008:
-Started to go to Walnut Creek on a regular basis
December 2008:
-Christmas time and fellowship was shown to me here
-Faithwalkers
-change majors?
January 2009:
-Winter break
February 2009:
-a month of one particular struggle
-Valentines Day dinner
March 2009:
-spring break
-change of majors
April 2009:
-Josh McDowell
-studying
-preparation
May 2009:
-finals
-memories
-move into house
This is only events.... I wish I could go over everything I have learned, all the things God has put on my heart, and all of those priceless moments I have had with God. This has been a wonderful school year, I would have never imagined it this way.... God has wonderful paths for us, if we trust in him.
Micah 4:2
Many nations will come and say,
"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths."
Luke 2:25-28
David said about him:
" 'I saw the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will live in hope,
because you will not abandon me to the grave,
nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence.' "
Proverbs 4:18
The path of righteous is like the first gleam of dawn
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tomorrow
James 4:14
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Tomorrow, it is hard not to look to tomorrow right now. I have seven more days, and school will be done for me for the year. My freshman year of college, and I survived.... or I will, hopefully.
Luke 13:33
In any case, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day....
What is my motivation to keep going? God's love. Eternal life with the one who created me. The beauty and glory in heaven that is waiting for me.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
It is also hard not to be anxious about the summer, finals, jobs, summer.... The world stresses out at times like these. I turn to the Lord. He has given me everything I have, and will not give me a task that is too big for me and Him to go through together. Although there is a lot going on, I try to keep my mind on an eternal perspective. What is my Chemistry exam grade going to show for when I get to heaven? Yes, it does matter right now, to pass the class, but on the eternal scale.... it is nearly a speck of sand among a beach.
John 14:14
You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Talk to God. Do it. With my relationship with God, I know he is going to guide me where ever he wants me to be. I can ask him for anything, and if it is his will.... I will receive. How wonderful!
Matthew 6:34
Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Tomorrow, it is hard not to look to tomorrow right now. I have seven more days, and school will be done for me for the year. My freshman year of college, and I survived.... or I will, hopefully.
Luke 13:33
In any case, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day....
What is my motivation to keep going? God's love. Eternal life with the one who created me. The beauty and glory in heaven that is waiting for me.
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
It is also hard not to be anxious about the summer, finals, jobs, summer.... The world stresses out at times like these. I turn to the Lord. He has given me everything I have, and will not give me a task that is too big for me and Him to go through together. Although there is a lot going on, I try to keep my mind on an eternal perspective. What is my Chemistry exam grade going to show for when I get to heaven? Yes, it does matter right now, to pass the class, but on the eternal scale.... it is nearly a speck of sand among a beach.
John 14:14
You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Talk to God. Do it. With my relationship with God, I know he is going to guide me where ever he wants me to be. I can ask him for anything, and if it is his will.... I will receive. How wonderful!
Matthew 6:34
Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
A Clear Invitation
Jesus' invitation is clear and non-negotiable. He gives all and we give him all. Simple and absolute. He is clear in what he asks and clear in what he offers. The choice is up to us.
John 6:35
I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 6:35
I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
That one prayer....
Philippians 4:4
Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.
When I feel like I am not moving in my walk with the Lord, I pray one simple prayer. And after I pray this, I better have my seatbelt on and be buckled up with the Lord because I know it's going to be a bumpy ride!
I pray: "Lord, help me find something I need to work on, something that will better my life so that I can live more for you and convict me of what I need to do to be more like you."
Oh boy, does the Lord answer....
So, I prayed that this week. Ha! oh I think about it now.... and ugh! honestly, I'm exhausted! I know that in the end, it will be good, I am going to use the Lord to help me get through all of this that has been placed on my heart. He will help me, I know it.
2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
Philippians 2:5
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.
My seatbelt is on, and My God is at my right hand! (Psalm 16:8!)
Luke 22:42
Father, if you are willing.... yet not my will, but yours be done.
Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.
When I feel like I am not moving in my walk with the Lord, I pray one simple prayer. And after I pray this, I better have my seatbelt on and be buckled up with the Lord because I know it's going to be a bumpy ride!
I pray: "Lord, help me find something I need to work on, something that will better my life so that I can live more for you and convict me of what I need to do to be more like you."
Oh boy, does the Lord answer....
So, I prayed that this week. Ha! oh I think about it now.... and ugh! honestly, I'm exhausted! I know that in the end, it will be good, I am going to use the Lord to help me get through all of this that has been placed on my heart. He will help me, I know it.
2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
Philippians 2:5
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.
My seatbelt is on, and My God is at my right hand! (Psalm 16:8!)
Luke 22:42
Father, if you are willing.... yet not my will, but yours be done.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Class
Taking a religion class in college.... what an undertaking!
I am in a Modern Spiritual Masters Class that is centered around Roman Catholicism Masters.....
If I have learned anything in the class, it is that I believe MORE in my beliefs and have justified reasons for them. Sometime I will be reading and I will actually agree with the Masters. In the reading I have to do for class on Tuesday, I ended up actually agreeing with three things of Flannery O'Connor.
1) Acknowledgment of Christ
"To acknowledge Christ means acknowledging himself as a sinner."
Romans 3:23-24
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
2) Action of Christian's life
"The creative action of the Christian's life is to prepare his death in Christ."
Luke 9:23
The he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."
3) Hell
"Hell is what God's love becomes to those who reject it. Now no one has to reject it. God made us to love Him. It takes two to love. It takes liberty. It takes the right to reject. If there were no hell, we would be like the animals. No hell, no dignity. And remember the mercy of God. It is easy to put this down as a formula and hard to believe it, but try believing the opposite, and you will find it too easy. Life has no meaning that way.... "
Woah! After I read that, I ended up reading it again, and again! it just clarified sooo much! Especially since in class, with is all discussion based, we have had the debate on if everyone is going to heaven or not.... and I was like, "no!" and everyone else but one other sister of me where like, "Yes!" but after reading this paragraph, it just helps me translate so much to those who don't believe!
The question to ask the non-believers (thanks to Tom Short) : If you were wrong, would you want to know it?
I am in a Modern Spiritual Masters Class that is centered around Roman Catholicism Masters.....
If I have learned anything in the class, it is that I believe MORE in my beliefs and have justified reasons for them. Sometime I will be reading and I will actually agree with the Masters. In the reading I have to do for class on Tuesday, I ended up actually agreeing with three things of Flannery O'Connor.
1) Acknowledgment of Christ
"To acknowledge Christ means acknowledging himself as a sinner."
Romans 3:23-24
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
2) Action of Christian's life
"The creative action of the Christian's life is to prepare his death in Christ."
Luke 9:23
The he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."
3) Hell
"Hell is what God's love becomes to those who reject it. Now no one has to reject it. God made us to love Him. It takes two to love. It takes liberty. It takes the right to reject. If there were no hell, we would be like the animals. No hell, no dignity. And remember the mercy of God. It is easy to put this down as a formula and hard to believe it, but try believing the opposite, and you will find it too easy. Life has no meaning that way.... "
Woah! After I read that, I ended up reading it again, and again! it just clarified sooo much! Especially since in class, with is all discussion based, we have had the debate on if everyone is going to heaven or not.... and I was like, "no!" and everyone else but one other sister of me where like, "Yes!" but after reading this paragraph, it just helps me translate so much to those who don't believe!
The question to ask the non-believers (thanks to Tom Short) : If you were wrong, would you want to know it?
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The want to be poor
Proverbs 13:8
A man's riches may ransom his life,
but a poor man hears no threat.
"Rich" or "wealthy" people are living for what they have. If they were to lose it, what do they have left? Nothing but themselves. Yet, if a poor man has nothing, his heart and life are not put into his possessions. If he loses the very little he has, he has no reason to weep and mourn the loss. He really didn't lose much, just the little he had. The poor man must have his heart set on something else, like God.... With his heart being on God, if he were to loss all of his "stuff" he would still have his God. In the end, everything that doesn't believe in God burns up.... so in the end, who really wins?!
Luke 12:34
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
A man's riches may ransom his life,
but a poor man hears no threat.
"Rich" or "wealthy" people are living for what they have. If they were to lose it, what do they have left? Nothing but themselves. Yet, if a poor man has nothing, his heart and life are not put into his possessions. If he loses the very little he has, he has no reason to weep and mourn the loss. He really didn't lose much, just the little he had. The poor man must have his heart set on something else, like God.... With his heart being on God, if he were to loss all of his "stuff" he would still have his God. In the end, everything that doesn't believe in God burns up.... so in the end, who really wins?!
Luke 12:34
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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