“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Luke 11:9-10
Ever feel like you just need wisdom. Or you need help. Or Love. Forgiveness. His Presence. Assistance. Anything.
We all need. It's a matter of how we get it. Ask. Seek. Receive.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5
What you need... God will give. Without reproach. No hesitation. It should be easy. But really, you have to ask. Get rid of that pride and ask for wisdom. Seek wisdom. Receive God's Wisdom. This can be said for anything else we need! God gives. All you have to do is ask.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Peace
Insert foot in mouth.
And go to bed earlier. I'm so tempted to delete my last post but I want to share a God moment from this morning.
Devotions: What you speak over your life will happen. So... Speak, "I can't do it," and you won't be able to. Speak, "I can't God can." Yes. God will. Speak, "I am going to have a terrible day." And you will have a terrible day. Speak, "I will have a good day." Guess what? You will.
It's all about your perception. So yes, my perception is skewed. Yes, the facts are still the same, but how I approach the facts (my perception) creates one seriously skewed reality.
I won't always see the truth because, as a human, I have that tendency. But I need to try harder to see the good. I'm worn out, torn down, and exhausted. But God can restore all of it in me. Strength. Love. Peace. He has a peace that surpasses all understanding. Lean on that and I will be okay. He will overcome this for me. I just have to believe it.
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
John 16:33
And go to bed earlier. I'm so tempted to delete my last post but I want to share a God moment from this morning.
Devotions: What you speak over your life will happen. So... Speak, "I can't do it," and you won't be able to. Speak, "I can't God can." Yes. God will. Speak, "I am going to have a terrible day." And you will have a terrible day. Speak, "I will have a good day." Guess what? You will.
It's all about your perception. So yes, my perception is skewed. Yes, the facts are still the same, but how I approach the facts (my perception) creates one seriously skewed reality.
I won't always see the truth because, as a human, I have that tendency. But I need to try harder to see the good. I'm worn out, torn down, and exhausted. But God can restore all of it in me. Strength. Love. Peace. He has a peace that surpasses all understanding. Lean on that and I will be okay. He will overcome this for me. I just have to believe it.
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
John 16:33
Monday, September 17, 2012
Home
So I haven't blogged in a while. The internship is crazy insanity with 3 trips in 3 weeks. 22 hours of driving in there. Midterms. Classes. Homework. Crazy Work hours. And moving.
Yes. Moving. Again.
I feel like a plague. A circumstance I cannot control, nor those who can't keep me. It's just so frustrating to be shuffled around from house to house as SOON as I am comfortable. I feel like a foster kid right now. I'm living out of my duffle bag. I have like 4 complete outfits, 2 sweatshirts, a jacket, and a few pairs of shoes. I asked Amanda to bring me a picture so I could set it up to at least feel like home. I LOVE where I am at Maryann's right now, but with circumstances beyond anyone's control (again) I can't stay there. I was only supposed to be here for two weeks. We passed the two week point, but there still is no where for me to go. This cycle just keep repeating and I can't help but feel lost and completely confused! I'm not sleeping, any time I eat I either get sick or have to curl into a ball for a while, I'm stressed, and all I need is a home.... It just makes me realize... I really have NO where else to go... At least not where the internship will allow... And again only somewhere that I will have a bed and a place to put my 5 outfits. I'm so done with this phase in life... People have been telling me, you'll know what real tired is when you have kids. You'll wish you could go back to now, the easy time. I don't think anyone understands the hell I'm dealing with. To not have a place called home? To have no where to go. To be shuffled from house to house because no one can keep me. I'm not 12. I'm 21 and I should be able to have a home! I'm not especially privileged. Nor do I feel I deserve a home... But seriously, this phase has to end or I have to leave. Because I cannot keep doing this. It has been like this my entire life. In the last 9 months I have live in 4 different places where I either wasn't wanted or circumstances beyond my control arose. I'm not angry with any of those people... But seriously, this next place I am put will hopefully work out. Hopefully number 5 is the magic number, because if it isn't, number 6 is going to be in London, where I wanted to go in the first place. I need a home. With love. Where I am wanted. Where I can stay. I can't do this any more.
Yes. Moving. Again.
I feel like a plague. A circumstance I cannot control, nor those who can't keep me. It's just so frustrating to be shuffled around from house to house as SOON as I am comfortable. I feel like a foster kid right now. I'm living out of my duffle bag. I have like 4 complete outfits, 2 sweatshirts, a jacket, and a few pairs of shoes. I asked Amanda to bring me a picture so I could set it up to at least feel like home. I LOVE where I am at Maryann's right now, but with circumstances beyond anyone's control (again) I can't stay there. I was only supposed to be here for two weeks. We passed the two week point, but there still is no where for me to go. This cycle just keep repeating and I can't help but feel lost and completely confused! I'm not sleeping, any time I eat I either get sick or have to curl into a ball for a while, I'm stressed, and all I need is a home.... It just makes me realize... I really have NO where else to go... At least not where the internship will allow... And again only somewhere that I will have a bed and a place to put my 5 outfits. I'm so done with this phase in life... People have been telling me, you'll know what real tired is when you have kids. You'll wish you could go back to now, the easy time. I don't think anyone understands the hell I'm dealing with. To not have a place called home? To have no where to go. To be shuffled from house to house because no one can keep me. I'm not 12. I'm 21 and I should be able to have a home! I'm not especially privileged. Nor do I feel I deserve a home... But seriously, this phase has to end or I have to leave. Because I cannot keep doing this. It has been like this my entire life. In the last 9 months I have live in 4 different places where I either wasn't wanted or circumstances beyond my control arose. I'm not angry with any of those people... But seriously, this next place I am put will hopefully work out. Hopefully number 5 is the magic number, because if it isn't, number 6 is going to be in London, where I wanted to go in the first place. I need a home. With love. Where I am wanted. Where I can stay. I can't do this any more.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Friendship with the Lord
My devotional for today: I LOVE THIS BOOK. "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young
September 5:
I AM YOUR BEST FRIEND, as well as your King. Walk hand in hand with Me through your life. Together we will face whatever each day brings: pleasure, hardships, adventures, disappointments. Nothing is wasted when it is shared with Me. I can bring beauty out of the ashes of lost dreams. I can glean Joy out of sorrow, Peace out of adversity. Only a Friend who is also the King of kings could accomplish this divine alchemy. There is no other like Me!
The friendship I offer you is practical and down-to-earth, yet it is saturated with heavenly Glory. Living in My Presence means living in two realms simultaneously: the visible world and unseen, eternal reality. I have equipped you to stay conscious of Me while walking along dusty, earthbound paths.
John 5:13-15; Isaiah 61:3; 2 Corinthians 6:10
September 5:
I AM YOUR BEST FRIEND, as well as your King. Walk hand in hand with Me through your life. Together we will face whatever each day brings: pleasure, hardships, adventures, disappointments. Nothing is wasted when it is shared with Me. I can bring beauty out of the ashes of lost dreams. I can glean Joy out of sorrow, Peace out of adversity. Only a Friend who is also the King of kings could accomplish this divine alchemy. There is no other like Me!
The friendship I offer you is practical and down-to-earth, yet it is saturated with heavenly Glory. Living in My Presence means living in two realms simultaneously: the visible world and unseen, eternal reality. I have equipped you to stay conscious of Me while walking along dusty, earthbound paths.
John 5:13-15; Isaiah 61:3; 2 Corinthians 6:10
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