Finals

Alrighty finals are coming up and I will not be blogging everyday. I intend to keep reading my Bible, but I don't know if the blog will be updated. Sorry.

Wednesday.

Today I read 1 thes. The passage is beautiful, but God has been talking to me more about actions throughout than the reading.

1.If you do not receive the love of God through Christ you will not be saved.

2.Enjoying wickedness now means having judgement later.

3.We are chosen for salvation and sanctification.

4.The Lord is faithful and he will protect us from the evil one.

5.God can direct our hearts toward love and steadfast faith.

1 Thessalonians

This weekend was hard. Saturday was good, and Sunday started good but ended with me having to apologize. I wasn't paying enough attention to the HS and ended up hurting a friend which caused him (a non-christian) to retaliate the best way he knew how. Hurting me back. The day ended well, but it could have been so much better. On the other hand it was encouraging to know I had to apologize, and knowing I wanted to make things right, stepping up as the christian, by apologizing in person and not waiting or holding it off. That ended up being exactly what I did. I did not allow pride to let me just pretend it didn't happen or wait for the perfect time to apologize.

Now today the words I got were:

1.We really live if you stand firm in the Lord.

2.God has called us to be clean.

3.God has not destined us for wrath, but salvation. (Salvation once obtained cannot be revoked by the enemy.)

4.Examine everything carefully holding fast to the good and abstaining from evil.

St. Patricks overview

The day of green beer has passed with many other rezzies drunk, my one friend slighty tipsy (and thus he could walk and talk, but her was just a cuddle monster), and many tired faces (either partiers or those woken up by parties). I personally drank a green slurpee (well partially green) and watched Disney movies with some friends. I was reading my Bible today and here is what I got:

1. The gospel is not just words it also in power and the Holy Spirit.

2. We need to accept the ministry we are given so we can fulfill it.

3. Our words need to be pleasing to God, not men.

4. we need to encourage and exhort each other in love to guide each other deeper and deeper into the kingdom of God.

5. Jesus is our hope, joy, and exaltation.

I know some of these are repetition of what I have already learned, but God doesn't lay something irrelevant on our hearts.

Days go by

Colossians was my target for the day and once again I will summarize what I read, but first I will say that God has just been leading me to trust what he says. I have been ignoring some small things I could have been doing, and I am learning that sometimes the small things are the big things.

Today's lessons-

1.We are reconciled and are presented as Holy and Blameless before God. We need to do our best to remain blameless and Holy to the people around us as well. Christians should stand out in word and deed.

2.We are permitted to have the mysteries hidden to past generations through the HS we just need to ask.

3.God has disarmed rulers and authorities, made a display of them, and triumphed for our good. We can beat the system, correction we already have.

4.We are new people in God and can be revealed in glory if we stick to being a new self.

5. Whatever we do, we should do whole-heartedly as for the Lord and not for men. (usually it ends up being for God's glory anyway)

Have a blessed day!

Oh Philipians.

I have had an interesting couple of days. A couple of my friends are cracking under pressure, and I am trying my best to help them out with just relaxing and taking a deep breath. They don't have God so life is significantly more hopeless for them, and well yeah.

Things I learned today:

(Today's message is brought to you by the Holy Spirit, Bible, and focus on the word.)

1. God can provide if we just pray and trust

2. Everything we gain is loss anyway if not gained for good/through good

3. Setting your mind on earthly things will bring destruction, an appetite as their god,and glory will be their shame.

4. Sometimes Holy Spirit opens door way faster or slower than you expect and you have to fully trust to know what to say, how to act, and when the opportune moment will occur.

Motivation

Today I read 2 chapters and was thinking about keeping a pure mind focused on what was right when I said something I was very unmotivated to my roommate.

Here were my reminders from today:

1. words have power and thus I am motivated today

2. pure minds are beautiful powerful and a precious tool for the kingdom

3. I should do all work as if it is directly for the Lord (chances are in the long run it is)

4. I should claim the things I want and need from the Lord.

Random sidenote Mothergoose I am wearing the horse necklace you made me, and my friend who I met at campus for Christ really likes it and says you are very talented.

Choice

My life has been stressful lately to say the least. I have been putting unnecessary pressure on myself, and yet I got the right kind of pressure yesterday. I am making God time again, listening to the right music again, and focusing on what I want from God again type of pressure. I was worrying about all the wrong things, and I got a call from the Holy Spirit about it. I just figured that I would hold unto what I had heard, and wouldn't really change anything until I got around to it. Then my God sent my Grandfather in a bold new way. I found out Thursday or Friday that my Großvater's surgery was a success and all had gone well....wait what surgery?!?!?!? I called my Grandfather just after he got home to talk, and this was verified. I was relieved all had gone well, but Grandpa and I are pretty close. I visit my Grandpa a lot, especially in the summer, and have gotten to know him quite well. He said into the phone (much to Grandma's horror) something along the lines of "I have very high expectations for you. You know what is right, and I believe that you are following these lines to fruition. You also know how I will feel if you fail to do what is right in the key times." Don't freak out. Grandpa knows I do well under pressure, and he knows full well that I should be listening to the Holy Spirit just like him. He had obeyed, and set me straight. Now my choice was clear, that I was beginning to be lukewarm, and I needed to get stirred up again because God doesn't like lukewarm. Check out Revelation 3:16 if you don't believe me.

Really?

I can't believe it. I finally got something to click in my head. I cannot justify letting people walk over me, time not spent with the Holy Spirit, or why that didn't go just as I want it to anymore. I have to stand tall for myself and get the energy to do it form the HS. I need to justify stopping studying for a few minutes to read my Bible, and being careful of what I hear or say. I just need to stand for something so I don't get pushed into anything.