Things have been hectic lately. The semester is coming to and end with many projects and tests. Boo. However, I've never had such a strong faith before. I think this is the strongest I have been in my whole life. I think that I'm learning so much patience and trust. It's just amazing. God is amazing. There are times when I am down, and I think that God has put people in my life to help me be myself again. For example, tonight I felt like I wasn't good enough in the school department. I didn't do as well as I had hoped on my BioChem exam today. I felt like I was not going to get into PT school, and basically I was just not good enough. Thank goodness Joe was around to tell me not to let what I accomplish define who I am. It was just what I needed. He is just what I need (well besides God!!).
"This is the best thing. The best thing that could be happening. And I thing you would agree. The best thing is that it's happening to you and me." Relient K- The Best Thing
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
How can I keep from singing?
Today was another great day. Great, great, great day! I was reviewing the lesson for small group earlier today and I came across some great quotes/verses (at the bottom). They are about patience. I totally had a God moment. We are going over the book Proverbs which is all about wisdom. In this week's lesson we talked about how society views older people as lazy and "not with it." However, in Proverbs 16:31 it specifically says that being old is a reward. Also, people that are older are wiser because of their life experiences. The next verse went on and talked about patience. "Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city" Proverbs 16:32. I realized that I have a problem with patience, and our society has a problem with patience. We expect to get things quickly, like fast food, fast Internet, etc. As for myself, I want to know all the answers. I want to know where things are going to lead... and that is normal, yet it isn't fully trusting God. Plus, it takes the element of surprise out of not knowing, and what fun is that? I love surprises! I'm going to be praying for God to teach me patience. I could sure use it!
The next part of my day was also extremely amazing. The CPR was tonight, and I love those things! We learned how to sign to the song "How Great Thou Art" which is by far one of my favorite songs. It gives me the chills. Sometimes I get chills on my head which is weird but sweet! Pretty much everyone was signing to the song and it was soooooo moving. I love it. The Invisible Children reps were at the CPR. One of the reps came up and told a story about how they were selling t-shirts after one of the showings of the film. A little boy came up and had $10 and wanted to buy a t-shirt that was for $15, but he settled for the $10 shirt. The lady behind him ended up buying the shirt that he wanted because, she said, the little boy was living in the homeless shelter. I don't know how well I told that story, but it touched my heart. Normally I would just soak in the story a little bit and then move on, but this time I was so moved. I want to have a heart like that little boy's... giving when you have little to give to make a difference. Seeing a clip from the Invisible Children made me feel like I NEED to be on some sort of mission work. Lately I've been hearing a lot of things about how we are so lucky to be living where we are living and having all of these resources where we could easily make a difference. I think that God is putting missions on my heart and I feel like I am meant to go into some type of missionary work... whatever that may be. Tonight I wanted to go to Uganda. I don't know where God is going to send me, and when he is going to send me, but I can't wait to find out (...patience...). One thing is for sure, I'm definitely going to apply to be on the Local Missions team for Campus Ministry :)
"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21
"A greater [victory] is won by patience, because a person overcomes himself and subjects himself to himself, when patience brings him low in bearing with others in humility." Ancient Christian Commentary
www.invisiblechildren.com
The next part of my day was also extremely amazing. The CPR was tonight, and I love those things! We learned how to sign to the song "How Great Thou Art" which is by far one of my favorite songs. It gives me the chills. Sometimes I get chills on my head which is weird but sweet! Pretty much everyone was signing to the song and it was soooooo moving. I love it. The Invisible Children reps were at the CPR. One of the reps came up and told a story about how they were selling t-shirts after one of the showings of the film. A little boy came up and had $10 and wanted to buy a t-shirt that was for $15, but he settled for the $10 shirt. The lady behind him ended up buying the shirt that he wanted because, she said, the little boy was living in the homeless shelter. I don't know how well I told that story, but it touched my heart. Normally I would just soak in the story a little bit and then move on, but this time I was so moved. I want to have a heart like that little boy's... giving when you have little to give to make a difference. Seeing a clip from the Invisible Children made me feel like I NEED to be on some sort of mission work. Lately I've been hearing a lot of things about how we are so lucky to be living where we are living and having all of these resources where we could easily make a difference. I think that God is putting missions on my heart and I feel like I am meant to go into some type of missionary work... whatever that may be. Tonight I wanted to go to Uganda. I don't know where God is going to send me, and when he is going to send me, but I can't wait to find out (...patience...). One thing is for sure, I'm definitely going to apply to be on the Local Missions team for Campus Ministry :)
"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21
"A greater [victory] is won by patience, because a person overcomes himself and subjects himself to himself, when patience brings him low in bearing with others in humility." Ancient Christian Commentary
www.invisiblechildren.com
Sunday, March 18, 2007
More Love
So today was sweet! I went to church with my mom, and it was great to have some bonding time. In church, we learned about love. I love learning about love. The good Samaritan story was used as an example of how we should love one another. The pastor also went through the 1st Corinthians verse and how it is sometimes hard to love by being patient and kind, etc. Then he proceeded to say how God loves us so much that he sent his only son to die for us... which is now a little bit ironic since that's what we talked about at the Campus Ministry church!
I really really loved the sermon at church tonight. It definitely had a little twist in it haha. I thought we were going to be talking about weddings? something like that? John started to talk about weddings and the book Hosea. Well let me explain. Hosea got a message from God to marry Gomer, a prostitute. Basically, Hosea followed God's word and married her, even though she was a prostitute. They had a child together. Then Gomer began to be unfaithful to Hosea. They were still married but Hosea didn't live with Gomer anymore, and she went back to being a prostitute. God told Hosea to go back and tell Gomer that he loves her and to give everything to get her back, and he obeyed. He took her back. I thought this was the end of the sermon. But it wasn't. HA. John continued to say how we as people are Gomer, and God is Hosea. We sin all the time and we disobey God's word in some way every day. However, God loves us so much that he sent his ONLY son to die for us. Just like Hosea, he gave everything he had because he loves us. I thought that was really awesome.
It was a good day :)
"The Lord said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again"... So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about a homer and a lethek of barley. Then I told her, "You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will live with you." Hosea 3:1-3
I really really loved the sermon at church tonight. It definitely had a little twist in it haha. I thought we were going to be talking about weddings? something like that? John started to talk about weddings and the book Hosea. Well let me explain. Hosea got a message from God to marry Gomer, a prostitute. Basically, Hosea followed God's word and married her, even though she was a prostitute. They had a child together. Then Gomer began to be unfaithful to Hosea. They were still married but Hosea didn't live with Gomer anymore, and she went back to being a prostitute. God told Hosea to go back and tell Gomer that he loves her and to give everything to get her back, and he obeyed. He took her back. I thought this was the end of the sermon. But it wasn't. HA. John continued to say how we as people are Gomer, and God is Hosea. We sin all the time and we disobey God's word in some way every day. However, God loves us so much that he sent his ONLY son to die for us. Just like Hosea, he gave everything he had because he loves us. I thought that was really awesome.
It was a good day :)
"The Lord said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again"... So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about a homer and a lethek of barley. Then I told her, "You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will live with you." Hosea 3:1-3
Thursday, March 15, 2007
A Friend
Today was a pretty sweet day. I feel pretty darn blessed. I think one of the best parts of my day was the fact that I got to talk to a new friend. She is a friend of Joe's and I met her sort of through him. We have the same Physiology Lab professor, only at different times so she always calls me on Mondays to give me a heads up on the quiz. Anyways, I saw her when I was studying before class and we started to talk about our spring breaks. She went to Seattle and Vancouver on a mission trip with Campus Ministry. She was telling me how when they went to Canada, there were a lot of people shooting up drugs right on the street. The rich people don't seem to care about how there are so many drugs on the streets. They need a lot of help there from the sounds of it. She also told me how in Washington they don't like new churches and it is one of the least religious states in the country. They weren't allowed to go outside by themselves (even a small group of 12ish). To me that is ridiculous. I can't believe how some people are so closed-minded and not willing for new things. Her trip sounded like it was an amazing learning experience. The best thing about talking to her was the fact that she was so open and willing to talk. We talked about how we are put in situations by God in order to learn new and challenging things. I told her about when I went to Mexico on spring break, and how it was extremely uncomfortable. I wanted to leave immediately! However, I stuck through the "culture shock" and later that night realized why God wanted me there. If I wanted to be prepared to do mission work when I get older, I am going to have to get used to experiencing new things while trying to be comfortable in an uncomfortable surrounding. We talked a little bit about how God puts us in these situations for a reason :) God is pretty amazing like that, and also pretty sneaky.
"I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:9-10
"I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:9-10
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
My First Post.
My friend Hillary told me that I should start a blog. Probably because when I journal, my thoughts become more focused. I think more clearly. However, tonight I am not going to post. MUWHAH.
~Katie Mae
~Katie Mae
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