written 10/10/09
i went last night to the relentless conference. i really wasn't expecting anything. i was just stoked to be able to worship b/c i felt like i hadn't in a while. the worship was awesome as always.
the message was presented by pastor erin of one love. it was pretty good. he was really funny and spazztastic.
the main point i got from his message is that to START NOW for Christ! his scriptures came mostly from 1st Timothy. I should've writeen notes *sad face* but i came late from work.
there was a video he showed that i really felt God placed on my heart that was the reason i was s'posed to be there.
the first 20 secs of the video was unclear what it was about. there weren't any words or talking. just video and music.
the video showed a paralytic young man in an inflatable raft, being towed in the ocean by a man. my first thought was, man, that must be tough! i can hardly even swim for myself...and to swim for two!
then it showed the man get to shore to and pick up the young man and was carrying him with one arm under his back and another under his legs.
he was running through a maze of people. then i realized these two were in a race and the older man was the father and the younger man the paralytic son.
when i realized that the dad was taking the son with him through the race with the son just enjoying the journey--the wind through his face, the joy of getting to the finish line--i just started crying hard and couldn't stop.
it has a been a tough two weeks for me in which two days ago i had the thought of giving up.
it was weird.
at the time of the thought, i knew i wasn't actually going to give up, but my emotions and body were screaming "take the easy road! we can't do this!"
God heard my cry from deep within. i didn't need to say it aloud. he knew how much i could handle before i would've snapped.
to be honest with you, the things i went through were not NEARLY as rough as the things that Jesus went through when he died on the cross for us. but being the weak, feeble human i am, the lack of sleep, family problems, work issues, and the devil's lies from the past were catching up to me.
i thought to myself, the next problem that comes my way i'm just gonna snap!
well, he saved me once again.
it's weird.
my mood slowly was being lifted. it was another accumulation of God using the people around me to lift me back up.
many times i don't like to take encouragment from people because of a number of reasons. but this time God allowed my heart to be open and receive these encouraging words.
and through each one, i swear i felt like God saying "these words are from me. listen and accept."
back to the video.
it reminded me of the footprints poem in which the line goes "when you see one set of footprints, it was then that i carried you."
the dad in the video carried his son throughout the WHOLE ironman race. his son was incapable of doing any of the events. but the reason his dad did this is b/c he loved his son sooo much.
i know i am incapable....of sooo much.
especially the things He asks me to do.
but he does it so that He can carry me through to show His love for me.
He will carry me through the end of the race.
All God wants of me is to enjoy the journey.
His victories are my victories.
And that is the God i serve.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Just Woke Up....SQUIRREL!
oops!
i did it again....
got lost in the sheets...and slept through the da-a-ayyyyyy.
haha. b/c i stayed up all night last night doing the stuff i was doing, i only had an hour sleep to get me through the day. tues nights is the women's ministry and i really wanted to stay up b/c we were gonna celebrate two of our sister's birfdays. unfortunately i passed out and it's 12:22am. i woke up just a tad too late. a TAD!'
i feel really bad, ESPECIALLY since this was a special day today and i'm trying to keep my focus on God and his promises for me. i wasn't up all night dilly-dallying, but doing His work.
tomorrow is my "day off" from helping my mom and it's gonna be another jam packed to the rim full of activities day. this friday is the RESONATE LAUNCH PART-AYYY! i was cutting fabric squares all day at the store and soon i gotta start making the favors. when it gets nuttzzz like this and my social life suffers there's two verses that encourage me:
1. "work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the LORD rather than for people. remember that the LORD will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the master you are serving is Christ." --Col. 3:23,24
2. "be strong and steady, always enthusiastic about the Lord's work, for you know that nothing you do for the LORD is ever useless." --1 Cor. 15:58
i love God. He surely knows how to comfort us with his Words and Promises.
today's devo i got: "teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud & not to trust their money, which is so unreliable. their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment." --1 tim 5:17
ain't that so true? money is the TOP thing that replaces God. it's so easy to feel security from it, but we need to remember...MONEY IS JUST A PIECE OF PAPER. its value was given by mere humans. get some ink, put a number on a piece of rectangle paper and SMACk! you have an idol that many worship. lameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. i fell into that trap too.
but you know what? i'm also learning that God wants to BLESS his children with not only riches in heaven, but riches on earth too. if we change our hearts and seek to spend money/our resources (which ultimately belongs to Him) to further his kingdom, He will bless us more abundantly than we could ever imagine.
and that my friends, is the TRUTH.
i did it again....
got lost in the sheets...and slept through the da-a-ayyyyyy.
haha. b/c i stayed up all night last night doing the stuff i was doing, i only had an hour sleep to get me through the day. tues nights is the women's ministry and i really wanted to stay up b/c we were gonna celebrate two of our sister's birfdays. unfortunately i passed out and it's 12:22am. i woke up just a tad too late. a TAD!'
i feel really bad, ESPECIALLY since this was a special day today and i'm trying to keep my focus on God and his promises for me. i wasn't up all night dilly-dallying, but doing His work.
tomorrow is my "day off" from helping my mom and it's gonna be another jam packed to the rim full of activities day. this friday is the RESONATE LAUNCH PART-AYYY! i was cutting fabric squares all day at the store and soon i gotta start making the favors. when it gets nuttzzz like this and my social life suffers there's two verses that encourage me:
1. "work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the LORD rather than for people. remember that the LORD will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the master you are serving is Christ." --Col. 3:23,24
2. "be strong and steady, always enthusiastic about the Lord's work, for you know that nothing you do for the LORD is ever useless." --1 Cor. 15:58
i love God. He surely knows how to comfort us with his Words and Promises.
today's devo i got: "teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud & not to trust their money, which is so unreliable. their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment." --1 tim 5:17
ain't that so true? money is the TOP thing that replaces God. it's so easy to feel security from it, but we need to remember...MONEY IS JUST A PIECE OF PAPER. its value was given by mere humans. get some ink, put a number on a piece of rectangle paper and SMACk! you have an idol that many worship. lameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. i fell into that trap too.
but you know what? i'm also learning that God wants to BLESS his children with not only riches in heaven, but riches on earth too. if we change our hearts and seek to spend money/our resources (which ultimately belongs to Him) to further his kingdom, He will bless us more abundantly than we could ever imagine.
and that my friends, is the TRUTH.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
FIRST BLOG EVER!!! mommy, wow.....
sooo....i opened up a blog account. something i thought i would never do because i'm a pretty private person and i don't like everyone knowing a lot about me, but i felt like it was a necessary thing to do as an aid for my journey with God.
it's 3:49 am. through Him, i accomplished so much in the last 4 hours than i did the whole day. God really does inspire me and motivate me b/c if i did it on my own human strength, trust me, nothing would get done. when i was a baby, my mom said she had to wake me up just to feed me. yah, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
i filled out some of the form for pac-rim, completed my support letter (volume 1), and finished some stuff up for pursuit.
i'm tired but not tired. CHA KNOW?!
-=o)))))) love you all,
*jackie
p.s today i experienced chest pains. when i first woke up it was so bad that i didn't wanna move so i took a nap. when i awoke later in the afternoon, i didn't wanna waste the day, so through god strength, i drove to pac rim to get the app form and talk to my friend cammie. through prayer and rest, my chest pains are completely healed! thank you God!
it's 3:49 am. through Him, i accomplished so much in the last 4 hours than i did the whole day. God really does inspire me and motivate me b/c if i did it on my own human strength, trust me, nothing would get done. when i was a baby, my mom said she had to wake me up just to feed me. yah, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
i filled out some of the form for pac-rim, completed my support letter (volume 1), and finished some stuff up for pursuit.
i'm tired but not tired. CHA KNOW?!
-=o)))))) love you all,
*jackie
p.s today i experienced chest pains. when i first woke up it was so bad that i didn't wanna move so i took a nap. when i awoke later in the afternoon, i didn't wanna waste the day, so through god strength, i drove to pac rim to get the app form and talk to my friend cammie. through prayer and rest, my chest pains are completely healed! thank you God!
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