in the love of Christ

Just a thought… Mark 14:38 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing but the body is weak.” Woah! That is the truth and I have just sat here and thought about how true it is! I asked myself a few questions after reading that and here is what I have realized: -What am I watching for? I am watching for sin and all things that could either destroy me/my walk or lead me astray from my Father’s will. -What am I praying for and why should I pray? I am praying for God’s guidance and strength. There are going to be situations in my life where I am tempted to do something, say something, think something, etc. In those moments, I will need help and God offers it so I pray about it, involving Him in my scaring moments and tough times. Also, in 1 Corinthians 10:13, it says, “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a ...

Yesterday, my church started a series entitled “People of the Second Chance” and I am very excited for what God will do and has done through it! It focuses on the story of the Prodigal Son. Pastor Pete talked yesterday specifically on the role of the younger son, the prodigal, and all of the things that occurred in his life. He talked about reasons that the son ran from home for so long and also why/how he decided to turn back and go home to his father. You can find the whole sermon at www.crosspoint.tv but I do not have enough time or writing skills to rehash the entire sermon. As for my own life, I can and have identified a point in time where I was running from God. I ran really far and for a long time. But when I realized, by the grace of God and through His communities, that I was running from God, I turned around and He was there. He was right there with His arms open telling me that none of the things I had done took His love away. Amazing! Today, I can say that I am not running...

The Lord never ceases to leave me speechless, reeling in His magnificent, sovereign nature. Today, I have been kind of packing up my room but also just kind of staring at my stuff. I am finishing my first year of college. Major accomplishment. I am also proud to say that I am finishing my first year of college with a stronger faith than before, having grown with the Lord much over this year. Another major accomplishment. I would like to say that it has been really easy to follow everything He shows me and see Him in everything all the time. That is what I would like to say. But that is not what I can say. The truth is I see Him in everything all the time in other people’s lives. Weird, right? I can see Him in other’s lives all the time. I am quick to take note when someone tells me about a new thing or a development and it is so obvious to me that it is the Lord working. Just today, a girl who has gotten very close to some of my friends and I here recently headed to the hospital for so...