1 Corinthians 2:9
11/28/12
Thankful today that the Lord has a much better plan for my life while here on earth then I could ever imagine in my wildest dreams.
Encouragement
11/27/12
"Remember, even if you don’t see how things could ever work out, God does. Speak to those mountains in your life and declare God’s favor over those situations. Instead of talking to God about how big your problems are, talk to your problems about how big your God is! As you speak to your mountains, they will be moved, and you will move forward into the victory God has prepared for you!"
Definitely needed this reminder today. I hope this encourages you, as it has encouraged me. Our GOD is GREATER!
5!
11/22/12
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! :) I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! Here is a list of my five favorite things from this week!
1. I've loved spending time with my little brother this week! He is such a goober.
2. Have I mentioned how obsessed I am with knitting? REALLY obsessed. If you know of any good patterns for me to start next, let me know!
3. I've loved spending time with my parents and grandparents this week. I love them :) My grandparents from North Carolina came up for Thanksgiving and it was nice to see them and spend time with them.
4. Thank the Lord for thrift stores. I found so many great cheap things thrifting over the last few days.
5. I'm loving my new ankle boots. I'm going to wearing them all the time, so I don't feel the need to post a picture because you will surely see them in person soon.
1. I've loved spending time with my little brother this week! He is such a goober.
2. Have I mentioned how obsessed I am with knitting? REALLY obsessed. If you know of any good patterns for me to start next, let me know!
3. I've loved spending time with my parents and grandparents this week. I love them :) My grandparents from North Carolina came up for Thanksgiving and it was nice to see them and spend time with them.
4. Thank the Lord for thrift stores. I found so many great cheap things thrifting over the last few days.
5. I'm loving my new ankle boots. I'm going to wearing them all the time, so I don't feel the need to post a picture because you will surely see them in person soon.
She Did All She Could
11/21/12
"She has done what she could..." Mark 14:8
She is someone that I want to be like.
She knew Jesus. When Jesus was in Bethany, as he sat at the table in the home of his friend, she came in. She had an alabaster jar in her hands of expensive perfume. She broke the jar and poured the perfume onto Jesus' head.
People started whispering and rebuking her, stating that the perfume could have been sold for a year's wages.
They judged her. They rebuked her. The looked down on her. Harshly.
But Jesus told them, "Leave her alone."
He defended her.
He said, "She has done a beautiful thing to me."
"The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them anytime you want. But you will not always have me."
"She did all she could..."
He explained how she was preparing him for his burial, which is something that only he knew would occur. He said that her story would be told around the world.
She was a woman who knew Jesus and I want to be like her.
She understood something that no one else in the room did. What she did was sacred and precious. Jesus knew that, but the rest of the people didn't "get it." She didn't care, because that was her act of worship.
I love her faith and bravery. She didn't care what anybody else though, just Jesus.
We don't know much else about her. We don't know where she got that expensive perfume, but we do know that she had something precious and valuable. The perfume was worth very much to her as well as the onlookers.
I love this story because I can relate to it. I don't own expensive perfume (unless you count the Vera Wang perfume I got as a Christmas present several years ago). Myself, as well as other young Christian women can relate because our hearts and lives are worth so much. And we alone decide how we are going to live our lives and who we are going to give our heart to.
Like the woman in this story, I chose to give my life, my heart, my future, my love, my time, and my worship to Him no matter what the cost. It is costly, but it is worth it. I am pouring it out on His head in worship, like costly perfume. I am giving Him my all because it belongs to Him anyway.
I choose to give him the rest of this semester, next year, and every year to come that will follow. I choose to pour it out on Him in reckless and passionate worship like this woman who poured it all out despite what others thought. All she saw was Him.
What are you doing with your costly perfume? With your life? With your heart?
My prayer is that my life will be full of this reckless and passionate abandon, pouring out every last drop of my perfume as I worship Him. And someday He may say of me, "She did all she could."
She is someone that I want to be like.
She knew Jesus. When Jesus was in Bethany, as he sat at the table in the home of his friend, she came in. She had an alabaster jar in her hands of expensive perfume. She broke the jar and poured the perfume onto Jesus' head.
People started whispering and rebuking her, stating that the perfume could have been sold for a year's wages.
They judged her. They rebuked her. The looked down on her. Harshly.
But Jesus told them, "Leave her alone."
He defended her.
He said, "She has done a beautiful thing to me."
"The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them anytime you want. But you will not always have me."
"She did all she could..."
He explained how she was preparing him for his burial, which is something that only he knew would occur. He said that her story would be told around the world.
She was a woman who knew Jesus and I want to be like her.
She understood something that no one else in the room did. What she did was sacred and precious. Jesus knew that, but the rest of the people didn't "get it." She didn't care, because that was her act of worship.
I love her faith and bravery. She didn't care what anybody else though, just Jesus.
We don't know much else about her. We don't know where she got that expensive perfume, but we do know that she had something precious and valuable. The perfume was worth very much to her as well as the onlookers.
I love this story because I can relate to it. I don't own expensive perfume (unless you count the Vera Wang perfume I got as a Christmas present several years ago). Myself, as well as other young Christian women can relate because our hearts and lives are worth so much. And we alone decide how we are going to live our lives and who we are going to give our heart to.
Like the woman in this story, I chose to give my life, my heart, my future, my love, my time, and my worship to Him no matter what the cost. It is costly, but it is worth it. I am pouring it out on His head in worship, like costly perfume. I am giving Him my all because it belongs to Him anyway.
I choose to give him the rest of this semester, next year, and every year to come that will follow. I choose to pour it out on Him in reckless and passionate worship like this woman who poured it all out despite what others thought. All she saw was Him.
What are you doing with your costly perfume? With your life? With your heart?
My prayer is that my life will be full of this reckless and passionate abandon, pouring out every last drop of my perfume as I worship Him. And someday He may say of me, "She did all she could."
Overdue List
11/1/12
How in the world is it November already? I can't wait for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years and all of the yummy treats that come with some of my favorite holidays.
I feel like today is officially the start of the holiday season. Just gotta make sure to keep up going to the gym with all the extra treats that I will surely be eating. My family loves to feed me when I'm home :)
Me and some friends at our Fall Festival in the mountains this past weekend. The ride up there was probably my favorite part. Lynchburg is SO beautiful in the Fall!
Since I haven't blogged in a while, this blog would not be complete without a list. But really, what else would you expect from me? Here's a list of what I'm most excited for for the Holiday season :)
1. I love having the freedom to go to the gym at any time of the day that I want when I'm at home. I know that's pretty dumb, but I really love a good workout and it's just so much more convenient to do when I am at home.
2. Making crafts that I've been pinning on Pinterest, but sadly don't have time to do. (Almost everything on my wish list is for a project I want to do.)
3. Thrift shopping and yarn shopping. No need to elaborate on this one.
4. Delicious food that my mom, Bebe, and Nana are going to make. My grandmas know the secret ingredients to make everything delicious: butter and sugar. Can't wait till all their yummy recipes get passed down to me :)
5. And last, but certainly not least, my family. I love and treasure them so much and am so thankful for the time that I do get to spend with them as it is getting more and more sparse as I get older. They are truly a wonderful blessing to me in so many ways.
There is much more that I am excited for with Thanksgiving and Christmas break coming up, but God has been really teaching me to embrace life where He has me, right now and in this very moment. Every day is a gift, and I will not let one go to waste. I'm already starting to get nostalgic with three of my best friends leaving next semester. Christmas break will definitely be bittersweet this year.
Have a wonderful November everybody :)
I feel like today is officially the start of the holiday season. Just gotta make sure to keep up going to the gym with all the extra treats that I will surely be eating. My family loves to feed me when I'm home :)
Me and some friends at our Fall Festival in the mountains this past weekend. The ride up there was probably my favorite part. Lynchburg is SO beautiful in the Fall!
Since I haven't blogged in a while, this blog would not be complete without a list. But really, what else would you expect from me? Here's a list of what I'm most excited for for the Holiday season :)
1. I love having the freedom to go to the gym at any time of the day that I want when I'm at home. I know that's pretty dumb, but I really love a good workout and it's just so much more convenient to do when I am at home.
2. Making crafts that I've been pinning on Pinterest, but sadly don't have time to do. (Almost everything on my wish list is for a project I want to do.)
3. Thrift shopping and yarn shopping. No need to elaborate on this one.
4. Delicious food that my mom, Bebe, and Nana are going to make. My grandmas know the secret ingredients to make everything delicious: butter and sugar. Can't wait till all their yummy recipes get passed down to me :)
5. And last, but certainly not least, my family. I love and treasure them so much and am so thankful for the time that I do get to spend with them as it is getting more and more sparse as I get older. They are truly a wonderful blessing to me in so many ways.
There is much more that I am excited for with Thanksgiving and Christmas break coming up, but God has been really teaching me to embrace life where He has me, right now and in this very moment. Every day is a gift, and I will not let one go to waste. I'm already starting to get nostalgic with three of my best friends leaving next semester. Christmas break will definitely be bittersweet this year.
Have a wonderful November everybody :)
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