So... today... was... a day...?
I slept until 10:00am..... then I got up and ate cereal... then an hour later... ate lunch... then an hour later, I ate an entire roll of THIN MINTS (all the while... I'm watching these stupid soap operas cause that's all that's on with our stupid digital converter box...). Then, at 2:00pm, I got out of my PJ's and into the shower... where I brushed my teeth for the first time of the day.
I drove to work for one client (who, Praise God, put BIG smiles on my face)... then drove home while talking to Nikki (one of my FAVORITE people in the whole wide world... who ALSO put a BIG smile on my face...!).
Feeling guilty for wasting 93% of my day... I ate grapes for dinner, and now I'm going to bed.
Goodnight. :)
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
I've always believed that God can do anything. But yesterday, my faith in God was completely revolutionized.
My friend Emily is 15 years old. A few weeks ago she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease — also known as Hodgkin's lymphoma. It's a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of your immune system. Three Sundays ago, we prayed for her as a church - believing that God could heal her. I prayed for her these last few weeks... truely believing that He could follow through with what His word says.
Yesterday, around lunch, Emily went in for a routine CT... just to see if the cancer had spread more, or if it maybe shrunk a little. The cancer is gone... COMPLETELY... GONE. Praise you, Jesus.
You would think my imediate reaction would be pure excitement (I thought it would be too.). But... athough I was truely thrilled for Emily... my initial reflection of that moment was, "Why am I so amazed? I knew God could do this... I knew it." And now He did what I knew He could do, and I'm standing in disbelief.
I do understand that the Christian walk is a walk of continuous growth. We all fall short of His glory, and yesterday was one of those many days for me. God showed me that believing that He can do something is great... but believing that He will do what you know He can do is what we're called to do.
James 5:15 says, "And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up...". I choose to believe the Bible, and when the Bible says it will... I believe it will. Here, it says He WILL make the sick person well.. He WILL raise him up... and I choose to believe that.
"God, Thank you so much for healing Emily. She is a precious girl that is going to do great things for you kingdom... I just know it! Thank you for teaching me some things about myself though the life experiences of others. I love you.. and believe that you will do what your word says you will do... today, tomorrow, and forever."
My friend Emily is 15 years old. A few weeks ago she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease — also known as Hodgkin's lymphoma. It's a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of your immune system. Three Sundays ago, we prayed for her as a church - believing that God could heal her. I prayed for her these last few weeks... truely believing that He could follow through with what His word says.
Yesterday, around lunch, Emily went in for a routine CT... just to see if the cancer had spread more, or if it maybe shrunk a little. The cancer is gone... COMPLETELY... GONE. Praise you, Jesus.
You would think my imediate reaction would be pure excitement (I thought it would be too.). But... athough I was truely thrilled for Emily... my initial reflection of that moment was, "Why am I so amazed? I knew God could do this... I knew it." And now He did what I knew He could do, and I'm standing in disbelief.
I do understand that the Christian walk is a walk of continuous growth. We all fall short of His glory, and yesterday was one of those many days for me. God showed me that believing that He can do something is great... but believing that He will do what you know He can do is what we're called to do.
James 5:15 says, "And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up...". I choose to believe the Bible, and when the Bible says it will... I believe it will. Here, it says He WILL make the sick person well.. He WILL raise him up... and I choose to believe that.
"God, Thank you so much for healing Emily. She is a precious girl that is going to do great things for you kingdom... I just know it! Thank you for teaching me some things about myself though the life experiences of others. I love you.. and believe that you will do what your word says you will do... today, tomorrow, and forever."
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Yesterday, we had this FABULOUS surprise birthday party for my friend, Lindsay! Her 23rd birthday is this Saturday, but her and Jon were heading out of town and won't be back till next week.
During all of the hustle and bustle, I took a sec to look around... soaking up everything about the night. It blessed me so much to see such a fantastic group of people there to do nothing more than love on Lindsay. Her smile made the last 12 years of our friendship so rewarding!
I can see her passion for God growing every single day! She is becomming more and more aware of how real God is and just how much He is crazy about her. :) How could He not be? He made her to be absolutely fascinating! Before she started wholeheartedly running after God, she was sweet, gorgeous, and just flat out hilarious! But with Him... ohh... with Him she's all that and more! She's compassionate, loving, forgiving... and even more beautiful than she was before!
Lindsay - She is my best friend. I thank God every single day for what He is doing and what He is going to do in her. It's Great!!!
During all of the hustle and bustle, I took a sec to look around... soaking up everything about the night. It blessed me so much to see such a fantastic group of people there to do nothing more than love on Lindsay. Her smile made the last 12 years of our friendship so rewarding!
I can see her passion for God growing every single day! She is becomming more and more aware of how real God is and just how much He is crazy about her. :) How could He not be? He made her to be absolutely fascinating! Before she started wholeheartedly running after God, she was sweet, gorgeous, and just flat out hilarious! But with Him... ohh... with Him she's all that and more! She's compassionate, loving, forgiving... and even more beautiful than she was before!
Lindsay - She is my best friend. I thank God every single day for what He is doing and what He is going to do in her. It's Great!!!
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