Quote of the Week....


"All who call on God in true faith,
earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard,
and will receive what they have asked and desired,
although not in the hour or in the measure,
or the very thing which they ask.
Yet they WILL obtain something greater
and MORE glorious than they had dared to ask.”

-martin luther


God may not answer us in the exact way that we want...but instead he will answer in a way that is far better than we could
have ever imagined and greater than we could ever comprehend! :) How encouraging is that?



I'm a Senior!


I always love back-to-school shopping! Getting all your notebooks and supplies, color coordinating, getting fun pens & pencils, everything is fresh and new and then you get to organize it all! I just love it, but this year it is different, because this year it is....

The beginning of the End....

Tomorrow marks the first day of school for me, I will be a senior!
This will be my last first day of school!
It's bittersweet, I'm so excited to reach the end of what I've worked so hard for since I was 5yr to graduate high school, but at the same time it's sad knowing that I will be leaving behind so many friends and memories and all that I've known! The fact that next year I will be starting something completely different and this chapter of my life will be over, is so weird to think about . I don't think I can grasp it quite yet. I'm growing up and life is changing. I'm excited for what the future holds, to go out into the world, meet new people and try new things, but I have this one last year here where God has placed me! One last year in my school, one last year with these fellow high school students, one last year to make a difference and leave a lasting impact! Will I waste this year simply longing to graduate and move on? Or will I push hard this year and invest in where God has placed me, looking to love and serve others and share my passion for God with my classmates?

I don't want to spend this year straining to look at what's ahead and longing to move on, instead I want to be content exactly where I am. I want to seek to take every opportunity that God has given me, and glorify him in all that I do!

This is my senior year and by the grace of God I am going to give it everything that I have!

my new verse(s)

Soo the other day I was reading 1 chronicles...and I stumbled upon this little vers:

"Seek the Lord and His Strength.
Seek His presence continually."
-1 Chronicles 16:11

I love this verse cause it sums up, what I need to be doing everyday!

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Then I was reading in Psalms a couple weeks later and look what I found:

"Seek the Lord and his strenght.
Seek His presence continually."
-Psalm 105:4

Do you see why I'm so excited? It's the SAME verse :)))) I couldn't believe it! When I found it again that's when I knew I had picked the right verse for this school year! & I like to think that it's extra spiritual since it's in the Bible twice hehe (just kidding) :P but yep...I just thought that it was really neat and really shows how the Bible is so connected! Sometimes I just get so excited about God's word! I love it every time I open God's word i find something new!

Psalm 40

"None can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them yet they are more than can be told...I have told the glad news..I have not restrained my lips..I have not hidden your deliverance with my heart, I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your faithfulness from the congregation." (psalm 40:5,9,10)



I need to live more like David did. Too often I do not proclaim or tell others of the amazing things that GOd is doing in my life. I hide the truth of the gospel and instead of rejoicing and telling others of God's amazing love I hide it and keep it to myself. Why do I not go around praising God, proclaiming his wondrous deeds and telling others about the amazing gift of the gospel? I am so selfish. I am more concerned with what others will think of me and of my own comfort, then I am about sharing the amazing gift that I have and helping others to receive it! My hands are full of the wonderful things that the Lord has done for me and I will share it with the world!

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My Father

God is MY father! That fact never ceases to amaze me, and out of all of the many amazing characteristics of God, this is most definitely one of my favorites.
The God of the universe cares for, loves, leads, protects, provides and comforts me! Just stop and think about that for a minute! The one who made the heavens and the earth from dust, cares about a little unimportant person like me! Wow!

As I was lying in bed last night trying to fall asleep, I was snuggling with my stuffed animal (yes I do still sleep with stuffed animals), and then I began to think about the fact that while I am lying in my bed God my heavenly father is holding me in His arms. He is holding me tight and close to himself and he will NEVER ever let me go! He is wrapping me in his peace and comfort...I laid there in my father's arms talking to my daddy and whispering into His ears the things of my heart. Oh what a comforting and amazing way to fall asleep, being held and comforted by my Heavenly Father as he holds me in his arms and as I pour out my heart to Him.

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"You will be safe in his arms
you will be safe in his arms
the hands that hold the world
are holding your heart
when everything is falling apart
you will be safe in his arms"

It's all in the name


So last week I decided that I wanted to make a blog to write down stories from my life, random thoughts and mediations, things God has been teaching me and pictures from my adventures...just a place where I could put down and record both the crazy and the simply everyday things of my life...and how God is working through it all. Sounds like a great idea right? well my dilemma was what to name my blog...
I honestly couldn't think of anything...
I didn't just want a cute little name I wanted something that actually had a meaning.
So I thought about my life and words that describe it and I came to the words
Strive--to make strenuous efforts toward any goal, to exhort oneself vigorously

Steadfast-- firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment; unwavering, steadily directed

I thought these two words together were perfect, because for the rest of my life I want to be striving towards becoming more like christ, being steadfast in my faith and trusting God completely in everything, without wavering! I will never stop needing to strive, because here on this earth I will never completely reach my goal...

So that my friends is the story of how this blog got the name: Striving to be Steadfast

So come join me on this adventure of mine where I strive to glorify God in this crazy thing called life!



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