Today, I am learning to be carefree. Not to not care about anything, but to not stress about everything so much. I've made it 19, almost 20 years without anything extremely traumatic. I know that God is by my side and nothing is going to happen that He can't handle. We have such little faith, but serve such a Big God! We need to start treating Him that way. He is in control of the universe!
Matthew 6:25 to 34: 25 (NLT)
That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn't life more than food and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? 28 And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? 31 So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 34 So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Loving People
Well this is my first *real* post :) I kind of miss blogging, I used to do it alot, before we had myspace and facebook there was xanga, which was a blog and that's all us kids had, spilling our lives :P
I often have some random thoughts, with no one to share them with, so I figured this would be an outlet to ramble about the crazy things that go through my head, so here it goes :)
I've been reading the book of Psalms the last few weeks, but to be honest, I was getting a little tired of David's rollercoaster of whining, then thanking God, whining, then thanking God....
So I decided to start reading Matthew and thought I would try reading the whole New Testament in order. First thing I found interesting is that in my Bible, they have an introductory to each book of the Bible telling you the history of it, who wrote it, when it happened etc. Something I never knew before was that there is a 400 year gap between the Old and New Testaments!
But the one thing I read that really burned deep was found in Matthew 5: 46-47
"If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?"
It seems in our culture, it's so good to love your family and there is so much focus on that, but what about loving people who don't love you? We are no different than the world if we simply love our families and friends, and only greet and communicate with the people we are familiar with and like.
What a challenge to me! To go out of my comfort zone and love people the way Jesus loves them, even with nothing in return!
I often have some random thoughts, with no one to share them with, so I figured this would be an outlet to ramble about the crazy things that go through my head, so here it goes :)
I've been reading the book of Psalms the last few weeks, but to be honest, I was getting a little tired of David's rollercoaster of whining, then thanking God, whining, then thanking God....
So I decided to start reading Matthew and thought I would try reading the whole New Testament in order. First thing I found interesting is that in my Bible, they have an introductory to each book of the Bible telling you the history of it, who wrote it, when it happened etc. Something I never knew before was that there is a 400 year gap between the Old and New Testaments!
But the one thing I read that really burned deep was found in Matthew 5: 46-47
"If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?"
It seems in our culture, it's so good to love your family and there is so much focus on that, but what about loving people who don't love you? We are no different than the world if we simply love our families and friends, and only greet and communicate with the people we are familiar with and like.
What a challenge to me! To go out of my comfort zone and love people the way Jesus loves them, even with nothing in return!
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