Alright!!! I am declaring that satan has absolutely no power over me whatsoever! He can try to destroy things in my life, but he will never destroy me because my foundation is in Jesus Christ who conquered death! I have victory and what satan intends for bad, God will use for good! So go ahead and try to plan while I sit with Jesus as we laugh at you while you're stupid plans go down the drain! WHoop!!!!
Yea!! Come on reader, if you don't know about Jesus, then know that He loves you and He has power! He came to earth to show us how to live in relationship with God not how to play church every sunday! He came and became the perfect sacrifice that was necessary to save us and three days later, He arose from the grave to show that He had power over death and whoever believed in Him would not perish, but have everlasting LIFE!!! No longer do you have to be a slave to the sin that is running your life! There's freedom in Jesus! Let Him break off the chains and free you! His love is powerful! There's none like Him!!
I Love You Jesus!!
Pabs
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Yo-Ho A Christian's Life For Me
Wow I'm super excited!
God has been so good to me that it makes me wonder why He would be? I'm so insignificant, yet He knows my potential! He knows the hairs on my head and I'm pretty sure He knows a whole lot more than that!
Monday was sure a funny day. We had a review in class and that resulted in me getting out a little later than usual...about half an hour later. Anyway so I'm walking from Bush School to my parking spot in Reed Arena and all of a sudden I get the sudden urge to run. Now, if you know me, then you will know that I absolutely do not like being hot nor do I like sweating at all. That being said, running in 105 heat index weather is not something that I do very often. However, this thought was extremely convincing and so I pulled my backpack straps all the way and began jogging. It was going good until a truck passed by and started spraying paint to re-paint the lines on the road. The fumes were getting to me bad and so instead of stopping like a normal person, I decided to run harder to stay ahead of the truck going about 5 miles an hour. I finally got to the parking lot and starting walking to my car drenched in sweat, but not frustrated by it surprisingly. Anyway, I got to my car and just as I was about to turn one direction, in the corner of my eye, I saw this guy sitting on the side of the road and so I quickly turned my wheel and asked him if he wanted a ride. He said he was waiting for the bus but he would like one. As soon as he opened the door, the bus pulled up and he was contemplating on whether or not to take the bus. Needless to say, he got in the car!
I drove him home which was across from the airport and just talked to him about school and found out his name is Waldo! Isn't that something? So we pulled up to his house and before he was able to get out, I asked to pray for him. He awkwardly told me that he just became an atheist about a month ago. Super encouraging!!! Spoke to him a lot about my testimony and we discussed several topics of his beliefs but not once did we argue or have any negativity; just a great discussion. We came to a stopping point and he was just so tripped by this divine appointment, that he just flat out told me he was tripping and that he was really going to think about this event! How awesome is that?! As I drove away, I was thinking how this entire afternoon was set up by God. If I hadn't stayed till 12 in class, I would've taken the bus and not have picked him up. If I had not ran to Reed Arena, I would not have picked him up. If I had been awkward about picking him up, I wouldn't have picked him up. So many signs that pointed to God and that this was His will. Not to mention that God was asking, "Where's Waldo?" and sitting here, I realized something...I found Waldo!!! Hahahaha
God has so much for me...I desire to seek out His kingdom and to be used by Him, the Creator of my soul! I love you Daddy!!! So until next time awesome readers, this is your average college student in love with Jesus signing out.
Pabs
God has been so good to me that it makes me wonder why He would be? I'm so insignificant, yet He knows my potential! He knows the hairs on my head and I'm pretty sure He knows a whole lot more than that!
Monday was sure a funny day. We had a review in class and that resulted in me getting out a little later than usual...about half an hour later. Anyway so I'm walking from Bush School to my parking spot in Reed Arena and all of a sudden I get the sudden urge to run. Now, if you know me, then you will know that I absolutely do not like being hot nor do I like sweating at all. That being said, running in 105 heat index weather is not something that I do very often. However, this thought was extremely convincing and so I pulled my backpack straps all the way and began jogging. It was going good until a truck passed by and started spraying paint to re-paint the lines on the road. The fumes were getting to me bad and so instead of stopping like a normal person, I decided to run harder to stay ahead of the truck going about 5 miles an hour. I finally got to the parking lot and starting walking to my car drenched in sweat, but not frustrated by it surprisingly. Anyway, I got to my car and just as I was about to turn one direction, in the corner of my eye, I saw this guy sitting on the side of the road and so I quickly turned my wheel and asked him if he wanted a ride. He said he was waiting for the bus but he would like one. As soon as he opened the door, the bus pulled up and he was contemplating on whether or not to take the bus. Needless to say, he got in the car!
I drove him home which was across from the airport and just talked to him about school and found out his name is Waldo! Isn't that something? So we pulled up to his house and before he was able to get out, I asked to pray for him. He awkwardly told me that he just became an atheist about a month ago. Super encouraging!!! Spoke to him a lot about my testimony and we discussed several topics of his beliefs but not once did we argue or have any negativity; just a great discussion. We came to a stopping point and he was just so tripped by this divine appointment, that he just flat out told me he was tripping and that he was really going to think about this event! How awesome is that?! As I drove away, I was thinking how this entire afternoon was set up by God. If I hadn't stayed till 12 in class, I would've taken the bus and not have picked him up. If I had not ran to Reed Arena, I would not have picked him up. If I had been awkward about picking him up, I wouldn't have picked him up. So many signs that pointed to God and that this was His will. Not to mention that God was asking, "Where's Waldo?" and sitting here, I realized something...I found Waldo!!! Hahahaha
God has so much for me...I desire to seek out His kingdom and to be used by Him, the Creator of my soul! I love you Daddy!!! So until next time awesome readers, this is your average college student in love with Jesus signing out.
Pabs
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Falling Into the Father's Arms...In a Jiffy!
Howdy!
So today has been a pretty chill day. Woke up at around 10, surfed the net for awhile, ran some errands and grabbed some lunch with Matt. OH and I went to go help Lance move his bed to his apartment! It was pretty funny because Matt and I saw his bed right in front of us the entire time we went to Lance's place. So we got to the apartment and helped him set up his bed and whatnot...it was a Tempur-Pedic Mattress!!!! Talk about comfort! That bed was so amazing that I just wanted to take a nap right then and there! Matt and I jumped right onto the bed and it felt pretty wonderful because it doesn't push you back up, it just receives your whole body weight and absorbs you into it.
I realized that this is how it feels like whenever I jump into the Father's arms! He just receives me whole-heartedly, not pushing me back, and just absorbs my soul. Whenever I jump into His arms, He makes me feel safe and secure knowing that He won't reject me. He provides the comfort that I have been longing for. He provides the pleasure I desire. He heals my broken and weary heart. He embraces me fully and I feel accepted. I truly never want to leave His presence!
So far, I'm feeling awesome ready to enjoy the rest of my day! My parents are coming up to bring some stuff and Stephanie's birthday party is tonight!! So until next time, this is your humble brother typing.
Pabs
So today has been a pretty chill day. Woke up at around 10, surfed the net for awhile, ran some errands and grabbed some lunch with Matt. OH and I went to go help Lance move his bed to his apartment! It was pretty funny because Matt and I saw his bed right in front of us the entire time we went to Lance's place. So we got to the apartment and helped him set up his bed and whatnot...it was a Tempur-Pedic Mattress!!!! Talk about comfort! That bed was so amazing that I just wanted to take a nap right then and there! Matt and I jumped right onto the bed and it felt pretty wonderful because it doesn't push you back up, it just receives your whole body weight and absorbs you into it.
I realized that this is how it feels like whenever I jump into the Father's arms! He just receives me whole-heartedly, not pushing me back, and just absorbs my soul. Whenever I jump into His arms, He makes me feel safe and secure knowing that He won't reject me. He provides the comfort that I have been longing for. He provides the pleasure I desire. He heals my broken and weary heart. He embraces me fully and I feel accepted. I truly never want to leave His presence!
So far, I'm feeling awesome ready to enjoy the rest of my day! My parents are coming up to bring some stuff and Stephanie's birthday party is tonight!! So until next time, this is your humble brother typing.
Pabs
Friday, August 6, 2010
You Doink!
So I started reading the Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis and I'm so excited about it! This book is a compilation of letters from Screwtape (a senior demon) to his nephew Wormwood(a junior demon) and in these letters, Screwtape is observing Wormwood's work on his "patient" and gives him advise as to how to tempt him in the best way possible. It's pretty cool because it gives me a viewpoint of the tactician's prospective as to how to tempt me; discernment between spirits I'll say. I started last night and only read the first letter and some of the second, but got a great laugh when I shared a little thought with my roomie. In the second letter, Screwtape tells his nephew that because his "patient" has become a christian, he will not escape from the usual penalties. Isn't that hilarious? Demons get punished whenever someone comes to know Christ or when a christian resists temptation! HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA I laugh at the stupid demons! Whenever I listen to the Holy Spirit and not to my flesh, a demon gets flogged!!! Hahahahahaha They flogged my Christ and now its their turn!! hahahahahaha It's also cool because my desire is to Love Christ more and hate sin more so it all meshes together! I Love my Beloved and at the same time, sin is being destroyed by the Light of His Truth!
One thing that always gets me thinking is community. I struggle so much with loving my community because of past experiences. However, it feels as though because satan sees that community is so beneficial, he tries everything he can to get me away from community from leaving completely to feeling bitterness towards people because of something they did hurt me. Obviously, if I keep looking at people, I will always be disappointed because people are imperfect. If I just look at the Perfect, Living God, then I will never be disappointed because of that perfection! Looking at the one who is perfect and feeling His love will destroy all evil thoughts and draw me to repentence. I love God! I want to bless those who hurt me and pray for them.
One thing that always gets me thinking is community. I struggle so much with loving my community because of past experiences. However, it feels as though because satan sees that community is so beneficial, he tries everything he can to get me away from community from leaving completely to feeling bitterness towards people because of something they did hurt me. Obviously, if I keep looking at people, I will always be disappointed because people are imperfect. If I just look at the Perfect, Living God, then I will never be disappointed because of that perfection! Looking at the one who is perfect and feeling His love will destroy all evil thoughts and draw me to repentence. I love God! I want to bless those who hurt me and pray for them.
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