June 2012
1 post
Overwhelmed with Inadequacy
“Unreality in religion is an accursed thing.” -J.J. Packer
Packer explores our inward trials as Christians in this chapter of his book Knowing God. Christianity is often portrayed as a cake walk. Give your life to Jesus, and He will make your life easy. Our selfish human hearts wish that were the case. The reality is, though, that God has given us new life by His grace, and His grace...
May 2012
1 post
Reminders
Jeremiah 31:25
“For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.”
Jeremiah 32:41
“I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.”
Someone please remind me why I would choose to wander from a God who promises these things. The same God who calls us to love Him with...
September 2011
8 posts
Day 5
I’m thankful that God’s mercies are new every morning. It is a good, good thing to know this truth.
Day 4
I’m thankful for the way God uses people to speak into our lives. Tonight my aunt was coming through Bozeman and she dropped off some chocolate banana cookies. My grandma sent them down because she knows they are my favorite. We chatted for a few minutes, and she got a little choked up as she referred back to a conversation we had had a few months ago. I won’t bore you with all the...
Day 3
Today is my mom’s birthday. In honor of that, I thought I would share a few reasons why I am so thankful for her. Believe me, there are many more, but we don’t have time for that.
She loves the craziest people.
She’s independent.
She’s strong.
She’s not afraid to try new things.
She is the definition of a go-getter.
She taught me how to journal.
She is a servant; time and time again...
Day 2
Today I’m thankful for fresh perspectives. I’m sure you’ve heard it said that the only thing constant in this life is change, and I think Montana’s weather illustrates this principle wonderfully. It is, in my opinion, one of the state’s best attributes. Picture windows layered with frost soon are washed by pattering rain in the spring. This rain fills ponds upon which the summer sun reflects....
clean and bright.
i think i’m learning a lot lately about transparency. how important it is in order to be completely real. it’s scary, though, you know? i mean i have flaws. a lot of them actually. and i more often tend to fear man rather than god. but i’m also tired of trying to please people instead of the lord. i was recently told that we must have compassion on ourselves if we wish to have...
Thirty Days of Thanks.
I’ve decided to commit to thirty days of thanks. Often, I wake up in the morning and start to dread the full day of class ahead, or obligations I have to fulfill. I forget to remember how stinking blessed I’ve been. Maybe making an effort to write down one thing per day will help shift my perspective. Who knows, maybe yours will shift too.
Day 1:
I’m thankful for...
June 2011
11 posts
the principle of multiplication.
notes from a staff meeting last night that i wanted to share.
would we be able to stand before god and say, “yes, the things i’ve done, i want others to do” ? are we living our lives in such a way that others see, follow, and it’s a good thing. 2 timothy tells us that paul was able to say this. in chapter 2 he talks about entrusting the truth to “faithful men...
small worlds.
i just have to say that today may have been one of the best days. took a little trip to spearfish with some fellow staff just to get away and rest. happened to be that i got to see to see bre, as she just finished working fca camp and was staying an extra night. so not only did i get to see her, but also a handful of people i had worked with two years ago at the same camp. it brought so much joy...
not skilled to understand.
i can’t imagine being anywhere other than where i am this summer. funny how the lord works. ekalaka mt was the. last. place. i was going to spend ten weeks of my life. but oh, how i have been blessed. and we’re only three weeks in. the job i have is made for me. so cool how the lord works that out! i have three girls for eight weeks. they are my ‘counselors in training’ -...
butterflys.
a guy once was telling me about a girl he dated, and he described her as being her ‘own unique butterfly.’ i scoffed, and choking on my water said, ‘i hope no one ever calls me a unique butterfly.’ but man, lately i want nothing more than to continue to be transformed. i want to leave behind the ugly, empty shell of my flesh and i want to fly. a few things i’ve...
Banana Chips
It’s ironic to me that I’m about to write an entire paragraph on banana chips. After all the hours I’ve spent in school reading, studying, and analyzing life lessons, I want to write about a dried fruit.
But, here’s why.
Banana chips always remind of Tuesday nights, pancakes, and freshmen. They force me to remember that first impressions never last; that people are more than skin deep. In...
“Note to self: finding a cool quote and writing it in your journal is not a...”
– Betsy Cañas Garmon
Action Over Intention.
I love words, but I want to love your word more. I yearn for knowledge, but I want to yearn for wisdom. I seek fulfillment, I want to just seek You. I live constrained by time, but I want to live knowing I’m eternity bound. I search for approval, but I want You to search my heart. I look for people who will build me up, but I want to build others up. I wear a cross around my neck, but I’m not...
“I asked God for strength that I might achieve.
I was made weak that I might...”
