Inspired by Life

"Oh God, you are my God, earnestly i seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water." Psalms 63:1 So... i've never been to a desert but i've heard stories. And lack of water is a big problem, right? i picture the classic movie shot of cracked and sunburned lips...the weary traveler resorting to crawling on their knees b/c they have lost strength even to stand...filed with a passionate thirst for water only to be teased by the desert mirage dancing on top the dusty sand. so... i've heard Christians use the analogy of "going through a dry spell" in their relationship with the Lord. i suppose all of us do at some point in our lives. Marriages usually have a point were they loose their "spark" (or something like that - i don't really know b/c i've never been married) and the couple really has to work at making their relationship last - INTENTIONAL. Some individuals loose thei...

By God’s grace, at age 17 I was baptized and dedicated my life to Christ Jesus and serving Him. I understood that I needed Him desperately in my life, so I invited Him into my heart and made a commitment to follow Him with my heart, soul, and mind. I confessed with my mouth that I was a sinner, and Jesus Christ, the Lord, was the only one that could save me from the judgment that I deserved. I am confident in my heart that because I believe, I will be saved. I fell in love with my Savior shortly after and dived into prayer and searching the Scriptures like never before. My eyes were opened, and I became enveloped and enraptured in God’s mercy and love. I wanted so badly to tell kids about this peace that I had found that not only saved my from hell, but gave me an enjoyment and satisfaction glorifying my Father – a joy and satisfaction that nothing by my own power, accomplishments, or desires could obtain. I started to study the life of Christ and apply His attitude to my own life. Tho...

i'm sitting at the kitchen table. The family is gone for the evening. This is a VERY RARE moment in my life...living in a house full of thirteen people, you just don't get moments by yourself. ever. and i would just like to point out that i can hear ALL three of the clocks in this room. Wow. Unbelievable. but i think many are like me - never have a peaceful QUIET moment in the day just to sit and listen. why not? are we really that busy? do we really ALWAYS have to have music playing? like, seriously...you will not go crazy without your ipod -you'll live (against popular opinion). Or maybe you already are crazy and don't even realize it, then when you have a moment of silence you see yourself as an ordinary human being and it freaks you out? ...and i think i just hurt my brain (that's why i don't go deep). some of the most precious moments of my life have not been surrounded by loved ones...or puppies...or whatever in your imagination is "precious" ......

so...i'm running the risk of being labeled a HUGE nerd at posting this, however - i will. i'm taking Chemistry 2 this semester and actually have really enjoyed it only because God's creation is so complex and fascinating. After every class i am more and more amazed at the creativity of God and the intricate design of small and invisible phenomena. But we were studying nuclear bombardment today and i was struck by a very powerful analogy related to spiritual attack we face in our lives as believers and soldiers of Christ. Within an nuclear bombardment reaction there is a particle accelerator that is used to increase the kinetic energy of positively charged particles. This allows the particles to overcome their electrostatic repulsion by the nucleus. This is an amazing and powerful reaction! i feel that i simply cannot do justice to the complexity of this process or how powerful of an anology it is as it relates...but just like in Christ...the power of the Holy Spirit increas...

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So what I have to say, you probably already know… but i'm going to talk a little bit about what draws women to the Lord. Pretty much the most obvious one is ladies want to be loved and valued. In a secular world, if girls aren’t feeling love/value in their family/home, they are going to try to seek out love through other avenues (usually ends up with other men). Same for the ladies of the church – if they feel they are not loved, they are going to try to find it through something else. The body of Christ should offer an unconditional love - ladies will be valued and accepted for who they are and the beautiful personality God has given them (not man’s measure of beauty). I would definitely say that is one thing that attracted me – the promise of love from the Father and the amount of love the body of Christ had for me. I was pretty shocked that someone outside of my family would actually care that much about someone they didn’t even know. I was used to love from my family because of...

As girly as my love for rainbows are, i fully relish the chance to glimpse at a peek of one. Maybe it has something to do with God's promises...because when i see a rainbow, i'm reminded of God's faithfulness. Not only was He faithful to Noah when He first laid out the rainbow as a sign of His covenant, but He is faithful to all of His children that walks in His ways. When i see a rainbow, i'm given hope that everything that i read in God's Word is true and i can cling to His promises. i get excited thinking about the prayers that i have laid before Him and how often and readily He has answered my prayers in the past. He is such a good Father - lavishing gifts on His children.