Marmy.

Why is it that it's 12:19am and I am writing a stupid blog instead of spending time w/my Jesus??? I've been like this lately-staying up til 1:00 in the morning and wondering why I can't get up when my alarm goes off and I end up hitting it like 10 times...I don't know. There is much to do in my life, but I've had such a procrastinating attitude-it makes me sick, I've been praying about it. Sometimes I wish I was a mermaid, w/nothing better to do than sit in a martini glass...:o)

Yes.

My pastor rocked this morning! I know at the 9:30am service it was dead silent, so you know there was some good preachin' goin on! Plus our worship leader wrote (yet another) amazing song, my friend went to the 11:15 service and she said people were crying everywhere-perfect. Listen to our current series! And keep checking back for today's message. Mike you're awesome!

http://gethope-ministries.net/podcasts/

I am leaving for Trinidad in a week, I have tons to do before then and have been eating WAY too much sushi, every time a friend wants to go to dinner-they always suggest sushi and I can't say no to that! I am going to see fireworks tonite at the YMCA-fireworks are awesome. Please pray for my missions trip! God has REALLY been moving in my life lately, at work, at school, at the gym, even on vacation (the pic above is from our "sister trip"-we went to Medievel Times-it was great!), so I'm excited to see what He'll do in Trini!!!

Read.

Read Joshua's latest post (the "things that don't make sense" one), it's good and it makes sense.
http://www.joshharris.com/

Coldplay.

The new Coldplay CD rocks-FYI. Love it. I am having an AMAZING friday evening. I went to dinner w/the roomie at Mellow Mushroom and then proceeded to use almost an entire bottle of Resolve on a stain that has been on our living room floor for about 2 months, it went like this-I squeezed a grapefruit into a bowl and then sat it on the arm of our couch to drink while watching TV-I sat down and it flipped into the air and landed face down (grapefruit chunks and all) on the carpet, well it had been a long day at work and so instead of cleaning it up right away-I placed a towel over it. Well...after it had dried somewhat I removed the large chunks of grapefruit, but left the juice...two months later it turned black (roomie was NOT happy) uh oh. So this evening I sprayed it for a long time, and it worked! Roomie took a pic of my courageous endeavor and I wanted to share. Peace and love to all.

Perry.

Hola! I have NO time lately!!! I don't even think many of my bloggy friends are blogging much this summer, I know for the past two posts I have copied and pasted other peoples thoughts, but they were awesome and I wanted to share. I can't believe it's already almost the end of June! Where does time go? I just started my program this summer and the class I'm taking is not the most interesting, but it is laying the foundation for all of the other hands on (the fun) stuff I will be learning. My two jobs rock-point blank, I am humbled and honored to say that I adore both of my managers and the "work" that I do. I have been purposely trying to spend more time w/other people-all my long lost friends, and just friends I see all the time that I want to spend time w/me, but I make up lame excuses like: I'm too tired, could be doing other things, don't want to spend (GAS) money, need to exercise, need to be studying...all lame excuses for neglecting other people.

Anyway, this weekend I am taking my (3) sisters to Myrtle Beach (pray for us), it is the first time we will all be able to spend time together on a vacation (w/out our parents or brother), b/c the youngest is now old enough to hang w/us and I am now "well-behaved" enough for my Mom to trust me w/her and I am stoked-no offense to my bro, but this is a girl thing :o).

I will also be leaving to return to Trinidad on July 5th, so prayers for that would be awesome, we have a great team and since I went last year, I am better prepared for what's to come and am so excited to see all those kids ;o).

As for the title of this blog, I never actually read other peoples blogs on a daily basis, even people that I have linked on my own, so I decided to read a bit tonite and went to Perry Noble's blog. I was so blessed to have seen him preach (for a whole 30 min) a few weeks ago and I just think he's an amazing guy-here is what I want you guys to read, the link below is a part of his blog dedicated to his (new) daughter Charisse, read all of this blog, especially the sermons entitled "7 things I think you should know (message to Charisse), I loved them and totally agree w/them, enjoy! http://www.perrynoble.com/category/baby-noble/

Waiting.

God often requires that you wait on Him. This is not because God cannot keep up with you or that He does not know what to do next. God is interested in a love relationship with you. Your waiting on Him develops your absolute dependence on Him. Your waiting on Him assures that you will act on HIS timing and not your own.

You may think of waiting on Him as a passive, inactive time. Waiting on the Lord is anything but inactive. While you wait on Him, you will be praying with a passion to know Him, His purposes, and His ways. You will be watching circumstances and asking God to interpret them by revealing to you His perspective.

While you wait, continue doing the last thing God told you to do. In waiting, you are shifting the responsibility of the outcome to God -- where it belongs. Waiting on Him is always worth the wait. His timing and His ways are always right. You must depend on HIM to guide you in His way and in His timing to accomplish His purpose.

-Henry T. Blackaby

Dying.

When you are forgotten or neglected or purposely set at naught,and you do not sting and hurt

at the oversight,but your heart is happy, being counted worthy to suffer for Christ;

that is dying to self.

When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed,your advice disregarded, your opinions ridiculed,and you refuse to let anger rise in your heartor even defend yourself, but take all in patient loving silence;

that is dying to self.

When you quietly forbear any disorder, any irregularity,any impunctuality, or any annoyance;when you can stand face to face with waste, folly,extravagance, spiritual insensibility and endure it as Jesus endured it;

that is dying to self.

When you are content with any food, any offering, any raiment,any climate, any society, any solitude, any interruption by the will of God;

that is dying to self.

When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation,or to record your own good works, or itch after commendation;when you can truly love to be unknown,

that is dying to self.

When you can receive correction and reproof from oneof less stature than yourself and can humbly submit inwardlyas well as outwardly, finding no rebellion orresentment rising up within your heart,

that is dying to self.

~Unknown (maybe for a good reason) Blessings :o)

Run.

Last night I dreamed that I had to perform with CVP (Carolina Visual Productions)-one of my former dance companies and I didn’t know my drill (position) or work-I was completely unprepared and it terrified me (kind of like when I showed up to class last week having done NONE of my homework and everyone else had). I hadn’t practiced or trained like all the others. I was so glad when I woke up and realized that I didn’t have to perform-I said, “thank You God that I don’t have to perform!” But then I realized that I do, that being a Christian does mean that you have to perform for Christ (telling others about Him), it does mean that you have to train-study, “equip yourself” w/the knowledge of Him and from Him (BIBLE) and then LIVE it daily (as an example of Christ to others).

Last night I also went running for 45 min (at 9:30pm to avoid heat stroke), but it was still really hot and I had to stop and “power walk” (walk really fast) several times b/c I’m not properly conditioned to run the entire time (yet), but I did a lot better than I usually do b/c I have been taking a couple tough classes at my gym AND I got new running shoes!-they cost a lot but they’re worth it. I think that’s why Paul compared being an example of Christ to “running a race” (Hebrews 12 & Philippians 3)- you have to train and study and it will cost you something, but it will be SO worth it when you can say, “ok Lord I will never be able to do it completely right, but I’m ready to perform.”

Run Forrest run…

What?

The Holy Spirit told you to what?



So I'm on Youtube too much, but came across this guy, I guess he's a preacher-Todd Bentley-at a Revival he was doing, he kindof freaked me out, the whole:

"The Holy Spirit spoke to me ... He said, 'kick her in the face ... with your biker boot.'"

I felt bad b/c I actually laughed watching it...

Wind.

I think I may know what You need from me
but I'm scared I won't win the war in my head
I asked, "will it be worth it?"
this resulted in chills-thank goodness
if you can thank goodness
I will never give up on You
You've promised SO much
It's hard sometimes for You to just be
REAL to me
so I keep on doing what I'm doing
You strengthen and push me forward
and when I need to be filled
which is quite a bit
I go out and sit down
and just stare at You
and I keep on staring
like I'll never stop
and realize life must go on
and then the phone starts ringing

~RlR

Constant.

Have you ever met someone that you really wanted to get to know, but for one reason or another never did? There have and are a few people in my life that I was (not so much anymore) eager and excited to get to know, yet time after time when I “approached” them or “crossed paths” w/them or had an opportunity to talk w/them, they would turn away, walk in the other direction or in my own interpretation-avoided me for whatever reason. I think I know why one person did and still does this-I think she feels guilty whenever she talks to me b/c of a certain situation in her life that she knows I don’t agree with, but that couldn’t be further from the truth-I love her, just as I love all my friends and will “pursue” her no matter how often she “ignores” me.

To be honest that’s how I think Jesus feels about us a lot of times. He yearns with all His heart for you to know Him, for you to talk to Him, for you to meet with Him b/c He created you and He knows that you will only experience your best possible life through Him. As many times as I have wanted to give up on these “tough” relationships, God never gives up on us. God never tires of relentlessly pursuing us-for all eternity. How can we and do we dare ignore that? Yet over and over we turn from Him, we walk the other way, we do the avoiding-just as He is about to speak. No wonder we so often say that He is silent.

We need to put forth our own effort in seeking Him as He seeks us, pursuing not only His Hand, but more importantly His Face. I’ve recently being exposed to so many awesome preachers and teachers-such blessings, I can’t even name them all, I’m still trying to let a lot of what they’ve said sink in. God is so good, He literally is ALL you need in life, I am realizing that more and more each day, as many of the “voids” I feel that I have in life-He fills. Man what an awesome God we serve. I will continue being obedient to Him and thankful. Thankful for the amazing family I have and friends that He has blessed me with, I love them so much and never take them for granted.

“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O most High; to declare Your loving kindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night, on an instrument of ten strings, on the lute, and on the harp, with harmonious sound. For You, Lord have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.”

~Psalms 92:1-4