The Lord is faithful

"Thus says the Lord, 'If the heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out bneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done.' says the Lord." Wow! Think about that! None of those things could ever happen! Which means the Lord will never cast us off! Wow. He is so faithful. "For if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He will also deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful. He cannot deny himself." :) I love these verses. Even in my own life, I have seen the Lord's faithfulness toward me, and towards others around me. God is good. :)

Kids

" 'Sing, O barren, you who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who have not laboured with child! For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married woman!' says the Lord." I love this verse because, even though I'm not married, and therefore, don't have any kids, I still know many children that I think of as "my kid," just because they are so precious to me. :)

God is good

"Thus says the Lord, 'If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done.' says the Lord." Wow! Think about that! Non of things can EVER happen! Which means the Lord will never cast us off! wow. The Lord is so faithful! "For if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He will also deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful. He cannot deny Himself." :) I love these verses. Even in my own life I have seen the Lord's faithfulness towards me and towards others around me. God is so good. :)

God is Gracious

God is gracious. No one deserves to be loved by Him. Yet He still does. He loves us so much, no matter what we've done. He longs for us to get to know Him better. He loves to love us. The Lord "desires for all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." My heart is His, and my heart longs for this too, because my God is a gracious. I long for every heart to know the truth of His unconditional, forgiving, saving, purifying, reviving, strong, beautiful, gracious love.

The world

I spoke of burden the other day. I think I mostly spoke of my burden for the church and the passive, lost Christians. Well that's only half of it. Actually, He gave me a burden for the whole world. Sometimes it's so strong all I can do is weep. Other times, it leaves me so exhausted I can't cry or even pray. it hurts. So much of the wold is corrupted. So much of the world is blind to the truth. So much of the world is full of immorality. My heart breaks for the world, for the lost, the blind, the passive, the sinners, the broken, the deaf, the murderers, the thieves, the idolaters. I long for everyone to come to the Lord. I desire that not a single soul would go to hell. But so many people are not shown the true love of the Lord. Oh Lord, that You would rend the heavens and come down! Lord bring hope where there is none. Lord break in where there is no way. My heart breaks as I am writing this. Even know, I am weeping. The Lord longs for everyone to be saved. But so often, I feel completely helpless. But I know prayers are powerful. I just have to keep praying, keep loving. Declare the wonderful things the Lord has done for me.

College. ;)

So, I've decided that I don't want to go to college. It was a really stressful decision because, I'm kinda smart. That's what I'm told anyway. But, I know God's given me this gift, and I don't want to throw it away by not getting a better education. Of course, there are many ways I can exercise this gift of intelligence, but going to college and pursue a good job seems the best way, right? But here's the thing: time and money. College is at least 4 years long. Longer depending on the career you're pursuing. Also, eventually I'm going to get married, and will have to quit school and a job to raise my family. Also, money is important; you need it to support yourself. But college is so expensive. Also, my family is in debt right now, and I want to help pay it off, not be broke all the time. I want to live life, not be tied down by school. So, I'm planning on not going to college. But, everyone is different. If I were a guy I would go to college, cause I would be the one supporting a family. But I'm not. :)

aunt-to-be.......

So, some pretty important news... my sister is engaged!!! OMG!!! that means, in a few years, I will be an aunt!!! I've been waiting my whole LIFE for this moment!! :) but, I'm really excited for them. They love each other a lot, and they go to the same college, and our families live in the same city, and it's good. :) Aren't weddings beautiful? And babies perfect? Who would ever want to abort a baby. sick. Anyway, my sis is engaged. :) yay!!!!!! my little bro will have a big brother now! :) I'm happy. :) God is good. :) :) :)