Verse of the Week

Hello again,
I hope you have all had a great week! Mine has been pretty busy! Which is hard for some to understand when they find out I don't have a full time job and I'm not in school, but there has been so much babysitting that, at times like this, it feels like I do! Babysitting has kinda become my full time job! It has become the up side of not going back to school. I have so much "free time" to help out those stay athome mom's that just want a day to themselves! It definitely a win win kind of job.

Anyway, I realize that I have kinda neglected this blog for about a week, but I'm going to try and keep that from happening again!:) So here is this week's verse:

James 4:14
"...yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."

This past weekend we had to say goodbye to our youth pastor at church who, with his family, is moving on to bigger and better things. We are sad to see them go but happy they have such a great opportunity before them! Anyway, all four years of high school I was under his teaching. And one of the main things I learned from him was exactly what this verse talks about. He was a constant reminder of just how short life is and how we should glorify God in EVERYTHING we do and not only when we feel like it. Especially when eternity is all that really matters! What good is it to make this life more comfortable when we are only here for a limited time? Eternity in heaven is just that. Forever! So why not make that our goal and life long project? What better goal is there to strive toward? We don't know what tomorrow brings. We don't even know how much longer we have here on earth. Which is all the more reason to strive and make each day count because we never know which one will be our last. Each day we should ask "what is my life? Have I accomplished anything today, yesterday, this week, this month or even this year that has made a mark on eternity? When I get to heaven will God say "Well done my good and faithful servant"? Or will we get to the end and look back only to find disappointment and a lifetime selfishly wasted?

I would definately recommend the book "Don't Waste Your Life" by John Piper. It is and incredible easy read that will help anyone get their life into pirspective. If you haven't read it you should, and if youhave read it... read it again! We can all use the daily reminder.





Have a great week!
:)

Verse of the Week - Colossians 3:2

Hello :)

I realized, with only three hours left, that it's Monday! It's been so crazy all my days are starting to blurr together! It seems like the days keep passing faster and faster. I don't know if that's a good thing or not.

So anyway,here is the verse for the week:

Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
I chose this verse mainly for a reminder to myself. It is a reminder that I shouldn't get so stressed about temporal things, but I should think about eternal things. Which in the long run are what really matters! It doesn't really matter What I do, as much as WHY I'm doing it. If I'm doing anything with a movite other than glorifying God then I shouldn't be doing it. That is our one purpose. To glorify God. The other things on earth don't matter. Our focus belongs on Him.

Verse of the Week - Philippians 2:4

I hope you all had a great week! There's not much to report at the moment. Things are pretty much the same as last week. I am really excited about a few things in the near future though!
1. I am going with Krystal to do a wedding in Florida at the end of February! It will be my first "traveling job" with her, and waht better place than Florida? It's going to be beautiful!
2. The Knutson Klan is coming in April! I will be traveling with them which could be interesting, but fun at the same time!
3. My birthday is in a few weeks! Two weeks from yesterdy to be exact! I can't believe I will be 20!! That's so crazy.

Anyway, here is the verse of the week I promised!

Philippians 2:4
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

This verse is a big reminder that the world doesn't revolve around us! We aren't here on earth to make ourselves more comfortable, but to serve each other for the glory of God. The entire 2nd chapter of Philippians is about Christ being the ultimate example of putting self aside to serve others. CJ Mahaney wrote an awesome book called "Huimity:True Greatness". It is a book that I would recommend to anyone! It really makes you reevaluate the motives you have behind everything you do. It forces you to ask the difficut questions about yourself. Are you truely serving someone to glorify God or are you doing it in hopes of getting brownie points for it? It is an easy read and a must have! As is the book of Philippians! :)

Have a great week!

A verse of the week...

Hello All,

I know it has been a little while since my last post. Sorry about that! I've been thinking about what I could do to be sure I at least get one post in a week if not every few days. So I thought I would start doing a verse of the week. One a week is not nearly enough, but it's a start! In my room I have a dry erase board that is half things I need to remember (b/c I've learned that if I don't write it down I will never remember!) and the other half is some of my favorite verses. Anyway, here is the one for this week. Hopefully, in the future I will remember to do this on Mondays or at least toward the beginning of the week!

Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.

A friend, that recently moved, sent me this verse this week in a note. It is a short verse with endless importance. It is a small reminder that with out love we can accomplish nothing in other's spiritual walk. What good is evangelism without love?Evangelism is a form of showing love. You love them enough to tell them what they have been missing out on! The infinite grace of God! When we look at all God has given us it all leads back to how much He unconditionally loves us. The rest of Hebrews 13 goes on to remind us of all those who we should pray for and love other than ourselves!It says to love those who you do not feel led to love, but that God loved us when we didn't deserve it too. So who are we to neglect others from the same pleasure of knowing Christ? What better way to love someone?