"8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace" - Hebrews 13
the lord is an unchanging constant. like the number 3 in front of the variable x. ha. math humor. he has always been what he is now, and never will he deviate from what he is at this moment. he was, is, and evermore will be love. few things are for certain in this mortal coil, and all of them are of christ: that he loves us, that he is a strong provider, that he will never change. i am discovering this to be more true every day, which is nice when everything and everyone else, including myself, continue to morph drastically.
firm and secure, we have this hope, this anchor for the soul.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
wet
"9 You gave abundant showers, O God;
you refreshed your weary inheritance.
you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it,
and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor." - Psalm 68
he has done just this today.
thank you lord, for remembering your covenant of provision. you are called faithful, redeemer, almighty, friend. i love you
Friday, January 15, 2010
breaking fast
"Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you" Psalm 55:22
last night at sundown i stuffed my face with italian and mexican food. it was glorious. i missed tastes and the feeling of chewing, which sounds weird, but it's true.
but i am a bit surprised at how little actual hunger i had during my fast; god was truly sustaining me in that sense.
god, thank you for flavor and taste, it's so great. thank you for carrying me in my weakness. i continue to seek your voice, do not forsake me
last night at sundown i stuffed my face with italian and mexican food. it was glorious. i missed tastes and the feeling of chewing, which sounds weird, but it's true.
but i am a bit surprised at how little actual hunger i had during my fast; god was truly sustaining me in that sense.
god, thank you for flavor and taste, it's so great. thank you for carrying me in my weakness. i continue to seek your voice, do not forsake me
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
beach in january?
gotta love santa barbara "winter"
" 13Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
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34"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work." - John 4
i havent been hearing much from god lately, but i felt led to fast this week. so i started yesterday. this is the second day and surprisingly i'm not nearly as hungry as i thought i would be, which is weird because i usually eat a LOT. like a whole lot. i guess jesus is providing sustenance. i hope to hear more from him by the end of the week. and maybe ill get to go on the winter retreat with real life! that would be fun
god, let me hunger not for bagel cafe or woodstock's, but for your will to be done.
" 13Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
...
34"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work." - John 4
i havent been hearing much from god lately, but i felt led to fast this week. so i started yesterday. this is the second day and surprisingly i'm not nearly as hungry as i thought i would be, which is weird because i usually eat a LOT. like a whole lot. i guess jesus is providing sustenance. i hope to hear more from him by the end of the week. and maybe ill get to go on the winter retreat with real life! that would be fun
god, let me hunger not for bagel cafe or woodstock's, but for your will to be done.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
conempt upon my pride
"9 All my longings lie open before you, O Lord;
my sighing is not hidden from you." - Psalm 38
im sick, money is running short, classes are tough, relationship issues abide. but pull me from the passivity of self-pity; turn me to petition to you. it's not like i'm alone and helpless, you know my needs. remind me to put them before you rather than fill my heart/mind with worry, doubt, anger.
i trust you will take care of me
my sighing is not hidden from you." - Psalm 38
im sick, money is running short, classes are tough, relationship issues abide. but pull me from the passivity of self-pity; turn me to petition to you. it's not like i'm alone and helpless, you know my needs. remind me to put them before you rather than fill my heart/mind with worry, doubt, anger.
i trust you will take care of me
Sunday, January 3, 2010
the year of the tiger
i:
found these the other day, they blew my mind: 2009's Best Space Photos
there's so much out there. sooooo much...
stumbled across this on ryan's blog and found it interesting: 10 Resolutions for Mental Health
i've always been super captivated by the awesomeness of the littlest things.
heard this again tonight and finally realized its basis in psalm 137: Matisyahu - Jerusalem
i wish my hands would cease to work every time i forgot my lord. that my tongue would go limp and forget its craft every time i forgot my savior's burden.
read this today and think my lifestyle needs to look more like my heart:
and he will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3
will be back in the hellhole of spiritual warfare tomorrow morning. it's beautiful and fun there, but it really is a crazy place. hefty, serious stuff is going down in santa barbara, and god is at the helm. be there with me, lord.
found these the other day, they blew my mind: 2009's Best Space Photos
there's so much out there. sooooo much...
stumbled across this on ryan's blog and found it interesting: 10 Resolutions for Mental Health
i've always been super captivated by the awesomeness of the littlest things.
heard this again tonight and finally realized its basis in psalm 137: Matisyahu - Jerusalem
i wish my hands would cease to work every time i forgot my lord. that my tongue would go limp and forget its craft every time i forgot my savior's burden.
read this today and think my lifestyle needs to look more like my heart:
"3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
and he will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3
will be back in the hellhole of spiritual warfare tomorrow morning. it's beautiful and fun there, but it really is a crazy place. hefty, serious stuff is going down in santa barbara, and god is at the helm. be there with me, lord.
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