I was looking through my journal from this past summer last night and I came across this entry and it was a good reminder for me of how awesome God's love is.
From August 6:
For great is your love, higher than the heavens. -Psalm 108:4
God's love is truely amazing. It's so hard to grasp the concept of how great God's love really is. He loves us all enough to sacrifice his only son, so have all our sins forgiven and life eternally. He didn't do it for him, he did it for us. Jesus didn't just feel like dying on the cross, he did it because he loves us. God's love for us never cahnges and he loves everyone the same. Nothing you do can make God love you less, because his love is unconditional. And nothing you do can make God love you more, because he already loves us as much as possible. He loves you for you. His love is so awesome! I am so thankful that I worship a God that loves me for me, a God that shows his love for me.
Now my question is, how can I love God the same way he loves me? All the love I can give is no where near the greatness of God's love. Even if my love doesn't measure up to his, I should still give him my all. Sometimes it seems like nothing I give is good enough. Sometimes I don't feel like I'm good enough. Sometimes I just can't see how my God, who is so big, powerful, and awesome, would want someone like me, who is so small and imperfect. But none of that is true. God wants all I can give. It's enough. He loves me and I am good enough for him. And even though I may not see how God could possibly want me, he does. I can show my love for God through my actions, by obeying him, by serving him, by worshiping him and only him, by telling others about him, by loving my neighbors as myself. I want to love God with my whole heart. I want a heart that beats hard for him.
When I read that I was once again reminded of God's love. It's a good thing to be reminded of how much he loves us no matter what we do becasue it's easy to make yourself believe that God will love you less if you do this or that. At Renewal this past weekend I was once again reminded of God's love. I don't need to earn God's love.
His love endures forever -Psalm 136:26
Greater love has no one than this -John 15:13
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life -John 3:16
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins -1 John 4:9-10
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
RENEWAL IS COMING!!
I AM PUMPED UP FOR RENEWAL!!!! (: (:
it is currently about 43 hours away. that's less then 2 days. OH MY! i'm excited, i'm pumped, i'm ready...its gonna be crrraaazzzy!
ajaksksakf;fsdakgha;adhghgahadfajkkjfdkha
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I'M GONNA BURST OUT OF MY SKIN!
please, please, please pray for the leaders, the staff, the students, for the whole weekend! i'm going to be praying like crazzzy for the next 43 hours! God will show up and he is going to work in sooo many hearts! this weekend is going to be such a turning point in a lot of students hearts. WE ARE GOING TO POUR GAS ON THEIR FIRE! they will be burning with such a passion and its going to be awesome!
hummina hummina hummina
i'm excited!
it is currently about 43 hours away. that's less then 2 days. OH MY! i'm excited, i'm pumped, i'm ready...its gonna be crrraaazzzy!
ajaksksakf;fsdakgha;adhghgahadfajkkjfdkha
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I'M GONNA BURST OUT OF MY SKIN!
please, please, please pray for the leaders, the staff, the students, for the whole weekend! i'm going to be praying like crazzzy for the next 43 hours! God will show up and he is going to work in sooo many hearts! this weekend is going to be such a turning point in a lot of students hearts. WE ARE GOING TO POUR GAS ON THEIR FIRE! they will be burning with such a passion and its going to be awesome!
hummina hummina hummina
i'm excited!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Mylifeisaverage.com
new favorite website: www.mylifeisaverage.com
i sat at my computer reading these for over an hour, laughing to myself. i know, i need a life...here are some of my favorites (:
Today I tried number 153 of 333 ways to be kicked out of Wal-Mart. It said to scream in pain until someone comes along and asks what's wrong then act as if nothing happened. I live where there are no wal-marts so I went to Woolworth's and tried it. As my head was in my hands and I was screaming someone came up behind me and said 'This isn't wal-mart.' Patted my shoulder and walked away. Touche. MLIA
Today I was at work when "Circle of Life" from the Lion King. I started to dramaticly sing along when a woman with her baby came in. She looked at me then raised her baby like Simba. Guess who got 50% off her purchase? MLIA
Today during Religious Education at school I told my teacher I didn't believe in God because I prayed for almost a whole year that I would get a bike last Christmas, and did not get a bike. He replied "Silly boy, your doing it wrong. You don't ask for a bike, you steal one then ask for forgiveness." Hello new favourite teacher. MLIA
Today in chemistry we had a lock down. My elderly teacher immediatly began rummaging in a drawer for something. She pulled out 24 hammers and handing one to each of us said, "I don't know about you guys but I'm not going down without a fight." My school feels safer. MLIA
Today, I was called to the main office. They said I had a family emergency and that I was given permission to go home by my mother. When I got home, I called her right away to see what was going on. She told me she forgot to harvest her strawberries on Farmville and she wants me to harvest them before they die. I was too late. MLIA.
Today, my English teacher told us we had to write an essay on what we wanted to be when we were little. Most of the girls wrote Princesses,and most of the boys wrote race-car drivers. I was looking through my diary when I was 6...apparently I wanted to marry Big Bird, raise an army of mutant gummy worms, and take over Candyland. I got 100% and a Pokèmon sticker. MLIA
Today, I went chainsaw shopping with my dad. We were looking at electric ones, but my dad complained about how he can't go on a murderous rampage while attached to a wall. The looks on the surrounding customers made my day. I love my dad. MLIA
Today, I bought a fancy new black SUV Hummer. When I went to pick up my son from school, I put on a black suit, dark shades, and my blue-tooth earpiece. I waltzed into his last period class 10 minutes before it was over, and announced "Agent 03, It's time to go" At which point he nodded and packed his belongings and ran out. The face on his teacher was priceless. I hope my boss understands why I had to miss work. MLIA.
these made me laugh. (: i love how easily amused i am
i sat at my computer reading these for over an hour, laughing to myself. i know, i need a life...here are some of my favorites (:
Today I tried number 153 of 333 ways to be kicked out of Wal-Mart. It said to scream in pain until someone comes along and asks what's wrong then act as if nothing happened. I live where there are no wal-marts so I went to Woolworth's and tried it. As my head was in my hands and I was screaming someone came up behind me and said 'This isn't wal-mart.' Patted my shoulder and walked away. Touche. MLIA
Today I was at work when "Circle of Life" from the Lion King. I started to dramaticly sing along when a woman with her baby came in. She looked at me then raised her baby like Simba. Guess who got 50% off her purchase? MLIA
Today during Religious Education at school I told my teacher I didn't believe in God because I prayed for almost a whole year that I would get a bike last Christmas, and did not get a bike. He replied "Silly boy, your doing it wrong. You don't ask for a bike, you steal one then ask for forgiveness." Hello new favourite teacher. MLIA
Today in chemistry we had a lock down. My elderly teacher immediatly began rummaging in a drawer for something. She pulled out 24 hammers and handing one to each of us said, "I don't know about you guys but I'm not going down without a fight." My school feels safer. MLIA
Today, I was called to the main office. They said I had a family emergency and that I was given permission to go home by my mother. When I got home, I called her right away to see what was going on. She told me she forgot to harvest her strawberries on Farmville and she wants me to harvest them before they die. I was too late. MLIA.
Today, my English teacher told us we had to write an essay on what we wanted to be when we were little. Most of the girls wrote Princesses,and most of the boys wrote race-car drivers. I was looking through my diary when I was 6...apparently I wanted to marry Big Bird, raise an army of mutant gummy worms, and take over Candyland. I got 100% and a Pokèmon sticker. MLIA
Today, I went chainsaw shopping with my dad. We were looking at electric ones, but my dad complained about how he can't go on a murderous rampage while attached to a wall. The looks on the surrounding customers made my day. I love my dad. MLIA
Today, I bought a fancy new black SUV Hummer. When I went to pick up my son from school, I put on a black suit, dark shades, and my blue-tooth earpiece. I waltzed into his last period class 10 minutes before it was over, and announced "Agent 03, It's time to go" At which point he nodded and packed his belongings and ran out. The face on his teacher was priceless. I hope my boss understands why I had to miss work. MLIA.
these made me laugh. (: i love how easily amused i am
in depression mode because i miss camp greatly day!
soooo today is a day that comes around about 4 or 5 times a year. It's called "in depression mode because i miss camp greatly day" yeah. It's a bittersweet day. So since i declared today one of those days...this is what i did: i woke up to a camp song (Follow the Son) on purpose, i wore my camp shirt to school, i wore my camp head band, my camp flip flops, i chewed camp gum, in study hall and on the bus ride home i listened to camp songs and ONLY camp songs, in gym, celia and i sang camp songs so we could get them stuck in our head, it was successful because i had different camp songs stuck in my head all day (: and then when i got home, i listened to more camp songs, i looked at camp pictures, i watched all three of my camp videos, and before i go to bed, i'm going to read all of my camp journals. this is what i do on days when i miss camp.
camp adventure is seriously my favorite place on earth. it is amazing and awesome and great and wonderful and fun and hyper and crazy and wow and sha zam and sooo much more! i love it! and i love everyone there, and everything about it and everything that happens there and i rrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaalllllly wish it was july (or june) so i could go RIGHT NOW.
okay, now that i have wrote this...it is time for me to do more dreaming about good ole camp.
camp. camp. camp. campcampcamp. campide camp camp. cammmmp. cammmmmp p p. okay i'm done (:
camp adventure is seriously my favorite place on earth. it is amazing and awesome and great and wonderful and fun and hyper and crazy and wow and sha zam and sooo much more! i love it! and i love everyone there, and everything about it and everything that happens there and i rrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaalllllly wish it was july (or june) so i could go RIGHT NOW.
okay, now that i have wrote this...it is time for me to do more dreaming about good ole camp.
camp. camp. camp. campcampcamp. campide camp camp. cammmmp. cammmmmp p p. okay i'm done (:
Saturday, November 7, 2009
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