Friday, January 18, 2013

So tonight I went to the vespers program at my college. Now I don't get to as many as I would like to anymore... by the end of the week its sometimes just nice to sit still with a blanket and some tea or something with my roommate. but I got to go this week and let me tell you it was the best vespers I've ever been to. (Ok, I may have said that at a couple and I'm sure I probably have. but this was definitely top 5 worthy) anyways... not my point... well here's what went down...
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Started with a song, Beautiful Song, Come thou fount I think??? 


Had a wonderful missions pitch. If any of you are interested in helping out Global Enrichment Foundation is doing some amazing work. and for those of you here in Canada, we're getting rid of Pennies eh??? well they are looking into taking all the pennies that you will no longer be able to use and just 1 role of pennies will be able to buy 1 meal. Really a neat and simple idea. look them up guys. They're definitely working towards a better world.

We had more Songs, and let me tell you they picked pretty much all my favourite songs... Yes, I know I say pretty much every song is my favourite song... but you know there really are ones that will make my busy crazy life just peaceful and complete. well those are the ones they did today.

First Sermonette was a story of how God saved her life as an infant. She should at the very least have scars, but today she has nothing to remind her but memories and a t-shirt from the Children's Hospital. Her testimony is to show that we can choose to be like the 9 lepers that were happy but didn't say thanks, or we can live our life as the 10th leper and do everything to honour and praise our God. That He has plans for our lives, to be thankful for the life that we have. Because although we wouldn't know the difference since we'd be dead... We are alive today for a reason and we need to live our life to show that and to say Thanks. 

2nd Sermonette was probably the one that really got to me... A former Student Missionary told her testimony and some great stories... "My Worst Character Trait" and then she went on to tell us about Saul and Jonathan in Samuel 14. and how Saul's worst trait, was courage. Jonathan's was stupidity (ok not the point but if you were there you'd fully understand). But because Jonathan did something bold God rewarded him. because whether it's God's ultimate plan or not, whether Jonathan was going to die or not, Jonathan did something bold because He knew that God could win it with or without his help. It would be done. Because of God's power, not because of him. Well she went on to say, Do we believe that God can do anything??? or are we focusing on our problems and saying yes God can do anything, but He can't do that because I'm like this, He'll have to figure out a different way... 
Part 2 of the sermonette... she told about her experience and how throughout her year of missions she literally had to pray every moment to just survive until the next. and how now that she's back in North America, it's not a neccessity. It's extra, it's a last resort, it's forgotten. And you know thats how I feel right now to. I spent the summer either in tears, or in prayers allowed or in silent prayers. It was the only way I would make it through. But now I'm back to a routine life where the hardest part is an essay here and there, and paying my bills... Prayer is something I miss. It's become something I'll get around to. I miss the days knowing it wasn't by my strength that I was getting through. I miss the days where I had to rely fully on Christ. I knew then that I was a christian and that my life meant something. But these days it feels like I do nothing but get in the way... How is God going to use me with all my flaws??? but you know what... we don't need to settle for mediocre. Mediocre is when we try to do things on our own and say God thanks for having a good day.  Why don't we aim for Bold, aim for better than Mediocre. If we are praying for miracles when there's nothing to have a miracle about... Then He can make a miracle come out of nothing. Isn't that something we should be striving for as Christians??? Better than Best??? 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

So... as always, I don't know how much I've said about any given post on here. But I don't think I've said much about my roommates, but today I want to talk about my roommates. (which is maybe a dumb idea cause my roommate has potentially just found the blog though if she has she didn't tell me yet :P ) But it's mostly not about her anyways. Anyways, I have one roommate that we have some difficulty with. She's great, truly, loves God, cares about her friends to a fault, and is so incredibly generous that sometimes I honestly feel like a jerk. But she's super scheduled, particular, and sometimes she just doesn't get it. Well the rest of us are so crazy, unscheduled and sporadic, that sometimes I wonder how she puts up with us. Well one thing I will say, I can have some of the best spiritual conversations with her. and I won't lie, I kind of like it. She's the kind of person that hasn't heard alot, and you have to be careful what you say, because although everyone wants to convince everyone that what they believe is right, you have to be careful that you are giving them room to believe it themself not just taking your word for it. Anyways, after we got the kitchen cleaned, we played with the bubble wrap. It was all in all a pretty good day. now I get to go spend some time with my other roommate and my "roommate" who doesn't live here but does. :) My prayer of thanks for today... Lord, thanks for Bubble wrap.

Also just a cool thought I just had, I was listening to a sermon at church one day. And the guy said that his worships aren't scheduled, except for first thing in the morning, all he does is say "Lord, show me something amazing." Well I don't always think of it first thing in the morning, but thats become my goal, and today when I had time to think before I went to class this morning I said those same words. And this afternoon with my roommate has been a pretty good answer to that prayer. It was simple, but it was still amazing and for that Lord I'm thankful :)