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| - Stand to praise(Psalm 117) In short:
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. -Jude Why is it that we forget so often that God is able? Able to do anything, you ask? YES! So if we say that we believe that he is able, just like Abraham did, why do we fret about life more than we get down on our faces and ask God to act? Is this because we dont believe in God enough, or is it that we dont have the urgent, pressing need to talk to God about more important things than our material needs, or maybe it is just the fact that people dont know how to pray. Whatever it is, i think that we must think we can do it on our own when we live and then when things go awry, then God gets talked to. I encourage you to meditate on the prayer of Jude, who while trying to warn Christians of the pressig danger of seducers and false prophets could still praise God because he knew that no one and no thing could take his faith away...no matter what heresy was thrown his direction. So, as i said in the beginning, in short, trust God today, to keep you from stumbling and to present you before him with Joy! Life is not always easy, but our God is faithful and true, and everything that he says he will do...you can bank on it. Have a great Tuesday(the most productive day of the week) | | |
| hello all those who are in the lovely world of cyber space. again i say hello. i am here at jake's, we ate some cakes, and are about to blow.
disk golf today was fun to play, but lo we fell asunder, then went to DQ with nothing to do, and left with so much plunder.
the booty we got was not so hot for it was ice cream that we ate, but then we went back to his house, and hence we were irate.
now i'm here, NOT drinking beer, though the commercials are so funny, i would go back and eat DQ, if it didn't cost so much money.
school is good, i have no food (approx. rhyme) cause see i am so skinny, but do not fret, i lost a bet, and now i look like winnie (the pooh)
FBBC fills me with glee, i can't describe my elation, im so excited to go back, because school is my fixation.
now i'm done, i've had my fun, posting again with a rhyme, but hark my eyes, see a surprise, and i am out of time.
no but for real, to the sheezy my neezy. to the wizzle my hizzle. ok, now, but for real.
---> <):o)--|-< <------guy wearing a hat.
ok, so im married. that's cool and all. i like it. i recommend it for everyone. i live is an apartment, have a bike from wal-mart, my buick lives, hy-vee is fine,
i would like to challenge anyone to a disk golf championship. (flagpole! 3 o'clock!) >:-|
anyways, this is really jake, matt is here though. hotter than ever i must add. so much so that the girl at DQ gave him an extra hearty helping of butterfinger in his blizzard. now if that wasn't a sign that he is hott, i do not know what is. aannnnywaaayyyssssss..... he's going to Faith. He says that he give it the, (and i quote) "thumbs up" (end quote) He really is married though, sorry ladies. he does like long walks on the beach, operas on the weekends (ok i dunno) but yes. well, he would like to say....
"the end"
(long live John Hartog III!)
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| Oh how long it has been since my last entry... How i wish that i could package it all into this one message, but with such short time i cannot. In short:
*School is all that i could ever want and more and at the same time it is as legalistic and boring as i could ever fear. This is based on my choice and whether i choose to place my day into the hands of my Father and simply say "Not my will, but Thine." *Married life is great and i enjoy the new learnings i find everyday. I cannot believe that it has only been 4 months, because it feels like i have known her my whole life...what a gift from God. (sorry guys, i got the best one, i know some may disagree, but i am biased.) *God is ever amazing me day after day, and i can't imagine a day without Him or what it would be like if i were to give up on Him. Something new He surprised me with... last night at Hy Vee i spoke with one of my former teachers at Northview Middle School in Ankeny, and long story short, her son does not want the life that his friends have(drinking and partying) and is looking for truth! His mom blatently asked me to gie him a call because he wanted to go to youth group where he could "get something more" out of his life...once again, God throws me a curve...my unsaved friend is giving up on the emptiness of the world reaching out for something different, new, fresh, and vibrant! He is searching for the God of the Bible, you know, the one who gets the bad wrap by the unsaved for everything wrong in the world? The One whos name is nothing more than another slang word to use in disgust. John 10:10b is waiting to fill his heart! Mitch is seeking for the "abundant life" that most Christians are "bored" with and instead wanting the things that he is trying to get away from! WHY? The unsaved look for meaning all around, and so many who have the Life, begin to see the temporary happinesses of the world around us and abandon the free gift like it is nothing! I am not exempt. *Anywho, i must be off, i will do my best to post again on monday. To God be the glory in all that we do. Colossians 1:16 Matt | | |
| As the final week of sleep depriving projects comes to a close in 2 days, i have got to say that my first year of dorm life, and my last, has been anything but normal. Many different fun things have taken place and have gotten the best of me and caused momentary loss of focus on learning my studies, you know...the point of going to college. Anyway...like i was saying...college is a blast, but not just because it is fun and there are late nights with pranks, or early morning "wake up calls" when two people run into an unexpecting freshmans room and drag him out of bed and let him know that he is giong to be "late for class"...2 hours ahead of schedule.
All the pranks, gags and whodunnits are funny, but the best things by far is the overwhelming amount of spiritual conversations and faith challenging conversations that take place. In short, to you who are joining the college world in a month or so, surround yourself with the right friends, challenge eachother, whether in school or in Christ, whatever the case, close friends will be there to pick you up...Ecc. 4:9-10...
Projects will fail, papers wont print, reading assignments may seem to be the death of your "good night's rest", and professors might "be oblivious that you have any other class but theirs", but i assure you faithful friends will lighten the load just by being there to Gal. 6:2...
Anywho, i must be going off to class and to go help matt with his project, he just cut his finger, again!
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| There is a certain commercial that God used to impact my view on wholehearted worship. Anxious, yet cautious people stand on the far side of a thick red line, standing between them and there dream; I.E. a couple, holding hands and much in love, views their dreamhouse from beyond the line and the narrating voice says convincingly..."there's a line, it divides you from what you want and whta you can really have...well now you can have it...".
Nonetheless, it is a beer commercial, but it reminded me so much of my own spiritual life. How so many times i long to go all out for Jesus and just cant find the strength or ambition to "step over the line" and go deeper with the One who promises me everything i need...I think this is because i, and others i know, lack confidence in our savior and fail, at times, to believe his promises. But the truth is, just like the commercial communicates, that we can have what we desire the most(Psalm 37:4) and we need not fear the devil, because if God is for us who can be against us?
So don't let the little doubts of life beat you down, go deep, and experience the love of God...take joy in life for you know that Romans 5:1-11 is true and never failing.
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Come ye sinners, poor and needy
Weak and wounded, sick and sore
Jesus ready stands to save you
Full of pity, love, and power
Come ye thirsty, come and welcome
God's free bounty glorify
True belief and true repentance
Every grace that brings you nigh
I will arise and go to Jesus
He will embrace me in His arms
In the arms of my dear Savior
Oh, there are ten thousand charms
Come ye weary, heavy-laden
Lost and ruined by the fall
If you tarry until you're better
You will never come at all
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