Hi all! hope you are enjoying your break! I also pray we enjoy Jesus over our breaks. I know during the semester I think to myself, man it will be nice when I have less restricted time to be with God, and now we have it! I hope I can better use my time than I have in the past.
So I was supper excited when Amber gave us a challenge to be in the word over break. I hope you guys take the challenge with me. It most certainly will be well spent time!
As I was reading chapter 1 of Romans I was realizing the truth of this statement. A few things that really struck me: scripture is in quotes, my thoughts in parenthesis.
"Yes they knew God, but they wouldnt worship him as God or give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God is like." (like hmm.. God would rather me spend the next three hours hanging out with my family watching football. I could spend half and hour with him since i wont have time later today, but i should be with my family) "Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools."
"They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the creator himself" (sounds a little familiar, especially this time of year when so much emphisas is put on material things as well as family. yes we should love our family but not as much as we love God. Thats hard for me sometimes.)
"They know God's justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway."
This chapter is very challenging and I think is perfect for getting me off on the right foot over break. I need to keep things in perspective through God's eyes, not through my own, my families, friends and certianly not through societies eyes.
Love you girls. hope you experience God in amazing ways this month!
