God, let me be a vessel, let my cup be full and overflowing, let my life be a light for the people around me, give me strength to reach out, to comfort, to love with everything in me, prepare the hearts and lives of those around me so that when they see me, they will see your face and experience your unending grace and mercy. Thank you for trusting me in the trials and tribulations of life so that I may help bring your joy, comfort and peace to others...
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
opening my eyes
Ahhh. Public Transportation. It's a beautiful thing. (Can you hear the sarcasm?) For all intents and purposes, it is not bad at all, it's actually quite relaxing! So, it may not be beautiful per se but it sure does make for a calmer commute. 
So with that being said, I have about 2 hours a day to do SOMETHING with, anything. Reading has not ever been a pastime/hobby of mine, I have actually spent a lot of time avoiding it. However, I figured it might do me some good, might learn something so I have taken this up to pass the time as I travel back and forth to work each day.
When I first moved to Austin, a friend of mine tried to give me a book called "Boundaries". I had just met this person, was very on guard, all defenses up, parents had just gone through a horrific divorce leaving me to provide stability to my younger brothers and sister, so my first thought as he is handing me this book is: What do you know about my life? This wasn't the best year of my life. I'll give you that. When my parent's marriage fell apart, I fell apart and turned my back on God when I needed him most. I'll spare you the gory details. I started going back to church a little later on, not because I wanted to but I felt I should because I had gone every Sunday of my life and I was starting to feel dirty and empty and I wanted that to go away. That friend I mentioned earlier, this is where he and his wife became my friends. They have mentored me and discipled me and this week (it's been 4 years mind you) I finally felt ready to read that book.
If you haven't read this book, I strongly suggest it. It has opened my eyes to a lot not just with me but also of my surroundings. It is an INCREDIBLE book.
Have you thanked God for your friends? Have you thanked Him for the people He has brought into your life, if even for a season? Have you thanked Him for trusting them to teach you something so new and exciting about Him?
So with that being said, I have about 2 hours a day to do SOMETHING with, anything. Reading has not ever been a pastime/hobby of mine, I have actually spent a lot of time avoiding it. However, I figured it might do me some good, might learn something so I have taken this up to pass the time as I travel back and forth to work each day.
When I first moved to Austin, a friend of mine tried to give me a book called "Boundaries". I had just met this person, was very on guard, all defenses up, parents had just gone through a horrific divorce leaving me to provide stability to my younger brothers and sister, so my first thought as he is handing me this book is: What do you know about my life? This wasn't the best year of my life. I'll give you that. When my parent's marriage fell apart, I fell apart and turned my back on God when I needed him most. I'll spare you the gory details. I started going back to church a little later on, not because I wanted to but I felt I should because I had gone every Sunday of my life and I was starting to feel dirty and empty and I wanted that to go away. That friend I mentioned earlier, this is where he and his wife became my friends. They have mentored me and discipled me and this week (it's been 4 years mind you) I finally felt ready to read that book.
If you haven't read this book, I strongly suggest it. It has opened my eyes to a lot not just with me but also of my surroundings. It is an INCREDIBLE book.
Have you thanked God for your friends? Have you thanked Him for the people He has brought into your life, if even for a season? Have you thanked Him for trusting them to teach you something so new and exciting about Him?
just getting started
I have found that quite a few of my friends have taken up blogging. I've never done this before so I figured I would give it a shot to stay in touch with friends and family, so everybody can see how Bryan and I are doing here in Austin...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
