God's first aid kit
10.31.04 (8:49 pm) [edit]one of my youth ministers gave me this a month or so ago, and i lOvE it! i like to call it God's first aid kit, because no matter your ailment, there's more than likely a reminder, a hint, or a hug to be found in this list of verses. if you're into the quick reference in a jam thing, definatly check out promises for Jesus freaks; it's an expanded list of the following in the translation the compilers felt brought the verse to its best light . i keep a copy with my Bible, just in case i get into a rut during the day, and can't for the life of me remember a verse, but do remember what the verse is about, or know how i'm feeling-the verses are arranged by feelings/problems. anyway, here's God's first aid kit.
i am the apple of my Father's eye (psalms 17:8)
i am loved with an everlasting love (jeremiah 31:3)
i am the salt of the earth and the light of the world (matthew 13-14)
i have everlasting life (john 8:31-33)
i have abundant life (john 10:10)
i am a saint (romans 1:7)
i am dead to sin (romans 6:2, 11)
i am free of shame and condemnation (romans 8:1)
i am a joint heir with Christ (romans 8:17)
i am being changed and conformed to the image of Christ (romans 8:28)
i am a super conqueror through Christ (romans 8:37)
i am the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 corinthians 6:19)
i am a new creation (2 corinthians 5:18)
i am holy and without blame before God (ephesians 1:4)
i am accepted in Christ (ephesians 1:5)
i am forgiven; all my sins were washed away (ephesians 1:7)
i am sealed by the Holy Spirit (ephesians 1:13)
i am alive with Christ (ephesians 2:5)
i am God's workmanship (ephesians 2:19)
i am strong in the Lord (ephesians 6:10)
i have the peace of God, which surpasses understanding (philippians 4:7)
i can do all things through Christ (philippians 4:13)
i am complete in Christ (colossians 2:10)
i am raised up with Christ and seated in heavenly places (colossians 2:12)
i am beloved and chosen by God (colossians 3:12)
i have been called by God (2 timothy 1:9)
i am God's forever-child (1 peter 1:23)
i am healed by the wounds of Christ (1 peter 2:24)
i have overcome the world (1 john 5:4)
i am victorious (revelation 21:7)
like i said, i love this page. i would encourage you to to copy-paste that into your word processor, and print it off. i keep mine tackied on my door, and look at verse each morning to get my day off right, and to remind myself of all those awesome things listed up there. mirrors are great places too, or the fridge, or pantry door, anywhere you'll see it daily. even if you don't use this page, i would encourage you to pick out a verse each morning and keep it in your mind througout the day. well, it seems i have broken my space bar almost, and am waking the family bashing on it. God bless!
new experiment
10.25.04 (7:04 pm) [edit]i was reading all that stuff that you never really read around on your e-mail account the other day, and i learned that if i don't delete my spam mail folder, the system will automatically delete it for me in a month. so i said to myself, "hehe" and decided to let my junk mail pile up for a month, just to see how much junk i DO get. i know i've left it for like a week before and ended up with around 150-200 pieces of junk. right now, there's 72 in there...that's from saturday. got 3 more since i checked last...about 30 minutes ago! stupid advertisers. anyway, i'll give ya a report on how many junk mails i have each time i post between now and nov. 22, when it will all go buy-bye. will give a final count then.
hope everything's going well for everyone. if not, drop me a line...i can't do anything about it, but you can complain all ya want at me if ya'd like :D. later gaters. God bless ya'll! <--that's a true Christian texan talkin there, folks. lol. >
be different; be average
10.22.04 (11:23 pm) [edit]so yes, i haven't blogged in quite sometime. that is partly due to the neglected service of tblog by rocky *cough* ROCKY!!!! *cough* wooo...got something in my throat there, anyway...
i have no idea what this show is, but i hate it. i'm sorry, but i don't know anyone-ok, maybe one person- that just makes out with random people. come on now, can we make it at least a tiny bit realistic?
ok, to the point. this generation is obessed with being different...so why are we all the same? is that not the point of wearing the spike chokers? the black clothes? the heavy eyeliner? the black hair? or not even that particular style... what about the tight short skirt? and the shirt that shows your midriff, and you chest while both hang out? i hate to break it to ya, but your not being different, you're conforming. look around you. everyone's doing it. isn't that copying what you are trying to avoid, or am i just confused? break through the prison keeping you in the endless void of "different-ness". be average...that's what's different today. don't try to make yourself stand out with your clothes, try your attitude instead. a radical attitude can do more to make you stand out than any spikes or short skirt ever could.
well, that feels better. i had had that swimming around in my head for a while. i'm done. God bless.
attitude check
10.13.04 (12:09 am) [edit]wow. the more i listen to myself talk here lately, the more i realize i need a check up on my attitude. i'm being rude, tearse, negative, and just plain nasty, not only to others, but myself too. i know that sounds concieted, but you know you're really goning down the toliet when you start beating yourself up mentally. if you spot me being or saying anythig rude, tearse, negative, or nasty, please 1) stop me 2) slap me 3) tell me why you slapped me before i go off on you, and 4) help me fix that lil problem right there. i think fixing the little things in the long run will help with the whole of the attitude. sorry this isn't exactly really focused at the general populous, but i think that my 4 lil steps up there are pretty run of the mill for just about any problem. so, take them to heart.
time for me to go. i think i'll go check out brio magazine. thinking about investing in a subscription to either it or brio and beyond. if you get either of those, your opinion of them would be great! God bless anywho.
stupid blog
10.08.04 (5:13 pm) [edit]hi guys! guess who's back on the school computers...that'd be me! i really don't have anything interesting to say, but to blog for the heck of it. i was going to say something important to me, but it a) sounded like i was in middle school again, and b) i feel quite alone in that struggle right now, and i think it needs to remain that way, as not many-or i haven't found many-that can relate to my troubles. so, no universtality=no readers.
hmm....what to say?
a fellow school mate of mine got ran over yesterday on his way to school. he didn't die, like others have around the city. i think this-and the many other incidents-should be a clue to the city...we NEED crosswalks, and crossing guards on the south side too!
what else is going on around here...
homecoming's tonight...but no one cares. school spirit is at an all time low. i can't say i'm doing much about. i don't attend pep rallies, and haven't gone to but 1 game. but you know, i just don't care anymore either...all my friends graduated last year, so it's not fun to go to stuff where you know maybe 3 people.
being called back to class. later. God bless!
one more God question
10.05.04 (8:07 pm) [edit]i recalled one more question to ask God.... why did God let noah take that pair of mosquitoes on board the ark?
God questions
10.05.04 (1:00 am) [edit]sorry i haven't blogged in just short of forever, for those of you who care, but i know you allllll do, so i won't go into that. been super busy with school, then worked a tennis tournie all weekend. have some great news! hsu has accepted me. :D i also have a place to volunteer for my physical therapy hours this summer, and also have a job for myself at rose park tennis doing who knows what... probably working the desk, since i won't be playing, but hey, it's a job. i'd like to take a class-english or speech-over the summer just to get it out of the way, so i may have to put off one of these ideas, although i need all of them; need to establish a work relationship at both the physical therapy place, and rose park, cause i figure i'll be working at both of those places for around the next 5 or so years, then i'd like to get some stupid class over with at the local community college so i don't have to pay the private college fee. :D sometimes i can be thrifty, and other times just down right cheap. 0:-) go me.
anyway, to the inspirational point of this blog. my evening daily devo this week is over those questions that are never going to be answered here on earth. you know you have some swirling around in your head. the devo challenged me to think up some of my own, and make a list. to what point other than to get ya thinking, i have no idea what this avails to, but yes, it got me thinking. when i was a little girl, i kept a running list of those questions in my head. me and my grandmother on my mom's side-gran to me- always discused our questions to ask God. i remember thinking when i was told that gran had died, "she finally got to ask God all those questions." anyway, now i've made you all sentimental, here's the list i've come up with so far:
AKKK!!! i've seemed to have misplaced my Bible, along with all my devo materials! go me. well, here's what i remember from the list anyway:
why were guys made to be stimulated visually?
how does a flag flap in the wind?
when are we grown up?
think of your own list, and contemplate on those for a while. they really make ya dig deep. have fun, but don't burn out your thinker! God bless!
