So i went on and submitted my application for admissions to Southern Seminary. This is not because I made up my mind to transfer or anything like that. I just want to make sure that I leave that door open because if I wait to long and I feel lead there I would miss the application deadline.
This part is pointless but I think it is interesting:
I did when I applied there change my degree from what it currently is down here at Southwestern. Southern has a Masters in Arts in Discipleship and Family Ministry. It is a shorter degree then I currently have but I felt that since I have a college degree in religious studies a lot of the classes I am taking I have already had once or in the case of greek twice.
I said that part is pointless since I have not made a decision yet I just thought it was interesting. I am continuing to seek God in this decision. Just felt like giving a little update.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
I May Transfer.
So I am really thinking about transferring to Southern Seminary. I know some people will say this is because I miss home or I miss friends or whatever, that is honestly not true. People who know me know that I am the most outgoing person around. I will make friends wherever I go and I have no problem finding things to do. Now I do have to admit that I hate the hot weather here and I do miss storms which do not seem to happen here. But to be honest with you all I have not felt at peace here. I believe that when you follow the will of God that there will be peace in what you do. It may not be easy and it could be the hardest thing ever to accomplish but we know in that that God is faithful and strengthens those he loves and offers peace to us. I believe a lot of times in my life I listen to God but I do not listen well. So maybe I wasn’t listening maybe something else. I am not sure but I am still praying about it and will make a decision by june or july.
I am open to advice from you all so feel free to comment. Love you all
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Don't count God out, He has not given up on you!
I have not blogged in quite a long time. I have to admit that it was partially that spiritually I have been struggling. Praise God that he truly runs after his children and loves us all with a love that is unconditional and full of grace and mercy. I sit here tonight wanting to write something that is on my heart. It has been awhile since I have written something that has pierced my heart and that I truly feel is something that everyone needs to hear. Tonight I sent a few dear friends of mine a text message with the message that simply said, “Don't count God out, He has not given up on you!” This was an interesting thing God put on my heart and I feel like He is still pulling my heart with this thought. That is why I write this tonight because we need to remember this.
So often things in life do not make sense and things keep going wrong. We have problems with relationships, with families, with money, and just life in general and it keeps spiraling downward it seems. During these times we feel like we need someone to blame and though we may not blame God personally sometime we can get angry with Him wondering why he seems so distant during these times. Some of us may not have a personal relationship with Christ or just feel like God cannot help us because we are way too dirty and messed up for Him to be able to care. You may feel like the endless pit you are in that there is no way that a God can honestly care for your brokenness. Some people may have such pain inside that even though they look good on the outside, inside they are broken and just screaming out for help.
With whatever you are going through I want you to know that you should never ever count God out, He has not given up on you! God is the only one who can rescue you from the pit you are in. You can try to fill up the void with riches, with pleasures, with drugs, with whatever but at the end of the day you know that the brokenness seems to remain. Once again I say you need to know not to count God out, he has not given up on you. Looking at scripture we see in Isaiah 40 that he says he will renew our strength when we seek him.
Some of you reading this may still be wondering how it is possible that God truly does care. It does not seem like he has ever shown that to me before. My friend I tell you that Christ showed his love and caring for you almost 2000 years ago when he left his thrown in heaven to become a man in order to save that which was lost. We were lost but God sent his son down to live a perfect life and to die for our sins. While Christ was hanging on the Cross dying he demonstrated true love by showing that he would never give up on his Children. Even if that meant going to a cross and dying for us, to demonstrate that. John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” God did not die just for those who seem to have it all together he died so that he could save all. We see that in John 3:16 that God loved the world enough to send his son so that no one would perish.
To wrap this up I want you to know that God has not given up on you. He is constantly running after you. Just like the shepherd in Matthew 18 who left the 99 sheep to find the one who went astray. God is running after you, the question is, are you going to look for him? God cares for you and no matter how life gets, DO NOT COUNT GOD OUT, HE HAS NOT GIVEN UP ON YOU!!!
I pray for you all daily, love you all.
So often things in life do not make sense and things keep going wrong. We have problems with relationships, with families, with money, and just life in general and it keeps spiraling downward it seems. During these times we feel like we need someone to blame and though we may not blame God personally sometime we can get angry with Him wondering why he seems so distant during these times. Some of us may not have a personal relationship with Christ or just feel like God cannot help us because we are way too dirty and messed up for Him to be able to care. You may feel like the endless pit you are in that there is no way that a God can honestly care for your brokenness. Some people may have such pain inside that even though they look good on the outside, inside they are broken and just screaming out for help.
With whatever you are going through I want you to know that you should never ever count God out, He has not given up on you! God is the only one who can rescue you from the pit you are in. You can try to fill up the void with riches, with pleasures, with drugs, with whatever but at the end of the day you know that the brokenness seems to remain. Once again I say you need to know not to count God out, he has not given up on you. Looking at scripture we see in Isaiah 40 that he says he will renew our strength when we seek him.
Some of you reading this may still be wondering how it is possible that God truly does care. It does not seem like he has ever shown that to me before. My friend I tell you that Christ showed his love and caring for you almost 2000 years ago when he left his thrown in heaven to become a man in order to save that which was lost. We were lost but God sent his son down to live a perfect life and to die for our sins. While Christ was hanging on the Cross dying he demonstrated true love by showing that he would never give up on his Children. Even if that meant going to a cross and dying for us, to demonstrate that. John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” God did not die just for those who seem to have it all together he died so that he could save all. We see that in John 3:16 that God loved the world enough to send his son so that no one would perish.
To wrap this up I want you to know that God has not given up on you. He is constantly running after you. Just like the shepherd in Matthew 18 who left the 99 sheep to find the one who went astray. God is running after you, the question is, are you going to look for him? God cares for you and no matter how life gets, DO NOT COUNT GOD OUT, HE HAS NOT GIVEN UP ON YOU!!!
I pray for you all daily, love you all.
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