A Woman of Worth

Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.” Hannah in 1 Sam. 1:16. "Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the LORD." 1 Sam. 2:12. Hannah was not a worthless woman because she knew the Lord. God, give me worth by knowing you.

Excellent Women's Resource

Thank you to the author of this blog! Your notes have given me a resource as to find out what a godly woman looks like. My prayers that you reach more women than you could ever dream, and that your small group continues to grow and be influenced by Christ. http://gennean.blogspot.com/2011/05/godly-women.html

PURPOSE: the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, e

Purpose. It's what I want. It's what I've been striving toand only find. It's what God, and only God, can give me. Without Him, I feel empty and worthless. What is the point of this world if God didn't make us and Jesus didn't save us? There isn't one. God, give me purpose and I vow to use it for your will and purpose alone. To you will I give the glory. For your kingdom I will fight. God, complete my life and my soul. Give me a resin to live. Thank you.

My Heaven

In my heaven, there will be the most glorious sunsets.
                      I will see the wonders of the world in a day.
                      the stars will shine brighter.
                      there will be a doggy heaven.
                              but no cats.
                      my grandmother will be able to walk without pain.
                      my grandfather will be able to cope without alcohol.
                      there will be no third-world to save from disease.
                      my job will not exist.
                      I will experience the most passionate love unknown to man.

In my heaven, I will never have to say goodbye.

Farewell.

                     
                     
                     

My Current Prayer

Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10

Lord,

         

I want to hear & obey. I don’t want to be the kind of person you’re talking about in this passage. Grace me with better understanding and wisdom. Give me humility to know when I’ve done wrong & when my pride is in the way. Forgive me for my attitude today. I thought I had the right to be mad. But really I don’t have a right to anything. My pride made me want to be mad and frustrated. I wanted to react in the way the world expected. Please give me the strength to react in the way you expect and empower me.

Love,

Owlee

What's in a Fisherman?

Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; Matthew 4:18-22

Why did Jesus pick fisherman for his disciples? A number of his closest 12 were fisherman, and his 3 closest were fisherman. There was obviously a quality about these men that caused Jesus to pick them to be fishers of men.

-Patience is a virtue. We've all heard that, but it takes A LOT of patience to fish. Both for men & actual fish.

-Have to be willing to face the storms. (One of the requirements for the job)

-The more you fish, the more experienced you become and the better you are.

-When fishing nowadays, you have to know which bait and line you want to use for the type of fish you want to catch. (I don't know how they fished in the Roman empire). For example, you're not going to plan a rock concert to win the elderly over to Christ...

-Disciplined with equipment. Reading the Bible, talking to God, etc.

-Perseverance: some days you don't catch anything, but you go out the next day anyway.

-Jesus brings in the multitudes.

When thinking about fishermen, I realized that God has a sense of humor. He likes to connect everything so that it might not make sense at first glance, but there really is a reason why Jesus decided to hang out with people that smelled of fish guts. All of the qualities that are required with fish fishing, are required to fish for men. I hope you make the same connection I did when you read these passages.

From Concussion Times

Concussion. Slows you down. Frustrates you. Makes you emotional. Sucks. But everything happens for a reason. Full scholarship through college, gone. 28 on ACT's when I needed a 29. Narnia, The Last Battle, Ustace and Jill didn't get to Narnia using the rings, the play THEY had come up with. Aslan didn't need the rings. God doesn't need my ACT scores. "I finally got some sense knocked into me, and I have the bump to prove it." Simba. I have my bump from falling to prove what I learned. I prayed that God would teach me something through Narnia since I can't read yet, and he did. He used Narnia and Disney, two of my favorite things. God works in mysterious ways. It gets me trusting in Him again. I had it all figured out. I didn't need him anymore. Now I see I will always need Him, and if I feel I don't, He'll make sure that I'll do.


14 January 2012 journal entry
I wrote this in my journal 5 days after I hit my head and got my concussion. I have just gotten around to putting it up in my busy schedule. Still a good reminder of our dependence on God.