I have decided that I am going to base each post off of a song that I hear calling my name. Today's song is Got That Fire by Royal Tailor. So much has been going on, I forget to stop and smell the roses. Between work, church, and all other activities I am involved with, it leaves me coming home at night so exhausted that I don't feel like doing my bible reading or journal entry. I feel ashamed of myself, that I can find time to do those activities and even watch a little tv, but when it comes to reading a portion of God's word, I'm just too tired. My biggest weakness is sustainment. I am very passionate when I want to start doing something, but after a while, it gets old. The newness, or shiny-ness of the object, fades away. I want to read everyday. Pray everyday. I want to go in, up, and out. I want all in. Not just on the days I feel like it, but on those tired days too. I want to be on fire. My favorite parts in the bible are when things are compared to lights. "You are the light of the World" "Let your light shine before men". The song says: It's like somebody poured gasoline on my soul. The truth-lit a match, warning I'm flammable.
I want to be flammable God. I want to have that fire. Not just tell people, but show them as well.
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Day one of the rest of my life!
So here it is... Day one of the rest of my life! What am I going to do with it?
I have started readying my bible and journaling about it everyday, picking out a verse from the selection I read and writing what I think it means. At the bottom of every entry, I put a prayer. This started out as me just asking for stuff (You know how we can be- want, want, want) but has turned into so much more. Today I just wrote thank you. I wanted to tell him Thank you for every time I've done something stupid and he was there to help me fix the situation, and for all the times I will do something stupid and he'll be there to help me out.
This isn't the first time I have ever tried to do a journal, but it is the first time that all I've wanted to do all day is come home so that I can find my reading for the day and write about it! It's such a different experience now, I find myself upset if I miss a day (#TBT I have missed a few here and there)
My goal for this year is not only to fill up my journal (that looks just about as thick as my bible! :) ) but also to finish the reading plan. I don't want to be shaken or have myself thinking that something else is more important, because at the end of the day- it's not.
movies, tv shows, facebook- it can all be checked out later. God has had to wait long enough on me, why keep him waiting longer?
For now,
-H
I have started readying my bible and journaling about it everyday, picking out a verse from the selection I read and writing what I think it means. At the bottom of every entry, I put a prayer. This started out as me just asking for stuff (You know how we can be- want, want, want) but has turned into so much more. Today I just wrote thank you. I wanted to tell him Thank you for every time I've done something stupid and he was there to help me fix the situation, and for all the times I will do something stupid and he'll be there to help me out.
This isn't the first time I have ever tried to do a journal, but it is the first time that all I've wanted to do all day is come home so that I can find my reading for the day and write about it! It's such a different experience now, I find myself upset if I miss a day (#TBT I have missed a few here and there)
My goal for this year is not only to fill up my journal (that looks just about as thick as my bible! :) ) but also to finish the reading plan. I don't want to be shaken or have myself thinking that something else is more important, because at the end of the day- it's not.
movies, tv shows, facebook- it can all be checked out later. God has had to wait long enough on me, why keep him waiting longer?
For now,
-H
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