And no wonder people think I'm crazy, my brain looks a bit like this. Hehe.
110. My roommate Sarah.
111. No TV this morning.
112. Pancakes.
113. Overall health.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Some pics I stole from my awesome sister...
I love this...
And no wonder people think I'm crazy, my brain looks a bit like this. Hehe.
110. My roommate Sarah.
111. No TV this morning.
112. Pancakes.
113. Overall health.
And no wonder people think I'm crazy, my brain looks a bit like this. Hehe.
110. My roommate Sarah.
111. No TV this morning.
112. Pancakes.
113. Overall health.
Monday, October 17, 2011
J.I. Packer~ Knowing God
Why are we not free enough from fear and anxiety to allow ourselves to go full stretch in following Christ?
One reason it seems that in our heart of hearts we are afraid of the consequences of going the whole way into the Christian life. We shrink from from accepting burdens of responsibility for others because we fear we should not have strength to bear them. We shrink from accepting a way of life in which we forfeit material security because we are afraid of being left stranded. We shrink from being meek because we are afraid that if we do not stand up for ourselves we shall be trodden down and victimized, and end up among life's casualties and failures. We shrink from breaking with social conventions in order to serve Christ because we fear that if we did, the established structure of our life would collapse all round us, leaving us without a footing anywhere.
It is these half-conscious fears, this dread of insecurity, rather than any deliberate refusal to face the cost of following Christ, which make us hold back. We feel that the risks of out-and-out discipleship are too great for us to take. In other words, we are not persuaded of the adequacy of God to provide for all the needs of those who launch out wholeheartedly on to the deep sea of unconventional living in obedience to the call of Christ.
Therefore, we feel obliged to break the first commandment just a little, by withdrawing a certain amount of our time and energy from serving God in order to serve mammon.
This, at bottom, seems to be what is wrong with us. We are afraid to go all the way in accepting the authority of God, because of our secret uncertainty as to His adequacy to look after us if we do.
101. A clear look at my life.
102. Sisters.
103. Food on the table.
104. Warm clothes in this cold weather.
105. My boyfriend's new job.
106. Finally finding a chiropractor.
107. A quiet house to think and plan and work in.
108. The opportunity to serve God in my work.
109. Witnessing by example.
Why are we not free enough from fear and anxiety to allow ourselves to go full stretch in following Christ?
One reason it seems that in our heart of hearts we are afraid of the consequences of going the whole way into the Christian life. We shrink from from accepting burdens of responsibility for others because we fear we should not have strength to bear them. We shrink from accepting a way of life in which we forfeit material security because we are afraid of being left stranded. We shrink from being meek because we are afraid that if we do not stand up for ourselves we shall be trodden down and victimized, and end up among life's casualties and failures. We shrink from breaking with social conventions in order to serve Christ because we fear that if we did, the established structure of our life would collapse all round us, leaving us without a footing anywhere.
It is these half-conscious fears, this dread of insecurity, rather than any deliberate refusal to face the cost of following Christ, which make us hold back. We feel that the risks of out-and-out discipleship are too great for us to take. In other words, we are not persuaded of the adequacy of God to provide for all the needs of those who launch out wholeheartedly on to the deep sea of unconventional living in obedience to the call of Christ.
Therefore, we feel obliged to break the first commandment just a little, by withdrawing a certain amount of our time and energy from serving God in order to serve mammon.
This, at bottom, seems to be what is wrong with us. We are afraid to go all the way in accepting the authority of God, because of our secret uncertainty as to His adequacy to look after us if we do.
101. A clear look at my life.
102. Sisters.
103. Food on the table.
104. Warm clothes in this cold weather.
105. My boyfriend's new job.
106. Finally finding a chiropractor.
107. A quiet house to think and plan and work in.
108. The opportunity to serve God in my work.
109. Witnessing by example.
Monday, September 19, 2011
So, I decided to go tonight to the first evening for the ESL group that's starting. Might be a good volunteer thing to fill up some spare evenings. It's not like I usually have anything to do anyways. So we'll see how that turns out. I'm both excited and a bit scared...
When I moved to the city, I was planning to do volunteer work, but I was too scared to go to the Back Porch, because that would involve having to talk to people who were planning to abort their children, and I not only would have a super hard time dealing with that, but also I am very bad at passing along information. I have to seriously write things on my hands...
99. An opportunity to help
100. God's continual care of His people
When I moved to the city, I was planning to do volunteer work, but I was too scared to go to the Back Porch, because that would involve having to talk to people who were planning to abort their children, and I not only would have a super hard time dealing with that, but also I am very bad at passing along information. I have to seriously write things on my hands...
99. An opportunity to help
100. God's continual care of His people
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Excellent post by Nancy Wilson.
http://www.feminagirls.com/2011/09/07/courtship-contradictions/#more-3524
I had an interesting day yesterday.
At work, the day's broken up into thirds. When I come in the morning, I'm supposed to have two dogs, work on them three hours, than one more when I'm done with those, and than two more for the last three hours. I work eight and a half hours, so there is a bit of overlap.
Yesterday, one of my first dogs had fleas, so she had to be washed, dried,n caged, and groomed separately, all her hair had to be cleaned up right away, and everything sprayed down with a flea spray that smells strongly of mouldy cheese. So a lot more work. I ended up asking for extra time for her, because I still had my other dog as well...
Then the last set was a St. Bernard. Do you have any idea how big a St. actually is?
I spent about two hours just washing and drying him already.
He didn't want to go on the grooming table, and to tell you the truth, I don't know how that would have worked... So he ended up with his front paws on the table while I worked on him.
I decided to do his claws first, because I had no idea how long it would take. That was a good choice, because it took about twenty minutes, and he hadn't started drooling yet... He was so strong that if he flinched, I ended up holding air instead of paw, so I ended up sitting in front of him and holding his paws on my lap. It made my muscles ache. The left arm still does...
Than we have this 'zoom groom' brush we use on shedding dogs. Took about three times as long as any other dog I've done so far. I really think that dog probably weighed half again how much I do.
The really gross part was the drooling. Never ever would I let a dog that drooled into my house, and when the man that owned him came to collect the dog, he told us he had two!
Some people are crazy.
94. Long phone calls late at night
95. Sleeping in when I'm tired
96. Lactose free cheese!
97. Bible studies starting next week!
98. Rubber boots
http://www.feminagirls.com/2011/09/07/courtship-contradictions/#more-3524
I had an interesting day yesterday.
At work, the day's broken up into thirds. When I come in the morning, I'm supposed to have two dogs, work on them three hours, than one more when I'm done with those, and than two more for the last three hours. I work eight and a half hours, so there is a bit of overlap.
Yesterday, one of my first dogs had fleas, so she had to be washed, dried,n caged, and groomed separately, all her hair had to be cleaned up right away, and everything sprayed down with a flea spray that smells strongly of mouldy cheese. So a lot more work. I ended up asking for extra time for her, because I still had my other dog as well...
Then the last set was a St. Bernard. Do you have any idea how big a St. actually is?
I spent about two hours just washing and drying him already.
He didn't want to go on the grooming table, and to tell you the truth, I don't know how that would have worked... So he ended up with his front paws on the table while I worked on him.
I decided to do his claws first, because I had no idea how long it would take. That was a good choice, because it took about twenty minutes, and he hadn't started drooling yet... He was so strong that if he flinched, I ended up holding air instead of paw, so I ended up sitting in front of him and holding his paws on my lap. It made my muscles ache. The left arm still does...
Than we have this 'zoom groom' brush we use on shedding dogs. Took about three times as long as any other dog I've done so far. I really think that dog probably weighed half again how much I do.
The really gross part was the drooling. Never ever would I let a dog that drooled into my house, and when the man that owned him came to collect the dog, he told us he had two!
Some people are crazy.
94. Long phone calls late at night
95. Sleeping in when I'm tired
96. Lactose free cheese!
97. Bible studies starting next week!
98. Rubber boots
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