from today's passage in oswald chambers' my utmost for His highest:
have I been with you so long, yet you have not known Me, philip? // john 14:9
philip expected the future revelation of a tremendous mystery, but not in Jesus, the person he thought he already knew. the mystery of God is not in what is going to be - it is now, though we look for it to be revealed in the future in some overwhelming, momentous event...
let your heart not be troubled - am i then hurting Jesus by allowing my heart to be troubled? if i believe in Jesus and His attributes, am i living up to my belief? am i allowing anything to disturb my heart, or am i allowing questions to come in which are unsound and unbalanced? i have to get to the point of the absolute and unquestionable relationship that takes everything exactly as it comes from Him. God never guides us at some time in the future, but always here and now. realize that the Lord is here now, and the freedom you receive is immediate.
every perfect gift comes from You.
about the girl.
- taylor
- i want my life to be a love song to Him. i miss the backroads and wide open spaces of where i grew up. part of me will forever be a small town prom queen who loves the simple life and wouldn't want it any other way. my heart is set on pilgrimage, and i long to reach people with the love of Christ on my lips. sydni, zoey, and kaitlyn - my three nieces - make everything joyful in my world. hearing them affectionately refer to me as 'peanut' is one of the sweetest sounds i will ever know. though not extravagant or exciting, i do have a story that i'm now unafraid to tell. if you ever want a glimpse into some things He's taught me along the way, i'd love to share it with you. =) i love my life at obu and desire above all to be a good steward of the opportunity i have to learn and serve here. hold me accountable with that and i'll give ya a cookie. :]
abolish slavery in the 21st century.
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