I don't want to lie, or exaggerate, or garnish the truth. This challenge is hard. Once again, I have become overwelmingly behind in my reading. I look at how much I need to read, and my heart stops for a moment. Now, I don't want to deter anyone from doing something like this. The rewards are immeasurable if you buckle down and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you. In the last week and a half....I haven't buckled down whatsoever. I have a legitimate excuse though, I am in the fall musical and have had 3+ hours rehearsals everyday for what seems like forever. I know I shouldn't use that as my excuse, but that's what it is.
I hate seeing how much I have to read. I hate not reading my Bible. In the last 2 weeks, I've noticed a change in myself too, since I haven't been putting my nose in the Word. I hate it. I hate not seeing myself draw closer to Christ. I hate not being able to truely worship him. I hate feeling distant from Him. I hate feeling lukewarm. I hate it. I know that once the musical is over, I will have time again, but will I make time to catch myself back up? I don't know. Next week is Thanksgiving, maybe I'll be thankful for electricity as I read untill the wee hours of the morning. If any of you readers get a chance, pray for me this week, it's a long road ahead.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
God of this City
This post is unrelated to my CIY challenge, but I cannot go another day without sharing how God is working in my school.
For the last 4 years I have been a part of a group of high school students who meet every Wednesday morning before school in the cafeteria solely for the purpose of praying for our school, administrators, teachers, nation, goverment, and fellow students in school. I have also had the priveledge of leading it the last two years with a good friend of mine, Emily Goggin. If there is an example of God moving and changing, it would be in this prayer group. I have seen the students in this group grow and change and mature and deepen their walks in Christ.
Last week, there were 13 students who met and prayed real prayers, prayers full of passion and a desire for God to move. I was blown away and 3 juniors, who I had never met before and had come the last 2 weeks on their own, pray for God to move in our school. I'm sorry, but how many highschoolers ask God to change them and ask Him to do big things? Not many at all. Now, my heart is passioniate about these things too, but I was speechless. The rest of the day, I was constantly telling God, "Thank you! Wow, God! Wow! Look how You move! Wow God!"
The song, God of this City, comes to mind as I think about these amazing people who have an intense burning desire in their hearts for you to work in their schools and in their hearts:
You're the God of this City You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation You are
You're the Light in this darkness You're the Hope to the hopeless
You're the Peace to the restless You are
There is no one like our God There is no one like our God
For greater things have yet to come And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come And greater things are still to be done in this City
If any of you readers need and encouragement of faith or a little fire on your butts with your walk with Christ, come pray with some high school students Wednesday mornings. It is something that brightens my day and is a super-encouragement for my entire week.
A quick update on my challenge, I'm an on schedule and just started 1 Samuel and am about half way through Luke. I made it past page 200 in the OT, and if I did my math right, I should be about 1/4 the way done. Thanks God!
For the last 4 years I have been a part of a group of high school students who meet every Wednesday morning before school in the cafeteria solely for the purpose of praying for our school, administrators, teachers, nation, goverment, and fellow students in school. I have also had the priveledge of leading it the last two years with a good friend of mine, Emily Goggin. If there is an example of God moving and changing, it would be in this prayer group. I have seen the students in this group grow and change and mature and deepen their walks in Christ.
Last week, there were 13 students who met and prayed real prayers, prayers full of passion and a desire for God to move. I was blown away and 3 juniors, who I had never met before and had come the last 2 weeks on their own, pray for God to move in our school. I'm sorry, but how many highschoolers ask God to change them and ask Him to do big things? Not many at all. Now, my heart is passioniate about these things too, but I was speechless. The rest of the day, I was constantly telling God, "Thank you! Wow, God! Wow! Look how You move! Wow God!"
The song, God of this City, comes to mind as I think about these amazing people who have an intense burning desire in their hearts for you to work in their schools and in their hearts:
You're the God of this City You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation You are
You're the Light in this darkness You're the Hope to the hopeless
You're the Peace to the restless You are
There is no one like our God There is no one like our God
For greater things have yet to come And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come And greater things are still to be done in this City
If any of you readers need and encouragement of faith or a little fire on your butts with your walk with Christ, come pray with some high school students Wednesday mornings. It is something that brightens my day and is a super-encouragement for my entire week.
A quick update on my challenge, I'm an on schedule and just started 1 Samuel and am about half way through Luke. I made it past page 200 in the OT, and if I did my math right, I should be about 1/4 the way done. Thanks God!
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