"Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." II Timothy 2:3-4
This wonderful verse has made such an impact on my life this semester! God has been so good to remind that this life is only temporal and will pass away one day. This affairs of this life do not matter anymore than what test question I got wrong on my Christian and Music final I just took half an hour ago. While the exam and the test were important, the goal of glorifying of God is the most important thing. So many times I get caught in my own self and the events around me, I forget why I am here. I am here to glorify God with my life. Not to make myself look better, but make the God of all the nations name known.
This verse has helped me to take my focus off my self and back onto God. Sometimes, there are things and times I just want to give up, like at 12:30 last night..., but I know I can go on because I can do all things through the Lord. Isn't the Lord great?!?! He most definitely is! Praise His most wonderful Name!
Girlfriends!!
Since coming to Pilly, the Lord has blessed me with so many amazing friends! These are just a few of my girlfriends, but don't worry, I have plenty more!
Ahh, it has been such a long time since my last post! Sorry guys, homework happened....
Looking back on my semester now, I see how the Lord has been working in my life. Looking from the perspective of a narrow minded college student doesn't help. That was how I was looking until these past few weeks.
Recently, one of my friends and I have been doing a study or Bible memorization thingy that entailed keeping a God-cenetered focus. Here are some of the wonderful verse we studied:
Psa 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
Rom 8:28-29 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (29) For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Eph 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Heb 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
2Co 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Isa 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.