Its been way too long since I last posted. Way back in Nov. Yikes!
I'll try and keep up next time....which is now. :)
Right now I'm typing this while in the computer lab at school....trying to chill before class, which starts in like 20 minutes.
Let's see how much I can write in 20 mins....
Let's see since Nov., there was a family death at the beginning of Nov. (the third one in the same side of family) and then there was Christmas, which was good. Got lots of good presents, which is a good thing.
Then its 2008. Wow time flies when you're having fun.
I started last Dec. on registering for classes at GPC. It took forever.
Finally I signed up for one class, two days a week for an hour.
Don't ask me how I'll survive till April, but I'll try my best.
But its going well even though I don't like it very much. But I'll just remember what my mother keeps telling me; 'you'll only have this class once and after this, you will never take it again.'
So hopefully in the fall, I'll be taking two classes instead of one.
But its weird going back to school after three years, but its quite nice.
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Personally I've been doing well. Sometimes not and sometimes good....I've had a couple of breakdowns, but that's because I'm lonely and no one to talk to and my school class is boring.
Other than that....there really isn't that much to talk about.
I've stop going to church for awhile, 'cause I don't feel like going, but maybe my new friend (you know who you are), might just help me go back. But not right now 'cause I just don't feel like it.
And that's about it from my end....I really don't know what else to write.
But if I think of anything else I'll write it down.
Now off to class......and then back home.
*hugs*
Sarah
Monday, February 25, 2008
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
My thoughts and desires..............
Its been way too long since the last one and so much has been going since Oct. 21.
First my grandfather died on the 5th of Nov., went to NC for the funeral.
That's the third death in the past six months in the same family. Btw, that is my father's family.
Here's the link to the post I wrote about the other two deaths:
http://godsspecialchild.blogspot.com/2007/10/insights-on-two-deaths.html
Not much I can say about the latest funeral, but I cried. I couldn't help it.
My grandfather was so much a part of my life when i was little 'cause he was my father's father. And even a couple of thanksgivings ago, we'd go to their house and have food and my favorite pie, pumpkin pie. We don't do that anymore 'cause they got old and were moved in a nursing home. My grandmother is still holding strong.
My dad told me that she was waiting for her husband to go before she did 'cause she probably knew he was going to go before she was.
She's a very strong Christian and has also wanted the best for her grandchildren.
Also at the funeral we heard "Amazing Grace" and "Taps" 'cause he was in the Army.
During the memorial part of it, we sang "That Old Rugged Cross" which I guess is a family favorite 'cause my dad loves that song.
It was weird to see my cousins and every time we see them, we never talk to them. But this time it was different. We talked about different things; school mostly, college and grade school.
When you see people cry, its not the greatest thing in the world especially if its men.
I was sitting next to my cousin and he cry almost the entire service. I don't know how he survived his brother (the cousin that I mentioned above)'s funeral. It must have been heart-wrenching.
But it was heart-wrenching to see him cry at our grandfather's funeral.
People cry differently at different things, so I'm not suggesting that its a bad thing to see someone cry.
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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and this year (like the past 10 years), it will be just the five of us this year.
Its ok not to have family but sometimes its hard.
My relatives are way too far away, so we are not going up there to see them.
They have their own families to say hi too.
Thanksgiving and Christmas is hard 'cause every year for the past 7-10 years its just been the five of us..........since none of my family lives down here, its hard.
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And for those of you who don't know, I got a job. Its not a bad job, but its hard to get back in the work mode after 8 months of looking. If you want to know what I do (since I don't want to write it on here), then email me and I will be glad to tell you.
Also my finger is healing just nicely. Also for the people that don't know, I cut my finger with scissors at work and had to get three stitches. This past Sunday I got them out so now they're healy nicely. Never had stitches before, so it was an adventure to say the least.
And that's about for today........sorry its long but I have so much to talk about.............
Sarah :)
First my grandfather died on the 5th of Nov., went to NC for the funeral.
That's the third death in the past six months in the same family. Btw, that is my father's family.
Here's the link to the post I wrote about the other two deaths:
http://godsspecialchild.blogspot.com/2007/10/insights-on-two-deaths.html
Not much I can say about the latest funeral, but I cried. I couldn't help it.
My grandfather was so much a part of my life when i was little 'cause he was my father's father. And even a couple of thanksgivings ago, we'd go to their house and have food and my favorite pie, pumpkin pie. We don't do that anymore 'cause they got old and were moved in a nursing home. My grandmother is still holding strong.
My dad told me that she was waiting for her husband to go before she did 'cause she probably knew he was going to go before she was.
She's a very strong Christian and has also wanted the best for her grandchildren.
Also at the funeral we heard "Amazing Grace" and "Taps" 'cause he was in the Army.
During the memorial part of it, we sang "That Old Rugged Cross" which I guess is a family favorite 'cause my dad loves that song.
It was weird to see my cousins and every time we see them, we never talk to them. But this time it was different. We talked about different things; school mostly, college and grade school.
When you see people cry, its not the greatest thing in the world especially if its men.
I was sitting next to my cousin and he cry almost the entire service. I don't know how he survived his brother (the cousin that I mentioned above)'s funeral. It must have been heart-wrenching.
But it was heart-wrenching to see him cry at our grandfather's funeral.
People cry differently at different things, so I'm not suggesting that its a bad thing to see someone cry.
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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and this year (like the past 10 years), it will be just the five of us this year.
Its ok not to have family but sometimes its hard.
My relatives are way too far away, so we are not going up there to see them.
They have their own families to say hi too.
Thanksgiving and Christmas is hard 'cause every year for the past 7-10 years its just been the five of us..........since none of my family lives down here, its hard.
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And for those of you who don't know, I got a job. Its not a bad job, but its hard to get back in the work mode after 8 months of looking. If you want to know what I do (since I don't want to write it on here), then email me and I will be glad to tell you.
Also my finger is healing just nicely. Also for the people that don't know, I cut my finger with scissors at work and had to get three stitches. This past Sunday I got them out so now they're healy nicely. Never had stitches before, so it was an adventure to say the least.
And that's about for today........sorry its long but I have so much to talk about.............
Sarah :)
Sunday, October 21, 2007
One Steppers and Two Steppers.....
Well today's sermon was quite interesting...still talking about Doors (part 6).
We talked about our devotion to God. We can either be a one-stepper or two-stepper.
The verses were Psalms 86: 7-10
Here are some of my notes from this sermon.
A one-stepper person is someone who walks through a door and just stopped in the middle of the doorway and just stands there. One foot is in one side and the other foot is on the other side.
When you're in the middle you're lukewarm, you're between hot and cold. One side of the door is hot and other side is cold. They can peek through the door and see what "plan" it is and if they like they'll go through it, but if they don't, then they back up and never want to have anything to do with that plan.
When they see their plan when they're not suppose to, they're ruining it for themselves; 'cause you have to walk through the door, whether or not you like the "plan" or not.
Also a one-stepper person is a like a person who drives on the highway with his/her blinker(s) on all the time. They never turn it off. They get in people's way 'cause they don't know where they're going and the people around them what to get somewhere to a certain place.
As my pastor called them "blinker man", they're distracted and they don't know that they had their blinker on for like 30 miles!
It doesn't matter what kind of door you go through......it could be wood, glass, etc.
Am I going to devote myself to God's plan on the other side of the "door"?
You have to have commitment required for the door "plan".
We have to trust the "door" too.
In the Psalms verses, I think David is writing this. But don't count me on that.
David was a man after God's own heart.
And that's about it for this Sunday.
Sarah :)
We talked about our devotion to God. We can either be a one-stepper or two-stepper.
The verses were Psalms 86: 7-10
7 "In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me."
8 There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your
deeds.
9 All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They
shall glorify your name.
10 For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone."
Here are some of my notes from this sermon.
A one-stepper person is someone who walks through a door and just stopped in the middle of the doorway and just stands there. One foot is in one side and the other foot is on the other side.
When you're in the middle you're lukewarm, you're between hot and cold. One side of the door is hot and other side is cold. They can peek through the door and see what "plan" it is and if they like they'll go through it, but if they don't, then they back up and never want to have anything to do with that plan.
When they see their plan when they're not suppose to, they're ruining it for themselves; 'cause you have to walk through the door, whether or not you like the "plan" or not.
Also a one-stepper person is a like a person who drives on the highway with his/her blinker(s) on all the time. They never turn it off. They get in people's way 'cause they don't know where they're going and the people around them what to get somewhere to a certain place.
As my pastor called them "blinker man", they're distracted and they don't know that they had their blinker on for like 30 miles!
It doesn't matter what kind of door you go through......it could be wood, glass, etc.
Am I going to devote myself to God's plan on the other side of the "door"?
You have to have commitment required for the door "plan".
We have to trust the "door" too.
In the Psalms verses, I think David is writing this. But don't count me on that.
David was a man after God's own heart.
And that's about it for this Sunday.
Sarah :)
Sunday, October 14, 2007
God's Promises to Us
Wow, this morning you can learn a lot just from one Sunday.
First our pastor gave more on his sermon about doors (part 5 in the series).
This week he was talking about the hinges on the doors. If the doors didn't have hinges, then there would be no door. The hinges is what keeps the door in the door frame. Without it, there would be no such things as doors. Doors are very important in our lives.........you can go through two rooms and a door would be right in the middle of the two rooms.
Life would be quite interesting if we didn't have doors.
We also have hinges ourselves too. Our elbows and knees are what keep us going every single day.
Without them, we would be useless.
But thankfully God made us the way we are and we are so grateful to have those to make us move.
Also the hinges are signs from God............he'll open the door and he wants us to go through it. Sometimes we just stand and wonder 'i really don't think i want to know what's on the other side of the door' and since we take so long to figure out what to do, He slams the door in our face and we might have just missed a great opportunity. So we need to go through the door even though we have no clue what's on the other side.
This week he was talking about the hinges on the doors. If the doors didn't have hinges, then there would be no door. The hinges is what keeps the door in the door frame. Without it, there would be no such things as doors. Doors are very important in our lives.........you can go through two rooms and a door would be right in the middle of the two rooms.
Life would be quite interesting if we didn't have doors.
We also have hinges ourselves too. Our elbows and knees are what keep us going every single day.
Without them, we would be useless.
But thankfully God made us the way we are and we are so grateful to have those to make us move.
Also the hinges are signs from God............he'll open the door and he wants us to go through it. Sometimes we just stand and wonder 'i really don't think i want to know what's on the other side of the door' and since we take so long to figure out what to do, He slams the door in our face and we might have just missed a great opportunity. So we need to go through the door even though we have no clue what's on the other side.
He gave us the story about Abraham and his son Issac. If you don't know the story, then here's the short version: God told Abraham to take his son to a mountain and told him to sacrifice (like a lamb) on a platform of wood. But God just wanted to test him.......Abraham didn't sacrifice his son.
God just wanted to see if Abraham would trust him and he did.
His trust was like a door, we go through it even though we don't know what's on the other side of the door.
In Sunday School we had a different set of verses, but still they spoke to me, 'cause I'd heard them from a different perspective.
The verses were Matthew 5: 13-14; talking about the salt and the light of the world.
Salt does not taste good by itself, it gives flavor to whatever you're putting on it.
Like you put salt on beans, chicken, etc.
We're like the beans and the chicken, we have no "flavor", until God sprinkles us with it; and then we have flavor. God sprinkles us to tell the world about him and we go to different places all over the US and the world so that everyone will hear about His story.
The light is always bright. God put light on us again to sprinkle the world about his teachings. We would never put out the light because it would do no use. We need to shine bright for Him.
Ok that's it from Sunday.
Sarah :)
Ok that's it from Sunday.
Sarah :)
Friday, October 5, 2007
Insights on two deaths.....
I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went to my my first funeral yesterday, I had been to one memorial service before, so this was quite a little shocking for me, but in the end I did alright.
It was 4hrs there and back and it was worth it.
A little mis-understanding I saw before I left yesterday, she (my great-aunt; my dad's mother's sister) wasn't in her 100's, she was 80. I have another great-aunt who's 106; but she hasn't died yet.
Saw family who I didn't know who they were...........and then saw my regular extended family, which was nice........'cause I hadn't seen them in like 5 years...............grandparents were the same except for my grandfather, who looked like he gained weight and always had his head down, but still had his eyes open, so he knew we were there.............grandparents didn't come to the funeral, we saw them at their retirement home (after the funeral). Which is so hard sometimes........'cause you might think that's the last time you'll see them.
The funeral was nice (try to make this story short and sweet).........we walked in and the casket was open, but we were like 15 ft away, so we only saw her head. But we didn't go up there and see it.
It was then closed for the service which was nice, but the opening (at the beginning) was kinda of freaky, but that memory will be with me forever.
The pastor (of the church) spoke, he had only been there for a year, so he didn't know my great-aunt that well, but our family gave him little reminders on what she had done in her earthly life.
then it was time to go outside, the great part about the church was that the burial site was right behind the church, 'cause its the family's church.
Its weird standing near the site, but that memory will be in my mind also forever.
Then it was over, but after it was over, we walked not even an 1/2 mile to my cousin's grave site (my cousin who was 23 died on June 23 of this year). I didn't even see it at first, because it doesn't have a granite stone in front of it. Just grass (that looked like sod grass; it was lined up 3 across and 4 down) and a little (seriously) 4x6 card of his DOB and DOD on it. His bosses from his job will pay for the big granite stone engrave thing. And his brother found a nice poem that will be engraved at the bottom of the stone too.
But it was nice to see, 'cause we didn't come to that one, 'cause we were moving that weekend.
Its hard to believe he's gone, but still hasn't hit me yet. My aunt had someone videotaped the service, maybe I'll ask for a DVD of it. She has pics around the house of him.
She looks well, but inside she's not; one of my other great-aunts said she talks to him everyday.
And even her husband and other son cry all the time and she does too. You'll never get over a loss of someone that close to you. And just when you're somewhere else (like a store) you think about him. I know I've done that quite often.
Oh and another little (yea right) thing, I also think a red bottle (at a restaurant) is always ketchup: ITS NOT!
I poured what I thought was ketchup on my plate for my chicken strips and French fries, but IT WASN'T!
IT WAS NC HOT SAUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lordy, that's hot! It took me forever to get it out of my system!
Oh that was my lesson in NC hot sauce.
And don't laugh, 'cause it was hot!!!!!!!!!
How do North Carolinians stand it?????
So that was my extended travels yesterday..............but in the end it was worth it.
Btw, I didn't cry at all, I laughed (at the funny parts in the sermon/message), but I never cried. Once in a while, my eyes watered up, but that was it.
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This will be quite a long post, 'cause now I'm going to talk about the spiritual part from my two deaths in my family and my thoughts on them.
While in the car yesterday, I looked through my bible (which I had brought along) for verses about death. I found one that was very uplifting.
Philippians 1:20-26 (student's life application bible)
20 For I live in eager expectation and hope that I will never do anything that causes me shame, but that I will always be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past, and that my life will always honor Christ, whether I live or die.
21 For to me, living is for Christ, and dying is even better.
22 Yet if I live, that means fruitful service for Christ. I really don't know which is better.
23 I'm torn between two desires: Sometimes I want to live, and sometimes I long to go and be with Christ. That would be far better for me,
24 but it is better for you that I live.
25 I am convinced of this, so I will continue with you, so that you will grow and experience the joy of your faith.
26 Then when I return to you, you will even more reason to boast about what Christ Jesus has done for me.
And a verse that the pastor said over and over again yesterday:
Revelation 14:13 (King James Version)
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
My great-aunt has done all she can in her earthly life, she now can rest from her labour and her works will be remembered forever and ever. She will have no more pain or suffering, she is free from pain.
She had always planned family reunions (in the past), but now she's planning the biggest one of them all. She's seeing her family (parents and siblings) and husband (who died before her) and rejoicing with her for ever and ever for eternity.
Also she will see one of her great-nephews who died this past June.
I hope and pray he's in the same place she is. *pray*
Its just good to know that we're going to go to a better place when we die. The streets will be gold and we will have mansions to live in that He made for us.
It sounds nice, doesn't it? It will look and sound nice when we get there or when Christ comes back, whichever comes first.
One of the goods things that I remembered from the sermon/message, was that one of my family members got a letter from my great aunt and on the back of the envelope, it said:
IN GOD WE TRUST
It was doubled underlined too. (which I can't do on here; but you can visualize what it looks like)
Sarah :)
I went to my my first funeral yesterday, I had been to one memorial service before, so this was quite a little shocking for me, but in the end I did alright.
It was 4hrs there and back and it was worth it.
A little mis-understanding I saw before I left yesterday, she (my great-aunt; my dad's mother's sister) wasn't in her 100's, she was 80. I have another great-aunt who's 106; but she hasn't died yet.
Saw family who I didn't know who they were...........and then saw my regular extended family, which was nice........'cause I hadn't seen them in like 5 years...............grandparents were the same except for my grandfather, who looked like he gained weight and always had his head down, but still had his eyes open, so he knew we were there.............grandparents didn't come to the funeral, we saw them at their retirement home (after the funeral). Which is so hard sometimes........'cause you might think that's the last time you'll see them.
The funeral was nice (try to make this story short and sweet).........we walked in and the casket was open, but we were like 15 ft away, so we only saw her head. But we didn't go up there and see it.
It was then closed for the service which was nice, but the opening (at the beginning) was kinda of freaky, but that memory will be with me forever.
The pastor (of the church) spoke, he had only been there for a year, so he didn't know my great-aunt that well, but our family gave him little reminders on what she had done in her earthly life.
then it was time to go outside, the great part about the church was that the burial site was right behind the church, 'cause its the family's church.
Its weird standing near the site, but that memory will be in my mind also forever.
Then it was over, but after it was over, we walked not even an 1/2 mile to my cousin's grave site (my cousin who was 23 died on June 23 of this year). I didn't even see it at first, because it doesn't have a granite stone in front of it. Just grass (that looked like sod grass; it was lined up 3 across and 4 down) and a little (seriously) 4x6 card of his DOB and DOD on it. His bosses from his job will pay for the big granite stone engrave thing. And his brother found a nice poem that will be engraved at the bottom of the stone too.
But it was nice to see, 'cause we didn't come to that one, 'cause we were moving that weekend.
Its hard to believe he's gone, but still hasn't hit me yet. My aunt had someone videotaped the service, maybe I'll ask for a DVD of it. She has pics around the house of him.
She looks well, but inside she's not; one of my other great-aunts said she talks to him everyday.
And even her husband and other son cry all the time and she does too. You'll never get over a loss of someone that close to you. And just when you're somewhere else (like a store) you think about him. I know I've done that quite often.
Oh and another little (yea right) thing, I also think a red bottle (at a restaurant) is always ketchup: ITS NOT!
I poured what I thought was ketchup on my plate for my chicken strips and French fries, but IT WASN'T!
IT WAS NC HOT SAUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lordy, that's hot! It took me forever to get it out of my system!
Oh that was my lesson in NC hot sauce.
And don't laugh, 'cause it was hot!!!!!!!!!
How do North Carolinians stand it?????
So that was my extended travels yesterday..............but in the end it was worth it.
Btw, I didn't cry at all, I laughed (at the funny parts in the sermon/message), but I never cried. Once in a while, my eyes watered up, but that was it.
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This will be quite a long post, 'cause now I'm going to talk about the spiritual part from my two deaths in my family and my thoughts on them.
While in the car yesterday, I looked through my bible (which I had brought along) for verses about death. I found one that was very uplifting.
Philippians 1:20-26 (student's life application bible)
20 For I live in eager expectation and hope that I will never do anything that causes me shame, but that I will always be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past, and that my life will always honor Christ, whether I live or die.
21 For to me, living is for Christ, and dying is even better.
22 Yet if I live, that means fruitful service for Christ. I really don't know which is better.
23 I'm torn between two desires: Sometimes I want to live, and sometimes I long to go and be with Christ. That would be far better for me,
24 but it is better for you that I live.
25 I am convinced of this, so I will continue with you, so that you will grow and experience the joy of your faith.
26 Then when I return to you, you will even more reason to boast about what Christ Jesus has done for me.
And a verse that the pastor said over and over again yesterday:
Revelation 14:13 (King James Version)
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
My great-aunt has done all she can in her earthly life, she now can rest from her labour and her works will be remembered forever and ever. She will have no more pain or suffering, she is free from pain.
She had always planned family reunions (in the past), but now she's planning the biggest one of them all. She's seeing her family (parents and siblings) and husband (who died before her) and rejoicing with her for ever and ever for eternity.
Also she will see one of her great-nephews who died this past June.
I hope and pray he's in the same place she is. *pray*
Its just good to know that we're going to go to a better place when we die. The streets will be gold and we will have mansions to live in that He made for us.
It sounds nice, doesn't it? It will look and sound nice when we get there or when Christ comes back, whichever comes first.
One of the goods things that I remembered from the sermon/message, was that one of my family members got a letter from my great aunt and on the back of the envelope, it said:
IN GOD WE TRUST
It was doubled underlined too. (which I can't do on here; but you can visualize what it looks like)
Sarah :)
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Getting out of my inner shell............
Sat. Aug. 25
I've been thinking a lot lately on whether to write this or not.
I've been thinking a lot lately on whether to write this or not.
But today I decided to write about it.
Most of you know that I have disability, and I've kept it inside of me for quite a while now and today's its coming out.
Its not on the outside of me, its in the inside (mental wise).
One minute I'm acting like a normal kid and the next minute its take me forever just to figure out one little thing, like how to pick up my sister from work, which really isn't that hard, but its hard for me.
I'm used to I guess. Not many people have seen me go through the different stages that I have, but that maybe a good thing.
With this disability, comes depression.
I've had for too long, but this summer has been the worst for me. I left my job at the end of March this year and since then I haven't found a new job.
Its been really bad. I'm on the computer 24/7 and with nothing else to do, I read all the new things on the messageboards about Clay Aiken.
If you haven't noticed, I'm a Clay Aiken fan. He's helped me a lot (through his music), but sometimes it gets a little boring after a while.
I'm not saying Clay is boring, but every single day I go on the same old messageboards and there isn't any "new" news to report. :(
I need something else to do, but I don't know what.
Since I'm way too depressed, I always listen to "I Will Carry You" by Clay, but today I found another song that I like.
Its called "These Open Arms" recorded by Clay on his last album and originally recorded by Bon Jovi. The song is below at youtube and its a montage made by my friend Aspiegirl (Kathy) and she did a really good job on it. Btw, it will have Clay pics in it, but I just want you to listen to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5_IVnTOoOA
Also no one wants me to have a job. What's wrong with you people??
This morning (Sunday morning) I'm losing it again!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so depressed. I don't know what else to do.
My computer really loves me...........haha......yea right!
It restarted on its own this morning and I was almost done burning a DVD!!!!!!!!!!!
I will not try again today, 'cause its so much trouble. I'm just trying to do something productive here!!!!!!!!!!
ETA: I will not try to burn something for a while, 'cause I'm so fed up with that one thing, I don't need it to make me mad again.
Edited on Aug. 28..................
Also I can't get into one of my email accounts, so I went to another one! Its an old one, but it still works. So if anyone wants it, just holler! :)
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Tuesday Aug. 28
Wow, today I final will post this looonnnngggg post!
Its taken me two days.............
Just pray for me tomorrow and the next day, 'cause I have two interviews the next two days and they both at 10am (EST). So just think about me, will ya? Thanks!
Sarah :)
Sunday, June 3, 2007
When Life Hurts/God's Suffering
Wow, haven't done this in a while, but today in church something clicked for me.
Today we talked about God's suffering in our lives. He doesn't give us suffering for a reason, sometimes he tests us with suffering. Suffering isn't good, its not like we like it so much that we sign up for "Suffering 101" (tm) Pastor Jeff.
God doesn't like suffering either, but its just a way of life. Sometimes through hard times (like when we're suffering) we grow closer to God.
Sometimes we suffer when we talk to people about Jesus. They make fun of us and don't believe us and that sometime hurts.
Verses from this morning:
1 Peter 4:10, 11, 13, 16, 19
10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
11 If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
19 So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
In a nutshell of those verses, it says:
If you have a gift that God has given you, use in a way that shows that God is being praised through you. You might be overwelmed with his gifts, but His glory is going to be revealed through you no matter what happens. You will suffer when you are Christian, but don't be ashamed to proclaim his name even though some people won't like it.
When you believe in God, commit yourselves to him and continue to do good.
It's funny how much stuff you can learn in an hour.
That's all for today.
~Sarah~
Today we talked about God's suffering in our lives. He doesn't give us suffering for a reason, sometimes he tests us with suffering. Suffering isn't good, its not like we like it so much that we sign up for "Suffering 101" (tm) Pastor Jeff.
God doesn't like suffering either, but its just a way of life. Sometimes through hard times (like when we're suffering) we grow closer to God.
Sometimes we suffer when we talk to people about Jesus. They make fun of us and don't believe us and that sometime hurts.
Verses from this morning:
1 Peter 4:10, 11, 13, 16, 19
10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
11 If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
19 So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
In a nutshell of those verses, it says:
If you have a gift that God has given you, use in a way that shows that God is being praised through you. You might be overwelmed with his gifts, but His glory is going to be revealed through you no matter what happens. You will suffer when you are Christian, but don't be ashamed to proclaim his name even though some people won't like it.
When you believe in God, commit yourselves to him and continue to do good.
It's funny how much stuff you can learn in an hour.
That's all for today.
~Sarah~
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