Matthew 6:31-34

Matthew 6:31-34

“Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6:31-34)

Can I get a AMEN?? What an awesome verse to stumble upon during such a stressful time of the year!

Lately I have been stumbling upon a lot of things that I am sure are happening for a reason. I feel like every day I am encountering, reading, seeing, attending or hearing something that needs to be implanted in me to make me a stronger person, and stronger christian. I have a question, it gets answered. I have a fear, it is relieved.

For instance the book I just got done reading "Heaven is for real" written  in Todd Burpo's first-person Narrative. A true story about a 4 year old boy who gets really sick and tells his story about meeting Jesus. 

I was told to read the book because it was really good and "life changing." Seeing as how I'm so busy it was put on my, things I might get to, list. I went home for the weekend and my Mom goes "guess what book I just got done reading?" Being a little bit sarcastic I blurted out "Heaven is for real?" my Mom goes, "HOW DID YOU KNOW? It was funny. Anyhow she read the book, said what everyone says, It is life changing, and bought me a copy. I literally read it in 3 hours during work (woops) and can say the same as everyone else, IT WAS LIFE CHANGING.

You only get out what you put in and I was ready to be pushed over the edge in my faith. Questions were answered in that book, that I needed to hear. I challenge you. Believer, lost in your faith, or not at all, to read it. I guarantee you will get SOMETHING out of it.

Before I go, I will leave you with another amazing verse I heard this weekend. 

Romans 8:9-14

"But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him. Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won't know what we're talking about. But for you who welcome him, in whom he dwells - even though you still experience all the limitations of sin - you yourself experience life on God's terms. It stands to reason, doesn't it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he'll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ's! So don't you see that we don't owe this old do-it-yourself life one red cent. There's nothing in it for us, nothing at all. The best thing to do is give it a decent burial and get on with your new life. God's Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go!

Keeping up, and no, not with the kardashians.

Lately I feel like I have just been trying to keep up. I'm not trying to take on the world by any means I'm just trying to keep up with it. I literally have 28 some odd days until my world changes, forever. Maybe I'm being dramatic. Anyways, 28 days until I move out of Kearney Nebraska, 28 days until I'm considered an 'adult' (whatever that means), 28 days until I'm expected to have a career. 28 DAYS UNTIL EVERYONE I KNOW WILL ASK ME "SO WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS NOW." All of this, assuming I will actually graduate. I still have 4 classes to pass which include designing a website! I think you will all be happy to know though, that I'm right on track. 

I recently got in contact with my high school volleyball coach for a number of reasons. Following my rule of thumb of its not what you know it's who you know I asked her if their were any openings at the high school for coaching volleyball. This was my attempts my secure a job so I wouldn't be jobless right out of college. She told me there MIGHT be an opening as the assistant varsity volleyball coach. NOW, I didn't go to college for 5 years to become a coach but I still have and probably always will have a passion for coaching. This would be an awesome opportunity for me in my transition from college to ADULTHOOD. I would still like to look into finding a part time job in my field so I can stay in touch with everything I've learned in the last 5 years but, I still think this will be an awesome opportunity, a great learning experience and one more thing I can put on my resume that will show I have leadership skills. 

As for other, not so serious topics, my family + all of our boyfriends are going to be taking a family trip to Orlando this summer and I'm SO excited about it. Being the planner I am, the planner my Mother instilled in me, I made a list of all of our expenses all the way from flight to fun. Mostly to try and budget for myself but also to try and get this trip locked in. Apart from the main reason for going to Orlando, a wedding, we are going to go to universal, sea world, visit the beach and my boyfriend and I are going to take a look at some apartments. That reminds me, I need to make a list of apartments to visit, then call and make appointments to look at them. Anyways, that will be exciting for us. If you don't know we want to get out of Nebraska, IMMEDIATELY. Aside from the unemployment rate in Florida being SO high we think Orlando would be a nice place to reside for a couple years. I kind of brought Orlando to the table because it is close to some of my family who I want to get to know better. This trip to Orlando will be a make or break situation. We will really be able to see if it is a place for us or if we need to continue our search for a place to live. It will be important that we will both be able to find a place to work where we can be happy for at least a couple years.

That is all I have for now. I just got done reading a book the other day. Life Changing. I'll be blogging about it soon. STAY TUNED

Peace and Blessings.... Peace and Blessings.