How Great is Our God

I'm so amazed at the goodness of God and how wonderful He is! I don't know why I'm continually amazed because he IS God and Hes awesome! End of story.
I read a verse, or a couple verses in my quiet time yesterday morning that really spoke to me. It was the first chapter in Jeremiah, where the Lord was calling Jeremiah to be a prophet.
here's what it said:
"Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations."
Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth." But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a youth'; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you", declares the LORD."
After i read that i was really encouraged. I thought about how Jeremiah was saying that he couldn't do it because he was only a child, but God thought differently. I just love how God uses so many people in so many different ways, and people of all different ages. There is another verse that talks about this in 1Timothy 4:12 which says, "Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. "
So just because you re young doesn't mean that God cannot use you. As long as you are following Him and seeking Him, if he wants to use you, He will.

One particular instance that i was just blown away at Gods majesty, happened last night. I had quite a boring day at work, nothing exciting happened, it was rather dull. When i got home, all the normal chaos was going on, and mom and a friend, Lauren, were doing a Bible study together. Now we've been witnessing to her for a while, and nothing seemed to sink in. She had bad experiences in church, and just didn't have good thoughts about Jesus and God and everything that goes along with Christianity. Lately the Lord has been working in her heart and drawing her to himself. She was asking questions about the Bible, and coming to our church. So last night when mama came home, she told me that Lauren accepted Christ has her Lord and Savior! Praise the Lord! What i mighty God we serve!!!! We now have a brand new sister in the Lord, and so very thankful for her!

So even if the rest of my day wasn't all exciting, that definitely made up for it!

Beginnings..

Ive never blogged before, i always thought it was silly. People writing about their everyday lives, and every little thing they do-really, who cares? But then i started reading some friends of mine, and saw it in a different light. I didn't read, "I ate cereal for breakfast, then did school, and drank some water..." No, i read about their lives, their view point on things, what they learn, how the Lord was speaking to them, and i thought that blogging is used for more than just telling everyone what you ate for breakfast every day. So I'm using this blog for encouragement for friends, family, and whoever else needs the encouragement. Id like to share what the Lord is doing in my life, what hes showing me, some of my thoughts and how the Bible plays into my life.

So to start off, I'll just tell a little bit about myself. First of all, I'm a christian. I gave my life to Christ almost 10 years ago, but its a daily surrendering it back to Him. I'm not going to say the last 10 years have been easy. The christian walk is hard, I'm not going to lie. There are some days where i just want to give up and live my life the way I want to. But then I think of all the things Christ sacrificed for me and gave me. He was separated from his father, to come to this nasty, sinful world, to be beaten, ridiculed, among many other unpleasant things, for ME! and YOU! So when i have those thoughts of giving up, and living the way I want to, i remember all that Christ did for me. The least i could do, is give him my life.

OK, so now for the unimportant stuff that I'll share, just because. I love football. I'm a huge LSU fan, and its my dream to go there for college and get a degree in kinesiology to be a personal trainer. I love running, and working out and and learning about muscles and nutrition-its fascinating! I have a big family, and its alot of fun. I have 4 brothers and 2 sisters. I grew up with all boys, till i was about 12, when my first sister was born. So I'm not really into all the "girly" type things, yes, i enjoy shopping and getting dressed up every once in a while, but I'm not going to die if my hairs not perfectly fixed or i don't have makeup everywhere i go. Id much rather be outside playing football with my brothers, than be inside painting nails and fixing hair. So anyway, I'm currently working at a 4wd Jeep shop, doing secretary type stuff, although id much rather be working on the Jeeps and getting my hands dirty, but at least i got a job :) And one day I'll own a Jeep of my own-no doubt!

So that's a little bit about myself, and we'll see how this blogging goes-hopefully it wont be too dull! :)