life.

I’ve been thinking for several days now about starting the blog back up. My hope would be that I would occasionally have something worthwhile to say, whether it be interesting, funny, encouraging, or whatever. There are some things that I want to share, so here are some thoughts and things that have been going on in my life:


Surely the most important thing I have to say is what God has been doing in my life. Last Thursday God really began speaking to me and stirring my heart. He really made me aware of my pride, my tireless efforts, my lack of trust in Him, and my inability to do any good on my own. God’s discipline is difficult, but it is good. Had it not been for Him showing me these things, I would not have found such sweet fellowship with Him once again. You see, I (and most likely you too) can often get to the point where we are doing good things (reading our Bibles, praying, going to church, saying and doing good “Christian things”) but without the right motives and heart, these things are useless, fruitless, and honestly they displease God. My challenge has been to seek God with all of my heart, and to meditate on Him throughout my day. Many times I read my Bible, hear God speak to me, and go through the rest of my day without whatever he had taught me coming into my mind.


Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14
This has been my prayer. Without my words and meditation being acceptable in His sight, I am just going through the motions. My words must be acceptable, yet my meditation must be acceptable too. That means, even the depths of my heart that no one else can see. That means, I can be doing and saying things that seem great, but my heart could be completely wrong. May my words, my actions, AND my meditation, my heart be acceptable in your sight O Lord!

Philippians 2:3-5
V3-4”Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility, regard others as better than yourself. Don’t look merely to your own interests, but also to the interests of others”. How backwards this must seem to the world. You mean, I’m supposed to regard others as BETTER than myself? This can ONLY be done in humility.

V5- “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.”
What a challenge to me. James 4 verse 10 says “Humble yourself in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.” The truth is, if we exalt ourselves, God will humble us. If we humble ourselves, God will exalt us. Doesn’t humbling yourself and having God exalt you sound so much better? He has humbled me through His word, that is for sure. And I’m sure it won’t be long before I need to be humbled again. But he is good, he is so merciful to show me the things that keep me from intimacy with Him.

“ because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.” Proverbs 3:12