Hey girlies! I'm sorry for the lag in posting, its been one of those weeks. Lot's of busy work going on and not as much learning. I miss BA every day, and it gets harder and harder to hold it in. I'm right back where I was...taking care of EVERYONE ELSE and not taking care of myself. my calendar is full of driving people places, late night convos, and volunteering, but i've stopped taking care of myself like I did in BA. (eating healthy and not in a hurry, walking everywhere, sleeping well and for enough time) I look forward to this every night...it just gets lowered on the priority list! I'm working on it though...thank you for the encouragement ;)
Jeremiah 19
Here we get God telling us exactly what is going to happen. Like you guys said earlier, he really doesn't want to do all of these horrible things - he's been delaying it for 19 chapters so far! i was really disgusted by what he was going to to the people - truly terrifying. But time after time after time the people of Jersulaem "were stiff-necked and would not listen to [His] words." ~Verse 15
Jeremiah 20
8: ...whenever I speak, cry out proclaiming violence and destruction. So the word of the Lord has brought me insult and reproach all day long.
This whole chapter just sent shivers along my spine. It can be so scary sometimes to be a believer among nonbelievers. To be the bearer of bad news. To be ignored, mocked, and ridiculed because of what you speak of the Lord. I think we've all been there before. I think True Identity brings up a good question...When problems arise, what can you do to keep your eyes on God and not on your problems? We have to be able to see past the problems, past the current state of affairs and towards God's vision. Ain't no denyin it...this is SO HARD TO DO.
Jeremiah 21
On a smaller scale, this chapter made me think of the Christmas/Easter people at church. The people who live their lives, then expect on Christmas and Easter they should maybe go to church to get on God's good side. But then i thought about me, the regular church goer. I go every Sunday, but what am I doing during the week? It's the same offense, ignoring the word of God, half-hearted confession once a week, then asking for things! I don't deserve that if that is the way I'm going to work on constructing and building a relationship with the Lord. No wayyyyy no howww.
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awww sorry i forgot 18. Does anyone wanna recap that? I have to run for the night, but if no one does by the time i get back i'll put it up on the board. Love ya!
tonight I'll just do 18, 22, and 23, and then we'll be right back on track!!! And don't worry about the lag - I think that we were probably a bit ambitious - lets just slow down a bit and we'll keep up the order (amanda, bri, becca) and doing 3 at a time, but if you need 2 days or 3 days to do it, no worries. I have a huge midterm today, but I should be able to do my chapters tonight! LOVE YOU GIRLS!! And Amanda, sometimes being selfless is the best way to show God's love - just remember that it is also important to love yourself!! :)
Thanks girlie. You don't know how much that means to me! :) I do forget that sometimes. Man oh man...it's been a week...
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