Rain
They say you can tell a lot about someone by watching how they react to lost luggage, traffic, and a rainy day. I always think about this when it rains. I don't know why, maybe to check my attitude.
When my alarm went off at 5:00AM it was raining pretty hard. My first thought was, man I don't want to get up and go to the gym in this. Next thought: I love to sleep in the rain, what a great day to curl up on the couch and read. I want an oversized reading chair in our sunroom just for days like today.
Well, I got up and am now ready to start my rainy day. I unfortunately, can't spend the day reading on the couch. I have to go to school and work on a paper. Olin Library has great rooms with huge windows though. so technically, I'll be reading and watching the rain. I'll just be reading journal articles and reasearch studies.
I'm happy that its raining, it is very calming.
My dad(Randy) bought me a television this past weekend and I brought it home last night. It was way too heavy for my roommate and I to move so some awesome guys from church dragged it up three flights of stairs. Roach(Jim) even drove across town to move it. How sweet! They are both a great testament to God and the way he wants us to be giving of ourselves and serve one another. Neither of them is even concerned with the favor being returned, but of course I will try to.
Last night at DR they played an awesome song ( I can't remember the title) but one of the verses is "Give us hearts of servants". How powerful! I love that song. I think that a heart of a servant is something that is hard to ask for in this world. Especially in the U.S., we are such an individualistic society. That is why it is even more powerful when you see people that really want to serve each other. I want a heart of a servant, to serve God and everyone else I meet.
I don't want to admitt it, but sometimes I am scared to pray for certain things like this. Humility is a good example. Not because I don't want them, but because I have so far to go that I'm afraid of what God will have to do to humble me. Godly discipline can be scary for me. Of course, I am drawing off previous experience with lessons that God tried to teach me for a long time. They were hard for me to learn, it was a more than bumpy road. In retrospect, I am thankful for each trial and the way it worked in my life. So, I ask for the discipline anyway and quickly follow with prayers about grace and mercy. I wish that I was more brave. I don't want to fear anything that God wants for me. I am so weak by nature. Thankfully God loves me and knows my shortcomings before I even confess them.
This is going to be an awesome day!
Psalm 118:24
When my alarm went off at 5:00AM it was raining pretty hard. My first thought was, man I don't want to get up and go to the gym in this. Next thought: I love to sleep in the rain, what a great day to curl up on the couch and read. I want an oversized reading chair in our sunroom just for days like today.
Well, I got up and am now ready to start my rainy day. I unfortunately, can't spend the day reading on the couch. I have to go to school and work on a paper. Olin Library has great rooms with huge windows though. so technically, I'll be reading and watching the rain. I'll just be reading journal articles and reasearch studies.
I'm happy that its raining, it is very calming.
My dad(Randy) bought me a television this past weekend and I brought it home last night. It was way too heavy for my roommate and I to move so some awesome guys from church dragged it up three flights of stairs. Roach(Jim) even drove across town to move it. How sweet! They are both a great testament to God and the way he wants us to be giving of ourselves and serve one another. Neither of them is even concerned with the favor being returned, but of course I will try to.
Last night at DR they played an awesome song ( I can't remember the title) but one of the verses is "Give us hearts of servants". How powerful! I love that song. I think that a heart of a servant is something that is hard to ask for in this world. Especially in the U.S., we are such an individualistic society. That is why it is even more powerful when you see people that really want to serve each other. I want a heart of a servant, to serve God and everyone else I meet.
I don't want to admitt it, but sometimes I am scared to pray for certain things like this. Humility is a good example. Not because I don't want them, but because I have so far to go that I'm afraid of what God will have to do to humble me. Godly discipline can be scary for me. Of course, I am drawing off previous experience with lessons that God tried to teach me for a long time. They were hard for me to learn, it was a more than bumpy road. In retrospect, I am thankful for each trial and the way it worked in my life. So, I ask for the discipline anyway and quickly follow with prayers about grace and mercy. I wish that I was more brave. I don't want to fear anything that God wants for me. I am so weak by nature. Thankfully God loves me and knows my shortcomings before I even confess them.
This is going to be an awesome day!
Psalm 118:24
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