i can see the end to the watcase!!!! =) it makes me happy to think about it... but yes... then onto th rest of the term... finish undergrad..start masters... finish masters... study for ufe..write ufe... then life will get much easier...
lots of thoughts have been in my mind these past few days... and only after a period of solitude today did i even realize these things my mind was telling me...
and the voice that repeats itself over and over again to me says, "Be strong and courageous"
i think it's one of those situations that arises and then you think...oh, i am so goin to conquer you because the Lord is on my side.... =) i really need to keep that in mind... thank you God for reminding me over and over again of all your great promises and that you never fail to keep any of them.. You've blessed me with great people in my life to remind me to continue to seek you first through it all.. You've brought me people to encourage me exactly when I need it... for this, I'm truly grateful..i know none of it comes from my own doing... and I shoudlnt' take any of it for granted either..
it's like i also hear You saying, "it's okay vanessa... i'm right here... i'm right here..."
neways.. on antoher note... i had finished reading through joshua... and i've started going through 1John yesterday... this is what stuck out to me the most...
1 JOhn 1: 5-6: "But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did."
wow.... i sat there thinking yesterday nite..like holy crap... those are some high standards... esp the part where it says that we'll know we're in him when we can claim to walk as Jesus did...i dont' think i can ever claim that i can walk the same path as Jesus did... i can certainly try... but actually attaining it... i'm so far from being perfect... but yeah.. perhaps it's another one of those things that we shoudl constantly be aiming for... it almost seems like a mini-paradox to me... i 100% believe that i'm in him, but i can't claim to walk like Jesus did... i bet my theology's off somewhere... and feel free to correct me..
what does it actually mean to "walk as Jesus did?"
His words, actions, thoughts, motivations... end goal... wow... there's certainly a huge reminder eh? =)