"To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
This really spoke to me during my devotions last night. My weakness is when Christ is strengthening me for something greater than myself. He is changing me into the woman he wants me to become, and, praise the Lord, I am not a completed work just yet; this isn't the final product! I may be down, but I'm not out. For the glory of God I will delight in weakness, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, and in difficulties, just as Paul did. I know this isn't going to be easy, or without many tears, but I desire greatly to be more like Christ and for Him to say when I am taken into heaven, "Well done my good and faithful servant. Now take rest and be free." Praise be to the Lord!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." Praise be to the Lord!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Happy Easter!
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| Our family shot for Easter 2012. |
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| David with the plane. |
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| Marty the pilot. |
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| Yang checking out the action. |
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| The guys planning out their course of action. |
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Excerpt from "What Happens When Women Say Yes to God"
"I don't wake up and think "Joy, joy, joy! I love misplaced and broken things. I love setting my table with stainless steel knives and plastic forks. I love phones with static. I love weeds and ants with messed-up smellers." No, I wake up and say, " God, I love You and choose to accept the assignments You place before me with an attitude that reflects the truth that You live in me. I know I won't do this perfectly, and I admit my inability to do this in my strength. So, I say yes to You today. I say yes to Your desire to invade my natural flesh responses. I say yes to Your forgiveness when I mess up. I say yes to persevering even when I want to give-up. I say yes to Your invitation to be obedient even when other paths seem more appealing. I say yes even as my lips desire to utter a thousand times over, 'I can't.' I say yes to loving You more.""
McKenzie-Peters Wedding
I had the honor of being a bridesmaid for one of my dearest friends from college, Cassie. Here are a few pictures of her marriage to Kyle.
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