There's nothing quite like a major disaster to get you thinking about what is happening in your own life. I know that I have been battling myself in my spiritual life lately. When I woke up on Friday and saw what happened in Japan I kept thinking that Christ is coming soon. If that point wasn't firmly in my mind, it was hammered home on Saturday.
We went up to the island for the "hockey challenge". A study weekend with hockey in between. (No, I did not play hockey). Jim Cowie gave some amazing AMAZING classes on Lot. They were such good classes and really made the point of Christs soon return. I got so much out of the classes just as a way of pure study...so many little things about Lot's life that I didn't know. But the best thing that I got out of the whole weekend was a major opportunity to think about my spiritual life, and where I am at. I know that I have been struggling spiritually to find a balance. My biggest struggle has been trusting God's plan for my life vs. my plan for my life.
The classes were so uplifting and forced me to look within myself and examine my faith and realize what needs to change. There were sooo many things that I took away from the weekend. (If you get a chance to hear Jim Cowie's classes on lot, take advantage, or if you can find them online definitely do it!) I thought that I would just leave you with a few simple one liners that I took out of his classes that I found helpful and applicable in my own life:
*Persistent prayer though seemingly unanswered is not a vain thing. God will answer our prayers based on what is best for us spiritually.
*When Sarah was told she would have a son she laughed in God's face at the idea. She laughed at God and he still helped her to turn her faith around. If he can do that for her, he will do it for us.
*Prayer is to our spiritual life what air is to our natural life. If it is withdrawn, we will perish.
So all for now my friends and looking forward to Christ's return.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
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THank Megs! That really helped. I'm in that same boat... Feeling helpless and hopeless and so disconnected. Love you friend!
I was able to listen to U. Jim's classes on Jude, and the same thing came up again and again. Christ is coming soon! I was reading Islip Collyer today (Conviction and Conduct), and he made the point that the only thing that God needs us for is to master our own spirit ("He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. Pro 16:32"). Every other work the LORD could use someone else, but you are the only person who can change YOU.
Love YOU!
~Colleen
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