Though it is hard for me to pick just one person since my whole family and pretty much everyone I come in contact with on a daily basis is unsaved, my “Reach One” person is going to be my brother. This is going to be a particularly challenging case but all the more reason to rely on God’s help and Grace.
Age 18: No car, No money, No respect. Loves girls, loves himself and everything “the world has to offer”. Hmm… sounds a little bit like me when I was his age!
This is the pic of his tatoo.
I just saved $139.17!!!!
BOSCOV’s is going out of business and I went shopping for lunch. What would have normally cost me $185.92 ended up only costing me $46.75. I bought mostly Christmas decorations (because we don’t have any) and a couple Christmas gifts… you can’t beat these prices! Hurry, Sale ends this weekend!
WOOO HOOO
They should hire me for the commercials.
I had to interrupt my quiet time today for this very important matter.
As you may or may not know (depending on if you read my blog or not) I have been having my quiet times during my lunch break at work…
On Wednesdays and Fridays I have to cover for the receptionist at the front desk because she is off on those days (lucky her). Well, you know me, I make sure that on those days I lay my Bible on the desk so that no one can read the cover of the book I am reading. Don’t worry, it doesn’t work… it still looks like a Bible =0) .
Today, as I sat here trying to read, a man at my work walks by and says… ” Are you reading the Bible?” (Crap, I say to myself)… ” Yes I am” I replied. “Do you always read the Bible“… “Everyday” I said. “Are you in a Bible Study?“, “Well Sort of, I go to church on Sunday’s and I am in a Care group that studies from the Bible and I study it when i read it”, “Do you preach Bible verses to your husband when you get mad at him.. Thou Shalt Not….”, “Ha-Ha, no, I try to preach them to myself so I don’t speak to him wrongly or so that I am doing and thinking what I know is right”, “Why?“, “Because I believe it… Why are you asking me all of these questions?”, “I am profiling you“, “Your profiling me? Well let me explain something to you… (At this point I share my testimony wit him)… and ever since then I have been living for the Lord. My life is different and I know that it is nothing that I have done but what God has done and does through me”, He stands there with a stare on his face… “Well… I know that someone is driving the car and it ain’t me!”
HaHa. Awesome!!
I pray all the time that God would give me opportunities to share my faith or talk to someone about God at work. Reading at work is not only serving me and helping em to grow in godliness, through these times it is giving me other opportunities to be a witness at work… This is just one more example of how I know that I am at this job for a reason. As much as it really bothers me and drains me and causes me to sin (haha), these particular instances are why God has placed me here.
After listening to a wonderful teaching entitled If Jesus Lived in My House by Lee Stobel (Author of the book A CASE FOR CHRIST)I have been challenged by a question (not the only challenging question in this teaching series but one that definitely got me thinkin’).
How can you share Gods love with those who don’t know Jesus?
Great question ey’ ? In what ways can you/ are you displaying Gods love to those around you? As I think about it, I think of ways that I think I have blessed someone or done something nice for someone but… how many of these people aren’t Christians? When have I done something for someone else when it isn’t benefiting me as well? How have I been an example of Gods love in my place of work or at the dinner table with my unsaved family members? What better way to tell people about the love of God then by showing them.
To hear this teaching please visit the link below (DO IT). You will not regret it. It is a great thought provoking teaching that will challenge you in how you live your life for The Gospel, how you can be better ambassadors for Christ and give you an exciting new burst of excitement- excitement just because it is fun, no other reason (hehe).
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/search.aspx/search?q=case%20for%20christ
As most of you are aware of, My QT’s have drastically suffered since the day I said “I Do”. Working, Cleaning, Cooking, Loving and serving takes up waaaay more time than I had ever anticipated. Don’t get me wrong, I love the roles that God has called me to at this time but never did I assume it would be so time consuming.
An “average” day for me looks like this: 6:00am wake up- get ready… 7:00-7:30am- commute to work… 7:30-4:30pm working “hard”… 4:30-5or5:30 (depending on traffic) commuting home… 5:30-6:30-cooking dinner… 6:30-7:15- eating (I’m a s l o w eater)… 7:15-7:45/8-is pm- dishes, cleaning and changing into my “house clothes”… The rest of my night is fair game, grocery store, hanging out playing Yatezee with Ryan, Accountability, reading with Ryan, etc. Bedtime is 10:00-10:30 pm… STRICTLY!! Ha. Ha. As you can very clearly see, there is no room in here for my personal time with God. If I get anything less than the appropriate time of sleep, don’t talk to me. And, having to choose between spending time with your husband, the only time you have in the day, or read, it is a difficult decision. Now occasionally if we order pizza or if Ryan is working late or if he has a Softball game, I do manage to squeeze a little QT in there but believe you me, few and far between.
So, The commitment I am making today is….(drum roll)…. I will be using my HOUR lunch break at work to spend with the Lord. That’s right, I am going to give up all of the veryimportant things I do during my lunch break (like eat and check my facebook) and read.
You might ask why I haven’t done this before. Well, I have, I have read and gone through chapters of many books, but things get in the way and I start to give those things up for the other “important things” that go on in my life like… who left who a message on FB or who just recently changed their status from “Single” to “in a relationship” … HaHa.
So seriously, my plan is this, I am going to eat first because I CAN NOT eat and read, it is impossible for me to multitask, and then read. I will maybe take my car out and park somewhere quietly to avoid interruptions or close my office door and read in my room. Either will probably work.
PLEASE PLEASE ask me about this. It will be easy for me to give up or skip a day or whatever… but I am tired of my sporadic times with the LOrd, I am NOT growing or learning and I need to make a change to get back on track.
BLAH!
That’s right, the evil world of “The HIlls” sucked me right back in for their season premier last night. I hate it. I don’t know what it is about this show that my flesh finds so enticing…
Beyond my better judgement, I decided to give in and watch the new episode of MTV’s The Hills. I prepared by watching the Top 10 Most Memorable Moments of The Hills, stopped for a little accountability and when 10:00 rolled around (my usual bed time), I hit the sofa, PJ’s and granola bar in hand, and allowed my self to sit through 30 minutes of gut wrenching reality TV (ha ha).
I honestly could not give you one thing that I really enjoy about it. It depresses me, not only because it makes me lust over things that I should not be lusting over (e.i. clothes, money, cars, fame ) but because I just feel bad for these people who think they are so happy when clearly, they aren’t. I think the one thing that this wretched show does do is make me even more grateful that I am a Christian and my friends are Christian s and that without God in my life, I could very well be in the same sinful situations and have the same messed up mentality that these people do.
So as of today I am conviced about my lack of wisdom and dicernment. I know that this show as well as gossip mags. used to be idols of mine and I know that now that I don’t struggle (as much) does not permit me to go back to them, these things don’t do anything but encourage and temp me to sin… again and again…
I am eating the BEST Italian sub right now. It is from a place called Santoni’s in Owings Mills (where I work). I suggest everyone try this place at least once in their life. I am very fortunate to work for such a wonderful company, among many other things, they buy us lunch every Friday. WONDERFUL! I don’t have to pack an extra lunch the night before, I don’t have to pay for it and I am usually the one that gets to pick where we eat most of the time!
I have been thinking about and have been making little steps to invest more time into my family. This is a VERY difficult thing for me to do (those of you who know me and know a little about my past and my family situation would understand). Last week I took my sister out for breakfast and a day of girl bonding. I turned out to be a great time and we got to talk about alot of things and we even did a little shopping (my sister is tom boy gone goth rocker so shopping is a huge deal!). Yesterday, was very crazy at work and I forgot to bring my lunch. On my way over I thought about stopping in to visit my Dad at work, he works about 5 minutes down the street from me. I stopped at Noddles and Co. got me some yum yum chicken noodle soup and I decided to buy my dad A giant chocolate chip cookie and take it to him. When I showed up, he was so excited… he showed me around his office and introduced me to his fellow co-workers. I could tell he really appreciated it. Even though it is a big struggle for me, I know that is was worth it and I know that God was pleased that I was stepping out of my element to honor him in an area that I have been struggling with.
Tonight is our (Ryan and I) date night. I love them. Let me take a minute to share with you how much I love my husband and how I am so excited to see God at work in his life. I don’t know if I can do specifics becasue Ryan is somewhat private, but I assure you that God is too kind to have blessed me with this wonderful man.
Speaking of love, I LOVE my Nieces and Nephew. They are amazing and I am so glad to be apart of their family. Amanda can vouch, I am a bit of a softy.. when they look at me with those big blues, there is no way I can say no to them. When I walk into their house and hear “J A N E T”, it has got to be one of my favorite things in the world… I want to leave and come back in time after time just to hear them say that. Ugh… I miss them now. Please don’t move away.. ever.. God told me that church plant is def. not in your future.
*just to clarify, this is not a plan for the Price’s at this time, I am just making a general statement based on a desire that I have heard them express for the future.
My friend Rachel sent me an email that I thought was pretty interesting… I will not be able to make it due to prior engagements but maybe some of you would be interested?
“Hi everyone!
I’m really excited about The Call event on August 16th in DC from 10am
to 10pm. It is a nationwide gathering of people coming together to
pray and fast for revival in our nation. It is going to be a very
powerful event that you won’t want to miss. Please prayerfully
consider joining us as we stand in the gap for our nation and for this
generation of young people to have an encounter with Almighty God. You
can also visit their website at http://www.thecall.com/ to obtain more
information.
Even though the event is free, each person who is planning to attend
needs to register at http://www.thecall.com. If you are planning to attend,
please go to the website and register!
TheCall is a divinely initiated, multi-racial, multi-generational, and
cross-denominational gathering to corporate prayer and fasting. We
believe that our nation is in desperate need of the mercy of God and a
great Spiritual Awakening. TheCall is committed to mobilizing people
from all across America to gather together to petition God for His
undeserved mercy for our nation in 12-hour solemn assemblies. Just as
in the days of Joel, we believe that now is the time to blow the
trumpet across our land, to fast, to pray, and return to the Lord with
all our hearts.
TheCall is a FAST not a festival. TheCall is a SOLEMN ASSEMBLY not a
conference. Whereas conferences focus primarily on training and
discipleship, the 12 hours of TheCall are spent primarily before the
Lord in the place of prayer and worship. We believe the hour is late
and the times are urgent. Our nation is in desperate need of revival
and it will be only through the corporate body of Christ uniting in
the place of prayer that we will find any hope in this hour. We
believe we can see our nation changed as the Lord pours out His Spirit
and brings refreshing to the broken, destitute, and the weary across
our land.”
There is going to be another Harry Potter!!!
http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=11750
* I’m a fan.
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