Something to meditate on...

My (supposed-to-be) daily devotion time, or whatever you want to call it, consists of me reading the devotion for that day out of Pursuit of His Presence by Kenneth & Gloria Copeland, and then reading the chapters it lists at the bottom for daily scripture reading. I just figured that would be the easiest way.

So, this morning I read the devotion and then I opened up my Bible to start reading. Today's chapters were Numbers 2-3, and Luke 20. I haven't even finished Numbers 3, but a scripture stuck out at me and I think I'm gonna stop there for now and just really think about it.

I've been hearing a lot about who we are in Christ, as well as living by faith and not having a works mentality. I'm pretty sure it's because God really wants me to get the revelation of this. And these scriptures kinda' fall into that -

Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites; and the Levites shall be Mine. For all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast; Mine they shall be. I am the Lord. - Numbers 3: 12-13, AMP

Okay...so as I was reading that, I was like, "Wow...God is really serious about that. He actually sounds rather jealous, like He means business." Then I remembered the Bible verse (don't know the reference) that refers to God being a jealous God. Then I remembered how in the New Testament it talks about we are heirs according to the promise, and joint heirs with Christ. That we have been adopted into the family.

Well, it stands to reason that since God extended the same love and all that to us, He feels just as strongly about us as He does about Israel. And when you see the way He talks about Israel, referring to her as "His" and all that, you can't help but be amazed by the overwhelming intensity of His love for us. His love truly is extravagant! 

A little rant....

I'm getting fed up with some of my supposed "friends". If this is their idea of friendship, they can keep it. I don't want it!

This is just a test....

I HAVE A SIGNATURE NOW!!! YAY!!!

(Thank you, Leasa Conley! Without you, my blog would be nothing! LOL.)

LOOK OUT: old woman coming through...

I've been wanting to start back working out, because I haven't worked out regularly since I got sick last summer. The most "regular" work-out routine I had was when I attended Jada's Zumba class at Dothan High, but even that wasn't super regular.

If you are on FB, you may have seen some interesting pics of me and Jada dressed up like Christmas trees. ;) Those "costumes" won us both a Zumba fitness towel and a free week at Courtney's Studio. Well, I finally decided I was going to use my free week and get my money's worth out of it! (Even though I didn't actually spend any money on it...) Anyway. I started out by attending my first Booty Camp ever on Monday night. I barely made it through the first 2 or 3 songs...sat out the next 3...and had a very poor showing for the rest of the songs. I was hurting soo bad! Not to mention I felt like I was going to throw up or pass out or both!

Well, I had decided I would try Zumba in the circuit on Tuesday, a regular Zumba class on Wednesday, and Booty Camp again on Thursday. Yesterday, when I got off work, there was NO WAY I was going to work out!!! I'd been sorta' limping around because my upper legs were soooo sore and all that. I think Zumba is off the table for today, because I feel a little worse. My upper legs are still sore and even stiff! It hurts to bend down...and it has hurt, since Booty Camp, to even stand up after sitting down in a chair. I couldn't move my legs in bed last night without it hurting. I'm beginning to wonder if I actually pulled my muscles or something, because I have NEVER been this sore from a workout EVER.

Also, if I don't feel better tomorrow, Booty Camp will probably be off the plate as well, which would mean for my free week, I only got one class! :(  I should've just done a regular Zumba class to get back in the swing of things and then I could've gone yesterday AND today and definitely tomorrow! Oh well...you live and you learn.

Just sayin'....

Maybe one of these days I'll actually blog about my life...

LOL

Forgiveness

As I was doing my supposed-to-be-daily confessions the other morning, one of them stuck out at me like it never has before.

"I forgive others as Christ has forgiven me..."

The enormity of that statement hit me for probably the first time ever. God doesn't do anything half-way. If He does something, He goes all-out. Look at His love, mercy, etc. His forgiveness is no different. Just look at Psalm 103:12 - "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us." (KJV) Why did God use east and west instead of north and south? (Everyone, say it with me! You know the answer...) BECAUSE THE EAST AND WEST NEVER MEET. BUT IF YOU GO NORTH, EVENTUALLY YOU WILL BE HEADED SOUTH AND VICE VERSA.

So, when God forgives, He doesn't just forgive. He FORGETS. And, in His book, we've never done it. So that is how I am supposed to forgive others. But how many times does someone hurt me and everything else they have ever done (that I supposedly forgave them for) comes right back up again?

A New Year

So...last year was CRAZY! I had to deal with a lot of stuff I wasn't expecting...and I don't think I really handled everything all that well. And it's my fault - no one else's.

I didn't turn my back on God, really. I love Him a lot and want to follow His plan for my life. But I really struggled this past year with letting go of MY hopes and dreams and just trusting the fact He has good plans for me. I was so impatient. I thought God was taking too long so I tried to make things happen on my own. And of course, all my efforts only screwed my life up even more and caused me more pain yet again.

So this year, I am determined that things are going to change. They have to, because I can't keep living like this. I'm tired of being miserable and having to hold it together and act like everything is great when I just want to scream that it's not.

I dealt with some really tough times last year, and didn't really have a person that I could lean on. I mean, I have some really awesome friends and I love them a lot! But there are some very personal things that I'm not entirely comfortable sharing with even them!

So after thinking about all the mess that was the year 2010, I have decided that I am not going back down! I'm going after God this year and believing that it will be the BEST YEAR YET!