Time

I haven’t posted anything in a while. I have been pretty busy with school and other things. I don’t even remember how long ago I wrote my post, just found out it was April - the year goes by so fast.
Since my last post much has happened which you probably already heard about. I am going to the University of Maryland now where I was able to get In-State Tuition after some serious months of petitioning. But that is all over now and the battle is won. The semester is almost over and was a challenge at some points but all a great learning experience. The only thing I didn’t really like about Maryland is that it is so big and it is hard to make friends but I guess they will come over time.
Spiritually I wouldn’t say I am in a low but also not on a high. It’s something in between. This is definitely something I have to work on. Maybe going back to reading the Bible in the Morning and Evening. I did that earlier this year and was able to finish all the epistles. I’ll find something to read, maybe continue following the daily bread would help. Anyway I want to devote more time to God from today. Time is precious. You canneverget it back. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
I’ll also try to post more often, maybe once a month.
And always remember:
God loves You!

Salmonella

Well, that’s what has been in my small intestines for more than four weeks. They thought it would be nice to just take over my body and it took four doctors to find that out. And even the last one was not 100 percent sure. Anyhow, I am on antibiotics now and hope to be better by the end of next week, finally. Those little bacteria better move out of my body, so I can go back to normal and eat what ever I want, eggs, ice cream, and chicken, my favorite meat. So now I am not allowed to eat any of those foods for a few weeks until I can be sure all the salmonella have moved out. God will heal me - in His time.

HighLow

Hey!

Well, as most of you know I am physically going through a low right now. I have been sick with stomach pain for 3 and a half weeks. But spiritually I think and feel like I am on a high. I know God is giving me the strength to do the things I have to do and helping me to just trust in Him. Because I also know he has the power to heal and would heal me if He was willing. I am just waiting for His time to come.
He is teaching me a lot important lessons through my daily Bible readings and has strengthened me spiritually. I learn a lot every day and discover something new every day. His grace is sufficient for me. His strength is made perfect when I am weak.
He is the reason I live and the reason I am here.

Think

Something’s stuck in my head which doesn’t let me go to sleep. Life is so complicated sometimes. Only God can help me right now.

A new beginning

This semester I decided to put my focus back on God. I was able to go back to His word every day since the semester started. In our first YDJ meeting Abe asked us to take up a challenge this semester that requires me to keep a journal (which he provided) and think about the personal challenges he gives us every week. I even had to sign a resolution (Wow, this just made me think of Courageous) in which I had to check which things I would pledge to do. I checked all of the boxes. I know I need some change in my life. And I thought if I commit to this I should fully do so without attached strings. Some people only checked one box, others told me, “I don’t know if I can do that.” But I know this often means, “I don’t want to do it,” which is kind of sad. But I pledged to support and encourage them and I will do so. And I know I have to hold myself accountable to all the things that I pledged to do. But it is all for a good cause. I am doing all this because I want to get to know God better. What is there to lose? This week’s challenge “requires” me to read the Bible in the morning AND in the evening. I was a little skeptic at first since I just got myself to start reading once a day and wasn’t sure if I would be able to read twice a day. However Abe made clear that reading the Bible is essential for our life. It is food to us. It also furnishes and equips us to do good work (2 Timothy 3:17). So I accepted the challenge. Focusing on God goes into the second round which will be more intensive than before, but also more interesting.

Hi!

2011 is over and I have finished a year as a missionary. I think I have to work harder on being a better missionary. The Well was a good start for the new year. It was spiritually very refreshing. I realized that I have to stop drinking the poop water and instead drink the Living Water of Jesus. Thirst is something everybody experiences, but spiritual thirst is worse than any other. It can only be quenched by Jesus. I neglected God especially the last semester and want to go back to God’s word to be able to share His word and to be strengthened by it.
My key verse for this year is Colossians 3:1 where it says, “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your heart on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.” I want to focus on God this year, and not on work or school studies because that didn’t help me last semester. I am praying to be changed through God’s word, not just spiritually but as a whole person. I am currently praying to live by God’s word, to have a one to one bible student, to transfer to UMD in the Fall, and to succeed in school.