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Name: Abby
Gender: Female
Interests: My Lord and Savoir, Jesus Christ!!! My great, big, family!!!!! Spending time with good friends!!!!!!!! AWANA and Cubbies, Teaching and being with kids, piano, reading good books, listening to great music like: Coldplay, the afters, Rascall Flatts, Third Day, etc. homecooked meals!!!!!!!!! chocolate!!!! and last but not least Mini coopers!!!!!!
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6/16/2005
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| Well, here we are. Already 13 days into the new year. It's hard to believe so many things can happen in such a short amount of time. New friendships have been made, some have been made stronger, and other relationships still need work. But as they always say, the new year is a time for new beginnings. (Even if it's already the 13th!)
Speaking of new beginnings, school starts tomorrow. In a way this is the beginning and the end because this will be my last semester at Richland. I wish I could say I knew where I was going to school in the fall but unfortunately I don't.
It's funny how you think you have your whole life planned and then God throws something in that totally ruins your plan. I keep trying to remember that God's plan for my life is so much better than anything I can imagine. I just have to keep telling myself. Again and again. Maybe someday I'll finally start to listen and pay attention to God's plan instead of my plan.
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| Well, I guess it's time for my monthly update. I just finished my first semester of college. Right now I'm just so glad to be done! It's such a relief to have one semester finished but then I think of all the semesters still ahead of me and I feel a tiny bit overwhelmed. It's rather amazing how many things have changed. There are moments when I just want time to stop, but time keeps moving forward and there's no way to go back even if I wanted to. And there are definitely some things I would like to go back and change if I had the opportunity. Things I should have said or done. Or maybe something I shouldn't have said or done. I guess that's part of life; there are many times when I mess up or just could have done something better. There are so many opportunities I missed and I can never get them back which make me so sad. But, I must stop looking in the past and focus on the present cause otherwise I'll miss even more. Live life to the fullest. Enjoy every moment cause it's gift from God. | | |
| "The father of lies coming to steal, kill, and destroy all my hopes of being good enough. I hear him saying, "cursed are the ones who can't abide". He's right. Halleluiah, he's right. The devil is preaching the song of the redeemed. That I am cursed and gone astray. I cannot gain salvation, embracing accusation. Could the father of lies be telling the truth of God to me tonight? If the penalty of sin is death, then death is mine. I hear him saying, "Cursed are the ones who can't abide". He's right. Halleluiah, he's right. The devil is preaching the song of the redeemed. That I am cursed and gone astray. I cannot gain salvation. Oh the devil is singing over me an age-old song.....that I am cursed and gone astray. Singing the first verse so conveniently he's forgotten the refrain. JESUS SAVES" "Embracing Accusation" by Shane and Shane Last night I went to a Shane and Shane concert. Before singing this song Shane Bernard told the story of what led him to write this song. Shane was feeling a terrible amount of guilt and shame. Like he had failed God. One day he felt as if the devil was speaking to him and using a verse in Galatians to make him feel oppressed and guilty but the Holy Spirit reminded him of the second part of that verse that Jesus has saved us from our guilt and sin. It was such a good reminder that satan is alive and working to discourage and distract God't people but the Holy Spirit is there to help us fight back. We are no longer under law but grace. Galatians 3: 10-13a-- "All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone sho does not continue to do everything written in the Book of of the Law". Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The rightoes shall live by faith" The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "the man who does these things will live by them." Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us." | | |
| It's amazing how the little things can sometimes make the biggest difference. One moment life seems confusing and messed up and then God will give me little gifts to remind me that He cares about every little thing in my life. For example: talking on the phone with a friend, making new friends at school, bringing a smile or a laugh to a small child's face, getting a good grade; He shows His love in so many different ways. Thanks for the gifts, God; I'm so thankful. He also takes care of the big things too. I just have to continue to trust Him to take care of every thing. I have learned that God does not need my help to take care of things; He can handle things I just need to trust Him. Unfortunately patience isn't really my forte. I want problems and issues to be resolved quickly but I have to give it up to Him and wait for God's timing. Thanks goodness God is in control. | | |
| "For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their sheperd; He will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes" Revelation 7:17 God's word is full of promises. | | |
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