Hey Quest!-
It's been a long time since I posted on here. I read the posts for the first time today in a week. And to be completely honest, I haven't read my Bible in 2 weeks. Well, until last night. I would like to share with y'all some things that have happened.
Ok, so for the past couple of weeks i've been super stressed; my grades aren't what I want them to be and I haven't been working as hard as I should in tennis. I've really pushed God too the side. I know that's horrible, but its what i've been doing. I haven't been making God my number 1 and I really didn't care. I wasn't going to church and I wasn't going to youth group. I was acting at school like I was being a devoted Christian when really, I wasn't.
So every Sunday night, my church has a program called The Yard and it's a youth group type of thing. We go, and worship, it's pretty much like a church service for high schoolers. I usually go, but I hadn't gone in 3 weeks. My friend called me last night and asked me if I wanted to go and I said I was busy. She asked why and I couldn't give her a straight answer, because I really wasn't busy. I just didn't feel like going. She convinced me to go finally, and when we got there, it was the same and we started worship. The first song the band sang was "How He Loves". I was looking up at the lyrics and they really hit me.
He is jealous for me
Love's like a hurricane, I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy
When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
and I realize just how beautiful You are and how great Your affections are for me.
I finally realized, He is jealous for me. He cares about me and wants me to love Him so much. And it's not good at all to be putting Him to the side, because He deserves to be number 1 in my life. No matter what. At this point in the song, I was balling. Like BALLING. Sometimes we just don't realize how much God really does love us! It's crazy.
So I got home and I opened my Bible, and I started to read 1 Corinthians. It's AMAZING. I encourage you all, if you aren't reading it, please do.
I just wanted to share that with y'all!
Allie
Allie! That's so amazing! Oh, and you go to The Yard with Rocky Garza?! I've been a few times, but I live kinda far away from it, so I don't go that often anymore. That's so cool though! And this post is so awesome and so true ~ keep at it. (: Thanks for the encouragement!
ReplyDeleteYes I go to The Yard with Rocky! He is such a good youth pastor.
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