Hey guys!
Really exciting news: I just made it into one of the biggest science programs in the world! (At least I think it is...)
It's called the JASON Project (in case you've heard of it) and it's goal is to teach kids about real-life science. They also have a couple high school students who work with real scientists in the field, conducting experiments and helping to create the program for the younger students.
Why am I sharing this? You have no idea what a God thing it is! This past year I've been feeling like my calling in life is to work to make clean water available to more people...and what I didn't know when I applied for the Jason Project was that we were going to be working with water chemistry! I've been struggling with whether I should work with water or cars (I like the engineering behind it, and I wanted to make them more fuel efficient), and this is definitely God's sign.
Miracles do still exist, and God still speaks to us! Keep believing!
P.S. Lauren, it won't let me comment on your post, but Tobit (one of the Catholic books) is my FAVORITE, and the letters from St. Paul are really encouraging! Good luck!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Advice Needed
So I don't really have a specific method in reading the Bible. I just pick a chapter and work my way through. But I really need some advice from Quest about which chapter I should read next! I was looking for something about really strong faith. A chapter that deals with doubting God. That kind of thing. I know this is EXTREMELY vague, but if anyone knows of a certain place for me to go that would be particularly helpful, I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks everyone.
ps: listen to Blessings by Laura Story. One of the greatest songs ever!!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
David and Goliath
Hey guys!
I'm reading 1 Samuel right now. I just finshed the story of David and Goliath, and I know most of us have probably heard it before, but a lot of things stuck out to me.
One of the first things was when David was given Saul's armor to wear. "He walked with difficulty, however, since he had never tried armor before" (1 Sam 17:39). So he took of the armor, grabbed some stones and his slingshot and went on his way. Aren't we expected to wear armor? To put on a mask to fit it, to look better? David found out that we can't try to be someone else or we will be so stuck in that role that we won't be able to do anything. The only way we can help ourselves, those around us, and God is to be ourselves!
The second part is just a couple good verses. I feel like this should be our mentality before we face each day. "David answered him: You come against me with sword and spear and scitimar, but I come against you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel that you have insulted." (1 Sam 17:45) This is so true; people may attack us and insult us and (directly or indirectly) God, but we shouldn't fight back. David won because he went in the name of the Lord, and so will we!
Here's what it says when David actually attacks Goliath: "David put his hand into the bag and took out a stone, and hurled it with the sling, and struck the Philistine [Goliath] on the forehead. The stone embedded itself in his brow, and he fell prostrate on the ground" (1 Sam 17:49). I kept getting this image of us pulling a verse out of the Bible and hurling it at those who fight us, so that it will sink into them and lead them to fall postrate before the Lord. The Bible is the only thing we need to win our 'battles', just how David only needed the stones and sling. They seemed so meager compared to Goliath, but they still won, just like prayer and the Bible.
The final part I'd like to talk about is actually after the battle. When people heard about the young boy who fought off the Philistine's hero, they were all asking whose son he was. That's like us, don't you think? God gives us challenges so that we may overcome them and have people ask who we serve, so that we can proudly answer "Jesus".
Anyway, sorry that was long, but I hope you at least got something out of it! I love hearing from you guys, and keep posting!
-Erin
I'm reading 1 Samuel right now. I just finshed the story of David and Goliath, and I know most of us have probably heard it before, but a lot of things stuck out to me.
One of the first things was when David was given Saul's armor to wear. "He walked with difficulty, however, since he had never tried armor before" (1 Sam 17:39). So he took of the armor, grabbed some stones and his slingshot and went on his way. Aren't we expected to wear armor? To put on a mask to fit it, to look better? David found out that we can't try to be someone else or we will be so stuck in that role that we won't be able to do anything. The only way we can help ourselves, those around us, and God is to be ourselves!
The second part is just a couple good verses. I feel like this should be our mentality before we face each day. "David answered him: You come against me with sword and spear and scitimar, but I come against you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel that you have insulted." (1 Sam 17:45) This is so true; people may attack us and insult us and (directly or indirectly) God, but we shouldn't fight back. David won because he went in the name of the Lord, and so will we!
Here's what it says when David actually attacks Goliath: "David put his hand into the bag and took out a stone, and hurled it with the sling, and struck the Philistine [Goliath] on the forehead. The stone embedded itself in his brow, and he fell prostrate on the ground" (1 Sam 17:49). I kept getting this image of us pulling a verse out of the Bible and hurling it at those who fight us, so that it will sink into them and lead them to fall postrate before the Lord. The Bible is the only thing we need to win our 'battles', just how David only needed the stones and sling. They seemed so meager compared to Goliath, but they still won, just like prayer and the Bible.
The final part I'd like to talk about is actually after the battle. When people heard about the young boy who fought off the Philistine's hero, they were all asking whose son he was. That's like us, don't you think? God gives us challenges so that we may overcome them and have people ask who we serve, so that we can proudly answer "Jesus".
Anyway, sorry that was long, but I hope you at least got something out of it! I love hearing from you guys, and keep posting!
-Erin
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Read this!
QUEST! There is a senior at a school near my house named Anna who was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. She's been receiving treatment since then, but things aren't looking so good for her. Doctors have told her that she won't make it past the end of the summer. PLEASE go to www.1millionprayers.com, click on "Make Your Prayers Count" on the left side of the website, and sign up to join the prayer chain for Anna! Since 2009, 979,105 people have pledged to pray for Anna everyday at 12:12, based off Romans 12:12, "Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer." They are trying to reach 1 million by TOMORROW - Anna's graduation! Imagine this...Imagine if doctors have told you that there's no point in applying to college because you're not going to make it till then. Imagine if you could barely see your friends and only saw hospital walls everyday. Imagine being told that you only have a few months left. Quest, please help Anna and her family reach their goal of 1 million prayers and sign up on the website right now! Go go go! Thank you soooo much! :)
And share this with your friends/family! Thank you!
Romans 12:12.
And share this with your friends/family! Thank you!
Romans 12:12.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Fight for the Kingdom
So all this talk about the end of the world makes me think about my place in God's kingdom. If i were to die today would i be proud to face Jesus and show him all that i have done for him or would i have regrets because i should have done so much more? Every day is a battle, every second we have a choice to live for God or to put other things over him. I encourage you guys to fight for your faith and fight against sin, hurt and unworthiness to strive for the kingdom. The kingdom of God is not just in heaven but it is here on earth and it is our job to preserve it and live into it with all of our hearts.
"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10)
These are words from the lords prayer that many of us recite everyday, for me the words lose meaning and become monotone but they are SO important and deserve my full attention and commitment.
"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10)
These are words from the lords prayer that many of us recite everyday, for me the words lose meaning and become monotone but they are SO important and deserve my full attention and commitment.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Watch this!
Quest! First I just want to say how amazing each and every one of you is. I cannot believe that this blog is still going. Last year, we made it to January, but now it's May and we're still going! Keep it up :)
For my Christian Scripture class at school, we have to lead the class in a Bible study as our final project (cool, right?! I love it!). At the end of our Bible study we have to show the class a reflection video that highlights the main messages in the passages we chose for our Bible study. Some of the passages I chose to talk about are 1 Peter 1:3-9 and John 20:19-31. They talk about the importance of going through trials and about believing without seeing. You should read them before you watch my reflection video :) After you read them, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtvjVqsLuaw. Or you can just click on the title of this post! Enjoy!
Cool verse I found: "If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all." Isaiah 7:9
For my Christian Scripture class at school, we have to lead the class in a Bible study as our final project (cool, right?! I love it!). At the end of our Bible study we have to show the class a reflection video that highlights the main messages in the passages we chose for our Bible study. Some of the passages I chose to talk about are 1 Peter 1:3-9 and John 20:19-31. They talk about the importance of going through trials and about believing without seeing. You should read them before you watch my reflection video :) After you read them, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtvjVqsLuaw. Or you can just click on the title of this post! Enjoy!
Cool verse I found: "If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all." Isaiah 7:9
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Baptised today
so at about 11 this morning, i was baptised. now a couple of weeks ago i posted about where i should get baptised: at watermark community church or at Sky ranch. This question about where i should get baptised was the final lesson that the Lord had to teach me about what He's BEEN telling me throughout the whole year: Fellowship.
1 John 1: 3-7 "We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with His son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete. This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us all from sin."
Today, i realized that i had been baptised in more than a name and in more than a faith, i was baptised in a fellowship of Christians who strive for the Lord. One of the biggest struggles for me with my faith is feeling alone. At times i could feel like God isn't there and that He's distant or that i am the only one living today in a Godly way. But i've been shown that God is never distant, WE are.
Today, I'm walking with the guarentee that I am not alone and that I'm never alone, because i have my small group, i have watermark and I have Christ alive in my heart
1 John 1: 3-7 "We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with His son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete. This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us all from sin."
Today, i realized that i had been baptised in more than a name and in more than a faith, i was baptised in a fellowship of Christians who strive for the Lord. One of the biggest struggles for me with my faith is feeling alone. At times i could feel like God isn't there and that He's distant or that i am the only one living today in a Godly way. But i've been shown that God is never distant, WE are.
Today, I'm walking with the guarentee that I am not alone and that I'm never alone, because i have my small group, i have watermark and I have Christ alive in my heart
Sunday, May 8, 2011
seizing time
Eph 5:15-16- "Be very careful how you live. Do not live like those who are not wise, but live wisely. Use every chance you have for doing good, because these are evil times."
Our lives are filled with opportunities and chances for living in a godly way. But they are also filled with obstacles that can prevent you from grabbing hold of those chances. In order to make the most of the lives we have, we have to make the most of the time we have.
The first words in this verse are "Be very careful." To me, this sounds like something a mom would say to their kid as they were running out the door to play outside. These words depict a certain way to live, or "walk," which the Bible uses often, that is safe and precise. Living like this includes living with forethought and a strong sense of awareness. Think of it as driving a car: You need to be constantly attentive and appropriately responsive to always changing circumstances on the road. You swerve to get away from dangerous hazards, brake at school buses, and follow the rules of the road. Your knowledge, vigilance, and skill help make wise decisions at any given time.
In order to live wisely, you need to do the same thing. You need to face each day spirtually alert, and recognizing evil so it can be avoided like a dangerous road hazard.
-DJ
Our lives are filled with opportunities and chances for living in a godly way. But they are also filled with obstacles that can prevent you from grabbing hold of those chances. In order to make the most of the lives we have, we have to make the most of the time we have.
The first words in this verse are "Be very careful." To me, this sounds like something a mom would say to their kid as they were running out the door to play outside. These words depict a certain way to live, or "walk," which the Bible uses often, that is safe and precise. Living like this includes living with forethought and a strong sense of awareness. Think of it as driving a car: You need to be constantly attentive and appropriately responsive to always changing circumstances on the road. You swerve to get away from dangerous hazards, brake at school buses, and follow the rules of the road. Your knowledge, vigilance, and skill help make wise decisions at any given time.
In order to live wisely, you need to do the same thing. You need to face each day spirtually alert, and recognizing evil so it can be avoided like a dangerous road hazard.
-DJ
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