White Man

Things that God is teaching me [this very moment]:
1. Trust HIM. Not everything else.
2. To watch my actions. I seem to be quick to anger lately and I haven't the slightest idea why.
3. To fully embrace the amazing friends that He has placed in my life this very year.

1. I swear. The Book of Job just keeps popping up in my life lately. In the past couple months, that's basically the only book I've heard about. One of my best friends, Bre, reminded me of it some months ago and then today in Chapel someone mentioned Job. And tonight at UDF my friend Kaleb mentioned it. It's crazy how much it's showing up and applying in situations like 'Trust ONLY God'.

Side tangent: Jesus is crazy hilarious. For example. God confronts Job in chapter 38 because Job thinks he knows so much.
Job 38:5-6
"Where were you when I created the earth?
   Tell me, since you know so much!
Who decided on its size? Certainly you'll know that!"
Can't you just hear Jesus being like, "Um, excuse me. Job? Did YOU create the world? NO. I did. Do you know how many hairs are on your head? Probs not. Cause only I do. But since you seem to know so much..."

Luke 20:1-8
"One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”
 He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me: John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin?”
They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”
Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

BAHA. Jesus is battin' 1000 right about now. Pharisees: "Yeah, we don't really know." Jesus: "Yeah, then I won't tell you why I have the authority to do what I do. FAIL."

These are only two examples of how crazy hilarious Jesus is. I mean, let's be frank: The Creator of the UNIVERSE has an Awesome sense of humor. I...literally couldn't ask for a better King.

2. I seem to be flying off the handle much quicker lately. Especially towards my parents when I swore I never would. It hasn't been anything extremely bratty. It's just been the occasional exasperation about small things that comes out in my tone of voice or look on my face. I legit cannot hide my feelings to save my life. If I was being held at gunpoint and someone said "Hide your emotions or you die!" I'd be dead before I could even try. It's that bad.

So that's something I've been needing to work on and that's my prayer this week and beyond: "Guide my actions daily."

3. If those of you who read this voided blog don't have really tight Christian friends of yours that you love, enjoy, and cherish, get some NOW. In the past year, God has changed my life and part of that happened because I had these friends. Especially strong Christian friends who build you up, not tear you down. Who plan Friday morning Bible studies with you that require you to get up at the crack of dawn and be there like white on rice. Who will make you laugh harder than anything else. These are the friends that have helped draw me closer to the King--my King who calls me Beloved.
We are clearly the Beloved. Remember that this long 3-day weekend. (:
[Pray that I remember it!]
PS If you were wondering, my blog titles really do have a pattern. They aren't random. They're song titles that apply to the topic that I'm discussing. Today's is by Gungor. :]
God IS Love.
Arms Open Wide...