1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)
"4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails...."
Ok so here is a challenge that was presented to me and the other members of Awaken. Take this passage about love and everytime the word love is mentioned replace it with your name.
See how you feel at the end and take what you now see in yourself and where you lack haveing a ture love and change it.
Suggestion: Print this passage up with your name replacing love an put it in a place you will see daily to remind you what TRUE LOVE is.
Embracing Life
Nikki Boyd
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Embrace Love
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Embracing being Single
This is a recent Blog from The Ramp Amazing everyone should read it!!
Relationship Run
This is some incredibly practical material - with Valentines Day looming in the near future I thought I'd share some thoughts with you guys. For all of you who spend way too much time wondering who "The One" that you're going to marry is, here are some things I have learned recently:During Winter Ramp Damon said something kind of as a side comment that really impacted me. (And I'm sure every one who was single in the room picked up on this as well) He said, "If you want to find your spouse just run as hard and as fast as you can after God, and then look over and see who's running next to you." That is such a powerful word! Well naturally the single minds start to think, "Hmm...well who is running next to me?…" And as I was pondering this the Holy Spirit interrupted my thoughts and said, "Julie, are you running as hard and as fast as you can?" After I thought about it for a minute my honest response was, "Well...no." And His response to me was, "Well then don't look."Wow. What a rebuke. But what a freeing word! In a moment I realized that my only responsibility is to focus on running as hard and as fast as I can after God. To lay aside every weight that hinders. To stop settling for a "normal" walk with God instead of a supernatural one, and to really press into God, growing up into spiritual maturity. Like Mrs. Karen says, "Where you stop is where you stop!"Being single is a time in your life to treasure. It's the only time in your life that you have where it's just you and God - where you don't have to worry about the responsibilities of a spouse, or kids, etc. It's a time where you can so easily put all of your attention on Him. And if you're feeling lonely, just realize that loneliness is nothing more than an invitation to find a deeper security in God. Most people get so busy trying to fill the lonely times with distractions that they miss the Divine "Come up here."
All of that to say, let's set ourselves this year to cut out distractions and run as hard and fast as we can - to run in a way as to receive the prize of encountering Him.
Julie
Embracing The Hard Times
Everybody has those times where everything seems to hit you all at once. Its in those times when you are your weakest that God's Strength comes into play. When you are felling as if you are all alone it is the time God can comfort and embrace you the most. It is a good thing to go through hard times because when you do it is just God putting you through the fire. John (My Pastor) once said that so many times we ask for God to pour out his Fire on us but once God dose we start complaning. Do we not thing that reciving God's holy fire isn't going to burn? The fire is a place we need to be so God can refine us and make us into that pure and spotless bride. While I was going through a really ruff patch not to long ago a wise and respectful man told me "Greatness is forged in the Fire, You are destined for greatness." Just remember going through hard times just puts you one step closer to our Lord God Almighty!
Embracing Him
Nikki
Monday, December 22, 2008
Embracing the Chaos of the Holidays
So heres a summary to keep you updated with everything that is going on these days. During the Holidays i will be traveling SoOoOoOoO much. I am currently visiting my parents two hrs away from where i live, tomorrow i am going to visit my dad with my mom and my sister two hrs from where my mom lives, then traveling back to my mom's house, the next day i'm going back home for Christmas with the family i'm living with now, The Rossers, a few days later me, Kaleigh, and maybe Pam and Gene are going to go visit thier family for the weekend. Come back and work a Winter Camp for three days. Finally i'll have a few days to myself. Then on Jan. 10th i'm going to Colorado :) :) :)!!! I'm so excited.
Holidays may be full of Chaos but embrace every moment becuase they only come around once a year!!
Embracing Life
Nikki
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Blah Blah Blah
I don't know what it is or why I feel this way but latley I have been in such a BLAH mood. I'm not mad, sad, happy, frustrated, stressed, or even energetic. I don't know what it is. I just seem to be very tired and in a mood to do absolutley nothing but sleep, eat, and watch TV. I know sounds lazy huh. Through out the day I will think of things I need to do when i get home but when I get home I have absolutely NO desier to even start or try to do any of it. The only thing i have really really wanted to do lately is cook. Last night I cooked taco's, burritos, mashed-potatoes, and cursent roles. I know a very random meal but its what I wanted. Then when I got home today I cooked these hot-dogs wrapped in cursent roll bread and cheese. They where suppouse to look like mummies but it really didn't work out like it was suppouse to. While they were cooking 90% of them fell over and they where suppouse to stand straight up. When they were done only 1 was standing and looked in some what of a mummy. I'm not sure if it's just me or what right now but thats how I'm feeling.
Embracing Life
Nikki
If I was to be painting this rode with how I feel right now, I would so do the same thing.
Pic. of Kinda Sorta Mummy COMING SOON!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Take Me Apart
Lord God I give you all of me. I hold nothing back and keep nothing for myself. I submit to the plans and devine destiny you have hand picked for me. You are more than worth it. It's the least I can do!
Embracing Life
~Nikki
Embracing LIFE
So we all know that life can take a turn for the worst or the best with out any warning. Life is a ride full of whirl winds of sarrow and joy, enemies and best friends, heart-breaks and the deepest depths of love. The trick is to embrace every waking moment of life that you can. Never let a moment pass you by. Dont be scared to shead a few tears when your heart breaks. Always stand for what you believe even if you look around and you are standing alone. Remember no matter how big or small you may be ONE person can make the biggest differance in someone elses life, a town, a state, and even a nation. Put your hope in the Lord becuse he is the only one that will be there for you for eternity. Life is short and Eternity is forever but our Life , our choices, and our Heart is what decideds our eternity. Don't choose the paved path that was set for you by others but make a path and pave the way for upcoming generations. Embrace Life even in the deepest depths of sadness. If you fell as if your day couln't get any worse smile and be thankfull that you have a pillow, a blanket, a bed, a home, running water, food, and people who love you!
Embrace Life
Nikki
