Day 10 In Him we find...

So it's been another rough day. Lots of couch time, gingerale, and popsicles (only good part of being sick, unlimited popsicles with no guilt), but more importantly,

I made it here to tell you another thing we find in Him!

 

 

 

One of the expectations of my Lyme Disease treatment is to rest. It's so important.

Rest helps our bodies to heal. Our bodies need rest. Our minds need rest. We all need to rest physically, mentally, and spiritually. No matter how many naps we take or how many hours we sleep, we will not find true rest until we rest in God's promises. This could mean reading the Bible, listening to worship music, praying, or all of the above. Soaking in His promises for us will give us rest and restoration that is needed to keep us going so that we are able to fulfill His call on our lives.

 

Another way we find rest in God is by giving up all our worries to Him. He can handle it, that's for sure. You'll be surprised how at rest you will feel when you give it up to the One who cares for you. Matthew 11:28-29 says, “…Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

In Him we find rest.

 

Today's scripture for read-your-Bible-in-a-year-plan is John 5-6.

Hope to see you tomorrow for day 11 & don't forget to rest in Him!

Pumpkins and worship

 

Did my blog title get ya? No, I was not worshipping with pumpkins haha.

Yesterday, a couple of friends and I carved pumpkins (which I haven't done in awhile..it tends to be pretty dangerous for me) but good news...I didn't cut myself carving! Yay! We were going to spray paint our pumpkins but realized that with the wind, it might not be a good idea. Here are a few pictures from our pumpkin carving.

I'm not going to lie...this is my favorite part of carving pumpkins..
strange, I know haha

 KK & I were concentrating on our masterpieces

 E carved her pumpkin with a drill...she's a smartie!
 

 

 KK with her "K" & polka dot pumpkin
 

 

 Me & my attempted "love" pumpkin...can't ya tell? haha
 

The finished products!

 

 

It was nice fellowship & fun. THEN, we went to a young adult worship/Bible study. Let me tell you, it was so cool and encouraging to see so many young people praising God. It was a great night of worship!

Today, I actually made it to church with my parents. The sermon was over Hebrews 11:32-40 and it was awesome!!

Here are a few points that really stood out to me today...

• Chapter 11 shows how there have been faithful people since the very beginning...Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David and so on...all the way up to today. We are linked to these faithful people because of our faith...pretty cool, huh?
• "The fact that you exist shows that the God fo the Universe wants you and has a plan for you" ~Pastor Nathan
• Verse 40 explains that God provided something better for us, meaning the New Covenant (aka Jesus, instead of the Law)
• Because of Jesus (New Covenant), we have a personal relationship...not religion.

These were just a few things that really stood out to me.

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend!

If you are following along with the year long Bible reading plan, it's catch up day! Matthew chapters 1-26.