what am i afraid of???

today in church marshall spoke on daniel 3...he talked about shadrach, meshach and abednego...i had a part in the chapter underlined and it got me thinking...the part i had underlined was in verse 18, "but even if he does not." they were telling nebuchadnezzar that if he threw them in the fire that God would help them and even if God didn't help them they would still not bow and worship other gods or the image of nebuchadnzzar...they had no fear...they would go "even if he does not" help them through this trial...

it reminded me of jonathan in 1 samuael 14...when jonathan says, "perhap the Lord will act on our behalf." (vs 6c)...jonathan was going out to face the philistines with his armorbearer and one sword...they had no fear to go out into battle with only one sword...in their first attack they killed about 20 men...

in both of these stories these men had such courage...they knew what they needed to do and they did it...even if God wasn't going to help them...they knew that if it was in His will that they would be ok...they would get through their obsticle...

this got me to thinking...what am i afraid of??? i'm always so scared to get out of y comfort zone...there are so many things i could be doing with my free time to further the kingdom of God and just help people around me...but do i take the opportunitis to do these things? not usually...i'm so comfortable in my life that i don't like to do things that are outside of it...i'm scared...but if God's on my side what is there that i should be afraid of? nothing...He's there to hold my hand...He can take my fears away...

"for God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." -2 timothy 1:7

"the Lord is wih me; i will not be afraid. what can man do to me?" -psalm 118:6

life's a hockey game...

some of you may not know of my love for hockey...i LOVE it!!! with the stanley cup finals coming nearer i've been watching and keeping up with it...(my penguins are going to go ALL THE WAY!!!) but this blog just isn't to inform you about my love for hockey but to tell you about something i was thinking about while i was watching a game a week ago...

life's a hockey game...

i am skating as hard as i can to reach my goal...put the puck in the net...and there are obstacles in my way...really big guys...they will do anything to keep me from making my shot...they will shove me...push me...knock me off my feet...run me into the wall..and beat me in the face when they get the chance...even when i feel like i can't go on...i need to keep going for my goal...and in hockey the big goal is the stanley cup...

while i'm playing in this hockey game we call life...all my temptations and weaknesses are there...knocking me down...preventing me from getting to my goal...Jesus Christ...my goal is to be as on fire and close to Him as i can be...every time i get knocked down by all those sins that control my life...He's there...He's my captain...He's always there in my game to help me and keep me on track...

even if you don't enjoy hockey...think about the next time you get knocked off your path with God and think of a big guy covered with huge hockey pads hitting you full force off your track to the net...

"i press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." -philippians 3:14

"i have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith." -2 timothy 4:7

its been awhile...

it has been a few weeks since my first blogging experience...so what should i talk about this time...hmm...

as i write this blog i'm watching alvin and the chipmunks the squeakueal...oh ya that's right...i'm super awesome...

all i have been thinking about the last few days is everything i get to do in the next couple months...this month i get to watch the arnold girls for a week...i'm so super excited to spend lots of time with them...they are two awesome girls and we always have tons of fun together...

this wednesday i'm going to make my appointment to get a new tattoo...SUPER EXCITED for that one...not going to say anything else...

in may i get to travel to omaha to see one of my dear friends graduated from NCC...drew! oh so very excited to see him and alyssa...

in june i get to fly to north carolina for a week long, deserved vacation!!! my cousin is graduating high school and i get to go see him graduate and work on my tan on the beach!!! my momma and sister are also going with...it's going to be a fun and interesting trip with them...

that's all that i have planned so far...the next few weeks are going to go by super fast with lots of stuff happening...

i know this might not have been as exciting as you hoped it would be...but the next few weeks are exciting for me!!!

p.s. here's my shout out to dan...hi dan.