God is so good. He is great. I am so thankful for all the blessing he has allowed me to have. thankful for his grace and mercy, his love, and the joy only he can give! I am thankful how he saves me every day..how he saves me from myself and my desires. Only God knows best..I dont know where i would be without that!!
This weekend i coached my U-11 girls challenge soccer team in their first ever tournament, and their first ever 3 games as a team:-) Wow let me tell you about working out the kinks...we lost every game, but we improved each game! The girls were sooooooooo thrilled and excited when they scored their first goal in the last game. We lost 3-1 but it should have been 3-2. we missed a penalty kick. Anyway God's ways are wonderful..I cant really play competitive soccer anymore because of my back..and recently bc of my knee surgery..but God has allowed me to coach for 2 years now! i love it.. my new girls are 10 and 11. They are precious!! so full of smiles and they are so excited for this new journey..a challenge team. more training, more competition, new concepts, new moves, new drills...etc etc. I love being around them..i hope to have a daughter one day..haha..sorry for the tangent. But i also love that i can share Jesus to these girls.. we have a devotional once a week. and i am excited to talk to them more and more about whatever God lays on my heart.
So I had to come up with a team name. I chose ' The United' and the verse / theme for our team is 1 Corinthians 1:10
"I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.:
I thought this would be great for the girls especially since we are a brand new team. We can talk about being united as sisters in Christ and how having Jesus in our hearts unites us in mind and thought. Then we can relate it to being on a team, how we must be one body, united, having the same vision.
I look forward to the rest of the season with the girls. I hope to build a close relationship with each of them , teaching them about soccer and Jesus.
on another note small groups are starting back, which i am very excited about!! labor day weekend is coming up and i hope to go to the beach..maybe G and i will go to her dad's house:-)
well back to work..i hope to write more later
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Speechless...
I am speechless for many reasons..
First and most importantly, God is so good..i know this and i have known this but i am still so thankful and amazed at how He saves me everyday!! During times that sound awful or appear awful to the world, He shows me so much love, comfort and peace. Yea times can be difficult or new or uncomfortable..but in the midst of that, covering all of that, surrounding and drowning out all of that is God and his amazing grace and mercies that are new every morning. God asks us and allows us to take refuge in Him, what an amazing gift!!! I have learned that with God, even a 'hard/sad' time is wonderful and full of goodness because HE is the one holding me, guiding me, comforting me, fulfilling me, and smiling on me. IF one thing is true, its that God asks for our obedience always. Even when it may not make sense to us or when we dont want to because it is hard. HE asks us to listen to his voice and respond to the tug he puts on our heart. and when we do this we may be unsure of what is next, but we dont have to fear..God sees beginning and end, and the safest place we can be is in his hands, his will... So as many of you know, i have been making some major life changes. its a new season for me full of growth and stepping out..i believe there is power in change.it makes us trust God more and allows us to grow into that person He has created us to be. He WILL continue the work He has begun in us..how cool is that..all we have to do is love Him, listen to Him, respond when He calls us, and in turn fruit will come from our life, we will experience the power of the Holy Spirit in us and see how HE moves around us, in the hearts of other..We will see a better picture of our Maker as He reveals more and more of himself to us..as He trusts us with more of his truths..Yes his truths, the revelations that only the Holy Spirit can reveal are sacred, they are to be kept safe and respected..we must keep those truths in our heart and in that we must be careful of what we allow in and out of our hearts and mouths.(Proverbs 4).we must be responsible with what God has entrusted to us, we must present ourselves as pure and blameless to the Lord. We are the ones here on earth that are the children of God, we are the soldiers of the Lord, we represent Jesus' name so we must rightly portray Jesus to the world. That is amazing in itself, that God lets us know Him and that He chooses to use us during this life on earth.
ok so i got off track..as you know my thoughts wander..but to make it short. I am once again in awe of my Savior , He is worthy to be praised. More than our sacrifices and our words God desires a broken heart
Psalm 51:17" The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise"
And what a beautiful place to be. I think these times are when we know its God and only God who sustains us, who wakes us up each morning, and who instills in us his hope, his joy, and his promises...this is so sweet!
I am also in awe of the olympics!! Man..these athletes are amazing. I watched last night when the US beat France in the final leg of the 100m freestyle relay. Talk about heart, intensity, adrenalin. I am in awe of the talents and gifts God has given to his people and how he allows us to enjoy these! The olympic athletes work so hard for 4 years and they are the best. they get one shot to prove themselves worthy to represent their country, to win a metal, to gain the right to have their national anthem played at the medal ceremony. What a sweet time of patriotism for your country. I loved watching the relay team celebrate. Ive never seen such drastic change of emotions in a fraction of a second..the final leg of the relay was approaching the wall as the other teammates cheered him on as he swam to the finish..then silence, eyes that stared holes into the time board across the pool, paralyzed by the anticipation of who touch the sensor first, of who set the world record and who won the gold medal ..and then the times posted..the US beat France. The underdogs in this relay beat the ones expected to win, the US won the gold medal. And after the team processed this...EXPLOSION, there was no containing the emotions, the excitement, the tears of joy, the screaming, the yelling, the jumping, the hugging..like i said i have never seen such contrast of emotions in a split second. I think the US exerted close to as much energy celebrating as they did racing..they deserved it. The French talked smack..the US heard it earlier in the day and did not react..they just said they didnt want to hear it and that all they wanted to do was get the job done in the pool..and so they did, and the gold medal spoke for itself. These talented athletes showed integrity and gained respect even in their actions outside of the pool..it was great. i cant imagine how good that win tasted.
And then another thing..i am in awe of creation..i will make this short. but seriously how amazing is this earth God has created, and all the creatures, plants, etc, etc..i was at the beach last week..this is such a spiritual place for me..away from the city and the business of life...I can see and hear God hear..it is more true to who He is..the ocean is so powerful and only God can control it..but at the same time the ocean is a place of peace and rest..i am thankful for a place to get away and enjoy the sand in my toes, the warmth of the sun, and the sound of the waves...
alright..i could go on..i know you are not surprised
but back to the olympics i go..thank you DVR!
First and most importantly, God is so good..i know this and i have known this but i am still so thankful and amazed at how He saves me everyday!! During times that sound awful or appear awful to the world, He shows me so much love, comfort and peace. Yea times can be difficult or new or uncomfortable..but in the midst of that, covering all of that, surrounding and drowning out all of that is God and his amazing grace and mercies that are new every morning. God asks us and allows us to take refuge in Him, what an amazing gift!!! I have learned that with God, even a 'hard/sad' time is wonderful and full of goodness because HE is the one holding me, guiding me, comforting me, fulfilling me, and smiling on me. IF one thing is true, its that God asks for our obedience always. Even when it may not make sense to us or when we dont want to because it is hard. HE asks us to listen to his voice and respond to the tug he puts on our heart. and when we do this we may be unsure of what is next, but we dont have to fear..God sees beginning and end, and the safest place we can be is in his hands, his will... So as many of you know, i have been making some major life changes. its a new season for me full of growth and stepping out..i believe there is power in change.it makes us trust God more and allows us to grow into that person He has created us to be. He WILL continue the work He has begun in us..how cool is that..all we have to do is love Him, listen to Him, respond when He calls us, and in turn fruit will come from our life, we will experience the power of the Holy Spirit in us and see how HE moves around us, in the hearts of other..We will see a better picture of our Maker as He reveals more and more of himself to us..as He trusts us with more of his truths..Yes his truths, the revelations that only the Holy Spirit can reveal are sacred, they are to be kept safe and respected..we must keep those truths in our heart and in that we must be careful of what we allow in and out of our hearts and mouths.(Proverbs 4).we must be responsible with what God has entrusted to us, we must present ourselves as pure and blameless to the Lord. We are the ones here on earth that are the children of God, we are the soldiers of the Lord, we represent Jesus' name so we must rightly portray Jesus to the world. That is amazing in itself, that God lets us know Him and that He chooses to use us during this life on earth.
ok so i got off track..as you know my thoughts wander..but to make it short. I am once again in awe of my Savior , He is worthy to be praised. More than our sacrifices and our words God desires a broken heart
Psalm 51:17" The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise"
And what a beautiful place to be. I think these times are when we know its God and only God who sustains us, who wakes us up each morning, and who instills in us his hope, his joy, and his promises...this is so sweet!
I am also in awe of the olympics!! Man..these athletes are amazing. I watched last night when the US beat France in the final leg of the 100m freestyle relay. Talk about heart, intensity, adrenalin. I am in awe of the talents and gifts God has given to his people and how he allows us to enjoy these! The olympic athletes work so hard for 4 years and they are the best. they get one shot to prove themselves worthy to represent their country, to win a metal, to gain the right to have their national anthem played at the medal ceremony. What a sweet time of patriotism for your country. I loved watching the relay team celebrate. Ive never seen such drastic change of emotions in a fraction of a second..the final leg of the relay was approaching the wall as the other teammates cheered him on as he swam to the finish..then silence, eyes that stared holes into the time board across the pool, paralyzed by the anticipation of who touch the sensor first, of who set the world record and who won the gold medal ..and then the times posted..the US beat France. The underdogs in this relay beat the ones expected to win, the US won the gold medal. And after the team processed this...EXPLOSION, there was no containing the emotions, the excitement, the tears of joy, the screaming, the yelling, the jumping, the hugging..like i said i have never seen such contrast of emotions in a split second. I think the US exerted close to as much energy celebrating as they did racing..they deserved it. The French talked smack..the US heard it earlier in the day and did not react..they just said they didnt want to hear it and that all they wanted to do was get the job done in the pool..and so they did, and the gold medal spoke for itself. These talented athletes showed integrity and gained respect even in their actions outside of the pool..it was great. i cant imagine how good that win tasted.
And then another thing..i am in awe of creation..i will make this short. but seriously how amazing is this earth God has created, and all the creatures, plants, etc, etc..i was at the beach last week..this is such a spiritual place for me..away from the city and the business of life...I can see and hear God hear..it is more true to who He is..the ocean is so powerful and only God can control it..but at the same time the ocean is a place of peace and rest..i am thankful for a place to get away and enjoy the sand in my toes, the warmth of the sun, and the sound of the waves...
alright..i could go on..i know you are not surprised
but back to the olympics i go..thank you DVR!
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