whoops!

Totally failed at my lent idea already. I went home this weekend and didn't have my bible or anything so I wasn't able to do it. But, I was telling my mom and sister about how I didn't really understand what the bible is saying and my mom got me a gift to help me out!
She bought me a devotional called "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young.

It gives me a part to read everyday, plus versus to read in the bible. So I'm going to switch from the word of the day to my devotional and use that to blog about.

Also, my mom is so cute she put my name on it and it matches the bible she gave me a few years ago for Christmas.












February 22, 2015 (aka day 5/40):

His Word:
1 Thessalonians 5:1; John 16:24

Her Word:
Today's word was mainly about reaching out to God. In my devotional it says "Your awareness of your constant need for Me is your greatest strength". This stood out to me because lately I have been more aware of how much I need God in my life and how much more I need to reach out to him and talk to him. I usually just push it to the side or don't really thing about it but I am more aware that I need to keep him on my mind at all times. I have noticed myself praying randomly throughout the day lately which I used to not do. And now I'm sure after tonight I will talk to him more and more everyday. Just like it says in John 16:24, "Ask and you will receive,".

Another thing that stuck out to me in my devotional was "The emptiness you feel within will be filled either with problems or with My Presence." I really like this because I never really thought of it that way. I know if I have problems I can seek God and he will help. But I never saw it as he would fill the space of the problem. I kind of compare this to when I am feeling really down and sad, I just fill my head with problems or issues when instead I could just talk to God and ask him for help and he can take away my problems and replace them with His love. I know next time I'm feeling empty or having problems I am going to reach out and allow him to fill that space in my life.

I am really liking this devotional, just one day and I feel like I have gained a lot. It is a lot easier to understand what the versus are talking about and I am able to focus more about connecting with God rather than trying to figure out what a verse means.