So far, so good!! I am glad that I am finally able to sit down and do my devotional! I wish I could do my devotional in the mornings, but I am NOT a morning person. Haha, yeah. I also work best at night. I am such a night owl. I kinda want to go off on a tangent for a bit. So, if you watch the news or go on the internet, you have probably heard about SOPA. I usually don't like to form opinions about something until I have researched it myself, but from what I've heard, the government is tryin to censor the internet. I just keep thinking of how, slowly, prophesy is going to be fulfilled. Jesus is coming. It is just gonna be a matter of wondering how much worse is the world going to get until Jesus decides to take up his followers. Just a thought. Man, I'm thinking about some heavy stuff right now! Maybe I will try to find a bible study on Revelation online... I don't know. I'll keep you updated though!
Prayer before reading: Lord, first I want to say thank youu for blessing me with such wonderful friends. I know in the past I have had problems with giving you certain areas in my life because I wanted to feel like I had control over something. Recently, I have learned to understand that I should be seeking your will to be done, not mine. So, my prayer for today is that I can give you all the areas of my life because I know you have wonderful things planned for my life. I know that I need to surrender my relationships, friendships, and future to you. I know that I cannot carry the stress alone at that my life will be so much easier when I give you the reigns instead of clinging to them. I know that I may get mad when I can't hangout with my friends but I have to keep in mind that everything happens for a reason. Also, that even though my parents frustrate me sometimes, they are only seeking my best interest (SO hard to write.) Please give me wisdom as I read your word and I hope that I can present it in a way that makes sense. Thank you for always looking out for me. Amen
Reading: 1 Samuel 2
Thoughts after reading: Chapter 2 is a little long and has a lot that goes on. First, Hannah says a prayer to the Lord and is so thankful in her prayer. She tells God how wonderful he is. "There is no one like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God." Right now, I wish I could be more like Hannah. There is no Rock like our God. Let's just soak that in for a second. God is as solid as a rock. He's not going anywhere and he is our foundation. He supports us. How lucky are we?!?! I am just overjoyed that our God is real and that he is the only person who will never let you down. The next half of this chapter talks about Eli's wicked sons. This just boggles my mind because Eli is the priest and his sons are going out and living it up. You think they might learn something from their dad, but I guess not. Then, at the end of the chapter, a man of God comes to Eli. Through this man, God tells Eli how awful Eli's sons are and how Eli treats his sons more highlt than God. And for this, God will punish Eli by making sure that all his descendents die in the prime of their life, both his sons will die on the same day, and God will find a faithful priest to replace Eli. Can you say harsh?? Towards the end of this chapter, one can see how God can be merciful and loving but he also has to be just. If this doesn't keep someone in line, I don't know what will. God id not to be trifled with. Sometimes I joke around with friends telling them to watch out with what they do or God will smite them!!! Now, a phenomenom like that would be so rare, yet, in the olden days, God was ever present in people and through nature. Again, blown away with how much mightier and all powerful God is than me. Fascinated.
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