About Me

Hey there! I'm a twenty-three year old Jesus follower, and this blog is to record all of the goings-on in my life within the next months. I recently broke both of my legs, and feel God leading me to tell my story - a story of redemption and grace, of hope and pain, of excitment and fear. May you be deeply blessed as you read. Shalom!

Friday, April 22, 2011

Death.

"And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death - even death on a cross." - Phillipians 2:8
Today was a Good Friday.  I found it quite fitting that today was the day that we remember the death of Jesus, yet we celebrate the life of the earth.  I am so thankful that Jesus' death meant new life and redemption for all who choose it.  Good Friday and Earth Day; not really equally weighted in my mind, but deeply symbolic. 

Other.

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of servant, being made in human likeness."

Phillipians 2:3-7

This is my prayer.  It is a hard prayer to pray, for it brings with it humility and lowliness.  But it is good.  I am sad that selflessness does not come more easily to me.  I am constantly having to draw back to Jesus' example; I am so thankful that He allows us to imitate him.  He teaches us what it means to be more like him.  To think outside of our own agendas.  To look to others needs first, and to serve in love.  My hope is that I become less and less as he becomes more and more a part of my life.  To him be all the glory!