In the account of Noah's Ark, found in Genesis 5-10, God gives Noah a sign; a rainbow, His covenant to all men that he would never again flood the entire earth. The word covenant is used in scripture over 270 times, the word promise is used over 100 times. When we are in the midst of a trial in our lives, sometimes it is the hardest time to recall the promises of God; however, this is the time when it is most important to remember what God has promised to us, especially if you are His child.

Something I have found to be a huge blessing to me, is really studying the message of hymns or biblicaly inspired songs that we sing, or hear on the radio on a daily/weekly basis. It is my hope to use this blog as a way of sharing the lyrics to songs that have been a blessing to me, and how they have blessed me and reminded me of a promise given by God, and in turn be a blessing to others.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Hello everyone,

It's been a while since I've posted anything on here, I apologize for that. God has been working in my heart over the last 3 months since my last post, and my return from Japan, and has taught me countless lessons. I will attempt to share with you over time what He is teaching me. Anyway, right now I just want to share what he has been doing in my heart over the last couple weeks.

I am going into my 6th week of school here at Northland International University, and feel like I'm finally getting settled into a routine. Between doing homework, and spending time with friends, I am beginning to feel more adjusted, and see myself falling into the old habits of putting off homework because I have too many distractions. But as Corrie Ten Boom once said 'Every circumstance God gives us, every person He puts in our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.' I am constantly seeing God doing things in my life that don't make sense, but it is comforting to know that One Day I will understand. I will have a circumstance come up in life, and be able to look back and see how God has prepared me for the situation.

One of the classes I am taking this semester is Biblical Womanhood. It has been an interesting and challenging (in a good way) class already, and I am really looking forward to what the Lord is going to teach me throughout the semester. This week I was challenged about my view of my own singleness. I have, in the past, known that singleness can be a blessing. I guess I might have even gone as far as to say it is a gift to some people, but NOT for me. I claimed Psalm 37:4 as my proof that God had a future of being a wife and mother in his plan for my life. Over the last 6+ months, the Lord has been showing me what that verse REALLY means. Verse 4 in Psalm 37 says 'Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.' Verse 5 says 'Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.' I used to think that being 'given the desires of my heart' meant that, if I delight in the Lord, basically, I would get what I want. I knew that this had to be within reason, I mean, I couldn't go wanting something that was outright sinful, right?

Looking back, I really was taking the verse completely out of context, I wasn't taking into account the VERY next phrase, 'Commit thy way unto the Lord...' To truly delight in God, I must Trust Him to guide my path. I need to totally give my desires to Him, and say 'Here Lord, Do as you wish with my life!' This is one of those decisions, one of those commitments, that has to be done daily. 'Lord, TODAY I give you my life, my plan, my schedule, do with it as you see fit.' This includes any relationships he brings, or does not bring, into my life. For now, God has chosen to GIVE me the gift of singleness, by WANTING a different gift I am refusing the happiness that He has already given me. By saying, 'I am content with my singleness, so God will bring someone into my life any day now.' I am attempting to 'purchase' the gift of a relationship that God has created for all men.

I hope that my rambling has communicated to you what has been going on in my heart over the last week, and I pray that it has been a blessing to you. I look forward to the next blessing I can share with you.

God bless you all,
In Him,
Jenn
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