Its funny how God works, and how Satan tries to meddle!

Many weeks ago now, was a Thursday night if I recall correctly, being sick had gotten the better of me. I had just found out that I had to redo my entire semester 2 Biology (and some you guys just don't realise how much I HATE biology!! ERGH!). so ANYWAYS I was in a rather grumpy kinda mood, I wasn't sure whether I wanted to go back to Uni (and at this stage I didn't know I wouldn't be). I wasn't sure what I wanted to do at all! I was talking to Aaron on MSN and he gave me these four verses to look up.

• Proverbs 16:3 “Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed”
• John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid”
• Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God”
• 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you”

After reading them I was talking to my dad, and I was saying how maybe me being sick a week before Uni was Gods way of telling me not to go back! Funnily enough my dad disagreed with me! He said that maybe it was Satan making me sick, Dad explained how it seemed I had become more involved with God, and been going to church a lot more lately and how its more Satin trying to put a stop to all that and trying to make me loose my faith by making my Crohns flare up!

I thought this was a pretty good explanation and I still do! It seems that me being sick lately has given the opposite consequence to what Satan had planned. While I was sick Brad and I were talking and he asked if I'd be interested in joining a bible study he wanted to start up with our age group at church (because there isn't really anything for us older youth). Of course I agreed, and so we started that Tuesday night! It was pretty good for our first bible study, none of us in the group have ever really been to a bible study so we don't really know what we are doing but it is good to be able to hang out and just chat about god; which I think is most important!

On Monday I bought myself a new bible, I have many of course being an ex officers kid and all, but the ones I have were given to me on special occasions and being the person I am, I don't like writing in them, no matter what people say about it being a bible and that's what its for! haha!

So I bought myself a bible, one that I can use to write in and highlight passages etc. It's a NIV and its black (imitation leather) with a white stripe around the middle. Its really NICE! hehe! So Tuesday I used my bible in the bible study (as you do) and then Wednesday I actually read it out of my own accord! This is something I'm pretty happy about, I've never really done that before. I flicked through the bible just reading bits and pieces that caught my eye.

One passage that caught my eye was Psalm 116 I thought this passage relates to me at this time! well kind of anyway, I think the part at the end about becoming the Lords servant in every way possible is what I want to do! (and no Aaron that does not mean I see myself being an officer!! =P) I must admit, I don't fully understand the entire passage. I think the first part of the passage is quite the extreme, I haven't had any of the feelings expressed in the first half of it. But I have felt that God has somewhat recalled me as a christian and that is where I think the second half of the passage relates to me! I would love to know what you guys think! Maybe I have it completely wrong, haha! Either way tell me so I can try and get the full understanding of what it means.

Well I think that's it for now! To finish I'll leave you with Psalm 116.

PSALM 116

I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;

he heard my cry for mercy.

Because he turned his ear to me,

I will call on him as long as I live.

The cords of death entangled me,

the anguish of the grave came upon me;

I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.

Then I called on the name of the LORD:

"O LORD, save me!"

The LORD is gracious and righteous;

our God is full of compassion.

The LORD protects the simple hearted;

when I was in great need, he saved me.
Be at rest once more, O my soul,

for the LORD has been good to you.
For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,

my eyes from tears,

my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before the LORD

in the land of the living.
I believed; therefore I said,

"I am greatly afflicted."
And in my dismay I said,

"All men are liars."
How can I repay the LORD

for all his goodness to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation

and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD

in the presence of all his people.
Precious in the sight of the LORD

is the death of his saints.
O LORD, truly I am your servant;

I am your servant, the son of your maidservant;

you have freed me from my chains.
I will sacrifice a thank offering to you

and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD

in the presence of all his people,
in the courts of the house of the LORD—

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD.

LOVE AND GOD BLESS!
Amy
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