My Goals This Semester

Goal 1:

·         My first goal is to break thirty seconds on my fifty freestyle event.

·         I need to push myself harder in practice so that I can build up my stamina. I also need to flip turn faster so that I do not waste time on the wall and get back to swimming.

Goal 2:

·         The second goal I have is to pass Chemistry.

·         In order to do that I need to figure out a way to memorize the formulas and study better for that class. I also need to ask more questions so that I can understand better.

Goal 3:

·         My third goal is to be a better example for Christ.

·         I will read my Bible more and do my devotions more often. I will not just have this as my goal for only this semester but I want, need, to do this the rest of my life, always striving to be a better example of Christ to those around me

Jonah

Can one truly run away from God? The answer no, but one man in history tried to and his name is Jonah. Jonah is an interesting character. God had to put him in the belly of a great fish for Jonah to do what He wanted him to do. It all started when God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and tell them that He has seen their wicked ways and is going to destroy them if they do not turn from their wicked ways. Jonah did not want to go so he got on a boat headed for Tarshish. While on the boat a great storm came and the other sailors on the boat became afraid and asked Jonah to pray to his god. Instead of praying they casted lots and the lots all fell on Jonah. Jonah then told the men to throw him over. The men feared God but did as Jonah asked and the storm stopped. God sent a great fish which swallowed Jonah. For three days Jonah prayed but not once did he repent. After three day the fish spit Jonah up and he went to Nineveh just as God told him too.

The Story of Creation

The creation of the world began as God spoke and light came to being and He separated the light, day, from the darkness, night.  The next day God declared into existence an expanse in the midst of waters, in which He then separated it into two waters one above and below the expanse. Again God was pleased at the end of the day. Adding to His creation, He added dry land that would sprout vegetation from it and all kinds of fruits. There was morning and evening for a third day. On morning of the fourth day, God made two great lights in the expanse that would be signs for the years, days, and the seasons. A greater light set to rule the day and a lesser light to rule the night. Like in days past, God considered His work good. The next two days, God began to fill the fill the earth, at His spoken command, with sea creatures, birds, and land animals.  The final thing God created was mankind in which He created in His image. On day seven, God rested and looked back at all He made and knowing it was good.  

God's Story and My Life

 God’s story has a big impact on my life and the lives of many other Christians. We have a hope for tomorrow. The Bible tells us multiple times not to fear or worry about tomorrow. Christ tells us this in Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?” For non-Christians they do not have the same hope that we have in Christ. They live their lives without knowing what their true purpose is and how they are to live their lives. Through reading God’s Word we find our purpose in life which is to glorify God in all that we do.

God's Creation: Woman

In Genesis 2:18, 21-22 God is telling us why He created woman to be the way we are.  God said that it was not good for man to be alone, so He created a helper for man.  The Hebrew word for a woman helper is the word Ezer.  God calls all women to be Ezers of the world.  To be an Ezer we are to invite, nurture, and partner with everyone we come in contacted with.

                As Ezers, we are to be inviting.  Jesus came so that we can have a relationship with Him.  All throughout scripture God reveals to us that He wants a relationship with us.   As Ezers it is in our nature to have relationships with other people.  We even long for those relationships with other people whether it be a best friend, a boyfriend, or just simply a family relationship.

                We are to nurture those around us.  God gave us, as Ezers, the characteristic of nurture.  He made us the ones that bring forth life into this world.  We are to take care of that new life and it is in our instincts to know how to take care of that newborn child.  In Matthew 19:14 Jesus said “Let the little children come to me…” in this verse God is showing us how He wants to be our Father.  God wants to nurture His children if they will let Him.

                We are to partner with those around us.   When a woman gets married she and her husband are now in a tight partnership that only God can break.   God wants to have that same relationship as a husband and wife with us.  We see that example when He talks about the Church being the bride.   God created us, as Ezers, to be the godly example of what true partnership should be.

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