You know what's best! I guess we'll find out what's best today... (!!!!!!!!!!)
Thank you for being in control. That's so comforting!
Love,
Acts 12:19-13:12
One thing I didn't notice is at the beginning of verse 19, Herod puts the guards to death for letting Peter escape. That's sad. But I know God didn't forget about them... I wonder if any of them were of the faith after seeing Peter in there... hmmm...
Ok, so Herod dies. In a really crazy way. I mean, getting struck down by an angel and eaten by worms? pretty ridiculous. What I wonder is, did the worm-eating come after a long time, like worms normally do things, or was it like, the angel struck him down and the worms just attacked out of nowhere? Eww that's disgusting! I just indulged my inner boy... sorry.
So Saul and Barnabas hang out at Antioch with a bunch of other awesome Christian men, then God says to send Saul and Barnabas out.
Then hey! Saul is also called Paul! Finally...
So P and B (and J for John!!!) are on Cyprus (I know where that is!) and do some crazy things. I mean, when you're up against a sorcerer and a false prophet, who are bent on stopping you from changing people's lives, you have to do some pretty crazy things. Like striking the sorcerer blind? yeah
I like that they point out that the proconsul is an intelligent man :-) I mean, they're semi telling a story and semi making a case for Christ. :-P
Ok, can I just point out again how awesome it is that Paul, Barnabas and John went together? I wonder if they ever ate any peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?
Proverbs 16
First four verses relate to this scholarship thing I'm trying to work out. I started out with the attitude that God wanted me to prove how much I wanted it by praying about it a ton. But then he showed that I was praying with a selfish and prideful heart, thinking I knew better than God what was right for my life. God might have different plans that are better and more far-reaching than mine. So I've had to let go and let God take the lead. Now I pray that I want it, but more than that, I want what's best. I want what God wants. So if the scholarship doesn't line up with that, throw it out the window. God is worth way more than that scholarship (which is saying something...)
ok I take that back, the first NINE verses relate to that. RIDICULOUS.
verse 20=awesome
verse 33: I was thinking about that quite a bit at work. There's no such thing as chance and probability with God. It's either one of one, or zero of one. That's it, no in between.
So no matter how good or bad my chances are with this thing (and with all other things too), what really happens is up to God. That's my motto today :-)