The Adventure Begins

I heard a great message the other day on how great God really is. We love to sing that song “How great is our God,” but I started thinking about that song. Is it a question? How Great is our God? Can we even begin to fathom his awesome majesty and power? Or is it a statement? Oh how great, is our God. He really is the almighty Lord over all the Universe. Or is it simply the only words that we can utter as we fall at his feet in total admiration? 

Our God is really is an awesome God, and I hope you and I don’t lose focus of that as we go about our lives. I almost lost sight of this foundational truth but God (being who he is) so graciously reminded me of his sovereign power and protection over all. 

As you know, in less then a week I start my life as a college student at MBI-Spokane. However about a month and a half ago, I didn’t total know for sure that I was. Well, I know that I wanted to, but I just wasn’t sure that it was going to actually happen. 

Just so you know where I’m taking this, I have made a pledge and want to make it official that I have vowed to go through college debt free. I have felt God’s leading in this  area because it encourages me to rely more on Jesus to provide for me financially (and it’s better off in the long run). Therefore, I can’t just whip out a couple thousand dollars from loans to pay for anything, I have to be patient and wait upon the Lord to provide for the things that I need. 

Now, back to the story. About a month and a half ago, I did not have the finances to attend my first semester of school. I knew whole heartedly that that was where God wanted me to be, but I was a little worried. Cue Bible Verses. 1 Peter 5:7 “ Cast your cares on him for he cares for you.” Philippians 4:6  “Do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present you requests to God.” So, I began to trust and pray that God would indeed provide for me. 

Spoiler Alert: This story ends well. ;)

All this to say, that the very day I opened my first semester bill, I was handed a check that put me well over the amount that I needed. Not only was this a wonderful reminder that God really will provide for me, but he does it in ways that I can not even begin to predict. So now as I head off to school in this coming week, I begin this adventure with joy, excitement, and courage knowing that Jesus is right by my side every step of the way.

So whether you say it as a question, statement, or all of the above all I have left to say is this:

How Great is our God

Why This Blog Exists

In today's media glistening lifestyle, blogs have become the icon of free speech and have given thousands of people the hope of being heard. There are blogs for multinational corporations, personal passions, and even for dogs. Hundreds of thousands of people write about a huge variety of subjects with one goal in mind: to be popular in the eyes of the public.

With this in mind, why am I starting a blog? Why do I even have the desire to write? Why should I even strive to be heard? Why do we, as human beings, even long to shine in a universe with billions of other stars? I'm not claiming to have the answers, but I do hope to shed some light on the subject.

We, as far as I can tell, strive to be significant because of sin. That's right. Blogs are just another temptation to be selfish and prideful and self-centered. Philippians 2:3 commands us to "do nothing out of selfish ambition or vein conceit." Now don't get me wrong. I am not in anyway saying that blogs are of the devil or that they are the source of all evil. I'm just saying that when we write it should be done not to glorify ourselves, but to glorify the only important thing in our lives: Jesus Christ.

This blog, I hope will be different compared to your ordinary blog. Throughout the future posts, I write for one purpose and one goal: to share with you how God has revealed his power and love in my life, or to refer to the title of this blog, his appearing glory. All I want to do is glorify Jesus in everything I write. As I leave from being a more sheltered high schooler to being a more independent university student, I know that I will need to rely on my Lord and Savior more then ever. I have already vowed to trust him to provide for my physical, financial, and spiritual needs. I write this blog to share these beautiful moments when God blesses me more than I deserve.

And that is why this blog exists. To glorify God, and to hopefully bless you as I share with you how God has and will reveal his appearing glory in my life.