Well Welcome to The Other Side of Jordania. The more serious side. Okay stop stop laughing. I can be serious when I want to. Want to post more important stuff like sermons, songs, and bible verses that have meant alot to me. So instead of just posting them on my old blog I figured that I would just make me a new one and keep using my old blog for less important stuff.
I already see my mom using my blog address against me. 1corinthians13vs11.blogspot.com
1Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Actually I really don't mind if she does. I put that verse up there so people would hold me accountable. I was thinking the other day about how old I was and it kind of shocked me when I realized I was turning 23 this year. Here I am making twice as much as my parent almost 23 and still living at home and riding my parents coat tails taking the easy road. It's time that I discipline myself with my time and money and start growing up and get out on my own.
Okay enough with that I guess I should post something beneficial to everyone..
My dad preached a message the other day about Job and standing in the gap. He pointed out a couple things that I never seen or thought about before.
The first thing was in Job 42:10 As you all know Job was a perfect and upright man (Job 1:1), but the Lord allowed Satan to take away just about everything away from him to see if he would curse God (Job 1-2). Any how you all should know how it all plays out. But the interesting thing that was pointed out was the first part in
Job 42:10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends.
How when Job took his eyes off himself and his own problems and thinking of others and started praying for his friends that then the Lord turned his captivity.
It's funny how we think that our life is so bad and just get caught up in our own self. Like for me I just had the worst year of my life. I would've never thought in a million years things would turn out like they did in 2009. That I would lose just about all my friends that had since high school. It probably hurts the worst when Saturday rolls around and its 15 above and snowing and it just smells like you should be on the hill boarding. I usually end up crying. And I just get caught up in my own wants and asking God why!!
But after seeing what Job lost and see what some people around me have gone through my little troubles, wants and desires seem so insignificant. And how selfish I've been. How that after everything Job went through he was able to think and pray about others. I'm not saying at all that I'm in captivity like Job was but that I just need to move on and forget my own wants and start praying for others. That I've been so blessed and need to start praising God for what he has done in my life and just keep moving forward and doing what I know is right. Here's a little saying by William Carey after he just went through a really hard time in his life. I don't know why but it really just stuck in my mind.
"There are grave difficulties on every hand and more are looming. Therefore we must go forward.
In my church we started up where we're trying to get someone to do a special every Sunday. We had list for people to sign up if they wanted to sing and if they would do solos, duets, and ect. AnyhowI signed up and said I would sing solo if needed. Chris picked out a song for us and had me sing a verse solo. That was a first for me but I guess I sounded good, still it's kind of a scary thought me singing solo. Anyhow the song really touched me so I thought I would share it with you. It's called; Do You Really Want Revival?
vs.1 Do you really want revival? Do you really want God's pow'r? Do you really want His Spirit to control your life this hour? Oh repent and turn to Jesus, Seek his face and humbly pray; Do you really want revival? Are you willing to obey?
vs.2 Are you praying for revival? Are you praying for God's pow'r? Are you praying for his Spirit to control your life this hour? Oh, the Lord is ever faithful, He will hear us when we pray; Are you praying for revival? Are you willing to obey?
vs.3 Yes, I really want revival! Yes, I really want God's pow'r! And I really want His Spirit to control my life this hour! Oh, I'm looking now to Jesus, I will seek His face and pray; For I really want revival! I am willing to obey!
Well I hope you get something out off this post and that I just didn't ramble on. Let me know what you think if my new blog and I'll try to post more..
