Fork in the road.

I never even thought about applying to Ohio university. But they sent me like an advantage application, an application where no essay was required and no application fee was charged. So I just applied because it was quick and painless. I originally thought I was going to end up at Malone University (small Christian school that Is 7 miles from me) majoring in zoo & wildlife Bio. Then Malone got rid of the man (many people think for no good reason) who shaped the major for the past 10 years. Now he has a job and another university. I was like, crap. The only other school in Ohio with the same major is Ohio University. I really did not want to go to a party school, let alone live away from home. I scheduled a campus visit the last day of March. The campus visit was awesome. There is a Chipotle like 4 Blocks from the campus, and they were playing Jason Aldean on the Speakers in the stadium. (Not basing my college choice over music and food) the campus had stunning Beauty. I was walking through up/down town (I can’t remember which one) and then out of nowhere "bring revival to OU" popped in my head (after prayer and confirmation I believe it was God). Next day at home, I was looking at churches to get involved with that were consistent with the Bible and preached the real Jesus and not their own version. I emailed Brookfield Church, planted July 2011, to see what they were all about. I asked the dude who runs Canton House of Prayer to verify it and he said the Church looked okay based off of their website. I emailed them and was like 'going to OU, want to find a good church, are there believers on campus, etc.' the man that replied back referenced to Joel 2, which has been on my heart for a while. then I told him about the "bring revival to OU" thought, he said when he read that to his wife, she was in tears, he said they have been praying for that ever since they first planted their church. The pastor man said that if it were true, my Christian friends/leader would back me up and support me going to OU and that the practical things would be no problem. He was right! And an old youth leader of mine said his life was amazingly impacted when he went on the spring retreat with OU's Campus crusade for Christ. So i thought that was awesome.  After a lot of prayer and confirmation, and dreams. I am now a soon to be bobcat!
I went to orientation the end of July and first of August. Looking at the dormitory I would be living in, it reminded me of a recent mission trip I went on. And to looking up at all the beauty in creation that is in Athens Ohio, I feel like I connected with God.

3/4 is good right?

I was at a  friends house on a Wednesday night. A lot of my friends from church were there. My one friend had gotten in a car crash, and she had much pain just lifting her arm up above her head. Another friend of mine was saying that God does do miracles. He told me to pray for her with him. So I did. After praying a short direct statement, she said she could lift her arm with 50% less pain. Then we went back and prayed for God to make it 100% better. She could then lift her arm up no problem. 

I was at a pool party at my friends house. One of my other friends had whiplash, and her neck was hurting her. so my group of friends prayed over her neck. We were saying that God will heal her, and keep her pain free. After about maybe 10 min, she said her neck felt better.

There was a girl in my youth group with a bump in the back of her head for months that was causing her pain. Doctors weren't sure exactly what it was. We felt led to pray for her and asked God to heal her. After 15-20 min of prayer (the whole group prayed for her), she said the bump was noticeably smaller. We continued to pray and declare the power of the name of Jesus Christ over her life and body. The bump was soon completely gone!

 Mom died of cancer about a year and a half ago. She was sick for four years. She was a real believer so I know she is in heaven! 

But I can't stop getting over that God did not heal my mom when she had numerous amounts of people praying for her and over a long period of time. I know that God is bigger than any heart ache, questions, or anything else in the world. Sin has vastly harmful effects on this fallen world beyond understanding. God does things that we can't explain or believe sometimes. That is when faith kicks in. Faith = trust, trusting God always is good and has your best interest at heart. Faith is not a feeling, it is an action, a decision. 

I do not know why my mom got cancer. I don't know why she died. But God has a bigger plan and picture for the whole world. Just one person's life is like a breath to God, as is says in Psalms. When we get to heaven, we will know God fully and understand the one who Created us. While we are here on earth, we must keep up on developing our relationships with God. 

Jesus is Lord of all! He deserves our lives and His power and authority are real. Let us adore him!

Make it believed?

Jesus is God's son in human form. God abandoned Jesus on the cross. "About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”) -Matthew 27:45-46 So god abandoned himself? And when Jesus said that he was quoting Psalm 22:1, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?" Why would God abandon himself? Yes God, Jesus and Holy Spirit are one and the same and yet different. Granted God is infinite and we are finite. But God technically abandoned himself. So why did he? How did he? What was he thinking at the moment when he had to bear the weight of all the world's sin?

Deuteronomy 31:6: "So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” But God abandoned Jesus on the cross. That is kind of a contradiction, like an albino lifeguard. So God did one thing but said another. That can't be true!?

Since God sent his son as a sacrifice for our sins, does that mean he loves us more than his son? “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16. And if God is Jesus in human form, that means God loves us so much to die on a cross for us. So does God love us more than he loves himself? Or is this the greatest example of selfless and unconditional love in the entire universe?


I am not challenging God, I am just asking about what I have picked out of what stands out to me. Despite all my questions I still think that God is the most beautiful, peaceful, just, loving, caring, merciful, comforting, amazing, miraculous and speechless being in the whole universe. And I am not ashamed to say that I need Jesus in my life.

"There is room for all God's creatures... Right next to my mashed patatoes."

(this is more of a teaching on my heart than a blog for this post)

when i saw that quote (next to my pataoes) it broke my heart. it made me think why do people hate animals? 

What are your thoughts on how God views animals?

What do you think when someone says, “God loves animals”?

God made humans. God made animals. God made the Earth.  Humans are to take care of and use the earth. God gave humans authority over animals (Genesis 1:28). Thus humans are to be caretakers and assume control & protection over everything God made, including animals. Not take advantage of our role.

God intentionally created animals and continually provides and cares for them. God provides food for wild animals (Psalm 147:9 & Exodus 23:11). Animals are not to be over worked (Exodus 23:12). Animals are not to be hunted to extinction (Deuteronomy 22:6-7). Animals are not to be underfed (Deuteronomy 25:4).

Animals are worth protecting. Granted humans have authority over animals, just because they are secondary to humans doesn’t mean animals are not valued. Yet compared to God, He puts them to shame. Animals are not for humans to Neglect, Abuse, Starve, Abandon, or Poach. Animals deserve to be loved and respected.

Why should I care?

If you come along to see an animal needing help, don’t pass by it. Stop and help the animal (Exodus 23:4-5), or call some one who can. If we want to be like God, we should take care of animals (Proverbs 12:10).

In case you were day dreaming…

·        Animals are not to be underfed

·        Animals are not to be over worked

·        Animals are not to be hunted to extinction

·        Humans must assume control and protection over the Earth