Monday, October 16, 2006

i'm feeling lost inside the low...

If you have been keeping up with me at all since last year, one thing that you may know about me is that though i have a few passions, i really have no clue what i want to do with my life. More importantly, i dont know what God wants me to do with my life.

really i just pray it's not a regular office job, because i might just go insane

so on my mind and heart has been missions... now, if you have read my entry from Oct 5, you might know that i'm just afraid that i may not be ready and that i feel under qualified to be a missionary or involved with missions at all. (Side note: dont worry if you havent read it, cause i'm just going to take a stab at it and say that 95% of my friends dont read my blog)

I Thessalonians 5:24, "The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it."

this I Thessalonian verse was read at the Well, a week ago (i think). anyways, ive really been giving this verse a lot of thought. because i think the problem really is that i may be a little too selfish because here i am afraid that i may go on a summer mission trip and mess everything up. But what i'm forgetting is that God is in control. He may be calling me to do missions, but whether or not i think i'm ready is not the point... the point is that He will use me and He will do it. i just need to give everything to God, because He's gonna use whatever happens to His glory.

if you tarry till you're better you will never come at all (Hymn: Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy)

I pray so that He can help guide me into the path He wants me to go and so i can become the Christ-follower He wants me to be. He may or may not want me in missions, He may have something even better planned... i dont know the answer for that right now... but i'm going to ask you to pray for me too... or just keep me in mind... it would be encouraging to know there are people thinking of me and also investing a little time (even if it's a simple prayer) to help me and keep me accountable along God's path.


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A few blog notes: I added a blog radio on the right column, feel free to leave a note to suggest a song to add or just enjoy the music i've already put on there. All the songs are full songs, so if after a few seconds, if it just stops and moves on to the next song, it probably means you have a slow internet connection and it cant keep up with the song. so what you should do then is wait a few seconds and then reclick the selected song for it to play. Sorry if it doesnt work correctly...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

JP- you're not alone on this one- many of us don't really know what we want to do with our lives- don't be discouraged- you are a wonderfully creative, artistic, and funny person- God will work things out- I know how you feel because I don't know what I'm doing either

JP said...

aw thanks... anonymous........... would like to call you by your name but YOU DIDNT LEAVE IT :)

but i appreciate it and will be praying for you too.
jp

kathrynthomas said...

good points. i think sometimes we all (christians) get caught up in this "What does God want for my life?" saga that we forget the awesome depth of providence. we're so busy trying to calculate everything that we miss what He hands us and equips us for in the day to day construction of our identity.

i don't know if that made coherent sense to you; i followed it. ;) btw, great photograph.