a mere breath

I love when I read something in God's word and it puts things back in perspective for me. Check out Psalm 39:5...

"Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah." (nasb)

What a humbling idea. Were are at best a mere breath. Our life is a vapor. (James 4) This verse, in a strange way, is so reassuring. When I begin to worry about life and circumtances I can remember that I am just a breath in eternity. Hopefully not one that stinks.:) But I pray that I would be a breath that would reflect Christ and have an impact on eternity. Life is to short to be worrying about things. Not only that, God is to BIG to be worrying about anything. I love this verse that follows verse 5.

"And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in you." v. 7

We can look to Christ and trust Him through every circumtance and trial. He is our hope and our salvation. He is the one who brings life. He alone is worthy of my trust and faith. He is the one who allows me to but a mere breath on this earth. My hope is in You and it is You alone that I trust. I pray that I would be humbled by how big you are and how small I am.

glorious

The other night Jason Coobs (my roomy), Booby Wood (our neighbor) and I went downtown to take pictures. It was the night when the big storm came. We found a spot to take pictures and we were trying to catch the lightening. I caught it, even though it came out a little blurry, and it was beautiful. It is things like lightening, rain and thunder that show me just how big God is. I love this picture because it reminds me how small I am and how big God is. I pray that I will always keep the bigness of God in the forefront of my mind. He is an amazing God who is Glorious.

random pics after chapel

These are some random pics I took after chapel on Thursday. I took some shots of Dr. Scroggins with his daughter. Seeing Dr. Scroggins interact with his kids, makes me want to have 6 kids. :)

strength for humility

Sorry, I have not posted in few days. Life has been somewhat crazy with work. On Thursday Dr. Scroggins preached in chapel on pride. You can listen to the message here. It was very convicting. Pride is so dangerous. It can totally mess up everything. I struggle with this very much and it seems to creep up in certain situations. I absolutely hate that I struggle with pride. Why do I worry so much about saving face? I know that my pride has held me back from doing things that I felt God telling me to do. I was too worried about what I would look like if I failed. Pride so often holds me back from doing things because I don't want to look stupid or incapable of doing something. The truth is that I am incapable of doing anything good on my own. Apart from Christ I can do nothing. I am still wrestling with this issue. How do I fight pride? Dr. Scroggins gave four suggestions for fighting pride:
1. Know your place
2. Be humble on purpose.
3. Vent to God.
4. Be alert because Satan prowls around like a lion.
I pray that I can begin to do these things. I do not want pride or fear of looking stupid hold me back from doing what God wants me to do. Father, I pray that I can fight this with your strength and I pray that you would draw me to my knees constantly. You are a holy and righteous God. I am a prideful man in need of humility. Give me the courage to be willing to look foolish for you Name. Father, I pray that Your will be done and that I would do whatever you call me to do regardless of how might look.

Pray that I can become more like Christ and grow in humility.