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Name: Kayla
Gender: Female
Interests: I love God and I live for him. I love all of my friends, they keep me laughing :-). I love fashion, playing my saxophone, the beach, warm weather, the tropics, many kinds of music, animals, driving, Church, coffee, Starbucks, Pink, Palm Trees, and Beavers and Cows:-)
Occupation: Student
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AIM:  KMAlexander21
Member Since:
6/7/2005
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| Wow I havn't written on here in forever! I figured that I would jump on here and make a quick entry of happenings in my life and things that God is doing in my life...
Life. Wow, life has been extremely busy for me, for like the last year! lol. I am in my fourth semester of working toward my nursing degree. WOW! lol that just hit me! I am pretty much done with my prerequisites, all I have left is microbiology and my nursing classes with clinicals. Before that, I need to take the entrance exam, hopefully in march! Along with my nursing classes, I am going to our college, Elim School of Ministry and my professors are wonderful! This year is the first year and since we have started, I have grown so much in my walk with Christ and I am so blessed to have this opportunity. I hunger to just want to know Him more and more. He fascinates me!
Along with school I have been working at the church office 3 days a week and then working 3 days at the store...so nontheless I am keeping very busy and right now, trying not to catch the dreaded cold that seems to be hitting everyone around me.
In ESOM lately we have been talking about spiritual gifts, personalities, and love languages in relation to how we see ourselves, others and how they impact our ministry for Christ. I am really enjoying it and I have found it to be very very helpful, not only to discover more who God has made me and equipped me for what He has called me to do, but also, to understand others and their actions and how God has made them.
A while back in our Major Prophets class, Pastor taught us on Jeremiah 1:5 and related to it, Psalm 139 and he had us do an assignment on how those passages relate to us.
These passages, especially Psalm 139, has become one of my absolute favourites and God has really touched my heart.
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart..." Jeremiah 1:5
For you created me in my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully mad; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in that secret place. When I waas woven together in the depths of the earth, Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139: 13-16
Wow. These scriptures say multitudes about God! I love Psalm 139 because it talks about how God knows me. He knows my every thought, before it even forms completely in my mind. He knows my every word, before it even rolls off my tongue. He sees me and knows where I am, there is no way I could hide from Him. This is a very humbling thought. What is even more amazing is that God knew me even before I came to be! Before I was formed! As I was forming as a zygote into an embryo and then a fetus and then onto a neonate...He formed me Himself and wove me together, piece by piece, cell by cell. I think that taking anatomy and physiology and learning more and more about the human body in my nursing classes, has opened my eyes so much to God as the Creator. All the components of human life point to a Creator...DNA, genetics, all the systems in the body that work together in perfect harmony to bring about life. It's amazing, and I think that many people don't fully realize how amazing the human body is and how intricate it is. I don't think I could describe it enough on here and serve it justice. Each person, God has created...each one has a specific purpose and has been made just as they are by God. No two people are completely, absoultely alike. I know that personally, I have a hard time with how I look, you know losing a couple pounds here and there, making the clothes fit just right. Sometimes I struggle with insecurities, who doesn't? This passage reminds me that God has made me and that I am unique. I don't need to work so hard to meet other people's ideals, espeially our culture's which are so completely ridiculous and impossible to attain. I mean, who do I need to please, really? God is the only one I should care about pleasing. No that doesn't mean that I stop taking care of myself and looking presentable, but when that becomes consuming to someone and drastic changes are being made, there is a serious problem.
It is more than just looks though. It is all of me. God knows what I am capable of and He knows how He is going to use me and the plans that He has for my life. I find it so absolutely comforting that God knows all of my days before they even came to be! He knows the storms ahead and He will equip me for when they come, He has always faithfully done that and has never let me down.
Anyway, these are just thoughts and things on my heart lately. Take it for what you will. But take just a moment out of your busy days and schedules to stop and look at God's creation and allow Him to reveal to you His wonderful work and greatness. Take a moment to think of the human body...just stop and look...you will be amazed at what you find and what is revealed to you, I know I am.
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you" declares the Lord. Jeremiah 29:13-14
Thank you Jesus for revealing Yourself, for answering and for Your love that knows no bounds.
I could go on and on, but there is work that has to be done here at the office! I love you guys :)
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| In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
In Christ alone, Who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev'ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.
There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
No guilt in life, no fear in death—
This is the pow'r of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand. | | |
| I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. Phil. 4:12-13 These scriptures have really been on my heart throughout the last couple weeks. I need to keep reminding myself to be content in every situation that is thrown my way. Who know what tomorrow will bring? God does and He is in full control of it, so why worry? What good does worrying about money, cars, school, people, ect. do? It isn't going to change anything. No matter what comes my way, I know that God will give me the strength to get through it, He will carry me when the times get hard. He provided for the whole nation of Isreal, how could He not be powerful enough to provide for me? Sometimes this is hard for me to really grasp and it can be especially hard to put all of my trust in my Father, But I know I need to and God keeps bringing me back to Him and certain scriptures when I start to rely on myself and my worries. I can't reign in my own life, I can't make ceritain things happen and certain things not happen. Who am I to think that I can find the strength in my own self to get through the storms, when God is all powerful and is right there extending His and hand and willing to take all of my burdens on His shoulders. I have been thinking a lot and I really need to make some changes. Please pray for me...I am praying for you guys! I love you so much, you are my family! Thank you so much for everything...thank you for calling me your friend and for calling me your own. | | |
| Wow I haven't updated for a long time! Things have been busy!
Well college is college. Good thing I am in college, it is a great starter for conversation. Especially family I haven't seen in a while...they always ask how college is going and work...lol.
Pastor is right. Things change so much when you graduate and enter college. You are tempted with a lot more things! I am very grateful that I have been taught well by Pastor, and that I have a lot to hold on to in Christ and He is worth it all. I have faced a couple people in school who have questioned me about my faith. I have talked with them and talked about church and God and well, they weren't interested. It's frustrating, they do not see what I see. I try to see life as having the blessing of this one day, but this day doesn't matter, not compared to all of eternity. Non-christians don't see this, they live for the moment and their desires. It makes me frustrated when I try to extend to them God's love and let them in on the hope and peace that I have in God and they don't accept it, but I need to accept that people are not going to accept it always, in fact most of the time it is going to be a struggle. I just need to keep being me and being the fisherman.
God has been doing a lot in my life. I am changing some things and working on things that God has been speaking to me about. I need to let Him work in my life and put Him as my main focus. It can get easy to take your eyes off Him when everything around you is chaos.
The credentialing class is going well! I really like it and I have gained a lot more knowledge on God and different theories. i feel more confident. It is hard though! It really is. lol. But it is worth it. I think everyone should know all this stuff, it is very useful. Reading Stephen Charnock has been a blessing, even though it is a struggle. It makes you really think. I wish I could be a great theologian like that! I have enjoyed reading Spurgeon's sermons also! I want to get his sermons so i can read them all the time :D.
Other than college, church, and work, not much is new. I am getting really excited for Christmas and Thanksgiving! I am so excited to decorate the church for Christmas. That is one of my favorite parts of Christmas!  Well this is it, i guess. I love you all so much!
And even though I’m walking through
The valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of Him
Whose love will comfort me
And when all hope is gone
And I’ve been wounded in the battle
He is all the strength that I will
Ever need He will carry meAbba Father, I love you Daddy.
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| Woot! We are finally in Fall  My FAVORITE time of the year. Like Chi I think the fall makes me want to go to starbucks more too, i think it is because it is so nice and comforting to have a warm latte on a cool fall day . I really want to go apple picking! Wow the dedication is less than a week away! I finally found a dress and it was only 4 dollars at Old Navy! I was so excited! lol. I know God has great plans for this dedication and to follow! I am really excited! Things are going pretty well, I am learning how to deal with the stress of everything in mylife better and it is helping. I need to not let my emotions gain control of me though. I am not sure of what else to say, hhhhm. Well I am praying for all of you! You guys are my family, thank you for everything! Please pray for me... Abba Father, I love you Daddy. | | |
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