On Christmas, Sarah and Micah and Chloe weren't here yet so we went to church and watched "It's a Wonderful Life" and slept and pretty much had a normal day. The DeJarnatts arrived on Thursday after Christmas and we opened presents then.
New Year's Eve was sorta uneventful. I went to Krissy's house and watched "The Lion King 1 1/2" and stayed with her until midnight. We ate pie off the floor with no utensils while we waited for the ball to drop, loft.
I made one resolution: to read through the Bible in a year. I acquired a schedule and have kept to it so far.
Bekah got me at least four devotional books for Christmas, and I started one of them, "Lies Young Women Believe" yesterday. Even though I've only read the intro and the first chapter, it's already a great book! There is so much information packed onto each page, but it's not overwhelming.
Today I learned that Satan's native language is lying; He's fluent in lies and that's what he speaks. Everything that is negative or dishonoring to God stems from a lie of Satan, including things we don't even think about.
For example, when I'm self conscious about my appearance, I'm basically telling God that I could have done a better job making me than He did. This is a lie that the devil wants me to believe so that I will become focused on myself rather than God, therefore making me turn my back on Him. In reality, God made me (and everyone else!) just the way He wants me to be, so my appearance is perfect. Things that I can't change, like my hair or my nose are things that God specifically intended to make that way.
When I judge other people for the way they look, I'm judging God. Of course we should be good stewards of our bodies, but we should also be content with things we can't change.
I pulled most of that story from my brain, so not much of it is biblical based :P
"He {the devil} was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies." ~ John 8:44
I don't know about you, but I hunger and thirst for the truth. I do my best to be honest and true to others and to God. Deceit plagues us all, and I pray God will help me to escape it as well as I can until the lovely day when I won't have to think about it anymore.
My memory verse of the week:
"Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." 2 Timothy 2:22
I've got the reference down, but not the verse, lol. They made it easy for me by picking a verse that had a reference with only one repeating number in it :)
Anyways, I'd better get my rear to the library before they close. Bye for now :)
