Time to Work

Today I am battling my senior project. It almost feels like I am wrestling it into submission. At the moment, it might be winning. It's a close call though.

Big News...kind of

I have very exciting news. I am making a new blog! It's wordpress this time. I know, it probably doesn't make sense, considering how I have abandoned my current blog this quarter. However, it's like in the beginning of school when you have to throw out all your old binders and notebooks before you can even consider September. Or when you just have so much do to that the first step just has to be cleaning your room. Plus, I think I like the look of wordpress more. 

Last weekend Sarah came to visit. I don't remember much about the weekend except the food. Like usual, it consumed most of our time. Burgers at Sylvesters, ice cream sandwiches at Cowboy Cookies, milkshakes in Morro Bay, and a delicious homemade lemon pasta (courtesy of Pioneer Woman). Like usual, it was wonderful to have time together and catch up in ways that you just can't do over the phone. Plus, there's really nothing that says "I love you" more than a 4 hour drive with only a cheesy book on tape as company. 

Love you Sarah!

William Carey

William Carey, know as the "father of modern missions" packed up his family and life and went to live in India in 1793, one of the first to break the ice in the indifference there was towards missions. It took 7 years for him to see one person come to know Jesus. He spent 40 years in India, and translated the entire Bible into 6 languages. 

On his gravestone it reads: 

William Carey

Born August 17th, 1761

Died June, 1834

A wretched, poor and helpless worm, 

On thy kind arms I fall. 

Who am I to think that I am anything without God? I am only a worm. No matter what I do, what I accomplish, it is only through God's grace and power working through a weak, rebelling body. Isn't it infinitely better to recognize this and live for Him, instead of continuing in a selfish, petty life? Wouldn't it be better if my life revolved around God and what HE wanted of my life rather than what I wanted? Whether it is comfort or glory or adventure or stability that I desire, in the end I have to realize that I am nothing more than a worm, welcomed into the arms of a mighty God.