I have had a lot I have needed to repent and ask forgivness for latly. These two psalms remind me that I don't have to bear and carry my sin. God takes it and bears it for me.

Psalm 32
1 Blessed is he
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.

2 Blessed is the man
whose sin the LORD does not count against him
and in whose spirit is no deceit.

3 When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.

4 For day and night
your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.
Selah

5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, "I will confess
my transgressions to the LORD "—
and you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
Selah

6 Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you
while you may be found;
surely when the mighty waters rise,
they will not reach him.

7 You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Selah

8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you and watch over you.

9 Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.

10 Many are the woes of the wicked,
but the LORD's unfailing love
surrounds the man who trusts in him.

11 Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!


Psalm 51
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.

4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are proved right when you speak
and justified when you judge.

5 Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

6 Surely you desire truth in the inner parts ^[a] ;
you teach ^[b] me wisdom in the inmost place.

7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

9 Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will turn back to you.

14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God,
the God who saves me,
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.

16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

17 The sacrifices of God are ^[c] a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.

18 In your good pleasure make Zion prosper;
build up the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices,
whole burnt offerings to delight you;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.

It is Sactity of Life week and this video really speaks.

I wrote this poem after doing a study on Romans. This passage really spoke to because how often do we forget to glorify and worship God in our day to day lives.

Father, You created me
Just the way I am
Though I'm not always happy with it
You created with a plan
You have told me to worship
Though I'm depraved
And don't give You glory as I should
Creator, take this creature
And make me good

21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

24Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

28Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

I was recently in a conversation with one of my coworkers about Israel's wildlife. I said that there were Lions and bears in Israel and he said that there weren't. I said I would research it. Well I did and my findings are as follows:

• Israel's animal life has been very disturbed by the war
• The government has/can do little to protect the wildlife
• There used to be bears and lions, but are not currently
• Israel no longer would be able to support wildlife of that kind because of insufficient food supply.
  

These are very sad finds, but it definitely made me think.

So I've been tagged. Hereare some questions that the JollyBlogger asked me to answer.

0) What's your name and website URL? (optional, of course)

1) What's the most fun work you've ever done, and why? (two sentences max)

I like playing nurse and cooking for other people. It's not a hobby. It's a passion.

2) A. Name one thing you did in the past that you no longer do but wish you did? (one sentence max)

I used to play soccer and I still love the game.

B. Name one thing you've always wanted to do but keep putting it off? (one sentence max)

dating

3) A. What two things would you most like to learn or be better at, and why? (two sentences max)

I would like to learn how to deal with hard situations without getting all upset. I would like to learn to be someone that people can talk to when they need help. I don't do iether of these things very well.

B. If you could take a class/workshop/apprentice from anyone in the world living or dead, who would it be and what would you hope to learn? (two more sentences, max)

I think it would be my Grandma Beulah. She is an amazing christian woman and I would love to have an apprebticship with her.

4) A. What three words might your best friends or family use to describe you?

I really asked my family and just typed what they said. Elaine was the only one who answered though.

beautiful

vocal

pacifist

B. Now list two more words you wish described you...

loveing

serving

5) What are your top three passions? (can be current or past, work, hobbies, or causes-- three sentences max)

nursing

cooking

music

6) (sue me) Write--and answer--one more question that YOU would ask someone (with answer in three sentences max)

If you could speak a forgien language what would it be and where would you go to speak it?

[Bonus: What is one question you wish people would ask themselves?]

How I can serve God?

I'm suppose to tagg some people so here you are.

Aly

Annalee

Leslie

Beccah

Jordan