Take the Challenge.

I have had a blessed week. From being studious and getting ready for many test, to having laughter with friends, meeting new friends, winning a kickball game!, and just overall enjoying my last few weeks as being a freshmen but more importantly living these days full of Christ.

Today I read Matthew 11:29

"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls"

The Lord is our strength and we need to take joy in that which many times I struggle with this concept. For instance, complaints. I and as Americans we tend to complain about little things that if you really think about, are not even valid complaints. 

We always worry about what we "dont have" and stop taking value in what we do have.

The Lord has blessed us beyond belief.

For instance,

He loves me more than my mind can grasp a hold of, He keeps me safe, has provided me shelter, He has given me many new opportunities and I wake up everyday to His beautiful creation. 

and then I complain.

Something is just wrong with that whole picture.

SO: I am challenging myself this week and I hope you take this challenge as well because it is going to be very interesting to see what, as humans and sinners, we simply overlook.

I am challenging myself to write down my blessings within the next week. Each day I will carry a piece of paper or scrap paper and keep it with me at all times and when I think of a blessing or see a blessing I can scribble it down really quick but the REAL challenge is when you catch yourself complaining or thinking of a complaint then you need to make another column of that too. 

I will update the blog everyday and keep you updated from Thursday, April 15th- April 22nd of my progress and where God leads me in this challenge.

It is going to be very interesting to see how many times I do not take into account the simplistic blessings I have in my life and just overlook the Lords gracious gifts He has given me.

I hope you all do this challenge because I believe it will open all of our eyes and give us a new perspective on our life and the way we are living it.

And I will leave you all with this quote from my devotion book I am reading from:

"No power on earth or in hell can conquer the Spirit of God living within the human spirit; it creates an inner invincibility."

Amen.

With love, 

Jenny

Go out and conquer your temptations by the invincibility of Christ.