Everlasting Consolation

Today, I was feeling incredibly crappy, actually thats not even the word, i was just really overwhelmed by a few things that are going on in my life. Well money problems, finding help to take care of my younger sister because i start school before she does and theres not a whole lot of people that my mom trusts to leave her with. Also theres this headache thats just been annoying me for the past few days, its just lingering there and wont go away! Maybe its just all the stress that i've been going through that are causing these headaches, oh well i dont know. But yeah my point is that in the midst of all these thoughts soaring through my mind, i had a moment of peace and then i could relax for the rest of the day. Actually, i was even struggling through-out that moment to get a word specifically for my life and my current situation. I was reading The Bible and just meditating on something that i thought God was trying to tell me, but He made me keep reading and told me this is what i want to tell you... That He is my consoler no matter whats going on and no matter how i am physicall and/or emotionally. It was actually kind of humurous. I read the Word and a certain verse saying "do not be troubled..." really stood out to me and i started praying and asking God to forgive me and well in the middle of my prayer i opened my eyes and they were directed to keep on reading chapter 2 in 2nd Thessalonians, so when i read "Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God even our Father which hath loved us and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and stablish you in every good word and work." [II Thes. 2:16-17] "Everlasting Consolation" was what stood out to me at that time and i again realized Lord, You are wonderful and You are aware of everyone of my needs... and then i started to cry. Through those tears came a sense of peace and calmness that i had not felt that entire day.
But yes it was a moment that just got to me a lot because i had thought ok God this is what You want to tell me and thank you, but inside i was like ok... this really didnt help much. I believe that it was HIm that opened my eyes in the middle of my prayer, to focus back on the Word and tell me, "Look! Yorkis this is what I'm trying to say sheesh!" Ha! Gods good!
So, yeah no matter whats going on, no matter how hard the headache is pounding in my head... He's there ALWAYS, giving me, you, and us "Everlasting Consolation."

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My life at 2:32 in the AM.

well im at work and im on break but i cant seem to take a nap. so since im new to this blogger thing, im going to type down most of my thoughts tonight... even if they are random.


i work in hospital in jersey, i work the 3rd shift hence why im up at this time. ok and im just thinking alot about alot of stuff.. makes sense? didnt think so...


ive been feeling pretty good lately thank The Almighty God! but in the back of my head theres a thought... just rolling around all quietly but i just cant ignore it, its saying your pretty good mood will not last. and im like crap! im not saying that my life is always going to be peachy keen, but i just dont want to be thinking yeah hard times are coming... i want to have a positive outlook on life, even if this life is all filled with pessimists. but yeah i know i just gotta keep looking and seeking God because He is the only source of true happiness and joy, only Him and im just a measly human who needs more and more of Him each day.


ok, another thing.... im looking for another job. this 3rd shift thing "aint" working for me... i need my beauty sleep! so yeah thats another thing on my mind, i've filled up like 4 or 5 applications and i've gotten 0 call backs... but im still waiting and believing and hoping...


oh and im listening to Mat Kearney... he is amazing, love his songs!!!



ok so yeah...my eyes are getting a little heavy.. great timing cuz the time to go back into work is slowly but surely upon me... until later.
-Yorkis

vocabulary

I was just reading something a couple of minutes back, and i noticed that i was like huh? to a couple of the words that were written. I thought oh man i have to get a dictionary and check out these words... but i also thought I am a 22 year old woman that is in college and is going to graduate next may... i have to expand my vocabulary. So yeah that just kinda bothered me a bit... maybe i just have to start reading more, maybe ill read the dictionary just for leisure. =]
well to however read this sorry if its boring i just needed to vent a little bit my feelings of not knowing what a few words meant. until next time bloggers!

-Yorkis

...The Center...

"You love me Lovely, You're the Center of my Universe."

From "Lovely" by Michelle Tumes

God doesn't change, He is still the same God that appeared to Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all those other faithful servants. He is no different now. There's just one thing: we measly human beings change, and with that we want God to adapt to our needs and our lives. Without thinking and understanding that God doesn't need to adapt to us, but we need to sumbit to Him and His ways. Now I've been thinking and those lyrics above made me think this... God loves us ALL beautifully, so perfectly that He should be everything, He should be the Center of everything that we do. But unfortunatly that doesn't happen most of the times. We get consumed by the problems and circumstances that surround us, and we lose our focus on what's most important: God and His Glorification.

I am going through a whole lot of financial problems lately, I haven't been very smart in handling a credit card or money, and the bills just keep coming and I've felt that I was working only to pay my bills and couldn't save any money. So that has been a burden upon my shoulders and for a while has been my focus and I have let it block my sight of God. And then today I re-read Matthew 11:28-30. Not only does it say "take my yoke upon you" but this particualr verse stuck out in my mind and I meditated on it: Jesus said "and learn of Me;" And I asked myself what does He mean? So something in my heart said be closer to Him and learn who He is and who He can be in your life, that He has to be the center of everything, "The center of my universe."

I thought...God is still God, no matter the circumstances, no matter what burden it is you're carrying, He is willing to take it off and put on His yoke which is easier to carry. He will give you rest, but only if you seek Him, only if He's your everything.

God is a perfect God and everything He does is perfect, especially Loving His children...