Bible Study recap podcast

 The Bible Study recap podcast has showed me how I need to constantly look for Jesus in the crevices of the Old Testament.    It has reminded how the whole Bible points to Jesus Christ.    God uses small things to point to something bigger.  God uses various Scripture to point to the greater coming of our high priest and savior Jesus Christ.   We have to look for Jesus even all parts of our life.  

Acts 3

 God has been teaching us through Acts 2-3 to shine the light of Christ wherever God places us.   The disciples were praying and hanging out in the temple before they healed a man that had been there for a while.   Then, they were persecuted by the Sadducees. They were merely listening to God and his direction as they went about their day.  In the same way, God calls us to shine the light of Christ wherever he places us.   We are to be bold and look for opportunities to share what God has done for us in our life.  

The Greatness of God

 We cannot try to speak for God.   God is God alone.   Job 38 and 39 God answers Job out of a whirlwind when we seeks an arbiter for his claims to come before God.   God asks Job in 38:4, "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?" Verse five "God says where were you talking to Job when I marked out the dimensions of the earth.  Verse seven God asks Job "Where were you when the angels sang together?"

In chapter 39 we see a picture of Christ in the midst of the Old Testament.   In verse nine God says, "Will the wild ox consent to serve you.   Will it stay by your manager at night."   We can see a small picture of animals surrounding Jesus at this birth and the manager.   God wants us to see glimpses of his Son even in the Old Testament.   We have to look for God all across the Bible.  

Lastly, 38 and 39 show God as Lord when Lord is in all CAPS.   God is Lord over all creation..  God is Lord over all the animals in 39:10-30.    He is Lord over the birthing cycle in 39:1-4.    God is Lord over land and seas in 39:5-8.  

Job

 Job declares himself right before God.   He still clings to God amidst the pain.   He holds onto God midst the belittling of his friends.    Eliphaz, the youngest person that speaks to Job says he speaks for God.   Only God can speak for himself.  God is God alone above all heavens and the earth. 

Best friends

 Some of my best friends came in to visit me for the Brandon Lake concert at the end of last month.   I had not seen Wes since the Engagement Party weekend at the end of April.    I had not seen Jordan since Arturo's wedding in early August.    It was great to see both of them getting to know each other and hanging out.   I felt like Wes had not really had a chance to talk to Jordan much last April.  

They were hoping to come in town late afternoon but did not end of getting in until early evening.   They unloaded their stuff and I got Wes some coffee.   We talked for a little bit before we picked up Amanda, my fiancée at her apartment.    We went to eat at Modern Market Eatery before the concert.   The food was good overall though the guys piazza was not very filling.   From there we went to the Bee Cave campus at Austin Ridge for the Brandon Lake concert.   

We missed the first musician of the night Brandon Haskins.   We stayed for the whole night of the concert which was really awesome.   The old band Leeland came on stage and played some of their old songs with Brandon Lake.   The next day we slept in and went to the 11 am service at church.   After church, we went to eat at  Jack Allen's right by the church.   The food was pretty good though they mixed up our order and gave it to the wrong table.   They made up for it by giving us soup and we did not have to pay. 

Trust in the Lord

 God has been reminding me how important it is to trust him with everything in my life.   Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean on your own understanding.  But in all of your ways acknowledge him."   God has been showing me that it is a constant trust with everything we have.   I have to lean on him with everything in my life.   Jesus wants me to acknowledge his presence and leading in my life.   I need to trust in his goodness despite waiting on a few things right now.   

I am trying to trust in his leading for a Children's Ministry position.   My fiancée and I are trying to trust him for the right time to get married.   We are trying to trust him in seeking other couples to encourage us.   Also, we are trying to trust him with fiancé's right now.   I am working at HEB full-time job but it's not enough to pay for wedding.  We are trying to trust in his leading for jobs we both enjoy that pay well.  

How can we trust God more today?   What are you struggling with in the area of trust?  Let's pray that we can learn to trust God more.  

One Year

 Recently, Amanda and I celebrated our one-year anniversary. It's been one year since God led me to meet my fiancée Amanda Love.   It's been an amazing year of ups and downs.   We talked for three hours that day on the HOD Meetup.  At first, the meetup was going to be on another day.   

God ordained us to meet that day.   She has become my best friend, and I am excited for her to be my future wife.    It has been a year of ups and downs.    Also, it has been a year of a mixture of emotions and a lot of different transitions.   God has been there with us through it all.   

It was a great weekend celebrating our one year together.   We went to Lady Bird Lake where I proposed.  We had a great time walking around the lake and hung out at her apartment in the afternoon.    In the evening, we went to Central Machine works where we first met.   We had piazza, danced, and enjoyed a live band.  We ended the weekend eating healthy chocolate brownies after church.