Afternoon With Lifetime
Today capped off one of the best overall weekends I've had in a while.
I got to go to church with my family this morning, and invited Anna Kate to come with us. The service was great as always. Pastor Randy spoke on the subject of guilt, and a couple things he said really reached my heart. One of them dealt with our act of confessing sin before God. His words were, "It doesn't make a difference how big they are or how serious the world makes them out to be. Sin is something you need to get right with God before you worship." I found that very interesting because of how some people like to put sins into categories based on how "bad" they are, when the bottom line is, sin is sin. No matter how you slice it, it's still sin. It's something that binds your heart and holds you back from giving your full commitment to the Holy Spirit because He can't work on you when there're obstacles in the way. And sin is a major brick wall that keeps God's Spirit on the outside. The best thing about it is when you confess those sins, God takes them away and separates them as far away as the east is from the west. You don't have to live with guilt anymore; God's forgiven you! It's an incredible feeling.
So church was great this morning. AK and I also went to Sunday School with the Blackburns. It felt awesome to see them again. After that was over, my family and AK ate lunch at Applebees, another place I haven't visited in a while. That gave my parents a chance to get to know her a little more; my Dad was full of old Clemson stories to tell, many of which she knew and understood pretty well. Sadly, I failed to talk her into getting dessert. Hehe.
We headed back to my house and spent the afternoon watching a scary Lifetime movie. I don't even remember the title now; they all blur together after a while. But we had fun making light of the 'serious' moments in the film and predicting who the 'bad guy' was without any basis for proof. Every now and then, AK would point to the screen and say "How did he know her door wasn't locked?" or "How did he know that shirt wasn't hers?" We also caught the second half of Robin Williams' Mrs. Doubtfire on ABC Family. Always a cute movie to watch.
After taking AK back to her car at the church and saying our goodbyes, I returned to Furman just in time for the praise and worship rehearsal. Actually, I got there an hour early, which was a good thing because the tables and chairs needed to be put back up. So I got to help one of the Chapel leaders re-stack the tables in the closet and rearrange the chairs. Tonight was the first session to involve the newest members of the band, and thus we had more of a get-to-know-each-other style of practice. I'm really excited to have David, Tiffany, Hudson, Cara, Emily, and Chris on our team now; all six of them have something to contribute, and I know that God will bless them in doing it. Jessie did a great job in leading things as always. Her passion for worship is amazing; it truly is.
Well, other than late-night study in the library (Paul test on Wednesday), that's pretty much my day in a nutshell. I hope yours was a great one! Goodnight and God bless you!
Song of the Day: Chris Tomlin - "Holy is the Lord"
Verse of the Day: “It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.”- Deuteronomy 13:4
I got to go to church with my family this morning, and invited Anna Kate to come with us. The service was great as always. Pastor Randy spoke on the subject of guilt, and a couple things he said really reached my heart. One of them dealt with our act of confessing sin before God. His words were, "It doesn't make a difference how big they are or how serious the world makes them out to be. Sin is something you need to get right with God before you worship." I found that very interesting because of how some people like to put sins into categories based on how "bad" they are, when the bottom line is, sin is sin. No matter how you slice it, it's still sin. It's something that binds your heart and holds you back from giving your full commitment to the Holy Spirit because He can't work on you when there're obstacles in the way. And sin is a major brick wall that keeps God's Spirit on the outside. The best thing about it is when you confess those sins, God takes them away and separates them as far away as the east is from the west. You don't have to live with guilt anymore; God's forgiven you! It's an incredible feeling.
So church was great this morning. AK and I also went to Sunday School with the Blackburns. It felt awesome to see them again. After that was over, my family and AK ate lunch at Applebees, another place I haven't visited in a while. That gave my parents a chance to get to know her a little more; my Dad was full of old Clemson stories to tell, many of which she knew and understood pretty well. Sadly, I failed to talk her into getting dessert. Hehe.
We headed back to my house and spent the afternoon watching a scary Lifetime movie. I don't even remember the title now; they all blur together after a while. But we had fun making light of the 'serious' moments in the film and predicting who the 'bad guy' was without any basis for proof. Every now and then, AK would point to the screen and say "How did he know her door wasn't locked?" or "How did he know that shirt wasn't hers?" We also caught the second half of Robin Williams' Mrs. Doubtfire on ABC Family. Always a cute movie to watch.
After taking AK back to her car at the church and saying our goodbyes, I returned to Furman just in time for the praise and worship rehearsal. Actually, I got there an hour early, which was a good thing because the tables and chairs needed to be put back up. So I got to help one of the Chapel leaders re-stack the tables in the closet and rearrange the chairs. Tonight was the first session to involve the newest members of the band, and thus we had more of a get-to-know-each-other style of practice. I'm really excited to have David, Tiffany, Hudson, Cara, Emily, and Chris on our team now; all six of them have something to contribute, and I know that God will bless them in doing it. Jessie did a great job in leading things as always. Her passion for worship is amazing; it truly is.
Well, other than late-night study in the library (Paul test on Wednesday), that's pretty much my day in a nutshell. I hope yours was a great one! Goodnight and God bless you!
Song of the Day: Chris Tomlin - "Holy is the Lord"
Verse of the Day: “It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.”- Deuteronomy 13:4
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