The Freshmen Fifteen

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kileylauren: I Believe in Jesus.

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:49:04 -0400

kileylauren:

I Believe in Jesus.

Imperfect People In Love With A Perfect God!

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:09:00 -0400

I found this on stumbleupon.com

This really describes me sometimes. I am so messed up, but I find comfort in knowing that I was designed to be this way! God doesn’t need me to be perfect (He was the only perfect one), He just wants ALL of me! So I surrender my self to Him. I am so thankful for my savior Jesus Christ.

I am an ImPeRfEcT Christian

I know how I am SUPPOSED to live, but a lot of times I miss the mark.

I know what I am SUPPOSED to say, but often I say what I want instead.

What others want doesn’t always come before what I want.

I love spending time with Jesus…but often I’m “too busy.”

I like to be liked. I’m a people pleaser and not always a God pleaser.

I sometimes think my “kingdom” is more important than God’s kingdom.

I have two ears and one mouth but often I would rather talk than listen.

I tell God I will go wherever and do whatever he leads…and then list my exceptions.

I see “Advanced Christians” becoming missionaries, and selling all their possessions and then I see my “Remedial Christianity” just hoping to survive my kids next tantrum without wanting to throw one myself.

Then the Lord whispers, Congratulations, you are ordinary and I can use you.

He doesn’t want me to be perfect he just wants me to be available.

I am here Lord to be used by you. Take what you will of this messy, unorganized, and unspiritual person and make me into something you can use for your kingdom.

Use my imperfect words to speak your truth, use my imperfect home to welcome in guests, and use my imperfect faith to show how truly amazing you are.

Thinking we have to have the bible memorized before we share our faith means our faith will never be shared.

Thinking we have to be advanced Christians to do something awesome means we will take a back seat and never see God do anything great through us.

Trying to make ourselves “good enough” to make a difference will never happen. God thinks that we are good enough today, just as we are.

We are works in progress that will never be complete this side of heaven. In the mean time, let’s dive in, get our hands dirty and enjoy the fulfilled life He promises!

I love you imperfect people!

I’m gonna print this off!

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:19:52 -0400

I’m gonna print this off!

Explosions In The Sky

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:07:53 -0400

Great song from one of my favorite bands!

Last Known Surroundings from Explosions in the Sky on Vimeo.

Photo

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:14:35 -0400

From Emily Cranston: Why do we sleep through Church, but stay awake for a 3 hour movie? Why is it...

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:48:06 -0400

From Emily Cranston:

Why do we sleep through Church, but stay awake for a 3 hour movie? Why is it hard to pray, but easy to cuss? Why is it hard to re-post a Godly bulletin, but easy to re-post the mean ones? Why can people worship a celebrity, but not God? Gonna ignore this? Afraid to get laughed at? The Lord said, “If you deny me in front of your friends, I will deny you in front of my Father.”

Power.

Mon, 23 May 2011 16:19:22 -0400

John Piper tweeted this and I found it truly INCREDIBLE!

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Well Said.

Wed, 11 May 2011 12:49:55 -0400

Don’t be afraid to keep moving on,
For what was before, now has gone,
God wants to accomplish so much more,
But we need to move forward in the Lord.

Wow I can’t put into words how this past school year was...

Sun, 08 May 2011 18:55:58 -0400

Wow I can’t put into words how this past school year was the best year of my life. This year changed my life in ways that I didn’t imagine when I left in August. I walked into Clemson thinking I had my life together, but obviously I didn’t. I remember having worries and fears about making friends. Well I met the BEST people in the world. Literally I could not have asked for a better roommate and group of friends. Let’s start with my roommate. Trey Trey Trey…I can’t be luckier to have a roommate like him. He has been such a blessing. We didn’t have an awkward stage when we met. I can honestly say he is my best friend in college! The group of friends that I have are so amazing too. Boysen Ellie Hilliary and Hannah “Little one” are all so GREAT! They have some of the warmest hearts on this planet and always cheer me up! My group of guy friends too have been such a blessing. Guys like Devin, John Mark, Taylor, Blake, Brantley, Zach, Brantley, Chase, Davis, Ty, Blane, Brandon, Drew, Seth, Barbee, Corbin and Andy all keep me accountable. They have helped me in ways that don’t even know. I also have made an incredible group of friends with my YoungLife Quest class! These people are incredible and so encouraging. They have also pushed me to pursue a deeper relationship with Jesus. As I wrote about a few weeks ago I am now part of Seneca High School YoungLife. My team is the best one imaginable! They are crazy about Jesus! In the first month I learned so much from the upperclassmen. They are so so incredible!! I cant wait for the future! You know I had this distorted view of what college would be like. I pretty much expected college from the movies, but my preconceived beliefs were false. College is one of the most exciting times of your life. College offers you the chance to break from the past and start fresh. You can be who you truly are. I made my decisions no one else did. You can live in freedom. College has been so much fun! Clemson was the place for me! I believe that the Lord places you where He wants you and I can definitely see that it was his hand alone that put me at Clemson. I am so happy to be apart of this school. I learned so much in the classroom and out. I can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for me in the future. Freshman Year: Complete

He is ALIVE!!

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:52:00 -0400

So on the second week of FALL semester I was walking back from Harcombe Dining Hall with my roommate Trey and my friends Myles and Daniel. I looked on the ground and I saw this HUGE lime green thing. It was a Caterpillar. It was scary and we decided to keep it. I placed it in a cup and over night he formed a cocoon. Throughout the rest of the year I left him in the cup on my desk. He used to shake in the cup and then all of a sudden he stopped. So I assumed he was dead. As I was about to lay down to sleep last night I looked in his cup and he had HATCHED! I screamed! He was a huge Brown Luna Moth! I’m pretty sure he was a monster. Now he is free in the wild! It was so cool to see! I have attached before and after pics!

He has RISEN!

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 11:51:57 -0400

He has RISEN!

Happy Easter!

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:20:38 -0400

Happy Easter!

PLEASE WATCH THIS!!

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:17:00 -0400

I support this 1000000000%%%

Something Learned.

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:13:03 -0400

So when I was a little kid I would go to the pool and see the deep end and fear for my life. If I couldn’t touch the ground I was scared of drowning. It’s not that I couldn’t swim, it was that I no longer had my safety net of the pool floor within grasp. What does this have to do with anything you might ask? Well it is something that in my walk with Christ I have been struggling with. I spend to much time in in the “kiddy pool”. Sometime’s we have to jump off the diving board into the unknown. For me I have been complacent, not taking any risks and not trusting. I can’t be afraid to ask tough questions about my faith. I can’t be afraid to speak out in my faith. You want to know why? Because we have the BEST LIFE GUARD! It comes in the form of Jesus Christ. Sometimes we are going to sink under the water, but he is still there with his hand to pull us back out. Sometimes we get tired of treading water, but he is still there to keep us afloat. Hebrews 13:6 says, So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”. There is no fear in anything on this earth because Jesus is the lifeguard of our pool.

So cool!

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:42:00 -0400

Cool video!

The Mountain from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.

5 years ago.

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:15:00 -0400

Five years a go I heard a story about this girl named Anna Svidersky, she was killed while working. I was on myspace at the time and I remember being sent a video about her. I didn’t know her, but this heartbreaking story has always stuck with me.

She passed away on 4/20/06. I hope you all say a prayer for her family and all of those who knew her.

2 Weeks!

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:53:57 -0400

Oh my goodness! I have two weeks left of school! Two weeks will conclude my journey as a college freshmen. This year has been the best year of my life! The person I was in August and the person I am now are completely different. The Lord changed my world this past year. I wouldn’t trade the memories that I made this week for anything. To be quite honest with you, I’m not ready to go. This year has taught me that to truly follow Jesus Christ, I must be eliminated. There has to really be less of me and more of Him. Coming in a freshmen I thought I had it all together. YEAH RIGHT!! I was so stinking selfish, foolish and childish with my relationship with Jesus. My relationship consisted completely of Matt. If I could put freshmen year into one sentence it would say, “My name means absolutely nothing”! It really doesn’t mean anything and as soon as I realized that the Lord started showing me how crazy his love is. I don’t need myself I need HIM! I’m not saying that as soon as I realized this my world became flowers and rainbows. Each day is a struggle and I need to rely on Jesus more and more each day. Colossians 3:23-24 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving”. This verse has been so influential in all that I have gone through this semester. I must do EVERYTHING for the Lord, not for ME or THIS WORLD. Submission to the Lord allows a life that is so much better than anything I could do.

So as I finish the last few weeks of school I hope to write about some of the experiences that I have and express thanks to some of the people who played a role in making it the BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE!

Amen!

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:52:36 -0400

thehopemovement:

SO WORTH READING :)

An airplane on its return flight suddenly encountered turbulence. As oxygen bags began to be dispensed all the passengers started to panic except one little boy who was playing his PSP. They asked him why he was so calm and why he was not afraid to die. He answered, “My daddy is the pilot”. That’s TRUST.

If God is the pilot of your life, there’s no need to worry even if everything goes wrong. JUST BELIEVE.

Hey, you're truly amazing! Positive spirit & all. Hope Christ works through your freshman-self.

Have a great year! :)

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:06:26 -0400

I truly appreciate that! You brightened my day! You are awesome!!

The Freshmen Fifteen

New Blog

kileylauren: I Believe in Jesus.

Imperfect People In Love With A Perfect God!

I am an ImPeRfEcT Christian

I’m gonna print this off!

Explosions In The Sky

Photo

From Emily Cranston: Why do we sleep through Church, but stay awake for a 3 hour movie? Why is it...

Power.

Well Said.

Wow I can’t put into words how this past school year was...

He is ALIVE!!

He has RISEN!

Happy Easter!

PLEASE WATCH THIS!!

Something Learned.

So cool!

5 years ago.

2 Weeks!

Amen!

Hey, you're truly amazing! Positive spirit & all. Hope Christ works through your freshman-self. Have a great year! :)

Hey, you're truly amazing! Positive spirit & all. Hope Christ works through your freshman-self.

Have a great year! :)