Week Recap!

Phew! I do not know if it was only me, but I think the teachers were praying on our downfall this week. Not only was I writing and revising the paper for this class, but I had a few other challenging assignments. I know this blog is a day late but I still thought that I would share the scriptures of the week so that we can grow in our personal and spiritual lives. Enjoy! (I will only be selecting a few since last week I went WAY over the word count)

Phillippians 2:7-8: 

“rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!”

For me, this scripture really shows the humbleness that Jesus showed and the humbleness that we should adopt in our everyday walk. If you do not read the bible or are unaware of the power Jesus truly had, allow me to give a little backstory. Most know that Jesus was born from a human, but his biological father was not human. God gave Mary a child and told her to name him Jesus. Jesus is human since he experienced hunger(Mathew 21:18) and thirst(John 19:28) multiple times in the Bible, but his power was anything but that. Jesus could heal the sick and in some cases bring people back to life. We do not know the full extent of Jesus’s power but I bet it does not stop at curing and healing. The amazing thing is that even with this power, Jesus was still obedient to God even after he was told of the trials and ultimate crucifixion he was going to face. In the same way, we should understand the blessings and skills that we have, but not become cocky and naive to possible hardships and think that we are “too good” to have problems.

1 Peter 4:16:

“However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.”

When I tell you that I needed this scripture, trust me, I did! At the beginning of this year, this campus made me question if the constant hate and prejudice I experience were worth serving God. It seemed like wherever I would go my religion was attacked and I was afraid to even speak about anything loosely related to what I believed in. However, since then I have been more open about my beliefs and my relationship with God. While the opinions do not cease, I take them as compliments now. I see it as people seeing that I have God in my life and it reassures me that I am doing what needs to be done to spread and live the word of God.

I pray that you enjoyed this week’s post and can take away something from it regardless of your religious or spiritual beliefs. Have a blessed day and remember that you are fearfully and wonderfully made!<3