One of my favorite sayings is....... better late than never. However, when someone awards you with a blog award back on the 26th of April and you don't do anything about it for a couple months, the 'better late than never' saying usually can be tossed out the window for the apparent reason that it took nearly two and a half months to post about the blog award rather than posting about it in a few days. In other words, the saying is practically irrelevant because it took me so long to post about it. But, it still stands true, so without further ado............................................... I was awarded 'The Versatile Blogger" blog award from Anna.
Thank you so very much Anna and sorry it took so long to post about this. :-/ Not only do I have to post about it, but I have to list seven things about myself. In that case, here we go....
1) I won a Fear Factor contest before and came in third place one other time (not on the actual tv show, but at our former church's Fallfest :).
2) I am a theology nerd or geek..... whatever you want to call it. I will talk with anybody for hours about this one subject.
3) I absolutely love John Piper (my favorite pastor to quote from).
4) One of my newest hobbies is strength-training. I usually was a biker/runner before (still am), a cardio type guy, but I am beginning to gain more upper body weight.
5) My fav. two verses in the Bible are 1 Corinthians 2:2 and Ephesians 2:4, but my fav. two books in the Bible are John and Philippians.
6) I have three younger sisters and two of them are below the age of 4. The other is 20. If you want to visit her blog, check it out here.
7) Last but not least, my birthday is in four days---- another year will bite the dust fairly soon. :)
And, with all that said, Happy 4th of July to everybody. Hope you all have a safe Independence Day full of God's majestic grace-filled blessings. May God bless America----- the greatest nation on God's green earth.
Sola Deo Gloria!!!!
I was awarded a blog award. The award from Ivorydancer is the Advanced Awesomeness Award. Thanks Ivorydancer, I definitely appreciate this award, but I believe that I am fully undeserving of this award. Why? Psalm 111:9 says, "He sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant forever. Holy and Awesome is His name." This award should only be placed in the hands of the King of kings and Lord of lords. His name is Holy and Awesome. He is the only one deserving of this award. I am a mere vessel and an unworthy filth-laden sinner. If there is anything in this blog that is good (awesome), it is all from Him. If this blog is stamped with the awesomeness and greatness of God, it is all from Him; not of my own doing. I can do nothing apart from His grace and daily strength. What does John 15:5 say (a familiar verse)? The verse states: "I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, FOR APART FROM ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING. I can do nothing apart from the strength of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Anything, on this blog, that is good, is of Him; not of me. Don't be twirling your finger around towards me trying to build me up. Instead, thank God for the blessing of this blog, because anything good that comes out of it is from Him. I will stop beating the dead horse with this statement, but I want you guys to see that anything good or profitable that comes from this blog is God's. Not my own doing, I AM NOT GOOD (Romans 3:10). Maybe I will write a post about this sometime, but my main point is to turn the attention to the One who is Awesome. So with that said, I understand your intentions Ivorydancer, and I thank you that you found this blog worth reading, but the moral of the story is that this blog is not awesome. Only God is Awesome. He is the only one worthy to be called Awesome. This blog has many undeserving chords tied to it, since it was written by a human being; so it does not even stand in the category of awesomeness. I hope you understand.
I have been awarded this blog award about a month ago and it was not my intention to push this award off to the side. School has been keeping me very busy and blogging has not been a huge priority in my life these past few weeks. So, without further ado, I thank Katie for finding this blog worth reading and most of all, I thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for giving me this brain to be specifically used for His glory and honor alone.
1. I am honestly a procrastinator when it comes to my schoolwork. I always wait until the last minute to finish up any essay, project, piece of math homework, etc.; but I am trying to work on this area of my life. It has been extremely difficult though, but God is graciously guiding me along.
2. I enjoy looking at the details of many parts of God's creation. Whether it be stripes on the petal of a flower or the intricate design of each and every avocado tree leaf. Some people may think this observation is strange, but I find it fascinating. Have you ever looked at the lines of skin on your hand? God perfected the design of the skin by making it look like someone fashioned it. It is amazing.
3. My family is adopting a baby through an adoption agency called Bethany. We were last shown a few days ago, but we never know when we will get the significant call that will change our lives for the better.
4. When I am married, I want to have a bunch of kids--- Lord-willing. If not biologically, adoption is out there. I love kids. :)
5. What do I want to be when I grow up? Don't know, but God has shown many people in my Bible Study Group that the ministry is in my future. Evangelist, Pastorate, Teacher, who knows? God does and I am thankful for that.
6. Honestly, I pray that my life would be lived in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ. That I would lead my future family by example, by the truth found solely in Scripture, and by God's divine power at work through me.
7. I am also very fearful about speaking out loud period. I have a speech impediment that is very frustrating at times. There are times when I block and I can't get the word out. The words are fashioned wonderfully in my brain. I know what I want to say. It is just that I have difficulty getting the words out sometimes. One of the guy's from my Bible Study says that I am going to be just like Moses. If you know, Moses had a speech impediment and God used Him; so if He could use Moses; He could use me in anyway He wants. I find that somewhat comforting. :)
8. I will eat everything; except, tomatoes and strawberries. Sorry, the texture of strawberries is ugghhhh; and the rawness of tomatoes are disgusting. Though, I will eat strawberries in smoothies, jams, jelly, etc.; and tomatoes diced, in salsa, ketchup, etc. I know I am very strange. :)
9. I am eternally grateful for the brutal sacrifice that my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ willingly paid to redeem my vile soul from the pit of hell.
10. I am 6'2" tall. I have blonde hair, blue eyes, and enjoy bicycling when I get the chance too. :)
I definitely enjoyed writing 10 honest things about myself and thanks Katie again for the award.
I award this blog award to anyone who wants to write 10 honest things about themselves; and, since, Life Savior has not received any blog awards ever. I will graciously award this blog award to Life Savior, the team of a few Christian guys, striving wholeheartedly for the Lord their Awesome God. They truly deserve this award too. Their blog is great. I would encourage you all to check them out, if you have not already done so.
Sola Deo Gloria!
I would like to thank Bethany for awarding me with this award. I could have only started this blog by God's grace and the knowledge that He has given me to write about Him and Him alone. It is truly an honor to be writing about the King of Kings when I don't even deserve an iota of His grace and mercy. Thanks again Bethany.
My top blogs. Everybody's blog that I follow and have subscribed to from Google Reader. Each blog gives me a new understanding in an intricate way (by each person) of who God is. I thank you all for that. You guys (girls) also provide many posts filled with humor and everyday life that is incredible. Thanks for writing such great posts filled with God's love that could have only came from Him. Keep up the good work. :D
Soli Deo Gloria!
This is my first blog award and I received it from Josh at his blog While I'm Waiting. Thanks Josh for awarding me with my first blog award. I appreciate it very much. Go check out his blog on my blog list at While I'm Waiting. His blog is fantastic and God honoring. Good job Josh!
Now, I would like to award a few people with this blog award. A few people, who also have fantastic God honoring blogs. I award
1. Kevin @ http://kevinweg.blogspot.com/
2. Levi @ http://leviben.blogspot.com/
3. J.J. @ http://jjfortheking.blogspot.com/
4. Andrew @ http://www.andrewbiddinger.com/makeitcount/
5. Ryan W. @ http://ryancweg.blogspot.com/
6. Elliot @ http://broken-vessels.blogspot.com/
7. Ryan C. @ http://ryancoopersblog.blogspot.com/
8. Becca @ http://rebeccaann1994.blogspot.com/
9. Rachel M. @ http://rayshopejourney.blogspot.com/
10. Jenna @ http://my-strength-and-song.blogspot.com/
