fighting.

have i ever mentioned that i love thunderstorms? while one is going on outside my bedroom window, i have the lights completely off, my window blinds open [to see the flashes of lightning], my new glasses on [which i absolutely love! they make the beauty of this world so much clearer!], & pondering of a few things i need to get done as the night withers away. blogging was the first thing on my to-do list. :]

today was the first Sunday-funday in a new city. so, what does that mean?! my first stop on my church shopping list! :] i chose to go to new hope which is where my roommate attends. i haven't been in a couple years. the last i remember attending, i wasn't even walking with Jesus. my sister was down for the weekend so she joined us as well. we were running a little behind [don't all women?!] so we got there in time to sing a song for the beginning worship then dove into the message. a new series going on here is called "man up." the message for the man up series is dedicated to the men in the congregation; however, women are needed for constant encouragement, support, & belief that these christian men are capable of learning the true representation of a Christ-like man. even though the women were told to take a back seat because we definitely do not make good men [DEFINITELY!], i also learned something. Christian men fight for a cause bigger than themselves. whatever that cause may be, it could be their wife, kids, home, etc. a man will fight for it. but, he is fighting for this with the strength&will of God within him. the reason fighting was such a huge issue today was because it is said in the Bible that Jesus was a warrior. He fought for that which was a cause willing to die for! His God & the freedom from the bondage of sin for us.

His Love for my freedom.

"Oh, How He Loves Us."