Redeemed to Worship...not complain

I have been listening to 3 Christian podcasts that are so diverse from one another, it sort of makes my head spin. Greg Boyd is the pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, and I've never heard sermons like his. He's more hippy-ish, but sticks to scripture. I also listen to Mark Driscoll who is the pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. He is very loud, hip, and is a Calvinist...ha ha. My 3rd sort of guilty pleasure is a 15 minute daily teaching by Joyce Meyers. She really drives me nuts, but for some reason I really get a lot out of her messages.

All three are so different. My head is swarmed with thoughts of Jesus and applying his teaching to my life. I think the main thing that I get from all the teaching is that my life cannot stay the same. I must continue to grow.

One area of growth that needs a lot of prayer and a lot of Jesus is my mouth. I was redeemed to worship my God, not to complain. School is killing me...almost literally. I am sick, stressed, and am barely making it through each day. God has strengthened me a lot through this and because of people's prayers, I have really been feeling his peace.

I am excited to be able to say I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater,
He sendeth more strength when the labors increase;
To added affliction He addeth His mercies,
To multiplied trials His multiplied peace.

When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources
Our Father's full giving is only begun.
His love has no limit, His grace has no measure,
His power no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth and giveth and giveth again.
--Annie Johnson Flint