Get up and rejoice! : )

Mark 10:47-49~
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart. Get up; he is calling you."


(I don't know why I got so stuck on these verses...I know that we're supposed to cry out to God - He already knows everything we're going through, but He wants us to exercise our free will and approach His throne of grace with confidence. But I also wonder if there aren't times that we're still crying out and don't even realize that He was already calling us...hm.) Plus, he (Bartimeus) was still blind when he got up to go to Jesus - he didn't sit there and say, 'Nope, I'm not moving until I can see where I'm going.' He chose to follow Jesus' voice and trust that his healing would be there.
v50~And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
:) ah, I LOVE it! Let's throw off the sin that has us all tangled up in ourselves and pursue what God has in store!
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. (Hebrews 12:1-3)


2 Corinthians 13:11~
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

(rejoice! I love that we finish that heavy letter of 2 Corinthians, and then you just get to rejoice at the end :)
I'm praising God for the chance to keep that in mind, as TOMORROW, is the beginning of the end. (hahaha, not reeeeally) But, I can definitely see the light at the end of the Chattahoochee Tech tunnel...I've been ready to move onto my next school for a while now, but God has been gracious to shift my perspective and cause me to praise Him for this season...lots of lessons were learned that will stick with me for quite some time - praise the Lord!

ha, I was also brought to this appropriate entry in Jesus Calling yesterday:
Stop trying to work things out before their times have come. Accept the limitations of living one day at a time. When something comes to your attention, ask Me whether or not it is part of today's agenda. If it isn't, release it into My care and go on about today's duties. When you follow this practice, there will be a beautiful simplicity about your life: a time for everything, and everything in it's time.

Father, let my remaining time at this school be used to share Your light, further Your Kingdom...let me see others first through Your eyes, not my own judgement. thank you, Holy Spirit, for giving me Your words, Your response for any circumstances I find myself in...just, MORE of You and less of me!
So excited to see how God is going to move over the next 10 weeks and beyond...=)