Confessions

I felt bad about yesterday's post so I'm gonna try to do a little better today.
I was having a very emotional day.
A lot of drama has happened in my life this past month, that's why you haven't seen a lot of me. Sorry about that guys. I'll try to be more consistent.

Today I'm going to talk about your own personal confessions.
Once a week I go out with a lovely lady that is on staff at my youth group.
I absolutely love her!
She is beautiful, super nice, a great woman of God, and amazingly wise.
Needless to say I am overjoyed to have her in my life. She is my role model.
One thing she has taught me is the importance of speaking the Word over your life.
Speaking into being what you want to happen in your life.
Who you want to be.
Who God wants you to be, more specifically.

What she has had me do is make a list.
A list of scriptures to speak over my life.
Every morning I speak these over myself.
I say the scripture and then speak it as a confession.
Here's my list:

Psalm 86:4
"Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you."
Confession- Bring joy to me Lord, for my trust is in you.

Acts 2:28
"You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence."
Confession- You have shown me the ways of life and I will be full of joy in your presence.

1John 4:11
"Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."
Confession- I will love others because God first loved me.

Psalm 119: 76
"May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant."
Confession- Your everlasting love will be my comfort because of your promise to me.

Romans 5: 3-4
"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character, and character, hope."
Confession- I rejoice in my sufferings because I know that they produce perseverance, which produces character, which produces hope.

Isaiah 54:17
"No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me, declares the Lord."
Confession- There is no weapon or evil plan the devil can, could, or will create that will prosper in my life. God's presence and anointing destroys everything that could come against me.

2 Corinthians 10:5
"Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ."
Confession- I cast down every thought, imagination, or desire that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.

Colossians 1:13
"Who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love."
Confession- God has delivered me from the powers of darkness and translated me into the kingdom of His Son.


So that's my confession list!
I encourage you to make your own list.
Feel free to use mine as well. Add verses, take some away. Make it apply to your life.
And have fun with it!
When you're done stick it in a paper holder and put it in your shower. That way you won't forget to say them every day.
I hope that you enjoyed reading through my confessions.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
I'll catch up with y'all afterwards!

All my love,
Miriam

A Ramble For You...

Hello there!
I'm glad that you've decided to come back and read my blog after that One Direction post. I was a little scared that I had lost you there for a second. I always knew you'd come back. We have a great relationship, you and I. One that most people don't have. A connection of sorts. Something funny.

Anyways, want to know what I've been up to?
Quite a lot actually!

I got accepted to go to Oral Roberts University, ORU, three weeks ago. And last week I got accepted into the Anne Vaughn School of Nursing. So happy about that.

I am in the Christmas Illustrated Sermon at my church. We have practice every week until our performance. I'm a towns person, like usual. It's a great way to spend my weekend and to tell people about Christ.

I'm on Thanksgiving break!! It could not have come sooner this year. And while I wish I was in Michigan with my extended family this year, I am grateful that I get to be with my family here. No matter how uncooperative or selfish they can be.

I'm pretty sure that I re sprained my knee. And I think I pulled a ligament in my hand. Very painful stuff.

Enough about me. How are you?
Let's talk about us. Ya know, the relationship between me and you.
I am very grateful that you have followed my blog. That you have taken enough of an interest in my life and what I have to say to spend some very precious minutes of your day to read about mine.
That really means a lot to me and I don't take it for granted.
The past few weeks have been really tough for me. Let's just say this week hasn't been my forte. That's my excuse for this really long ramble. I'm sorry. That's all I have to say to you.
Remember, stay beautiful!
Confusedly,
Your very tired author....

Purple Nerves and Purple Tattoos

PURPLE

 

 

 

 

I don't know why but purple to me is just the best color ever!

You may even say that I have an obsession... but just a little one.

Ya know, I have purple socks, jewelry, clothes, nail polish, clothes, shoes, phone cases, ipod cases, stuft animals, blankets, pillows, my walls used to be purple, eye shadow, cups and dishware, utensil cases, scrapbooks and journels, makeup bags, ribbons, sharpies, pens and pencils, erasers, and belts...okay. It's a huge obesssion!

I even found a store called "Primary Purple" in San Antonio, Texas.

Let me tell you, that store made my entire trip worth it. Even without the ocean, river rides, and excessive shopping, that store made it worthwhile!

 

How the color purple affects us physically:

• it uplifts us
• calms the nerve and mind
• offers a sense of spirituality
• encourages creativity

 

It's a pretty stellar color if it can invoke all of these things.

 

 

 

While I was the "Primarily Purple" store, I happened upon this really cool poster that I had to buy! Here's what it says:

Purple Profile

You are a purple person if:

 

You are imaginative, sensitive, artistic and sophisticated.



You have noble ideals and a keep appreciation of the cultural.

You are alert, demanding, foresighted, confident, resourceful, spontaneous and highly independent.

You take delight in the beautiful, the gracious, the sensitive, but maintain an attitude of critical appraisal.

In love you seek to attain a magical quality and refuse to settle for anything less.

You refuse to be "swept-off you feet" unless genuineness and integrity can be absolutely ascertained.

You are active in the support of things you believe in, and are concerned with the pursuit of truth and other human values.

You take chances and believe that you must do so to make the most of what life has to offer.

Purple is an exclusive color, mystical in quality, blending the two extremes of the spectrum, red & blue.

Traditionally, purple represents splendor, dignity, royalty, rank & wealth.

Purple is a unique color, and it is truly a unique individual who holds is dear.

 

 

 

 

Purple is a color often well liked by very creative or eccentric types and is the favorite color of adolescent girls.



In Christianity, Purple is the color of "pride."

In the United States, a state with an equal number of Republicans and Democrats is known as a "purple state."

Purple stones- Amethyst, Ametrine, Sugilite, Lavender Jade, Selenite, Iolite, and Lavender Quartz.

 

An English, Jenny Joseph, wrote a poem titled "Warning." It's opening line begins, "When I am an old woman I shall wear purple..."

Here is the poem below.

 

WARNING
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens . . .

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

 

 

 

As you can see, the color purple is a very special color. It is loved by many and seen by all.

I don't know why I'm so obsessed with this color.

Maybe it is scientifically proven that girls love this color, I don't know. All I know is that this color is unique. And only a unique and special person can truly embrace all that purple holds dear.

 

I hope that you enjoyed learning about this majestic color.

In the days to come evaluate yourself. Decide which color embodies you.

It's something fun to do.

Have a great weekend guys!

Yours truly,