Didn't expect this...

I did not think I would be posting a blog so soon after the last one. I don't even know if anyone reads these things, but at least it's a good outlet for me.

Last semester I started to teach my kids about the Armor of God.

Ephesians 6:10-18 (New International Version, ©2010)

The Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

I'm using a somewhat simpler version of these verses with the kids. I am also using this website which kind of simplifies it down. I like the graphics or drawings on it. The Armor of God


Anyhow. Because of time we stopped right before the shoes of the Gospel of Peace. We had a month off and when I came back I did some review. Then today we started covering the shoes of the Gospel of Peace. What it meant to me is that we have to go and tell others about Jesus. I suppose it also means that because we have this Good News, we have peace and we can spread it about. But what I emphasized with the kids is that we need to spread the Good News. I had the kids look up Matthew 28:16-20, Isaiah 52:7, and Romans 10:15. This passage and the verses emphasize how we should go out and spread the Good News. After school I logged onto Facebook and I saw this verse posted:

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” (Isaiah 52:7)
I was pretty touched by that considering that we had just read that this morning.

Then, I saw another verse that really spoke to me. This morning before school I asked God to help me focus on the important stuff and stay off of Facebook. After school I was doing some grading and it was kind of difficult. Not to mention, it had been a long day in general. I was feeling stressed and frustrated. I prayed and asked God for help. I wanted to walk down to the grocery store and buy kimbap, which is rice wrapped in seaweed. This would be bad because I shouldn't spend money and the rice is a lot of carbs I don't need. Anyhow, so I prayed. Then I got on Facebook and saw this verse:

Philippians 3:13-14
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (NIV)

So then this made me think, "ok. get off of facebook and get back to schoolwork." which I immediately did. So tonight has been a productive night.

On top of teaching my kids about the Armor of God, I started teaching them about 1 Corinthians 13. If you don't know, this chapter is all about love. We had been having some trouble in our class with kids not treating each other well. I started teaching the first verse this week.
Then tonight my room mate, Shin Ae, heard me yell out some strange words. I was looking up songs to have my kids sing tomorrow. I was listening to God is Not a Secret by Newsboys. They sing about how the very rocks will cry out if we do not praise the Name of the Lord. So I got on Biblegateway.com to look up the verse.
I got on and what should I see on their daily verse, but this:

“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.” - 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

I cried out. I almost cried. God is so good. I am always touched when He talks to me. Why should He talk to me? Who am I? I am nothing and unworthy. But He doesn't think so. He loves me so much. He loves my kids so much. He loves you so much.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope you will share in my excitement with me and be blessed. <3