With great sadness, I am ending my blogging tonight. 12thirty was a great experience for me as it helped me get back to where I needed to be. However, in the past couple of weeks, it didn't seem like it was time well committed. I found myself posting 2 or 3 posts a night to catch up.
As school begins, I know I won't have as much time to commit to logging on and blogging something every day. I am however making efforts to make a commitment to steer this devotional aspect in a different direction.
I am continuing my exercise plan, but I am mostly running with my XC kids now (which is meeting my time and mileage). I find myself doubling up on distance and time quite often.
No one will probably ever read this...if they don't, I am completely fine with it. There was growth in this project for me. I hope you find growth as well!
-12Thirty Out
8.15.2011
8.06.2011
August 05 - Checkpoint
I took today off since I doubled up yesterday with my XC kids. I am going to attempt to track my progress up to this point in the year:
Miles Estimated: 366
Minutes: 2,933 Minutes
Days Missed: 2
Honestly, that made my head hurt. I don't miss school...as a student or as a teacher!
Miles Estimated: 366
Minutes: 2,933 Minutes
Days Missed: 2
Honestly, that made my head hurt. I don't miss school...as a student or as a teacher!
August 3 - Lips
Proverbs 13:3
3 He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
Check your words at the gate before they get out and cause damage. You might not be able to get those dogs back!
3 He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
Check your words at the gate before they get out and cause damage. You might not be able to get those dogs back!
8.03.2011
August 2 - Halvsies
"Belief in Jesus Christ is total identity with Him. There is no such thing as partial belief or partial salvation. A person who does not totally commit himself to Christ disbelieves in Him, no matter how many positive things he may have to say about Him".
- John MacArthur
- John MacArthur
August 1 - Endings
Take a look at Malachi 4. These are the last words of the Old Testament. I believe there is a saying that fits nicely here:
Last, but not least...
July 31 - Precipitation
Jeremiah 14:22
22 Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, O Lord our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this.
Jeremiah was right on with this verse (as well as others of course). We, just as the people in Judah in 600 B.C., are busy working our fingers or staring at our idols. TV, media, video games, coffee shops, ATM's, high end sports cars, multi-million dollar homes...they all have one thing in common: they are worthless. In the end, those idols will not be there for us. Our homes won't save us. Our money won't heal us. There is one and only one God that is reliable, dependable and everything you need in life.
Our hope should be in God...not the empty things of this world.
22 Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, O Lord our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this.
Jeremiah was right on with this verse (as well as others of course). We, just as the people in Judah in 600 B.C., are busy working our fingers or staring at our idols. TV, media, video games, coffee shops, ATM's, high end sports cars, multi-million dollar homes...they all have one thing in common: they are worthless. In the end, those idols will not be there for us. Our homes won't save us. Our money won't heal us. There is one and only one God that is reliable, dependable and everything you need in life.
Our hope should be in God...not the empty things of this world.
8.01.2011
July 30 - Experience
"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn".
- C.S. Lewis
- C.S. Lewis
July 29 - Labor
Colossians 3:23-24
23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
It's easy to lose focus when working our jobs. Our minds tend to sway to thinking about the paycheck we will be bringing in every 2 weeks or once a month. As followers of Christ and servants for him, we should be working to glorify him in all that we do. Whether it's our jobs or volunteer/service opportunities, our main goal should be one thing: bringing glory and honor to his name.
The paycheck we clear is NOT what we work for...it is just a blessing that we have been graciously given.
23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
It's easy to lose focus when working our jobs. Our minds tend to sway to thinking about the paycheck we will be bringing in every 2 weeks or once a month. As followers of Christ and servants for him, we should be working to glorify him in all that we do. Whether it's our jobs or volunteer/service opportunities, our main goal should be one thing: bringing glory and honor to his name.
The paycheck we clear is NOT what we work for...it is just a blessing that we have been graciously given.
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