part 2.

hello all. i know i posted a long one last night but i wanted to finish it. so, here it goes...

Can i first just say that God is just good. he blows my mind and i love it. Okay with that being said ill start in chapter 42 in Isaiah. verse one says " Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, and i am pleased with him." hmm that's good stuff. I am God`s chosen one. that in itself is incredible. i am His beloved Child. i cant fully comprehend that. Okay but not only are we his chosen but he also strengthens us. That is such an encouragement to me because life is tough and i know i need his help each and everyday. Each morning before i even get out of bed i give my day to Jesus, confessing that i need him today and knowing that he is the only one that can give me all the strength i need for that day. and sure enough God comes through every time. Have i mentioned how good He is? :) (i also suggest you go read Isaiah 42:6-7)

On in chapter 43, basically all of that chapter is good and i underlined most of the chapter but my very favorite parts were these..." I have called you by my name, you are mine...I will be with you....you are precious to me. You are honored and i love you. ( that is different parts of verses 1-4) Oh i love it! God clearly tells us we are his. He has written my name upon his heart, carved it in his hand. He is with me always, never changing. We are his precious lambs :). He honors us so we should honor him and give me all the glory honor and praise he deserves because clearly, he is worth it! He loves us! AH that makes me so excited!

As i read all these chapters i am picturing in my mind a guy standing on the street corner just shouting all this stuff. He is so excited and just wants people to understand how good God is. that might sound silly but that's what i picture.

He mentions in chapter 43 and again in 44 how he "blots out all our sin" he tells us he will never think of them again. he has scattered them as far as the east is to the west. hmmm isn't that such a comfort. I think it is because i know i mess up each day but praise the Lord that i am a victim of grace and he holds nothing against me.

So I'm still not done but sadly i have to go get ready for dreaded work. ill finish this soon. promise. Have a beautiful Monday!

-jordan katlin.

an over due post.

well hello blog! ....i haven't seen you in a while. but that's my fault and i do apologize. forgive me? i hope so!

Where to begin? a lot has happened and I'm sure I'm going to leave something out but ill start with this... The month of October has been very kind, and beautiful to me. ya wanna know why? 1.)the 18th was one month for me and Alex (if that sounds cheesy, I'm sorry but it makes me happy :))

2.)the 31st Alana, Michelle, and i dressed up like 80s girls, although i kinda ended up looking more like a clown but it was still fun!

3.) i also finished the star wars movies...yes i know be proud! and the best part is...i didn't hate them. i guess i owe you an apology, star wars movies for making fun of you. i hope you will forgive me.

So many other good things happened in October but thats over now and I'm looking forward to what November has in store for me. So far it has been fabulous! this past week was incredible. and i needed it for sure! after work and school every day its draining (those of you who read this are probably thinking I'm being a baby but hey growing up is still new to me) but this week i was definitely refreshed. Sunday- I went to church with Alex. it was awesome. Afterwards we went to Greg's house and had some good food and good bible study. Monday- i got to sleep in so that always just makes my day better :) Tuesday- I got to school and realized that i now have enough hours that i can be on the floor, meaning i can work on clients. which is exciting and makes me nervous all at the same time. Another thing that happened Tuesday, i got to talk to my boss but work next semester. I'm a team leader right now and if you cant tell by my earlier blogs, well I'm not the biggest fan of my job. its stressful and hectic and i always have to stay over time and never get paid. SO after talking with my boss she said she would move me to being a tutor. which is 10 times better to say the least. Tuesday night at bible study was awesome and to finish my great day i had a wonderful wonderful conversation with Alex. Wednesday- I had an incredible time with Jesus. those days just always great. Thursday- Thursday Fun Night. nothing else needs to be said. Friday- i had a date, and another wonderful talk with Alex. Saturday- I experienced my very first TN Vols game, and it was with Alex. i had a blast! it was a perfect ending to a perfect week!

Now i also wanted to tell you about what God did in my heart this week because it makes me smile. I heard this song and the words were simply "Jesus" over and over again. while listening to them singing i was thinking...why don't we get excited when we here that name anymore? why aren't we falling on our faces surrendering to him and simply just in awe of his goodness and grace? We have gotten why to comfortable with it and i cant say that i like it all that much. lets me and you change that. I also got introduced to a new analogy, which you can imagine made me happy because i love analogy's :) Alright so its the picture at the top(sorry I'm not the greatest artist) and ill try to explain it as good as he did. the water is the judgement and the fish in the water are the people. The boat represents Jesus and the person in the boat is meant to be the christian. and then the net. each christian has their own net that we are suppose mend and clean and keep strong. Were not only suppose to do that we are most importantly, throw the net out and catch the people to save the from judgment. make sense? i hope so!

To add a long to that, i was thinking about it afterwards. and in order to throw are net out and to be able to pull it back up with out the devil pulling us down with them we have to be strong and grounded in Jesus, in that boat. if that makes any sense at all. Now something else God has been teaching me....i am still going through the book of Isaiah and in chapter 37 verse 26 it says " It was i the Lord, who decided this long ago. I planned what I am now causing to happen" then in verse 28 it says " But i know you well- your coming and goings and all you do" I thought both of those verses were so cool and after reading them i was humbled. Shame on me for ever thinking i was big enough to handle something on my own or that i bigger then God. because clearly, I'm not. Its cool to think though that God is big enough. he is big enough to handle all and everything. he knows everything that's going to happen. he knows all about you and loves you. just thinking about that leaves me in awe.

The next verse that i really liked was in chapter 38, the ending of verse 19, " Each generation can make known your faithfulness to the next" that was more of a challenge to me i guess. I have had those leaders and girls in my life who have poured there love into me and taught me what it meant to be a leader and how to love Jesus with all my heart. Melissa always told me i was apart of the generation that seeks his face. and i think she is totally right. But now i want to be that to some young girl who is shy, innocent and ridiculous just like i was. On into chapter 41 talks about Israel and how they are God`s chosen people. in verse 9 it says " For I have chosen you and will not throw you away. Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with my victorious hand." wow! i know he is talking to Israel here but i like to think he is talking to me. Go read that and throw in your name at the beginning of each sentence. it is good stuff my friend!

Okay well i have so much more to share but i can only blog for so long. so they will be saved until next time i write. i hope you enjoy my dear friend. have a joyful day you are loved!

-jordan katlin.