Where do I begin...classes are going good. I am trying to stay ahead of my reading, so I can enjoy my time here without trying to cram reading in last minute at 1:00 in the morning. On Wednesday for the Gender and Leadership class we had a Leadership Experiment where we were put into pairs to research a character in the Tyco Fraud Scandal that happened in the early 2002. By the end of it all we were all Tyco'd out...My character was Kevin McCoy and I was a newsreporter. If you have never heard of Tyco, there was a big scandal about the CEO and other members of the board using the company's money to support their own personal lives and luxiourious tastes. It was interesting to look into. The CEO Dennis Kozlowski and Frank Swartz are both in jail for what they did. If you are ever interested, you can look on youtube for interviews with Kozlowski in jail or google info on it. I had never heard of it so it was interesting to learn about.
In other news I went to a Joyce Meyer conference on Thursday night. It was so much fun! I was debating if I should go, and at the last minute decided to go. While I was there I met a sweet girl, and got to know her. We had both came by ourselves, so it was fun to experience that with someone else, even if she was a complete stranger.
Joyce Meyer was great! I liked her much better in person than listening to her or reading her books. She had some great things to say, and it was just what I needed to hear. She began the whole session by giving a salvation message right at the beginning. She said, "I don't know why we have to wait to the end. We might as well put them out of their misery and get to the main point. That is relationship with Jesus." She talked about how Jesus didn't die for us so we could have religion, but so we could have relationship with Him...So True!!! We have been given the strength to do whatever we need to do IN CHRIST! It is Christ in us that is the hope of Glory!!!
Joyce's main message was great. She talked about our emotions and feelings, and about standing firm on the word of God, and being in control of our thoughts, feelings and emotions. The word of God should be the final factor in ALL Decisions. God is never wrong. We need to invest time in studying scriputure and knowing what it says. God's word is ALIVE and ACTIVE. John 8:31-32 says, "You will know the TRUTH, and the TRUTH will SET YOU FREE."
Feelings are your biggest enemy. Feelings are fickle, unpredictable. Loving is not a feeling, it is a willing. Need to start making a decision to love. We need to discern our feelings and God's will. God is never going to do anything that is outside of His character. He isn't going to tell you to buy an expensive car if it will get you in debt and cause lots of financial trouble. We need to live smart. We need to FIRST PRAY about it and Ask for God's will. He will reveal Himself. God wants to show that He can take care of you and I.
Joyce also talked about Freedom. She stated that Freedom is being able to say "YES to GOD and no to yourself, and STILL be HAPPY, even if it is not what you wanted." It is not about the circumstances that we go through, but it is how we REACT to the circumstances.
1 Corinthians 2:13-3
The Spiritual Man discerns, investigates, questions, waits on God, possesses spiritual maturity, knows how to get along with othe people, keeps self calm, is not narrow minded, filled with Truth, keeps their commitments, the law of love rules His/her Spirit, and has the fruit of the spirit.
Colossians 3 - Set your Mind and Keep it Set!!!
She had some great things to say! I left there so encouraged, and challenged.
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