"Nap Time"

I am in my last semester of nursing school now, and I've been assigned night shift clinicals. I start in a few days so I am trying to stay up late, and nap during the day so I might be able to actually stay awake when I am working. Although, suddenly, the queen of napping is WIDE awake. Humph. So I am laying in bed hoping for a massive wave of sleepy to float over me and make me sleep for a bit. But, I am getting kinda bored laying here, I figured that maybe I would type out some things that God is teaching me or reminding me.

•Prayer is so so so wonderful! It just blows me away that I have the opportunity to talk to the God of the universe every second of every day! I spent my drive home from senoia last night praying for some friends. It was one of the most enjoyable car rides I have had by myself in a while. I didn't feel very alone.
•I am responsible for what I do with the gospel. Who will stand beside me on the day Jesus returns because I shared the gospel with them? [thanks pastor vinny]
•I have less than 4 months left with my nursing classmates. I need to use them. [the months, not the classmates]
•God has given me some of the most wonderful friends in the whole world. I love falling more in love with Jesus alongside of them.
•I have a lot of questions that I need to answer. I have the Word of God for a reason. I've been convicted about running to my friends as soon as I have a question. It's not a bad thing, but I have the ability to figure out the answer for myself. I just need to stop being lazy.

Hoping for Jesus,
Jessica Bloo Eyes (as my dear friend, jack, calls me)

Because it's a holy God that you're up against.

nothing against him

I read this blog post a few days ago at prayforian.com.
Ian lives with a brain injury. Larissa is his wife.
Their marriage is a beautiful picture of Christ and the church.
This post specifically has been such a blessing to me the past few days.
I just don't want to forget what he said.
Our sin is first and foremost against a Holy God. such a good reminder.

Christmas.

A very long journey. A very big belly. A dark night. A whole lot of pain. I try to think back to Mary. I've been studying Luke, and almost everyday I go back to Luke 1:38 where Mary says, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word" when she first heard that she was with child,  and I pray that my response to the Lord everyday would be those words. How beautifully the Lord gave us His Son who came to serve and to save. Thankful is what I am today. Thankful that every sin that I have ever committed/will commit has been taken away by this little baby. I can't wrap my mind around it. God, in the form of an infant. But, this year has been so different as I reflect on that night when my Savior was born. How God saw that this was absolutely the best way for Him to receive the very most glory. The virgin birth. The star. The angels. The shepherds. From this day, so many years ago, until his death on a cross, He will live a absolutely perfect life...an unfathomable "task." I praise the Lord for this perfect propitiation. I am thankful this was never "plan B." The Lord is good and full of mercy. His grace abounds. The KING is born! May He send His Son again soon! Glory to God in the highest.

Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:17

Merry Christmas!