Moving Away

Moving to go to College.
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When I came to the realization that I was moving 6 hours away from my family to attend school at the beginning of January I was scared yet excited.
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Now here I am at College since the 7th of January and I am doing great. Of course I miss seeing my family every once and a while but God has a calling for me and it is here right now. I am just attending 1 year for my Children's Ministry Certificate, but please pray for God to show me signs if I am supposed to come back and do 4 years.
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But, other than that I am alive! Eating, living, and homework... yaii!!!
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The Life Of A College Student,

Cassandra Falun

The Holiness Of God

So I am sooo busy that I will only have time to write every once and a while... But, here I am reading a book by R C Sproul called The Holiness Of God for my Theology class. It has an amazing perspective of things going on in this world and some things that you probably have never thought of.
.... This young man first states how the Old Testament opens with, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." But, really we just look at it as the beginning of the book, the beginning of what Christ created for us. Then he states, "How was it done?" ... Ok now is your mind thinking a little bit? I can tell you mine sure was. 
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"In the beginning..." 
--------------It sounds like the beginning of a fairytale: "Once upon a time." The trouble is that in the beginning there was no time as we understand it to be "once upon," Sproul states.
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Well that got me in a deep discussion with my roommate on what came before Genesis like it explains in the book... Now come on you can't tell me that you are not saying/thinking, "well there was nothing but God."
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This was what Sproul shares with us that he got out of his Philosophy class.
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--------------But what in the world is "nothing?" Have you ever tried to think about nothing? Where can we find it? Obviously nowhere. Why? Because it is nothing, and nothing doesn't exist. It can't exist, because if it did, then it would be something and not nothing. Are you starting to get a headache like mine? Think about it for a second. O can't tell you to think about "it" because nothing isn't an "it." I can only say "nothing isn't." ... If we try thinking about nothing, we always wind up thinking about something.
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Ok. Now that is not cool... that changes my whole frame of mind on how us as human beings say, "I did nothing today..." You didn't do nothing you did something! Laid on the couch, watched TV, or whatever!!! But, we are using nothing in the wrong context. "Nothing" has a definition just like everything else in our vocabulary or should I say dictionary... My roommate Bre and I discussed this for four hours!! Can you believe that?! And we came to the conclusion that, something is not nothing, but saying nothing means you are hiding behind something... That's a lot to chew isn't it... As I tried to attempt to go to bed that night I stared at the ceiling for two hours thinking [ok... don't read this book before you are about to go to bed] about his description about "nothing" and "something." [There is so much more to subject, all I got to say is get the book and read it!!]
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Of course as you go on in the book there are a lot of different perspectives on different topics and lots that you will disagree on but it is fasinating on how people have a different frame of mind than others. I thought this was interesting so I had to blog it and share with y'all how the life is out in Bible College.
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The Life Of A College Student

Blessings,

Cassandra Falun

Apologies

I won't be writing anything until I move which is on the 5th-8th of January... man to much packing!! Oh my word! Never knew I had some of the things I have now found lol

Cassandra Falun

Contentment

If only I had straight hair… if only I were ten pounds thinner… if only that guy in class would notice me. If only. Sometimes our lives are ruled by the “if only’s” and the “what if’s” and the “I wishes.” Paul taught that our true contentment doesn’t come from our circumstances. Rather, it is found in Jesus—knowing him, trusting him and depending on his power for each day. When you focus on Jesus’ priorities and what he wants you to do rather than on what you wish you had, you will find genuine contentment.

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Philippians 4:10-13

I rejoice greatly in the LORD that at last you have renewed your concern for me. Indeed you have been concerned but have had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learnt to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learnt the secret of being content in every and any situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Cassandra Falun

Joy

What are you like when you first wake up in the morning? Do you drag your crabby self out of bed and snap at whomever if they try to talk to you? Is it common knowledge that everyone should steer clear of you before 10:00 AM? How about changing your mindset? What would your day be like if your first thoughts were of God’s unfailing love and your first words to him were thanks? Maybe that would ease your worries and get you excited for the day. Hmmm… maybe you could become a morning person after all.

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Psalm 90:14

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Cassandra Falun

Bits and Pieces

A lot of people think prayer’s all about talking to God. Actually, prayer also involves God talking to you. Having trouble hearing Him? Quiet down and listen.

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Psalm 85:5

I will listen to what God the LORD will say; he promises peace to his people, his saints—but let them not return to folly.

Bible College!

So, it's time for me to leave the nest. On January 5th, 2013, I will be leaving for Bible College (Vanguard in Edmonton, Alberta). It is going to be one quick move that is for sure. Prayer would be greatly appreciated... God has spoken to me in many ways. I will be going for at least one year for my Children's Ministry Certificate. Children are my life! I don't know what I would do without them. So, this is the journey I have ahead of me. I am so blessed to have a young lady contact me before I even get there, Breann Ryan, she will be my roommate and I look forward to it. It ends up she is in the same course as I am so it is going to be a blast! (Pictures will be added too :P ). I will try my best to keep updates going frequently. Right now, it is chaos! Packing... Man I feel like I'm packing my entire house, but I am so excited to see what God has in store for me.

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Cassandra Falun

The Life Of

A College Student

Passion

          What is out deepest passion? Women? Men? Passion for fitting in? Which creates you to be someone totally different… Video Games? Scrapbooking? Sports? Etc. What do you find you put your heart and soul into the most? Our generation today has fixed their minds to what society is trying to sell to them. Women having to look like the models in the magazines, men all over women thinking they own them. Don’t get me wrong our generation; my generation has passion it is just misplaced. So, the real question is where is our passion supposed to lye? Misplaced passion is the huge majority of why our youth today is in amongst pain and hurt.

          We have passion and we are willing to do it with all our heart… but when it pleases us.

Colossians 3:23-24

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the LORD, not for men. Since you know you with receive an inheritance from the LORD as a reward. It is the LORD Christ you are serving.

**PASSION CHANGES EVERYTHING**

          The Bible expresses it. We should not be filled with these worldly passions. You probably know the common ones. Drinking, drugs, lust, premarital sex, pornography, they eat at us from the inside out, a rebellious spirit, swearing, etc.

          Our passion should lye in the things we do showing Christ through us. Everything we do do should always be for the LORD.

Cassandra Falun

I may have opened a can of worms, but it is something our society needs to hear and see that those things are empty. Our work should be for the LORD God and it should please him, not disappoint him.