Six Months

I would like interrupt this study session to inform you all that today marks 6 months until graduation!!! :)

I wish I could share all of the details from the sermon at church today. It was over grace. A take away quote that I would like to share is "Grace justifies sinners. Grace does not justify sins." Basically, the message Mr. Brandenburg was trying to get across is that grace is not our get-out-of-jail-free card. It does not mean that you can keep sinning and use your "grace card" each time to get out of it. And we, as Christians, should not use it that way. He preached out of 2 Samuel 9 where we find a man whose life was shattered when he was 5 years old as his father was killed and his grandfather, Saul, committed suicide. King David showed this young man grace (whereas if he followed the historical suit of the Old Testament, he should have killed him as he was the family of his predecessor).

We are completely undeserving of this grace. Ephesians 2:8 tells us that it is by grace THROUGH faith that we have been saved and this is the gift from God. We are completely undeserving and our faith has little to do with it. This grace is for all and is equally offered to all. All we can do is accept this grace and live how God would call us to live. We should share this grace, just as David did, with all of those around us.

I just love this church. I guess it is really hard for me to truly feel like I belong there as I just recently started going and know that I probably will never go again after May 31st. Seth will NEVER live in Dallas, this I am sure of and I don't think I would ever be motivated to drive to Dallas from wherever we might end up. I hope that this isn't how I feel until we get out of the military. I know that I should feel at home in any church since God is there, it is just tough. Especially in such a large church! If you are ever in the Northpark Mall-ish area of Dallas, I strongly encourage and even invite you to come to Fellowship Dallas. It is a great church!

Ok, back to studying shock, burns, head trauma (and other intracranial disorders and altered level of consciousness), complex endocrine disorders, and solid organ transplants. Phew.. It is even hard to list.

Have a blessed day!