but God..

so im sick.. i think i have a cold, or something like it.. my head feels like its in a vice, my nose is really congested, and my ears kinda hurt.. ive been cooped up inside all day, mostly sleeping or reading.. im not really sure where it came from, but i think it might have been from our midyear with joe and allison.. it was so much fun, but i think i worked too hard at having fun and it didnt end up being incredibly relaxing..

it was actually kinda nice being home today.. i got to read quite a bit, and just relax and get re-energized.. i actually spent most of the day sleeping.. and im getting ready to go to bed again! before i do, i wanted to tell you about a really cool study through the Bible im about to start..

i will be starting in genesis, and going through the entire Bible studying each time the phrase 'but God..' appears.. my high school pastor, and current prayer supporter, once told our high school group that the two most beautiful words in all of the Bible are, 'but God'.. and im inclined to agree with him.. it is a characteristically powerful concept: everything hinges on those two little words.. the state of things after that phrase is used is always so incredibly different, so rich and glorious, than the state of things before.. the goal of this fairly in depth study (it is used eighty one times throughout the Bible, in the nkjv, esv, and niv translations combined) the goal is to enrich my perspective of who God is, who Christ is, and who i am in light of that.. i want to be reminded of how horrific my sin really is, and how unthinkable Christs sacrifices are.. more than anything, i hope to see in a richer way how astounding and glorious Gods grace is..

please pray for my sickness, and for motivation to be in the Word regularly, studying and ruminating.. im really excited about it, but its also easy for me to get overwhelmed by the scope of what im undertaking.. thanks!