Passionately Valerie

The Blessing of Brokenness http://goodnessofgodministries.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/the-blessing-of-brokenness/ Psalm 32:5 "Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity I said I will confess my transgressions to the Lord and you forgave the guilt of my sin."  We can have the confidence here on earth that we have an advocate with the Father in heaven, Jesus the Righteous one, the atoning sacrifice for our sins not only for ours but also for the sin of the world. And at times of our foolishness and indiscretion we can set our hearts at rest, for if our hearts condemn us we know that God is greater than our hearts. Every day when the sun rises is a new chance to make ourselves more worthy; the old is gone and what the Father sees in us when He looks down upon us in not our folly but the stripes of Christ who washed away all the sins of our yesterdays. What an assurance, what a great love. Written in the Cori...

Proverbs 3:11- 12 My son do not despise the Lord’s discipline and do not resent his rebuke because the Lord disciplines those He loves. God's Discipline http://theupsidedownworld.com/2012/06/27/gods-discipline/ My college years is the prime years of my personal growth. A time for new experiences that inevitably made me more independent and confident. My UP days opened my eyes to so many ideas and encounters with variety of people from faculty members to brilliant students some were classmates others acquaintances. It was the time I felt so empowered and in control of my life, my friends and even love ones. The independence entrusted upon me unfortunately lead me to forget that freedom comes with great responsibility and accountability not only from the eyes of people but most of all from the eyes of God. I was able to cultivate and develop this same drive up to my first year in law school. Competition in law school was very tough, each and one of us is strivin...