My Name is Jali

I'm reading through the book of Ezekiel in 7 days, and of course I'm taking notes along the way. Here's what I'm discovering: Something that really kept my attention about Ezekiel was that he really lived out his message. He told the people what was coming to them as long as they continued to be disobedient. He prophesied about famine and captivity. To symbolize this, Ezekiel laid down, for 390 days, tied up, eating rationed food (Ezekiel 4). Dramatic? Yes! But was the point made? Definitely. God wasn't playing, and neither was Ezekiel! Then in chapter 24, Ezekiel's wife passed away, and he was ordered NOT to mourn her. She was described as the "delight" of his eyes. That means he loved him some her! But he couldn't show his grief. When I say I was blown away by his obedience, I was seriously like "Man. Could I do that?" I'm sure if the Lord wanted me to and helped me, I could. But, Lord, please don't make me! Anyway, I just f...

Well, well, well, We've come to the close of another year, and it went by quicker than a flash. Can I just say what a CRAZY year 2012 has been? And how AWESOME God has been during this year? Anybody who's spoken to me in the past couple weeks knows what I've been dealing with. I survived a fire in my apartment building, completed a half-marathon... and got a C in Statistics I. But, I can honestly say that I am so humbled by God's awesomeness and provision. It's funny how everybody says they have faith, but you never know how important that faith is until that's all you have. I'm not gonna lie, ever since the fire happened, my prayer life has SUCKED. It's so bad, and I am so ashamed because I know that this is the time God wants to speak to me more than ever, and I'm so aware that I am actively sabotaging my relationship with Him because I know He's about to do something crazy big, and He's done so much already. Yes, every day I thank Hi...