Bible class and other things
Posted by Michaela Frantz on Tuesday, January 25, 2011
I really like Bible class. Really. It challenges me, interests me and causes me to think all the time. I really like the teacher, I had him for eigth grade history and I liked him then and now I have him for Bible 10. I have it 7th period which is really good because it causes me to wake up and get through the last period of the day. It is also good because I look forward to it all day so it makes the other classes go faster. Today he talked about how "loving is sacrificially giving for others' benefit" based on John 3:16. He also talked about how that is the complete opposite definition for the way we use the word "love" on a daily basis. We say we love our cars and our dogs and chocolate but in truth we are talking about liking them because they please US. Our casual definition for love deals with feelings that are self-centered not others centered. I thought that was a really good point. One of his examples was how Jesus washed the disciples' feet and how that put him in an extremely low position. I thought about how many times I refrain from meeting a need because I think I am above it, like cleaning up a really gross mess. I want to do things for other people even if it means stooping down. If the Son of God could lower Himself to the level of a non-Jewish slave, I can humble myself to do something to meet someone else's need.
One of my favorite quotes from my teacher's lecture today was that teenagers are perfect to make a difference "because you guys are too stupid to know you can't do something". Haha! I love it.
Oh and today was the first time in my life I can remember feeling like I was about to faint. I had to get a yellow fever shot for my upcoming mission trip to Burkina Faso. The last time I had shots was when I was 8 years old and I had a major, uncontrollable panic attack. So I was really nervous for this one but I got the shot and it wasn't bad at all. The weird thing was, I went back to the waiting room and everything started spinning and I felt sick and really strange. All I thought was "I think I am gonna pass out" but fortunately I didn't. I ended up feeling fine the rest of the day and I was very thankful. Glad that's over!
Good night!
One of my favorite quotes from my teacher's lecture today was that teenagers are perfect to make a difference "because you guys are too stupid to know you can't do something". Haha! I love it.
Oh and today was the first time in my life I can remember feeling like I was about to faint. I had to get a yellow fever shot for my upcoming mission trip to Burkina Faso. The last time I had shots was when I was 8 years old and I had a major, uncontrollable panic attack. So I was really nervous for this one but I got the shot and it wasn't bad at all. The weird thing was, I went back to the waiting room and everything started spinning and I felt sick and really strange. All I thought was "I think I am gonna pass out" but fortunately I didn't. I ended up feeling fine the rest of the day and I was very thankful. Glad that's over!
Good night!