The flight to Istanbul went great today! We got to the hotel (Holiday Inn), which is really nice, and ate some lunch. Shortly after lunch we headed out to practice. Practice also went well. Tomorrow we play against Besiktas at 3:30 p.m. After the game I will be going to a hotel closer to the airport to spend the night with a couple of my teammates.
I will try to update tomorrow after the game. I am not sure if the hotel will have free internet or not, but I hope so. Holiday Inn has free internet, and it is good too. A lot of hotels have free internet over here in Turkey believe it or not, but a lot of times it is sketchy.
Looking forward to coming HOME soon :)
Okay back to listening to the Liberty Lady Flames basketball game!! It is 23-21 at the half. Liberty is playing North Carolina Central.
GO FLAMES!
God bless,
Megan
Verse of the day:
[Zechariah said,] "Praise be to the Lord, God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he said through his holy prophets long ago."— Luke 1:68-70 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...What God does in Jesus is not a surprise. Yes, it was unexpected, but the "hints" and prophecies of his coming are found all over the Old Testament. The holy prophets had spoken about it "long ago." But more than the prophets, Jesus' coming is God keeping his word. Jesus' coming is God's answer to his promises. That's why Paul can say that all God's promises find their yes in Jesus and it is through Jesus that the "amen" is spoken (2 Cor. 1). In Jesus, God comes, God ministers, God cares, God saves, God redeems, and God keeps his promises.
My Utmost For His Highest:
God may cause our circumstances to suddenly fall apart, which may bring the realization of our unfaithfulness to Him for not recognizing that He had ordained the situation. We never saw what He was trying to accomplish, and that exact event will never be repeated in our life. This is where the test of our faithfulness comes. If we will just learn to worship God even during the difficult circumstances, He will change them for the better very quickly if He so chooses.
Our Daily Bread:
Jesus Christ is the Key that unlocks the Word of God.