Well, it's been a long while since I posted... So hello again!
I thought I would just talk about my dating fast I had and what I have learned from it...
I decided to go a year without dating for personal reasons. The fast started October 31, 2013 and ended November 1, 2014. I turned down a few guys throughout that time period. It felt good for two reasons. First, I had guys ask me out! Woohoo! How awesome does that make a girl feel? Pretty dang awesome! Second, I was able to say "no" to a guy because of the fast. It is actually really nice to be able to tell a guy that you can't date and don't want to.
Throughout that year, I learned that guys and girls can actually be friends and not have the potential to get together. I made a number of really good guy friends throughout that period. I mean, the opposite sex can be whole lot of fun when it's just a friendship going on.
I also learned that some guys just don't know when to quit. I told some guys I couldn't date them and some that I just want to be friends. Some of these guys have not quit trying to hit on me (thinking that I don't notice that's what they are doing...) and I found that I do not like that. It's interesting because I used to really enjoy any and every guy trying to "get at this" but have found that it is actually now very unattractive for a guy to do it in that manner.
Most importantly, I figured out what kind of guy I really want to be with. I focused on all my Christian guy friends and what qualities I appreciated in them. I tried not to be extreme about it and make my future man the perfect man. I made a list of the type of guy I actually want to spend the rest of my life with.
I personally think that girls should totally do this also. Make a list of the type of guy God would want you to be with. Not only make the list, but focus on these qualities in different guys that might be a potential man for you. If they don't go with most the qualities, then don't waste your time. If they go with most of them, then don't push them aside because some of the qualities might not be important.
One last thing I learned throughout the fast is that the single life is a great life. For real! Being single is amazing! You are your own person and can focus on yourself for a time period. You also don't have to depend on anyone else. It's also a time of freedom. You can go wherever you want and be with the friends you want to be with. It is a great experience if you aren't focusing on a guy, but on God and yourself. So, for the single girls, embrace the singleness and enjoy it. It only lasts for so long.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Celebrate the Greatest Weekend Ever
This weekend we celebrated one of the greatest weekends from all time history. Starting from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. Let's talk about each day for a second...
On Friday... We celebrate an amazing day... The day that Jesus Christ went and died on the cross for the sins of the world when he was completely innocent. Why is it such a great day? Well, because it opened up a way to God for anyone and everyone that chooses to accept Him. When Jesus said, "It is finished" he meant it. No longer do we have to worry about cleansing our sins ourselves! It was done that day when His blood was running down the cross, when God turned His back on His own Son, and when Christ breathed His last breath. So, celebrate Friday because we have life through the innocent One that gave it to us, the guilty ones.
On Saturday... We celebrate the fact that Jesus was dead for us. His body lay in the grave while His soul was in hell. He suffered that much for us. And yet we still live for ourselves instead of Him. I mean, if Christ can go to hell because He was taking up all our sins for us and God turned His back on Him, then how can we not see that we ourselves can get to hell a lot easier? Christ made a way to heaven for us! We just gotta accept it. It's that easy.
On Sunday... We celebrate the greatest day in history! Why? I mean, what about Christmas? Jesus was born that day! Well, yeah, but Jesus defeated death on Easter! How cool is that?! I mean, think about it... Jesus died. Was dead for three days. Then He rose again. What?! If He can do that, what's to stop Him from keeping us from death? Not our physical body, but our soul. And not death as in no longer existing (because everyone lives forever), but as in living like a life that is amazing in heaven instead of rotting in hell! Well, thank God that He did just that! For everyone who comes to Him, believes in Him, and confesses his or her sins at the foot of the cross. Just like the criminal that hung beside Him. Even he made it to heaven! What an amazing day to celebrate and what a great gift!
So, celebrate the greatest weekend to have ever happened in history!
Happy Easter everyone! Much love!
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
On Friday... We celebrate an amazing day... The day that Jesus Christ went and died on the cross for the sins of the world when he was completely innocent. Why is it such a great day? Well, because it opened up a way to God for anyone and everyone that chooses to accept Him. When Jesus said, "It is finished" he meant it. No longer do we have to worry about cleansing our sins ourselves! It was done that day when His blood was running down the cross, when God turned His back on His own Son, and when Christ breathed His last breath. So, celebrate Friday because we have life through the innocent One that gave it to us, the guilty ones.
On Saturday... We celebrate the fact that Jesus was dead for us. His body lay in the grave while His soul was in hell. He suffered that much for us. And yet we still live for ourselves instead of Him. I mean, if Christ can go to hell because He was taking up all our sins for us and God turned His back on Him, then how can we not see that we ourselves can get to hell a lot easier? Christ made a way to heaven for us! We just gotta accept it. It's that easy.
On Sunday... We celebrate the greatest day in history! Why? I mean, what about Christmas? Jesus was born that day! Well, yeah, but Jesus defeated death on Easter! How cool is that?! I mean, think about it... Jesus died. Was dead for three days. Then He rose again. What?! If He can do that, what's to stop Him from keeping us from death? Not our physical body, but our soul. And not death as in no longer existing (because everyone lives forever), but as in living like a life that is amazing in heaven instead of rotting in hell! Well, thank God that He did just that! For everyone who comes to Him, believes in Him, and confesses his or her sins at the foot of the cross. Just like the criminal that hung beside Him. Even he made it to heaven! What an amazing day to celebrate and what a great gift!
So, celebrate the greatest weekend to have ever happened in history!
Happy Easter everyone! Much love!
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Who Gave You the Right to Judge Me?
You've always heard it said "Don't judge" or "Only God can judge a person." Well, I am here to tell you that this is wrong.
If you Google in the word "judge" and look at the verb form you get the definition:
Well, let's go through it. I will give my personal opinions of why I think people say this...
3. What does the word condemn mean? Well, let's look at the Google version of the definition:
Now let's look at a verse that most people use when they say "don't judge" to make their argument even better:
1. This is a warning. It's not a "You cannot judge" command. It's a "If you are going to judge, then be prepared to be judged also."
2. If you choose to judge someone, think before you do. If you are judging someone for a sin and you are in the same sin, then you will be judged the way you are judging. You will get the same "punishment" as you give another for the same sin being judged.
3. You need to pay attention to your own sins before trying to fix another person's sins. Don't just try to fix something when you don't even know how to because you haven't fixed the sin in your life. You wont be able to see what you are doing (metaphorically speaking).
4. Don't tell someone about a sin in their life until you have gotten control of your own.
5. Don't be a hypocrite. If you tell someone not to do something and say that it is wrong, then you should not do it yourself. Now, to clear things up more, let's look at the definition of hypocrite from the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
In conclusion, the next time someone tells you that it aint your place to judge, just know what they actually mean by that. It's not that we, as Christians, shouldn't judge people... It's that we, as Christians, shouldn't judge someone for something AND condemn them, for that is God's job. Judge with love and wisdom without condemning for we have no right to condemn. See the difference?
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
If you Google in the word "judge" and look at the verb form you get the definition:
"form an opinion or conclusion about."When you read this definition do you think that it is wrong to judge someone? I don't. I mean, it's an opinion or it's something you have found to be true about someone. So, why do people say that it is wrong to judge another person?
Well, let's go through it. I will give my personal opinions of why I think people say this...
- People don't want others to point out what they are doing wrong
- People feel that if they want to do whatever they want, someone shouldn't point it out to them
- People use the word "judge" to mean condemn
So, let's go through each thing one at a time:
1. When you do something wrong, how do you feel when someone points it out to you? Honestly, I hate it! It makes me feel like a horrible person sometimes and like I have messed up. If everyone was honest about it, most people would say the same thing. Fun fact... You HAVE messed up. Sometimes, you just need someone to point it out to you. And when it is pointed out to you, do you know what you should do? Take it. If you have done something against God's morals and law, you need to be able to deal with the consequences and being pointed out. It's what happens.
*side note: The above is when you have done something wrong, not when you are accused of something you didn't do2. There is a time where everyone gets into their independence stages. You want to be able to do what you want, when you want, the way you want and you don't want people to get involved. You feel that it's your life, so you don't want someone else to control it. You think that it's okay for you because you are your own person and should decide if something is right or wrong. The problem with this is that everyone needs someone else with them that can speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15) because we don't always actually see when we are doing something that is harmful or wrong for us or towards someone else. We need good, close friends to help point out the faults in us.
3. What does the word condemn mean? Well, let's look at the Google version of the definition:
"express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure."
"sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, esp. death."Ok. So, there is definitely differences between the words "judge" and "condemn." So, this is actually what a person should mean when they say "don't judge me." And a lot of people actually do mean this. They interchange the two words with each other when they should not ever do it.
Now let's look at a verse that most people use when they say "don't judge" to make their argument even better:
Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye," when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from you brother's eye. (Matthew 7:1-5)Let's look at this verse by verse:
1. This is a warning. It's not a "You cannot judge" command. It's a "If you are going to judge, then be prepared to be judged also."
2. If you choose to judge someone, think before you do. If you are judging someone for a sin and you are in the same sin, then you will be judged the way you are judging. You will get the same "punishment" as you give another for the same sin being judged.
3. You need to pay attention to your own sins before trying to fix another person's sins. Don't just try to fix something when you don't even know how to because you haven't fixed the sin in your life. You wont be able to see what you are doing (metaphorically speaking).
4. Don't tell someone about a sin in their life until you have gotten control of your own.
5. Don't be a hypocrite. If you tell someone not to do something and say that it is wrong, then you should not do it yourself. Now, to clear things up more, let's look at the definition of hypocrite from the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
"a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs"So, if we can judge someone, then what can't we do that we say only God can do? Well, that, my friend, is condemn. We don't have the power or say in who goes to hell or heaven. That is what happens when someone has the right to condemn. The only One that can do the condemning is God.
In conclusion, the next time someone tells you that it aint your place to judge, just know what they actually mean by that. It's not that we, as Christians, shouldn't judge people... It's that we, as Christians, shouldn't judge someone for something AND condemn them, for that is God's job. Judge with love and wisdom without condemning for we have no right to condemn. See the difference?
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Dating Sabbatical
Thursday, February 13, 2014
I Don't Need No Man to Make Me Happy Right Now
"I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sittin' in a dark, cold, dusty cellar
Waitin' for somebody to come and set me free
I don't wanna be like someone waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
Oh, I will survive
Unless somebody's on my side"
These are the lyrics to a song by Cheetah Girls called Cinderella. I have personally always enjoyed the song because of the beat and how fun it was to me.
But, for real, the lyrics right here should be thought about and looked at more. Disney has shown girls to need a prince to make them happy. Really? A guy for the girl is gonna make life great and fantastical? Oh! And not just that, but it will be the first guy you say you love! Makes it easy on us girls, right?
Heck no! Now, let's look at the chorus to the song again. Reality, you are going to have to wait on that prince of yours. Your prince isn't just gonna come walking through your door at this very moment. It takes time for him to arrive and for you to know that he is the one. So, why just sit around waiting? You could be doing something pretty awesome with your life while you wait. And if you are doing something awesome, by the time your man comes along, he will see how great you are because you aren't sitting on you lazy butt waiting for him. You will survive without him at the moment!
Now, I know how much girls want a guy to come already and sweep them off their feet. I am one of those girls! But I have learned that patience and living your life not worrying about him is so much better. I mean, God knows the perfect timing for the two of us to come together. Why worry about it?
Girls! Just think about it. Maybe the reason that you haven't met "the one" might just mean that God is still growing him into the perfect man for you. And He might even be working on you so that your prince can have a great woman of God. That, my friend, is not a process you want to rush.
In the meantime, read your Bible. If you stay in the Word you can grow in wisdom on how to handle your singleness for the time being. Talk to God. He is there to comfort you if you ever feel sad and heart broken because you just want to be loved by a guy that will take care of you all your life. I mean, God is already doing that already, so why not get used to how a guy really should treat a girl. Don't settle. It's stupid and makes you look thirsty. Don't be thirsty. It's not a very pretty look on a girl. Write a letter to your future husband on how you feel and how you can't wait for him and save it for your wedding day. I personally have done that and am waiting for the day I can give my man the letter I wrote for him before I even knew him. Pray for your future husband. Praying for him helps you focus on the fact that there is someone out there for you and not focusing a lot on other guys that can distract you from him. Read Song of Songs and see what a true relationship should look like and how beautiful it is. And don't miss the verses talking about waiting (usually people say it's talking about sex, but relationships are hard to wait for also). Lastly, embrace your singleness. I mean, it's actually a really fun stage! You can focus on your friends, yourself, and God. And you don't have to deal with being in a relationship with a guy, because, let's face it, guys can be so complicated!
That's all I got for y'all tonight :)
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Sittin' in a dark, cold, dusty cellar
Waitin' for somebody to come and set me free
I don't wanna be like someone waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
Oh, I will survive
Unless somebody's on my side"
These are the lyrics to a song by Cheetah Girls called Cinderella. I have personally always enjoyed the song because of the beat and how fun it was to me.
But, for real, the lyrics right here should be thought about and looked at more. Disney has shown girls to need a prince to make them happy. Really? A guy for the girl is gonna make life great and fantastical? Oh! And not just that, but it will be the first guy you say you love! Makes it easy on us girls, right?
Heck no! Now, let's look at the chorus to the song again. Reality, you are going to have to wait on that prince of yours. Your prince isn't just gonna come walking through your door at this very moment. It takes time for him to arrive and for you to know that he is the one. So, why just sit around waiting? You could be doing something pretty awesome with your life while you wait. And if you are doing something awesome, by the time your man comes along, he will see how great you are because you aren't sitting on you lazy butt waiting for him. You will survive without him at the moment!
Now, I know how much girls want a guy to come already and sweep them off their feet. I am one of those girls! But I have learned that patience and living your life not worrying about him is so much better. I mean, God knows the perfect timing for the two of us to come together. Why worry about it?
Girls! Just think about it. Maybe the reason that you haven't met "the one" might just mean that God is still growing him into the perfect man for you. And He might even be working on you so that your prince can have a great woman of God. That, my friend, is not a process you want to rush.
In the meantime, read your Bible. If you stay in the Word you can grow in wisdom on how to handle your singleness for the time being. Talk to God. He is there to comfort you if you ever feel sad and heart broken because you just want to be loved by a guy that will take care of you all your life. I mean, God is already doing that already, so why not get used to how a guy really should treat a girl. Don't settle. It's stupid and makes you look thirsty. Don't be thirsty. It's not a very pretty look on a girl. Write a letter to your future husband on how you feel and how you can't wait for him and save it for your wedding day. I personally have done that and am waiting for the day I can give my man the letter I wrote for him before I even knew him. Pray for your future husband. Praying for him helps you focus on the fact that there is someone out there for you and not focusing a lot on other guys that can distract you from him. Read Song of Songs and see what a true relationship should look like and how beautiful it is. And don't miss the verses talking about waiting (usually people say it's talking about sex, but relationships are hard to wait for also). Lastly, embrace your singleness. I mean, it's actually a really fun stage! You can focus on your friends, yourself, and God. And you don't have to deal with being in a relationship with a guy, because, let's face it, guys can be so complicated!
That's all I got for y'all tonight :)
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Do You Think of Me?
Hey guys! Decided I would do a video tonight. I wanted to tell you guys my adoption story and let you hear a poem I wrote.
Apologies for the sound.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Separation of Church and State or Nation Built on Christian Foundation?
Separation of church and state. Sounds legit, right? The church does it's own thing without having the state involved and the state can do what ever the heck it wants without the church getting involved. I mean, that's what the founding fathers wanted from the beginning, right?
Wrong!
The founding fathers founded this nation on Christian foundations. God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit were suppose to be involved in everything. This was supposed to be a Christian nation, yet people have misinterpreted the 1st Amendment.
In "Five Lies of the Century" David T. Moore talks about this certain lie in the first few chapters in the book. He gives quotes of different founding fathers (including the ones said to be Deists) stating how God is to be apart of this nation and how The Word would be a foundation for the nation.
This nation has been slowly dying because of the lies that people have said about this nation. We need to bring this nation back to life and back to Christ before we are destroyed.
We ARE supposed to be a Christian nation! Our founding fathers WERE believers of God and His Word (Old and New Testaments)! Our nation WAS a GREAT nation when we were on a Christian foundation and now we are in debt, have higher divorce rates than any other country, are the biggest drug sellers, and so much more!
We need to get back to the original purpose of this nation if things are going to get better.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Wrong!
The founding fathers founded this nation on Christian foundations. God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit were suppose to be involved in everything. This was supposed to be a Christian nation, yet people have misinterpreted the 1st Amendment.
In "Five Lies of the Century" David T. Moore talks about this certain lie in the first few chapters in the book. He gives quotes of different founding fathers (including the ones said to be Deists) stating how God is to be apart of this nation and how The Word would be a foundation for the nation.
This nation has been slowly dying because of the lies that people have said about this nation. We need to bring this nation back to life and back to Christ before we are destroyed.
We ARE supposed to be a Christian nation! Our founding fathers WERE believers of God and His Word (Old and New Testaments)! Our nation WAS a GREAT nation when we were on a Christian foundation and now we are in debt, have higher divorce rates than any other country, are the biggest drug sellers, and so much more!
We need to get back to the original purpose of this nation if things are going to get better.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Friday, January 10, 2014
Best Seller
How often do you read your Bible? Honestly. And when you read it, do you read it just to check it off your list or do you read it to learn from it?
One of my New Year's Resolutions was to read the Bible every day. I put it on my list because I, as a Christian, should know what the Holy Book says. It's my roadmap to life and my faith. It's the history of my faith. It's the book that God Himself gave to His people. I feel as if I should be in the Word each day so I know what I am involved in with my Christian faith.
I never did actually get into reading the Bible too much growing up though. I would start reading it and then take a break because I found it boring. And a lot of people find the Bible to be boring. Isn't that funny though? I mean, the book given to us by God is found boring? Hmmmm. Sounds a little off to me.
So, this year I decided I would read through the whole Bible (doing the Bible in 90 days reading) and read it like any other book. And I have found it to be a very interesting book (even though I have read many of the stories hundreds of times). What's different though than what I have been doing?
Well, I am putting myself into the shoes of each character. I mean, if I were to live each of their lives, I would not have a boring life. I would have experienced a serpent talk to me, God punishing me, my husband blaming me for his sin, my brother killing me over jealousy (or me killing my brother), me talking to angels about how I will have a son, me protecting angels from getting raped by neighbors, me running away from a town about to be destroyed by God, my wife being turned into stone, me being ruler over my brothers after selling me into slavery, me working for Pharaoh for years, me witnessing plagues upon plagues, me walking across the Red Sea with the water separated on either side of me like walls, and so much more! How can that not be amazing?!
I encourage you to get into the Word every day and learn from it each day. Live the life of the people in your mind as you read the stories. It's magnificent!
If it is hard for you to read the Bible, then figure out a different mind set for when reading God's Word. Find some friends that would read it and have fun with it. Do something to make it more interesting for you because the Bible is far from boring.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
One of my New Year's Resolutions was to read the Bible every day. I put it on my list because I, as a Christian, should know what the Holy Book says. It's my roadmap to life and my faith. It's the history of my faith. It's the book that God Himself gave to His people. I feel as if I should be in the Word each day so I know what I am involved in with my Christian faith.
I never did actually get into reading the Bible too much growing up though. I would start reading it and then take a break because I found it boring. And a lot of people find the Bible to be boring. Isn't that funny though? I mean, the book given to us by God is found boring? Hmmmm. Sounds a little off to me.
So, this year I decided I would read through the whole Bible (doing the Bible in 90 days reading) and read it like any other book. And I have found it to be a very interesting book (even though I have read many of the stories hundreds of times). What's different though than what I have been doing?
Well, I am putting myself into the shoes of each character. I mean, if I were to live each of their lives, I would not have a boring life. I would have experienced a serpent talk to me, God punishing me, my husband blaming me for his sin, my brother killing me over jealousy (or me killing my brother), me talking to angels about how I will have a son, me protecting angels from getting raped by neighbors, me running away from a town about to be destroyed by God, my wife being turned into stone, me being ruler over my brothers after selling me into slavery, me working for Pharaoh for years, me witnessing plagues upon plagues, me walking across the Red Sea with the water separated on either side of me like walls, and so much more! How can that not be amazing?!
I encourage you to get into the Word every day and learn from it each day. Live the life of the people in your mind as you read the stories. It's magnificent!
If it is hard for you to read the Bible, then figure out a different mind set for when reading God's Word. Find some friends that would read it and have fun with it. Do something to make it more interesting for you because the Bible is far from boring.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Monday, December 23, 2013
Let It Go
Well. I'm back. Christmas is coming up and it has been super busy this past week! Then my computer went whack on me and I had to get it fixed. Now it's all good :)
So, tomorrow is Christmas! Yay!! I can't believe it's already here!! But I wont be talking about Christmas for this post. You will hear all about Christmas from family, friends, and pastors. So, I will not give you something else about it.
Today, I just wanted to talk about forgiveness. What is forgiveness? Why should we forgive? Is it really a big deal to forgive?
Forgiveness is, figuratively speaking, taking a wrong done to you and erasing it as it never existed. Just like Christ did for us when he died on the cross for our sins. He took his blood and put it over our sins and washed us white as snow. As if it we were never dirty.
We should forgive because Christ forgave us (Ephesians 4:32). We are trying to live our life like Christ. Forgiveness is a part of that. It's hard, but not impossible. Yeah, people wrong us, but we wronged God 100 times worse, yet He forgave us. So, why is it so hard to forgive others?
It is a huge deal to forgive others! God tells us that we should. He says that if we forgive each other then He will forgive us (Matthew 6:14-15). Don't you want the Creator of everything to forgive you? Especially when He is the Judge of your life and the only One that can say that you can go to heaven? I do.
I'm not saying that it is the easiest thing ever. I'm saying it's possible.
I started the "practice" of forgiving at a young age. I heard it preached many times in Sunday school and knew that I needed to forgive others if God was going to forgive me. So, it became a habit not long after. Now, forgiveness is one of my strong points in life. It makes things easier for me. I don't have to carry around the burden of being mad and upset with someone because I choose to forgive them.
Not saying that I am a perfect human being for being able to forgive. I'm not. I'm just saying that it is a huge peace for me because I do. It's not too late to start forgiving. You can get into the habit now. Just think of someone that has wronged you and let go of it.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
So, tomorrow is Christmas! Yay!! I can't believe it's already here!! But I wont be talking about Christmas for this post. You will hear all about Christmas from family, friends, and pastors. So, I will not give you something else about it.
Today, I just wanted to talk about forgiveness. What is forgiveness? Why should we forgive? Is it really a big deal to forgive?
Forgiveness is, figuratively speaking, taking a wrong done to you and erasing it as it never existed. Just like Christ did for us when he died on the cross for our sins. He took his blood and put it over our sins and washed us white as snow. As if it we were never dirty.
We should forgive because Christ forgave us (Ephesians 4:32). We are trying to live our life like Christ. Forgiveness is a part of that. It's hard, but not impossible. Yeah, people wrong us, but we wronged God 100 times worse, yet He forgave us. So, why is it so hard to forgive others?
It is a huge deal to forgive others! God tells us that we should. He says that if we forgive each other then He will forgive us (Matthew 6:14-15). Don't you want the Creator of everything to forgive you? Especially when He is the Judge of your life and the only One that can say that you can go to heaven? I do.
I'm not saying that it is the easiest thing ever. I'm saying it's possible.
I started the "practice" of forgiving at a young age. I heard it preached many times in Sunday school and knew that I needed to forgive others if God was going to forgive me. So, it became a habit not long after. Now, forgiveness is one of my strong points in life. It makes things easier for me. I don't have to carry around the burden of being mad and upset with someone because I choose to forgive them.
Not saying that I am a perfect human being for being able to forgive. I'm not. I'm just saying that it is a huge peace for me because I do. It's not too late to start forgiving. You can get into the habit now. Just think of someone that has wronged you and let go of it.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
The Family Tree and How It's Connected
Well, I am finally done with this semester of school! Yay!
Anyway...
So, my favorite holiday is coming up... Christmas!! I just love the feeling of Christmas. The lights and songs. They just get you in the Christmas spirit and makes you feel lively.
You hear all over the town/city that Jesus is the reason for the season! This is true. Very true. We are celebrating the birth of Christ when Christmas comes around. So, of course he is the reason for the season!
Though Jesus is the main person we should be thinking about this Christmas season, let us not forget all the other people that should be recognized.
First, Adam and Eve. We wouldn't have needed a Savior to be born if it weren't for them.
Second, Noah. He was the restart of human life.
Third, Abraham. He was promised to have a great nation come after him.
Fourth, Joseph. He trusted God through his trials and was also in the lineage of Christ.
Fifth, David. One of the greatest rulers because he was righteous in God's eyes and also apart of the lineage of Christ.
Sixth, Mary. She bore Jesus and was ridiculed for being pregnant before marriage!
Seventh, Joseph. He was Jesus' father and stuck by Mary.
Eighth, Gabriel. He was the angel of the Lord that appeared to Mary and Joseph.
Ninth, shepherds. They listened to the angels and went to worship Jesus as a little baby just as the angels told them to.
Tenth, wise men. They followed the star to find Jesus as a young boy.
Eleventh, King Herod. He wanted every baby boy killed because he was afraid of his throne being stolen.
No, I did not name all the people that were a big part of the Christmas story, but these are some of the most known people. We always think of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, shepherds, wise men, and angels. We don't usually think about the others.
Why should we think of the other people? Because without them, the story would be different. The story could still exist, but it would not be the same. The way everything happened was because of the people from the beginning of time to the birth of Christ (and after). Shows you that God has a plan and purpose for people, even when they don't see it. It just might be for something later on in the future.
Just a thought I wanted to put out there.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Anyway...
So, my favorite holiday is coming up... Christmas!! I just love the feeling of Christmas. The lights and songs. They just get you in the Christmas spirit and makes you feel lively.
You hear all over the town/city that Jesus is the reason for the season! This is true. Very true. We are celebrating the birth of Christ when Christmas comes around. So, of course he is the reason for the season!
Though Jesus is the main person we should be thinking about this Christmas season, let us not forget all the other people that should be recognized.
First, Adam and Eve. We wouldn't have needed a Savior to be born if it weren't for them.
Second, Noah. He was the restart of human life.
Third, Abraham. He was promised to have a great nation come after him.
Fourth, Joseph. He trusted God through his trials and was also in the lineage of Christ.
Fifth, David. One of the greatest rulers because he was righteous in God's eyes and also apart of the lineage of Christ.
Sixth, Mary. She bore Jesus and was ridiculed for being pregnant before marriage!
Seventh, Joseph. He was Jesus' father and stuck by Mary.
Eighth, Gabriel. He was the angel of the Lord that appeared to Mary and Joseph.
Ninth, shepherds. They listened to the angels and went to worship Jesus as a little baby just as the angels told them to.
Tenth, wise men. They followed the star to find Jesus as a young boy.
Eleventh, King Herod. He wanted every baby boy killed because he was afraid of his throne being stolen.
No, I did not name all the people that were a big part of the Christmas story, but these are some of the most known people. We always think of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, shepherds, wise men, and angels. We don't usually think about the others.
Why should we think of the other people? Because without them, the story would be different. The story could still exist, but it would not be the same. The way everything happened was because of the people from the beginning of time to the birth of Christ (and after). Shows you that God has a plan and purpose for people, even when they don't see it. It just might be for something later on in the future.
Just a thought I wanted to put out there.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Just An Update
Hey, y'all!
I have been so busy and distracted with school (end of the semester and finals are here), the holidays, and my 20th birthday. Sorry about not getting on for so long!
Tonight I don't have anything legit to say. Just want y'all to know that I'm still here. I will get back on in a day or so and do a legit post for you guys.
I have also decided to do this blog once a week instead of daily ('cause daily hasn't been working very well). It will be easier for me and I can have more to talk about each time and come up with new things a lot easier.
So, I hope Thanksgiving was great for you guys and hope the end of the school year is going well! Enjoy the Christmas music and lights!
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
I have been so busy and distracted with school (end of the semester and finals are here), the holidays, and my 20th birthday. Sorry about not getting on for so long!
Tonight I don't have anything legit to say. Just want y'all to know that I'm still here. I will get back on in a day or so and do a legit post for you guys.
I have also decided to do this blog once a week instead of daily ('cause daily hasn't been working very well). It will be easier for me and I can have more to talk about each time and come up with new things a lot easier.
So, I hope Thanksgiving was great for you guys and hope the end of the school year is going well! Enjoy the Christmas music and lights!
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Put Your Trust in Christ
I've been reading in Genesis for the past days. You know what stuck out to me the most in the first few stories? Trust.
Trust is something huge. I personally don't like to trust many people with stuff. I have a handful of people that I do and can trust though. They know my secrets, they know my struggles, they know my mistakes, they know anyone and everyone I am crushing on, and pretty much everything. Trust is a huge thing for me. I love it when I can trust people with my stuff and when others can trust me with their stuff. It feels kind of awesome.
So, what about trust in Genesis stuck out to me? Well, trust in God. What each person in the Bible thought about and did when it came to trusting God.
Adam and Eve were the first two humans on earth. They trusted God to provide for them and take care of them, but they didn't trust God to obey what He said. They ate the fruit and were pretty much doomed for it.
Noah trusted God to take care of him and his family during the flood. Noah built the ark even when others were mocking him and just being rude. They were on the ark for a pretty long time, but Noah knew God would protect them. And God did. He provided for them after they came off the ark and blessed them. He even made a covenant with Noah to not ever flood the earth and used the rainbow as a sign of the promise.
Abram trusted God to have the land that he was promised. He went away from what he knew and went to different lands and God provided for the needs of his people. Abram didn't trust God to help him when he came to Egypt and lied to the pharaoh about Sarai being his wife. He didn't trust God to provide a child through Sarai when God said he would. Abraham (called that after God told him about him having a child through Sarai) trusted God later on with the child coming from his aging wife Sarah (called that after being promised to give birth to a son). Abraham trusted God to do His will when he went up the mountain to sacrifice his own son, Isaac, and he lived. God did everything He said He would for Him.
Lot did not trust God for land and he was taken prisoner. Lot did not trust God to bring him what he needed in his land and his own town was destroyed by God's angels. Lot trusted God when they ran away from Sodom and he was spared his life (because of his uncle Abraham), but his wife was turned into a pillar of salt because she didn't listen to God when He said "Do not look back."
So, why do I give you these examples? Because these people trusted God with pretty much their lives! And we can't even trust Him to provide for our little needs! We need to be able to place things in the hands of God and not worry. God promises that He will provide, we just need to trust Him. We need to go to the cross and lay everything at the feet of Jesus and say "Here, take this. It's too much for me to worry about, but I know that all I need to do is give it to you. So, do what you will and I trust you enough for me not to worry." And we need to just walk away and let God deal with it all. We can't do anything on our own, so why try? Trust God to be what you need and give what you need.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Trust is something huge. I personally don't like to trust many people with stuff. I have a handful of people that I do and can trust though. They know my secrets, they know my struggles, they know my mistakes, they know anyone and everyone I am crushing on, and pretty much everything. Trust is a huge thing for me. I love it when I can trust people with my stuff and when others can trust me with their stuff. It feels kind of awesome.
So, what about trust in Genesis stuck out to me? Well, trust in God. What each person in the Bible thought about and did when it came to trusting God.
Adam and Eve were the first two humans on earth. They trusted God to provide for them and take care of them, but they didn't trust God to obey what He said. They ate the fruit and were pretty much doomed for it.
Noah trusted God to take care of him and his family during the flood. Noah built the ark even when others were mocking him and just being rude. They were on the ark for a pretty long time, but Noah knew God would protect them. And God did. He provided for them after they came off the ark and blessed them. He even made a covenant with Noah to not ever flood the earth and used the rainbow as a sign of the promise.
Abram trusted God to have the land that he was promised. He went away from what he knew and went to different lands and God provided for the needs of his people. Abram didn't trust God to help him when he came to Egypt and lied to the pharaoh about Sarai being his wife. He didn't trust God to provide a child through Sarai when God said he would. Abraham (called that after God told him about him having a child through Sarai) trusted God later on with the child coming from his aging wife Sarah (called that after being promised to give birth to a son). Abraham trusted God to do His will when he went up the mountain to sacrifice his own son, Isaac, and he lived. God did everything He said He would for Him.
Lot did not trust God for land and he was taken prisoner. Lot did not trust God to bring him what he needed in his land and his own town was destroyed by God's angels. Lot trusted God when they ran away from Sodom and he was spared his life (because of his uncle Abraham), but his wife was turned into a pillar of salt because she didn't listen to God when He said "Do not look back."
So, why do I give you these examples? Because these people trusted God with pretty much their lives! And we can't even trust Him to provide for our little needs! We need to be able to place things in the hands of God and not worry. God promises that He will provide, we just need to trust Him. We need to go to the cross and lay everything at the feet of Jesus and say "Here, take this. It's too much for me to worry about, but I know that all I need to do is give it to you. So, do what you will and I trust you enough for me not to worry." And we need to just walk away and let God deal with it all. We can't do anything on our own, so why try? Trust God to be what you need and give what you need.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Where Can I Flee From Your Presence?
Do you believe that God is everywhere? That He is in heaven, on earth, inside of you, etc.? I mean, if you believe what The Book says, then of course you do! God is omnipresent. He is everywhere.
Ok. Well, then do you believe that God is in heaven AND hell? Harder question, right? Most people I know would answer "No!" in a heartbeat. Why would you say no? Because only sin belongs there? Only the ones that don't believe in God are there? Well, where's your proof of that? Yeah, the Bible talks about how unbelievers go to hell. It's the home of the devil when he gets thrown into hell in the end. Where does it say that it is only meant for that?
If you agree with the fact that God is everywhere, then you should believe that God is also in hell. Not His good, righteous, merciful, and loving side. No. His wrathful, vengeful, just, and angry side. He pours all His wrath into hell and on the people there. The Bible talks about how God gets angry and about His wrath. Where else, but hell, would he release all of it?
Now let's look at a passage that can help show you that God is everywhere...
Psalm 139:7-12
-Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
for the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
David wrote this passage in the Psalms. He says that God is everywhere and that he cannot hide from Him no matter where he goes. He can't go to heaven for God is there. He can't go to hell because He is there. The darkness is not dark to God. There is no where that a person can go that they are away from God.
Just a thought.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Ok. Well, then do you believe that God is in heaven AND hell? Harder question, right? Most people I know would answer "No!" in a heartbeat. Why would you say no? Because only sin belongs there? Only the ones that don't believe in God are there? Well, where's your proof of that? Yeah, the Bible talks about how unbelievers go to hell. It's the home of the devil when he gets thrown into hell in the end. Where does it say that it is only meant for that?
If you agree with the fact that God is everywhere, then you should believe that God is also in hell. Not His good, righteous, merciful, and loving side. No. His wrathful, vengeful, just, and angry side. He pours all His wrath into hell and on the people there. The Bible talks about how God gets angry and about His wrath. Where else, but hell, would he release all of it?
Now let's look at a passage that can help show you that God is everywhere...
Psalm 139:7-12
-Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
for the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
David wrote this passage in the Psalms. He says that God is everywhere and that he cannot hide from Him no matter where he goes. He can't go to heaven for God is there. He can't go to hell because He is there. The darkness is not dark to God. There is no where that a person can go that they are away from God.
Just a thought.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Monday, November 4, 2013
Eternal Life for Babies
Do infants go to heaven or not? Yes or no? And why would you say that?
That question was asked in my Sunday morning class yesterday. I thought I would biblically answer it now because the class didn't wanna get into an "argument" over this issue even though there is biblical proof pointing one way.
An infant's mind is not developed enough to understand right from wrong or understand the concept of heaven or hell or even saved or not saved. So, why would a just God send a helpless child to hell?
He doesn't. Now here is the biblical proof and examples...
Deuteronomy 1:39
-And the little ones that you said would be taken captive, your children who do not yet know good from bad -- they will enter the land. I will give it to them and they will take possession of it.
God knows that children do not understand what good or bad is and He lets them come to Him when they die at that age.
In 2 Samuel 12 it talks about King David's son being dead. David moaned for the death of his son, but then he had to stop because he finally realized that he would see him again. He said in verse 23 "...I will go to him, but he will not return to me." He knew that he would be going to heaven and that he would see his son again there.
Psalm 132:11 says "The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: one of the sons of your body I will set on your throne." One of the sons was going to be on David's own thrown in heaven.
God is a just and righteous God. He says that people have no excuse not to believe in Him when the evidence is all around us in nature. So, if we choose not to believe even when we see that beauty of His creation, then we will go to hell even if we haven't heard the gospel. The people that refuse to believe after seeing the creation are the one's that can comprehend it and their minds are developed enough. God is fair. He wont send a child to hell since he is too young to understand anything. It's not that the child wont listen and believe, it's that he can't comprehend it. So why would he be sent to hell for that?
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
That question was asked in my Sunday morning class yesterday. I thought I would biblically answer it now because the class didn't wanna get into an "argument" over this issue even though there is biblical proof pointing one way.
An infant's mind is not developed enough to understand right from wrong or understand the concept of heaven or hell or even saved or not saved. So, why would a just God send a helpless child to hell?
He doesn't. Now here is the biblical proof and examples...
Deuteronomy 1:39
-And the little ones that you said would be taken captive, your children who do not yet know good from bad -- they will enter the land. I will give it to them and they will take possession of it.
God knows that children do not understand what good or bad is and He lets them come to Him when they die at that age.
In 2 Samuel 12 it talks about King David's son being dead. David moaned for the death of his son, but then he had to stop because he finally realized that he would see him again. He said in verse 23 "...I will go to him, but he will not return to me." He knew that he would be going to heaven and that he would see his son again there.
Psalm 132:11 says "The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: one of the sons of your body I will set on your throne." One of the sons was going to be on David's own thrown in heaven.
God is a just and righteous God. He says that people have no excuse not to believe in Him when the evidence is all around us in nature. So, if we choose not to believe even when we see that beauty of His creation, then we will go to hell even if we haven't heard the gospel. The people that refuse to believe after seeing the creation are the one's that can comprehend it and their minds are developed enough. God is fair. He wont send a child to hell since he is too young to understand anything. It's not that the child wont listen and believe, it's that he can't comprehend it. So why would he be sent to hell for that?
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Thursday, October 31, 2013
When Can a Person Morally "Lose" Their Virginity?
I used to think that the Bible never said anything about being a virgin until marriage. I only heard of staying pure, but it never really explained what "pure" really meant. I knew not to have sexual relations with the same sex, not lusting, keeping my language what God would want, and all that. I knew those just because other verses in the Bible had talked specifically about them. I just never could find a verse that talked about saving your body for marriage. And then I did.
It's one of the verses in the beginning. In Genesis. It isn't as obvious, but it is implied in the verse.
Genesis 2:24
-That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
So, the man leaving "his father and mother to be united with his wife" is the marriage part. The part where a man publicly shows that he loves the woman and wants to spend the rest of his life with her and have a family. He leaves his parents so that they can both have a life together alone. And then the "they become one flesh" is the sexual intercourse. I mean, it's not the greatest verse to show you specifically what God's plan was. But you don't see people in the Bible not getting married before sex unless they are a harlot or prostitute. Throughout the Bible, the man and woman see each other and fall in love and then get married. And then they have kids. This is the most clear verse of what God wanted though. He would have said it differently if He didn't care if you had sex with anyone you wanted before sex, but He said it the way it is.
Short post tonight, but just something simple I thought I would bring up.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
It's one of the verses in the beginning. In Genesis. It isn't as obvious, but it is implied in the verse.
Genesis 2:24
-That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
So, the man leaving "his father and mother to be united with his wife" is the marriage part. The part where a man publicly shows that he loves the woman and wants to spend the rest of his life with her and have a family. He leaves his parents so that they can both have a life together alone. And then the "they become one flesh" is the sexual intercourse. I mean, it's not the greatest verse to show you specifically what God's plan was. But you don't see people in the Bible not getting married before sex unless they are a harlot or prostitute. Throughout the Bible, the man and woman see each other and fall in love and then get married. And then they have kids. This is the most clear verse of what God wanted though. He would have said it differently if He didn't care if you had sex with anyone you wanted before sex, but He said it the way it is.
Short post tonight, but just something simple I thought I would bring up.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
The Body Attached at the Cord
Pro-choice or pro-life? And why?
Well, if you chose pro-choice, you might have some good reasons. I mean, it's your body, shouldn't you do what you want with it? It's only tissue inside of me, what's the big deal if I get rid of it? It's not like I was going to keep a baby, so why bring one into this world if I don't want the kid?
Honestly, I love being able to choose what I do with my own body. If I wanna get piercings, I will get piercings (if I have money). If I wanna get a tattoo or two, I will get the tattoo (if I have money). If I choose to bruise myself, don't stop me. If I choose to cut myself, don't get in the way. And the list goes on and on.
So, of course you can do whatever you want with your body! Some aren't bad (piercings and tattoos) if not used for bad reasons and some are harmful (bruising and cutting) and aren't the best things for you to do. But it is your body and you can do whatever you want.
I am pro-life and I will use the three examples of why some people are pro-choice to explain why.
First of all, abortion has nothing to do with you physically. Abortion has to do with the baby inside of you. I mean, you aint killing yourself, are you? No. You are killing the person inside of you.
Second, if you want to say that the organism inside you is a tissue, then a heartbeat means nothing to you. At three weeks, the heart is beating for the baby inside the womb. This is the stage that the baby starts developing different parts of the body. How does a tissue start having a heartbeat and human parts? It's only tissue, right? It is so much more than tissue.
Third, there are more options after birth. You can keep the baby if you want, but there is the option of putting the child up for adoption. Or even foster care. So, don't make the excuse of not wanting to keep the baby. You don't have to after you give birth to the precious child.
Now, I know that a girl can get pregnant in different circumstances. Sometimes it is not just consensual sex. Sometimes a girl could have been raped or some other form of disgusting perverted sexual intercourse. And it is sad when it happens and the girl has to suffer for it. I do understand that there are situations where it was not the girl's fault that she got pregnant.
Even so, why end a life just because yours was messed with? Yeah, it was not your fault that you got pregnant, but you are pregnant. You have a baby inside of you. What good and logical reason do you have for killing a human being? Because God could have stopped the pregnancy if He wanted, but He didn't for a reason. Don't mess with God's precious child that he forms inside of you just because you were violated. Be the bigger person and have the child and put them up for adoption if you don't want them.
One of my favorite passages of the Bible is Psalm 139. It is one of the most deep and encouraging passages I have ever read in the Bible. It talks about how God knows us. He loves us. He is there whenever we need Him. It talks about all His great qualities pretty much. I want to share a few of the verses from this passage for you guys.
Psalm 139:13-16
-For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
you works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
I don't know about you, but that is pretty powerful right there. I mean, God created each and every one of us and "knit" us together in the womb. We were not hidden from God for one second, even though our parents were not able to see us. He saw us before we were completely formed! Oh my gosh! That's so amazing to think about! He saw us for what and who we were: a HUMAN BEING. Now, this next part is what really gets me and gets a knot stuck in my throat. "All the days ordained for mr were written in your book before one of them came to be." Guys! God planned out the lives of each and every one of us while we were still a fetus, embryo, etc. and we are down here on earth not thinking about what our baby could be! God cares so much about that baby that He planned the life of the child before we even gave one thought about them. That shows how much God cares for that "tissue" with a beating heart and functioning organs and body parts.
So, why would we choose to be pro-choice after knowing all that information? Why would we call that organism inside of us a tissue after reading the facts about them? Why would we want to get rid of something that is worthless to us when it is so precious to God?
Think about that next time you say you are pro-choice. And defend the defenseless next time you are up against someone that announces that they are pro-choice. Speak up for the babies that can't defend themselves.
I am pro-life!
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Here are two links for you guys. The first is a video of the development of the baby and the second gives detail of what happens each month and how the baby develops. Please click on the links and look at them :)
Baby Process from 0 months to 9 months
Fetal Developments:Stages of Growth
Well, if you chose pro-choice, you might have some good reasons. I mean, it's your body, shouldn't you do what you want with it? It's only tissue inside of me, what's the big deal if I get rid of it? It's not like I was going to keep a baby, so why bring one into this world if I don't want the kid?
Honestly, I love being able to choose what I do with my own body. If I wanna get piercings, I will get piercings (if I have money). If I wanna get a tattoo or two, I will get the tattoo (if I have money). If I choose to bruise myself, don't stop me. If I choose to cut myself, don't get in the way. And the list goes on and on.
So, of course you can do whatever you want with your body! Some aren't bad (piercings and tattoos) if not used for bad reasons and some are harmful (bruising and cutting) and aren't the best things for you to do. But it is your body and you can do whatever you want.
I am pro-life and I will use the three examples of why some people are pro-choice to explain why.
First of all, abortion has nothing to do with you physically. Abortion has to do with the baby inside of you. I mean, you aint killing yourself, are you? No. You are killing the person inside of you.
Second, if you want to say that the organism inside you is a tissue, then a heartbeat means nothing to you. At three weeks, the heart is beating for the baby inside the womb. This is the stage that the baby starts developing different parts of the body. How does a tissue start having a heartbeat and human parts? It's only tissue, right? It is so much more than tissue.
Third, there are more options after birth. You can keep the baby if you want, but there is the option of putting the child up for adoption. Or even foster care. So, don't make the excuse of not wanting to keep the baby. You don't have to after you give birth to the precious child.
Now, I know that a girl can get pregnant in different circumstances. Sometimes it is not just consensual sex. Sometimes a girl could have been raped or some other form of disgusting perverted sexual intercourse. And it is sad when it happens and the girl has to suffer for it. I do understand that there are situations where it was not the girl's fault that she got pregnant.
Even so, why end a life just because yours was messed with? Yeah, it was not your fault that you got pregnant, but you are pregnant. You have a baby inside of you. What good and logical reason do you have for killing a human being? Because God could have stopped the pregnancy if He wanted, but He didn't for a reason. Don't mess with God's precious child that he forms inside of you just because you were violated. Be the bigger person and have the child and put them up for adoption if you don't want them.
One of my favorite passages of the Bible is Psalm 139. It is one of the most deep and encouraging passages I have ever read in the Bible. It talks about how God knows us. He loves us. He is there whenever we need Him. It talks about all His great qualities pretty much. I want to share a few of the verses from this passage for you guys.
Psalm 139:13-16
-For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
you works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
I don't know about you, but that is pretty powerful right there. I mean, God created each and every one of us and "knit" us together in the womb. We were not hidden from God for one second, even though our parents were not able to see us. He saw us before we were completely formed! Oh my gosh! That's so amazing to think about! He saw us for what and who we were: a HUMAN BEING. Now, this next part is what really gets me and gets a knot stuck in my throat. "All the days ordained for mr were written in your book before one of them came to be." Guys! God planned out the lives of each and every one of us while we were still a fetus, embryo, etc. and we are down here on earth not thinking about what our baby could be! God cares so much about that baby that He planned the life of the child before we even gave one thought about them. That shows how much God cares for that "tissue" with a beating heart and functioning organs and body parts.
So, why would we choose to be pro-choice after knowing all that information? Why would we call that organism inside of us a tissue after reading the facts about them? Why would we want to get rid of something that is worthless to us when it is so precious to God?
Think about that next time you say you are pro-choice. And defend the defenseless next time you are up against someone that announces that they are pro-choice. Speak up for the babies that can't defend themselves.
I am pro-life!
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Here are two links for you guys. The first is a video of the development of the baby and the second gives detail of what happens each month and how the baby develops. Please click on the links and look at them :)
Baby Process from 0 months to 9 months
Fetal Developments:Stages of Growth
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Rest and Renew
Hey y'all! So, I did not post yesterday. I apologize for that. I was sick and resting so that I could feel better. And I did feel better and I got to go to the fair! It was an enjoyable time.
So, today I thought I would talk about resting. Everyone likes to rest and relax. It's a good thing to do. You need to do it so that you don't get too stressed or too tired. Yes, we are to work as hard as we can so that we can please God, but there wouldn't be rest in this world if God didn't want us to rest. Sometimes God will go as far as exhausting you because you wont rest and then you will just pass out. Then you will get some rest. Not the greatest way, but God has his ways of getting you to rest.
So, how do I know that rest is a good thing? Well, look through the whole Bible. You will find many different verses and times when rest was needed and God provided it.
First of all, guys, God Himself rested! In Genesis 2 he rested on the seventh day after He finished with His creation. Now that must tell you something right there. God is the most powerful Being and HE rested! Woah! So, of course we need rest if God actually rested. We are weak and helpless compared to Him.
Here are a few verses that you can look up for yourself on rest:
Exodus 33:14
Psalm 62:1
Hebrews 4:10-11
Mark 6:31
Proverbs 19:23
There are so many more, but I will leave it at that and you guys can look up more if you want.
Some of the verses I gave had to do with physical rest. You lay back and put your feet up with a cup of hot tea and a good book.
The other verses talk about Spiritual rest. Even your spirit needs rest from this cruel world. That's where you just go to God and lay it at His feet. You just talk and lay back while God talks to you. He holds back any Spiritual work that needs to be done or any Spiritual battle that needs to be fought.
Sometimes, though, we think we need rest and don't get it. That's because we truly don't need that rest and we need to keep going and grow stronger with what we are doing. God knows when we need rest. He will give us rest when we NEED the rest versus when we WANT the rest. So, just because you aren't getting the rest you want, it doesn't mean that God is keeping you from what is good for you. He is just making you stronger and helping you to become a better person in the work and fight. So, keep going!
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
So, today I thought I would talk about resting. Everyone likes to rest and relax. It's a good thing to do. You need to do it so that you don't get too stressed or too tired. Yes, we are to work as hard as we can so that we can please God, but there wouldn't be rest in this world if God didn't want us to rest. Sometimes God will go as far as exhausting you because you wont rest and then you will just pass out. Then you will get some rest. Not the greatest way, but God has his ways of getting you to rest.
So, how do I know that rest is a good thing? Well, look through the whole Bible. You will find many different verses and times when rest was needed and God provided it.
First of all, guys, God Himself rested! In Genesis 2 he rested on the seventh day after He finished with His creation. Now that must tell you something right there. God is the most powerful Being and HE rested! Woah! So, of course we need rest if God actually rested. We are weak and helpless compared to Him.
Here are a few verses that you can look up for yourself on rest:
Exodus 33:14
Psalm 62:1
Hebrews 4:10-11
Mark 6:31
Proverbs 19:23
There are so many more, but I will leave it at that and you guys can look up more if you want.
Some of the verses I gave had to do with physical rest. You lay back and put your feet up with a cup of hot tea and a good book.
The other verses talk about Spiritual rest. Even your spirit needs rest from this cruel world. That's where you just go to God and lay it at His feet. You just talk and lay back while God talks to you. He holds back any Spiritual work that needs to be done or any Spiritual battle that needs to be fought.
Sometimes, though, we think we need rest and don't get it. That's because we truly don't need that rest and we need to keep going and grow stronger with what we are doing. God knows when we need rest. He will give us rest when we NEED the rest versus when we WANT the rest. So, just because you aren't getting the rest you want, it doesn't mean that God is keeping you from what is good for you. He is just making you stronger and helping you to become a better person in the work and fight. So, keep going!
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Just An Update
Hey guys.
So, I am going to be taking a little break from blogging for a little while. I need to figure some things out with myself before I publicly start posting and make myself a hypocrite. I am going to be trying to find myself and get to the place that I need to be. I don't know when I will be back, but keep looking out for any posts.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
So, I am going to be taking a little break from blogging for a little while. I need to figure some things out with myself before I publicly start posting and make myself a hypocrite. I am going to be trying to find myself and get to the place that I need to be. I don't know when I will be back, but keep looking out for any posts.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
Monday, October 14, 2013
Guard You Mind
"[Television] poisons the minds of our young people...with destructive messages of casual violence and even more casual sex."
-Bob Dole (former Senator and Republican presidential candidate)
Oh gosh! Is that not true?! Television influences us more than we wanna think about. Just like everything else we see. It's sad, but so true.
We are an influential species. We do what we see. He say what we hear. It's just how it has been since we were babies. It's in our blood.
But there are things in life that we should not listen to or follow after. For instance, when you see someone kill someone on a show, yeah, you might get some adrenaline going and all, but it does not mean you should go and kill someone. Well, duh! But it gets in our head and we can get violent because of things we have seen on TV. Not to the point of killing, but we might hit or punch or something along the lines. TV makes it seem like violence is okay and normal. Guys! It's not unless it's for defense purposes.
Then you do have the casual sex. So freaking much! A guy takes a girl out for a date and then he walks her to her house. He says bye and then she stops him and gives him "the look" and he goes in after her. It wont show anything, but you know exactly what is happening in there. Then you have other shows (or movies) of teenage girl hanging out with the guy. They are making out and then the next thing you know, they are on the bed. She has her shirt off and he's got his off. Then he takes off his pants and her pants and they go for it.
Holy crap! No wonder this generation and the ones after are going off and getting pregnant and getting themselves STDs and all. Not because they "don't wear protection" but because they are having sex. They see it on TV and think that it's okay (even though they are sneaking around with it).
So, why watch stuff like that if you are going to get influenced? Why not watch things that will influence you in other ways? I mean, if it is truly influencing you in those ways, why keep watching them unless you want to be considered violent or a whore?
But I'm not in charge of what you do. I mean, I watch stuff like that also. Not gonna lie. And I should definitely think about what I am putting into my mind more than I do. You can do whatever you want though, but just think about what it does to you.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
-Bob Dole (former Senator and Republican presidential candidate)
Oh gosh! Is that not true?! Television influences us more than we wanna think about. Just like everything else we see. It's sad, but so true.
We are an influential species. We do what we see. He say what we hear. It's just how it has been since we were babies. It's in our blood.
But there are things in life that we should not listen to or follow after. For instance, when you see someone kill someone on a show, yeah, you might get some adrenaline going and all, but it does not mean you should go and kill someone. Well, duh! But it gets in our head and we can get violent because of things we have seen on TV. Not to the point of killing, but we might hit or punch or something along the lines. TV makes it seem like violence is okay and normal. Guys! It's not unless it's for defense purposes.
Then you do have the casual sex. So freaking much! A guy takes a girl out for a date and then he walks her to her house. He says bye and then she stops him and gives him "the look" and he goes in after her. It wont show anything, but you know exactly what is happening in there. Then you have other shows (or movies) of teenage girl hanging out with the guy. They are making out and then the next thing you know, they are on the bed. She has her shirt off and he's got his off. Then he takes off his pants and her pants and they go for it.
Holy crap! No wonder this generation and the ones after are going off and getting pregnant and getting themselves STDs and all. Not because they "don't wear protection" but because they are having sex. They see it on TV and think that it's okay (even though they are sneaking around with it).
So, why watch stuff like that if you are going to get influenced? Why not watch things that will influence you in other ways? I mean, if it is truly influencing you in those ways, why keep watching them unless you want to be considered violent or a whore?
But I'm not in charge of what you do. I mean, I watch stuff like that also. Not gonna lie. And I should definitely think about what I am putting into my mind more than I do. You can do whatever you want though, but just think about what it does to you.
God bless!!
Philippians 4:13
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