Thursday, January 17, 2008
me
ok some people say im crazy but i say im just weird not everyone is alike u know some people dont care about what they look like or how their outside or inner self looks like i care about how my inner self looks like but not the outside because the people who take u in as who u r and dont try to change u then they r ur real friends im outgoing i embarress myself toooooo many times i like being different i like being me and who i am who i am is what im not going to let change into something i dont wanna be i just wanna be myself and not care what people think about me trust me if i cared what people think about me i would probably already be home schooled but i dont because i believe in god and i know that everythings gonna be okay i don't have to wait for something in my life to go wrong and then worry about it i fix it be4 it happens by that i mean if i am being let a stray ill make sure that it doesn't happen
EVERY DAY A NORMAL LIFE
Nothing in our world today is normal. we can say it is but its not. There is one thing in our lives that can be normal... us following Jesus not just to follow him but to follow him throughout our life
LIVE IT
LEARN IT
LOVE IT
THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE THAN JESUS NO MATTER WHAT
LIVE IT
LEARN IT
LOVE IT
THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE THAN JESUS NO MATTER WHAT
john 6
Jesus on Jesus
verse 35 bread of life
verse 38 come from heaven to do the will of the one who sent me
verse 51 living bread
verse 55 my flesh is food and my blood is drink
Jesus on those who come to him
verse 37 not go hungry or thirsty he's always there
verse 44 no one came come to me unless the father draws you
verse 35 bread of life
verse 38 come from heaven to do the will of the one who sent me
verse 51 living bread
verse 55 my flesh is food and my blood is drink
Jesus on those who come to him
verse 37 not go hungry or thirsty he's always there
verse 44 no one came come to me unless the father draws you
quotes
1. never give up on god or yourself with him nothing is impossible
2. never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game
3. dont beat yourself up try again
4. live laugh love the lord
2. never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game
3. dont beat yourself up try again
4. live laugh love the lord
unity and life
there is no price for unity. most of us think there is but there isn't. most of us just choose not to get along and those people think its easier not to get along but in reality its a lot harder than you think. those people normally live their live in wave like there always having a rough time with a lot of things. i think if people put all of their differences a side we would live a better life in unity and we would have a whole lot more friends then what we do now. however its up to us if we want to change life even though most of the time life changes us. sometimes you have a say in life sometimes you dont. Its up to you if you want to have a say in it but just to let you know you should spend some of your time trying to fix messed up relationships with your friends... the key word for this is
reunite
Monday, January 14, 2008
MM......?
it was my choice whether or not i wanted to have god in my life and i choose him not bcause my friends did but bcause i wanted to and now i relieze i made the right choice and as i look back on that day i think that was one of the most happiest day of mi life getting saved and i kno it will b urs 2
A New Creation
A New Creation
We do not weep over our sin because we do not know how much we are forgiven. We do not realize how much we have been forgiven because we do not realize the abomination and depravity of sin. We do not realize the depravity of sin because we do not know the character of God.
For me loving God more means to realize how spiritually depraved I had been because of sin. It starts with the Character of God. I look at the character of God and realize that I was none of those things prior to becoming a new creation, which I became by the grace of God. Then I realized what my sin justly deserves. My sin deserves the full just wrath of God. I realize how depraved I am, and I realize how much Jesus Christ forgave me. All of this taught me that I am a wretch and only saved by the grace of God. I'm going to heaven not on the merit of myself, because there was none, but on the merit of another; Jesus Christ!
As a new creation God took the heart of stone and put in a heart of flesh. I began to seek my Lord. The heart of flesh that God gave me desired things other than sin. I now desire the things of God. Not only did I begin to desire new things, which I never desired before, but I began hate and abhor the things I used to love. I began to hate the sin I once loved and love the very things I hated, which are the things God loves. Hence the idea of becoming a new creature; it's like being transformed from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
Let me take time to clear a few misconceptions. This does no mean I will never sin again. God changes my heart but I still have to be transformed by the renewing of my mind. You see, the habits still remain. I must destroy the habits I hate. From time to time I may fail, perhaps often. But one thing is sure; if you were to look at the full course of my life you will see that I follow Jesus Christ. I strive to imitate him every day. I may fall and stumble many times trying to follow Christ. Perhaps the scares will always remain with me. I know that one day I will see my savior! I will share with him in his resurrection because I shared with him in his death!
In His Hands
C C
We do not weep over our sin because we do not know how much we are forgiven. We do not realize how much we have been forgiven because we do not realize the abomination and depravity of sin. We do not realize the depravity of sin because we do not know the character of God.
For me loving God more means to realize how spiritually depraved I had been because of sin. It starts with the Character of God. I look at the character of God and realize that I was none of those things prior to becoming a new creation, which I became by the grace of God. Then I realized what my sin justly deserves. My sin deserves the full just wrath of God. I realize how depraved I am, and I realize how much Jesus Christ forgave me. All of this taught me that I am a wretch and only saved by the grace of God. I'm going to heaven not on the merit of myself, because there was none, but on the merit of another; Jesus Christ!
As a new creation God took the heart of stone and put in a heart of flesh. I began to seek my Lord. The heart of flesh that God gave me desired things other than sin. I now desire the things of God. Not only did I begin to desire new things, which I never desired before, but I began hate and abhor the things I used to love. I began to hate the sin I once loved and love the very things I hated, which are the things God loves. Hence the idea of becoming a new creature; it's like being transformed from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
Let me take time to clear a few misconceptions. This does no mean I will never sin again. God changes my heart but I still have to be transformed by the renewing of my mind. You see, the habits still remain. I must destroy the habits I hate. From time to time I may fail, perhaps often. But one thing is sure; if you were to look at the full course of my life you will see that I follow Jesus Christ. I strive to imitate him every day. I may fall and stumble many times trying to follow Christ. Perhaps the scares will always remain with me. I know that one day I will see my savior! I will share with him in his resurrection because I shared with him in his death!
In His Hands
C C
Love, Justice, Grace, and Wrath.
Love, Justice, Grace, and Wrath.
I’ve heard many definitions of grace. Non compare to the definition I heard today: “Grace is God’s goodness toward those who deserve only Punishment.” When I ask someone, “Why are you going to heaven?” the popular answer has been, “I’m a good person.” Yet we find that the whole problem with scripture is if God is a loving God he must be a just God. And if God is a just God then he cannot justify the wicked.
John tells us that “God is love” (1 John 4:8). We also read, “God is Just” (2 Thessalonians 1:6). These are two more of many verses on God’s Justice, (Isaiah 61:8). (Deuteronomy 32:4).
Many would say, “If God is a loving God then he cannot send anyone to hell.” Yet I tell you if God were a loving God then he would be required to send people to hell. For example, say you were to go away on a trip. As you were on your way home a man enters your home and kills all your family and friends. You enter the house as he is killing the last of your family. In rage you subdue the man, tie him up and call the police. A few weeks later he is brought before the judge. All the evidence is brought before the judge and it is clear the man is guilty. The judge pronounces the sentence and says: “because I am such a loving judge I’m going to let you go.” Now, your sitting in the back screaming, “if you were a loving judge you would take this vile creature and send him to jail where he belongs!” You would probably write senators and as many people as would listen that there is an unjust Judge.
In the same way, if God were a loving God he must be just or all of the wicked people who care nothing for others or care about God would be in heaven. Besides, these people wouldn’t want to go to heaven to be with God. This is why C. S. Lewis says, “The door to hell is locked from the inside.”
A wicked person cannot change his wicked nature. Only by an act of God can his nature be changed. And it is our free will to choice whether to seek God and be saved. It is our choice to repent, believe and have faith. With out saving grace we will remain in our sinful nature and the Justice and love of God will cry out that we cannot enter heaven. It is only by God’s grace that the choice to repent and believe is offered to us.
Another interesting verse when considering these matters is found in Proverbs 17:15 “He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.” Abomination means:
1. anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred.
2. Intense aversion or loathing; detestation.
Synonyms are: hatred, corruption, depravity.
The bible says, “All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God.” We have all been born wicked. God himself cannot justify the wicked. God cannot justify us unless he himself becomes an abomination! If God were to justify us then I can just imagine Satan coming to God and saying something like this, “ha, see god, your just like me now.” Do you now realize how important it is to realize that a holy, loving and just God cannot let you enter into his presence! If he did not punish you justly then he would become an abomination himself!
Now you all beg the question, “then how does God justly declare us righteous and allow us to enter into his presence? How is it that God can extend grace to the wicked and justify us with out becoming an abomination?” Understand, God must satisfy his holy wrath first. He must satisfy his justice. How does he do this then? God did this in the cross! The cross was much more than the physical pain of a man. The cross was the full just wrath that we all deserve poured out on Christ!
The wrath that I am talking about is the wrath we see in the Old Testament that sent plague after plague on the Israelites. It is the wrath that sent fire from heaven and opened the mouth of the earth to swallow men alive. And this wrath is only a taste of the wrath that is justly deserved by you and I! God’s mighty hand was held back by himself from pouring out his full wrath on the Israelites and the rest of the world. The only way to justify us is that another would take the punishment we deserve. There is no one that can withstand the full wrath of God but God himself. So God sent his son (who is God) on the cross. Christ Jesus took our sin upon himself and because God cannot look upon sin he turned his face away from Christ. This is why Christ said “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” I also believe it is because of God’s wrath and because God was going to turn his face away from Jesus that Jesus sweated blood in fear of what was to unfold on the cross. Yet we understand so little of the cross! The whole Old Testament and New Testament cry out about the cross. They speak of God’s holy Character, His love, Justice, wrath, patience, grace, etc. The bible speaks of the problem of sin and the only way for justification.
Christ died for us and now he asks something so simple, repent and believe! Seek the Lord! Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind! It is by Faith that we do all these things and it is by faith that we are saved, and that by God! Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
To those who do not follow God’s commands, repent, and believe they will be brought before God on judgment day. God will appear to them as a Judge and they will receive their just punishment for not believing in Christ. These are those who drink down inequity as if it were water. Even those who only give a mental accent to Christ will not be declared righteous before God and they will go down into the depths. Those who love the world do not love God. The lusts that burn in these people’s hearts will burn even more strongly in hell and they will find no satisfaction or gratification for these lusts. They will be reminded every day of the wonderful and glorious riches they could have had in heaven. And yet they will never take part in it because God’s loving justice was poured out on them.
If we take part in Christ’s death then we will also take part in his resurrection! We must die to ourselves. Praise God that those who repent and believe will be brought before God on judgment day and God will come to them as a father instead of a judge. God will forgive all sins and they will be told, “Well done good and faithful servant.” These people will enter into God’s presence and for the rest of eternity they will discover more and more of God for eternity! Words cannot express how amazing I believe heaven will be and yet I believe that even my thoughts on heaven do not give justice to the wonders we will see and take part of. This will mean pain and suffering hear on earth, but this is only a reminder that this is not our home! Heaven is the home of all those who are children of God! This world is only a shadow!
Grace and Peace
C C
Ps. This is why I fear the Lord (not enough though).
I’ve heard many definitions of grace. Non compare to the definition I heard today: “Grace is God’s goodness toward those who deserve only Punishment.” When I ask someone, “Why are you going to heaven?” the popular answer has been, “I’m a good person.” Yet we find that the whole problem with scripture is if God is a loving God he must be a just God. And if God is a just God then he cannot justify the wicked.
John tells us that “God is love” (1 John 4:8). We also read, “God is Just” (2 Thessalonians 1:6). These are two more of many verses on God’s Justice, (Isaiah 61:8). (Deuteronomy 32:4).
Many would say, “If God is a loving God then he cannot send anyone to hell.” Yet I tell you if God were a loving God then he would be required to send people to hell. For example, say you were to go away on a trip. As you were on your way home a man enters your home and kills all your family and friends. You enter the house as he is killing the last of your family. In rage you subdue the man, tie him up and call the police. A few weeks later he is brought before the judge. All the evidence is brought before the judge and it is clear the man is guilty. The judge pronounces the sentence and says: “because I am such a loving judge I’m going to let you go.” Now, your sitting in the back screaming, “if you were a loving judge you would take this vile creature and send him to jail where he belongs!” You would probably write senators and as many people as would listen that there is an unjust Judge.
In the same way, if God were a loving God he must be just or all of the wicked people who care nothing for others or care about God would be in heaven. Besides, these people wouldn’t want to go to heaven to be with God. This is why C. S. Lewis says, “The door to hell is locked from the inside.”
A wicked person cannot change his wicked nature. Only by an act of God can his nature be changed. And it is our free will to choice whether to seek God and be saved. It is our choice to repent, believe and have faith. With out saving grace we will remain in our sinful nature and the Justice and love of God will cry out that we cannot enter heaven. It is only by God’s grace that the choice to repent and believe is offered to us.
Another interesting verse when considering these matters is found in Proverbs 17:15 “He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.” Abomination means:
1. anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred.
2. Intense aversion or loathing; detestation.
Synonyms are: hatred, corruption, depravity.
The bible says, “All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God.” We have all been born wicked. God himself cannot justify the wicked. God cannot justify us unless he himself becomes an abomination! If God were to justify us then I can just imagine Satan coming to God and saying something like this, “ha, see god, your just like me now.” Do you now realize how important it is to realize that a holy, loving and just God cannot let you enter into his presence! If he did not punish you justly then he would become an abomination himself!
Now you all beg the question, “then how does God justly declare us righteous and allow us to enter into his presence? How is it that God can extend grace to the wicked and justify us with out becoming an abomination?” Understand, God must satisfy his holy wrath first. He must satisfy his justice. How does he do this then? God did this in the cross! The cross was much more than the physical pain of a man. The cross was the full just wrath that we all deserve poured out on Christ!
The wrath that I am talking about is the wrath we see in the Old Testament that sent plague after plague on the Israelites. It is the wrath that sent fire from heaven and opened the mouth of the earth to swallow men alive. And this wrath is only a taste of the wrath that is justly deserved by you and I! God’s mighty hand was held back by himself from pouring out his full wrath on the Israelites and the rest of the world. The only way to justify us is that another would take the punishment we deserve. There is no one that can withstand the full wrath of God but God himself. So God sent his son (who is God) on the cross. Christ Jesus took our sin upon himself and because God cannot look upon sin he turned his face away from Christ. This is why Christ said “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” I also believe it is because of God’s wrath and because God was going to turn his face away from Jesus that Jesus sweated blood in fear of what was to unfold on the cross. Yet we understand so little of the cross! The whole Old Testament and New Testament cry out about the cross. They speak of God’s holy Character, His love, Justice, wrath, patience, grace, etc. The bible speaks of the problem of sin and the only way for justification.
Christ died for us and now he asks something so simple, repent and believe! Seek the Lord! Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind! It is by Faith that we do all these things and it is by faith that we are saved, and that by God! Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
To those who do not follow God’s commands, repent, and believe they will be brought before God on judgment day. God will appear to them as a Judge and they will receive their just punishment for not believing in Christ. These are those who drink down inequity as if it were water. Even those who only give a mental accent to Christ will not be declared righteous before God and they will go down into the depths. Those who love the world do not love God. The lusts that burn in these people’s hearts will burn even more strongly in hell and they will find no satisfaction or gratification for these lusts. They will be reminded every day of the wonderful and glorious riches they could have had in heaven. And yet they will never take part in it because God’s loving justice was poured out on them.
If we take part in Christ’s death then we will also take part in his resurrection! We must die to ourselves. Praise God that those who repent and believe will be brought before God on judgment day and God will come to them as a father instead of a judge. God will forgive all sins and they will be told, “Well done good and faithful servant.” These people will enter into God’s presence and for the rest of eternity they will discover more and more of God for eternity! Words cannot express how amazing I believe heaven will be and yet I believe that even my thoughts on heaven do not give justice to the wonders we will see and take part of. This will mean pain and suffering hear on earth, but this is only a reminder that this is not our home! Heaven is the home of all those who are children of God! This world is only a shadow!
Grace and Peace
C C
Ps. This is why I fear the Lord (not enough though).
i asked mi friend for help on somethin and this is what he answered
well you could try to show him to be a good person, but in the end that won't do a thing for him. I would suggest ministering by being Christ to him. Don't preach at him but just work out your own faith with fear and trembling and the fruit of being a new creation will be seen by those and the joy of your salvation with minister to him. So bottom line, don't try and change him, always be changing yourself. And when people see a true Christian God will work in their heart and save them. you can't change someone, only God can.
by: C C
by: C C
Friday, January 11, 2008
Here I go Again, by Casting Crowns. with a fire in my eyes!
Have you guys ever heard the song "Here I go again?" I just recently heard this song. It relates so much to me. Every day there is a fire that burns me inside, begging to get out! But the Fire had/has nowhere to go. The song talks about just what I'm going through. And it hurts so much to see my friends fall time and time again, and I feel helpless.
I see my friends who are not Christians and it kills me to see them with out Christ. Or even worse they say they are Christians but don't follow Christ. And the fire begs and pushes even more to get out when I see them!
That fire in my eyes. The fire that begs and pushes and kills me everyday to come out has come out four times in my life. AND EVERY TIME IT HAS COME OUT SOMEONE WAS SAVED!!!!!!!!!!!! Praise the LORD! The fire tells the message of Christ that needs to be told! And every time the fire has come out: those around me see the PASSION in my soul. But you see I do no push the fire to come out, the fire pushes me.
You must understand I do not take credit for those that are saved. The words that the fire brings out of my mouth are not mine. They are put in my mouth by God. If you have missed it, let me explain… The fire that I have been talking about is the Holy Spirit. Listen to the song to better understand what I'm talking about. It is not the best explanation of what I'm going through but it is the best I have seen.
You know there is something sad. At least one of those people that were saved has already fallen. And it's because they hold on to the memory of that fire that burned inside me. They to receive the fire, for a time, but memories fade and die. The fire must be rekindled.
My prayer is for my friends and for me. That my friends and I will show the passion, release the Fire (the Holy Spirit).
C C
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Ps you know guys even after reading this letter I feel almost like deleting it, because that fear is still inside. God bless all of you! I really mean that! God Bless!
The weight of the world is crashing down on me...
Lately thing have been doing great, spiritually and all. However I know full well that I still have a long way to go. My prayers have been answered; I thank you all for praying for me. I have been getting into my Bible more and have been praying regularly. And most of all I have finally found accountability with someone my age and gender, Praise God!
I have an unbelievable joy that the Holy Spirit has given me. I just want to tell the world about it! I want all of my friends to know and I want them to have the same joy that I have found in Christ!
As soon as my prayers had been answered my life spiritually had gotten back on track. Then I began to realize something: I began to see my friends and there problems more often. I began to see what I remember praying about every night for years. I still prayed about these things before my spiritual life was back on track but I was so caught up trying to fix my life that I couldn't see my friend's problems from the heart. Now I'm back to praying for my friends with a passion and a love that I have learned from Christ.
The more my Spiritual life straightens the more my life as an intercessor grows. It pains me to see my youth group lose sight of why the church runs and look more on, "how it should run" (in their eyes). People the Church runs because of Christ don't lose sight of that.
Now I see my friend's pain and it hurts me so much. I see that kid that gets made fun of at church all the time and can't help but think that he will never know Christ, like I do, because no one will show him. I see that girl that has an insecurity that she won't let go of and I just want to tell her God LOVES you and will take that insecurity!
Being an intercessor makes me get into my friend's life and see the pain in their eyes or insecurity. Guys I'm here to talk if you need help, we all fall trust me I know!
The weight of the world is crashing down on me and the role of the intercessor is heavy. Please pray for me for I still fall and I still need your prayers. I am still only in the race looking for the finish line. I want to find it and be with Jesus, but I know full well that there is still work to do here on earth. And I will stay knowing I am trying to do God's will.
Grace and Peace
C C
unstoppable passion
Unstoppable Passion
If only you could only see the passion that fills my eyes. My heart fills with love for others. Hope keeps me pressing on, and hope has never disappointed me! Through all of the pain I have gone through peace fills me heart. If I could only explain and express in words the unbelievable passion. I don't think I will be able to hold it in for long. I can't stop thinking of Christ! I long for a day that I can go out into the world and tell people how truly AWESOME God is! And I plan to start now.
It was unbelievably hard to take a leap of faith and trust God. To trust that God would take my emotions that hurt. I trusted God with my emotions, and I cannot thank him enough for taking my pain. I took a leap of faith and it wasn't easy but if you take that leap of faith then know this: I am a witness that God will make things work out, you just have to trust him. You must trust in what you may never see. I trusted him (I was unbelievably hard) and now a month later; I have found unbelievable, indescribable, uncontainable, unstoppable PASSION! All I want to do is God's will. I am longing to have the face of Christ.
In Christ
C C
the dark abyss: i call mi soul
This lion is creeping in and getting ready to pounce on his prey. I'm sitting as the prey completely helpless and broken. I'm searching for escape but there is nowhere to run to in this abyss that I call my soul. My soul gives no defense to the teeth in the mouth of the lion. I'm running but with no place to hide in this abyss. I fear that the lion will get a hold of my heart and sink its teeth in. Will I then be unable to break free from the lions grasp?
I'm running but to my left is only darkness and to my right is no better. I run hopelessly trying to find refuge but as of yet I cannot find it. Helpless in my soul I cry out, "Help me help me give me refuge!" finally I stop and remember a message spoken to me long ago, a message I rejected. I fall to my knees with the beast coming ever so much closer. I cry out, "Father God, I have tried this before and I cannot win, be my strength, I beg it of you help me. Come into my life and forgive me of my sins. I am nothing; I cannot defend against this beast!" I begin to weep in utter despair as the lion is almost upon me, getting ready to pounce on its hopeless prey. As I look up I see a light fixed upon something new to me, a cross. I see a man nailed to this tree and I do not understand. This man is bleeding so battered that I cannot even make out his face. His body is torn and I cannot even tell the color of his skin. I do not understand! This man looks at me and with a voice stronger and more powerful than the rumbling of the seas. When he spoke it sounded more like a song than words, like a thousand melodies in one powerful voice. It was so powerful I could feel my soul fill with and awe. I could feel so much power; I knew these words were more than just simple words. They held power and love. So much that I could not even understand it fully.
"I love you, I love you, I love you."
"I did this for you because I love you!"
"Do not forget me. I did this for you, my blood is for you, and I love you."
I begin weeping so hard that I can hardly speak. I cry out with a broken and battered heart. I cry out with more passion than the stars in the sky, with more love than the vast sea, "I LOVE YOU TOO, DON'T LEAVE ME. I WILL FOLLOW YOU, AND PRAISE YOU. YOU ARE AWESOME. I CANNOT FIGHT THIS BEAST ON MY OWN, BE MY STRENGTH!"
"Trust fully in me, give up yourself to me and I will never leave you."
"I love you."
"Remember that I love you, for I made you in my image."
"If you remember this you will never feel alone again."
"I love you."
I open my eyes; my vision is blurred from my tears. Before my eyes I find a bible. I pick it up and begin to read. I discover Hope, Love, Peace, Joy, Grace, and I learn the fruits of the Spirit. Suddenly I remember the beast that haunted me. I turn around to see the beast standing still waiting for a chance to attack my soul. Then I look up and see the cross above me with the man that was nailed to it gone. Light fills my soul and things like Kindness, Selflessness, Patience, Self control, and Love fill what used to be an abyss. I begin to notice that it is the cross that gives light to my soul. This is what gives my soul its light, and gives Patience, Kindness, and Selflessness true meaning.
Then I look back at the beast. The beast begins to step back; the light is starting to creep in. The light seems to be poison and an acid to this beast. I keep reading the bible and the more I read the brighter the light becomes and the more the beast screams out in pain. Finally I cry out "Father let me be finally rid of this sin (beast)." The beast turns into Satan and Satan begins to step forward. I fall to me knees again and cry out, "I cannot do this on my own, bind Satan down. I love you." The light from the cross grows and the ever confident Satan begins to run in fear and despair. He is beaten!
My life now has meaning. My soul finally gives me a defense. I cannot imagine going through life with out the cross that illuminates my soul. When times get tough I remember the voice of God. I remember Christ and even when I have no one to wipe my tear. When I have no one to hold my head, no one to hold me tight I remember one simple sentence from the Lord my God and I find comfort:
"I love you."
Thursday, January 10, 2008
this is who i am
hello people i am a believer in Christ and im not afraid to admit it some people are scared to be a Christian because almost everyone laughs at you they might. however if u believe and i mean truly believe in god then u wont be ashamed of who u r and what u are becoming. if your a Christian then u will not care about what people think of u but the bottom line is if u don't succeed in life the way u wanted to god is there to catch u if u fall. Some people ask if u can have fun when u r a Christian. i say you can have the same amount of fun as u will normal but u will have more fun then normal people because u r who u r and your Christian friends wont try to change things about u. I used to have a friend that brought me down or wanted to change me but then i turned to god and she is not my best friend anymore but she is my friend but that doesn't matter what im trying to tell u is don't be down on yourself on the inside if u r then that is also who u r on the outside u may not believe it but it's true just because u r normal on the inside u r either invisible on the outside or normal and if u r a Christian then u will have eternal life and u will look like a Christian on the outside. i chose eternal life and god rather than being some person who is down on herself all the time
sum people
ok some people say im crazy but i say im just weird not everyone is alike u know some people dont care about what they look like or how their outside or inner self looks like i care about how my inner self looks like but not the outside because the people who take u in as who u r and dont try to change u then they r ur real friends im outgoing i embarress myself toooooo many times i like being different i like being me and who i am who i am is what im not going to let change into something i dont wanna be i just wanna be myself and not care what people think about me trust me if i cared what people think about me i would probably already be home schooled but i dont because i believe in god and i know that everythings gonna be okay i don't have to wait for something in my life to go wrong and then worry about it i fix it be4 it happens by that i mean if i am being let a stray ill make sure that it doesn't happen
the feast
help yourself to the feast of jesus once u have him u will never hunger or thirst ever again
jesus freak
J- just
E- everlasting
S- satisfied
U- unique
S- Suficient
F- follower
R- radient
E- enduring
A- awesome
K- kind
bout god 2
yeah np, you don't have to know the right answers... but its important that you realize that being a Christian is more than asking Jesus into your life and doing the right things. Its seeking the Lord everyday. Its realizing that Jesus isn't just all you need, hes all you have. When you become a Christian you become a new creation, a new creature in Christ. Its not that you do good things that you don't want to do its that you do new things because you love to do new things. Its a love for what God loves and a hate for what God hates. it means you begin to hate sin. lol thats a short answer
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I would say that even though God found NOTHING in me at all. Nothing that was worthy of saving. I love how he saved me anyway. I love how God can find no reason outside of himself to save me and yet he saved me for His glory and because he is love. If he gives me everything in the world he would still be worthy of my worship. If he took everything away like, family, friends, or all my possessions he would still be worthy of my worship. I love how God could have killed everyone on earth and he would never need an explanation for it and yet he still chose me.
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mathhew 6:32-34
mathhew 6:32-34
For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.Matthew 6:32-34
What am I to do with my life? Who am I to marry? Which college should I go to? What is God's will for my life?
These questions can be very confusing in life when trying to seek God's will. I've known some people who are a little mystical when trying to find Gods will. For example, someone wakes up at 6:03 and she thinks she should marry Bobby because he's 6'3. People have done some crazy things when trying to discover God's will for their life.
So how do we know what God's will is? Tell me which is better, trusting in your own ability to discern God's will or trusting in God's ability to lead? I'm going to go for the later. My heart is deceitful and no one can know it; not even I. So if I trust in the former I trust in something that is by nature deceitful.
So how does one trust in God's ability to lead? Follow his commands. Do everything he tells you. If God says, "obey your parents in the Lord." You obey your parents even if it seems stupid to you. If you do then God promises, "It will go well with you so that you may enjoy long life on the earth." God says not to be easily angered, so follow this command. God commands us to do many things. Let us be engulfed in following God and his commands.
If I do these things then I trust that God will lead me. If I am to marry then God will show me. The Spirit of God will lead me. All we must be worried about is "seeking his kingdom and his righteousness." Know that righteousness means to be declared right before God. To do this we must repent and believe.
The one of the many greatest evidences that you have repented is that you are continuing to be broken over your sin today and repent when you sin. Repenting means to say your sorry and to have the full intention to never do it again (I'm sure there is a better definition).
The one of the many greatest evidences that you believe is whether you bear fruit or not. The message in the book of James is that if you have faith then you will have good deeds. Not the other way around. It is the very motives of your deeds that change. The motives for your good deeds is to please and follow God. If you do good things in order to go to heaven then your motives are for you. But if you repent and believe then you are saved because you look outside of yourself onto Jesus! You are saved not because of you, but because of Christ!
Grace and Peace
C C
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