It's been awhile since i've last put up a blog, but here we go.
I've encountered plenty of questions about God from the beginning of my decision to becoming a christian. Questions such as why does He let bad things happen, why is the galaxy so vast, and so on. Everybody has quesions, and there arn't enough answers. With this generation, i guess you can say that we want to know eveything. We want to know the answers to all questions at that moment, but is that really a good thing? What if we knew everything. How would life be? Who knows, only God does. He knows all, He knows everything.
And we don't. No matter how badly we try, we will never know everything. We even try to figure God out sometimes. Why does He do this, why did He do that, all that stuff. But we will never be able to wrap our minds around His plans.
I'm not saying that it's bad to search out a matter, to find the answer to something, I'm just saying that we will never be able to know the answer to everything and to know God's plans and ideas. He may allow us to know a part of what He's up to, but not the whole picture.
Proverbs 25:2 "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and it is the glory of Kings to search out a matter."
It's God's glory to hide a matter, no matter what it may be, and it's the glory of Kings (us) to search out a matter, but don't get discouraged if you don't find the answer. King Solomon is saying "it is the glory of Kings to search out a matter" and not that we will for sure, definitaly find the answer. We can search it out all we want, and we may or may not find the answer.
Back to the beginning of this blog, back to the questions I ran into, all i know is that I may one day get the answers to those questions, or I won't, who knows. One thing I know for sure is that God is real, and He loves each and every single one of us.
One little thing I want to add is something sick I heard on t.v. I was watching The Notebook (I didn't finish and I didn't watch the beginning, my brother was watching it and so I did too) and the main guy said this. "Science can take to you so far, then comes God" (or something like that)
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Relationships...pt.3
Okay, now we're at our final part of this whole blog series. Yeah, i know, i said there would be 4 parts, but, what I realized was that the things that I thought I came up with on my own, were actually revelations given to me from God. So yeah. This last part is going to be about all the things God has let me known.
So one of the things that God has revealed to me about relationships is, are you sure he/she is the one. Like I've said before, a lot of people now adays, especially this generation, has mistaken lust for love. When they think they're in love, it's usually lust that they're feeling, and its lust towards someone you think you might be soul mates with. I'll tell you this right now, you don't know for sure who you're going to be with, but God does. If you trust in God, and be PATIENT, then He is going to set you up with that special one. Never try to pursue that person unless you're for sure it's God's will to, and for sure that it's the right time. It will not work out if you try to do it on your own. Proverbs 12:15 "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise." Be patient. Proverbs 19:11 "A mans wisdom gives him patience." The Lord WILL provide for you your wife/husband. All you have to do is to be patient and to trust in Him.
Another thing, actually, this will be last one i will say because I can't remember the rest, but, this is the most important one. If you can't say deep in your heart, that you love God more than anything, and ANYONE in your life, you're not ready for a relationship. What I believe is one of the most important things you need to declare before pursuing a relationship is saying that you love God more than anything, more than your life, and that nothing, and NO ONE will ever replace Him in your heart. This is very crucial. If you can't do this, then your relationship may work out, but I really don't think so. You're eventually going to idolize that person, if not completely ignore. Your love is going to fade. All these things are going to happen, and probably even a lot more heart breaking things. Once you begin to turn your heart away from God, things will begin to fall apart. You'll find out that your wife/husband won't be able to give you the guidance you REALLY need, the grace you really need, the support you really need, the love you really need, etc., hopefully you get the point. The only person who can fully give you what you NEED is God! I'm not saying don't get married and stuff, I'm just saying, once you begin to look away from God, you're going to have problems. You'll begin to fall into sinful actions and lust. It's like, a car driving itself towards the edge of a cliff, with no one to turn it's direction or to step on the brakes. Your relationship is the car, and the person who's supposed to be driving you, leading you, is God. When the driver isn't there, who is God, you're bound to hit rock bottom. Now, sure, they're times when you'll just run out of gas and stop halfway and be safe, so what? You want a congradulations? All that you have accomplished is staying in the same spot. Not moving towards anything. Nothing. You need God in your relationship to steer you towards a good lake or something of the sort.
Okay, so I'm sorry if this is coming off a little harsh, and a bit narrow-minded, but this is the way I see it, and believe it. I don't know. :P
Also, if you're really considering being in a relationship, I recommend reading "Boy Meets Girl" by Joshua Harris. Awesome book. I'm not done reading it but it's really good.
So one of the things that God has revealed to me about relationships is, are you sure he/she is the one. Like I've said before, a lot of people now adays, especially this generation, has mistaken lust for love. When they think they're in love, it's usually lust that they're feeling, and its lust towards someone you think you might be soul mates with. I'll tell you this right now, you don't know for sure who you're going to be with, but God does. If you trust in God, and be PATIENT, then He is going to set you up with that special one. Never try to pursue that person unless you're for sure it's God's will to, and for sure that it's the right time. It will not work out if you try to do it on your own. Proverbs 12:15 "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise." Be patient. Proverbs 19:11 "A mans wisdom gives him patience." The Lord WILL provide for you your wife/husband. All you have to do is to be patient and to trust in Him.
Another thing, actually, this will be last one i will say because I can't remember the rest, but, this is the most important one. If you can't say deep in your heart, that you love God more than anything, and ANYONE in your life, you're not ready for a relationship. What I believe is one of the most important things you need to declare before pursuing a relationship is saying that you love God more than anything, more than your life, and that nothing, and NO ONE will ever replace Him in your heart. This is very crucial. If you can't do this, then your relationship may work out, but I really don't think so. You're eventually going to idolize that person, if not completely ignore. Your love is going to fade. All these things are going to happen, and probably even a lot more heart breaking things. Once you begin to turn your heart away from God, things will begin to fall apart. You'll find out that your wife/husband won't be able to give you the guidance you REALLY need, the grace you really need, the support you really need, the love you really need, etc., hopefully you get the point. The only person who can fully give you what you NEED is God! I'm not saying don't get married and stuff, I'm just saying, once you begin to look away from God, you're going to have problems. You'll begin to fall into sinful actions and lust. It's like, a car driving itself towards the edge of a cliff, with no one to turn it's direction or to step on the brakes. Your relationship is the car, and the person who's supposed to be driving you, leading you, is God. When the driver isn't there, who is God, you're bound to hit rock bottom. Now, sure, they're times when you'll just run out of gas and stop halfway and be safe, so what? You want a congradulations? All that you have accomplished is staying in the same spot. Not moving towards anything. Nothing. You need God in your relationship to steer you towards a good lake or something of the sort.
Okay, so I'm sorry if this is coming off a little harsh, and a bit narrow-minded, but this is the way I see it, and believe it. I don't know. :P
Also, if you're really considering being in a relationship, I recommend reading "Boy Meets Girl" by Joshua Harris. Awesome book. I'm not done reading it but it's really good.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Relationships...pt.2
(This is super long, so, I don't know, if you don't really want to read it all, please read the stuff I highlight.)
(This is a continuation of the last blog, for people who didn't know that.)
Okay, so now onto what people have told me about relationships. Come to think about it, this is mostly from one person, with a little bit from other people. But anyways, let's continue.
So, I was kind of having trouble with this one girl. I repeat was. Anyways, I don't think she had any idea I liked her, I kind of acted like I didn't but yeah. I liked her since the 1st time I OFFICIALLY met her. We met once before but that was kind of informally because, well, if i went into more detail some people out there would know who she is so yeah, let's just leave it at that. Well, I had liked her for the longest time, and, she stuck out to me. Random. Of all the girls you would think I would like, she would kind of be the last one I think, but anyways. She was on my mind a lot, and it was kind of getting in the way. I have no idea if it was Jesus trying to tell me something or if it was satan tormenting me but either way, I kind of wanted it to stop. (again, it's naturally for ALL of us to like someone, or atleast, used to like some one.)
So I had lunch one day with my friend Eryck, and explained to him what was going on, as well as some other stuff but that's something totally different. He gave me some really good advice. For one, I'm still young. 16 years young. So, what he told me was to focus more on my relationship with God. And that is totally true! That should be the first thing you should work on before moving onto a relationship with someone else. Especially me, being a young christian and all. (I recently just became a christian. Been one since May of 2008, but I feel like i've been with God my whole life!) If your not strong with God before you begin to start a relationship with someone else, it may work out, but I believe that half the time it won't. For guys, 1) they either begin to worship their girl, 2) look for answers(validation) in them that only God can give them, and/or, 3) tend to mistreat them. 1. What men, and women, really need in their heart, is God. He is the only one that can fill up the emptiness inside a man and womans heart. When men don't realize that, they begin to believe that it is the woman, and that's when they begin to seek out answers in them. 2. The answers they seek are from the question they ask. For instance, a man usually doesn't feel like he's enough for his girl. I'm not saying that all men think this way, but i believe atleast half do. They are usually asking, am I the right one for you? Do you think you could find someone better? I don't think I'm good enough, am I? Am I a man?Stuff like this. In the end, the girl gets tired of these questions, and most likely breaks up with the guy. This also usually causes trouble in relationships. The reality is that God is the only one who can truly answer these questions. The girl can say yes every single time but the guy will still feel as if he is not enough. 3. Yup, some men do mistreat girls. They even sometimes get the idea that girls are only meant for one thing, and are seen as objects. And that's because they don't know God. For girls, if they aren't strong with God, they 1) usually stick with a guy even though he's a bad person, and/or 2) look for value in other people. 1 & 2. It's true. I've heard of girls sticking with their guys even though they mistreat them. And its usually because of one core reason, I believe, and that's they are looking to see if they are worth anything to anyone. This is usually because as a child, they never got love from their fathers. So they look for love in guys, even ones that mistreat them. They'll do anything to know that they are lovely and beautiful. And i just want to state this right now. ALL GIRLS OUT THERE, ALL OF GOD'S DAUGHTERS, ARE BEAUTIFUL. NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE TELL YOU, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. DON'T THINK THIS IS ME SAYING THIS, BECAUSE IT'S GOD TELLING YOU THAT YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
Another thing Eryck told me was that I am young and shouldn't worry much about girls. I still have a whole future, so I should just focus on God, and other things like school, church, family, friends, etc. I believe he is right to an extent. I shouldn't worry much about a girl right now, and I should wait till a more proper age, but, there are certain cases where being in that relationship now is just right. The reason I say this is because maybe, just maybe, if God has put that special one for you right now, then maybe there's a reason. I believe that if that is so, the reason is so that that person will bring you closer to the Lord. You both will begin to push, and lift each other up to God. That's what I believe. I don't know. Just make sure that if you're in this current position, to make sure that it is God's will, and not your own.
Okay, from what my friend Whitney told me, who by the way is one of the most awesomest person on earth. She said not to develop a relationship with the opposite sex where you both tell each other everything. Unless you both are planning to have a future together as a couple. Reason being is because the people who should know about all of those things is God, and your future love. No one else. Plus, when you do develop a relationship like that, one of you is eventually going to fall for the other, and either you two become a couple, or it ruins your guys relationship. I, for one, developed that kind of relationship with a few girls, and now, my relationship with ALL those girls are ruined really. We barely ever talk to each other now, and for me it sucks so much, especially with one particular friend. Sucks so much.
If you come to think about it, a lot of the songs guys write now a days are about girls. That's because a girl has taken God's spot in their heart. They begin to worship her with songs. Just thought people should know that.
(This is a continuation of the last blog, for people who didn't know that.)
Okay, so now onto what people have told me about relationships. Come to think about it, this is mostly from one person, with a little bit from other people. But anyways, let's continue.
So, I was kind of having trouble with this one girl. I repeat was. Anyways, I don't think she had any idea I liked her, I kind of acted like I didn't but yeah. I liked her since the 1st time I OFFICIALLY met her. We met once before but that was kind of informally because, well, if i went into more detail some people out there would know who she is so yeah, let's just leave it at that. Well, I had liked her for the longest time, and, she stuck out to me. Random. Of all the girls you would think I would like, she would kind of be the last one I think, but anyways. She was on my mind a lot, and it was kind of getting in the way. I have no idea if it was Jesus trying to tell me something or if it was satan tormenting me but either way, I kind of wanted it to stop. (again, it's naturally for ALL of us to like someone, or atleast, used to like some one.)
So I had lunch one day with my friend Eryck, and explained to him what was going on, as well as some other stuff but that's something totally different. He gave me some really good advice. For one, I'm still young. 16 years young. So, what he told me was to focus more on my relationship with God. And that is totally true! That should be the first thing you should work on before moving onto a relationship with someone else. Especially me, being a young christian and all. (I recently just became a christian. Been one since May of 2008, but I feel like i've been with God my whole life!) If your not strong with God before you begin to start a relationship with someone else, it may work out, but I believe that half the time it won't. For guys, 1) they either begin to worship their girl, 2) look for answers(validation) in them that only God can give them, and/or, 3) tend to mistreat them. 1. What men, and women, really need in their heart, is God. He is the only one that can fill up the emptiness inside a man and womans heart. When men don't realize that, they begin to believe that it is the woman, and that's when they begin to seek out answers in them. 2. The answers they seek are from the question they ask. For instance, a man usually doesn't feel like he's enough for his girl. I'm not saying that all men think this way, but i believe atleast half do. They are usually asking, am I the right one for you? Do you think you could find someone better? I don't think I'm good enough, am I? Am I a man?Stuff like this. In the end, the girl gets tired of these questions, and most likely breaks up with the guy. This also usually causes trouble in relationships. The reality is that God is the only one who can truly answer these questions. The girl can say yes every single time but the guy will still feel as if he is not enough. 3. Yup, some men do mistreat girls. They even sometimes get the idea that girls are only meant for one thing, and are seen as objects. And that's because they don't know God. For girls, if they aren't strong with God, they 1) usually stick with a guy even though he's a bad person, and/or 2) look for value in other people. 1 & 2. It's true. I've heard of girls sticking with their guys even though they mistreat them. And its usually because of one core reason, I believe, and that's they are looking to see if they are worth anything to anyone. This is usually because as a child, they never got love from their fathers. So they look for love in guys, even ones that mistreat them. They'll do anything to know that they are lovely and beautiful. And i just want to state this right now. ALL GIRLS OUT THERE, ALL OF GOD'S DAUGHTERS, ARE BEAUTIFUL. NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE TELL YOU, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. DON'T THINK THIS IS ME SAYING THIS, BECAUSE IT'S GOD TELLING YOU THAT YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
Another thing Eryck told me was that I am young and shouldn't worry much about girls. I still have a whole future, so I should just focus on God, and other things like school, church, family, friends, etc. I believe he is right to an extent. I shouldn't worry much about a girl right now, and I should wait till a more proper age, but, there are certain cases where being in that relationship now is just right. The reason I say this is because maybe, just maybe, if God has put that special one for you right now, then maybe there's a reason. I believe that if that is so, the reason is so that that person will bring you closer to the Lord. You both will begin to push, and lift each other up to God. That's what I believe. I don't know. Just make sure that if you're in this current position, to make sure that it is God's will, and not your own.
Okay, from what my friend Whitney told me, who by the way is one of the most awesomest person on earth. She said not to develop a relationship with the opposite sex where you both tell each other everything. Unless you both are planning to have a future together as a couple. Reason being is because the people who should know about all of those things is God, and your future love. No one else. Plus, when you do develop a relationship like that, one of you is eventually going to fall for the other, and either you two become a couple, or it ruins your guys relationship. I, for one, developed that kind of relationship with a few girls, and now, my relationship with ALL those girls are ruined really. We barely ever talk to each other now, and for me it sucks so much, especially with one particular friend. Sucks so much.
If you come to think about it, a lot of the songs guys write now a days are about girls. That's because a girl has taken God's spot in their heart. They begin to worship her with songs. Just thought people should know that.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Relationships...
Okay, so before I begin this, I would just like to let everyone know, that everything I am about to type here is things that I've learned from books, from what people have told me, from what God has revealed to me, and on my own experiences and thoughts. So let's begin! I'm going to break this up into four sections. Books, people, me, and God! But, in this blog I'm only going to talk about the books, because this blog would be super long if I talked about all four sections, so yeah!
Books
Yup, so let's begin with the book of Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon, as my bible calls the book. So this book, i've read quite a few times. I, personally, like this book, It's definitaly in my top, but anyways, this book talks about the relationship between a man and a woman. But, most people see it as the relationship between God and His people, and/or, the relationship between Jesus and the church. The way i've looked at the book is in the way where it describes the relationship between a man and a woman. One of my favorite verses in this book is Song of Songs 2:2 "Like a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters." What this is basically saying is that, for a man, his love, the love that God will give to him, is going to stick out from other girls. She is going to stick out in a good way, not stick out in way where they are wearing short skirts, tank tops, well, you get the idea. She is going to lift him up in the Lord, and he is going to do the same for her. Song of Songs 2:3 "Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste." And it will be the same for you girls out there. This man that God has given to you will stick out. But you always have to remember, make sure that it is love, not lust. One way that you can make sure that it is love, is to think about how you think about him/her. For example, when I liked this girl, now believe me on this, I had pure thoughts of her, most of the time. It's really hard to explain why I say most of the time, but i would'nt think about having sex with her or anything like that. Trust me, as God as my witness, I am not lying. But yeah, if you think about this girl/guy with lust, as in, you think about having sex with them or doing anything slightly related to that, then it's lust. But if all you think about is having a healthy relationship based on God with them, and how you would love to spend the rest of your life with them, then it's love. Song of Songs 3:5 "I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases." This verse says it all. Do not stir up love until it pleases. Again, i repeat, do not mistake love with lust!
Now, another book I am going to talk about is Purity by Kris Valloton. This is such an awesome book, and I recommend a lot of people to read it. Also to listen to his message called Purity. Anyways, I love how Kris explains why we should keep our virginity till marriage. He puts it this way. Everyday is a battle against lust. The enemy is constantly taunting you, and it's your job to fight your sexual urges. It's natural for us to like some one. Genesis 2:24 "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they will become on flesh." Man and Woman are meant for each other. Also, God gave us a sex drive. And the reason why, I think, He did so is so that we have something to give to our love on that wedding night. I mean think about it. We all struggle with lust, and we fight against it everyday. Imagine giving your love something that you fought for your whole life? I think that would be pretty awesome. And why not your virginity? Like i've said a million times, your fighting for your virginity everyday. But, if you've already lost your virginity, it's alright. You know why? Because God can restore your virginity, if you want Him to. There is nothing that God can't restore, or heal, or even do. He is the creator of all things, He can do anything! Kris Valotton has testimonies of girls getting their hymen restored, just from praying for them! That's pretty sick! (as in good, for people who are literal out there.) Anyways, before I end this blog, i would just like to state, that there are so much more in the book Purity. So please, take the time to read it :D
Also, did you know that the church doesn't really like to talk about sex, so much as relationships. It's not really their fault, but it's the American culture. As a matter of fact, the Bible talks openly about sex. What I believe, is that the more you know about something, the better. The more you try to hide something, or repress it, the worst it'll become. Did you know that the church has a 1% higher divorce rate than the world? There are three major reasons for divorce, 1) sex 2)money 3)communcation. We never talk about sex&marriage in church, and we rarely talk about money, unless it's about the tithe. We don't teach on these things. Or speak on it. Again, the Bible talks openly about all of these things. But it's not the churches fault. It's our culture. Our culture doesn't allow, what the Bible allows.
(Everything I just said in the last paragraph is everything Kris Vallotton said. I just thought people should know this)
Books
Yup, so let's begin with the book of Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon, as my bible calls the book. So this book, i've read quite a few times. I, personally, like this book, It's definitaly in my top, but anyways, this book talks about the relationship between a man and a woman. But, most people see it as the relationship between God and His people, and/or, the relationship between Jesus and the church. The way i've looked at the book is in the way where it describes the relationship between a man and a woman. One of my favorite verses in this book is Song of Songs 2:2 "Like a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters." What this is basically saying is that, for a man, his love, the love that God will give to him, is going to stick out from other girls. She is going to stick out in a good way, not stick out in way where they are wearing short skirts, tank tops, well, you get the idea. She is going to lift him up in the Lord, and he is going to do the same for her. Song of Songs 2:3 "Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste." And it will be the same for you girls out there. This man that God has given to you will stick out. But you always have to remember, make sure that it is love, not lust. One way that you can make sure that it is love, is to think about how you think about him/her. For example, when I liked this girl, now believe me on this, I had pure thoughts of her, most of the time. It's really hard to explain why I say most of the time, but i would'nt think about having sex with her or anything like that. Trust me, as God as my witness, I am not lying. But yeah, if you think about this girl/guy with lust, as in, you think about having sex with them or doing anything slightly related to that, then it's lust. But if all you think about is having a healthy relationship based on God with them, and how you would love to spend the rest of your life with them, then it's love. Song of Songs 3:5 "I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases." This verse says it all. Do not stir up love until it pleases. Again, i repeat, do not mistake love with lust!
Now, another book I am going to talk about is Purity by Kris Valloton. This is such an awesome book, and I recommend a lot of people to read it. Also to listen to his message called Purity. Anyways, I love how Kris explains why we should keep our virginity till marriage. He puts it this way. Everyday is a battle against lust. The enemy is constantly taunting you, and it's your job to fight your sexual urges. It's natural for us to like some one. Genesis 2:24 "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they will become on flesh." Man and Woman are meant for each other. Also, God gave us a sex drive. And the reason why, I think, He did so is so that we have something to give to our love on that wedding night. I mean think about it. We all struggle with lust, and we fight against it everyday. Imagine giving your love something that you fought for your whole life? I think that would be pretty awesome. And why not your virginity? Like i've said a million times, your fighting for your virginity everyday. But, if you've already lost your virginity, it's alright. You know why? Because God can restore your virginity, if you want Him to. There is nothing that God can't restore, or heal, or even do. He is the creator of all things, He can do anything! Kris Valotton has testimonies of girls getting their hymen restored, just from praying for them! That's pretty sick! (as in good, for people who are literal out there.) Anyways, before I end this blog, i would just like to state, that there are so much more in the book Purity. So please, take the time to read it :D
Also, did you know that the church doesn't really like to talk about sex, so much as relationships. It's not really their fault, but it's the American culture. As a matter of fact, the Bible talks openly about sex. What I believe, is that the more you know about something, the better. The more you try to hide something, or repress it, the worst it'll become. Did you know that the church has a 1% higher divorce rate than the world? There are three major reasons for divorce, 1) sex 2)money 3)communcation. We never talk about sex&marriage in church, and we rarely talk about money, unless it's about the tithe. We don't teach on these things. Or speak on it. Again, the Bible talks openly about all of these things. But it's not the churches fault. It's our culture. Our culture doesn't allow, what the Bible allows.
(Everything I just said in the last paragraph is everything Kris Vallotton said. I just thought people should know this)
Monday, December 1, 2008
What do I do?
(Just to let you know, this blog may be a little sketchy but that's because for some reason I am having trouble typing this out. Sorry!)
What is your passion? What is your favorite thing to do? Have you ever thought that you have no purpose on this earth? That your just taking up space and are useless? Well, I'll tell you straight up that you are not useless. You have a purpose, actually for than one purpose, and your passion mixes in with your purposes. As matter of fact, you're more important than you think. Each and every single one of you.
1) God put you on this earth. He gave you life, and for more than one reason. For one, to love Him. To be in an intimate relationship with Him. I can't stress it enough that God just wants to be your friend. Your lover. Your husband. Your everything. A lot of people totally forget this, and obey everything God says. Not saying that's bad, but eventually it turns into a master and slave relationship, instead of a friendship that He wants. He wants you to talk to Him, to dance with Him, to be in a relationship where you even have a say in what He does. In the book of Genesis, in chapter 18, we read that Abraham intercedes for Sodom. God decided that He would destroy Sodom because it was so bad, but Abraham said to the Lord in Genesis 18:23-24 "And Abraham came near and said, "would you also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would you also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?" We read that Abraham tried to convince God not to destroy Sodom if there were 50 righteous people within the city, and God listened to Abraham and said He would not destroy Sodom if there were 50 righteous within the city. Genesis 18:26 "So the Lord said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes." See. Abraham has that friendship with God that he can even ask God to spare the city if there were fifty righteous within the city. Even then, Abraham still goes lower to where if there were ten righteous God would spare the city. It's sad to see that people forget about this type of relationship with God. Instead, they become more like slaves instead of friends. Not talking to God, not having some alone time with Him, but instead just doing whatever He tells them to do without even asking why just to know.
2) Your other purpose is to also be a light in someones life. Not saying to be someones everything, but to be that light that brings them to an even greater light, which is God. This world is in a crisis right now, always has been and always will. Satan is constantly corrupting people, and fighting against the righteous, and they're people out there that need to realize that God is the only one that can save them. I, for one, was heading down the wrong path, and if it wasn't for my friend Rio constantly inviting me to church, I would'nt be here right now doing this. She is such an amazing person, and God used her to get to me. That was one of her purposes, I know it, and it is for sure not her last. God has so much in store for her, and so much for her to do. All of us, whether we know it or not, are a light in someones life, and in one way or another, we just brought them closer to God. Even right now, as I type out this blog, I pray that it will become a light in someones life out there, and will bring them closer to God. Hebrews 10:24-25 "And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." Everything I do is for the glory of God, for our heavenly Father.
3) And last but not least, your passion. There is a passion in you. A passion that will minister to people around the world. God put this in you, and He may have even put multiple passions in you. This passion, if allow it to stir up, will do great things around the world, all for the glory of God. God may have put it in you to be a healer, to minister to people who are sick, injured, dying, etc., or even to be an evangelist, where you just want to see everyone around the world know the word of God. My passion is in the ministry of Worship. I just love to see people get moved in worship. When ever I see someone so deeply moved or crying during worship, it makes me feel so happy, and also makes me want to cry. The reason is because whenever I'm in worship, I feel His presence all around me, and I just get rocked, and when someone i see feels the same way, i get even more rocked. I also have always had a thing for music, ever since I could remember. I don't know how to really explain it, it's really hard to, but hopefully you get what I'm saying. If not, just ask God to interpret all of this :). Another example is my friend Zeena. I see her in the future going to far places spreading the word of God and making people smile. I see her as an evangelist. Eden, another friend of mine, I see her in the childrens ministry.
Everyone has a purpose. Never think that you don't have one. If you don't know what it is, dont' be afraid to ask God.
Also remember, God will not always let you know right away. Proverbs 25:2 "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter."
O Father in Heaven, I pray Lord that this site will be a light to people out there. That people will begin to realize who you are and will begin to turn to you. To run to you. To be in love with you. I thank you so much for life that you have given us, and for the passions inside of every single one of us. I know Lord that we all have a purpose, and that purpose is so important to you, just as much as we are important to you. Everything is for you God, everything for you glory and your name. I love you, we love you. Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In your sons holy name we pray, Amen.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Friends again YO!
(Just to note, this might get pretty long, but you'll see at the end of this blog why.)
Yup, that's right, I'm going to talk about friends, sort of. Okay, last night, I went to church for thanksgiving, it was, well I don't know exactly what it was, but it was pretty much to celebrate thanksgiving. It was super sick (by the way, Zeena for Prom Queen!) and what I thought was super duper awesome was that people go to share what they were thankful for. It was very moving and so powerful. Every one that got to go up shared what they were thankful for and in one way or another, it all was because of God. Thank you Jesus! Totally awesome. Just to hear how many people were moved by God and how He is working in their lives. Also, each one shared a little bit of their testimony as well, just small kine, but either way it was awesome! I didn't get to go up, I wanted to though. By the time I got up to stand in line, they pretty much said that they were just going to do two more so that was a bit of a bummer, but I soon forgot about it because everyone else was awesome!
So if you hadn't got the hint, I want to share with what I am thankful for, and that is, if you hadn't got this hint either, my friends.
Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety."
This verse, this proverb, means a lot to me, and reminds me of my friends. I wanted to share this verse with everyone but i didn't get the chance. It's all good though. Anyways, like i've said before, if God hadn't provided me with these group of friends I'm with now, I most likely would not be typing this blog right now. Instead, I would probably be with my old friends, getting drunk, or smoking weed, or doing both. Either way, I would be doing something pretty bad. So I am so thankful for my friends, and so thankful for God just giving me this new life. Thank you God! Okay, so my old friends weren't bad. I mean I still love them, but I just don't hang out with them anymore. I know, I know, I could still hang out with them and turn them to christ, but it's just that I'm afraid to do it. If it was some stranger I would have a better chance at trying that with him than my old friends. I don't know why, it's just hard for me. Anyways, we'll maybe cover that some other time, but, they arn't bad. They're cool people, just they do some pretty stupid things sometimes, and I follow.
My parent's are divorced, and I was young. I always told myself that they would never get divorced, and that we would stay together as one big happy family, but in the end they did. I was totally crushed, and ever since (God revealed this to me about a month or two ago) that I have abandonment issues or something like that, and I think a lot of people whos parents are divorced have that problem but i dont know for sure. Anyways, I had that problem, and I didn't want to lose my friends so I pretty much did stuff like smoke weed and yeah. I would just like to say that I am healed of that problem thanks to a man named Jesus Christ! So yeah, but when I decided that one night, it was May 15, 2008, to give my life to christ, it was tough at first. My friends weren't really that supportive of my decision, in fact they pretty much teased me. So did my parents, they teased me too, so it was totally rough. I pretty much would have just dropped it all and turn away from God, but my friends, my totally wonderful friends prevented that from happening, whether they know it or not. If it wasn't for the support, the encouragment, and the love that they gave me, I would have been lost in the world. Thank you Jesus! Now it's cool though, my old friends now accept that fact and are cool with it, and so are my parents. We go as a family to church now on sundays, almost every week, and that's totally better from never going to church.
It's just like how i said in one of the previous blogs, when we first become christians, God provides for us what we really need just like what a father would do for his newborn baby. What i really needed at the time was friends. Friends that would love me, care for me, be there for me. Friends that would encourage me in God, to push me foward, to give me good advice, everything I needed to be where I am now. And I know for a fact that God was, and is still behind all of this, and I am so grateful and thankful! Our God is a good God, and His LOVE endures FOREVER!
Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." There is safety in the multitude of counselors. There is love in the multitude of friends. There is love in just one friend. There is love in God. And I am one of those living proofs that it is all true.
Eryck- You are awesome Eryck. God is moving and working through you. For His children, His sons and daughters, and He has given you Fatherly love towards us, just like how you prayed for it. He has answered your prayers and is still doing so. You ARE my big brother, you are OUR big brother, and we love you so much!
Shane- Bro, you are amazing. Just the passion in you is so amazing to see. You have so much love for God and for everyone around you, even the people you don't know. You're a strong son of God, and He has called you to do great things, and I feel that it's all going to happen soon. I love you Bro!
Orry- Moke Philippino, you are also so amazing. Your childlikeness is just so funny and awesome. Never ever lose it. No matter what other people say. That is something unique, and know that. God has put that in you for a reason, and it's going to be put to good use. Just wait, and be patient. I love you bro!
Aiden- You are an amazing brother in the Lord. We are so alike, you don't even know. You have so much love for everyone around you. To make people smile and feel loved. Your ministry is going to be known through out the world. Just never forget that God is with you through out all this. Just believe in His will for you, and remember that without Him it won't work. I love you Bro!
Josh- You know what, all I'm going to say is that I love you Bro! So much!
Zeena- I love you Zeena. So much and I thank the Lord for you. For that passion in you to go places. Your going to travel places, minister to people all around the world. You're going to be the light to so many people that need help out there. And God is going to be with you, guiding you everystep of the way. Also, I thank you for being the only girl to actually talk to me and invite me to stuff when i first became a christian.
Rio- Rio, I am so deeply in debt to you. I thank God so much for you. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here. You got me to come one day, after asking me for a while, and look where I am now. Thank you so much, and I see so much motherly love in you. God has put that it in you, and I just see you in the future in childrens ministry. I love you Rio!
Alex- I thank you so much for being my friend. I thank our Lord for the passion of art in you. Your paintings, drawings, everything will be known and will bring glory to God. I love you!
Jessica- I thank the Lord for you. You are an awesome friend to have and fun to be around. There's a passion of worship in you that you need to let out. Just trust in the Lord, pray for strength and boldness to get up on the stage and sing with your heart, and who cares about whos around. I love you!
Eden- I love you Eden. So much. I thank God for you. I see the love you have for children, and I know that you will give them so much love. So much love. Your ministry to them is going to bring about so much smiles and laughter. You don't even know it yet. Always remember, you're beautiful, so beautiful. Proverbs 18:24. Song of Songs 2:2.
Whitney- You're an amazing daughter of God. You're so strong in the Lord and you have so much love for Him. And He loves you so much too. He smiles upon you everyday, all day. I love you and your love for Him encourages me!
Natasha- You are so funny, and you have such an amazing voice. What God has told me is that you have an Angels voice. You are amazing and I thank God for you. I love you!
Stephanie- You have so much passion in you. You don't even know. Your passion for everything is just going to rock everything. I thank the Lord for you. I love you!
Maria- O Maria, God's smile is just shining upon you right now. Your love, amazing love for everyone, and everthing around you is going to change things. I thank Jesus for you, your love, and our friendship. I love you!
Everyone else- I love all of you! So much! I thank our God, our King, our Saviour, our Heavenly Father for every single one of you! God bless all of you, His sons and daughters, prince and princessess, His children!
Yup, that's right, I'm going to talk about friends, sort of. Okay, last night, I went to church for thanksgiving, it was, well I don't know exactly what it was, but it was pretty much to celebrate thanksgiving. It was super sick (by the way, Zeena for Prom Queen!) and what I thought was super duper awesome was that people go to share what they were thankful for. It was very moving and so powerful. Every one that got to go up shared what they were thankful for and in one way or another, it all was because of God. Thank you Jesus! Totally awesome. Just to hear how many people were moved by God and how He is working in their lives. Also, each one shared a little bit of their testimony as well, just small kine, but either way it was awesome! I didn't get to go up, I wanted to though. By the time I got up to stand in line, they pretty much said that they were just going to do two more so that was a bit of a bummer, but I soon forgot about it because everyone else was awesome!
So if you hadn't got the hint, I want to share with what I am thankful for, and that is, if you hadn't got this hint either, my friends.
Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety."
This verse, this proverb, means a lot to me, and reminds me of my friends. I wanted to share this verse with everyone but i didn't get the chance. It's all good though. Anyways, like i've said before, if God hadn't provided me with these group of friends I'm with now, I most likely would not be typing this blog right now. Instead, I would probably be with my old friends, getting drunk, or smoking weed, or doing both. Either way, I would be doing something pretty bad. So I am so thankful for my friends, and so thankful for God just giving me this new life. Thank you God! Okay, so my old friends weren't bad. I mean I still love them, but I just don't hang out with them anymore. I know, I know, I could still hang out with them and turn them to christ, but it's just that I'm afraid to do it. If it was some stranger I would have a better chance at trying that with him than my old friends. I don't know why, it's just hard for me. Anyways, we'll maybe cover that some other time, but, they arn't bad. They're cool people, just they do some pretty stupid things sometimes, and I follow.
My parent's are divorced, and I was young. I always told myself that they would never get divorced, and that we would stay together as one big happy family, but in the end they did. I was totally crushed, and ever since (God revealed this to me about a month or two ago) that I have abandonment issues or something like that, and I think a lot of people whos parents are divorced have that problem but i dont know for sure. Anyways, I had that problem, and I didn't want to lose my friends so I pretty much did stuff like smoke weed and yeah. I would just like to say that I am healed of that problem thanks to a man named Jesus Christ! So yeah, but when I decided that one night, it was May 15, 2008, to give my life to christ, it was tough at first. My friends weren't really that supportive of my decision, in fact they pretty much teased me. So did my parents, they teased me too, so it was totally rough. I pretty much would have just dropped it all and turn away from God, but my friends, my totally wonderful friends prevented that from happening, whether they know it or not. If it wasn't for the support, the encouragment, and the love that they gave me, I would have been lost in the world. Thank you Jesus! Now it's cool though, my old friends now accept that fact and are cool with it, and so are my parents. We go as a family to church now on sundays, almost every week, and that's totally better from never going to church.
It's just like how i said in one of the previous blogs, when we first become christians, God provides for us what we really need just like what a father would do for his newborn baby. What i really needed at the time was friends. Friends that would love me, care for me, be there for me. Friends that would encourage me in God, to push me foward, to give me good advice, everything I needed to be where I am now. And I know for a fact that God was, and is still behind all of this, and I am so grateful and thankful! Our God is a good God, and His LOVE endures FOREVER!
Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." There is safety in the multitude of counselors. There is love in the multitude of friends. There is love in just one friend. There is love in God. And I am one of those living proofs that it is all true.
Eryck- You are awesome Eryck. God is moving and working through you. For His children, His sons and daughters, and He has given you Fatherly love towards us, just like how you prayed for it. He has answered your prayers and is still doing so. You ARE my big brother, you are OUR big brother, and we love you so much!
Shane- Bro, you are amazing. Just the passion in you is so amazing to see. You have so much love for God and for everyone around you, even the people you don't know. You're a strong son of God, and He has called you to do great things, and I feel that it's all going to happen soon. I love you Bro!
Orry- Moke Philippino, you are also so amazing. Your childlikeness is just so funny and awesome. Never ever lose it. No matter what other people say. That is something unique, and know that. God has put that in you for a reason, and it's going to be put to good use. Just wait, and be patient. I love you bro!
Aiden- You are an amazing brother in the Lord. We are so alike, you don't even know. You have so much love for everyone around you. To make people smile and feel loved. Your ministry is going to be known through out the world. Just never forget that God is with you through out all this. Just believe in His will for you, and remember that without Him it won't work. I love you Bro!
Josh- You know what, all I'm going to say is that I love you Bro! So much!
Zeena- I love you Zeena. So much and I thank the Lord for you. For that passion in you to go places. Your going to travel places, minister to people all around the world. You're going to be the light to so many people that need help out there. And God is going to be with you, guiding you everystep of the way. Also, I thank you for being the only girl to actually talk to me and invite me to stuff when i first became a christian.
Rio- Rio, I am so deeply in debt to you. I thank God so much for you. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here. You got me to come one day, after asking me for a while, and look where I am now. Thank you so much, and I see so much motherly love in you. God has put that it in you, and I just see you in the future in childrens ministry. I love you Rio!
Alex- I thank you so much for being my friend. I thank our Lord for the passion of art in you. Your paintings, drawings, everything will be known and will bring glory to God. I love you!
Jessica- I thank the Lord for you. You are an awesome friend to have and fun to be around. There's a passion of worship in you that you need to let out. Just trust in the Lord, pray for strength and boldness to get up on the stage and sing with your heart, and who cares about whos around. I love you!
Eden- I love you Eden. So much. I thank God for you. I see the love you have for children, and I know that you will give them so much love. So much love. Your ministry to them is going to bring about so much smiles and laughter. You don't even know it yet. Always remember, you're beautiful, so beautiful. Proverbs 18:24. Song of Songs 2:2.
Whitney- You're an amazing daughter of God. You're so strong in the Lord and you have so much love for Him. And He loves you so much too. He smiles upon you everyday, all day. I love you and your love for Him encourages me!
Natasha- You are so funny, and you have such an amazing voice. What God has told me is that you have an Angels voice. You are amazing and I thank God for you. I love you!
Stephanie- You have so much passion in you. You don't even know. Your passion for everything is just going to rock everything. I thank the Lord for you. I love you!
Maria- O Maria, God's smile is just shining upon you right now. Your love, amazing love for everyone, and everthing around you is going to change things. I thank Jesus for you, your love, and our friendship. I love you!
Everyone else- I love all of you! So much! I thank our God, our King, our Saviour, our Heavenly Father for every single one of you! God bless all of you, His sons and daughters, prince and princessess, His children!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Well, I don't really have a message right now, well, actually I do, but it doesn't really relate to the holiday so i'll save that for next time. I love all of you guys and girls, even if I don't even know you, and God loves you too! So much you would drop to the floor in an instance. Well, yeah.
Have an awesome Thanksgiving Day and God bless you all!
Have an awesome Thanksgiving Day and God bless you all!
Monday, November 24, 2008
BFF's Yo!
(I LOVE THESE PEOPLE (and many others who aren't in this picture)!!!!!!)
Friends, oh how much fun they are. We all have friends, and we love our friends, even if you're to manly to admit it. I'm not ashamed to say i love my friends, I tell them I do here and there, and they say they love me back. Sure they're people out there that might think that I'm "gay" or "girly" but that's only because the media potrays that kind of thing like that. (I'm not by the way.) Love is a good thing, it's a great thing, and as Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." And again in 1 Corinthians 13:13 "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." As you can see, love is awesome, and God loves you, with all His being.
Back to the topic, we all have friends, they love us and we love them. With out them, we would be lonely, we wouldn't be strong, instead we'd be weak Even if you look strong on the outside, inside your weak and alone. As King Solomon put it in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken." Remember how I said in the previous blog about how God provided me with wonderful friends after i made the choice to be a christian? And do you remember how i said that without them i would have fallen away? well its true, and the scripture i just typed proves it. Two ARE better than one. If you were alone, you would'nt have anyone to comfort you, to encourage you, to help you up when you fall. Your life would be sad, and depressing. Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Don't you see? Where there is no counsel the people fall, it's pretty much saying that without someone there to give advice, to be there for you, you ARE going to fall. It's inevitable. I used to get depressed alot, and what kept me from committing suicide was my friends. I always had someone there to comfort me when i was sad and to lift up my spirits. That's what we need, you know. (More importantly God but i will get into that in the end of this blog). We need people out there to encourage us and support us, and better yet, we need to do that to our friends. We can't always recieve, we need to give back as well. That's how a friendship works. One gives, and the other gives back. Hebrews 10:25 "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching." We are a light to our friends, as they are a light to ours.
But the most important light of all is God. He is our marvelous light. The light that will always be there for us, especially when the storm crashes in our lives and we're surrounded by darkness. When you feel as if all hope is lost, and that you're all alone, God will always be there with open arms. In fact, when you cry out to Him, when you give Him all your worries and pain, He holds you in His arms. He holds you close and He is constantly whispering to you that He loves you, and that you're not alone. He is what you need most in the world, especially now, with all the chaos, pain, and suffering going on. God is the only one that can fix your problems, I learned that. I felt as if no one could ever fix the depression inside of me, but after i gave it all to Him, i was healed. THERE NO LIFE SO DARK, NO SIN SO SHOCKING, NO ATTITUDE SO BAD, NO RELATIONSHIP SO APPALLING, NO PIT SO DEEP, NO SICKNESS SO DREADFUL THAT GOD CAN'T HEAL OR REDEEM! Always remember that. Also remember and know that God wants to be your friend and your lover. He is your most important friend and lover. Listen to what Jesus says in John 15:14-15 "You are My friends if you do what i cammand you. No longer do i call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that i have heard from My father I have made known to you." God doesn't want slaves, He wants friends. Just look at the relationship King David had with God. Whenever David was to go to war, he would consult with God on whether he should do it or not. And look at the relationship Adam had with God in the beginning of Genesis. God allowed Adam to name all the animals of the world, and to name his partner, woman. God just doesn't want people who listen and do His everyword, and that's it. He wants us to do that and also have a relationship with Him. Like i said before, God wants our hearts, as well as our friendship and love.
Lord, our God, we are so deeply grateful for the friendship we have with you, and the friendships you have provided for us. I pray God that our relationship begins to grow, and to never stop growing. That we would not see our selves as slaves, but as co heirs with christ, and friends with you. To develop that relationship You and King David have, to be able to talk with you openly and not as slaves. We love you God, and we are yours, as you are ours. In your sons name we pray, Amen.
Back to the topic, we all have friends, they love us and we love them. With out them, we would be lonely, we wouldn't be strong, instead we'd be weak Even if you look strong on the outside, inside your weak and alone. As King Solomon put it in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken." Remember how I said in the previous blog about how God provided me with wonderful friends after i made the choice to be a christian? And do you remember how i said that without them i would have fallen away? well its true, and the scripture i just typed proves it. Two ARE better than one. If you were alone, you would'nt have anyone to comfort you, to encourage you, to help you up when you fall. Your life would be sad, and depressing. Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Don't you see? Where there is no counsel the people fall, it's pretty much saying that without someone there to give advice, to be there for you, you ARE going to fall. It's inevitable. I used to get depressed alot, and what kept me from committing suicide was my friends. I always had someone there to comfort me when i was sad and to lift up my spirits. That's what we need, you know. (More importantly God but i will get into that in the end of this blog). We need people out there to encourage us and support us, and better yet, we need to do that to our friends. We can't always recieve, we need to give back as well. That's how a friendship works. One gives, and the other gives back. Hebrews 10:25 "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching." We are a light to our friends, as they are a light to ours.
But the most important light of all is God. He is our marvelous light. The light that will always be there for us, especially when the storm crashes in our lives and we're surrounded by darkness. When you feel as if all hope is lost, and that you're all alone, God will always be there with open arms. In fact, when you cry out to Him, when you give Him all your worries and pain, He holds you in His arms. He holds you close and He is constantly whispering to you that He loves you, and that you're not alone. He is what you need most in the world, especially now, with all the chaos, pain, and suffering going on. God is the only one that can fix your problems, I learned that. I felt as if no one could ever fix the depression inside of me, but after i gave it all to Him, i was healed. THERE NO LIFE SO DARK, NO SIN SO SHOCKING, NO ATTITUDE SO BAD, NO RELATIONSHIP SO APPALLING, NO PIT SO DEEP, NO SICKNESS SO DREADFUL THAT GOD CAN'T HEAL OR REDEEM! Always remember that. Also remember and know that God wants to be your friend and your lover. He is your most important friend and lover. Listen to what Jesus says in John 15:14-15 "You are My friends if you do what i cammand you. No longer do i call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that i have heard from My father I have made known to you." God doesn't want slaves, He wants friends. Just look at the relationship King David had with God. Whenever David was to go to war, he would consult with God on whether he should do it or not. And look at the relationship Adam had with God in the beginning of Genesis. God allowed Adam to name all the animals of the world, and to name his partner, woman. God just doesn't want people who listen and do His everyword, and that's it. He wants us to do that and also have a relationship with Him. Like i said before, God wants our hearts, as well as our friendship and love.
Lord, our God, we are so deeply grateful for the friendship we have with you, and the friendships you have provided for us. I pray God that our relationship begins to grow, and to never stop growing. That we would not see our selves as slaves, but as co heirs with christ, and friends with you. To develop that relationship You and King David have, to be able to talk with you openly and not as slaves. We love you God, and we are yours, as you are ours. In your sons name we pray, Amen.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Choices choices choices...
Choices. Should i do this, or do that? I think i'll go to the pool today instead of doing homework. Maybe i should ask that girl out on date.....or maybe i won't. If you just stop and think, our lives are filled with a lot of choices. I struggle with choices personally, and everyone does, but for me it's usually about whether i should go home or not. I'm not saying i'm one of those kids that disobeys their parents and goes home whenever they feel like it. Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you." A good boy, and girl, always listens to their parents :).......anyways, today, i just didn't feel like going to church. I mean, for junior high, since i am a junior high leader over here at our church's youth group. But yeah, i just didn't feel like going, so i didn't. I really don't think that's very good because i havn't gone in two weeks but those times i was busy. Well, right now i'm just tired and a little bit down so yeah. Back to what i was saying, we all make choices everyday, and sometimes we struggle making them. But that's a good thing.
Just think about how many people out their can't make a choice. They're slaves that have no choice and say in anything they do. They just follow orders otherwise they will get killed. So i am thankful for being able to make choices. Better yet, thankful to God that He allows us to choose. I don't know if you know but God gives us freewill. He gives us the chance to make choices, and that is super awesome. This is one of the reasons why i believe there are so many bad things in the world, because He gives us the choice to do good or do bad. He gives us the choice to choose Him as our God, or not. And well, for the people who don't choose Him as their God, their busy having fun in immoralities. Stealing, raping, committing adultery, lying, and all those evil things. You know why God gives you that choice? Because He wants your heart. He can easily cause all of us to turn to Him at this very moment, but He doesn't because He wants us to love Him with our hearts. Not because He forces us to. That's what's so wonderful. He want's us to CHOOSE Him with our HEARTS. And when we do, He will give us so much love that our hearts will not be able to contain it. He will give us joy, happiness, and everything we need, just like a father providing for everything his baby needs.
A long time ago, well not that long, but about 6 months ago, a really good friend of mine invited me to church. She had invited me to church many times before that but i just did not want to go because to me, church was lame, and i didn't really believe in God then too. But one night i decided to go, so i went with a friend of mine, and that night, now one of my super awesome friends was giving a message and it spoke to me. His message was on a verse in Proverbs that i cannot find right now so im just going to leave it at that. Okay, so his message spoke to me and the next week i went, i made the most important choice of my life. I chose God to be my savior, to be my king, to be my heavenly father. I cried that night, wait, bawled is a better word. My eyes were blood shot red, but i will never forget that night. Soon after, God provided for me new friends, and i still hang out with these people to this day, and i love them to death. They all love God, and are super awesome. And i'll tell you, if God had not provided for me these wonderful friends, i would have fallen away because we all need people in our lives to help us move up. To encourage us in the Lord, and well, my parents and my other friends weren't very supportive of the new choice that i had made. My parents are cool now and are going to churh every week. Now, i am so good and happy, and am so loved by my heavenly father.
Just to lay it out, i led a pretty normal life. My parents are divorced, but still are friends. I used to drink alcohol and smoke cigaretts and weed. I wasn't really into cigs really, and stopped after a month i started, and i only tried weed twice, so i wasn't really a bad person, and didnt really drink often, but when i did i would chug drinks down. I also used to swear alot. Every other word was a cuss word, so you can just imagine talking to me. Also, i had a bit of a temper problem, where i would punch things and swear alot and loud. Oh yeah, can't forget i used to get depressed alot. So there you go. I probably wasn't the most likely candidate to become a christian, but look at me now, i am one, and i am proud of it!
So just to end this blog, i would like to note, i hate how the media portrays christians, and alot of things. The media shows christians to be goody two shoes from birth till now and have no idea to have fun. They don't know what it feels like to drink, or do drugs, to not follow the rules, or even to do anything bad in their life. I'll tell you right now, sure there may be some christians like that, but majority of christians don't have the best pasts. They're people i know that have done drugs alot, and have had sex. I know christians that used to steal, were in gangs and were gangbangers, been arrested, caused so much trouble, and have been raped. It's so stupid how the media does that, and alot people believe it. That's why one of the reasons why people don't go to church is because the media shows it to be all goody goody. I'm not saying that that isnt true. We are good, we follow the rules, we love one another, we love God, but the way the media shows it, it's not very appealing. You just have to experience it for yourself, and you'll see how it really is. Also, just to let people know, that when people choose God, He wipes their slates clean. They are given a new life, and their past, their old self, is no longer a part of them. So yeah, just wanted to let people know that.
O God, I thank you so much for allowing us to choose things God, especially to choose you. Lord, I pray that people around the world begin to see how good and beautiful you are and start to make that life changing choice. That choice to make you their heavenly father, and to give their hearts to you. I love you God, we love you, and we can easily say that from our hearts. Please continue to bless us and pour your wonderful grace upon our lives. We pray this in your sons holy name, Amen.
Just think about how many people out their can't make a choice. They're slaves that have no choice and say in anything they do. They just follow orders otherwise they will get killed. So i am thankful for being able to make choices. Better yet, thankful to God that He allows us to choose. I don't know if you know but God gives us freewill. He gives us the chance to make choices, and that is super awesome. This is one of the reasons why i believe there are so many bad things in the world, because He gives us the choice to do good or do bad. He gives us the choice to choose Him as our God, or not. And well, for the people who don't choose Him as their God, their busy having fun in immoralities. Stealing, raping, committing adultery, lying, and all those evil things. You know why God gives you that choice? Because He wants your heart. He can easily cause all of us to turn to Him at this very moment, but He doesn't because He wants us to love Him with our hearts. Not because He forces us to. That's what's so wonderful. He want's us to CHOOSE Him with our HEARTS. And when we do, He will give us so much love that our hearts will not be able to contain it. He will give us joy, happiness, and everything we need, just like a father providing for everything his baby needs.
A long time ago, well not that long, but about 6 months ago, a really good friend of mine invited me to church. She had invited me to church many times before that but i just did not want to go because to me, church was lame, and i didn't really believe in God then too. But one night i decided to go, so i went with a friend of mine, and that night, now one of my super awesome friends was giving a message and it spoke to me. His message was on a verse in Proverbs that i cannot find right now so im just going to leave it at that. Okay, so his message spoke to me and the next week i went, i made the most important choice of my life. I chose God to be my savior, to be my king, to be my heavenly father. I cried that night, wait, bawled is a better word. My eyes were blood shot red, but i will never forget that night. Soon after, God provided for me new friends, and i still hang out with these people to this day, and i love them to death. They all love God, and are super awesome. And i'll tell you, if God had not provided for me these wonderful friends, i would have fallen away because we all need people in our lives to help us move up. To encourage us in the Lord, and well, my parents and my other friends weren't very supportive of the new choice that i had made. My parents are cool now and are going to churh every week. Now, i am so good and happy, and am so loved by my heavenly father.
Just to lay it out, i led a pretty normal life. My parents are divorced, but still are friends. I used to drink alcohol and smoke cigaretts and weed. I wasn't really into cigs really, and stopped after a month i started, and i only tried weed twice, so i wasn't really a bad person, and didnt really drink often, but when i did i would chug drinks down. I also used to swear alot. Every other word was a cuss word, so you can just imagine talking to me. Also, i had a bit of a temper problem, where i would punch things and swear alot and loud. Oh yeah, can't forget i used to get depressed alot. So there you go. I probably wasn't the most likely candidate to become a christian, but look at me now, i am one, and i am proud of it!
So just to end this blog, i would like to note, i hate how the media portrays christians, and alot of things. The media shows christians to be goody two shoes from birth till now and have no idea to have fun. They don't know what it feels like to drink, or do drugs, to not follow the rules, or even to do anything bad in their life. I'll tell you right now, sure there may be some christians like that, but majority of christians don't have the best pasts. They're people i know that have done drugs alot, and have had sex. I know christians that used to steal, were in gangs and were gangbangers, been arrested, caused so much trouble, and have been raped. It's so stupid how the media does that, and alot people believe it. That's why one of the reasons why people don't go to church is because the media shows it to be all goody goody. I'm not saying that that isnt true. We are good, we follow the rules, we love one another, we love God, but the way the media shows it, it's not very appealing. You just have to experience it for yourself, and you'll see how it really is. Also, just to let people know, that when people choose God, He wipes their slates clean. They are given a new life, and their past, their old self, is no longer a part of them. So yeah, just wanted to let people know that.
O God, I thank you so much for allowing us to choose things God, especially to choose you. Lord, I pray that people around the world begin to see how good and beautiful you are and start to make that life changing choice. That choice to make you their heavenly father, and to give their hearts to you. I love you God, we love you, and we can easily say that from our hearts. Please continue to bless us and pour your wonderful grace upon our lives. We pray this in your sons holy name, Amen.
Friday, November 21, 2008
I want that!..but do I need it?
I want that! I want this! Have you ever thought about how we are always wanting this and that. Especially now, with all the new technological developments that have been created. People want the newest cell phone, the newest car, or even just a car. Some want a little money here and there, or even to just be with that girl/boy thats been on your mind for the past week. We are always wanting things, no matter how big, or small it is. Sometimes we want something so badly that we pray for it. We ask God, can I please have that car? And we either might get it, or not. Who knows. I'll to you who does, God does, and you know what else He knows? He knows what you NEED, and that's more important to Him than something you want.
Okay, so today, I took my driver's test to get my license, and I was praying to God the night before and today. I would ask Him, "please God, let me pass, allow me to get this license. If it is your will, then please let it happen." But in the end, I failed, again. Yeah, again. You know, I really want my license too. So, I was really bummed that I didn't get it, but you know, it took me a while to get my head out of the blue, but, I remembered. God knows what I really need. I mean, sure, it could also be the possibility that Satan is at work here, preventing me from getting my license, or it could alse be my fault, but i will get into detail more about Satan and other stuff in another blog.
Back to what i was saying, God knows what I need. He knows what you need. I mean, this is God. He is all powerful, all everywhere, and ALL KNOWING. He knows all things. Just as David said in Psalm 139:4 "Before a word is on my tongue, you know it completely, O Lord." So He knows everything that you've done and are going to do. He knows your deepest secret, and He knows things about you that you don't even know. So why wouldn't God, the creator of all, know what you need? I'm not saying that it's bad to ask God for this and that, and that He's never going to give you what you want, I mean He will, I'm just simply saying that sometimes God will not give you what you want because they're better things than that, like what you need. As one of my good friends told me, just imagine a line in front of you, floating in mid-air. Now you can look at this line in any way, at the bottom, the top, the side, at an angle, however you want to. So, now that you have this image, just think of the line as a timeline, and you are God. Do you get it now? God is out of the timeline that we are in. He can see the future, the present, and the past. So He knows what is going to happen if He gives you what you want, and I'll tell you, sometimes what you want isn't always the best thing. Sometimes it can ruin you. So if you're mad one day, about why you didn't get this, and that person did, or whatever, and you start getting mad at God, just stop and think.
Why wouldn't He give it to you? Well, for a couple of reasons, like i just said, it could ruin you. Another is that it could be one of the pleasures of this world, and that isn't really that good. Also think, what would you benefit from it? Five minutes of fame? You could be giving God fame in that five minutes. And, what i think is very important, what God actually just told me, is that if God kept on giving you what you wanted, that would ruin the relationship you two have, and that's not what God wants. That's whats so important to God you know. Your relationship with Him. It's kind of like a spoiled kid whose parents always gave him what he wanted. Eventually, that's all the kid would think of his parents. As people who give him what he wanted. He wouldnt have any need to talk to them, spent quality time with them, instead he'd be busy doing who knows what with what ever he just recently got. So, before you go getting mad, or start crying, just stop and think. Ask God why He didn't give you this or that.
So to finish this blog off, im going to share a little testimony i heard a while ago. I dont really remember well, so bare with me. One time, this girl was planning to move off to the mainland, but had trouble raising up money. The trip was 600$ (just for example) and she only had 238$ saved up for the trip, so she did a fun raiser. She prayed to God to help her with raising up money and to provide her with what she needed. And you know what, after the fun raiser, she raised exactly how much she needed. EXACTLY 362$.
You see, God will provide for you what you need, most importantly, and sometimes what you want. It doesn't hurt to pray for this and that, but just don't get mad at God for not getting what you want. Remember, He knows more than you could ever possibly know.
O father, my God. I thank you so much for the knowledge you have given me, and I love you so much for everything that you have provided for me. I also thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the great and awesome things you have done in so many peoples lives. I pray that you continue to provide for everyone out there what they need most in life, and to continue to pour your beautiful blessings upon all of our lives. Heavenly Father, please send your gathering angels out to bring people to this site, and to many other sites similar to this one. Please also send your gathering angels to bring more people to your churches around the world. God, this is all for your glory, to spread your word and love. All to you my King, none to me. I love you and continue to use me, and many others, our savior. Amen
Okay, so today, I took my driver's test to get my license, and I was praying to God the night before and today. I would ask Him, "please God, let me pass, allow me to get this license. If it is your will, then please let it happen." But in the end, I failed, again. Yeah, again. You know, I really want my license too. So, I was really bummed that I didn't get it, but you know, it took me a while to get my head out of the blue, but, I remembered. God knows what I really need. I mean, sure, it could also be the possibility that Satan is at work here, preventing me from getting my license, or it could alse be my fault, but i will get into detail more about Satan and other stuff in another blog.
Back to what i was saying, God knows what I need. He knows what you need. I mean, this is God. He is all powerful, all everywhere, and ALL KNOWING. He knows all things. Just as David said in Psalm 139:4 "Before a word is on my tongue, you know it completely, O Lord." So He knows everything that you've done and are going to do. He knows your deepest secret, and He knows things about you that you don't even know. So why wouldn't God, the creator of all, know what you need? I'm not saying that it's bad to ask God for this and that, and that He's never going to give you what you want, I mean He will, I'm just simply saying that sometimes God will not give you what you want because they're better things than that, like what you need. As one of my good friends told me, just imagine a line in front of you, floating in mid-air. Now you can look at this line in any way, at the bottom, the top, the side, at an angle, however you want to. So, now that you have this image, just think of the line as a timeline, and you are God. Do you get it now? God is out of the timeline that we are in. He can see the future, the present, and the past. So He knows what is going to happen if He gives you what you want, and I'll tell you, sometimes what you want isn't always the best thing. Sometimes it can ruin you. So if you're mad one day, about why you didn't get this, and that person did, or whatever, and you start getting mad at God, just stop and think.
Why wouldn't He give it to you? Well, for a couple of reasons, like i just said, it could ruin you. Another is that it could be one of the pleasures of this world, and that isn't really that good. Also think, what would you benefit from it? Five minutes of fame? You could be giving God fame in that five minutes. And, what i think is very important, what God actually just told me, is that if God kept on giving you what you wanted, that would ruin the relationship you two have, and that's not what God wants. That's whats so important to God you know. Your relationship with Him. It's kind of like a spoiled kid whose parents always gave him what he wanted. Eventually, that's all the kid would think of his parents. As people who give him what he wanted. He wouldnt have any need to talk to them, spent quality time with them, instead he'd be busy doing who knows what with what ever he just recently got. So, before you go getting mad, or start crying, just stop and think. Ask God why He didn't give you this or that.
So to finish this blog off, im going to share a little testimony i heard a while ago. I dont really remember well, so bare with me. One time, this girl was planning to move off to the mainland, but had trouble raising up money. The trip was 600$ (just for example) and she only had 238$ saved up for the trip, so she did a fun raiser. She prayed to God to help her with raising up money and to provide her with what she needed. And you know what, after the fun raiser, she raised exactly how much she needed. EXACTLY 362$.
You see, God will provide for you what you need, most importantly, and sometimes what you want. It doesn't hurt to pray for this and that, but just don't get mad at God for not getting what you want. Remember, He knows more than you could ever possibly know.
O father, my God. I thank you so much for the knowledge you have given me, and I love you so much for everything that you have provided for me. I also thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the great and awesome things you have done in so many peoples lives. I pray that you continue to provide for everyone out there what they need most in life, and to continue to pour your beautiful blessings upon all of our lives. Heavenly Father, please send your gathering angels out to bring people to this site, and to many other sites similar to this one. Please also send your gathering angels to bring more people to your churches around the world. God, this is all for your glory, to spread your word and love. All to you my King, none to me. I love you and continue to use me, and many others, our savior. Amen
Thursday, November 20, 2008
God loves YOU
John 3:16
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only son to die for our sins so that we would not perish but have eternal life."
Well, that's is pretty much self explanatory there. The way im going to explain this into more depth is by breaking it up into sections. So lets begin with the first section.
"For God loved the world so much.."
Do you get that? God loves the world. He always has, does, and always will love the world. I mean come on. He created it, so why would he create it but not love it? As it says in Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." So there you go, God created the heavens and the EARTH. Simple as that. He not only loves the world/earth, but he also loves everyone, and everything on it. He loves us with unconditional love, love that no one on this earth can give. We'll get more into that in the next part, but for now, just realize this. Even if you, the reader, doesn't really care much about this, just realize this. God loves you no matter what, and will always love. He loved you even before you were born, and He'll love you in the future when your on your death bed. God loves you no matter what sin you commited, in fact, when you repent for that sin, He's already forgotten about it. No matter what you've done, not matter how bad it may be, whether you have killed a person, stolen, committed adultery, or whatever, God loves you! Can you even begin to imagine that? Think about this, if you had a lover, a wife/husband, and you cheated on that person, do you think they'll take you back? or if they do, do you think they can forget about it? i highly doubt it, so if you think about it, everytime we commit a sin, everytime we turn away from God ever so slightly, we're cheating on Him. It hurts him, but He doesn't turn away, He tries to reach out to you, every single time. And when you do return, when you do repent, He is so happy, and forgets all about what you have done, because He is happy just to have you back, because that's all He wants from us, our love. So as i said before, no matter what sin you have committed, God is still going to love you, which brings us to our next section...
"..that he gave his one and only son to die for our sins.."
Now look here, God gave his one and only son to die for your sins, our sins. If God was to judge us for the sins we've committed, then we would ultimately be skrewed. But God doesn't want us to be skrewed, He wants to spend eternity with us. Just like how two people get married, and spend the rest of their lives together, that's what God wants. He wants to spend all eternity with us. So He gave his one and only son to die for our sins upon the cross. That's pretty intense don't you think? Imagine you, letting your own son, the son that you love so much, to die upon a cross, for the sins of people who don't even deserve to live. Now these are people who have stolen, killed, ripped people off, raped, done drugs, committed adultery, and your son, your only son, is going to die for their sins. That's pretty rough, I don't know if i could do it but God did it. And He did it for you and I. He did it because He loves you and I. Just imagine if God didn't do that. We would all be sent to hell where we would spent all eternity in pain and suffering, and so this brings us to our last section..
"..so that we would not perish but have eternal life."
Wow, can you believe that? Having eternal life, better yet, eternal life with the creator of all things, the true father of you and I, God. That is so amazing to me. Spending eternity with God, that is so going to rock my world. And if i dont add, that sure beats spending eternity in hell. You know, our God is such an amazing God. To love us no matter what, to give us his one and only son, and to allow us to have eternal life with him!
Alot of people out there may know this already, alot may not, either way, this is a message from God to you.
God, we love you so much. You gave your one and only son to die for our sins, and forever we are in your debt. You love us God. You love us our heavenly father. Lord, I pray that this blog that you have put in me to start speaks to people all around the world. That people will realize the creator of all things, loves them, and would do anything for them. God, please use me, use us, your sons and daughters, your mighty warriors, to spread your love and your word. I love you God, and we all love you, from the bottom of our hearts. Let your will be done in our lives, let your will be done on this earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only son to die for our sins so that we would not perish but have eternal life."
Well, that's is pretty much self explanatory there. The way im going to explain this into more depth is by breaking it up into sections. So lets begin with the first section.
"For God loved the world so much.."
Do you get that? God loves the world. He always has, does, and always will love the world. I mean come on. He created it, so why would he create it but not love it? As it says in Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." So there you go, God created the heavens and the EARTH. Simple as that. He not only loves the world/earth, but he also loves everyone, and everything on it. He loves us with unconditional love, love that no one on this earth can give. We'll get more into that in the next part, but for now, just realize this. Even if you, the reader, doesn't really care much about this, just realize this. God loves you no matter what, and will always love. He loved you even before you were born, and He'll love you in the future when your on your death bed. God loves you no matter what sin you commited, in fact, when you repent for that sin, He's already forgotten about it. No matter what you've done, not matter how bad it may be, whether you have killed a person, stolen, committed adultery, or whatever, God loves you! Can you even begin to imagine that? Think about this, if you had a lover, a wife/husband, and you cheated on that person, do you think they'll take you back? or if they do, do you think they can forget about it? i highly doubt it, so if you think about it, everytime we commit a sin, everytime we turn away from God ever so slightly, we're cheating on Him. It hurts him, but He doesn't turn away, He tries to reach out to you, every single time. And when you do return, when you do repent, He is so happy, and forgets all about what you have done, because He is happy just to have you back, because that's all He wants from us, our love. So as i said before, no matter what sin you have committed, God is still going to love you, which brings us to our next section...
"..that he gave his one and only son to die for our sins.."
Now look here, God gave his one and only son to die for your sins, our sins. If God was to judge us for the sins we've committed, then we would ultimately be skrewed. But God doesn't want us to be skrewed, He wants to spend eternity with us. Just like how two people get married, and spend the rest of their lives together, that's what God wants. He wants to spend all eternity with us. So He gave his one and only son to die for our sins upon the cross. That's pretty intense don't you think? Imagine you, letting your own son, the son that you love so much, to die upon a cross, for the sins of people who don't even deserve to live. Now these are people who have stolen, killed, ripped people off, raped, done drugs, committed adultery, and your son, your only son, is going to die for their sins. That's pretty rough, I don't know if i could do it but God did it. And He did it for you and I. He did it because He loves you and I. Just imagine if God didn't do that. We would all be sent to hell where we would spent all eternity in pain and suffering, and so this brings us to our last section..
"..so that we would not perish but have eternal life."
Wow, can you believe that? Having eternal life, better yet, eternal life with the creator of all things, the true father of you and I, God. That is so amazing to me. Spending eternity with God, that is so going to rock my world. And if i dont add, that sure beats spending eternity in hell. You know, our God is such an amazing God. To love us no matter what, to give us his one and only son, and to allow us to have eternal life with him!
Alot of people out there may know this already, alot may not, either way, this is a message from God to you.
God, we love you so much. You gave your one and only son to die for our sins, and forever we are in your debt. You love us God. You love us our heavenly father. Lord, I pray that this blog that you have put in me to start speaks to people all around the world. That people will realize the creator of all things, loves them, and would do anything for them. God, please use me, use us, your sons and daughters, your mighty warriors, to spread your love and your word. I love you God, and we all love you, from the bottom of our hearts. Let your will be done in our lives, let your will be done on this earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
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