So, it's been quite a while since I last wrote a blog... The past year has been kind of rough.. Spiritually speaking. All the ups and downs and back and forth and not knowing where to turn.
But God always steps in right on time!!
Even when you think He has left you, never to return, He hasn't.
Hebrews 13:5 says "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
And oh how true that is!!!
I've learned so much through this valley I've been in.
Never give up.
Never lose faith.
Fight when you feel the battle is already lost.
PRAY.
and most importantly,
Thank God for everyday that he wakes you, thank Him for every storm you face, thank Him for NEVER leaving you.
Just THANK HIM!
And don't forget to praise Him along the way.
Every storm or battle or valley that you go through has a purpose. You can't see it now but they say hindsight is 20/20. There is always something better coming!
I'm just so joyful today. God has completed turned me upside down and inside out. I can't wait to be back in His house and praise Him Sunday. I plan to praise Him everyday, but there is just something about being in the house of the Lord.
No matter what, stand strong!
(I promise it won't be as long before my next blog!)
Friday, January 13, 2012
Friday, October 1, 2010
We can't even TOUCH it!!
Genesis 3:3
"But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."
He didn't just say we can't eat of it, He said we can't touch it! We must stay as far away from sin as we possibly can! The more we play around in the world the more tempted we will become and before we know it we will have given our selves to the devil.
2 Corinthians 7:1
"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
James 1:26-27
"If any man among you seem to be righteous, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
James 4:4
"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."
James 4:-8
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."
1 John 2:15
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him."
I'm just going to let the Word of God speak. I think these verses alone say enough. They pretty much sum it all up. There is nothing I can add to this, if these scriptures don't get the point across I don't know what will.
"But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."
He didn't just say we can't eat of it, He said we can't touch it! We must stay as far away from sin as we possibly can! The more we play around in the world the more tempted we will become and before we know it we will have given our selves to the devil.
2 Corinthians 7:1
"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
James 1:26-27
"If any man among you seem to be righteous, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
James 4:4
"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."
James 4:-8
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."
1 John 2:15
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him."
I'm just going to let the Word of God speak. I think these verses alone say enough. They pretty much sum it all up. There is nothing I can add to this, if these scriptures don't get the point across I don't know what will.
Monday, September 27, 2010
The best thing I ever did do!
♫ I'll tell you the best thing I ever did do, I took off the old coat and put on the new.. ♫
I am so blessed to be a child of the King! Everyday with Him is a new experience. Some days are hard and some days are easy but everyday is worth it!
The Lord has blessed me with so much! I am forever thankful for everything He blesses me with. He gave me a roof over my head, food on the table, a wonderful family, the best parents anyone could ask for, some amazing friends, a wonderful church and an amazing pastor! He has blessed me with everything I need!
But more importantly than all of those things, He has blessed me with His unconditional, undying LOVE! He never ceases to amaze me. I don't deserve anything He has given me. Especially His mercy and grace. But He still gives it to me.
"Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows." -Matthew 10:31
If God cares enough about the sparrow in the air to provide their every need oh how much more does He care for HIS children!!
I am so beyond thankful that I was chosen by God to be His child. I am so glad that He loves me despite my failures.
I don't see how anyone could deny Him..
Look around... He is evident in everything on this Earth. His creation is beyond beautiful.
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was dark and without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness." -Genesis 1:1-4
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:" -1 Peter 2:9
"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house." -Matthew 5:14-15
God has called His children to be a light to the world, to stand out and be a witness for Him. In Genesis 1:4 it says that "God divided the light from the darkness." So we must be completely set apart from the darkness of this world. "what communion hath light with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14) If we are trying to mix with all the sin and darkness of this world how will we be the true light He has called us to be?
Just something to think about :)
I am so blessed to be a child of the King! Everyday with Him is a new experience. Some days are hard and some days are easy but everyday is worth it!
The Lord has blessed me with so much! I am forever thankful for everything He blesses me with. He gave me a roof over my head, food on the table, a wonderful family, the best parents anyone could ask for, some amazing friends, a wonderful church and an amazing pastor! He has blessed me with everything I need!
But more importantly than all of those things, He has blessed me with His unconditional, undying LOVE! He never ceases to amaze me. I don't deserve anything He has given me. Especially His mercy and grace. But He still gives it to me.
"Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows." -Matthew 10:31
If God cares enough about the sparrow in the air to provide their every need oh how much more does He care for HIS children!!
I am so beyond thankful that I was chosen by God to be His child. I am so glad that He loves me despite my failures.
I don't see how anyone could deny Him..
Look around... He is evident in everything on this Earth. His creation is beyond beautiful.
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was dark and without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness." -Genesis 1:1-4
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:" -1 Peter 2:9
"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house." -Matthew 5:14-15
God has called His children to be a light to the world, to stand out and be a witness for Him. In Genesis 1:4 it says that "God divided the light from the darkness." So we must be completely set apart from the darkness of this world. "what communion hath light with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14) If we are trying to mix with all the sin and darkness of this world how will we be the true light He has called us to be?
Just something to think about :)
Monday, September 13, 2010
The AWESOMENESS of GODLY friends :D
"And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay." -Mark 2:4
I thank God for putting these kind of friends in my life. Friends that will tear the roof off for me... Friends that help me come back to Jesus when everything around me is falling apart and I don't know which direction to go!
These kind of friends are the best in the world! I don't know what I would do without them.
anywho..
"And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole." -Luke 17:19
Last night, Bro Jr talked about being made whole and not just being cleansed.
.Luke 17:11-19.
Once we are cleansed, we have to let God make us whole again. We have to get rid of our baggage. The more we dwell on it the harder and harder it will become to be made whole! We have to learn to forgive our selves and move on once God forgives us.
Everything that the devil stole from us, God is waiting to give back to us! We just have to let Him! It is the will of God that each one of us be made whole! In order to be made whole, we must enter into His presence. Let Him heal us and completely restore us!!
I needed to hear this message last night. I was letting God cleanse me, but I wasn't letting Him make me whole and restore me! Really, I didn't even know I had that option. I didn't realize the difference.
God is AMAZINGGGG!!
He works in so many ways- ways we never expect!
Through amazing friends and people we never expected.
My friends really did surprise me this weekend. I mean, I knew they loved me. And I knew they would always be there to help. But I didn't think they would be so.... understanding? I guess that's the word. I mean, they are very understanding about things but with everything that's been going on the past couple months I didn't think they would be. BUT they were :) And I love them all the more for it!!
THANK YOU GUYS SOOO MUCH! YOU WILL NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW THANKFUL I AM TO EVERYONE OF Y'ALL :D
Anyways, I would love to write more but it's time to take my puppy to the vet :)
I thank God for putting these kind of friends in my life. Friends that will tear the roof off for me... Friends that help me come back to Jesus when everything around me is falling apart and I don't know which direction to go!
These kind of friends are the best in the world! I don't know what I would do without them.
anywho..
"And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole." -Luke 17:19
Last night, Bro Jr talked about being made whole and not just being cleansed.
.Luke 17:11-19.
Once we are cleansed, we have to let God make us whole again. We have to get rid of our baggage. The more we dwell on it the harder and harder it will become to be made whole! We have to learn to forgive our selves and move on once God forgives us.
Everything that the devil stole from us, God is waiting to give back to us! We just have to let Him! It is the will of God that each one of us be made whole! In order to be made whole, we must enter into His presence. Let Him heal us and completely restore us!!
I needed to hear this message last night. I was letting God cleanse me, but I wasn't letting Him make me whole and restore me! Really, I didn't even know I had that option. I didn't realize the difference.
God is AMAZINGGGG!!
He works in so many ways- ways we never expect!
Through amazing friends and people we never expected.
My friends really did surprise me this weekend. I mean, I knew they loved me. And I knew they would always be there to help. But I didn't think they would be so.... understanding? I guess that's the word. I mean, they are very understanding about things but with everything that's been going on the past couple months I didn't think they would be. BUT they were :) And I love them all the more for it!!
THANK YOU GUYS SOOO MUCH! YOU WILL NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW THANKFUL I AM TO EVERYONE OF Y'ALL :D
Anyways, I would love to write more but it's time to take my puppy to the vet :)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
It didn't break me, O it MADE me! :)
"All I wanna do is love you, all I wanna do is lay here right at Your feet, as i lift my hands towards heaven let Your fire fall down on me rekindle the fire within me Lord, do it once again..."
I have officially been through my first "make me or break me" trials in my Christian walk. And I came out VICTORIOUS! Hallelujah!
This walk is not an easy one, but I will tell you what.. it's the only walk I EVER want to walk! I learned that you really do have topraise worship God even when you don't feel like it and even when you don't want to and even when you can't FEEL Him. Because His word says "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." And even though we go through time when it FEELS like He is nowhere to be found, we have to remember He IS with us! No matter what that devil tries to get you to believe, GOD IS WITH YOU!!! You must trust in His word and BELIEVE!
My God!
I got my breakthrough today!
And all it took was some one-on-one time with my Heavenly Father! Imagine that! ha.
I realized today that it was my fault I was struggling so bad. I guess I knew all along it was but I didn't want to admit it. I kept blaming God for leaving me, but He was there all along. He never left me. Looking back I can see that. I wouldn't have made it as long as I have if He would've left me. I would've given up. But He was with me :)
THANK YOU LORD FOR STAYING WITH ME AND HAVING PATIENCE DURING MY TIME OF IGNORANCE!!
Now that my joy is back, I should be writing more often. After all, this blog is all about joy, is it not?
I just wanna shout from the roof tops again! I feel that new convert joy coming back!
(Haggai 2:4-9)
IT'S JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY!
"And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts."
-Haggai 2:7
I have officially been through my first "make me or break me" trials in my Christian walk. And I came out VICTORIOUS! Hallelujah!
This walk is not an easy one, but I will tell you what.. it's the only walk I EVER want to walk! I learned that you really do have to
My God!
I got my breakthrough today!
And all it took was some one-on-one time with my Heavenly Father! Imagine that! ha.
I realized today that it was my fault I was struggling so bad. I guess I knew all along it was but I didn't want to admit it. I kept blaming God for leaving me, but He was there all along. He never left me. Looking back I can see that. I wouldn't have made it as long as I have if He would've left me. I would've given up. But He was with me :)
THANK YOU LORD FOR STAYING WITH ME AND HAVING PATIENCE DURING MY TIME OF IGNORANCE!!
Now that my joy is back, I should be writing more often. After all, this blog is all about joy, is it not?
I just wanna shout from the roof tops again! I feel that new convert joy coming back!
(Haggai 2:4-9)
IT'S JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY!
"And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts."
-Haggai 2:7
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Shake the snake in the fire!
Today has been a WONDERFUL day... spiritually.
But other wise not so good- my granddad got put back in the hospital. He has a huge blood clot in his leg.. Please keep him in your prayers!
But other than that today was awesome. I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere in my walk with God. I'm really excited :)
Anyways...
Acts 28:5 says "And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm."
This scripture is talking about how the venomous viper bit Paul in the hand and he just shook it off in the fire and felt no harm.
This really spoke to me. If you think about it, the viper, or serpent, could represent satan and how he reaches up and bites us with temptations and trials and he just fights us constantly with different things. Well if we would just get set on fire for God we would be able to shake satan off into the fire of God that burns in us and we would feel no harm! Satan expects to kill us with every attack, just like that venomous snake was expected to kill Paul, but Paul just shook him into the fire and kept going. He didn't dwell on the attack and he didn't let it over take him, he just shook the snake into the fire! If only we could learn to shake the devil into the fire, how much more joy we would have!
I think Acts is my new favorite book. I had never read all of it before, but the past couple days that's all I've been reading and I finished it today. It was pretty amazing.
I'm so ready for God to start using me! I want to do a work for Him, I want to get started with what He has called me to do... It's a very scary thing, but I'm so ready for Him to start using me!!
I'm so glad God kindled the fire in me again :)
But other wise not so good- my granddad got put back in the hospital. He has a huge blood clot in his leg.. Please keep him in your prayers!
But other than that today was awesome. I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere in my walk with God. I'm really excited :)
Anyways...
Acts 28:5 says "And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm."
This scripture is talking about how the venomous viper bit Paul in the hand and he just shook it off in the fire and felt no harm.
This really spoke to me. If you think about it, the viper, or serpent, could represent satan and how he reaches up and bites us with temptations and trials and he just fights us constantly with different things. Well if we would just get set on fire for God we would be able to shake satan off into the fire of God that burns in us and we would feel no harm! Satan expects to kill us with every attack, just like that venomous snake was expected to kill Paul, but Paul just shook him into the fire and kept going. He didn't dwell on the attack and he didn't let it over take him, he just shook the snake into the fire! If only we could learn to shake the devil into the fire, how much more joy we would have!
I think Acts is my new favorite book. I had never read all of it before, but the past couple days that's all I've been reading and I finished it today. It was pretty amazing.
I'm so ready for God to start using me! I want to do a work for Him, I want to get started with what He has called me to do... It's a very scary thing, but I'm so ready for Him to start using me!!
I'm so glad God kindled the fire in me again :)
Monday, July 12, 2010
Desires
So, it's been a while since my last blog.
I think in the last one I was just getting home from senior youth camp..
Since then, I have been to junior youth camp and kids camp.
God is really working in my life right now, and He's really changing some things.
I'm beginning to learn what it means to be truly dedicated to Him.
It means I have to give things that I very deeply want to hang on to, and I have to change my desires to His desire. It's a tough lesson to learn. I'm still trying to completely learn it.
My one desire has always been to be married and have a family. That's all I've ever wanted out of life. But God has showed me that it's not about that. It's about living my life for Him and fulfilling the call He has placed on my life. Once I do that and completely focus on Him, then if it's His will, He will bless me with my desires
Pslam 37:4-5 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Now I just have to make sure my desires are His desires.
So that's what's going on now..
I'm trying to grow in Him. It's a daily struggle... but if there were no struggle what would be the point? It would mean nothing to God if we didn't give things up to be closer to Him.
Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8
I think in the last one I was just getting home from senior youth camp..
Since then, I have been to junior youth camp and kids camp.
God is really working in my life right now, and He's really changing some things.
I'm beginning to learn what it means to be truly dedicated to Him.
It means I have to give things that I very deeply want to hang on to, and I have to change my desires to His desire. It's a tough lesson to learn. I'm still trying to completely learn it.
My one desire has always been to be married and have a family. That's all I've ever wanted out of life. But God has showed me that it's not about that. It's about living my life for Him and fulfilling the call He has placed on my life. Once I do that and completely focus on Him, then if it's His will, He will bless me with my desires
Pslam 37:4-5 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Now I just have to make sure my desires are His desires.
So that's what's going on now..
I'm trying to grow in Him. It's a daily struggle... but if there were no struggle what would be the point? It would mean nothing to God if we didn't give things up to be closer to Him.
Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8
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