Thursday, October 18, 2012
Something to Chew
You ever thought about what rumors do? What they do to you and what they do to the person your rumoring about?
A Post By You
This weeks challenge is presented by one of you guys :)
Have you ever wondered where God is? Have you ever had decisions to make, big or small, that confuse you so much? God wants us to be happy; He wants us to be at peace. The turmoil and the anguish are all because we are fighting Him. We are fighting His Will for us. I never understood this until now. I never “wanted” to follow God’s Will with my whole being. I was just afraid of being alone. I was afraid of not having anyone. All my friends had abandoned me, and I was having trouble finding new ones. I wasn’t happy where I was in my life. I was afraid to lose what little I had. I was going through school, boy, friends, and most of all family problems that were hurting me every day and instead of pulling me to God, I let them push me from Him. But then it was like lightening hit me! I didn’t have little, and it didn’t matter if I was all alone and even if I had nothing. I ALWAYS had God. And if that meant me sacrificing for a while and having no friends or no one to hang out with at least that must be what God wanted of me at this moment. Maybe God wanted to lead me through a desert before He took me to the Promised Land. If that meant loving family through all the pain and the past and the mistakes then that was what I was going to do. I have loved and I have been hurt, as have all of us.
We need to stop worrying about ourselves, stop caring what others think about us. At our judgment day, God isn’t going to say “well this person thought this about you, and this person said that.” It will be between YOU and GOD and that’s it! What will matter though is how you treated others, how you became Christ to them, how you sacrificed and offered the little things or a quick prayer when you saw someone down in the dumps. Don’t be afraid of God’s Will; don’t be afraid to be alone! God can guide you but you must move your feet. Everything happens for a reason, and that reason is God’s. He decides what’s best for us, even if it seems like it is the hardest thing in the world. I have spent so much time not being open to God, just ignoring Him. Please be open to what God wants. Please talk to Him, spend time with Him, even if it is just five minutes.
I’ve trusted many people that have let me down. But I’ve never trusted in God. I’ve never just let go and known that because God loves me and gave His life for me, that He will not abandon me, He will make everything OK. But I was scared of His timing; I was scared of how long He would take. But most of all, I was scared of trusting and being let down. God won’t let you down, He will give you peace, He will give you happiness. Within Him, is love. True love. That will lead you to the greatest happiness you can ever fathom. I have failed and messed up SO many times in my life, but it all always leads me back to God. God will strengthen us, He will only ever give us what we can handle. I am still scared, I am still imperfect, I am still a sinner. I have still not made all the changes that I want to. I am still figuring out what God wants me to do. Yet I want to be a sinner who loves God, who trusts Him, and who runs to Him whenever I am afraid or lost or confused or in pain or happy or full of joy. I am still a work in progress and if I wasn’t, if we all weren’t, then God would have called us home by now ☺ If I could say one thing to you is that no matter where you are in life, no matter how “messed up” you think you or your family are, no matter if others think you aren’t good enough, GOD KNOWS YOU’RE WORTH IT. He died for you, He is there for you ALWAYS. This week just trust in God. Be open to what He wants instead of what You want. Know that it will be ok. Let go of the things that hurt you or don’t give you peace. God will hold you in the palm of His hand ☺Will you Take the Challenge?
Have you ever wondered where God is? Have you ever had decisions to make, big or small, that confuse you so much? God wants us to be happy; He wants us to be at peace. The turmoil and the anguish are all because we are fighting Him. We are fighting His Will for us. I never understood this until now. I never “wanted” to follow God’s Will with my whole being. I was just afraid of being alone. I was afraid of not having anyone. All my friends had abandoned me, and I was having trouble finding new ones. I wasn’t happy where I was in my life. I was afraid to lose what little I had. I was going through school, boy, friends, and most of all family problems that were hurting me every day and instead of pulling me to God, I let them push me from Him. But then it was like lightening hit me! I didn’t have little, and it didn’t matter if I was all alone and even if I had nothing. I ALWAYS had God. And if that meant me sacrificing for a while and having no friends or no one to hang out with at least that must be what God wanted of me at this moment. Maybe God wanted to lead me through a desert before He took me to the Promised Land. If that meant loving family through all the pain and the past and the mistakes then that was what I was going to do. I have loved and I have been hurt, as have all of us.
We need to stop worrying about ourselves, stop caring what others think about us. At our judgment day, God isn’t going to say “well this person thought this about you, and this person said that.” It will be between YOU and GOD and that’s it! What will matter though is how you treated others, how you became Christ to them, how you sacrificed and offered the little things or a quick prayer when you saw someone down in the dumps. Don’t be afraid of God’s Will; don’t be afraid to be alone! God can guide you but you must move your feet. Everything happens for a reason, and that reason is God’s. He decides what’s best for us, even if it seems like it is the hardest thing in the world. I have spent so much time not being open to God, just ignoring Him. Please be open to what God wants. Please talk to Him, spend time with Him, even if it is just five minutes.
I’ve trusted many people that have let me down. But I’ve never trusted in God. I’ve never just let go and known that because God loves me and gave His life for me, that He will not abandon me, He will make everything OK. But I was scared of His timing; I was scared of how long He would take. But most of all, I was scared of trusting and being let down. God won’t let you down, He will give you peace, He will give you happiness. Within Him, is love. True love. That will lead you to the greatest happiness you can ever fathom. I have failed and messed up SO many times in my life, but it all always leads me back to God. God will strengthen us, He will only ever give us what we can handle. I am still scared, I am still imperfect, I am still a sinner. I have still not made all the changes that I want to. I am still figuring out what God wants me to do. Yet I want to be a sinner who loves God, who trusts Him, and who runs to Him whenever I am afraid or lost or confused or in pain or happy or full of joy. I am still a work in progress and if I wasn’t, if we all weren’t, then God would have called us home by now ☺ If I could say one thing to you is that no matter where you are in life, no matter how “messed up” you think you or your family are, no matter if others think you aren’t good enough, GOD KNOWS YOU’RE WORTH IT. He died for you, He is there for you ALWAYS. This week just trust in God. Be open to what He wants instead of what You want. Know that it will be ok. Let go of the things that hurt you or don’t give you peace. God will hold you in the palm of His hand ☺Will you Take the Challenge?
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Silent Hill
Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you hell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMWrZmD0AN4
Here you will never be cold and your friends are out to kill you. Also, its a one way ticket kinda deal. You come and you can never go back. Think about that! You know those nightmares you have that you can never get out of and your terrified to death! I think those are a very very tiny taste of what hell is like. Everyday we either take steps to heaven or hell. I'm pretty sure I don't want to spend eternity in a place like this movie, and hell makes this place look like paradise. Also, who the hell (no pun intended) would go see this movie? and if so why?!?!?! What has become of our society! This week think about this movie and look at what you are doing in your daily life. Is it a step to heaven or a step to "Silent Hill".
Will you Take the Challenge?
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Your a Car
Pretty much every car now an days has a little light that goes off that tells you when something is wrong with the engine. With out this little light people would probably drive their cars until they broke down. Thinking everything was fine and dandy. Our spiritual lives are kinda like cars (I know shut up. Just follow me on this one) but we don't have a little light that goes off telling us something is wrong. Rather most people continue along there marry ways thinking everything is fine an dandy. This normally ends up, like most cars, broken down. Every car though has to have a regular inspection in order to keep it running, and so must we. Many people continue doing their daily routines and fail to inspect their spiritual lives for any flaws. If you don't inspect your spiritual lives how are you to keep it running? This week inspect your spiritual lives. What flaws need fixing? What parts need replacing? Will you Take the Challenge?
Sunday, September 16, 2012
The Man you Deserve
Dear Ladies,
Fair maidens imagine a man. This man isn't any man though. He is the MAN! The manliest of mans. This manly man is not just any man. This manly man is your man. This man is unique because he is just for you. He's muscular, handsome, and smells like Old Spice. This man also seeks the Lord, takes care of his soul, and respects his body. This man makes you feel like a princess, because you are his princess. This man has SWAG because he is Someone Who Admires God. Imagine this manly man! This manly man is a mirror of who you can be! Nah you may not want to be muscular, handsome, and smell like Old Spice, but you can be someone who whole heartily seeks the Lord. Someone who takes care of her soul and respects her body.
I'm not saying this to make you feel like crap but to encourage you. You can and deserve a man like that,and nothing less, but the man can't signal handily guide you to heaven. Raise the bar and meet him at the bar. Don't raise the bar and expect him to bring you up to it. This week pray for your future spouse, and make a list of what you want in your manly man. Then mirror those things in your life. Will you Take the Challenge?
Fair maidens imagine a man. This man isn't any man though. He is the MAN! The manliest of mans. This manly man is not just any man. This manly man is your man. This man is unique because he is just for you. He's muscular, handsome, and smells like Old Spice. This man also seeks the Lord, takes care of his soul, and respects his body. This man makes you feel like a princess, because you are his princess. This man has SWAG because he is Someone Who Admires God. Imagine this manly man! This manly man is a mirror of who you can be! Nah you may not want to be muscular, handsome, and smell like Old Spice, but you can be someone who whole heartily seeks the Lord. Someone who takes care of her soul and respects her body.
I'm not saying this to make you feel like crap but to encourage you. You can and deserve a man like that,and nothing less, but the man can't signal handily guide you to heaven. Raise the bar and meet him at the bar. Don't raise the bar and expect him to bring you up to it. This week pray for your future spouse, and make a list of what you want in your manly man. Then mirror those things in your life. Will you Take the Challenge?
Friday, September 14, 2012
Your cool...
How many times have we been at some place and a man with "gold rings and fine clothes comes in, and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes" an blow off the "poor person". Its like we expect the person in fine clothes to be cool or better then everyone else, because of our perception of them. God forbid we ever hang out with a person who isnt cool! This week try not to blow off the poor person. It may be the Lord in disguise! Will you Take the Challenge?
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