How many times have you asked yourself what your true purpose for this world is? I find myself asking that question to myself over and over again. I don't know where to start. As I was reading Leviticus 26; 40-45, I began thinking about the above question again. I'm constantly asking God "What is my true purpose for this world?" "Where Do I go Next?" "Who am I supposed to spend the rest of my life with?" "Where will I find him?" Where will he find me?" Those are answers I really don't know, but wish I knew them. I look around at past relationships and already some of the people in those relationships have already moved on with their lives in a happy, healthy way. "What's wrong with me?" "How come I'm not there yet?" "Why is this taking so long?" For example, there's this one person whose been dating his girlfriend for a year now and they're happy. The next step is most likely engagement. I wish I was there already, but sadly, I am not. I have been waiting 8 long years for the right person to come along, but he's not here yet. I'm still waiting. Anyway, lets get back to the bible verse. In verse 40 it's basically saying to confess their iniquity, and their father's iniquity, with their trespasses for which they have trespassed against God and others, and make sure that we are walking alongside Jesus. But the truth is walking the path of Jesus is a very difficult one. It has been especially difficult for me as well as others that I know. A true christian life is never easy, but nobody said it was going to be easy anyway. No matter where we go or what we do, it will always be difficult, that is until the day Jesus comes back, and our eternal life with him. But first we have to go through judgement and then our eternal life will be decided. In verse 41, it's saying that we must accept our punishment of iniquity and be humbled before God and Jesus. We have a very merciful God and he will give us our expected end. Hopefully the expected end will be a good one. In verse 42, it says that we must remember our covenant just like Jesus did with Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham. In other words, Jesus is saying that he will always remember his covenant with the 3 people I mentioned above. In verse 43, it's saying even though certain people despise God's judgements, and their souls are abhorred to God's statutes, they must accept their punishment for whatever it may be, gracefully, because it's their own fault in the first place for them to receive such punishment. After they do that, then they'll either be sent down to Hell or sent up to Heaven with God and Jesus. In verse 44, it's saying that when these certain people be in the land of their enemies, God will not cast them away, and neither will he abhorr them, destroy them utterly, or to break his covenant with them: For he is the Lord their God. In verse 45, it says " But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the Lord." In verse 46, it's saying this: " These are the statutes and judgements and laws, which the Lord made between him and the children of Israel in Mount Sinai by the hand of Moses." In total, all of these verses are showing us what God meant when he said that he is longsuffering. Even if the Israelites chose to disobey God and were scattered among the heathen, God will still give them the opportunity to repent and return to him. His purpose is not to destroy them, but to help them grow. Our day-to-day experiences and hardships are sometimes overwhelming; unless we can see that God's purpose is to bring about continual growth in us, we may despair. The hope that we need is well expressed in Jeremiah 29: 11,12. "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall you call upon me, and you shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you." To retain hope while we suffer shows that we understand God's merciful ways of relating to all of his people. Anyway, I'd like to conclude this blog with a prayer " Dear Lord, please help us to not have anxieties about all of our futures, because we know that our future is lying in your hands, and it will be the best outcome for all of us. Help us all to be still and know that you are Lord and no matter what happens or where we go, help us to know that you are still here and are listening, Help us to do the works that you have for us to do and not be afraid because we know that you are responsible for anything that happens whether it be good or bad. Thank you, Lord. We Love you, Amen!"
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
100 Things...
1.) God because he rebaptised me through his holy spirit and for his unconditional love.
2.) Jesus because he's my rock and salvation.
3.) My sister because she's been with me throughout everything (including all of my very bad decisions).
4.) My parents because of all that they do for me.
5.) Jacqui because she's the greatest best friend anybody could possibly ask for, even though we barely see each other. But I miss her dearly and hope to see her again really soon. She's been with me through all the good times and bad and would do anything for me no matter the day or time.
6.) For Ted because he can fix anything and everything.
7.)Matt because he's helping me through all this and for being such a good friend to me in such a small amount of time.
8.) For Mike because he brought me closer to Jesus.
9.) Oden
10.) My church because of all they're love and support for both my family and I in this very difficult time of our lives.
11.) My Pastor for everything.
12.) My sweet, perfect, little nephew, Eliot Theodore Baker for bring such love and happiness into my otherwise boring life.
13.) For Melissa for all her prayers and for her strength.
14.) Nature Photography.
15.) My Camera.
16.) Texting.
17.) e-mails.
18.) my computer.
19.) My job.
20.) My car (even though I don't drive it that much).
21.) Good christian music.
22.) Facebook for staying in touch with all of my friends both old and new.
23.) My cell phone.
24.) For my aunt Janine.
25.) For nana and papa.
26.) For grandma and grandpa.
27.) For Aunt Fran.
28.) Paper and pens.
29.) vacations.
30.) Massages.
31.) For prayer.
32.) My Bible.
33.) For washers and dryers that work.
34.) My glasses.
35.) Holidays (Christmas especially).
36.) Birthdays.
37.) Any and all board games.
38.) Clothing.
39.) Shoes.
40.) A bed to sleep in.
41.) A roof over my head.
42.) Health insurance.
43.) All doctors, nurses, etc. (Dentists, therapists).
44.) Scrapbooking.
45.) Many many good memories.
46.) My class of 2006 blanket because it's proof that I attended high school.
47.) Skype.
48.) Internet.
49.) Online classes.
50.) A good hair cut from a good stylist.
51.) New beginnings.
52.) Romance movies.
53.) Nicely fitting undergarments.
54.) Hot chocolate (so good).
55.) Iced Coffee from Dunkin Donuts.
56.) All of our troops fighting for our freedom.
57.) Advil, Albuterol. (Any and all meds.).
58.) Poems.
59.) Ramen noodles (aka. oodles of noodles).
60.) Sandwiches.
61.) Diet pepsi and cream soda.
62.) Chocolate (love it!)
63.) Christmas movies.
64.) Lots of laughs.
65.) True love.
66.) Happiness.
67.) Peace.
68.) Joy.
69.) Marriage proposals.
70) lgmh.com
71.) Weddings.
72.) For the colors, pink and purple.
73.) Singing.
74.) Dancing.
75.) Miracles.
76.) Blessings.
77.) Warm weather.
78.) Sunsets.
79.) Sunrises.
80.) All animals.
81.) Warm slippers.
82.) The English language.
83.) Jewelry that has sentimental values included.
84.) Beautiful flowers.
85.) For the bus.
86.) Acts of random kindness.
87.) Independence.
88.) For summer strolls.
89.) For beaches.
90.) For the strength to carry on.
91.) Forgiveness.
92.) For life's winding roads ( which is always a challenge, but well worth it in the end).
93.) For good manicurists.
94.) For honesty.
95.) For loyalty.
96.) For faithfulness.
97.) For religion.
98.) For good manners and respect.
99.) For being able to swim without fear.
100.) For fellow christians.
101.) For alarm clocks because I always need them.
102.) For praise reports.
103.) For magazines.
104.) Having the ability to read and understand certain things.
105.) For my sister once again for challenging me to think about all these things that I am forever thankful and greatful for. God Bless all! AMEN! Now it's your turn to think about this.
2.) Jesus because he's my rock and salvation.
3.) My sister because she's been with me throughout everything (including all of my very bad decisions).
4.) My parents because of all that they do for me.
5.) Jacqui because she's the greatest best friend anybody could possibly ask for, even though we barely see each other. But I miss her dearly and hope to see her again really soon. She's been with me through all the good times and bad and would do anything for me no matter the day or time.
6.) For Ted because he can fix anything and everything.
7.)Matt because he's helping me through all this and for being such a good friend to me in such a small amount of time.
8.) For Mike because he brought me closer to Jesus.
9.) Oden
10.) My church because of all they're love and support for both my family and I in this very difficult time of our lives.
11.) My Pastor for everything.
12.) My sweet, perfect, little nephew, Eliot Theodore Baker for bring such love and happiness into my otherwise boring life.
13.) For Melissa for all her prayers and for her strength.
14.) Nature Photography.
15.) My Camera.
16.) Texting.
17.) e-mails.
18.) my computer.
19.) My job.
20.) My car (even though I don't drive it that much).
21.) Good christian music.
22.) Facebook for staying in touch with all of my friends both old and new.
23.) My cell phone.
24.) For my aunt Janine.
25.) For nana and papa.
26.) For grandma and grandpa.
27.) For Aunt Fran.
28.) Paper and pens.
29.) vacations.
30.) Massages.
31.) For prayer.
32.) My Bible.
33.) For washers and dryers that work.
34.) My glasses.
35.) Holidays (Christmas especially).
36.) Birthdays.
37.) Any and all board games.
38.) Clothing.
39.) Shoes.
40.) A bed to sleep in.
41.) A roof over my head.
42.) Health insurance.
43.) All doctors, nurses, etc. (Dentists, therapists).
44.) Scrapbooking.
45.) Many many good memories.
46.) My class of 2006 blanket because it's proof that I attended high school.
47.) Skype.
48.) Internet.
49.) Online classes.
50.) A good hair cut from a good stylist.
51.) New beginnings.
52.) Romance movies.
53.) Nicely fitting undergarments.
54.) Hot chocolate (so good).
55.) Iced Coffee from Dunkin Donuts.
56.) All of our troops fighting for our freedom.
57.) Advil, Albuterol. (Any and all meds.).
58.) Poems.
59.) Ramen noodles (aka. oodles of noodles).
60.) Sandwiches.
61.) Diet pepsi and cream soda.
62.) Chocolate (love it!)
63.) Christmas movies.
64.) Lots of laughs.
65.) True love.
66.) Happiness.
67.) Peace.
68.) Joy.
69.) Marriage proposals.
70) lgmh.com
71.) Weddings.
72.) For the colors, pink and purple.
73.) Singing.
74.) Dancing.
75.) Miracles.
76.) Blessings.
77.) Warm weather.
78.) Sunsets.
79.) Sunrises.
80.) All animals.
81.) Warm slippers.
82.) The English language.
83.) Jewelry that has sentimental values included.
84.) Beautiful flowers.
85.) For the bus.
86.) Acts of random kindness.
87.) Independence.
88.) For summer strolls.
89.) For beaches.
90.) For the strength to carry on.
91.) Forgiveness.
92.) For life's winding roads ( which is always a challenge, but well worth it in the end).
93.) For good manicurists.
94.) For honesty.
95.) For loyalty.
96.) For faithfulness.
97.) For religion.
98.) For good manners and respect.
99.) For being able to swim without fear.
100.) For fellow christians.
101.) For alarm clocks because I always need them.
102.) For praise reports.
103.) For magazines.
104.) Having the ability to read and understand certain things.
105.) For my sister once again for challenging me to think about all these things that I am forever thankful and greatful for. God Bless all! AMEN! Now it's your turn to think about this.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Our Debt To Pay
I was just reading Romans 13: 8 and it really helped me with this inspiration to write this blog entry. Verse 8 says Why is love for others called debt? We are permanently in debt to Christ for the lavish love he has poured out upon us. The only way we can even begin to repay this debt is by fulfilling our obligation to love others in return. Since Christ's love will always be infinitely greater than ours, we will always have the obligation to love our neighbors as ourselves. So, during this past week in California, I received a nail from Sheila Schuller. This nail is a sign for a definite new beginning and definite new life. This nail is proof that Jesus is still alive today and loving all of us unconditionally. He paid for all of our debt and that remains true to us christians today. We need to continue to remain true to God and true to ourselves. We must all keep our promises and fulfill them as we should anyway. We need to change our ways drastically. There are certain people out there, who still haven't changed their ways at all whatsoever and they desperately need to. As soon as they do, they are promised eternal life with God and his son, Jesus. When in California, I realized how beautiful God's creations are. I spent a lot of time taking in all of the scenes. There was also a lot of time spent thinking through everything. With realization, there's a certain someone that I really miss spending time with. But sadly, things won't work out between us. So, yeah it's time to move on to bigger and better things. There's many good memories involved with this certain person. Well,May God Bless him greatly because he really deserves it! Anyway, sorry to get off track here, lets get back to the main subject of this blog, which is Debt. This question is constantly running through my mind. Why is love for others called a debt? Well the answer to that is this, sadly there are certain people in this world who lack love for others which is quite sad actually. Even though God loves us all unconditionally, I can imagine how sad it is for God to see so many people in this world, not acting and loving the way they should. Honestly,I wish that tons of people would come to God because God can really change their lives instantly, they just need to let God in first, and after that's done, God takes care of the rest. We all must fully rely on God, Depend on God, and Lean on God for everything happening whether good or bad in our lives because God is the one responsible for every little thing happening in our lives. Actually, it's mainly God and ourselves being held responsible for these things happening in our lives. Life is not always fun and it's not always easy, but no matter how good or bad things get, God will always provide and will always help. It may not always be on time, but trust in the Lord and things will work out. It's sad seeing so many people walking around all stressed out and anxious for no reason at all. There truly is no reason for us to be walking around all stressed out and anxious. If we have God, then everything's going to be okay. So, we shouldn't have to be worried and whatnot especially about the littlest things going on in life. If things don't work out the way we wanted them too, then we shouldn't be mad, we should be glad because God has something bigger and better planned for all of us, God's way always makes things better than any of us could have ever imagined! So, we should be thankful and praising the Lord for all that he's doing for us! This is the day that the Lord has made, so let us rejoice and be glad in it! Keep smiling because you never know who is the one falling in love with your smile. To close this blog entry, I'd like you all to say a prayer of thanksgiving with me "Dear Lord, we'd like to thank you for all that you've done for us and will continue to do for us, none of us deserve it, but because you love us, we are worthy to receive your blessings and many gifts that you have for us. We are worthy to be in heaven with you, we are all of great value to you. Thank you, Lord we love you Amen and Amen!" May God bless you all forever and ever, Amen.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Promises
I was just reading Jeremiah 31, and a lot of what was said in it, I understand entirely what God is trying to tell me. In verse 22 it's saying that God's promises reflect a turnaround in the land when God rules. The weaker partner will surround and sustain the stronger one. God will provide for everyone's safety. In verses 29 and 30 it's saying that the people tried to blame God's judgement on the sins of their parents. One person's sin does indeed affect other people, but all the people are still held personally accountable for the sin in their own lives. Now these 2 bible verses, I can really relate to about sin. I used to be full of sin and rebellion and I absolutely hated myself for the way I used to act. I made too many bad decisions with everything, and honestly I regret them. I wish that things could have been a lot different with me back then. I should have obeyed and listened more, to this day, I still don't listen fully, but I know that I should. Especially where certain people are concerned. I wish I could have been a lot wiser back then, but thankfully, I'm slightly wiser now. So,I tried to blame things on other people even though it wasn't their fault to begin with, it was mine. I was so young and stupid, I truly do wish that things were different back then. But anyway, there's no use in dwelling on the past now, it's time to forget my past and move on completely with my life and on to much bigger and better things. I thank God everyday for having mercy on me through the good times and bad ones too. In verse 33 it says " God would inscribe his law upon their hearts rather than upon tablets of stone as they were in the 10 commandments. In 17: 1 their sin was inscribed on their hearts so that they wanted above all to disobey. This change seems to describe an experience very much like the new birth- and God is taking the initiative. When we turn our lives over to God he, by his holy spirit, builds into us the desire to obey him." Now this verse is so true in my life, because as soon as I gave my life to God, everything immediately changed in my life. I got a new job that I like and I've been there for a year so far, and I still like it. Also since my nephew's come into my life, I have been a pretty happy person. He always brings such joy, happiness,life, and light into my life. I find myself laughing more and smiling more, and definitely talking more. Also, there's so many good things happening in my life and I'm so glad and thankful for it all. My photography has excelled, my writing has become much better and stronger as well, etc. It's like when I'm photographing all these nature photos, that is when I'm happiest, and it's so much fun too. I love it! Some of the photos that I have taken came out amazingly beautiful and I'm very impressed with them. I feel at peace with my nature photos. It also makes me feel good to bring out all the beauty in the world that God has made, in spite of all the ugliness going on in this world at this very moment. This world needs so much help and it definitely needs God again. I can't wait until God comes back, so many people won't know what to think or do or anything really. They'll all be standing in complete awe of him. Anyway, sorry to get off topic here. Lets go back to what I was writing about. In verse 33 it is telling us that the old covenant has been broken by people, but will be replaced with a brand new covenant. The foundation of this new covenant is Christ. It is revolutionary, involving not only Israel and Judah, but even the Gentiles. It offers a unique personal relationship with God himself, with his laws inscribed on individuals' hearts instead of on stone. Jeremiah looked forward to the day when Jesus would come to establish this covenant. But for us today, the covenant is already here. We have the wonderful opportunity to make a fresh start and establish a permanent, personal relationship with God. I have already made my fresh start, have you? In verses 35-37 it's saying that God has the power to do away with the laws of nature or even to do away with his people. But he will do neither. This is not a prediction, but a promise. It is God's way of saying he will not reject Israel any more than he will do away with nature's laws. Neither will Happen! God always keeps his promises, we just need to have tons of faith in him and he will meet each and every one of our needs. In verses 38-40 it's saying that these points mark the boundaries of restored Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah. Gareb and Goath are unknown. The graveyard and ash dump probably refer to the valley of the son of Hinnom, where children were sacrificed in pagan worship. That verse doesn't please me at all, but I had to write about it to get my point across to people about how horrible some people in this world are to their children and pets and whatnot. Thinking about all of that, makes me so sad and makes me wish that I could do something to help. But all I can do is pray and be persistent and keep the faith and stay strong. The whole point of this blog is to know that God will always keep his promises even though it doesn't always seem like he's there to help you through things, but the truth is that God is always there to help you through things, he's just working behind the scenes and like I always say, God works in mysterious ways. So keep the faith and stay strong, God will never let you down. If anything, he'll pick you right back up and set you on the right path to your future with him. To conclude this blog entry, I'd like for you to say a quick prayer with me for those who need him most. " Dear Lord, please protect and bless those who need you the most in their lives. Lord, I want you to show those in need How great you really can be and are in their lives. Thank you, Lord. I love you, Amen."
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Baptism
So, I was just reading Matthew 3, and a lot of what I read in it, makes a whole lot of sense to me. Verses 1 and 2 are simply saying to repent all of your sins to Lord Jesus Christ, when you do this, your life has to be fully dedicated to him, so that you all can live the way that he wants you to live your lives instead of being selfish and greedy and whatnot. We all must live fully for God and not for ourselves. Today, Jesus reigns in the hearts of all his believers, but the kingdom of heaven will not be fully realized until all evil in this world is judged and immediately removed. First, Christ came to earth as a suffering servant; he will come again as a King and judge to rule victoriously all over this world. Those of you who do not know Jesus yet must be fully prepared to meet him. However, we can prepare them by explaining to them their need for forgiveness, demonstrating all of Christ's teachings by our conduct, and telling them how Christ can give all of their lives meaning. We can "make his paths straight" by correcting misconceptions that could be hindering them from coming to Christ. In verses 4-6 it's basically saying that to those who are curious about your christian lifestyle and values, is an open opportunity for you to bring them to God and to show them how Christ has drastically changed your life, and he can do the same for them if they'd just come to God with an open mind and an open heart. That's what happened to me, I came to God fully with an open heart and open mind. At first, it was quite difficult for me, to accept him fully into my life, but when I finally did, it was totally worth it. I was thinking to myself "why the heck did I wait so long for this to happen?" Then I had no answer, I just thought that it was absolutely amazing about what God made happen in my life and I hope that he continues to do so. Praise the Lord! After I gave my life to God, I got rebaptized about a year ago on September 6 and since then, my life turned around in a complete 180, and I hope that my life continues to get better, as well as everybody elses. In verse 9, it's saying that we need to completely change our actions in order for things to start really changing in your life. You need to make all of your actions match your words. You can't just do one thing and then do another. You must practice what you preach in order to pull more people closer to God. God looks beyond all of our words and religious activities to see if our conduct backs up our words, and he judges our words by the actions that accompany them. Do your actions match your words? I sure hope so, because if not, then I strongly suggest that you start working on it, right here, right now. Lets all take a moment and say these few words " Dear Lord, please forgive for I have sinned against you with my own words, thoughts, deeds, and heart's desires. Lord, I want you to take total and complete control of my life, for I can't do any of this without you, apart from you, I am nothing. Thank you, lord. I love you, amen!" In verse 10, it's saying that just like a fruit tree is expected to bear fruit, all of God's people must produce a large crop of many good deeds, with hopes that others will follow. The Lord has no use for those who call themselves christians, but choose to live differently than God wants you to. We have no value, if we are christians by name only. If the others can't see our faith in the way we treat them, we may not be God's people at all. God calls us to be active in our obedience. To be productive for God, we must always obey his teachings, resist temptations, actively serve and help others, and finally, share all of our faith with others. How productive are you for God? Baptism is an outward sign of our commitment to the Lord. In order to be effective, it has to be accompanied by an inward change of attitude which leads to a changed life- the work of the Holy Spirit. One day, everybody will be baptized- either now by God's holy spirit, or later by the fire of his judgement. In verse 12, it's saying that those who refuse to be repentant will be judged and discarded because they are totally worthless in God's work; However, those who will repent and believe in the Lord will definitely be saved and used fully by God. Does anyone know why Jesus asked to be baptized? If no, then I have the answer right here for you: The answer is that 1.) he was personally confessing the sin of the nation, as Nehemiah, Ezra, Moses, and Daniel had done; 2.) he was showing support for what John was doing; 3.) he was inaugurating his public ministry; 4.) he was identifying with the penitent people of God, not with the critical pharisees who were only watching. Jesus, the perfect man, didn't need baptism for sin, but he accepted it in obedient service to the father, and God showed his approval. So, what do you say? Do you think that your ready to put all of your egos and profitable work aside in order to point others in the direction of Jesus? I sure am. Are you willing to lose some of your status so that everyone can benefit from it? I sure hope so. To conclude this blog entry, I would like for you all to say another prayer with me. Are you ready? " Dear God, I love you and I need you, please come into my life and into my heart and please protect and bless the homes we're living in, the people in them, please protect and bless all of the jobs and finances that we do have, please protect and bless all of our families and friends, please protect and bless all of the cars that we have, please protect and bless all of the churches that we're members of, but most importantly please protect and bless all of the animals in this world whether their homeless, abused, whatever, please protect and bless them all and help them all to find places to live in, food to eat, and the families that love them. God Bless America now and Forever, Thank you Lord, we love you, Amen and Amen!" Well goodnight and God bless everyone :)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
New Beginnings
I was just reading Genesis 47 and it really spoke to me. Verses 1-6 are talking about how Joseph's faithfulness affected his entire family. When he was in the pit and prison , Joseph was wondering about his future, but instead of despairing about it, he faithfully obeyed God and did exactly what was right. This is where we see one of the most exciting results of faithfulness. We may not always see the effects of our faith, but we can be sure that God will honor our faithfulness to him. In verses 29-31 it was talking about how Jacob had Joseph promise to bury him in his homeland. Few things were written in this culture, so a person's word carried as much force as a written contract does today. A lot of people today seem to find it pretty easy to say "oh, I didn't mean that." God's people, however, are to speak the truth and live the truth. Let your words be as binding as a written contract. Now reflecting on what verses 1-6 are saying, it's important to remain faithful to God even in times of trouble, because in the end, God has an even bigger and better thing planned for us and all of our lives. We are to be good, strong role models for not just our family, but for everybody around us, because if one person acts the wrong way, then chances are somebody else will follow their foot steps and we want to prevent that from happening. So, the best option is to be wise and be true to yourselves but most importantly to God. We are God's children and we all need to follow in god's foot steps. Although it won't always be easy, but when it's the end, it will all be worth it. You see, none of us belong to this world, we belong to God and his son Jesus. When judgement day comes, we'll be glad that we did right and ended up in heaven with God and Jesus. If you feel the world is against you, it's not and that's the honest truth. A lot of the time we don't see the reasons why we go through certain things, but eventually it will all make sense to us. It's literally a spiritual battle living here on earth that's a place full of hate and rebellion. So, let your yes be yes and your no be no. Let nobody move you, stand firm, be brave, remain strong, and continue being persistent with God. God is always willing to hear us and talk to us and give us the best advice that he can. He will also guide us in the correct direction, it is our choice to remain in the right direction and if we do remain in the right direction, then all will be good and well worth all of the pain and suffering we feel and deal with every single day of our lives. It's not always fun, but trust me we all should be living with no regrets. Live every single day as if it's your last day down here on earth, laugh often, love unconditionally, and always keep your head up and remain positive. Smile as much as you can because something as small as a smile can make somebody's day an even better day than it has been. The littlest act of kindness makes everything a little bit better. Our lives are worth living, so turn that grin upside down and make this world a better place. You see, if everybody thought like we christians do, then this world would be a much easier and happier place to live in. What's the point in having faith if none of us had any suffering to go through? These minor set backs are just opportunities to something even better. These are the small stepping stones to an even better life. Nobody knows you as well as God does, so they have no right to pass all of these judgements on you. You should let nobody tell you different, it's just not worth all this time and frustration towards nothing. If you have faith as small as a mustard seed then that's all you need. God will take care of the rest. Put all your trust in God, he will never let you down. He will pick you up when you fall down, he will uphold your life in his right hand, he will always protect you and keep you safe, he will let you know that he loves you (even though a lot of the time it doesn't feel like God loves, but he does). He makes you go through certain things in order to make your relationship with him and anybody else that may come your way a much stronger and closer one. He hates seeing us all suffer, but we need to in order to change our lives forever. In the past year, God has changed my life drastically and I hope that he does the same for you. Well, God Bless all and Goodnight.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Why Can't God be the One Person that Everyone Looks Up To?
Why Can't God Be The One Person that Everyone Looks Up Too? The reason I ask this question is this,instead of looking up to God, everyone's looking up to our president and other world leaders. The truth is the president doesn't know anything about how to run a country,only God truly does. They should be helping out with the oil spill in the gulf instead of focusing on other things. Are they just wasting their time? The truth is I really don't know. This inspiration came to me during the sermon at church yesterday. It really hit home with me. A lot of the time people think that I don't listen or don't even care about anything,but that isn't true at all whatsoever. I just listen and observe and try to comprehend things and do the best I can to live like a good, true christian. None of us wants to see this world fall completely apart, we need God to come back so that he can make everything better. God's timing is always perfect and that's the cold,hard truth. A lot of the time people don't want to hear the truth, but guess what? Get over it! Suck it up and deal with it! Sometimes certain people need to hear the truth in order to change their lives forever. They need to change their actions immediately. Take the focus off yourself and put it firmly on God. Patience is a virtue, but the more patient you are, the better things will be. Stop walking around like you've got no hope. Keep your head up and stay positive, that's the best way to be when things start to look bad or really bad for that matter. Stay persistent with God, keep the faith, and stay strong. Things will be so much better for each of us. Sometimes it takes forever, but other times not so much. The longer you wait, the better things will turn out. God is faithful and he keeps his promises. Lean on God, stand firm, let nobody move you, and keep on going. That was one of the many lessons that my mother has taught me throughout my entire life and I really take that to heart, especially in times of trouble and confusion. God can be your best friend or your worst enemy. You all need to straighten up and fly right. Get your acts together and chose the path of righteousness. Turn far away from the path to eternal damnation, trust me you don't want to go there,it's very hot with no air conditioning and worms are eating away at you. I sure as heck don't want to go there. Lean on God, Fully Rely on God,and depend on God. Read the bible. Bible stands for Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. If you do that, then you have an eternal life full of happiness. No more suffering, no more pain, no more crying, no more starvation,no more dehydration,and definitely no more exhaustion. It will just be full of happiness, love, peace,and joy. No more confusion either. Put all of your trust in God and then life will be so much better. Just trust in the Lord. I can do all things through he who strengthens me. I hope and pray that God opens up all of our eyes to him and how this world is a big mess. Pull all of our troops out of war. We hate this! I'd like to close this blog entry with a simple prayer "God, please protect all of our troops over in the mideast, and bring them all back home to us safe and sound all in one piece with no bumps, no bruises, no broken bones, no nothing. Bring them back whole and born again christians. Thank you, Lord I love you, AMEN!" God Bless America Now and Forever,AMEN!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Nature and It's Beauty
Have you ever taken time to stop and smell the roses? Today as I was sitting outside with my parents and nephew a bit of inspiration struck me, so I decided to take some pictures of the flowers that my mom has in her garden. All of the pictures came out really well, and I'm very pleased with them all. At the end of this blog entry, I'll show you some of them. Anyway, I was reading this poem in a book today and I wanted to write about it in here. It is called "Clother of the Lily"
Clother of the lily, Feeder of the sparrow,
Father of the fatherless, dear Lord,
Tho' thou set me as mark against Thine arrow,
As a prey unto Thy sword,
As a ploughed-up field beneath Thy harrow,
As a captive in Thy cord,
Let that cord be love; and some day make my narrow
Hallowed bed according to Thy word. Amen
When I read this poem it made me start to think about nature and all of it's beauty that GOD made for us to enjoy each and every day of our lives. For example, when you look at a flower, doesn't it make your day much better? It makes mine brighter and happier. Something as simple as a flower can totally change the way your thinking and the way that your day has gone. I want you all to remember that if you think your having a bad day, someone else in this world is having the worst day ever. Something like a smile or anything really, can make that particular person's day much better. A little bit can go a long way. Every little thing helps. A card, a letter, a note, a picture, a smile, a flower,etc. It's always the thought that counts. Too many people in this world have negative attitudes towards everything and everyone and it's really depressing. Do you want to know how to make this world a better place? I've got the answer right here in this blog. The answer is to stop being so down and negative all the time, start thinking positive thoughts and ask GOD to help you because he will trust me. "GOD helps those who help themselves." "Ask and you shall receive." "If you give more then you'll receive more." So anyway, I took the time today to stop and smell the roses. We all need to really slow down and enjoy the peaceful times together. It's incredibly relaxing and it feels really good to do that. We all have busy lives and don't think that we have time for all the little things, well guess what? You need to make time to do that out of your busy schedules. Stop going so quickly and slow down a little. "Ride with the waves" so to speak. "Go with the flow" and start sowing the seeds because as soon as you do that, GOD will make the harvest bloom. If you do what GOD says and follow him completely, he'll take care of the rest. You all need to throw your hands up in the air and surrender all control to GOD. You all need to trust in GOD and let him do the work. After you do all that, your rewards will definitely be worth fighting and waiting for in the end. You'll be amazed at all the blessings that GOD pours out on you. Our GOD is a very merciful GOD. He's also an awesome GOD, a mighty GOD! What a Mighty GOD we Serve! He's a father for those who don't have a father, he clothes those who have no clothes, he feeds the hungry and helps the pour, he quenches those who are thirsty,he's a friend for the lost and lonely, he makes those who are weak much stronger, he wakes up those who are weary, he's there to talk when you need someone to talk to, he listens intently, he calms the anxious, he lets those who are tired, sleep, he protects and keeps safe, he is the king of kings and the Lord of the Lords, he's a shepherd to the flock, he reaches out to those who need him the most, and finally he loves each and every one of us unconditionally. He doesn't judge, he says "Come as you are." He accepts us all for who we are whether we're poor, rich, happy, sad,mad,glad, full of joy or full of sorrow, and he doesn't want us to hurt and suffer anymore. He wants us all to be happy and to be content with what we have. No matter how many difficult times that we go through, GOD is always there for us. He's not just going to drop us like a hot potato. He will be with us always and forever. We all just need to accept him and his works in each of our lives. I think that you'll all agree with me when I say " We Need GOD in America Again. Times are getting very tough, but these tough times won't always be with us, we won't always be suffering. Trust me, there are many better times ahead. A lot of the time we have to go through trials and tribulations, but in the end, everything will be worth it. "Put all of your trust in the LORD" He will not leave us nor forsake us. You just need to keep the faith and stay strong no matter what happens because once again, it's not always going to be like this, it seems like it will always be like this right now, but believe me it will not be like this forever. I'm going to say this again " Keep the faith, stay strong, and be persistent with GOD." For the second coming of the LORD is soon, so we all must be ready and prepare for it. He will come like a thief in the night. We all must be aware and really ready for GOD to make all things new again. Nobody knows the specific day or time that he is coming, so while we're waiting we all need to keep ourselves busy with doing what GOD wants us to do, and in the places that we go, and with all the people we meet. Let the light of the LORD shine from the inside out of you. Be the light for someone elses hard life. Help those in need. Be with us always. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ and we all need to work together to make this world a much happier place to live. GOD bless America now and Forever, AMEN!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Reflections
Have you ever taken the time out of your day, to just sit back and reflect on everything that has happened to you in the past and present? I know I have. After I got out of work today, I spent the rest of the day with a very special person and we were just sitting by the pool and talking,but then there was silence and that's when I took the time to really reflect on everything and try to figure out How I got to this point in my life and I was wondering what to do next. I found myself wondering what this summer will bring and how it will be a lot different than last summer. My answer came to me and I said to myself, this summer is going to be the summer of new beginnings and good things happening not to just myself, but to everyone around me including mike (special someone), the Lord has something really big planned for mike and I and everyone else around us. I find myself getting excited and becoming more interested in what's going to happen. Also, as I was reflecting on things, mike popped in my mind, but that's nothing new because I'm always thinking of him and wondering if he was having the same thoughts that I was today, so that we can relate,but I didn't say anything, I wish I said something now though, I really wish that I did say something because mike could easily relate to me on the things that I was thinking of and that would have led to a really good conversation. It's quite obvious I still have strong feelings for mike, I'm just curious as to when things between mike and I will really start being put into place for us. Something is coming together for us, I Just don't know what it is or when it will happen. God is never late, God is never early, he's always on time. God's timing is really perfect. I just wish that I could like be inside God's mind and see what he has planned for us. Whatever it is, I bet it's really amazing and cool.
I wish I knew God's thought patterns, I really want to get to know the real Jesus and who he really was and still is today, I wish to gaze upon his face and actually be physically in his presence. I just think that it would really be so incredibly awesome and awe-inspiring and mind boggling. Oh how I dream of the day,I'll be seeing his face. I wonder if Mike ever feels the same way that I do about the real Jesus, I bet he does. God has blessed me richly and gave me mike as one of his own. Mike is like my guardian angel whose always looking over me and making sure that I do all the right things and make all the right decisions. But without GOD, mike wouldn't be able to help me do any of these things. Nothing is impossible with GOD on your side. GOD will help you fight the good fight whether alone, or not no matter what. Although, a lot of the time, you don't always see the good things and you don't always see the blessings, but trust me they're there. It may take a while to finally realize what this blessing is, but as soon as you realize it, it blows you away. It blows your mind. It really and truly does. GOD is awesome! I want GOD to open my heart and open my mind, and I want his presence in me so that I can be a blessing to everybody that I meet. I could change people's lives forever, I just wish I knew how to go about doing that. I don't know if it's through my writing, singing, talking, or reading, but what I do know is that no matter what GOD will use you in ways that you never knew existed before. I know that I've already changed Mike's life and Mike has already changed my life and even my little nephew, Eliot has changed my life. Mike and Eliot make me want to be a better person, a positive influence, a blessing, a light in somebody's life, etc.
They make me want to keep working hard at whatever it is that GOD has made me for, my place on this earth so to speak and even in heaven. What does GOD want to use me for? I have no answer to that, but I'm sure GOD does and he will tell me what exactly it is all on his time, I'll be sitting here praying and being persistent and waiting for my answer. Once I get that answer, I'll welcome it with a whole heart and singleness of my mind. "I can do all things through he who strengthens me." I'll be more than willing to do whatever it is that he wants me to do, hopefully with supporters and followers. Anyway, I hope that this blog doesn't confuse anyone, I just want to try and get my point across to people with as little confusion and frustration as possible. I'm just trying to reach out to people and make a really big difference in this world. I want people to understand where I'm coming from and what my point of view is. All I can say is to keep praying and being persistent with the Lord. If you stay persistent with him, then all good things will come your way even though you don't always see or understand what this certain good thing or things is yet. It may cause you to hurt, suffer, etc. But there's a reason for everything, there really is,please just trust in the Lord and in myself. In conclusion to all of this, I just want to say May God richly bless you, your family, your friends, your relationships and futures, and all the future children of God. Amen!
I wish I knew God's thought patterns, I really want to get to know the real Jesus and who he really was and still is today, I wish to gaze upon his face and actually be physically in his presence. I just think that it would really be so incredibly awesome and awe-inspiring and mind boggling. Oh how I dream of the day,I'll be seeing his face. I wonder if Mike ever feels the same way that I do about the real Jesus, I bet he does. God has blessed me richly and gave me mike as one of his own. Mike is like my guardian angel whose always looking over me and making sure that I do all the right things and make all the right decisions. But without GOD, mike wouldn't be able to help me do any of these things. Nothing is impossible with GOD on your side. GOD will help you fight the good fight whether alone, or not no matter what. Although, a lot of the time, you don't always see the good things and you don't always see the blessings, but trust me they're there. It may take a while to finally realize what this blessing is, but as soon as you realize it, it blows you away. It blows your mind. It really and truly does. GOD is awesome! I want GOD to open my heart and open my mind, and I want his presence in me so that I can be a blessing to everybody that I meet. I could change people's lives forever, I just wish I knew how to go about doing that. I don't know if it's through my writing, singing, talking, or reading, but what I do know is that no matter what GOD will use you in ways that you never knew existed before. I know that I've already changed Mike's life and Mike has already changed my life and even my little nephew, Eliot has changed my life. Mike and Eliot make me want to be a better person, a positive influence, a blessing, a light in somebody's life, etc.
They make me want to keep working hard at whatever it is that GOD has made me for, my place on this earth so to speak and even in heaven. What does GOD want to use me for? I have no answer to that, but I'm sure GOD does and he will tell me what exactly it is all on his time, I'll be sitting here praying and being persistent and waiting for my answer. Once I get that answer, I'll welcome it with a whole heart and singleness of my mind. "I can do all things through he who strengthens me." I'll be more than willing to do whatever it is that he wants me to do, hopefully with supporters and followers. Anyway, I hope that this blog doesn't confuse anyone, I just want to try and get my point across to people with as little confusion and frustration as possible. I'm just trying to reach out to people and make a really big difference in this world. I want people to understand where I'm coming from and what my point of view is. All I can say is to keep praying and being persistent with the Lord. If you stay persistent with him, then all good things will come your way even though you don't always see or understand what this certain good thing or things is yet. It may cause you to hurt, suffer, etc. But there's a reason for everything, there really is,please just trust in the Lord and in myself. In conclusion to all of this, I just want to say May God richly bless you, your family, your friends, your relationships and futures, and all the future children of God. Amen!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Frustrations
Have you ever felt frustrated about everything that's going on in your life that's bad? I know I do. Do you ever wish that things were a lot different? Once again, I do. I'm trying pretty hard to change my life and it sure as heck isn't easy. It's incredibly difficult. There are times when I just want to give up and forget about everything. A lot of the time,I feel like things will never change even though they eventually will. It just takes a whole lot of time. Opinions change,lives change,people change,friends change,family changes,jobs change,etc. I want the change to be for better not worse. Relationships are incredibly difficult as well. Nothing worth while is ever easy. I've heard that phrase time and time again,and honestly I believe that. In this time of struggle and pain,it's not easy to cope with by yourself and that's when you need your family and friends the most to help you through this crap. But as for me,I don't have a lot of friends and it truly sucks. But I am very grateful to have my family standing by my side through these horrible times supporting me and pushing me and making sure that I make all the wisest decisions that I possibly can. I know that I need to start getting serious about my life,but it takes so much hard work and I honestly don't really want to do that,but I know that as soon as I take the first step,I'm already on to bigger and better things in life including all this love that I have to give to every single person in my life even a certain someone that I can't stop thinking about even though things ended between us not that long ago and it's really tough to move on with him and just be friends and of course I don't want to just be friends with him and he knows that. But I just have to face the facts and try to get over it because sometimes starting over as friends can lead to something so much more and honestly,I want to get to that point,but I have to take that first step before anything can happen. I'm just really frustrated about what's going on between us at the moment and I truly wish that i could do something more to prove to not just him,but everyone in my family how much I truly appreciate and cherish them and him. I just don't know exactly how to go about doing that. With the advice that I got from him,I decided to take it to my heart and get really serious about this particular thing. I've decided to read the bible and really get to know God,but most importantly myself. I am more than willing to transition into a totally different person than I used to be before I met him. I never ever want to go back to the way I was before he happened. I want to run far far away from that. That thing was a monster and I didn't like how I felt and who I was before I met him. Since I met him,I've seen certain changes in myself that a select few people can already see and they want to see more of that person I'm changing drastically into. I like the positive vibes that I'm getting back from certain family members,so the advice I took is definately going to be worth all of this pain and suffering in the end. The truth is he was right about how reading his word can help you begin to make this transition of life into a really good thing. It is taking a lot of hard work,in doing this work I don't look back to my bad past that often anymore,because in all honesty, that crap no longer matters anymore. It was torture and literally a living hell. Nobody wants to go through that kind of hell at all in their life because they clearly don't deserve it and they are worth so much more than being treated horribly. Life really and truly doesn't have to be as complicated as we make it. It's so pointless and worthless to feel like crap and going about your day with no hope and whatnot. It's just complete foolishness and all a lie. There's lots of hope for everybody in this world even though people may feel differently about it. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and start living your life. Just keep looking up and know with the deepest part of your heart that God loves you and he has something huge planned for each and every one of us even those who haven't been saved by him yet. There's still time, so start working on that relationship with God. God wants to have a relationship with you, you just need to open up your hearts and let the Lord do his amazing works in you and around you. The first step is always the hardest, but as soon as you take that first step, your already on to bigger and better things. The wider you open your hand the more the Lord will give to you. It just takes a whole lot of hard work,because he can't just give things to you, you need to work towards those things. There is really no point to faith and belief if God just gave you every single thing that you wanted,people would just expect it and believe in the Lord for all of the wrong reasons. Keep up the hard work because in the end it will all be revealed to you. He'll show you exactly why he put you through all the crappy hard times in your lives in the past,present,and even the future. There is reasons for everything. There will be a lot of questions and confusions as to why your going through this and sometimes the Lord will answer you right away and other times it will take days even weeks for him to give you an answer. Even when he gives you the answer it won't always be what you expected and it will sometimes be things you don't want to hear, but in the end you know it's the truth. Sometimes the answer is wait,sometimes it will be nothing,and other times it will just be a feeling inside your heart whether it's broken,complete,or whatever it will always be that feeling deep down inside you and from there you try to make the correct decision and other times you may not listen to that feeling in your heart, so you'll just suffer even more and I can promise you that it will NOT be fun at all whatsoever. So the best thing to do is follow what your heart is telling you and be wise in all decisions both good and bad. Do not disobey him, do not go away from him,stay with him. Even if you do go away from him, he will always come back and find you or you will always go back and find him. You always find a way to come back to God. My advice to all of you is this: Stay with him and everything will turn out just fine. I'm going to once again close this blog with this bible verse: Proverbs 3:5. Put all of your trust in the Lord because I promise you that you will not be disappointed.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
kindness
My inspiration to write this blog is from this bible verse:Proverbs 19;20-23: 20 Hear counsel,and receive instruction,that thou may be wise in thy end. 21 There are many devices in a man's heart;nevertheless the counsel of the Lord,that shall stand. 22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. 23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisified; he shall not be visited with evil. My view on this bible verse is this: There's limits on your outward appearance,but in this time of trials and tribulation it helps you to build your character and become a much stronger person. This will also help you to improve your inner beauty so it can shine from the inside out and with that said it won't matter what your outer appearance is for which it is only temporary. Basically, you need to take certain steps in order to change all of these imperfections that you may have about yourself. You need to grow to love and accept yourself as you are, none of us our perfect, we're only human. So, stop being so hard on yourself and give yourself a break for your doing the best that you possibly can. Although the guidance of the Lord will not always protect you from harm in this life but no matter what, he will always be with us from now until forever because he loves and cares about us that much. It breaks his heart seeing you all go through pain,angst,heartbreak,etc. He doesn't want us to suffer even though some of us feel that our whole life is falling apart. Just do yourselves a favor and put all of your trust in the Lord and everything will work out just fine. Cast those worries on to him. Anyway, we're getting off track here. Let me just ask you all this: What steps are you taking to improve yourselves and your relationship with GOD? The reason I'm asking this is because of my own experience with pain and anger and I've suffered and it hasn't been fun but in the end it's all completely worth it,just trust me on this. There are days when you feel like you just want to die,but these feelings truly make you stronger. A lot of days I wake up with no hope,no nothing. But then I think of GOD and I'm like wow, your life truly doesn't need to be this difficult and this lonely, so stop being in self-loathing and self-pity and just grin and bear it and after you do this you feel a whole lot stronger than you did a day ago,a month ago,etc. There's so much that you need to be thankful for in life. Like a house,a family that loves you,good friends,good memories,but most importantly you have GOD and he has so much to offer you if you just stop and think about why your acting certain ways and about certain things. Stop being completely hopeless and broken, it's really not worth it. The easiest way that you can change everyone's lives forever is remembering the word, A.R.K. Acts of Random Kindness. It's really so simple to do. Like for example,babysitting,petsitting,visiting a sick friend or family member,and praying. The power of prayer works,it truly does. It may take some time,but it will be so worth it in the end. Please just keep all that I've said on here in mind. Take the time to stop and smell the roses. Just slow down and remember all the beauty there truly is in this world. Something like a simple sun set,the first bloom of spring,the first sunny warm day of the summer,the feel of water on your body,hugs,holding hands,the feel of sand between your toes, all of this stuff. Just take time out of your busy lives to enjoy all of these little things that GOD has made just for you. All of this is beautiful,breath taking,mesmerizing,heck even relaxing. Just sit back and watch what miracles can happen to every single thing around you. May God bless you all always and forever, amen!
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