tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69767946617352564522024-03-21T17:22:26.500-07:00~Experiencing His Joy~"Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!" Psalm 100:1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-84249587127388898852017-01-16T06:59:00.000-08:002017-01-26T11:51:53.798-08:00Faith Over Fear<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0UuvbdVmbJvpCUgvstFg9Pv8ik0AffraY_Nv88Y0TAvd0qS7UpSmAidRzr-4TUbGp6fnaMMRXAdtnexjbSTUArNhhzDHAe7aSzHJPAZDuj3sH2pedQYvmW8jTnMAGvE_XDXC5jBDNq_L/s1600/FF_logo_300x200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0UuvbdVmbJvpCUgvstFg9Pv8ik0AffraY_Nv88Y0TAvd0qS7UpSmAidRzr-4TUbGp6fnaMMRXAdtnexjbSTUArNhhzDHAe7aSzHJPAZDuj3sH2pedQYvmW8jTnMAGvE_XDXC5jBDNq_L/s1600/FF_logo_300x200.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">There's this quote, "Pray before you plan, not the other way around." Yeah.... I've had to learn that the hard way. </span><span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="tongue emoticon"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" class="img" height="16" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v6/f3e/2/16/1f61b.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">:P</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> This season in my life has been extremely crazy, and just it's been stressful in every angle. The problem is, I always try to figure things out completely on my own. I wanna plan my future the WAY I want it, HOW I want it, and in MY timeframe. I want to have complete control of my life. But every time I get in that worry-trap, trust me...it's not pretty. God </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">is so patient and He's constantly reminding me: anxiety and worrying over the future is not going to change a thing.....He wants us to just have complete surrender and to TRUST Him!! It's SO hard. But it's so worth it. It's such a comfort to remember that He is God, and I am not. He has a plan, and nothing is going to stop that plan from happening. If you are going through a stressful time or anything, I would highly encourage you to pray (even if you don't feel like it!!) It really does help!! I am SO not perfect....but I have a God who IS perfect and He is so patient and loving!! He is reminding me that He has every single itty bitty detail planned out, and He just wants us to surrender and to have faith over fear. This song came on the radio this morning, and man....it was so convicting!!! I pray this will encourage you as much as it did for me. Much love <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="heart emoticon"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" class="img" height="16" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v6/fed/2/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /></span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-69168193934811594062016-11-29T17:30:00.005-08:002016-11-29T17:32:01.232-08:00So True!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is such a true quote!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6Q7bvAklmqAUleq96cN9prYDlunIdmRWB77smlx87dYJvlnXPmJTqB57Bov2_KEPdZYAM3J4SLxz4LJ6uDFqU29Y61JV5F3lJLdJwlXeqmE9k9h3rMY4XjBZ1U2MyXIH7ysnJqpqFW3S/s1600/15230836_1230988990295915_9132769104753121463_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6Q7bvAklmqAUleq96cN9prYDlunIdmRWB77smlx87dYJvlnXPmJTqB57Bov2_KEPdZYAM3J4SLxz4LJ6uDFqU29Y61JV5F3lJLdJwlXeqmE9k9h3rMY4XjBZ1U2MyXIH7ysnJqpqFW3S/s400/15230836_1230988990295915_9132769104753121463_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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June 27th is a very special day for me. So Here's the deal: Yes, I prayed the prayer at 4 years old. And yes, I got baptized at 8 (mostly because all my friends were doing it). Yes, I grew up in a Christian home, I memorized all the verses, went to Awana, and did all the right things. But honestly, I was just doing all that because that's kinda what you're supposed to do. Ya know? It was all outward. I only read my Bible because my mom told me to, and Christianity seemed like<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> this big chore. I would lay in bed at night SO </span>scared of dying, because deep down inside, I knew I was not saved.</div>
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But I'm so glad Jesus didn't give up on me. Out of the blue (now, I see it was God's grace)... 2 summers ago, I started to feel horrible. Like realllyyyy horrible. It came to the point where one night I absolutely couldn’t go to sleep and I wanted to know for sure that I was going to heaven. So late on that night of June 27th, 2014, I felt such an urging feeling on my heart and tearfully was just crying out to God and begging Him to give me a heart of surrender. Right then and there, Jesus took full hold of my life. I remember turning in my Bible that night to Philippians 1:6 (which is now my very favorite verse!), which says: “He who began a good work in You WILL complete until the day of Christ Jesus.” I’m so glad God continued that "good work" in my heart. This is not because of me whatsoever. This is 100% His work, because on my own, I didn’t want anything to do with God. So today, June 27th, I would like to give a very special shout-out to JESUS! He is amazing. If it wasn’t for Him, who knows where any of us would be?</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-16190543820584770302016-03-26T15:32:00.002-07:002016-04-07T20:46:17.421-07:00~*The Uniqueness of Christianity*~<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
<b>Religion</b> says "DO." <b>Christianity</b> says "DONE."</div>
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Religion says, "Do lots of nice things so hopefully, maybe, possibly God can accept you into heaven."</div>
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Jesus says, "ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. That's why I died for you, so that you can know for sure you will have eternal life..." ↓↓</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNbz0EmDB2dimv4wtrbupVzFqKcDahHbWJFrmnlcFO1bDsLtduvltPUzLzfV6o8MqiNDjInUVsBM2kAPFDSxuVbCXArt62Cyj_FZTCeUIx4mzW9l2WlmJ2p3QG_DIrxePB1lEwB0Bvj2x/s1600/it+is+finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNbz0EmDB2dimv4wtrbupVzFqKcDahHbWJFrmnlcFO1bDsLtduvltPUzLzfV6o8MqiNDjInUVsBM2kAPFDSxuVbCXArt62Cyj_FZTCeUIx4mzW9l2WlmJ2p3QG_DIrxePB1lEwB0Bvj2x/s320/it+is+finished.jpg" width="320" /></a><u><i><b>WHY?</b></i></u> Because He loves us. It should've been me...it should've been us dying on that cross. Jesus said I LOVE YOU....so I died INSTEAD of you.</div>
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<b><i><u>HOW?</u></i></b> We can't do anything to earn eternal life. Jesus said, "It is finished." And He meant that. All you need to do is accept His free gift of salvation...which is not earned by your own merits, but by Jesus' sacrifice alone!</div>
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<b><u>YES</u></b>, He died. BUT...He didn't stay dead!</div>
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<i><b><u>IF</u></b></i> Jesus remained in the grave...we have nothing. Absolutely nothing. We wouldn't have a reason to live life. However, three days later, He arose and lives victoriously!! We have hope just because He lives.</div>
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<b>THIS is the uniqueness of Christianity.</b> All the other "gods, good teachers/prophets, etc..." are in the grave.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">JESUS is ALIVE.</span></div>
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Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,<br />
Because He lives, all fear is gone;<br />
Because I know He holds the future,<br />
And life is worth the living,<br />
Just because He lives!</div>
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Happy Resurrection Day!</div>
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-86910061136991258152016-02-01T15:03:00.000-08:002016-02-18T20:02:27.787-08:00{More than Conquerors}<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;">{</span><span class="text Gal-5-16" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> </span>I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. </span><span class="text Gal-5-17" id="en-NKJV-29180" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> </span>For the flesh </span><span class="text Gal-5-17" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2px;">} </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Galatians 5:16-17</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">I </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">mean, I've read Galatians before, but this time God really used those verses to show </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">me </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">something new. The struggle is so, so real. It is such a constant battle. It's a war: </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">between </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">spirit who lives in us...and that--oh, so bothersome flesh!! Lately, especially </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">with </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">certain </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">struggles and things going on in my personal life, I can truly say just how real </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px;">that </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">struggle </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">really is. I <i>want </i>to do the right thing...but it feels like the flesh is </span></span></span><br />
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It says </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">to </span><u style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px;">walk </u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">in </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">spirit to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">kill </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">those fleshly desires...to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">really abide in </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">the beauty of Christ. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">What </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">I </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">find </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">be really </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">helpful, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">is to recite this </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">verse to myself </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">every </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">time I feel </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">like the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">flesh </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">is winning </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">in </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">that battle. And </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">pray. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Pray,pray, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">pray. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">And </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">really </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">awesome </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">news </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">is </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">that </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">whatever </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">you </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">are </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">facing </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">dear</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"> friend, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">I </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">know </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">it </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">is </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">different </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">for </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">everyone in our </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">different </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">walks of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">life, but </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">it </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">is </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">so </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">comforting to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">remember that </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">greater </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">is </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">HE </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">that is in us (the </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">spirit </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Christ </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">that </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">indwells us) </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">than he who </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">is </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">in the world </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">(aka the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">flesh)! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">And remember, </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">in </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">all </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">these </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">things</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.4;">we are more </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.4;">than </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.4;">conquerors</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">through </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">Him who </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">loved us (Romans </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">8:37). </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">When we </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">continually walk </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">in </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">spirit, we <b>don't</b> have to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">let that flesh win! No </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">weapon </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">formed against </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">us will </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">remain....because we are MORE than </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">conquerors through </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Well, today is November 26th, 2015....Thanksgiving day! I can't believe it! I mean, we just had New </span><span style="font-size: small;">Year's, right? :D So much time has passed, so many things going on, and this year has probably been </span><span style="font-size: small;">my very craziest/busiest year yet, with a very heavy school load, work, and everything. God has </span>kinda been convicting me lately.....I feel like with all the busyness of life I tend to easily get distracted and forget how greatly blessed I am. Here in the U.S., we take so many things for granted and we have everything--and I mean EVERYTHING at our fingertips. There's literally an app for everything these days...I seriously saw an app that could turn on your light switch for you from your phone. I'm not kidding. LOL. And we have so much stuff! To say the very least, we have so much that it's hard to remember to be thankful for everything God gives us, for me at least. The world tries to deviate and shift the focus from being thankful on "Thanksgiving" to making it a "Thanksgetting" because we get so caught up in what we can get. Did you know, that if you have food in the fridge, clothes on your back, and a roof over your head, you are richer than about 70% of the world? The other day at our church's youth group, we were watching some Operation Christmas Child clips (I put one of the videos at the bottom of this post.) It really touched me....how many things do we take for granted and not even thank God for? It breaks my heart to see that so many children are orphans, having hardly anything more than the clothes on their backs. You'd be surprised just how happy those sweet little kids are to just receive small things like a toothbrush, or soap, or some other thing like that. This Thanksgiving, let's remember to thank God for all we have, and take joy in the little things. Gratitude changes everything! Oh, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.456px;">I was literally crying a couple of weeks ago when I saw the news about the Oregon college shooting. When man is without God, horrific things happen. However, those students were not ashamed to declare their faith, and boldly say "I am a Christian", KNOWING that would cost them their very lives. They knew the consequences, yet did not deny Jesus. Wow. This is a big wake-up call for us as Christians. Will we stand up? They were not ashamed. I am not ashamed. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.456px;" /><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/iamnotashamed?source=feed_text&story_id=1500557056934097" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15.456px; text-decoration: none;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl" style="color: #627aad;">#</span><span class="_58cm">iamnotashamed</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-19318394101227746742015-10-01T18:58:00.002-07:002016-03-18T11:38:12.015-07:00No Matter What!<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , "tahoma" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.456px;">If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;<u> </u></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.456px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><u>if we are faithless, he remains faithful</u></em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , "tahoma" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.456px;">— for he cannot deny himself.” (</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , "tahoma" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.456px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">II Timothy 2:11-13</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , "tahoma" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.456px;">)</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , "tahoma" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.456px;">I honestly don't even know where to start. All I can even say is, Lord I need You. Every hour I need You! I am speechless. Ok. So I probably should explain what I'm talking about here. It would take about a thousand words to really go into it, but just to summarize </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , "tahoma" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.456px;">I have my times in my walk with Jesus where I'm walking very close to God, and other times where I'm not doing that so much. Lately, certain hardships have come and it's kinda been one of those "not so much" times. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , "tahoma" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.456px;">When trials come, I doubt His goodness, I doubt His love. My faith becomes weak, and it feels like I'm just on shaky ground. Then....this verse comes along! If we are faithLESS, He is faithFUL! Even when difficulties come, it reveals just how doubtful I can become. But how absolutely wonderfully amazing it is to be assured that He is still faithful. Jesus! My precious Savior is still here for me, and He's here for you. He loves me, even when I'm not very lovable. He cares for me, and He cares for you, dear friend. I am learning that even when you just can't feel Him, He still cares. He is faithful. No matter what. </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-40656448657009639252015-08-14T13:30:00.002-07:002015-08-15T05:41:45.249-07:00His Daily Sufficient Grace<div>
"Oh, goodness, I'm <b>never</b> gonna get this right," I very frustratingly tell myself when I just can't seem to get a certain aspect or character trait in my life right. Will I EVER EVER just do what God wants of me, with a willing attitude!!!?????!!!! I've got my flaws, that's for sure. So very, very thankfully God saw what a dirty mess I was, and so loving and so mercifully saved me from my sins. Will be perfect after we're saved....no!! Ok, as you can see, I, uh...have my days :) Good news: God is good. He is made perfect in our weakness! His grace is sufficient for our flaws, and He gives such an outpour of it. Though we fail Him daily, He gives us His grace so willingly. And once we give our lives to Him, nothing--and I mean nothing--can take us from His grasp! The struggle is real, my friends. After we are saved, we are no longer enslaved by our own flesh and sinful patterns. We have a struggle--between our flesh and the new man. The apostle Paul said in Matthew 26:41 "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." This is sooo true, especially in our modern-day culture! It is very hard to live in a Godly way...I mean, you don't have to go very far to face temptation. It is literally everywhere! So what in the world are we supposed to do about that!!?? Well, we've got questions. God's got answers! Psalm 119:9-10"How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your Word. With my whole heart I seek You, let me not wander from Your commandments." It says we have to <b>seek </b>God with our whole heart. We can't just expect to get up one morning and have a very close relationship to Him. Nope. We have to seek God first as a priority...which I in no way have achieved, and have to work on! :) So what are some practical ways we can make effort to grow in our relationship with God?? One way is spending time in the Bible, really studying it. Also, one thing I've learned is: Time spent in prayer...is NEVER wasted! I go through certain trials and difficulties, and at times (believe me) I can be an absolute emotional mess! :P During these times, psalms such as this one are such a comfort: "When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I" (Psalm 61:2). But after praying, the burdens I'm carrying seem so much lighter because I know that God's got everything in control--I've just got to trust Him. Trust is the key! This other verse here is also absolutely fantastic: "He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." (Philippians 1:6) Truly, sanctification is a process. Sometimes trials are tools and blessings in disguise to grow us closer to God and to refine us. Even though we fail, God is always there with His daily sufficient grace. Aren't you thankful for that??? I know I sure am. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-45890977887768432512015-07-22T16:25:00.002-07:002015-08-14T19:34:10.567-07:00More of YouIt is hard. It is difficult. To "let go, and let God" is realllllyyyy reaaalllly not easy. I know for me personally, I want<i> what</i> I want. <i>When </i>I want it. And <i>how</i> I want it. Sometimes, it is <i>really</i> hard for me to say "God, not what I want, but what YOU have for me"....because I have a plan in mind. To me, it makes all the sense in the world. And sometimes, it may be a good thing! Why should it not work for me?? This past year, I had the wonderful blessing of being part of CYT/STP's production of "Sleeping Beauty". The princess, "Joli", wanted her way, all the time, no matter what. Things were not going pretty for her--UNTIL she fully surrendered her life, her everything to Jesse (Jesus!). God has been showing me how much <i>I </i>can relate relate to Joli! I think I know what's best...because it makes sense in my thinking. God is so loving, despite all my sin and brokenness He saved me! Lately, He has been convicting me more and more that I really, truly, absolutely need HIM! He is showing me that He is all I will ever need is His love for me....and when I say "God, this is what I<i> </i>want, but I give this matter to You. Show me what Your will is" (it is reallly very hard sometimes!!) He gives such a peace and such a joy. The joy of knowing that it is in His hands! This hymn comes to mind "Take my life and let it be; consecrated Lord to thee. Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise!" When we tell God that, it is then that He can use us. He makes the blind to see, and the lame to walk. He makes the broken to be beautiful vessels for Him. For sure, I am very far from perfect.No doubt about that whatsoever. But when we say, more of YOU, and less of me.....the most amazing things happen!!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-8301569594220439042015-07-13T07:35:00.002-07:002015-07-13T07:37:20.214-07:00 {Lord, make me tender to things of You;<br />
and create in me a heart that is soft<br />
towards things that are true.<br />
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There is one thing I ask from above,<br />
that You would give me a desire<br />
to love what You love,<br />
and hate what what you don't admire.<br />
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Jesus, make me a shining light,<br />
and create in me a heart of patience<br />
to daily bear my cross and plight,<br />
as You bore much more for my deliverance .}<br />
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Thank You Jesus <3Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-63543749545982621582015-07-10T20:51:00.001-07:002015-07-11T10:32:35.212-07:00He Hits The Restart!<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's not what we do that matters, but what a sovereign God chooses to do through us. God doesn't want </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">our success; He wants us. —Charles Colson</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">successful </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">doings so </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">the world can love us....But that's not what God wants at all! He </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">certain </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">aspects of </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">my </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">life </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">to </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">Jesus, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">just </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">because I think I can </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">figure things out on my own. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">I </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">am </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">sorry </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">to </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">say </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">that </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">sometimes I do </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">think I can do things on my own </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">without </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">anyone's </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">help...but </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">Jesus, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">so </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">merciful and </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">so </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">loving </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">is there to convict me and </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">show </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">me of </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">my pride </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">and </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">my </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">absolute </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">need to let Him </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">take </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">over. In other words, "Jesus </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">take the wheel! </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">Take it </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">from </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">my </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">hands, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">because I can't do </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">it on my </span>own." :) <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">Truly though, </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">when </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">we </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">do </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">let </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">Jesus </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">take </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">the </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">wheel, all </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">those little things </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">we </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">thought were issues </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">and </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">couldn't </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">figure </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">out </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">on </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">our </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">own, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">just </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">fallinto </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">place </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">perfectly. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">He </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">gives </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">us </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">such </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">a </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">joy </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">as </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">never </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">before. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">He </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">wants </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">us </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">to </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">want </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">nothing </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">but </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">Him...because </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">He </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">is </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">the </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">One w</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">ho </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">satis</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">fies </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">us </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">fully! </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">One </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">of </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">my </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">very </span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">favorite </span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">songs </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">states </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">this </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">perfectly: </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">Make me broken</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">So I can be healed</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">'Cause I'm so calloused</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">And now I can't feel</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">I want to run to You</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">With </span><nobr style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;"><a class="pxInta" href="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sidewalkprophets/keepmakingme.html#" id="PXLINK_5_0_4" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-width: 0px 0px 1px !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; display: inline !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important;">heart</a></nobr><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;"> wide </span><nobr style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;"><a class="pxInta" href="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sidewalkprophets/keepmakingme.html#" id="PXLINK_1_0_0" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-width: 0px 0px 1px !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; display: inline !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important;">open</a></nobr><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">Make me broken</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">'Til You are my one desire</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">'Til You are my one true love</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">'Til You are my breath, my everything</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px; text-align: center;">Lord, please keep making me</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-2597675654849695342015-07-04T07:40:00.001-07:002015-07-04T07:40:16.403-07:00"Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved." Psalm 62:1-2<br />
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"Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy." 1 Peter 1:8Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-90449785674301943922015-05-13T12:18:00.003-07:002015-05-13T12:21:30.599-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How do we live a pure life in a very impure world? It is really hard--with all the music,TV, social media, movies, and just everything surrounding us nowadays! Well, it starts in our thoughts. That's because before we even do something that is a sin, we think unholy thoughts, which lead eventually to actually doing it. So how can we stay godly in our thoughts in such an ungodly world? One way is surrounding ourselves with the right friendships. Our friends truly do affect our thinking! Another one is listening to Scripturally sound sermons, which really renew our minds and shape how we think. That's not to mention how much listening to godly music, and just about every aspect of technology and social media really affects us too. One good verse to encourage us to be godly and not conform to the world's views is Romans 12:2:<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">is</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.</span><br />
And of course, prayer is very important in our walk with God. He is the One who ultimately we are accountable to!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-45189741251657054682015-03-24T04:09:00.002-07:002015-03-24T04:09:35.463-07:00So I was thinking....<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-3459153011444369982014-12-26T17:55:00.000-08:002015-07-11T07:14:12.814-07:00Reflections upon the past year......<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px; line-height: 16.5454540252686px;">Wow. 2015 next week! Where has the time gone?!?! As I was reflecting on different things that happened during this past year, this verse came to mind, which is definitely my very favorite verse! I absolutely love it because it says that, even though we may not know the big picture of things at the moment, God's got it all under control. He still hasn't finished his perfect master plan for our lives yet (I'm so thankful for that!) If it wasn't for Him, who knows where any of us would be?? Philippians 1:6 is definitely very special to me since it is one of the verses God revealed to me when he brought me to salvation through his saving grace. Although I have like two million goals I need to accomplish and certain areas in my life I really need to work on, God is so good!! He ain't finished with me yet!! :-) Who knows what big plans God has in store for us in 2015?!?! </span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-64935678127692799982014-09-07T08:02:00.000-07:002014-09-07T08:02:04.173-07:00Lead Me to the Cross<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/J3-d_IrMm9A" width="459"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976794661735256452.post-21637256133180096912014-08-26T17:25:00.002-07:002014-08-26T17:25:45.614-07:00Jamie Grace--White Boots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The "white boots" represent purity, while the "dust" represents sin and impurity!!</div>
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LOVE this song!!</div>
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