Never Alone

Recently I learned something that I don't even know if I can put it into words, but I'll try because it really means a lot to me. There are people out there that hurt you, break your trust, stab you in the back, and give you every reason to be kind to all but trust none. That way of life sounds like the best option, you avoid all the pain right? Wrong! Please don't buy into that lie!

Things are going to happen that will break you. Hurt happens. It's just a fact of life, pain is everywhere, but you don't have to go through it alone. Life is not your own battle to fight. God wants to fight your battles, so let Him. Life is hard, I know it is. Just know that God loves you. Be real with God, He knows everything about you and loves every bit of it. The things you dont' tell anyone, He knows. He knows when you're sad, angry, happy, confused, and everything else. Instead of trying to hide cry out to God, tell Him everything, He WANTS to be with you. He wouldn't have died for you if He didn't want you. I'm not going to lie, it feels amazing to be loved and wanted like that.

Now, when you get it right with God, don't stop there! Find people that love God just as much as you do and they want to help you grow closer to Him. There are people out there you can trust, they may be hard to find, but God is looking out for you and He'll provide. These people are going to be your real friends, and they will love you, be there for you, and actually care! Never settle for anything less!

You are never alone, God is always with you and if you have real friends, they are there for you too. It's amazing! If you struggle with all of this, all I can say is hold on. God is there. If you have all this, you know how incredible it is and now you need to be that real friend to the people who may not have one. We are all a part of the body of Christ if you are a believer and we need to be building each other up, because Satan will be tearing us down.

I just want to leave you with this: Love God, Love People.

Give It Up

Sometimes it's really hard to surrender your life to Christ or as I say die to yourself. First of all, what does that exactly mean? To surrender your life to God means to no longer be you. You have to completely change. You have to give up all your wants, desires, goals, everything. Trade it all for God and His wants, desires, goals for you, and His plan for you. He is offering you everything. When Jesus died on the cross for you, He wanted you. He didn't die so you could be like ok, He died. No take Him, be with Him. That's the whole point. So, stop being your old self. When you become a Christian the old has gone and the new has come, obviously you can't go on living the way you were! I'm not saying over night you'll be sinless. Think of it this way instead: When you surrender to God you aren't sinless, but you begin to sin less. Get the idea?

Next thing, why? Why should you surrender to God and not keep living the way you are? Well, lets face it, you are never satisfied. Only God can satisfy you, stop turning to other things. God is the ONLY thing that can satisfy us! And another reason, you don't know what the future holds. He does, and He loves you so much. He wants what's best for you and He has a plan for your life far better than any plan you could have made for yourself. It makes sense to let Him run your life, it'll be amazing! Why the heck not? No excuses. He is the best way, He is the only way.

How do I know God is going to do all this for you? He did it all for me. He promises to do it all for you and He keeps His promises. God is everything to me. He is my love, my hope, my passion, my comfort, my all, my everything. Why would you skip that? So you could live your life the way you want to? I know a life without God is nothing. It's just exsisting. Give it all to God! Don't miss your chance to live.

Cords

Ok, so today I was feeling not as in tune with God as I normally do. I kinda began to panic and i was thinking why can't I be better? Why can I not get this right? What am I doing wrong? Then when I got to the "What am I doing wrong?" question I realized, nothing. I'm not doing anything wrong. Then I got more confused so I began to pray because confusion is not good and should not be focused on.

I felt like I juts needed to wait, He was going to show me the answer to all of this. I went on about my day a little upset but trying my hardest not to be. I want to grow closer to God, but I can't force Him to show me things. When He shows me it will all make sense and it will just be better.

I began to start cleaning (I know it's weird and I'm not sure why I did but I just did) and I grabbed my phone charger off the floor. It was intertwined with my computer charger, which is totally annoying. Why do cords just automatically tangle themselves? I walked over to a chair and sat down then began to unweave the cords.

They were so tangled. It took forever to untangle them. They got caught in a few spots but were definately being seperated. I didn't even think twice about what I was doing until after they were completely seperated. This is the way they were supposed to be.

What does this have to do with anything? Well God showed me that I was doing the right thing (I was like the cords beginning to untangle) and I hit a snag. As the cords were being seperated they hit snags but they were still on their way. I know they are just cords but we aren't. If you are doing what God is telling you to do and you are completely devoted to Him, but you still feel like He isn't moving in your life, maybe you just hit a snag but you might still be doing the right thing.

You're on your way to where God's intended you to be, so don't be discouraged.

Don't You Get It?

I know it's been awhile since I've posted, but the things I've been learning lately I had no idea how to put into words. I learned something late last night that I guess I already knew and it just became so clear. So here it goes:

Why do people lack so much passion when it comes to Christ? We can go on and on about how amazing our favorite singer is, but we can't go on about how amazing God is? Is it because we aren't sure if He's there? Let me tell you something, God is there. If you don't believe that with all that you are, how can you call yourself a Christian? I'd fill this post with proof that God is God and He's real, but that isn't what I was intended to write about.

Christ came and lived a perfect life. He never lied, never cheated, never screwed up. He spent His whole life devoted to God because He loved Him so much. Then He loved you even more, so He gave everything He had. He was beaten so brutally some of us can't comprehend the pain, then He picked up His cross and hung on it, suffocated and died. He was taunted and made fun of AS HE DIED. DOESN'T THAT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?! Then He rose from the dead 3 days later and instead of saying, "Forget you all, this sucks." He STILL just wanted to be with you! He gave EVERYTHING!

Then we refuse to give Him an hour of our time on a Sunday? We don't talk about him to our friends? We wear crosses but refuse to act like we know why we wear it? What is the problem! Are you scared of what people are going to think if you talk about God? Guess what. I think if you don't talk about God you are a cowardly selfish jerk.

HE STILL LOVES YOU! Loves you more than anything you ever dream of. Even if you are a cowardly selfish jerk. Doesn't that just blow your mind? Give something back, give everything you have to Him, it's not yours to keep, let it go, it doesn't matter. God is ALL that matters. Do you get it now?

Youth

I'm sure you know that people look up to you, the people your age and younger do what you do because they want to be "cool" like you. As a Christian you need to use that to make others want to be a Christian. You can make a difference!

Now here is something you might not have known, older people look up to you too. Don't believe me? You should, it's true. They look to see how you handle situations they've been through.. I know it sounds weird, but it's true.

Don't ever think for a second that you can't make a difference because you are young. The Bible say in 1 Timothy 4:12 "Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for other believers in your speech, behavior, love, faithfulness, and purity." That's cool, isn't it? If you love God, show it and others will notice and maybe you'll ignite something in them.

I know this one was short, but take the time to pick the truths out of it.

Water

This morning I was getting ready for the day and I began to wash my hands. This is a simple thing we all do everyday, but today I took my time. I let the water gush between my fingers and flow over my palms. Then, I began to think, maybe we should all just slow down and enjoy the things God made for us, like the water and as I kept rinsing my hands I realized God was going to teach me something through WASHING MY HANDS! It was very cool and this is what I learned:

In a way, the water was just like Jesus. The water washes us clean and it feels good. The water doesn't just wash our hands but our whole body. It's called a shower and I hope you take one. In the same way, I hope you let Jesus cleanse you inside and out. It also makes you feel good and even better than just water.

Jesus must have known this for two reasons: Jesus knows everything. Also, in the Bible, Jesus refers Himself to the Living Water. John 4:10 "Jesus answered, 'If you knew the generosity of God and who I am, you would be asking me for a drink, and I would give you fresh, living water.'"

By "living water" He was meaning Himself and salvation, and that she would never need anything else but Him. The same is true in our lives today, all we need is Him... So I strongly encourage you to go wash your hands. :)

We Live- Superchick

If you haven't hear the song "We Live" by Superchick, I strongly suggest you listen to it. The chorus goes:

We live, we love, we forgive, and never give up cus the days we are given are gifts from above and today we remember to live and to love.

There is a lot of truth in this song, so I'll break it down as best as I can.

We live- As a Christian we shouldn't just exsist. Non-believers exsist. It's nothing special, we need to LIVE for God. He gave us life, let's live it for Him! Why waste such an amazing gift? Just going day by day doing the same thing is a waste of life, it's so lukewarm. Are you wasting life? Why? Go LIVE!

We love- This is my favorite. We need to love, not shallow love that this world portrays, deep and passionate love. Who do we love? Everyone. Love God, love people, love your enemies and your neighbors. The bible says that the two greatest commandments are (all summed up) Love the Lord your God and love your neighbor as yourself. Love everyone.

We forgive- Just as Christ forgave us we are to forgive others. It doesn't matter what anyone has done to you, you are to forgive them. Part of forgiving is also forgetting. When we forgive people, that's it. It's over and done with. Forgive all the people you haven't forgiven yet.

Never give up- What would have happened if God gave up on us? I'll tell you, we'd all be burning in Hell. That's the sad, sorry truth of it. We can't ever give up, we need to go tell people about Christ so they can experience Him too. But they can't have Christ if we all just give up. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, so it's stupid to just quit. Don't ever give up.

And the last part: cus the days we are given are gifts from above and today we remember to live and to love- Every day, every second, every breath you have God gave you. So be grateful and remember to live for Him and love and forgive and never give up. That's the least you can do.