tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40441087195035557082024-02-20T10:49:54.263-06:00DevotionalsLadybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.comBlogger403125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-85868814435983849382021-01-01T16:10:00.004-06:002024-01-27T13:38:48.137-06:00New Year, New Plan - How to Not Fail<p> One of the most common questions that was asked at the godlygirls@yahoo.com email address was: I know I should be reading my Bible, but <insert reason why it's hard to stick to it>.<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I have a busy life with just school and homework</li><li>I don't understand what I'm reading</li><li>I can't find my Bible when I go to read it</li><li>I don't know what to read</li><li>I feel like I only have 15 minutes before I'm unfocused</li><li>It feels like I'm just checking a box</li></ul><div>My answers usually consisted of:</div><div>It doesn't matter that you didn't read yesterday or might not read tomorrow. It matters if you open up your Bible today. Find a specific place and time that you are usually free for those 15 minutes or more that you will be able to focus, and read what you can digest - whether it's a single verse that day, or a longer passage. Ask questions and do research. Later I would write, use a phone app, Google and click on trusted sources for answers, etc. There are ways to make it work most days, so that you can look back at the end of the year and see you've grown by being in the Word!<br /><br />Instead of making an excuse, stop reading here, open up a Bible app, or a physical book, and read something today - here are a few suggestions:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%201&version=NIV">Psalm 1</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1&version=NIV">Mark 1</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1&version=NIV">Genesis 1</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1&version=NIV">John 1</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1&version=NIV">James 1</a></span></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQt6U16bH8oJ9CKjMxEjTnjsjg6Hlct5N6uk3upAAAwVHP-FsahBpkHOQrIHBXKg_DZla61LIp3xZa-Dfg9JK_ct4r0DjQ-u6CxfiaEBlgVaB-lNgxTVb5b3UfvnkwvC77ShY1ElaaFb1/s900/psa-1-2-KJV-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Psalm 1" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQt6U16bH8oJ9CKjMxEjTnjsjg6Hlct5N6uk3upAAAwVHP-FsahBpkHOQrIHBXKg_DZla61LIp3xZa-Dfg9JK_ct4r0DjQ-u6CxfiaEBlgVaB-lNgxTVb5b3UfvnkwvC77ShY1ElaaFb1/w320-h320/psa-1-2-KJV-unsplash.jpg" title="If you read this congrats - you've read the Word today" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you read this congrats - you've read the Word today<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p></p>Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-30569668535537548642020-09-14T06:06:00.007-05:002020-09-14T06:06:45.995-05:00Resources for Bible Study<p> Ever since the beginning of GGFG, we have gotten emails about starting or getting back into the habit of reading the Word daily - and what a struggle that is.</p><p>Here are some great resources for you that don't cost a thing - except for your time and willingness to try them!</p><p>1. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/">https://www.biblegateway.com/</a> has study tools - and quite a few are free to access!</p><p>2. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/todaysnameofgod/">https://www.instagram.com/todaysnameofgod/</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/todaysnameofgod/ " target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/todaysnameofgod/ </a> feature a different name of God every day! </p><p>3. <a href="https://www.youversion.com/">https://www.youversion.com/</a> is another Bible app with study tools!</p><p>4. There are apps for organizing prayer points (<a href="https://www.prayermate.net/)">https://www.prayermate.net/)</a> and simple reminders to pray you can set up on any device!</p><p>5. Check out different aids for memorizing Scripture! <a href="https://churchtechtoday.com/2020/03/04/7-best-bible-memorization-apps/">https://churchtechtoday.com/2020/03/04/7-best-bible-memorization-apps/</a></p><p>The first larger portion I ever memorized I had no coaching on at all regarding Scripture memorization - I just wanted to memorize a chapter of God's Word. I knew the middle part of it from a song, and I just felt like it would be wonderful to memorize the entire thing! I sat and read it over and over and started writing it out so I could double-check myself.</p>Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-21499673413088264592020-09-13T20:17:00.003-05:002020-09-13T20:19:24.837-05:00The Simple Faith Bible, NRSV <div class="separator"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Hi girls!</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">I'm reviewing another Bible. Why? Because I love trying to get you all excited about picking up a Bible and reading it! As a member of Bible Gateway Blogger Grid, I received this Bible recently in the mail for free. It's got a cover that makes it a good gift for girls/boys/women/men - nothing too geared toward one specific group of people. It's not bright pink, basically.</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl2KNTEUEhu1hb5xe1l75cx5Y2U-KsSKeJu79hsgYoBPl-JIZwhggtYBxxlzisF_MsmlNFN6ZkeRxrcU1cAtV0OW1hhlb4eeHHoGvYb6KVeTitagUzSlAlzqyrtXmQATUppbf7L7BZDtx/s4032/IMG_20200913_204606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl2KNTEUEhu1hb5xe1l75cx5Y2U-KsSKeJu79hsgYoBPl-JIZwhggtYBxxlzisF_MsmlNFN6ZkeRxrcU1cAtV0OW1hhlb4eeHHoGvYb6KVeTitagUzSlAlzqyrtXmQATUppbf7L7BZDtx/s320/IMG_20200913_204606.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbfbZX6LY2yBtYo0k-Xts9bi6hmMdii11JB3ghIgYqetzaXcRJfKvAF_Gk64O9Z3FaDuuufwjjQYzMQKw1sPHxbHI88XnIzhmp7WDpSX9z73NKbM3UvUO4KGQ__YJGdVwSQKYoqg15XTL/s4032/IMG_20200913_204816.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbfbZX6LY2yBtYo0k-Xts9bi6hmMdii11JB3ghIgYqetzaXcRJfKvAF_Gk64O9Z3FaDuuufwjjQYzMQKw1sPHxbHI88XnIzhmp7WDpSX9z73NKbM3UvUO4KGQ__YJGdVwSQKYoqg15XTL/w240-h320/IMG_20200913_204816.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> For those who don't know off the top of their heads, Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States, taking office in 1977 and leaving in 1981. That's certainly before my time - and if you're a GGFG teen, maybe even before your parents were born at this point!<div><br /></div><div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">As for the Nobel Peace Prize, that's a really big deal. The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes that exist (you may have heard of the others being for Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literatur). They were established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel in 1895 and the first award was given in 1901. You can read which Presidents and VP's have gotten one in the past, here: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/12/10/day-history-four-presidents-and-vp-received-nobel-peace-prize</div></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_io8JHAlK5dZZfF14dhbb8qVxkkFQ_yD1YQIBSwBCKYdrlfIijBpcULBdhfuF9KC8MNDXz-RCvIImi3gHs9GAlQmTexN-6MBpxrqpukyxRg5SJIKIe_Q9eRTEkoCCs4XfhXFNHR-M83X/s320/IMG_20200913_204914.jpg" /></div><div><p>Some of the inserts, to give you an idea, are shorter quotes to make you think:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUqGN9c52U08e2z8amROnDBRQsFO5f40pG2p3u2x4Tv7FQVdOQkCsxxmWFnTHlgo6uE-ZPrPtf-cvZ0q8a9bHmLsct5GThyphenhyphenxqdmYPWVceXcDvvj_3Dr_FoszLYJ4VY114zMpx6XSfT1bc/s4032/IMG_20200913_204855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUqGN9c52U08e2z8amROnDBRQsFO5f40pG2p3u2x4Tv7FQVdOQkCsxxmWFnTHlgo6uE-ZPrPtf-cvZ0q8a9bHmLsct5GThyphenhyphenxqdmYPWVceXcDvvj_3Dr_FoszLYJ4VY114zMpx6XSfT1bc/s320/IMG_20200913_204855.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then other inserts go a little deeper and will take you a little longer to go through, covering a small section of Scripture:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mDGY8l5J6MJu2KtglaM8Gv9bCi1O4u3scNS8zWxgvVB18OnRvQd-tJCnjHRog7GSsDKTkCHNm5Boq3itCaSing29MRApKOuh7Doyyu7h5Sagzb-nijMQgVbWH3cbbVFF_8aCuHbgtiX4/s4032/IMG_20200913_204712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mDGY8l5J6MJu2KtglaM8Gv9bCi1O4u3scNS8zWxgvVB18OnRvQd-tJCnjHRog7GSsDKTkCHNm5Boq3itCaSing29MRApKOuh7Doyyu7h5Sagzb-nijMQgVbWH3cbbVFF_8aCuHbgtiX4/s320/IMG_20200913_204712.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq2YuDmFZ0HZU-yMW24bNTybuC8_Jr1VZN92_l69H5j4OmpEo_hKfR4Ih2k9Wq00DhoKL7BeA2r0hqfTMjZ1gsVhzJyQNY-XbTb1TWT3HuG2KL_7R_S27y_uSQG8lHx_GFoGRxOGC_SWE/s4032/IMG_20200913_204737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq2YuDmFZ0HZU-yMW24bNTybuC8_Jr1VZN92_l69H5j4OmpEo_hKfR4Ih2k9Wq00DhoKL7BeA2r0hqfTMjZ1gsVhzJyQNY-XbTb1TWT3HuG2KL_7R_S27y_uSQG8lHx_GFoGRxOGC_SWE/s320/IMG_20200913_204737.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p>I know that fonts usually don't bother me; I wrote in outlandish fonts all the time when we started GGFG as teens. But before I even noticed the claims on the cover about it being easy to read and a special font, I did notice it looked much different than some of the other Bibles I've opened recently and thought how I'd need to have pretty good lighting to read such small, tight font. That doesn't make you want to keep reading exactly. Anyhow, this font was very appealing, clean, and the claims were true about it being easy to read. It looks bigger than other 9.5 fonts.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Aju6u2eCJYl7c_ZcNjFnziBGGPNj9hyw1y8qB3K73R9Df-Uf__NFCg8i4118ozmw9_02we5Wb_iSaraCH8hjMF9XEPvS7IcIohLHcT2ffk4hRdnP8jnA9enUKdk8r87-NFrivtLmC-z-/s4032/IMG_20200913_204840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Aju6u2eCJYl7c_ZcNjFnziBGGPNj9hyw1y8qB3K73R9Df-Uf__NFCg8i4118ozmw9_02we5Wb_iSaraCH8hjMF9XEPvS7IcIohLHcT2ffk4hRdnP8jnA9enUKdk8r87-NFrivtLmC-z-/s320/IMG_20200913_204840.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you're looking for a new Bible to keep you excited about reading God's Word on a daily basis, check out this one, or one of the many others available, at <a href="https://bg4.me/3h3o2GJ " style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://bg4.me/3h3o2GJ </a>!</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>#BibleGatewayPartner</p></div><br />Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-61396822057307482952019-12-18T11:42:00.001-06:002020-09-13T20:19:09.305-05:00The Jesus Bible from ZondervanIf you would like to pick up a Christmas gift, or start the new year with a fresh new Bible, I can recommend one for you! It's really pretty, but its true beauty is in how it ties everything together.<br />
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Girls, have you ever stopped to consider how the Bible is all one big story? It's not a bunch of separate stories at all - it's all leading up to Christmas, the coming of the Savior, and ultimately, HIS SACRIFICE on the CROSS!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #69727b; font-family: "muli" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Louie Giglio (</span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Indescribable-Devotions-Kids-About-Science/dp/0718086104">https://www.amazon.com/Indescribable-Devotions-Kids-About-Science/dp/0718086104</a>)<span style="background-color: white; color: #69727b; font-family: "muli" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, </span></div>
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They do their part to show how the 66 books are one in all of the extra material (700 features!). Sometimes, in the past, I have found myself almost more interested in the side content than the main content. But for this Bible, the use of various fonts, sizes, and the general layout keep me going back to the actual Bible's text.</div>
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So let's take the time to decide to spend 2020 in the word together! Whether you use an app, a physical Bible, this particular Bible, or one that you already own, it takes us a specific plan to make sure you make time in your busy schedule to do this very important thing. You have access to the word. And even if you miss a day or a week or a month, you can always start again new any moment.<br />
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Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-27529667552874307152018-06-01T17:41:00.000-05:002018-06-01T17:41:12.226-05:00Who is God? by Victoria V.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">If you’re like me, sometimes you wonder
about God. What’s He like? What are His attributes? What <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">exactly are</i> His promises? How do those promises apply to me? You
can answer all of these questions by reading the Bible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">This summer, I started working on a
self-made Bible study that has helped me so much with answering all of those
questions. It’s pretty simple and easy to do! I read a verse of the Bible and
figure out what God is saying about either Himself or His promises, then I
write it down in a specific book I have for this study. Each page has an
attribute or promise of God at the top. You’d be surprised how many Bible
verses line up together! I think the easiest book of the Bible to do this in is
Psalms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Here’s an example from Psalms 27: “The
Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the
stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalms </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">27:1 </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">ESV)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">When you read this verse, what is it
saying? (I’ve underlined it just for some clarity) “The Lord is <u>my light</u>
and <u>my salvation</u>; whom shall I fear? The Lord is <u>the stronghold of my
life</u>; of whom shall I be afraid?” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Those
words</i> are the start to the pages in my book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Page One might say, “God is my Strength,”
and Page Two might say, “God is my Salvation.” Then, I copy out all the verses
that say that about God. I know women and girls who have done this Bible study
and compiled over five hundred pages of the attributes of God, and it’s
amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">For someone who thinks about God and His
attributes or promises daily, I encourage you to try this Bible study. I think
you’ll learn some very important things about God, the one who created you,
loves you, and wants you to have a relationship with Him.</span></div>
<br />Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-37680923525877373482017-04-22T08:20:00.001-05:002017-04-22T08:20:05.421-05:00What love do you know? By Keturah L.An interesting conversation I had a couple weekends ago resulted in this conclusion about objects and what they mean to us:<br />
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"It is impossible for something to love you, but you CAN love something."<br />
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Now, isn't that a thought worth pondering over?<br />
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But I think this calls for another question: what is love?<br />
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There are many definitions of love.<br />
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There is a love that is pure, selfless, one that loves sacrificially and purely. Of course this love can not be applied toward objects, though, as it's a love we are not strong enough to truly act upon with out the strength of God. This sort of love is one that we show to others - to other people.<br />
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The word love can be selfish and centered around sentiment and the desires of ourselves. When we love an object, or even a human being with this sort of love, we are liking them because of what they mean to us, what it (or they) do for us. This sort of love is very much a "me" love.<br />
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This last love is not the ideal love. It is not the love that is talked about in 1 Corinthians 13. It is not the love Jesus (Yeshua) showed to us when He died and covered our sins with His own blood (1 John 4:9-10).<br />
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It is sad that most of us can only love and understand love according the the standard of loving an object. Most of us love another as if they were an object for our own pleasure, not one for us to serve and give unto.<br />
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We that follow God should be above such selfish love. We should love as God loved us, giving every ounce of ourselves toward the better or another.<br />
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John 13: 34-35 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-86251426324573081902016-05-13T21:46:00.001-05:002016-05-13T21:52:04.607-05:00The Definition of Sin by Keturah L.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]-->In my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://keturahskorner.blogspot.com/2016/03/am-i-safe-in-my-sin.html%22%3E" target="_blank">post</a>,
Am I Safe in My Sin?, I talked about whether or not we as
individual Christians ought to sin or not.<br />
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But that then brings up the question "What is
sin?"</div>
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<br /></div>
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According to the online dictionary sin is "An
immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.</div>
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'A sin in the eyes of God'</div>
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Synonyms: immoral act, wrong,
wrongdoing, act of evil/wickedness, transgression, crime, offense, misdeed,
misdemeanor."</div>
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It's funny, that even if though the Bible has set rules and
examples of sin it's hard to understand what sin and evil really are.</div>
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<br /></div>
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That's because sin and evil aren't things or made-up rules.
They are ideas - theological and philosophical concepts.</div>
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Once you understand that sin is not a thing but an abstract
reality, it's easier to answer the following questions;</div>
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1. "What is sin?"</div>
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2. "Who made sin?"</div>
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3. "Who decided what sin is?"</div>
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4. "Who punishes sin?"</div>
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1. Since sin is not a thing, but a concept, what is the
concept of sin?</div>
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Sin is not only the opposite of good, but the result of good
missing.</div>
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Logically, we can come to the conclusion that sin only exists
because of lack of perfection or good-doing.</div>
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2. Who made sin? Or more like, how can one make sin if it is
an idea?</div>
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If sin is the result of taking away good - then sin is made
by the offender and no one else is to blame.</div>
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Also, the idea of sin forces for their to be one to sin
against. This is partly why those that do not believe in God do not believe in
sin either.</div>
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This is why we punish the one committing the crime - never
anyone else. And it's also the reason we are each responsible for our own
actions and consequences - because WE are the ones that create our sin.</div>
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It's a choice matter.</div>
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<br /></div>
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3. Sin is of itself a "religious" thing.</div>
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It's rare that an unbeliever will actually admit to having
"sinned" even if they happen to have that sense of guilt that means
they have sinned</div>
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Sin is that which violates good, and in essence of His
nature, God is good. Thus sin is that which violates God.</div>
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And what ever violates Him and the nature of good is sin.</div>
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So, it's not so much that God or the Bible has made up what
sin, but He has defined it for us.</div>
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God has revealed to us all that would disrupt or cause good
to be gone.</div>
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And that process is called sin.</div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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4. Only good can punish sin. Why?</div>
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Because evil punishing evil would only create more evil. But
good can bring both justice and mercy to the offender.</div>
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When one is totally uncorrupted it has the authority to
continue pushing goodness onto sin, and vanquishing it.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The idea and concepts around sin are very important. They
prove God's existence, and also demand our continual steadfastness to His
goodness.</div>
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</div>
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<br /></div>
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Even though sin is something we'd like to forget
about, I believe that we should at least understand what it is so that when
asked hard questions or facing temptations we will be prepared to say and do
the right things.</div>
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<br /></div>
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1 Peter
1:16 "Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am
holy."</div>
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Matt 5:48 "Be ye
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."</div>
Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-20564350480414740422016-05-13T21:44:00.000-05:002016-05-13T21:44:12.539-05:00Believing in miracles, by Emily M.
Sometimes we walk around professing and confessing that God loves us.
The sad truth is that even we sometimes doubt it can be true. It can
perhaps be attributed to the things that life throws at us. The hurts,
the pains and even the things we get so easily and effortlessly - and yes,
we forget and lean in to our own understanding. <br /><br />
Yesterday we went out on a door to door campaign. The aim of it really
was to engage people in meaningful conversations about education. And we
walked into a miracle. At first I could not tell from looking at her
smiling face and withered hands the story of her life. <br /><br />
She is a mother of about 5 children. The last born in grade 8 a girl.
She has lived through life in ways we would never wish to live it. 8
years ago she was stricken by a very bad case of arthritis. Here it can
get bad since it's a bit cold and she could do nothing g for herself.
She could not feed or move or wash and being a mother with a young child
it's was very hard to see her youngest grow without a mother's touch. <br /><br />
However, in that story we also heard how God sent help through good women
of the church. How her husband never left her side. How finally relief
came to her body and through a divine miracle she was finally able to
move. It was great to hear that prayers work and how God has worked with
patience. How she has lived to see the first of her grandchildren. It
was great to hear how sadness may come but joy comes in the morning. How
God works everything for good for those who believe.<br />
<br />
I felt God's presence. I remembered to be grateful for everyday little
things that we take from granted like singing aloud in the shower,
sitting and talking and laughing with friends,... The sounds, sights and
smells that make life. And I was in awe at how great it is when the
Master is at work. <br />
God bless you. Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-83890285323109177332016-04-29T20:55:00.001-05:002016-04-29T20:56:07.301-05:00The Fig Tree by PereladeThe fig tree. <br />
Hey people, my name is Pere. I'm a
Nigerian. I'm very glad to be doing this. I've always wanted to be a
part of something big. Something good. And so when my sister told me
about this, there was no way I could pass this up. I'm happy to be
amongst Christian girls who genuinely love God and encourage each other.
<br />
So my first article is about the fig tree. We all know
the story. The one in Mathew 21:18-19. On that fateful day, Jesus was
on his way to a city. He was hungry as well, probably from all the
stress from last night. So he saw a fig tree, he went up to it, but
found nothing on it, except leaves. The Bible tells us that Jesus said
to the tree "may you never bear fruit again". And immediately, the tree
withered. It was just a few days ago that I knew that a fig tree is a
Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit. Jesus surely
knew that tree was no ordinary tree. He knew it was a fig tree, but
sadly, it didn't live up to its potential. Nobody knows why the fig tree
didn't produce. It could be because of insufficient nutrients or bad
roots. Maybe it wasn't even watered properly. Whatever the case, the
bottom line was that it didn't live up to expectation. <br />
We're
all fig trees. But we shouldn't be withered fig trees. We're all
beautiful girls with something in us that is edible and sweet. We have
great potential. There would definitely be liars who would try to lie to
us. They'll tell us that we aren't good enough. They'll tell us that we
aren't beautiful enough. They'll make us feel strange. They'll make us
look uncool. But don't listen to them, sister! Someday, Jesus is going
to walk up to you. And when he comes, you'll be able to deliver your
potential. Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-29150561282540017712016-04-15T09:37:00.000-05:002016-04-15T09:37:41.549-05:00Tried in the Fire, Rachel V. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Tried In The Fire</span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">By Rachel V.</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">“...But he knoweth the way that I take: when he
hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” (Job 23:10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">One time, my family went to a historic remake of
an old town. It was really neat! There were ladies dressed up in pettycoats and
an old General Store. But what really interested me was the blacksmith. It was
so neat to see them making various things, such as nails and coat hangers,
minurature hammers, horse shoes, and even metal flowers (roses and lillys)! I
was watching them making a lilly, and it was amazing how they did it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">They put the piece of metal into a 18,000 degree
fire and waited. Then they took it out and punded at it. Then they put it back
in the fire then took it out and pounded at it. They did this for the longst
time, and I rememeber thinking, how would the piece of metal ever turn into a
distinguished lily?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Dear one, do you ever feel like this? Do you
ever feel the pain from the things God is sending to you? Do you feel like
Job's wife and want to say “Curse God, and die” (Job 2:9)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">I know, feeling the heat is not easy. Trust me,
if you've never felt like this, it's hard to bear. I've had my own troubles
recently, and I've thought that nothing can work out for my good. There's no
way. What comfort do you have when everything is turned against you, sickness
has come upon you, your own friends, instead of comforting you in your time of
need, tell you something must be wrong with you,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and your own wife tells you to curse God and
die?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Well, Job seems to have a comfort that is hard
to obtain. “The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean
hands shall be stronger and stronger.” (Job 17:9) “For I know that my redeemer
liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though
after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God”
(Job<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19:25-26) </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">“I know that thou canst do every thing,
and that no thought can be withholden from thee.” (Job 42:2)</span></div>
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soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet
praise him for the help of his countenance.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Jesus says in Revalation 3:18a, “I counsel thee
to buy of me gold tried in the fire...” “Behold, I have refined thee, but not
with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.” (Isaiah 48:10)
“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as
silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my
name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say,
The LORD is my God.” (Zechariah 13:9)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Do you know the process of purifying gold? Gold,
before being refined, has many impurities. Just like us. To take out those
impurities, it has to be melted down by temeratures over melting. Then, when
cooled, it is pure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Back to the blacksmith example. I asked those
blacksmiths why they put it into such a hot fire. They told me that the hotter
it gets, the softer the metal is, and therefore it is easer to mold into shapes
and such. They said that when metal is so hot, it is just like clay, and is
able to be molded into something beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Dear ones, you may wonder at the hardships in
your life, the struggles and perplexities, but as the prophet says in Isaiah
64:8: “But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our
potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” “O house of Israel, cannot I do
with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's
hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.” (Jerimiah 18:6)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Brethren, God puts you in these hard times so
you will come forth as gold. As “silver tried in the furnace seven times”
(Psalm 12:6) And so also you can be molded into the image of Him who created
you. Like that iron that was put into the fire, without the heat and dicomfort,
it wouldn't have been so easily molded by the blacksmith's tools into a
beautiful piece of artwork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">So be comforted by Christ's words “Come unto me,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew
11:28) We may not see what God has in plan for us, we can not see what all
these troubles will do for us, but trust me, God has a plan to make “all things
work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Do not give up hope. Do not curse God. His plans
are good, and true, and just. Trust and obey, for there's no other way, to be
happy in Jesus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">“My life is but a weaving<br />
Between my God and me.<br />
I cannot choose the colors<br />
He weaveth steadily.<br />
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Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow;<br />
And I in foolish pride<br />
Forget He sees the upper<br />
And I the underside.<br />
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Not ’til the loom is silent<br />
And the shuttles cease to fly<br />
Will God unroll the canvas<br />
And reveal the reason why.<br />
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The dark threads are as needful<br />
In the weaver’s skillful hand<br />
As the threads of gold and silver<br />
In the pattern He has planned<br />
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He knows, He loves, He cares;<br />
Nothing this truth can dim.<br />
He gives the very best to those<br />
Who leave the choice to Him.”</span></div>
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Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-53321502249039247302016-02-26T20:21:00.000-06:002016-02-26T20:21:21.339-06:00Being a Good Sibling<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being a Good Sibling</span></span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Adebisi A. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Being a sibling is one of the sweetest feelings in the world. But sometimes, it may seem so annoying. I can attest to this, with four younger brothers. I get freaked out almost all the time. But God has a purpose for making you a sibling. Our perfect example, Jesus had siblings and many other Bible characters like Peter, Jacob, and many others.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do you shout and scream at your siblings? I do,but I calm myself down after a few minutes.You can't be mad at them always or you'll just waste the time you guys have together. Besides, do you instruct your siblings on the right things or not? What about your actions? No matter their age, they learn something from you, is it good or bad? Actions do speak louder than words.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Be a better sibling, spend more time with them because you won't be together forever and make use of that </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">time well. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rate yourself, how good a sibling you are and ask God to make you a better one.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001606125497562504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-31129525764793101802016-02-11T19:41:00.001-06:002016-02-11T19:41:30.355-06:00True Love<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">True Love</span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Adebisi A.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's around that time of the year everyone wants a date.Some wonder why they couldn't get dates and they feel down. But as Christian girls, have we ever sat down to evaluate our love for God? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">John <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_405437532" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">3:16</span></span> Says,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">God gave us His Son. Which was His way of showing His love for us and redeeming us. But are we faithful to this love He has given us and do we accept His love? Instead of worrying about not getting dates or something, why don't you spend more time with God in His presence and show His love to others and also make yourself happy.</span></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001606125497562504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-74822194319701047972016-01-29T14:19:00.000-06:002016-01-29T14:19:12.191-06:00Where to Read...<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Where to Read... </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Kylie</span></span></span></span></h2>
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I was looking through my Bible the other day wondering what to read. <em>Should i go through the book of John again? No. Oh! How about trying to finish Jeremiah this time? </em>(15 min later…) <em>I don’t think this is what God wants me to read right now…</em>
I feel like this is what many of us go through while we are trying to
read our Bibles. Maybe you don’t like to read your bible, or you don’t
really even know where to start. Whatever you’re reasoning is, admit it,
we all sometimes procrastinate when it comes to reading our Bibles at
some point in our lives. It doesn’t have to be that way though! Reading
your Bible can be fun! There are actually a lot of stories about people
in the Bible who were teenagers just like you! For instance Leah, she
battled depression and insincerity because she didn’t feel like she
measured up to anyone. Sadly how many teens feel today.She is the girl
who has a crush on a boy but he wants someone else. Rachel was the girl
everyone wanted, she can be recognized as your school or youth groups
“it” girl. She battled with pride her entire life witch was not in her
favor. David was a young teen who was always overlooked and considered
too young to make an impact on the world. Since he decided to follow God
whole heartily and not look back, he proved everyone wrong and is one
of the most famous people in the Bible. Miriam’s quick thinking saved
her brother’s life and a whole nation. She is the girl who never freezes
in an emergency. Joseph was betrayed by his brothers yet choose to
forgive them. He would be the boy outcast ed by his friends at your
school. So do you see how many teens are in the Bible? Most of them with
life changing stories that we can compare to some of today’s teenagers.
that’s not all though, the more we read our Bibles the more we can
learn about God and how to fight the enemy. You see the enemy doesn’t
want you to read your Bible, Oh no…he would much rather you catch up on
your favorite TV show. The reason he likes to distract us is because he
knows we can use it as a weapon. The Bible is one of the #1 ways to
fight the enemy. The more you read your Bible the closer you are to God
and we both know Satan cant have that. Are you ready now? Have you
finally realized why it is so important to read the Bible? It stands for
Biblical Instructions Before Leaving Earth. B-I-B-L-E. So why would
Satan want you to read it!?!?!? The Bible is your guild to surviving
this place! A ticket to a better night sleep as sleep train would say!
This is how you can make an impact on people’s lives! By reading your
Bible you may memorize a verse that your friend Kara could really use
today. That verse may have changed her whole day! By reading your Bible
you can strengthen your relationship with the Lord. By reading your
Bible you can fight the enemy. By reading your Bible you can share the
good news. This is why you should read your Bible. Do you understand
now? How important it is? If not I challenge you. I challenge you to
read your Bible for two weeks straight. At least one chapter a day, it
will take you five minutes. If you accept…you not be able to stop:)…If
you have trouble finding places to read, start with the teens of the
Bible I listed earlier.<br />
Leah and Rachel- Genesis 29:1-30<br />
David- 1 and 2 Samuel<br />
Miriam- Numbers 12<br />
Joseph- Genesis 37<br />
These are good places to start.:) Let’s all make a point to
STOP procrastinating and START reading our Bibles. Comment below if you
are taking the challenge!:) Has it changed you yet? Tell me what you
think! Are you going to stand up and start reading?<br />
source: <a href="http://christcenteredgirls.blog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://christcenteredgirls.<wbr></wbr>blog.com</a><br />
Kylie
is the creator of CCG! She loves being outside, eating ice cream, and
sharing the love of Christ with teen girls! If you have any questions or
just want to email her at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="nofollow">christcenteredteengirls@gmail.<wbr></wbr>com</a>! She would love to hear from you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001606125497562504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-89706982574456065292016-01-15T22:32:00.000-06:002016-01-15T22:32:01.598-06:00An Under-Addressed Topic: Grief by Hillary Beth<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Recently a woman shared that she had gone to a popular bookstore
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Grief is a part of life that we all face at one time or
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unfulfilled. Psalm 57:1 pleads, “<span class="text">Have mercy on me, my God,
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into the categories of habits that prohibit our healing, try to punish
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good things that God brings into our lives even while we are still in our
season of grief. Ultimately, though, our response–even in the middle of our
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Thessalonians 4:13-14 tells us that Christians can have hope in grief,
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thoughts – to see that God has not left us, that we still can trust Him, and
that Jesus, who also has dealt with death, has conquered even death! As we come
to see who God is and what His work is all about in our lives more clearly, we
can see purpose, be healed, and continue to walk through our journey of life, even
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Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-47932109205794579672016-01-15T22:28:00.001-06:002016-01-15T22:28:18.430-06:00My Demons by TreAnna B.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It’s so hard when you struggle with
a set of issues that you feel like no one can relate to. That was me last year.
I felt like I was apart from God. Like He didn’t care about me. I couldn’t feel
His presence. I couldn’t feel anything at all.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Imagine Dragons is one of those
bands I never expected to like. When my youngest sister showed me their song <i>Demons</i>,
I became ensnared. Throughout college my best friend, Morgan, and I would take
numerous road trips—mostly to Target or Broadstreet. Once, as we drove, <i>Bleeding
Out</i> by the same band came on. A few lyrics in, Morgan turned to me. “This
song reminds me of you.” For whatever reason, I felt a tug in my soul. That
song reminded me of me too. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Bible verses such as Jeremiah 29:11
didn’t hold as much hope as they once did. They seemed like such meaningless
dribble. It took so much out of me to just hang on to any of the hope God had
promised in His word.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“<i>When the sky turns grey/ And
everything is screaming/ I will reach inside/ Just to find my heart is
beating.”</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">To someone who doesn't suffer from anxiety, the
disease can seem rather foolish. The idea most people get when a person says
they have anxiety is, “Oh, they worry a lot.” Anxiety brings so much more with
it than just worry. I learned this lesson sophomore year of college. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Throughout high school, I always had
trouble with what my parents dubbed “worrying.” I “worried” about grades,
money, extracurriculars, etc. Never once did I ever think it was anything more
than me having a faith problem. Until college. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In His word God does say, “Do not be
anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus.” (Philllipians 4: 6-7) Anxiety, in itself, doesn’t go against
this. Anxiety results when the body thinks the situation is dangerous to the
individual. My brain would tell me something awful was going to happen soon, so
my body automatically would go into “flight” mode. My breathing deepens; I get
jittery. Overall it isn’t a great feeling. Luckily, God also states in 1 Peter,
“Cast all your anxiety on God for He cares for you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sophomore year brought a lot more
than harder classes and new friends. I also had new worries and stresses to add
to the old ones. After a few weeks of dealing with me, my roommate, Hannah,
suggested I see the counselor. I was hesitant. Counselors equaled psychologists
which equaled crazy, right? After being nagged and coaxed, I finally agreed. I
saw a counselor for the entire year. Throughout the course of our discussions,
she diagnosed me with anxiety. This was a great relief to me—to know what I had
wasn't just “worrying.” It was an actual condition. Relief was short lived,
however, as I began the journey of learning how to live with anxiety. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In Matthew it’s written, “But seek
first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be
added to you. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be
anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Only for me,
each day seemed to have many of “its own trouble.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>To people who have never experienced
high levels of anxiety before, it's hard to explain. My mind travels in over a
million directions—usually topics I would rather not think about. There are so
many analogies used to try and explain what it's like to live with something
like anxiety, but unless you have experienced it, I don't think anyone really
understands it. One quote I found states, “Anxiety is like living with a voice
that follows you around. It knows all your insecurities and uses them against
you. It gets to the point where it's the loudest voice in the room. The only
one you can hear.” This is one of the most accurate descriptions I have yet
found. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This voice is also one of the many
reason I felt so separate from God. Too often, I would let this voice dictate
everything that was wrong with me, and I would lose sight of who I really was:
A child of God. All of the Bible verses that told me not to be anxious, only
made me feel more so because I felt this disease was ultimately my fault. I
felt I wasn’t trying hard enough to rely on God. I knew as it stated in Matthew
that by being anxious I couldn’t do anything to alter the situation, but my
body and mind weren’t in sync.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Physically during one of my moments
of high anxiety, my heart races (for it to reach over 100 beats a minute is not
uncommon), I get light-headed, there is tension in my shoulders and neck, I'm
jittery—basically during a panic attack or a moment of high anxiety, it is
extremely hard for me to function. Once you add the emotional and mental side
to the physical, you have a formula of pure misery. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“<i>When the hour is nigh/ And
hopelessness is sinking in/ When the wolves all cry/ To fill the night with
hollering/ When your eyes are red/ And emptiness is all you know/ With the
darkness fed/ I will be your scarecrow.”</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The type of anxiety I have is so high that it can
bottom out into periods of depression. My counselor picked up on this, but I
brushed it off. I was diagnosed with depression once before in the eighth
grade. To me, it seemed like depression was a mere annoyance I had to put up
with. It didn't really affect my day to day life. Circumstances just <i>were</i>.
There was nothing I could do to change them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So in eighth grade, I dealt with it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>However, as sophomore year wore on,
it became clear I wasn't going to be able to just deal with it this time. My
entire disposition changed. I secluded myself in my room and avoided leaving
except for class or work study. Hannah and Morgan noticed the change and
questioned me about it. With their help I was able to work through many of my
emotions, but depression doesn't go away that easily.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The depression also made it
extremely difficult to talk to God because it works as a barrier. It would
separate me from school, work, friends, even the things I loved to do the most
like writing. I once told my friend how I felt about the depression getting
between me and my writing and me and God and she responded, “If depression can
form a barrier between you and the Maker of the World, then it is perfectly
sensible to note it will form a barrier between you and every other aspect of your
life. But you should also remember Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is near to
the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Science has proven that depression
is the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain. I do not disagree or
pretend to know more about medicine than the doctors who stated such. I do know
to live with depression is hard. My depression most often manifests itself in
the loss of emotion. I feel numb—even when everything in my life is good. There
isn't an on/off switch. There isn't a fix-it-all cure. There is medication, but
to get the right dosage is complicated and can take many attempts. Finally, I
think I’ve reached it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Since I have anxiety and depression,
my emotions usually ride a roller coaster. My depression makes me want to stay
in bed. It's like a monster who constantly sits on my shoulders and pulls me
down. However, my anxiety is the exact opposite. Its monster grabs me by the
hand and shows me all the things I have yet to do. Most days, as much as I
would like to stay in bed, I drag myself out and attempt to face life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>God’s promise of being there for me,
my friends promises of helping me through…These were good. Some days were
better than others. Some days I just wanted to crawl into my bed and never
move. Once I was told, you need to believe that God is still there for you,
even though you can’t feel Him. So that’s what I did. But even that wasn’t even
to get rid of the exhaustion and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>pain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Depression also brings along with it
a fatigue that is felt in the very depths of your soul. The term “bone weary”
doesn't even properly encompass it. There's physical, mental, emotional, and
even a spiritual exhaustion which forms deep inside and takes root. The
numbness I feel, I believe, results because I don't have the energy to feel
anything at those points.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I'm bleeding out/ So if the last
thing that I do/ Is bring you down/ I'll bleed out for you/ So I bare my skin/
And I count my sins/ And I close my eyes/ And I take it in/ I'm bleeding out/
Bleeding out for you.” </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Many times people equate depression with self-harm.
“It's only a side effect.” That isn't necessarily true. I've struggled with
self-hate so strong, I would want to self-harm. Depression may make life look
hopeless, but when you are also battling other demons as well, you just want
someone else to notice. Marking it on your skin is one of the best visual
representations there is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Of course, it was also a larger
spiritual struggle. I knew that my body is God’s temple. I knew that if I were
to harm it, I would harm his temple. Verses like 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20, “</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Or
do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom
you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So
glorify God in your body,” helped me on the worst days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>For months, I struggled with the
idea of self-harming. Late night talks with Hannah and road trips with Morgan
kept the monster at bay. I was still in control. I didn't cut. As much as I
wanted to some times, I didn't dare break skin. Because I knew the moment I
did, I had lost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I continued to feel like I was
distanced from God, but I took my friends’ advice and believed that He was
still there for me. I didn’t pray as much as I should have. And eventually I
reached the point where I believed that God was done listening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In September 2015, the monster
finally won. I cut myself for the first time. Nothing deep. The wounds were
superficial and healed completely within a week's time. I thought no scars
would remain visible; however now I am left with a permeant reminder of a time
I would rather forget.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Matthew 26: 41 states, “The spirit
is willing, but the flesh is weak.” I don’t think I ever felt weaker than the
time I first cut. I was ashamed. (Some days I still am.) I hurt God’s temple. I
hurt my friends, my family. An action that I thought would only hurt me, would
help me did so much more damage than I could ever realize.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When someone mentions self-harm,
people normally think it equals suicide. That is not always the case. As with me,
you can only keep so much inside—can only endure so much—before it must
manifest itself visibly. When my demons come out to play, and I try to ignore
them, they pull harder. They tug, they tear until they force me to see them. To
hear them. The battle begins again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i>“You tell me to hold on/ Oh you
tell me to hold on/ But innocence is gone/ And what was right is wrong.”</i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I will never be able to return to
the person I was before anxiety and depression became so prominent in my life,
if that person ever existed at all. In some ways, I mourn her loss. In others,
she seems like a distant stranger I never got the chance to know. As much as I
hate what these diseases do to me at times, how they make me feel, they have
made me into the person I am today.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>God was faithful to me even when I
wasn’t faithful to Him. In the midst of my darkness, I lost sight of His light,
but His grace and mercy, I found were stronger than anything I went through. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This journey has not been easy, nor do I
expect it to get any easier, but I do believe it is a journey worth taking. </span></div>
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Have you ever had that experience where an unbeliever caught
you off guard? Were you dumbfounded, confused, befuddled, maybe even scared?
Did you feel like you didn’t do the Christian faith justice, or that you could
have done better?
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If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, you’ve
come to the right place. </div>
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If you’re like me, witnessing can sound a bit scary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if I don’t know the right answer? </div>
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But studying the bible can be the best thing in your life to
cure this phobia…trust me.</div>
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Don’t know the answer to a tough question of the scripture?
Study it. Think about it. Turn it over in your mind, and God will bless you.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-language: HE;">“Study to shew thyself
approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing
the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)</span></div>
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“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready
always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that
is in you with meekness and fear.” (1 Peter 3:15)</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-language: HE;">“The heart of the
righteous studieth to answer… “ (Proverbs 15:28a)</span></div>
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Also, you should know a very important definition before we
start this series: Apologetics means “defending the faith”. </div>
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In addition, I highly recommend listening to Greg Koukl’s
lecture series entitled “Tactics for Defending the Faith” from <a href="http://www.str.org/">Stand to Reason Ministries</a>. It is extremely
useful for helping you to be better acquitted in defending the faith, how to
control the conversation, and how to be courteous about it. He states: “We want
to be on the offensive without being offensive”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His tactics, including the Colombo tactic (asking questions), will
greatly help you the next time you are witnessing to an unbeliever.</div>
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In this series, I will be bringing before you some so-called
“contradictions” that unbelievers might stump you with. PLEASE NOTE: I am <u>not
in any way whatsoever</u> saying that there are ANY contradictions in the Word
of God. I am, in fact, saying quite the opposite. This whole series is to prove
that there are none in the Bible.</div>
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Study with me and be blessed. </div>
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Ladybug8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05434925717874125452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-5480182102231368952015-12-31T20:20:00.001-06:002015-12-31T20:22:02.134-06:00A New Year<h2 class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A New Year</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Adebisi A.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the season everyone loves. Who doesn’t want to proceed
to the New Year? This article is more of a challenge, yeah, Christmas. But, do this
before the New Year.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just sit down for a few minutes and think about 2015. The joys
and sadness, as well as other<br />
things. You find more than enough reasons you need to thank God for. So, just spare
a few minutes to thank Him for the year and also for the season, without Jesus there
would be no Christmas.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Psalm 118:1 Says: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank God for He is good and His love endures forever. (NIV) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After doing this, start writing down your new year resolutions.
If you haven’t, make sure they are realistic and achievable. If your resolutions
don't work, try to figure out why they don't work. Forgive and forget all grudges
before the New Year. It's so important. Enjoy the season, God Bless you!</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001606125497562504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-57678091155255091932015-12-18T18:53:00.000-06:002015-12-18T18:53:32.025-06:00Take a Deep Breath<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Take a Deep Breath</span> </span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sarah P. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Praise the LORD! I will thank the LORD
with all my heart as I meet with His godly people. How amazing are the
deeds of the LORD! All who delight in Him should ponder them. Everything
He does reveals His glory and majesty. His righteousness never fails.
He causes us to remember His wonderful works. How gracious and merciful
is our LORD!” -Psalms 4-111:1 NLT </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I’m a fan of a Christian band
known as The Afters. I want to start off today by introducing some
lyrics from their song “Breathe In Breathe Out,” which is one of my
favorites. It goes like this: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“[I] Always think tomorrow will be better </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There will come a day when I arrive </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The list of everything I’ve gotta do would be a page of empty lines </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I apologize…for living in the future… </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cause if happiness if always down the road, then I’m missing it today.” </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">How
often do we live in the future? We get so caught up in our next class,
our next assignment, our next meeting, our next meal, our next
everything, when life is lived not in the future but in the present
moment. Sometimes we just need to slow down, take a deep breath, and
thank God for the amazing things around us. In this psalm, David chooses
to focus on God’s greatness and glory for a few minutes out of his busy
day- and he was the king of Israel! Surely we can set aside time for
God in our days as well! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As teens, we tend to focus on the
future. We tend to think our lives will “get better” or we’ll “arrive”
when we turn eighteen, or get our driver’s license, or graduate, or
start college. Yet we need to focus on appreciating what we have right
now. Planning for the future is good, but we can’t get so caught up in
it that we forget to be thankful for what we have. Today, that is my
challenge to you: slow down, take a deep breath, and thank God for
something in your life. It doesn’t have to be difficult; maybe you’re
just thankful for Christmas lights, or your sweet dog, or chocolate. You
might be surprised at how many things you can come up with! The point
is that gratitude helps us focus on the One who gives us our lives
instead of what’s down the road from here. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What are you thankful for today? </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001606125497562504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-80816613265444418092015-12-18T18:35:00.002-06:002015-12-18T18:37:48.953-06:00Sowing the Seed<h2 class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sowing the Seed</span> </b></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rachel V.<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Matthew 13:1-9</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>he same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea
side.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so
that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,
Behold, a sower went forth to sow; </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the
fowls came and devoured them up: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth:
and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because
they had no root, they withered away.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span>nd some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and
choked them:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold, and some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recently, some friends and I were passing out flyers for a
church event. We were going through an apartment complex, and since one of the
friends lived in an apartment there, we took a quick break. When a car pulled
up to one of the doors, we watched to see what they would do with the flyer.
They got out, pulled the flyer out of the door, crumpled it up, and tossed it
aside.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now this is so discouraging, and trust me, I’ve learned from
experience. We are trying so hard to please our Lord; put people don’t give us,
or God, the slightest thought. They just brush us aside, and laugh at us for
being zealots. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But Jesus said this would happen. In Matthew 13:1-9, He
tells us about a farmer who sows some seed. Some falls on the wayside and birds
eat it up. Some falls in the stony ground, and it springs up, but it withers,
because the dirt is too shallow. Some falls in the thorns, and gets choked. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All that good seed on the stony, shallow, thorny, crow
infested ground. I’m sure the farmer was feeling discouraged, and thinking it
was a waste of his time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But some seed fell on good, fertile, rich ground, and
brought forth a whole crop! Now had the farmer gotten discouraged, and not gone
out to sow seed, would he have all that food? Of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c</span>ourse not. You won’t get
anything if you don’t try. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So don’t give up sisters in Christ! Keep planting the seed,
even if it doesn’t seem to bring forth a whole crop at once. God will use your
faithful hearts!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1 Corinthians 3:6</b>
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. </span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001606125497562504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-90482470949380163062015-12-11T21:08:00.000-06:002015-12-11T21:15:13.524-06:00Mountain Movers<h2 class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mountain Movers</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Caitlyn S. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Psalm 121:1-2 "I lift my eyes to the hills- where does
my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and
earth."</span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
When I was younger I used to think this verse meant that the Lord was in the
hills. That we would literally look up and see Him. </span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Instead of that, I think we actually look around and we see these mountains of
life- fear, insecurities, death of a loved one, or grades at school. And we ask
God with a genuine doubt "Where is my help?!" That's when He
whispers, "right here". </span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
How amazing is that?! That we can question and doubt our God when the mountains
seem to be closing in around us, but our God still comes to our side- A God
that is shrinking and moving mountains RIGHT NOW. </span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Matthew 7:20 takes on this same concept with a little twist when it says
"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you
can say to this mountain 'move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing
will be impossible for you."</span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
So not only do we have the Lord that created the heavens and the earth on our
side, we also have His power living inside of us! </span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
I don't know about you, but I don't want to stand in front of a mountain with
my knees shaking, frozen with fear, when in reality, all I have to do is say
"move". I don't want to forget that the Holy Spirit that lives inside
of me is stronger and more powerful than ANY force or person. </span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
So no matter what you face today or what you find your eyes looking at in front
of you. Remember His love for you can literally conquer it all.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seek Christ</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Joy W. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">If the duty of Christ was to come and liberate me from
oppression, sorrow, fear and from the shackles of sin (Romans 5: 9): (and what
is the shackle of sin? Anything that comes between God and me) and rather makes
me stand upright with God, why will he instigate suffering on us in our
Christian walk as we are made to believe? </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">If all good things around us is sent
from heaven above as the psalmist sing, what makes you think he will send the
bad ones to you his child. The bible does speak of God in relation to these but
not with you. He says “I know the plans I have for you…” you can continue
that.<span> </span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Yes the Christian walk is not
rosy, it has thorns, slippery path; we must submit ourselves to learning from
these (Romans 5: 3 & 4) and that’s what God want from us, so that we become
better people, to encourage others in this Life. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Many times when we are
afflicted, in trouble, hardships, oppression, when things seem crumpling down
on us we tend to look for solutions to them. Crying on God and the questions we
tend to ask “why me? What do I do? I want to tell you something today. When all
hope is lost, you don’t know what to do, in your misery don’t find solutions,
look for the man himself <b>Look for Christ</b>. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Keturah L. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of my great weaknesses is arguing. Sometimes I can hold
my tongue. But a lot of the time...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's just that when people say such "stupid,
false" things or when people or ideas are "unfairly mistreated"
I MUST stand up for them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And sometimes I just look for something to argue/discuss
about. :D It's just so fun. :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, yeah. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It has gotten me in trouble, but I've learned for the most
part that I feel better if I speak my mind and what I believe is the truth and
I can even have fun if I do it right :D</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have done a lot of arguing with friends ;) Everyone knows
that. And normally it's more of a sport than a fight. Like anything, stuff CAN
get nasty.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>hinking about it recently, I realized that when I do argue,
my friends and I follow certain unspoken rules.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm calling these the "Etiquette Rules of
Arguing."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. It's ok to argue :D Get excited, get into it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Speak your mind.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Never use insults in the place of logic. Never call
names.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Listen to what the other has to say.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Be prepared to stand up for what you believe in and be
ready to defend it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Be ready to give in if you are wrong.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Dignity is ok, but don't be stuck-up or prideful.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Compliment the other person if they say something clever.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">9. Laugh, but don't do it in a condescending way. Sarcasm is
ok as long as you aren't making fun of the person.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">10. Remember, you are arguing ideas, not each other. Don't
take offense and don't offend.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">11. Follow the Golden rule :) What comes around DOES go
around when arguing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One thing that does not help when arguing is pride.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone has it to a degree, but sometimes I think no-one
has as much of it as my family does. I mean with a last name like Lamb, who
wouldn't? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's like we think we are the chosen people, Yahweh's lambs,
so we are right in everything.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But something my brother said the other day was really good.
"As Lambs we aren't supposed to all be the </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Shepherd, but followers of
Yahweh."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Matthew 23:8 "But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is
your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Arguing can become a very tricky art. If you aren't careful
you will make enemies. It is always important that you give in sometimes and
make the other person feel good.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let go of your pride if its standing in the way - of course
we should have just enough pride to hold on to what is TRULY right, but never
allow ourselves to become self-righteous by it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Arguing IS NOT about putting yourself above others.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's about getting to know others in a fun way.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001606125497562504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044108719503555708.post-89099882124017910532015-11-20T14:53:00.001-06:002015-11-20T14:53:09.579-06:00Breaking Through Social Media<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX179694550">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX179694550" style="color: black; line-height: 19px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX179694550" style="background-color: inherit;">As we all know, the media is powerful in the world that we live in. With a click of a button, we can send a message for the whole world to see, whether it be a positive or a negative message. Now if we were able to categorize all the media into two categories, positive and negative, it would most defiantly seem that there would be a ton more negative than positive. On the news majority of the </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX179694550" style="color: black; line-height: 19px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX179694550" style="background-color: inherit;">stories are negative, the stories that are found on social media are negative, the conversations on the radio can be negative, etc. It is very easily to get depressed because everything seems to be going wrong in the world because that is all we focus on. But we can change that.</span></span><span class="EOP SCX179694550" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX179694550" style="color: black; line-height: 19px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX179694550" style="background-color: inherit;">God called us to be the salt to the Earth and a light in the darkness. (Matthew 5:13-16) One way that we can do that is by infiltrating the media with positive messages, and positive stories. In my eyes the media is one big black whole, and we need to place little glimmers of light in it, to help people see that there is more to life than just all the bad that is happening. This could be as simple as putting an encouraging Bible verse up on social media, or writing encouraging words to a friend who may be going through a hard time. You can start a blog, or create a website that is uplifting just to name a few. There are so many things that we could do, and as being teens, we are the ones who are best equip with the ways to use social media that we can do more than an average adult could, and we can reach more people our age with encouragement. God gave each of us a set of gifts and resources and we can each use our special gifts to reach a multitude of people. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">This blows my mind, and I am so honored by this.</span></span><span class="EOP SCX58321740" style="line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">The person reading this text could be put in jail for what they believe— perhaps because of my blog. A blog written by a 16 year old who honestly doesn’t know what she’s doing. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; font-style: italic; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">I am so amazed, honored and scared for your lives.</span></span><span class="EOP SCX58321740" style="line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4044108719503555708" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4044108719503555708" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">As I was realizing this and just praying over this person/people I decided that I wanted to write something to you. Because people who stand for the Gospel--perhaps even to the death—are honestly my heroes. You guys are amazing to me.</span></span><span class="EOP SCX58321740" style="line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;"> I was thinking and praying about this. What do you say to someone who could lose their life because of what you believe?</span></span><span class="EOP SCX58321740" style="line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; font-style: italic; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">I guess I would start with thank you</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">. Thank you for bearing witness to the name of Jesus even when it’s hard. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for making that stand. Thank you for being an example of what it means to stand strong. That's amazing. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; font-style: italic; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">Thank you so much.</span></span><span class="EOP SCX58321740" style="line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">I’ve never been in that situation, and I have no clue what it would be like. To be honest, the very thought of police showing up at the door and to be like, ‘Are you a Christian?’ then to say ‘Yes’ even though you know what it means?</span></span><span class="EOP SCX58321740" style="line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">Keep standing strong you guys. Keep being that light and keep holding onto hope. I can only imagine how hard that would even be, but keep the faith. Paul talks about running the race until the completion, and you can do that-- but only through Christ who will give you both strength and the words to say at the right time. </span></span><span class="EOP SCX58321740" style="line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; font-style: italic; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX58321740" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX58321740" style="background-color: inherit;">If you belonged to the world, it would love you as it loves its own. But I have chosen you out of the world, so you don’t belong to it. That is why the world hates you.” ~John 15:18</span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001606125497562504noreply@blogger.com0