Strength of the Lord

I just want to do everything I can to let everybody know that I care. I want them to know that I am here for them no mater what they are going through. I want God's love you pour out of my actions. I will try my hardest to let my light shine for Him, and not be afraid of what I believe in. I fail daily, but I want to have the courage to get back up and try again and again no matter who rejects me, because I know that the strength of the Lord is within me. With Him all things are possible, and with Him I can withstand all things.

Everlasting, Never Changing Love

Why me? Why did God chose to save me, after I betrayed Him, beaten Him and denied him over and over. I constantly disobey His commands daily, and yet he chose to give His life up for me, and He would do it all over again in a heartbeat. He decided to go through all the sufferings that I deserved, and die the most horrible death so I wouldn't have to. With all of this to grasp comes my question, Why did he chose to die for me?

• God, everlasting, never changing, sovereign, Lord of all. Along with these characteristics comes God's love for us which carries the same qualities. On that day he chose to die for me even after all the sins I had committed and all the sins I would commit. It is hard for me to understand why God still loves me even though I am so imperfect, but God shows His everlasting, never changing love to me in so many ways so that I know I can't do anything to make Him love me any less than He already does. Not only that, but I can't do anything to make my Father love me anymore than He already does, because he loves me as much as he possibly can, right now! I don't have to do things to make Him love me, and I don't have to try and make Him love me more, and absolutely nothing, nothing can hinder Him from showing His love to me.
  

This is very comforting to know that even though I may get rejected by friends, or I might not get the best grade on my next test God will still love me with the most amazing, incomprehensible love ever! I may not understand why He loves me like that, but I know He does, and I am forever grateful for that! :)

John 13:7- The Mystery to Being Me

Sometimes... well a lot of times thing happen to me that aren't according to my plan, and my reaction, which may be similar to yours, is almost always "WHY GOD, WHY ME, WHY NOW?" These thing almost never make scene to me, but last night I was doing my quiet time when I came across a verse that answered all of my unreasonable questions to God.

John 13:7
Jesus replied, "You do not realize what I am doing now, but later you will understand."

Immediately, when I read those words, I knew that God was trying to tell me something. So I just sat on my bed and thought. I have gone through so many rough times with friends, family, and myself. Those same question would always go through my head. "WHY GOD, WHY ME, WHY NOW?". All those tears shed and broken heart. I never understood at the time why God was allowing all these things to happen. I was applying the most recent rough occurrence that I had to this verse, and I realized that in the production of the tears and in the midst of my low self-esteem God was shaping me into... me. He reminded me of the things I liked to do, and why I liked to do them. He reminded me of who I was, and along with all of this he uncovered more to the mystery of being me. So, now when I go through heartbreaking middle school hardships I will remember this verse. I will remember that even though things may hurt now, it is all part of God's plan. He know exactly what he is doing, and He NEVER makes mistakes.
Thank you Lord for showing me this verse!

To look back and Laugh at. =)

Now, my mind is full of bits and pieces of topics to write about, and many of them very good topics, but i just cant find enough of the thought in my mind to formulate an entire blog. It is sort of a disappointment. Like when you buy a new puzzle and you get down to the last three pieces when you realize you have misplaced a piece. All of your hard work for nothing, but then you find that missing piece a few days later (by then you had already forgotten you even had a puzzle) and you get excited because now you have completed the puzzle. Just like how now... I have completed my blog. :)

Little Taste of Heaven

Have you ever gotten chills down your spine? I don't mean the ones you get when you are cold. I'm talking about the warm, good feeling ones you get. The shivers you get when something great happens to you, like a good hug right when you need one, but even better. My mom tells me that when those satisfying little chills travel down your back you are getting a "little taste of heaven". This little treat is rare, and once you get it you crave to have it again. I love moments in life that God gives us to remember, and to yearn for an eternity of those moments that come and go so swiftly now, but will eventually last forever. That is what heaven will be like. It will be so great that not even the words that I type at this very moment, or a word that any amazing poet uses can descried. I can't wait for that day!

The Gift of being Sick

Whenever I am sick I, like most people feel: puny, achy, sore, frustrated that i can't go anywhere or do anything... the list goes on. The reason you get sick is obvious. Your immune system becomes weak and fails to kill any harmful bacteria, but there has to be more to it than that. You are sick, so you have the chance to relax, and clear your mind not to mention that you have a massive headache. So all This lead to the question, if God loves me so much why would he allow me to get sick? I got to thinking and this is the answer i came up with: There are 2 reasons for our sickness.

1. No matter how shallow this may sound, God may be trying to tell you something. Sometimes it is hard to find time during our busy schedules to be still and listen for the voice of God. So, God decides to slow down your busy schedule and give you time away from the hustle and bustle of life and get some peace and quite for the chance that maybe you will just be quiet and listen to Him. This is even more likely knowing that from 10-4 there is nothing on T.V worth taking the time to watch. So as you lie there on the couch tiring to forget about the frustration of your boredom or trying to ignore your sore throat, you proceed to take a nap. When suddenly a peace has overcome you, the peace of God which surpasses all understanding reminds you of his everlasting, never failing love for you.
2. In all these struggles of poor sleep and lack of nourishment you think about How great a life you will have after this one. You remember that you will be in a place one day where the is no sickness, or pain, or yucky cough medicine. A place of laughter and joy where you can do things you never dreamed of, and That is what gets you through your week of discomfort... Knowing that one day, you won't even have to worry about catching a cold, and This is What God told me today during my gift of rest.

Backyard boundries

Today I didn't have much homework, so i decided to use my extra time working on photography and exploring my back yard. Since it was winter i didn't think that there were going to be very many pretty things out there... there aren't many things out there, but i challenged myself and tried some things.I found more than I thought I would! I ended up having a lot of fun. This is what i found!

Value of Friendship

I was thinking about what it meant to be a good friend... so i goggled it, yes i goggled it. Here are some quotes that I found thoughtful and sweet about friends. some of these may seem silly, but when you think about it they are all true! =) You're...
My Friend,
my companion,
through good times and bad
my friend, my buddy,
through happy and sad,
beside me you stand,
beside me you walk,
you're there to listen,
you're there to talk,
with happiness, with smiles,
with pain and tears,
I know you'll be there, throughout the years!

"We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere."
-Tim McGraw
"Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher."
"A true friend is someone who knows there's something wrong even when you have the biggest smile on your face."
The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.” ~Unknown~
“Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait to hear the answer”

Memory capture

Capturing memories is such a great thing... one event, one smile, one laugh, any memory that you you could look back on and it would make you smile. It is so easy to make a memory and even easier to capture one with the click of a button. A picture, so simple, yet so complex. That is why i love photography. You get to have the experience of making memories while having a way to document them. You can help others make there memories even better... then you hope one day when they see the picture from years ago and it would take them back to that time, doing the things they love with the people they love. The world is so beautiful. There are place some people don't know exist unless you show them, and there is only one way to do that...

Plan for the Future

I don't really have a plan for the future. Sometimes I don't even know what my schedule is for the next day. Maybe that is what makes life so exciting. If you woke up knowing everything that would happen that day it wouldn't be any fun. There would be no reason to do things. Some people know what they want to be when they "grow-up". I have a few ideas, but i don't have any definite plans. Maybe that isn't such a bad thing. I wonder what is in store for the next few years of my life. I don't think there is anything wrong with not having a plan... I like to stay on my toes, and see where God is going to take me next! All I know is that it is going to be an adventure that is for sure!

Identity

You are a person trying to create your identity. You don't know who you are going to be yet. In the search for your soal you come across many obsatcles. On your journey you may take a wrong turn and begin to be the wrong person. It is your job to turn around and find yourself again. It is God's job to lead you along the path. Protecting you and showing you wear to go. if you don't listen you may get lost and end up somewhere. then it is your job to listen carefully to the voice of God that will lead you to Him, but you chose to ingnore. When you see Him again you will be emrased... embraced by your father. Your father that gave everything for you, and would do it all over again in a heartb beat. Will you listen for the voice of God?

A Strong Passion

Do you have a strong passion for something? Well many people do whether it for a sport, hobbie or a pet. Manny people use the word passion very freely. I think the word passion is a much stronger word than Love and a way stronger word than like. Many people may use the word passion so freely because they don't actually know what it means. . . well on http://www.merriam-webster.com/ the definition for passion is: a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object or concept; an object desire or deep concept.
In other words you have strong feeling, love or affection toward something. . . for example: I have a passion for Volleyball. Another way to look at the word passion is like this: the sufferings of Christ between the night of the last supper and His death. Basically Jesus had a strong Love and passion for us so He died the death that we were to die because His love for us was so strong. . . in other words a passion. A true, real living strong passion, and It was for us. Does not that make you feel good? God loved us that much. Think about it! :)