Mary moment!

We get to comfortable in our boxes that we won't step out and do something.

God used teens for his glory. The teen we hear about a lot is Mary.

I am going to give you a brief history lesson... in Mary's time a woman as young as Mary could get stoned for being pregnant and not wed, unless she was a prostitute (and Mary was not) even then the prostitutes were considered unclean and lived on the outskirts of town.

Mary risk everything for God. I think Mary is pretty beast (as in awesome) because she didn't tell God she would think about it, No, she told him "yes" right on the spot. You may be comfortable in your box, but God may be telling you to take some risks for him.

 Will you step out of your box for him?

                                         Be not of this world!
                                             



P.S. If you know I am wrong on some facts please don't be shy and leave a comment below I would be happy to fix it. :)

Challenge!

I have challenge for y'all! Every time you feel bad or you look in the mirror and don't like what you see write down something in your journal (it is great to have a journal) about yourself that is uplifting. In mine I wrote at the very top of the page "I am..." and then began to scatter everything I wrote. My pastor once said "One of Jesus names is 'I am' so if we say "I am ugly" then we are using Jesus name to put our selves down while we are putting Jesus down." I thought that was cool. So try this!

Be Not Of This World!

Beauty on the inside!

We all want to be even more beautiful on the outside; but is that where we need to start? As my favorite verse Proverbs 31:30 says "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." The word fear in this verse means reverential awe toward the Lord. Beauty starts on the inside. Beauty starts by being kind or telling the truth. Your beauty on the inside will spill over to the outside, and make you beautiful on both sides.

                                             Be not of this world!

Make a difference!

The smallest thing can brighten someones day. I always tell my little brother to open the door for as many women as he can because it will make her day a whole lot brighter to have a boy open the door for her. You could change someones life by doing or saying the smallest things like smiling and saying "Have a blessed day." or "God bless you.", these little things can make a difference.
We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19

For some awesome ideas on how to make a difference check out Makeadifference.blogspot.com.

I was having a hard time finding a picture for this post but I
decided to pick a picture of mine because I want to make a

difference with my photography.

Giving In Perspective

November is about giving thanks to God for what we have but December is about giving what we have to God like our time, our talent, and our money. God gave it all to us so why not give some of it back to him. This December think of some stuff you can give back to God and give it to him on Christmas. John 10:14-15 “I am the shepherd who cares for the sheep. I know my sheep just as the Father knows me. And my sheep know me just as I know the Father. I give my life for these sheep.

The real reason for Christmas. 

Have a very merry Christmas!

What is True Love?

What is True Love? A lot people think that love or True Love is fall in love with someone, getting married, and having kids; but that's not True Love. True Love is giving of yourself for someone else. Jesus gave himself for us because he Truly Loved us. I heard a story about a man who gave himself so his daughter could be taken in an orphanage and cared for because the orphanage would not take her because her father was still alive. Jesus was thinking the same thing when he hung on the cross he was thinking that if he died we would be saved and cared for by the holy spirit. John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay his life down for his friends. Do you Truly Love?

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." 

Thanksgiving

November 22, 2012
I am thankful for food to eat, a family to share it with, and a house to eat it in.
Happy thanksgiving!

Thankfulness list

I thought that tonight before thanksgiving I would post my thankfulness list to y'all. Nov.1: My life Nov.2: My family Nov.3: My home Nov.4: My blog Nov.5: Jesus love Nov.6: My freedom Nov.7:My friends Nov.8: My freedom to talk to people about God Nov.9: My friend Jesus Nov.10: A caring dad Nov.11: A caring mom Nov.12: Veterans who fought and fight for our country Nov.13: I'm thankful that I can be home schooled Nov.14: A roof over my head Nov.15: A best friend Nov.16: Make up Nov.17: That God made me the way I am Nov.18: An awesome sister Nov.19: The awesome time I had last night with my best friend Nov.20: God's unfailing love Nov.21: That I can cook Nov.22:?

Temptation

Have you ever been tempted to do something just because your friends are doing it? I know I have. Jesus went though temptation when Satan was tempting Jesus in the desert and he stayed strong. Next time you are tempted to do what your friends do talk to Jesus or a trusted adult and do the opposite be the influence to them tell them to get ice cream instead of doings drugs, you will feel silly doing it but God will reward you for doing what is right.

Matthew 4:1-4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ² After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³ The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴ Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 

Promises, can you keep yours?

How many promises have you made and never kept? Maybe one like "Mom, I promise I'll clean my room when I get back." We don't always keep our promises and we should, promises are a big thing, they aren't something to take lightly. God keep his promises to us no matter what. Don't make a promise you can't keep.

Joshua 21:45 Not one of all the Lord's good promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.