Thoughts...

I was thinking and what I came up with was this:

We all die at one point in life, some young, others old, some for a noble cause and some by an accident.
Therefore, knowing we will all die one day and Christ died for us, then shouldn't we die for Him? The only reason we live is because He died so we might live. And if we are going to die some day some way, shouldn't we die serving the One who sacrificed His life for us even though we did not deserve it?

We are going to die, and personally, I would rather die for Christ than of old age. Though I don't know if I'd have the courage or faith to do so.
To God alone be the Glory!

My Future...

I wonder what I am going to do,
but I know it's in Your hands.
I think about my future,
but You already have a plan.

I have so many dreams,
I don't know which to follow,
but You already know,
and will help me through tomorrow.

I trust my future to You, my God and my King,
and hope that I will please You in everything.

For nothing else matters but You, I'll give You glory all my days,
My worries are pushed aside as I offer You my praise.

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself." -Matthew 6:34

To God alone be the Glory!

Journal Entry

I am going to paint a picture for you; by words...

I am on a beach, sitting on a rock. My shadow stretches out seven feet in front of me. The ocean is dark blue and light blue in places. I hear the cascading sound of the waves gently splashing along the shore.
The sand is a tanned brown, darkened by the receding water. I can see the grains of sand as they sparkle in the setting sun. I see my footsteps to this rock walking in a strait line till they disappear from view.

I see little birds, Sandpipers, running swiftly along the waters edge, they flutter their wings and take off. The horizon is a very soft light blue that deepens as you look upward into the vast sky that is dotted with fluffy white clouds.

I wiggle my toes and feel the grains of sand between them. There is no one near by- it's just me and God's creation...

Later,

My rock is like a rough black stool with green tough yarn-like seaweed attached to the bottom. There are a few snails on my rock and some small pearl-white barnacles jutting out from one side of the rock.
A fly runs across the sand passing my foot. A snail's trail wanders near my rock as a slight wind blows; ruffling my pages. How can they say God doesn't exist?

Later,

My shadow walks beside me now, as the sun warms my back and salt water reach my toes. The Sea glitters like glass...
I now have the word to describe the feeling I had as I walked beside the sea...
Peace.

God must be laughing as we run stressed through our chaotic lives. He's in control and here all the time waiting to embrace us. Look at all the beauty around you? Do you forget to look as you're running by? God created it all just for us. And the most beautiful and amazing thing is God is more beautiful than the most beautiful thing and/or person in the whole universe.
Wow.
To God alone be the Glory!

Your Identity

Your Identity is who you are. We are God's Identity; in other words, we are who God made us to be.

Genesis 1:27

God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

God is perfect; He makes no mistakes. God gave you red or black or brown or blond hair for a reason. He makes no mistakes. He made us exactly the way He wanted; to fulfill His perfect plan.

It doesn't matter what others think, or what you look like or who you hang out with or what your wearing. God loves you exactly the way you are. He created you like that, you're one of a kind. There is no one out there just like you. Your uniquely God's very own creation, created in His image and loved dearly.

Isn't that amazing?
To God alone be the Glory!

God is All of the Above

God is amazing. God is real. God is patient. God is just. God is true. God is forgiving. God is love. God is all-mighty. God is always there.

Though, sometimes it feels like He's not there. I was sitting on my bed one night, talking to God. I was having a hard time with something and was seeking His help. It was at night; my room was pitch-black. Suddenly in the middle of my conversation, I stopped and laughed shortly.

"It's so weird." I had said to God. "I can't see you. You don't talk to me, yet I know you're here, listening to me."

"I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you." it says in the bible. Yet sometimes, we feel so alone. Like He's not there. Like He is not listening.

But God is there and He is listening. Though when things don't go as planned we wonder where God is. He is right here fulfilling His perfect plan.
To God alone be the Glory.

PS. Join in the conversation on the post labelled Questions.