Starry Night

Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: who created these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Isaiah 40:26

When I consider your heavens, the works of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have set in place. What is man that you are mindful him? The son of man that you care for Him?

Psalm 8: 3-4

To God alone be the Glory!

Look

Have you ever just stopped and looked at what God created? This couldn't have just spontaneously popped up out of no-where. God created it with His hand and with great care and detail. God created it all for us! Because He loves us! It's amazing! Look at all He has created... man cannot match it!

To God alone be the Glory!

Yes...Obedience.

I personally, am struggling with obedience. Though it seems like Obedience takes away your freedom, it actually gives you freedom.

If you are trusted with little, people will trust you with a lot. Disobedience, in a way, is breaking the bond of trust.

Obedience is also respect. If you respect, you will heed their word and listen to their teachings.

Obedience is also love, if you love your parents you will obey them. (Same goes for God)

So... I am going to work on this. Whether it is a struggle for you or not, I challenge you to work harder to obey. Not just you parents and boss, but your God, who created you for His purpose.
To God alone be the Glory!

Halloween. Oh boy. -Part Two

Now that you've learned what Halloween is truly about in my earlier post. (Halloween. Oh boy. -Part one) What are you going to do knowing this information?

I know what you're thinking: Why doesn't a teenage girl not want to celebrate Halloween? Even adults love Halloween!

Well, I'll gladly answer that: because I want to do the right thing.

I believe celebrating Halloween is not the right thing to do. Therefore, I don't celebrate it. Doesn't mean you don't have to celebrate it though. You make you're own decisions. I just want you to think about it before you commit to celebrating.

"Well, everybody does it. It must be okay." You think to yourself.
Sure it is.

Everybody is going to jump off a cliff! Why don't you join them? Everybody is doing it.

Get my point? Everybody makes mistakes. We're all sinful by nature. But just because everybody is doing it, doesn't make it right.

In Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus said-

"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and strait is the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. NIV

So think about it. Talk about it. Pray about it. God loves you, and wants only the best for you.

He's not this big powerful guy in the sky who wants to make your life miserable. He cares about us and lets us make our own decisions about life. He just encourages us to choose the right ones.
To God alone be the Glory.

Halloween. Oh Boy. -Part One

Yep. Halloween is just around the corner. I'm excited. It's just a harmless holiday.

Yikes! What am I saying! It's not harmless!

You've just started reading and you're thinking, "If this against Halloween I'm out of here!"

Well hold your horses! Let me ask you a few questions first.

• What do you think God thinks about Halloween?


• Does it bring Glory to God?


• Or does it totally disregard what He says?


• Are we honoring God by this holiday?


• Or are we honoring the Devil?


• Who's holiday is it? God's, or the Devil's?

Well I'm not going to answer those questions for you. You should figure that out on your own. Here are some more Halloween questions-

• What's wrong with tick or treating? Candy isn't bad.


• What's wrong with dressing up? Not everybody dresses bad.


• What's wrong with Halloween? Everybody does it. Even Christians.


• Why can't I dress up like a witch? Dressing up isn't bad. It's not like I'm evil.

Well, your right. There is nothing wrong with trick or treating, or dressing up as a witch, or Halloween. There are also never any fights on Halloween nobody gets hurt and nobody's candy gets stolen...

Yikes! Here I go again.

I will answer one of my questions; Halloween is the Devil's holiday. We are dressing evil, doing evil and and celebrating evil. God hates sin. Sin is Evil. The Devil is Evil.

See what I am saying? Hallow actually comes from the word 'holy'. It means "to make holy; to consecrate; to set apart for holy or religious use; to reverence; to honor as sacred."

Believe me, God is not is fooled by the title of this holiday. We cannot hide behind it. We, by doing Halloween are worshiping the Devil.

"Men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil."

John 3:19 NIV

How does God feel when we celebrate this holiday? Are we bring glory to our just and merciful Savior? Make you're own decision about this holiday. You already know mine.

To God alone be the Glory.

(Part Two will be posted on October 23.)

Paid In Full

I just HAD to post this simple picture! Isn't it great?

I'm glad that is true! God knows I need His grace and forgiveness in my life. What a price He paid too. He gave His life for us and sadly we often take that for granted.

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.

1 John 3:16

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us.

1 John 4:9-10

This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him.

This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

We Live Insignificant Lives -Part Two

God's love is so great and He paid the ultimate sacrifice for us: He died, for us. We should be able to willingly die for Him.

Sometimes as Christians we can get so caught up in other things we never take the time to minister to someone. Sometimes they're right in front of us pleading. Our lives here are so short, we need to do something for God, it's the least we can do, since He saved us.

To me, If I save one soul from the fire, my life is worth living. If I am deaf, dumb, blind and crippled let me bring Glory to God with my life till I die.

• If all I am good for in this life, is to sing praises to you, then let me sing till I die.


• If all I am good for in this life, is to pray for others, then let me pray till I die.


• If all I am good for in this life, is to love others, then let me love till I die.


• If all I am good for in this life, is to serve others, then let me serve till I die.


• If all I am good for in this life, is to spread God's word, then let me spread His word till I die.
  

If you die tomorrow do you think your life will be satisfactory to God? Or do you think you could've done more for God instead of surfing the Internet?

God can take your life away as soon as He wants. Right now I hope I live longer then till tomorrow because I think I can do more for God before I die and I want to do more for Him before I die. I want to live my life to the fullest for God. 'Cause that's what life is all about; Jesus Christ.

We live an insignificant earthly life. Do God a favor; don't waste it. We want to do the most we can here so we can please God. Imagine the reward when you get to heaven! Nothing rusts or becomes boring or distasteful there.

Please watch the video below. It is 'This Is Your Time' -by Micheal W. Smith. This is one of my favorite songs! Enjoy.

To God alone be the Glory!

We Live Insignificant Lives -Part One

"What good is it for a man (or woman) to gain the whole world yet forfeit his (or her) soul."
Mark 8:36

Nothing matters. Did you get that? Nothing matters. Our lives here on earth are so insignificant. God doesn't need us to do what He wants. He can do it all by Himself yet He chooses to use us: dirty rotten sinners.

Why? Because He loves us! The most (nowadays) I suppose you can live here on earth, would be into your early hundreds. But we will live an eternity there.
Like I can say an eternity.

Eternity is forever. There is no more than one eternity because an eternity is more than one. Understand?

"Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Matthew 6:19-21

Nothing in life matters. We are only here so we can bring more people glory to God there.

This world tell us things like: If you want to live the best life possible, you have to: have the most, be the best, have the best looks and know people in high places. That won't matter when we get to heaven (or hell). It's over. You're done. You can't re-live your life. Once you get to heaven (or hell) it doesn't matter how much money you had or who you knew or how good-looking you were.

But our God is a God of second chances! It doesn't matter what you do here He is always ready to forgive you and accept you into His kingdom. But once you are there you've already spent your life here.

In other words it's done; official. If you haven't accepted Christ on earth before you get to heaven, you can't stand at the gate of gold and say, "I believe you know. Can't I come in?" No. God will have to send you to hell, even though it breaks his heart.

"May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it."

Ephesians 3:29a

We will never understand how much God loves us because the description of how much He loves us is beyond earthly terms. We can't even comprehend or try to think, or fathom, how much He loves us. He loves us that much. Wow.

Now try to think of a good reason God loves us. We sin. God hates sin, yet somehow He still loves us. Don't you see how insignificant our lives are?

He doesn't have to love us. He wants to. He does, has and always will love us. There is nothing you can do to make him stop loving us! Did you hear me? Nothing. Once you accept Christ as your Savior, Lord and King of your life your sins are forgotten.
It's so amazing! God is so amazing!
To God alone be the Glory!

The World's Best Kept Secret

You don't have to be 'good enough' to get to heaven or have friends. There is no such thing. Yet the world tries to make us be. You have to be skinnier, prettier, do better, be smarter, hotter, and more athletic. Lies! Lies! Lies! You were made perfectly in the Image of God.

Think of someone famous, they're not always praised. The world likes to build them up and then tear them down because their 'not good enough'.

There is NO such thing as good enough!

Let me tell you a little secret; there is No One perfect... accept Jesus Christ. It's only through Him that we can be as 'good' as we are. Satan loves; I mean loves it when we tear people down.

The world also tells us that to have the best life you have to have the guy or the girl, the money, the car, the best house or the job. No, those things are empty.

Being famous, wealthy or owning the best car isn't the life, as we like to say. The world tells us that's what life is all about. It's not! They're lying to us! They don't care about your relationships or your career they just care about your money. And if they have to lie to you to get it, so be it.

[Jesus speaking] "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
Matthew 6:24

Satan makes the world say these things to make it seem that these things are better than God. He wants them to seem more valuable so we get them instead of Christ. Satan doesn't stop there, he makes us want even more stuff to keep are minds off God.

Look at Tiger Woods? He had everything. Why would he want more? Because the world never stops telling him that he is not good enough, she's not good enough, it's not good enough. Now they have told the whole world of his mistake and how he is not perfect. Yes, he was wrong. I'm not saying he what he did was right.

Do not strive for earthly things, they promise pleasure, but they are worth nothing. Don't give into the lies of this world. Your true treasure, popularity, beauty and wealth are in heaven.

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain that which he cannot lose."
-Jim Elliot
To God alone be the Glory!

God is Awe-some

I highly recommend watching this video.

What can I say after that?

To God alone be the Glory.

Ps. If you liked this you should look up Louie Giglio's "If the Earth were a golfball" (I thought it was too long to post it on here)