Easter...all that it truly means...still the same today!!

On this amazing Easter Sunday this song speaks about the amazing GRACE that we have received from God! Jesus Christ has risen from the dead and He is alive today watching over each and everyone of us! All that He suffered through all those years ago He could have just said no, He had the power to end it all but He went through all of it to save EACH AND EVERY PERSON!! He hung on that cross to save us, from all the wrong we have done and all the wrong we will do. There is not another person in all of history or ever will be who was perfect and faultless like Jesus Christ. Yet the world He came to save put Him to death...and He beat Death!!!

Jesus lives today and He waits for us for the day that we will join Him in Eternity and see the mansions he has prepared for us.  See the Streets of Gold and the Crystal Sea...all those believers who have gone on before us. But above all we will see Jesus Christ and the nail scared hands and feet and the pierced side. We will see our Lord and Savior.

All that was done all those years ago may seem to us that it has nothing to do with us. But it has EVERYTHING to do with us. Jesus knew that YOU (yes you) would need His grace and mercy! So God sent His Son to Earth to save YOU.

Rejoice on the Easter Sunday in knowing that you are saved by Grace through the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. Know that you are a new creation in Him. And know that The Story and Message are still the same and that CHRIST JESUS is alive today!!!!

Love quotes and Heartborken quotes I have found over time!

• “I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you.”
• “You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel.”
• “The worst thing you can do for love is deny it; so when you find that special someone, don't let anyone or anything to get in your way.”
• "Don’t say you love me unless you really mean it, because I might do something crazy like believe it."
• "Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense."  ~Mark Overby
•  “You are what I never knew I always wanted”
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"The World's Not Safe Anymore"....can we make it "The World's Safe Again"?

Is this how you feel? "The world's not safe anymore!"

Well I can't tell you a lie, and say that you never have to worry about that because "of course the World Is Safe." "The World's Not Safe Anymore" and that is the honest truth. What are the dangers/problems in our world today? Well here's a list of what I have seen from my the world around me...
*fear&worry about the future
*heartbreak&now a fear of trusting again
*respect not being taught to children
*lying to get what you want or around something
*broken families
*abuse and crimes increasing
*fights and violence
*drugs being the way to deal with things for all ages
*alcohol...mistakes made while drunk trying to forget past mistakes
*financial scares and insecurity
*dangers in the streets...guns&knifes being carried sometimes
*hunger in the world which is unbareable
*disease taking over many areas
*Natural disastors that seem to increase in severity
*decaying moral values
*know knowledge of the Gospel

Now that is just a list that I came up with some from people around me other items what we know and have seen in this world. It isn't a secret to anyone that there is more violence, street danger, and abuse happening. How many people are afraid of the future and worry constantly about it...or how many people have had their hearts broken and are afraid to trust again. Families are hurting with financial strains, divorce, combined families, and in many families respect and "old" morals are not taught directly. We know that drugs and alcohol abuse is a huge issue growing daily...many people know someone who drinks or does drugs or has in the past. The world in general is hurting...look at the hunger, diseases, and disasters....it is crying out in pain. Lastly Christian morals and the Gospel message is constantly under attack, it  is the "old" ways many see it as irrelevant to their lives today.

So I will not sit here and tell you a lie the hard, cold, honest truth is...."The World's Not Safe Anymore" But how many of those things that were in the list or talked about above can we do something about? Can we work to stop the violence and abuse? What about the drug and alcohol abuse...can we fight that? What about broken or combined families possibly struggling or just with old scares healing...can we be there for them? What about hunger, disease, disasters...can we help support those causes to add them? What about someone who is afraid and worried for the future...can we encourage and support them? What about someone heart broken...can we help them rebuild their ability to trust? Now...what about the Christian morals and the Gospel story....can we help to teach this generation and all people about them and the best story ever told?

How many things above did you answer yes to? Now this isn't a survey or one of those now please support this charity things....this was simply to get you thinking. I pray nightly for God to use me to change this hurting and lost world. But I am one person and can not do everything on my own...who else in this huge world knows that there is more that they can be doing to affect the above things. "The World's Not Safe Anymore"...but there is a place that I pray you will all be in one day that is...Heaven with our heavenly Father God and Savior Jesus who loves each person and hates seeing this hurting and dangerous world.

Who else wants to make a change and try and make "The World Safe Again"? I do...do you?

People...memories...life

Why is it that certain people you can just never manage to get out of your head. I have had many crazy times and memories with a lot of awesome people! But sometimes some people I haven't seen in a while just get stuck in my head. Well two different sayings always come into mind when it's one of those days...
"Memories are only as good as the people you make them with"
and "If you can't get someone out of your head maybe they're suppose to be there"

I guess I have no way of knowing who all will still be around in the near future or distant future. But as of right now I am having a blast and making tons of memories with everyone in my life. Each person bringing a new aspect to my crazy life. And when I get certain people stuck in my head it always brings back memories I had not thought about for a while. You know it's a good memory when you replay it in your head or certain songs make you think of it. So I take tons of pictures and live each day with the people who I love to be with!

Don't know why now...but later on we will!

Everything has a purpouse and happens for a reason. I'll be the first one to tell you that I don't really know why things happen...I can't tell you why things are happening in your life. All I can say is there's a reason and later "down the road" you will most likely be able to see why things happened how they did.

This however is not usually the answer people want to hear. They want me to explain away all their problems and give them positive reasons for why things are the way they are. Immeidate gratification instead of long term. That is not how it works, it is often referred that it "builds Charecter". But Also have you ever heard that without Tests there would be no TESTimony? That is true a lot of what a testimony contains is the ability to see God's hands through your hardships or sufferings.

No one enjoys the problems they go through. For me life is working out okay but what troubles me is seeing the pain and troubles my friends are going through. I wish I could wave a magic wand and fix all their problems but I can't. I do as much for them as I possibly can and I hate it when there isn't much more I can do. But I am able to give them a future to look to and help them find strength in God.

When things are happening we can't see reason. But as life goes on we begin to see why certain things never worked out for us...either a relationship with a boyfriend/girlfriend or maybe a job. Later on we can see the results from that one moment in life that seemed like nothing would ever work out again. Maybe you can help someone else through a similar situation at some point because you can help see the positive possible results.

Pieces by Red

My friend told me about this song. We were talking about all the bands at Winter Jam and he said RED was his favorite. Then told me about this song so I looked it up and really liked it alot. So I thought that maybe one of you would like this song to and hopefully be encouraged by this knowing that God is waiting for you. I'm really glad my friend told me about this song and now I'm able to share it with all of you. God bless and let me kow what you thought of this song by leaving a comment. :)

Prayer...

 Prayer is an important part of a Christians daily walk with God... When there are troubling times we turn to prayer. But it is all essential for us to pray in those good times in between. God blesses us constantly and we should thank him through prayer.
There is no bad time to pray. It is a direct conection to God and we are encouraged to use it to reach him. Prayer helps strengthen and guide us. It is a powerful spiritual weapon against the evil in the world. P.U.S.H.~ Pray Until Something Happens
Always keep praying!!!


Even Kitty Cats Pray! :)



 

Also on the subject of prayer, my Pastor has been teaching a series on Sunday Nights dealing with prayer. We have been looking at diferent and important prayers all throughout the Old and New Testament. Through this study we have learned that our prayers can actually affect the outcome of events, so it is never useless to pray. When Moses prayed to God after receiving the Ten Commandments he quoted scripture and in a way changed God's mind from destroying the people. If we continuously pray for certain people or situations we will in time see an outcome, and God hears our prayers and we may influence how things work out. Not only can our prayers positively affect someone else praying also helps us to grow closer to God. So prayer is a win win situation for us and those around us...prayer can only strengthen our walk with God daily.

People....where is this country going without God??

I don't get people sometimes. They don't acknowledge God and they hinder others from learnign about God. I mean when one person does one thing wrong why does it equal everyone being punished? Why do parents take away a place (like church)  that will only better thier children? Is there no fear of God in this world anymore? The Parents will answer for the way they raised their children and the examples they led by. The Bible tells us to lead by example. Do these type of parents not understand the meaning behind that?

When a young girl talks to you and doesn't quite understand what is going on in her family...and you can't help. The parents need to stand up and find God and lead their children in that direction. What is this country going to end up as if parents do not teach their children about God? If the parents have rejected God do not hinder the children from learning about God and serving Him. Where will this country be without God and Christian morals enstilled in the children?

The people who are hindering the children from learning about God and all that Jesus did for us do not understand the long lasting result. At one point those children who do not know Biblical principles will be the adults. They will be in charge of different things and they will then be setting the example for younger generations.

There is a battle raging for the hearts and minds of the children and teens in This country of America!! If the parents and house holds will not stand up and do what they have been entrusted to do by God....then we as Churches, Christian Schools, and Followers of Christ must stand up and take action. If we all stand by and wait for something to happen we are aiding the enemy and letting the future of our Counry turn to people who do not know God or His Word.

As long as I am breathing and alive I will always minister to people in these situations. I will ensure that my churches doors always remain open to all kinds of people. That I am willing to help, accepting, and loving! This country and this generation needs God!! It is time for us to stand up and affect the children and teens...and by reaching them with the word of God affecting the houses they come from. It is now time for a revival...who is with me??

Our God is Greater~ Chris Tomlin

This song is one of my all time favorite songs! I love to sing it and just focus on what it is saying. We sing it at church and it is so great to see my Sunday School Kids closing their eyes and lifting thier hands up to God and praising him! God has done so many amazing things for each of us and this song has become like our theme song at my church...it really stands for what God has done for us and that we are able to face this world with God. I am so greatful for this song and having learned it at school and having been able to bring it to my church! Thank you So much and I hope that you enjoy this song as much as I and others have and just really listen to the lyrics and worship God right now!

God looks down from heaven....and thinks....

Do you ever wander what God is thinking as He looks down from heaven? I wander if sometimes He just shakes His head and thinks if they only saw how that would affect them.


Like those moments when we look around and don't think anyone will know or see. Do we stop and think well of course God will see us. God is above all things and He knows everything, nothing is hidden from God. So I wander do we ever give God a headache??