Blog #4 Is God really there?

Dear Readers,

This particular topic is one of many that we as believers deal with all the time. The good old question of “is God really there” or “does He really care”? I know for a lot of us we ask that all the time, myself included. I know for a lot of you it seems like He doesn’t care when He actually does. In fact, He cares about you so much it’s insane to me. For example He cares so much about you that He gave up His only son to die for you. He took the wrath of all sins for all of us. He was on that cross dying for all of the people so everyone could be with Him. I know it’s crazy to believe but it’s true. He truly love you and cares about you. In fact in 1 Peter 5:7 it says “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you”. Just remember that always. Bye. 

Blog #3 Am I good enough?

Dear Readers,

I know that many of you tend to ask this question to yourself. Am I pretty? Am I good enough? We tend to ask ourselves this because it seems that the world we live in will tell us, "no" that we aren’t pretty and will never be good enough at all. But I know that it’s not the case because the Lord Himself made you the way He saw fit. He created you as a work of art and yet we often tend to think the opposite, that we look weird or I need to lose weight to fit in and the list continues to grow and we lose sight of what is really important. That God who created this whole earth loves you the way you are. You are all children of God and He would never want you to destroy the masterpiece that He made you and me to be. In the Bible Psalms 139:13-14 it says “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful. I know that full well.” So next time you ask that question of, Am I pretty or good enough? The answer is a huge, "YES!" You're a work of art. God bless. Bye. 

Blog #2 Failure

I know for a lot us that the word failure isn’t our favorite. In fact the definition of failure is this lack of success, an unsuccessful person, enterprise, or thing. Talk about something we don’t want to hear. But the thing about failure is that it’s not final. A lot of people tend to learn from failing all the time. Some of the most famous people today learned from failing - Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and many others too. They all had failures trying to get their stuff made. But the end result was good because they didn’t give up. Anyway, when you fail at something know that you can talk to God about it and keep it all in perspective. Colossians 3:23 says “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord not for men.” What it’s telling you is that when you fail at something, it could be that you’re not putting in enough effort or perhaps God is calling you to something better. So embrace the better.  I hope this was encouraging to you all. 

Blog #1 My Story

Hey guys, I am here to tell you my story about how I came to know the Lord and how I became the better person I am today. So here goes, you might want to grab a drink of water because because we are going to be here awhile. 

How should this story start, oh I know... Once upon a time, no that’s too fairy tale like. I am one of three kids and I grew up in a very Christian household. I have a pastor for a father and teacher for a mother. So growing up I went to church every Sunday. I have heard every bible story you can think of from Noah to the creation of the world. Crazy right? Well as I got older I began to get pulled away from that and started to become more like the world than of what God wanted me to be. I guess you can say I started to run away from Him and when I entered middle school things got rough because I wasn’t really fully committed to Jesus. Because I loved Him but I wasn’t reading the word or growing in His word. Those years taught me so much and I shall tell you now.  Well like many of us all we want to do is fit in with the cool people. I remember a certain group of girls and they seemed to be nice. Well I started to sit with them in art class. Next thing I know I was saying things that were not good at all. I realized that these girls were not my friends at all. From that experience I have learned who my true friends are. 

I actually do have some really amazing friends today and I am grateful for that. I tell this because when it comes to friendships keep this in mind. Friends will come and go in your life. I truly thought those girls were my friends at the time because I did not have any friends except for one but she was at a different school. 

Anyway when you're having some  problems with friends, like they start to exclude you or something, remember this verse. Psalms 62:5-8 says “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times, o people; pour out your hearts to Him for God if our refuge.” I keep this verse in mind to this day. It’s been helpful to me in the past few years.

Anyway, once those girls were out of my life forever, all I wanted to do was just pass middle school and move on like some of us today in some ways. Well when middle school ended I entered high school. Now high school for me was fine I guess. 

But I was still not fully committed to God at that time. See I was one of those people that would go to things from vacation bible school, young life and youth group. Yeah, I did it all and I was also one of those who had the Bible just to have. I never read it growing up really, I would only carry it to church only to put it back on my shelf for the rest of the week till Sunday came. I never really studied it, until now that is. It only took until after high school that I really needed Jesus in my life. 

See, I had this realization maybe I was not truly saved and I did not want to spend the rest of my life suffering and going to hell instead of heaven. So I recommitted myself to the Lord. Let’s just say it feels so wonderful knowing that I have a relationship with the One who created the whole world. From fish of the sea, stars in the sky, grass on the ground and many other things. 

Now and days I read the Bible everyday and it feels great in so many ways. Now let’s get one thing straight, being a Christian isn’t easy. There are costs to it and people that you know will try to get you away from Him, but I tell you this because you shouldn’t give up. Focus on the Lord always and read His word and things are going to be ok. 

I know that for myself because before I thought I did not need Him. But it turns out I really can’t live without Jesus in my life. I would just be a lost sheep wondering where her loving shepherd is. Before God we all tend to run away from thinking that we could all do our own thing when it comes to friends, family, relationships, the list goes on and on. Well turns out, we really can’t. Jesus loves us all and wants to be in a relationship with you. 

I know that He truly loves you too and if you let Him in your life things will turn out well for you. How you may ask? Well from recommitting to the Lord whole-heartedly things looked up for me. I now have a really cool job, a car that works and true friends who truly care about me. Not to mention I have a really amazing church family too. 

Well I guess that’s the end of this story. Just remember that the Lord loves you. Bye. 

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