This is my nephew Cameron. He started talking to me about God one day so I recorded him. He's so cute!!! lol He had the hiccups a lil but he's speaking some good stuff!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
It's Your Choice
My prayer for the past week has been for focus. I have been asking God to help me not to be distracted by the worries of this world. Things like school work, friends, etc. When I'm alone I want to be able to completely make time and focus on God. In my prayer, God took me to Luke 10: 38-42. This is the story of Martha and Mary in Martha's house and how even though there was so much work to be done Mary chose to sit at Jesus' feet and listen to what he said. Martha was distracted by all the preparations and asked for Mary's help.
Jesus replied by saying, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary Has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."
Ultimately it is up to us to decide what is most important in our lives. Too often do we think that things such as school work are our priority but God is always the best choice. Putting God first and above all things shows the trust that he will teach us management and place our lives in perfect order.
Also what I gained from this message was that the word is our daily bread and Jesus fills us with living water. we all know that if you don't eat or drink water for a week or so you may be a tad bit hungry and even weak. Our immune system becomes weak and we are more susceptible to geting sick. The same applies to our spiritual diet. Without our the word we are weak and things like sickness, worry, stress and worst of all sin are given the room to move in.
We have to stay full. Choose whats better for us. The benefits of that choice will never be taken from us.
Thank You Lord!
Laminin???
According to Wikipedia...
Laminin is a cell adhesion protein molecule. It is vital to making sure overall body structures hold together. The laminin protein is made up of three polypeptide chains - α, β and γ, giving it a total of six "ends", accounting for a lot of its flexibility in connecting various molecules
15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Collossians 1:15-17 Hmmm...Its cool that this molecule has three parts and our God has 3 in one, the Father, the Holy Spirit and the Son Jesus Christ.
Just thought I'd share : ) The video is at the bottom of the page.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Little Orphan...
In this world we often feel alone. We may feel as though we have been abandoned and exposed to the worries, sicknesses, materials and the demons of this world. We wonder what's missing? Is this how its supposed to be? We try to find help or support in friends and family or in our achievements and goals. Still there is this void.
Remember the scene in Annie when the girls were wondering about their parents and what they would be like. They sung:
Maybe far away
Or maybe real nearby
He may be pouring her coffee
She may be straighting this tie!
Maybe in a house
All hidden by a hill
She's sitting playing piano,He's sitting paying a bill!
.......So maybe now this prayer's The last one of it's kind...Won't you please come get your "Baby"
Like these little orphans we hope to be accepted by the people around us, loved in different relationships, all the while wondering where and what our "home" is really like. Not really sure of who we are or even whose we are.
Whats so great, so beautiful and so wonderful is that we don't have to search for acceptance. We have already been accepted by God. we have been adopted by him berfore we were born and he offers his love, comfort and shelter.
"God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us. 5 So he decided long ago to adopt us as his children. He did it because of what Jesus Christ has done. It pleased God to do it. 6 All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.
7 We have been set free because of what Christ has done. Through his blood our sins have been forgiven. We have been set free because God's grace is so rich. 8 He poured his grace on us by giving us great wisdom and understanding." Ephesians 1:4-7
7 We have been set free because of what Christ has done. Through his blood our sins have been forgiven. We have been set free because God's grace is so rich. 8 He poured his grace on us by giving us great wisdom and understanding." Ephesians 1:4-7
We are children of God and our home is with him. We are holy in him and all we have to do is behave that way. To act in our nature and remember who we belong to.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Cell phone vs. Bible
A young man posted this somewhere and I read it and thought it was really interesting.
I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone.
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to children as a gift?
What if we used it when we traveled?
What if we used it in case of emergency?
This is something to make you go....hmm... where is my Bible? Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill. Makes you stop and think, "Where are my priorities?"And no dropped calls! Thank God for His Word!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
I'm trynna see more of Him!!!!
God revealed to me some truth behind the Bronze Snake story in Numbers 21:4-9. I am in love with this story and the faith that was taught through it....so here it goes....
When the Israelites were once again complaining about what they don't have and how miserable they were, the Lord sent venomous snakes among them. Many people were bitten and some died.
They begged Moses to pray for God to take the snakes away. The Lord told him to make a snake and put it on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live. So Moses did so and when anyone was bitten and looked at the bronze snake they lived.
For some this story may seem strange. But the point of this story is to illuminate and show the importance of faith.
God gave them (us too!) a way to be saved from their complaining and their sins. It shows how we should put all of our trust in Him. By simply looking up and believing we are all saved.
This story is brought up again in John 3:14-15 which reads:
"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
So Jesus' death on the cross is what we should continue to look to. We should take our focus off our situations and try not to let them determine how we live and worship. In the midst of any situation we should look to God and have faith.To be saved from sin, to be healed, to be victorious.
I'm trynna see more of Him in my life. And you should too. Lift Him up above your emotions your issues and circumstances. Make Him the head of your life and be saved. Have a faith that keeps you looking at him!
Thank You Father!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
I remember.....I'm a new creature now.
So I had a conversation with some of my friends about how much fun we have had together over the past three years. we talked about the good times and then we talked about some of the bad. We joked about our "crazy nights" and laughed at each other's stories. But for me in all the laughter I was uneasy. In reflecting on the things I used to do and the choices I made I was very ashamed. I could not believe those things that I had blotted out. I started to feel discouraged and embarrassed. I asked myself, Who am I to betray God's love in this way??
However, in that moment I realized that those things are no longer a part of me now. I have been accepted by God and transformed. Recalling those days for me is no longer a confession but a testimony. Even in those days God held on to me. He continued to call my name. He protected me when I was blind and arrogant in my ways. I love God and I thank Him for his unmerited favor and new mercies every day. Since I have been in God's arms He has been teaching me to live by the spirit and love the things He loves and hate the things He hates. Psalm 51 represents my prayer to God to stay close to me and change me. I love this Psalm cause it's my prayer of repentance.
I have been made clean and renewed a steadfast spirit. I have a new position a new character and a new life.....Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things are passed away; behold, new things have come." (2 Corinthians 5:17).
THANK YOU FATHER!
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