This is just a short thought that I'd like to speak about for just a moment. When you become baptized or saved or a member of a new church you want to give God all of your time, correct? You have this fire within that just won't let out and all that fire wants to do is build up inside of you so the glory of God is magnified. This is a great thing I tell you!
Don't play with fire.
Yes, even the fire that is building inside of you to glorify the body of Christ. Sometimes we are so absolutely caught up in what we have to do for the Church that we completely forget that there is an outside world that needs our help. We go on missions, have church picnics, church basketball nights, band practice, orchestra practice, choir practice, sunday morning church, sunday night church, saturday night youth, friday night church, youth group trips, visiting the elderly, small groups etc. All this stuff is amazing and I'm not saying that any of it is bad in any way but getting caught up in all of it, it turns into a routine and not only that it keeps you from the outside world. Even Jesus sat with the tax collectors and the sinners because they are the ones that need a doctor! You need to take time to speak to non-Christians and to relate to them. Love them.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Very Same Power
“The same spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in you.” - Romans 8:11
The VERY same power that raised Christ from the dead is ALIVE in us today!
Wow wow wow. Let's stop right here.
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WOW! Can you believe that?
How many times have you caught yourself going through something you just can't handle? All the time right? Maybe you have a lot of bills this month that you don't know if you're going to make them or not. Maybe all your friends are having sex and all you're doing is being tempted to have sex. Maybe nobody is really paying attention to you right now and you just need a friend. Maybe you can't handle school, work, friends, finances, family and everything else life has to offer at the same time. Where are you going to find the strength? the will power? THE VERY SAME POWER THAT RAISED CHRIST FROM THE DEAD IS ALIVE IN YOU. The power is in you! It's Jesus! Jesus has/is the power that raised Him from the dead and Jesus is alive in you. Jesus has already provided all the strength you need to handle anything. When you come upon another day that you think you can't make it, pray for faith in Jesus because the power is there you just need to believe.
I was recently speaking to my girlfriend, Adri, about our New Years Resolution and trusting God more. My New Years resolution was to trust God more because last year with barely trusting God, He always pulled me through. I went further on to use a financial example. I explained to her that I have no idea where I get half my money. This makes me sound a lot like a drug dealer but I'm not haha. I meant in a sense that as weird as this may sound, Martial Arts Instructors aren't payed as well as you think and there are quite a few things that require money in the world. Last year I learned to trust God more and he will provide what I need and most of the time more than what I need! Whenever I'm stuck or need to make it through something, the power of Christ is in me and all I need to do is trust. Constant prayer and faith in God are the ingredients that let the Power of God rise into your heart.
The VERY same power that raised Christ from the dead is ALIVE in us today!
Wow wow wow. Let's stop right here.
...
..
.
WOW! Can you believe that?
How many times have you caught yourself going through something you just can't handle? All the time right? Maybe you have a lot of bills this month that you don't know if you're going to make them or not. Maybe all your friends are having sex and all you're doing is being tempted to have sex. Maybe nobody is really paying attention to you right now and you just need a friend. Maybe you can't handle school, work, friends, finances, family and everything else life has to offer at the same time. Where are you going to find the strength? the will power? THE VERY SAME POWER THAT RAISED CHRIST FROM THE DEAD IS ALIVE IN YOU. The power is in you! It's Jesus! Jesus has/is the power that raised Him from the dead and Jesus is alive in you. Jesus has already provided all the strength you need to handle anything. When you come upon another day that you think you can't make it, pray for faith in Jesus because the power is there you just need to believe.
I was recently speaking to my girlfriend, Adri, about our New Years Resolution and trusting God more. My New Years resolution was to trust God more because last year with barely trusting God, He always pulled me through. I went further on to use a financial example. I explained to her that I have no idea where I get half my money. This makes me sound a lot like a drug dealer but I'm not haha. I meant in a sense that as weird as this may sound, Martial Arts Instructors aren't payed as well as you think and there are quite a few things that require money in the world. Last year I learned to trust God more and he will provide what I need and most of the time more than what I need! Whenever I'm stuck or need to make it through something, the power of Christ is in me and all I need to do is trust. Constant prayer and faith in God are the ingredients that let the Power of God rise into your heart.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Jealous much?
When I was a kid if my brother got something that I didn't get I wanted it. If he got a new Buzz Lightyear toy with the special utility belt, which I still think is a fanny pack, I wanted it. If he got a new basketball and I didn't, I would take it and play with it. If he got new violin strings and that played beautifully, I wanted those too, I didn't even play violin I just wanted the strings.
It is a natural human inclination to be jealous! Everyone is jealous of somebody and wants something or someone that they "can't have". Nowadays I'm not really so jealous for basketballs and Buzz lightyear's but there are always things that get me going. When I see local musicians playing at nice venues I always have this thing inside me that wishes I could play there too. There are little things in everybodies life that just kind of nudges the jealous part into us.
"For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice" - James 3:16
"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord." - Song of Solomon 8:6
Did you ever know that the feeling of jealousy was that fierce? That it can really be that affecting in your life? As you go on with your days and you feel jealousy overcoming you at some point just kind of stop and COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS. You can't think of what you don't have when you're too busy thinking of what God gave you. One of the things that I have been coming to realize more and more since the past year is that God blesses me way more than I could ever deserve and when I feel jealousy start to overcome me, I start to think of things that I have that others don't have haha. As you bow your head in prayer, start by counting and thanking God for your blessing for you and I truly have no reason to be jealous.
It is a natural human inclination to be jealous! Everyone is jealous of somebody and wants something or someone that they "can't have". Nowadays I'm not really so jealous for basketballs and Buzz lightyear's but there are always things that get me going. When I see local musicians playing at nice venues I always have this thing inside me that wishes I could play there too. There are little things in everybodies life that just kind of nudges the jealous part into us.
"For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice" - James 3:16
"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord." - Song of Solomon 8:6
Did you ever know that the feeling of jealousy was that fierce? That it can really be that affecting in your life? As you go on with your days and you feel jealousy overcoming you at some point just kind of stop and COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS. You can't think of what you don't have when you're too busy thinking of what God gave you. One of the things that I have been coming to realize more and more since the past year is that God blesses me way more than I could ever deserve and when I feel jealousy start to overcome me, I start to think of things that I have that others don't have haha. As you bow your head in prayer, start by counting and thanking God for your blessing for you and I truly have no reason to be jealous.
Friday, December 31, 2010
What have you learned this year?
As we come to wrap up the year of 2010 I want to reference to my first blog post that I have ever posted. My first blog post was I think the first day of January 2010 and I stated that 2010 was going to be a BIG year and that many things would happen this year. Now of course that is a pretty general statement but many BIG things did happen this year.
The biggest thing that I learned this year is that GOD ALWAYS PROVIDES!
"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19, NKJV)
Now I'm not talking about when you want that new Xbox 360 game God is going to swoop into your life and magically make that game appear in your room. Not that He can't do that but I highly doubt He will. I mean when you're in need and you come to God before going to anyone else. He will provide! If you don't think you're going to be able to pay your bills this month, put your worries aside and pray! If your kids don't have the proper clothes they need to stay warm this winter, don't stress it. When you think there is no way you're going to get through this day physically, financially or even spiritually, you better look up! Ask God for strength, don't ask for lighter burdens but ask for a stronger back.
"My flesh and my heart my fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" - Psalm 73:26
Where ever you are right now, at home on the computer, on your iPhone relieving your bodily needs or at starbucks on your laptop, take a moment and pray. Pray to God asking him that this year you will trust Him more to provide and that you should have a stronger back than last year.
PRAISE THE FATHER AND THE SON! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE AND PLEASE MAKE SURE WE STAY IN ENCOURAGEMENT THIS YEAR AND THAT WE ALL GROW IN FELLOWSHIP =]
The biggest thing that I learned this year is that GOD ALWAYS PROVIDES!
"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19, NKJV)
Now I'm not talking about when you want that new Xbox 360 game God is going to swoop into your life and magically make that game appear in your room. Not that He can't do that but I highly doubt He will. I mean when you're in need and you come to God before going to anyone else. He will provide! If you don't think you're going to be able to pay your bills this month, put your worries aside and pray! If your kids don't have the proper clothes they need to stay warm this winter, don't stress it. When you think there is no way you're going to get through this day physically, financially or even spiritually, you better look up! Ask God for strength, don't ask for lighter burdens but ask for a stronger back.
"My flesh and my heart my fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" - Psalm 73:26
Where ever you are right now, at home on the computer, on your iPhone relieving your bodily needs or at starbucks on your laptop, take a moment and pray. Pray to God asking him that this year you will trust Him more to provide and that you should have a stronger back than last year.
PRAISE THE FATHER AND THE SON! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE AND PLEASE MAKE SURE WE STAY IN ENCOURAGEMENT THIS YEAR AND THAT WE ALL GROW IN FELLOWSHIP =]
Thursday, December 9, 2010
FRIDAY FIVE!
FAVORITE SALSA DANCE
FAVORITE SHAQ QUOTE
FAVORITE CHRISTMAS DECORATION
FAVORITE DUNK ATTEMPT
FAVORITE JANITOR
FAVORITE SHAQ QUOTE
FAVORITE CHRISTMAS DECORATION
FAVORITE DUNK ATTEMPT
FAVORITE JANITOR
Thursday, December 2, 2010
FRIDAY FIVE!!
FAVORITE MMA FIGHTER
FAVORITE TURKEY CALL
FAVORITE RACER
World Championship Kart Racing Victory Lap Crash - Watch more Funny Videos
FAVORITE DRAKE FAN
FAVORITE TURKEY LADY
FAVORITE TURKEY CALL
FAVORITE RACER
World Championship Kart Racing Victory Lap Crash - Watch more Funny Videos
FAVORITE DRAKE FAN
FAVORITE TURKEY LADY
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
What are YOUR plans?
Planning is a big part of life. You plan what college you go to, who you hang out with on the weekends, what kind of car you want to get, what kind of job you're looking for. All these things you either lay out on paper or run through your head constantly. We plan as we go on with our day. We plan on what to eat for lunch. We plan on what to read or watch when we get back home and get a chance to relax. All day long we plan things and we don't even know it.
How many times during all those plans have you consulted God about your plans? Have you realized yet that it's not your plans that matter but the plans that God has prepared for you that matter?
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed" - Proverbs 16:3
Wise words from a very wise. Mr. Solomon here is letting us know exactly what to do with our plans. As we go on with our lives our plans get bigger and bigger. For example, what house you are going to get? Who are you going to marry? How will you pay for such things? Etc.. How can any of those turn out well without the help of the Lord! You can stress and worry all day but until you lay your eyes upon God and hand Him all your problems and tell Him "Lord only you can do and conquer all things! I do Nothing" That is when your plans will succeed. That is when His plans become your plans.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11
How many times during all those plans have you consulted God about your plans? Have you realized yet that it's not your plans that matter but the plans that God has prepared for you that matter?
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed" - Proverbs 16:3
Wise words from a very wise. Mr. Solomon here is letting us know exactly what to do with our plans. As we go on with our lives our plans get bigger and bigger. For example, what house you are going to get? Who are you going to marry? How will you pay for such things? Etc.. How can any of those turn out well without the help of the Lord! You can stress and worry all day but until you lay your eyes upon God and hand Him all your problems and tell Him "Lord only you can do and conquer all things! I do Nothing" That is when your plans will succeed. That is when His plans become your plans.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11
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