Rain Rain

I think the maturity of the people on social media in Georgia have someway or another complained about the mass amounts of rain we have been given (including myself). A pastor in Florida said this about the rain, "Rain in the bible is said to be a 'Blessing.' God has been giving us a lot of blessings, the blessings are flowing through the streets, and His blessings are creating floods." God created everything, and has called each drop of water to fall from the sky to bless us. The question I find asking myself when I complain is, "Am  I letting my will come before God's holy, prefect, and unique will?"

The abundance of rain reminds me of Joseph and Pharaoh. Joseph is telling Pharaoh that he will have 7 years of abundance and the following 7 years of dry land. God told Joseph to prepare Egypt for the future. God has a unique purpose for the rain for the future. This is why we trust His will instead of our own. Our will only goes to the present, but God's will, sees into the future. Think about the limitations of your will in the midst of troubles. Then think about God's will in the midst of those troubles. Trust in the limitless will of God before you trust in your own.


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Last: Much Is Given

Much Is Given

Joy.

How convicting is it to see people work at a trash dump, not just working, but living there. Most of their possessions they have are peoples' trash; the money they receive a day is the price of a soda we pick up on the way home. What strikes me the most, is that these people have more joy and happiness than any other person. You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. (Psalm 4:7). David is speaking to God, thanking Him for joy rather than grain and wine that is in large amounts. A lot of people find joy in giving what God has given them, because God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7). I leave you with some things to think about and a call to action.

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. - John Piper

I'm not going to tell how you can have joy in Christ. I feel we all should find it for ourselves.


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Last: Pity vs. Compassion

Traditions

       Traditions are very important to any family during the Christmas season. The biggest tradition is the Christmas tree. Whether you know this or not in a Christian household the tree represents the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Death is cutting down the tree, disconnecting Christ from God. The burial preparing the tree, as Jesus was prepared for burial. The resurrection is to reconnect Jesus to Father by putting the tree back up. Decorating the tree with lights and other things is Christ glory through his resurrection. What an amazing image of Christ!  

Why are traditions important? They bring families together, hopefully with peace. Traditions are something that the whole family decides on. Without traditions Christmas would not be as glories as it is. I appreciate the moments I have with my family, because life is short, we don't have much time left.  As a child, I made Christmas about me and what gifts I could receive. Now, I learned what the most important gift I given is when I look at the Christmas tree. Christ gave me his amazing grace, and the forgiveness of sin, to live with him forever. That is why I celebrate  Christmas.

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Uplifting Conversation

This is a conversation I had with a friend about stress and teens. I am "A" and "B" is my

friend. They didn't want their name in the blog so their "B". Thanks for viewing my blog, it really means a lot.

A:Where is the fun in life?

B:Weekends..Christmas and other breaks haha.

A:No wander kids turn to drugs and crap, that don't have anything to do.

B:For real

A:Makes complete sense now if we didn't have such a boring time at school kids would

be drug free. "GET RID OF SCHOOL" haha lol

A:Hahaha so true!

B:We just need to help kids stay more relaxed and not have drama and we are drugfree.

A:Yeah..they do it when they're stressed and just wanna party

B:I was taking to a girl today and she said she parties to celebrate life. Which is not bad

just wrong the ways they celebrate life.

A:Really? Yeah it's good to celebrate..just not like that

B:Need a different way to celebrate

A:Yeah like worship or prayer.

B: Yeah love worship. Or even just hanging with friends..better than drinking or doing

drugs.

A: Yeah well we have the solution we need to life it and put it to practice.

B:Yeah..like how you worded that

A:Thanks. I told my teachers to take it easy, because they stress us out so much.

B:That's good!

A:They say stuff to motivate us but it stresses us and makes us turn to other things, sin

is just stress being released.

B:Yeah, yeah things teachers say make me think a lot and stresses me out. Nothing

good comes from stress

A:Like stressing does not do anything for you.

B:Oh yeah..definitely agree

A:So the teachers are the cause of the drugs and we are the effect.

B:But is it really right to blame the teachers they are just doing their job and teaching us

A:Yeah, but put less stress on the kids.

B:Yeah, you're right.

A:We will see, I am going to see what one of my teachers thinks about it. To see if they

believe the same thing as you and me.

B:You should, that would be awesome

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3 Way Relationship (PART 2 OF 3)

            So this is part 2 of 3 in the "3 Way Relationship Series." Monday I covered on how we love with our heart. Also how loving with your heart will affect every other relationship.  Today we will cover how to love with your soul. How loving with your soul brings out the best out of relationships.

Matthew 22:36-40

36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

2. Soul

Soul: the spiritual part of the body.

How do we love God with all of our soul?

            We love God with all our soul by our worship. True worship is being led by spirit and truth. This is how I know the worship is being led by the spirit and truth, it's when the worship leader and band members are passionate about the music and you see it in there body language and this makes for a spirit led worship. We love God with all of our soul through prayer another spiritual part. This is praying with all your soul,

Acts 1:14

They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

            Asking God to be led by the spirit can also be a way of loving with your heart. Pray for the Holy Spirit.

How do we love with our soul with our relationships?

Acts 1:14

They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

            I put the same verse because this will help with loving with your soul with your friends. Praying together is a way to love by the soul. Worshiping together is another way to love by the spirit. You notice that the same way you love God by yourself is the same with your friends. Praying for your relationships is loving with your soul.

            Everyone loves with there soul.

How are you going to love with your soul?

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To Purse Humility

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. - Matthew 23:12

Humility is never complete because if you say you are completely humble, that's pride.I say this because Jesus is the only person that is completely humble, i don't think anyone understand humility like Jesus because, Jesus went from all time high on his throne to earth as a servant to us.

There are steps that we can take to purse humility,


1. The Truth Shall Set You Free

Follow the truth where ever it leads you. If the truth leads you to pain, looking bad, or whatever you think of. You can learn from the faults that you have. Accept your faults and repent of your sins. If you say you don't have any faults the next step will help you.

2. Look At The Plank In Your Eye

Matthew 7:3-5 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.


I am going to take a twist on this verse and translate it in a way to help us. So step two of being humble is getting a group of close friends. Now you ask them to tell you where you are wrong. This helps if you do not know where you are wrong in your life. And the key is to listen to what your friends are saying and not defending yourself. And maybe they will ask to do the same, thus making this verse helpful for living a Christ-filled life.


3. Being Thankful

1 Thessalonians 5:18 18 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Being thankful in all circumstances will help you enjoy everything you have and everything you don't have. Being thankful in bad situations will help you learn from that situation and be more open to those situations. Saying thank you to people will also let people think that you care.


4. Remain Teachable

1 Peter 5:5 5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”

Learning from other people will help you be humble and learn. I put this one last because you have to be humble to remain teachable. Also I am guilty of this all the time, I think that I know more then people when I should remain teachable and be open- minded. And again being open-minded will defiantly help you to be humble and stay humble.


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