Memverse

If you're like me you have a hard time memorizing scripture for one reason or another! :(
My problem is I just forget to take time and work on them during the day...sadly. I know this because when there would be competitions at church or something I would would usually be able to memorize the selected verses by or before the deadline.
So...me and my friend were recently talking and she shared this website with me - www.MemVerse.com. It's an interactive way to learn verses of God's word! :D Maybe it will be a blessing to some of you...I know I like it so far! :)

Keep on Talkin'...

 So the Super Bowl is now over...and we have a winner! The Baltimore Ravens! How many of you will make this your hot topic of conversation the next couple days...maybe even weeks?
 Let me ask another question. Once they've one, are they always a winner? How long will it take for this victory to fade away? You see, although this victory is great in the worlds eyes, it's is temporal. The memory of this night will soon fade, metals and awards will get old, the men who made this night will retire. Maybe not tomorrow, but I'm sure in the next couple days the Ravens will start preparing to win Super Bowl 2014!
 Now, think about this.... Wouldn't it be cool to have a victory no one EVER forgot for all of eternity!? Something that would make an eternal impact, something no one ever stopped talking about? A man did such a thing about 2,000 years ago! Yes, Jesus! After dieing to pay for ALL my sins and yours, He defeated death and Satan!
 Those of us who have accepted Christ into our hearts can be a  part of this celebration! We should want to tell the world about the GREAT thing He did! If someone paid all your bills off, wouldn't you be a little excited? You'd probably be telling a few people too, huh? So why do we find it so hard to tell others about this victory?... About Jesus paying for our sins? If it's rejection you fear, don't! It's Him they are rejecting!
 Lets get out there and be a joyful, excited light for Him! Proclaim the wondrous things God's done! What do ya say? :D

The Narrow Road

This thought came to me tonight at church. The narrow road of the Christian walk is like a narrow country road. It looks simple enough...pretty easy to walk. So we start down the road and soon find it's full of  twists and turns, hills and valleys, and maybe a few things jumping out or blocking our way.
So many people think they can walk it alone...but in reality, we need each other... and of course God. He placed people in our lives for a reason. We are to bare one another's burdens. Look at David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 18)...they are a great example of what Godly friendships should be.
One of my goals this year is to honor Christ in my friendships and relationships with family. I believe they represent what our relationship is to Christ....so am I honoring God???

Happy New Year!

 I haven't been on in awhile! Sorry about that! I hope you all had a blessed Christmas celebrating Christ Jesus' birth!
 So much has happened this past year...good and bad. I was reading today and came across this verse found in Ezekiel 23:35 "Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms." There were a lot of people asking "why" last year....especially during the shootings and election. I believe this verse answers it quite nicely. We reap what we sow...ever heard that one? :) We've kicked God out of our schools and a bunch of other places....so why should we be surprised when He's not there to protect and help us in those areas?
 This new year I hope we will all examine our own lives to see where we may have "kicked" God out, then open the door and let Him back in. If we ask Him, He will show us the areas to work on. I don't know about you, but one of my goals is to grow more in Him this New Year! Are you with me? :)

 You've probably figured out that I like music by now! So, here's a song to leave you with :)

Waiting

This one's more for the "singles" :) .....

Instead of "Last Christmas", how about "Wait For Me"? 

 

I just discovered this song by Rebecca Saint James and I really like it! I must admit, Last Christmas has a catchy tune...and Christmas does seem to bring out the romantic in us....but the message is of the world. It's basically about giving parts of yourself away that you wont get back and broken hearts as a result. (Not the only song like that...this is just an example.) Instead, why don't we do as Christ states in Proverbs 31 "She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life." Eric and Leslie Ludy were talking about that verse and saying all means all....even before you meet your soul mate....and I think they have a pretty good point. What if, instead of throwing our hearts out there to every hot guy/girl that walks by......we just befriend people, keep ourselves and minds pure, let Christ be the one to fill that void and longing in our hearts, and let Him surprise us with our future mate? I think we would be much more content, have a better relationship with the One who should always be 1st in our life, and have a more beautiful marriage in the future if God so chooses to bless us with a spouse.  Just some thoughts :)

My favorite gospel group is the Booth Brothers. If you've ever heard them in concert, you know why. :)
The Lord has given them an amazing musical talent and they just turn right around and give it all back to Him. They are one of the humblest groups I know of.

In this video Michael Booth explains Salvation. He's also one of my favorite for giving sermonettes! :)

Selfless Suffering

I was blessed to hear Bro. Dalton Walker, missionary to New Zealand, preach recently. Their nation has officially been deemed a secular nation. So, you can imagine it's pretty difficult to reach people with the gospel of Christ. He mentioned some of the hard times they have gone through...from going into hiding to nailing their kids into their bedrooms at night so the bandits  wouldn't get them. Can you imagine? We would dread going through something like that, maybe even think we did something to bring it on. Bro. Walker thought that way too for a while, but then realized suffering was never considered wrong in the Bible...in fact, it was counted joy! As Christians, when we go through a trial we are then able to model to the world how one should handle the situation. And we prove His grace is always sufficient! Besides, when did we as Christians start believing we deserve it better than our Lord had it when He was on earth? Now personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with God greatly blessing us either (Ex: Solomon), but I think we need to keep our attitudes in check either way.......and "count it ALL joy"! :) Of course, it's easier said than done....and that's why we have to rely on Jesus. There's no way I can be happy about suffering! It's just something I really don't look forward to. But I know through God's help I can make it through the valleys...and even be happy about it.

Something else he mentioned was "don't be conformed to this world". We here it all the time....but what is the "world" exactly? Listing to rock music, wearing the wrong type of clothes, clubbing, going to the theater, driving a car....we all have our own definitions, but what is it really? Basically it is one word....ME. The world is focused on pleasing self and they'll try to drag us in too. The Bible however, calls us to be selfless and a servant to Christ. The closer we are to Jesus, the further away we'll be from the "world".