Thank God!

What if you woke up one day with only what you thanked God for the night before?

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. 
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
Psalm 30

Here is a short list of some of the things I thank God for..

1. Thank God for my health
2. Thank God for my family
3. Thank God for my friends
4. Thank God for my home
5. Thank God for my church (community and building)
6. Thank God for Youth Group
7. Thank God for school (Even though I'd rather not go)
8. Thank God for relationships (He sets em up!)
9. Thank God for the Bible
10. Thank God for music
11. Thank God for communication
12. Thank God for summer
13. Thank God for the beauty of nature
14. Thank God for every blessing
15. Thank God for every challenge 
16. Thank God for Jesus
17. Thank God for life.

*What do you thank God for?

we need Him

Fact: Hard times where we blame God is usually when we need Him the most.
Whenever something bad happens a majority of people tend to blame God.
God why are you doing this to me? Don't you want me to be happy? You have the power to stop this.
But tonight at youth Adam ( http://onetruepath.tumblr.com/ ) had a very nice point,
God does not allow these types of situations because He wants us to hurt, it is because He knows we can handle it. God will never give us more than we can handle (Another fact).
Now back to my first point, When we are going through these times we need Gods guidance and help! If something good were to happen are we going to thank the devil? No. Then why do we blame God for whenever  something bad is happening? Think about it.




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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 ¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray continually, ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

" Don't tell God how big your problem is,
Tell your problem how big your God is."

Always.

Isn't it remarkable that no matter how much we sin and go against God, He still loves us and wants us to be with Him. He waits for us. He wants us. He loves us.
Our God is a forgiving and clearly patient God. Any human would have given up on us, would have gotten angry and frustrated with us and gotten rid of us, admit it.. you probably would have.
But God is with us always.

 

 

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified
because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you;
he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:5, 6

Keep your lives free from the love of money
and be content with what you have, because God has said,
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Hebrews 13:5

Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
Psalm 73:23, 24

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Matthew 28:19, 20

In my integrity you uphold me
and set me in your presence forever.
Psalm 41:12

Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
Psalm 139

 

 

"And when all else fades
You remain"

Put on the Shoes

By: Ryan Bove

Criticism,

Ridicule,

Put-downs,
Rude comments,
Sarcastic remarks,

The joke of every day,

The laughingstock of the grade,

Embarrassed,

Degraded,

Disgraced,

Humiliated,
Mistreated,

Misunderstood,

She is thought of as second-class,

And no good.

A stranger,

A loner,

An outcast,

An outsider,

Left out,

They laugh at her.

They snicker behind her back.

She is defenseless,

Under verbal attack.

Why can't they see,

That she is the same as you and me?
Is it because they misunderstand,
The problem at hand?
How would they feel,

To be laughed at?
Why can't they see her for who she is,
Instead of who she is not?
If they could only put themselves in her shoes,

Then they might stop.

Go to this site!

http://www.peacewithgod.net/

Shall not Perish

That Whoever Believes in Him..

That He Gave His Only Son

For God so Loved the World

I cannot make this video bigger, so if it is too small you can either find it on youtube under "God is Jealous for You" or go to the original site it is from : www.peacewithgod.net

Can you lose salvation?

Some groups of people believe that salvation can be lost and others do not.. which one are you?
Some say that when you become a child of God that you are now always going to be a child of God and I would be one of those people.
Kayla, a girl in my sunday school class made a great analogy when she said that when you sin its like adding a brick to the wall between you and God.
But when it really comes down to it no matter how high you build that wall God is always willing to look over it. Now once you really recieve salvation would you even want to lose that?
I would think that you would actually go through great strengths to keep it. Some people tend to get lost or lose sight but most of the time they gain sight again and come back.



 (p.s. this was written and posted from my cell! so cool!)

Matthew 24:36-44

Matthew 24:36-44 (New International Version)

The Day and Hour Unknown

    ³⁶ “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,^[a] but only the Father. ³⁷ As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. ³⁸ For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; ³⁹ and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. ⁴⁰ Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.    ⁴² “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. ⁴³ But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁴ So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.


http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A36-44&version=NIV

May 21st? Say what?

Apparently May 21, 2011 is Judgment Day, and October 21, 2011 is the end of the world.
Well, according to the Bible and the book of Daniel no one can know when these days are!



He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed until the time of the end. (Daniel 12:9)


So what is all this jibber jabber?
Read about why people think it is going to happen here:
http://judgementday2011.com/may-21-judgement-day/

Read about why people don't think it is going to happen here:
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/636/925/The_Rapture_will_NOT_happen_on_May_21,_2011.html

A video from the Youth Group I attend. (From a special event we had called April Rush)

What is love?

Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more..
Just kidding, this isn't about the song! It's a legit question. What is love?
Well God is love (1 John 4:8).

Gods love is very different from "Human love" though.

Gods love :
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)

Human love :
Love is sometimes patient. love is usually kind. Love can envy, it boasts, and is proud. It can dishonor others, it ususally is self-seeking, its easily angered, it does keep records of wrongs. Love can delight in evil but will also rejoice with some truth. It usually protects, sometimes trusts, probably always hopes, and might presevere.
Harsh, but usually true.

John 3:16 says - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

God never said "If you promise to love me I will send my son" or "Once you all stop sinning I will love you"
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)

* http://www.biblegateway.com/ <---  Where you can look up verses! :)

I'm a wreck.

Okay, so maybe I'm not exactly a wreck, but I do feel as if I am being drawn into that direction!
Why is it that I have such a hard time just giving my troubles to God? I know He is there with arms wide open wanting me to let go of these very, very stupid insecurities and annoyances. What has happened to my trust? What has happened to my confidence? Are they gone? Well, no, because I do trust and I do have confidence. (A lot of it at that). This specific situation has been "let go" on a number of occasions, but someone likes for me to need to go through the process repeatedly (The Devil's testing, right?) Well, I wont give in :) Each time it does seem a bit harder to just let go of it, but I will succeed!

Happy !

You should always be smiling! Why? Because you have an amazing God who has gone through so much for you and loves you! Yes, you! God knows your story, God knows what you have been through, and God will always be there for you. Things may suck, and they might suck a lot, but hey, just think about it: You still have God... and ALWAYS will! God will never leave you, So SMILE and be happy! :)

Awesome Things.

1. God
2. Drinking anything but wine from a wine glass
3. Sleeping in
4. A really good, very old, song that you forgot about suddenly playing
5. Finding long forgotten about money in your pocket
6. Flipping to a random verse in the Bible that makes everything better
7. Dancing
8. When it's "just your voices" during worship and you can hear EVERYONE singing
9. Disney movies
10. Long walks
11. Timmies
12. A prayer that turns into a long conversation
13. Getting cell service back after not having it for awhile
14. When a song comes on in the car, and everyone just starts singing
15. Trying to dance in the car
16. Taking makeup off after having it on for a long time
17. The smell of fall
18. Doing really good on a test you were sure you failed
19. Wearing flip flops
20. Sundays
21. Waiters/Waitresses who bring free refills without asking
22. Getting 5 people to lift something really really heavy
23. Eating the thing you're cooking, while cooking it
24. Bedtime stories
25. Those orange, pink, and purple popcicles
26. Naps, cat naps, long naps, naps naps naps
27. The weirdest dreams ever
28. Laughing
29. Crying laughter
30. Classic slumber parties
31. Snuggling
32. Showing old people how to work technology
33. Getting happy birthday sang to you
34. The sound of really really loud rain (preferably hitting a tin roof)
35. Little tiny miracles
36. Worship
37. Road trips/Long drives
38. Wearing the same pants two days in a row
39. Random phone calls just to say hi
40. Sales
41. Jumping through sprinklers
42. Bubble baths/Bubble beards
43. Perfect snow angels, with no foot prints in them
44. Finding old notes
45. When someone says "i'm praying for you" or "i'll pray for you"
46. Bandaids
47. The quietness of a library
48. When you're praying and someone puts their arm around you or on your shoulder
49. Being the one who was able to get the lid off the jar
50. When you look at a baby and (s)he smiles
51. Having the questions in your textbook already answered by the previous student
52. Having the perfect amount of ketchup on your fries
53. Deep conversations
54. Being the first to tell a good joke
55. When batteries are included
56. Holding hands
57. Being wrapped in 5 blankets on a cold night
58. Doing something really embarassing, then looking around to see that no one witnessed it.
59. Seeing a little kid worship their heart out
60. Shopping
61. Finding money on the street
62. Perfect hair day
63. Sunny days
64. Picnics
65. Playing frizbee
66. Nazi zombies
    
    
    
    
    *Can you think of anything awesome? Comment :)

Just a rant..

How can one say they do not believe in God but at the same time be afriad of going to Hell?
Obviously this is a rhetorical question, but it does really stump me.
It's all one big package right? Believing in God = believing in Satan also, and the same goes for Heaven and Hell.
I really don't understand when someone says, "Well, I'm a good person, so God can't just send me to Hell if I dont believe in Him." (That's practically a direct quote)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the whole process of making your way back home to God all start with first proclaiming that you believe in Him, and also that you believe his only son Jesus Christ died on the cross for us?

*Has this happend to you? What have you said in return? comment :)

"You look at a painting, you know there is a painter. You look at a building, you know there is a builder. You look at the earth, and you know there is a God."

"I'm not between a rock and a hard place, The Rock is between the hard place and me."

Resolve

 "If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great sweeper who did his job well." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?" -Henry Ford


"Your life may be the only Bible some people read." -Unknown
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Aliens: Live in the world but are not of the world. Aliens look forward to going home. 
Residents: Live in the world.

To be an alien, you appear weird and different. This is supposed to be, you are meant to stand out because you do not belong.. you ARE different.

You shouldn't live of the world but you also can not isolate yourself from it, who would then share the word of God?

You should always have integrity if you are going to be a christian on the inside you must also show it on the outside, your actions must follow your words. You cant talk the talk if you don't walk the walk.
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Do the right thing even when no one is watching. 

put God first - set the example - if necessary stand alone- fight for faith - protect the unprotected - keep the word.

Be in the world, not of it.

If you know the truth, why keep it to yourself?

Submit to your authority.

Resolve to live a life that glorifies God.

These are just some quotes and notes I have from the Resolve conference that I thought were worth sharing.. :)

Some names of God.

Abba
Father
Creator
Lord of Lords

King of Kings
Beggining and End
Alpha and Omega
Holy One

I Am

Deliverer
Redeemer
Messiah
Prince of Peace

Jesus Christ
The Rock

Ruler

Immanuel
The Way
Almighty
Saviour

Jehovah

Shepherd

Judge

Lamb
Yahweh

*comment below with more! :)