Sex Still Has a Price Tag Part 3

Here is part three! Enjoy everyone! I will be back Sunday afternoon! God Bless you!

Sex Still Has a Price Tag Part 2

Here is part two everyone! I am going to post part three before I leave tomorrow for Creation and will post part four on Sunday when I get back! Today is my Jesus birthday! God is so great! God Bless!

Sex Still Has a Price Tag Part 1

This is the first part of Pam Stenzel's lecture in a school. She has so much information and is so phenomenal! I will try and post the rest of these every day! God Bless!

Summer is Just Getting Started!

Yay! This is finally the time! My summer doesn't really begin until Creation! I am so excited! Creation is the greatest thing! It is where I first met Jesus, and I can't wait to see others experience Him there as well! Only like 3 more days! Tonight we had our final meeting for the missions trip. Many of you already know this, but we are no longer going to Tennessee. We are now going to Ohio to the Joy Of Living. I can't wait because I get to see my Tana and I also get to see Rosa! Brandie isn't going now because she needs to take care of her grandmother, so please keep her in your prayers! She may not be going with us, but she has her own missions to do with her grandmother! She is still going to Creation which is a good thing. But oh man...its a bummer because we were on the same work team, which is surprising because he usually trys to separate friends. Oh well...the missions trip is the next thing after creation. I think that is going to be just as fun! Ah but the best thing is that my Jesus birthday is Tuesday! I always get excited around that date, because when my parents first found our that I became a Christian, and Janet told them, I remember my dad saying that it wouldn't last long. But I have lasted, but not on my own, but by the power and help of Christ! Wow...these next few weeks are going to be awesome!

Why Are You Back??

Never, have I ever in my life thought that I would be posting a post about this. I thought that that part of my life was over, but I guess not. On Friday, one of my ex boyfriends called and just randomly started wanting to hang out with me again. We have been together everyday since then, and I'm not sure if this is what I want. I am already dating someone, so it's not like I can just switch guys. Plus, I don't like him in this way. I know for sure that this is not from God, because He is not the one that God has for me. That is not that hard to see. Its just totally confusing as to why he has come back. We have so much in the past that hurts so much. We shouldn't be hanging out. And to be honest, I am not sure what I want. Part of me still cares for him, but the other part reminds me of all the bad times and how much pain that we went through, and at times are still going through. I am totally confused on what to do, and I am not sure if I am brave enough to stand up to him and tell him that we cannot hang out anymore. I am afraid of him getting upset over it. Advice on this would be greatly appreciated!

VBS Is Over...

Well, another year of VBS is over. It was so much fun this year. I was helping with soccer, and the funny thing is that I never played soccer before! It was such a learning experience...and it was really a time where I got to test my patience. Surely, most of the kids were better than me, but we had an awesome time beating on one another lol! There was one girl in particular, that I became close to. Her sister is in our youth group and tells us how the little sister always sets her up to get her into trouble. I was scared because I thought that she would just be another bratty little kid. I was completely wrong. She was so sweet to me, and really began to cling to me throughout the week. All she wanted was for someone to run with her and to just kick the ball back and forth. One day we decided to wear all pink together, and we had a blast. I don't think that we really matched, but it was fun. The best part of the week was when Pastor Jim shared the gospel with the kids, and two of the kids in our group accepted to live their lives for Christ. I literally had tears in my eyes for the one girl, because I have known her for a long time and it was such an experience to see her open up and to trust God and allow Him into her life! The week was amazing! I made some awesome new friends that are probably about 10 years younger than me, but yet somehow almost my size. I loved it, and I love working with the kids!

Blaming God

We don't always get what we want, at least the major things in life. I want to be a complete genius where I don't have to study in school or anything, but that is something that God just hasn't given to me. Sometimes we get things that we don't want, such as sicnkesses or something bad happening to us. Many times we wonder, where is God in all of this? Why didn't He help? Why am I going through this? Questions that we can't answer, because we do not know what God's full plans are. Even though something negative may be happening, He is still in control. But why do we always blame God for things? I mean, He does so much for us! More than we could ever want. The things that matter most in life are given from Him. Did He not give us His Son so that we may live with Him forever and ever? How could anyone say that God does not love them or God does not care!? So many people get upset because they don't get what they want. Is it because what they want may not be good for them, or is it because God truly just wants them to be miserable? Now think about it. From what I have posted before, does God seem like the type that wants others to be miserable? He does so much for us, and yet we take it for granted. Here are a few things that God does for us.

Psalm 103:2-5, 9-10
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-
3 who forgives all your sins, and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit, and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve, or repay us according to our iniquities.

Forgives all your sins..that is certainly something that He does not have to do, but chooses to do so because He loves us so much! Heals all of our diseases! Thats a promise right there that we can surely hold onto! Crowning us with love and compassion, showering on us just that! He loves us so much and shows us so much compassion in all that He does! This is my favorite part, satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagles. Like I was saying earlier, He does give us what we want, but only things that He knows are good for us and things that are in His plan. Another favorite of mine is that He will not harbor His anger forever. He isn't angry at us forever! He forgives us! Remember that God does so much for us, and it isn't are part to blame everything on Him!

God's Will and Guidance

God's will is always something that we should be seeking. His will is what He wants for our lives. It's not what we want, or the plans that we have, but the plans that He has for us. He knows what is going to happen in the future. He has a plan fully set for us. But do we always seek to have God's will in our lives? Do we always ask Him for guidance in our day to day walk? I know that I don't. It can be hard trying to think of what God wants for you when you see so many oppurtunities for yourself. If we seek His guidance, more than likely His will will show up in our lives. Some wonder why God's will is so hard to find? I know that when I ask others why I am struggling to find what God's will is for my life, I get the same answer all the time. First, I need to listen to Him. Thats a good point. I wonder to myself if I ever really just sit and listen for God, or if I get impatient and just say well I waited long enough. And to be honest, I do do that! And I'm sure that I'm not the only one who does. The second thing is that I am being impatient and wanting it to be in my time, and not God's time! Sometimes I just think about what I want and when I want it, not what God wants and when He wants it to happen in my life. He is the one who needs to be in control, not us. Here are some verses that I find encouraging.

Proverbs 16:9
In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to propser you and not harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future.

I know the first one is true for everyone. I think it is so neat that we will make our own plans and what not, but God really knows what it is that we are going to do and He determines that. Proverbs 3:5-6 is one of my favorite passages. We need to trust Him. That is one of the biggest things that we need to do. It is so important that we trust in Him. In fact, I have found that He is one of the easiest to trust in! He never hurts us, and He never will do anything that will cause us pain. How amazing is it that God knows the plans that He has for us? I think its pretty neat that He cares enough to even consider plans for us! I believe that that shows that He cares sooo much! Even better is that these plans aren't to harm us, but only to give us hope!