Showing posts with label everlasting life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label everlasting life. Show all posts
Sunday, January 1, 2012
My Hope for Your New Year :)
At some point you have to realize the people in your life who do matter; who would be there for you in a split second, and who live by a two-way friendship lane, and not one... & the people who will probably disappear from your life, the second they don't need your friendly, one-way friendship lane services anymore. This 2012, treasure those two-way friends/family like priceless jewels. Have a blessed year! :)
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
When No One Wants to Hear You...
As a teen, or young person in general, you probably know that many people factor our age into our ability to think, feel, and XPRESS ourselves. My message to you today is this: If you are being persecuted for your age, if you are being demeaned, and not taken seriously, but you KNOW you have a stand, or opinion, on something... XPRESS yourself! Don't be afraid to use your voice, to speak out, to be different, to rebel, and to take risks!! If you have already done this, then I say "TAKE IT TO THE MOST HIGH IN HEAVEN! SHOUT IT FROM THE DEPTHS OF YOUR HEART! CALL OUT TO HIM TO BE YOUR VOICE, TO GIVE YOU VOLUME, AND TO CHANGE HEARTS THAT NEED CHANGING!"
Today I ask you to pray for our legal system, our courts, our leaders, and children who are suffering around our great nation due to the apathy, and liberal views, of those in authority. I ask you to pray that God give these children, and all involved with their cases, a VOICE, and strength to make it through. I also ask that you pray that He soften the hard hearts of many of our judges, and that He open the minds (and not the pocket books) of those working in representation of these children. Also, that He reward those who's hearts are truly in this for the safety of our nation's next generation.
If you are a young person, who's life is currently in the hands of an adult who does not have your best interest in mind, PLEASE reach out to your friends, or your local pastor (or youth director), and ask them to become your voice. I know that, for some of you, there may be no way out, but you are strong, and you are loved by your Heavenly Father, and by people like me, who know what you have(are) been going through. DON'T lose hope! You will become great for His name someday. :) God bless you, precious child of God.
God bless you.
Today I ask you to pray for our legal system, our courts, our leaders, and children who are suffering around our great nation due to the apathy, and liberal views, of those in authority. I ask you to pray that God give these children, and all involved with their cases, a VOICE, and strength to make it through. I also ask that you pray that He soften the hard hearts of many of our judges, and that He open the minds (and not the pocket books) of those working in representation of these children. Also, that He reward those who's hearts are truly in this for the safety of our nation's next generation.
If you are a young person, who's life is currently in the hands of an adult who does not have your best interest in mind, PLEASE reach out to your friends, or your local pastor (or youth director), and ask them to become your voice. I know that, for some of you, there may be no way out, but you are strong, and you are loved by your Heavenly Father, and by people like me, who know what you have(are) been going through. DON'T lose hope! You will become great for His name someday. :) God bless you, precious child of God.
God bless you.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Growing-Up??
Just realized something... When people say they've stopped 'believing' in something, or 'dreaming' for something, because they've 'grown-up', it's not actually because they've 'grown-up'... it's because they took a leap, with all their heart, failed, and never want to be hurt like that again.... Growing-up isn't always getting older, it's realizing that you really aren't invincible. Is this a reason to give up on all those crazy-mad dreams??... I-DON'T-THINK-SO! Keep dreaming, y'all! You are guaranteed to fail at least two thousand times between now and your last breath, but don't let that stop you from living a hopeful life! :)
Friday, August 5, 2011
Testify!
"I am a Christian martyr. Chosen before I was conceived, to alter history. Given a chance at life to use my Voice for Him! I will sing His name to the reverberant hills, and cry out with truth and ecstasy because of His great love and forgiveness. Holy and righteous is His name!"
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Control Freak?
LOL! So, I'm back! If you are like me, you probably prefer a situation to be predictable, promising, and controlled by... wait for it... you! Ha, ha! If so, no worries! Lately, the challenge of wanting to control EVERYTHING has lingered long and weighed heavily on the doorstep of my heart. So much of me knows that I am not ultimately in control of what happens, but sometimes, I still find myself trying to make life 'okay' or 'perfect'. Ha, ha! What was I thinking?
If you are still following, you probably know that the next step in the average control freak's world is FAILURE!! Have you ever wondered why? Maybe God allows us to fail, so that we can grow in the realization that He, and NOT WE, is in control! We are human, and obviously flawed, so how can anything that we determine to be right by our book, actually be right? It is when we are listening to our own desires and wants that we fall into the devil's trap, because we are no longer listening to our heavenly Father. While His lifestyle offers us persecution, trials and challenges, would you not rather that over an easy going life full of sin? I know that, when I stop to take a breath, I realize that the moments I was challenged in my walk the most, are the moments I treasure the deepest.
So why do we want to control ALL- THE- TIME?? Well, for me, my control issues are representations of my lack of faith and trust in God. You see, I am a girl who has been hurt (multiple times) and does not want to go back to that feeling of desperation again. When your heart breaks, and you realize that this human being you put so much trust into is actually a fraud... well, your heart breaks. I think I may have gotten tired of feeling my heart break, so I just decided to control everything. No relationships, no depending on anyone else, no risks... just me. When I took that leap, there was no going back. Suddenly, everything I did... I did. Sure, God was there beside me the whole time, but I did not acknowledge Him. This mindset of, "I can do anything you can do better", came into play. Although my few successes were all God, it was not until about two years later that I realized it. Everything I tried to control, tried to force, and even tried to create, just fell through. Something was there to catch me when I fell... but what? All my heartaches had occurred because I was putting faith in a human or materialistic object, and not in the everlasting Father figure of Christ.
That's what I love most about our heavenly Father. He is the greatest being, yet He is the quietest. With Him, it is not about boasting, flaunting or teasing... everything is simple, silent and sweet. Acts of love, true love. Love is not boastful, it does not flaunt or taunt... and when you think about it, that is God through and through. Silently loving and protecting us all. Never asking for acknowledgement or thank you's, just there for you when you need Him most.
So, to all my fellow control freaks... "Let go, and let God". Life will happen, and with life, pain and suffering... but what of the joys? Are we to cherish them or cast them aside? In the midst of your pain, when you just want to rely on yourself, imagine the outcome if you did... tell yourself, "Only He is big enough for this," and them give it all up to God. He is silent, but He is loving and protecting. When you are at your low, it is He that keeps your feet from dragging. Depend on Him, not on you. It's time to kiss those control freak days goodbye and become a Jesus Freak!!
Peace-Love-Christ,
Clay
If you are still following, you probably know that the next step in the average control freak's world is FAILURE!! Have you ever wondered why? Maybe God allows us to fail, so that we can grow in the realization that He, and NOT WE, is in control! We are human, and obviously flawed, so how can anything that we determine to be right by our book, actually be right? It is when we are listening to our own desires and wants that we fall into the devil's trap, because we are no longer listening to our heavenly Father. While His lifestyle offers us persecution, trials and challenges, would you not rather that over an easy going life full of sin? I know that, when I stop to take a breath, I realize that the moments I was challenged in my walk the most, are the moments I treasure the deepest.
So why do we want to control ALL- THE- TIME?? Well, for me, my control issues are representations of my lack of faith and trust in God. You see, I am a girl who has been hurt (multiple times) and does not want to go back to that feeling of desperation again. When your heart breaks, and you realize that this human being you put so much trust into is actually a fraud... well, your heart breaks. I think I may have gotten tired of feeling my heart break, so I just decided to control everything. No relationships, no depending on anyone else, no risks... just me. When I took that leap, there was no going back. Suddenly, everything I did... I did. Sure, God was there beside me the whole time, but I did not acknowledge Him. This mindset of, "I can do anything you can do better", came into play. Although my few successes were all God, it was not until about two years later that I realized it. Everything I tried to control, tried to force, and even tried to create, just fell through. Something was there to catch me when I fell... but what? All my heartaches had occurred because I was putting faith in a human or materialistic object, and not in the everlasting Father figure of Christ.
That's what I love most about our heavenly Father. He is the greatest being, yet He is the quietest. With Him, it is not about boasting, flaunting or teasing... everything is simple, silent and sweet. Acts of love, true love. Love is not boastful, it does not flaunt or taunt... and when you think about it, that is God through and through. Silently loving and protecting us all. Never asking for acknowledgement or thank you's, just there for you when you need Him most.
So, to all my fellow control freaks... "Let go, and let God". Life will happen, and with life, pain and suffering... but what of the joys? Are we to cherish them or cast them aside? In the midst of your pain, when you just want to rely on yourself, imagine the outcome if you did... tell yourself, "Only He is big enough for this," and them give it all up to God. He is silent, but He is loving and protecting. When you are at your low, it is He that keeps your feet from dragging. Depend on Him, not on you. It's time to kiss those control freak days goodbye and become a Jesus Freak!!
Peace-Love-Christ,
Clay
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