Stop playing games...

Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did- I John 4:2-

It's more than just talk people...Be bold and walk in what you claim to believe!

Ministry Through Music

You know what I really love??? I love when music ministers to you!

There is nothing like turning on a praise and worship song to uplift you. Sometimes this is a song you have heard over and over and over again. Sometimes this is a song that you are hearing for the first time.

I have been putting off going to buy the Jonathan Nelson cd for several weeks now. I heard his song My Name is Victory for the first time when they sang it at church and I loved it! It speaks about being victorious in God and know who you are.

God gave me AUTHORITY
To conquer THE ENEMY
He wrote in MY DESTINY
That my name is VICTORY
He said that I've OVERCOME
I know I've ALREADY WON
He wrote in my DESTINY
That my name is VICTORY

I don't know about you, but those words just send an amazing chill through me. Knowing we have the authority to do things above and beyond what most of us can believe or even imagine is so awesome! Yes, I said awesome!

Another song that really got to me this weekend is by James Fortune, I'll Trust You. When going to buy the other CD I came across this one and it is equally amazing. I was watching this documentary on him a few weeks back on BET. He came through a lot in his life and never lost faith or trust in God. He was a hard headed kid who lived of this world (who wasn't at one point), but he came out of it got saved and trusted God for ALL things. I trust God, but I admit there are times when I want results ASAP and if I don't get them I start to lose hope. I have gotten so much better at not doing that, but it's all apart of growing in Christ!

even though i can't see
and i can't feel your touch
i will trust you lord
how i love you so much
though my nights my seem long
and i feel so alone
lord my trust is in you
i surrender to you

so many painful thoughts
travel through my mind
and i wonder how
i will make it through this time

but i trust you
lord it's not easy
sometimes the pain in my life
makes you seem far away
but i'll trust you
i need to know you're here
through the tears and the pain
through the heartache and rain

I really do love when music can minister to you. There is nothing like the feeling of an amazing praise and worship song playing in the background and your bible on your lap while you are laying on your couch!

Find something that inspires you to dig deeper in the word. This can be a song or whatever it is that gets you in the word. Just continue to grow every day in Christ!!

Have a blessed day! I'm about to turn on this CD and get some work done today!

I'll Be Back!

No worries guys! I am still around...

I apologize I have not been posting as frequent as I would like and you would like me to. I am going to step it up and bring it! Be patient!

If it's not a full blog it will be a scripture, chapter, book, or lesson I am studying.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Shake Those Haters Off!

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life. But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God." My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Psalms 31:13-15

Trust in God, know he is God and forget about your haters, enemies, manipulaters, crazy minded people, backstabbers, or whatever type of people your dealing with.

Those who trust in God are going somewhere in life. Don't let negative outside people and influences tear you down and forget who you are and more importantly whose you are.

Charlie Horse

I played 4 soccer games on Sunday, 1 outdoor and 3 indoor. Usually I will play 2 in a one day with no problem.

I have been slacking on drinking water lately so I started cramping in the 2nd half of the first indoor game in my calves, but it wasn't that bad so I just started drinking more water and stretching a lot during the game The second game they didnt bother me at all. I am dog sitting so I had to drive to monument (30 minutes away) to feed the dogs in between my last games. I get there and get out the car and a charlie horse runs through my hamstring and it hurt so bad. I started drinking gatorade and water and trying to put some food in me to help, I even had a electrlyte gel packet one of my teammates gave me.

Soooo I am driving back for the last game and I come to a stop light when I catch a charlie horse in my right (driving leg) groin AND quad AND hip at the same time. I was trying so hard to stretch it out in the car, but it was not working at all. Finally as I'm frantically trying to stretch it the light turns green and I make the left hand turn (i am in pain and yelling at the top of my lungs in my car) and no one would let me over so I couldnt pull into the gas station.

I said "forget this" stopped at the light, put on my hazards opened my door and started stretching.The end...NO!

Then a cop pulls up behind me and puts on his lights and by this time it had gone away for the time being because I opened my door to stretch it out. I told him I was fine and got back in the car and pulled off (I was too embarrassed to tell him about my charlie horse). I made it to the soccer place with only one more small pain and stretched immediately after I parked. I was fine in the game, but i stretched for like 15 minutes after to make sure I could make it back to Monument....never the less i am so incredibly sore today :( no fun at all!

So for all of you athletes who don't like drinking water. The above story is true and hopefully you will think twice before saying water is nasty, I'll drink a pop (it's NOT soda) instead!

Be Still

I was at bible study last night and we talked about being too busy for God. Something was said that really made me think.

How many of you read your bible EVERYDAY?? How many of you pray EVERYDAY?? I admit I strive to read my bible and pray everyday, but sometimes I do get too busy for God.

Our pastor asked the question "How many of you sit still and listed to God for at least one hour a day." I don't think more than two people raised their hands.

We pray and we read our bible, but we don't take the time to listen to what God has to say.

"Be still and know that I am God." We are so busy and active these days with sports, school, friends, significant others, spouses, work that we don't take the time we should to just be still. We can not hear what God is saying to us because we won't sit still.

I try and sit still, but those of you who know me, know that I probably have some kind of ADHD and can't sit still for long. My mind is always racing when I try to be quiet and listen to God. I do not have the patience to discipline my mind so that I can hear from God.

What's keeping you from hearing from God? I am going to accept my pastor's challenge and work on being still so I can hear what God is saying to me. I challenge to do the same.

I used to always say "Be Easy", so lets be easy and settle down in our busy lives and see what God is trying to say to us. Let's start with 5 minutes, then move to 10, then 15 and so on. Lets be still so we can move to another level in him together!!

When will we learn?

When we will learn that we can't just do whatever we want and there be no consequences? When will we learn to so stop putting our selfish self satisfactions first at the time? When will we learn that once it has happened it is too late and lives are now affected?

A 29 year old with 21 kids. He can't pay the full child support for each kid because he does not make enough money. 21 kids will now suffer because of this selfish man. I pray the mothers of these kids will be able to support them since the father is definitely not going to be able to help them all out!



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