Just Something Personal

It's amazing how God knows just what you need. The sermon in church today was preached by our youth director and his sermon was on point with what I needed to hear. Relating to my post last night, he talked about making God real and knowing He is there when we are suffering. The personal example he gave was related to how he became our new youth director. He has recently graduated college and had been trying to find a job. Well like most fresh out of school college students, he was struggling to find a job. He finally realized he made his time of trying to find a job an item. It seemed he was idolizing this want/need and not really focusing on God. Even though the job he wanted was God-based, he was so focused on getting the job more.  I want to focus on the verses Habakkuk 3:17-19. Short couple of verses and the whole book of  Habakkuk pertains to this topic. But these two verses stood out to me the most.  Though the fig tree doesn’t bloom...

There's been a lot on my mind lately, but one thing in specific. I feel like I try so hard to be the best I can be. I work my butt of for my son. I try so hard to keep up with my reading and listening to messages. I've been keeping away from sin the best that I can, yet, I feel like I'm being some how forgotten? And by who? By God . That's the worse part. Why would I ever think that God has forgotten about me? Maybe because I do all those things yet I'm in the worse financial state a single mother can be in, I have no close friends, I can't even picture how I will meet my future husband and I feel so very lonely, a lot. And on top of that, with all this 'negativity' happening in my life, I see the people who only care about themselves, don't have a relationship with God, make the worse life decisions and again only think of themselves, they get everything and more that they can ever want.  Forgive me God for saying this but ...

The story of Daniel and the lions' den. Daniel was thrown into punishment because he prayed to God. It was against the rules/law. However, Daniel continued to pray to God throughout his punishment. Deathly punishment was no stop to Daniel's love and passion for God. He wasn't ashamed of it nor did he hide it after he was thrown into the lion's den. Daniel talked to God as if He was a person right there with him. If you think about it, isn't that the way we should pray. Like God is right by our side. Haven't we invited God into our hearts? Therefore He is right next to us and we can talk to Him just as Daniel did, everyday. He was the definition of a true believer.  Can you say you are like Daniel? Always professing your faith. Does everyone you come into contact with know you are a Christian? People should be able to know you are a believer is God by what you say, how you live and even by the way we dress.   I always give this lad...

Imagine a couple of your friends are throwing you a surprise party for your birthday! They brought a huge cake with your name on it, have your name in big lights and pictures of you all over the room. All of your good friends and family and long distant relatives are their to celebrate this wonderful time with you. Everyone's singing songs, some even with your name in it and are having a wonderful time. However there is one little problem. Everyone forgot to invite you!? To your own birthday party. Christmas is only a couple days away and I'm sure everyone is getting into the spirit; putting up their Christmas tree, decorating the house, playing Christmas music and of course, Christmas shopping! This is one of my most favorite times of the year. Just the season it self is so warming and beautiful. Watching the snow fall and playing in the snow with my son. Stopping by houses, looking at their decorations on their lawn. There is one house in particular that is near me...

Tuesday while listening to Greg Laurie, he said something that really hit home and I began to feel sad, upset, hurt and even a little angry. This is what he said and I quote  "The idea of a traditional family seems to be something of the past. So many broken homes today... We have to visit dad and his new wife and we have to visit mom and her new boyfriend and I have all these new step brothers and sisters and the whole thing is sort of...icky. Uncomfortable. Awkward." -Greg Laurie  Well Pastor Greg, you hit that one spot on. Before he made that quote he addressed that there are broken home in the result of divorce. However, to be in that situation he described doesn't always have to be the result of a divorce. It could simply be the result of ignorance as well!  Growing up, I always told myself I would never have a broken family, and if you have kept up with my blog you have heard that plenty of times.  Well no one ever wants to have a broken family. But for me, tha...

Do you find yourself missing the old you? Do you ever miss being able to get away with things that you knew weren't right? Have you ever felt like you are missing out on the fun of your past?  When Abram and Lot separated, Lot went back to his old ways of sinning. Whereas, Abram continued to praise and serve God. When the two parted ways Lot was caught in an atmosphere of negativity and unGodly living. He took to his surroundings and did what everyone was doing. Before I came to God fully, I can remember in high school I was surrounded by all non believers. Although I never got caught up in drugs and alcohol I was still influenced negatively by my peers. I picked up wrongdoings that I tried to hide from the people who wanted the best from me and I did whatever I wanted because everyone else was. Why shouldn't I? When we are surrounded by people, we tend to pick up what they do.  Therefore, if you are around Christians you'll probably find yourself more in the presence of Go...