Just Something Personal

Are you a Christian? If not, this blog post isn't for you. I'm talking to Christians right now. If you question your Christianity and walk with God, don't take this post into consideration.  Where in the Bible does it say not to judge anyone? Have you every read that? Everyone says you shouldn't judge but by the Bible it says we should look at other Christians and judge their motives. We are a church, we are one and if we see a brother or sister falling, we should be there picking them up, in a loving way. Dear friends, don’t believe every spirit. Test the spirits to see if they are from God because many false prophets have gone into the world. This is how you know if a spirit comes from God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come as a human is from God, and every spirit that doesn’t confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and is now already in the world. 1 John 4:1-3 God gives us authority to t...

'These people have received the Holy Spirit just as we have. Surely no one can stop them from being baptized with water, can they?' Acts 10:47 God has definitely been speaking to me nice and clear a lot lately. I did notice it a couple of times, but I would feel insecure and not listen to what He was telling me to do. There are a lot of opportunities out there and I would just let them pass by. I was looking for something different in life but I wasn't willing to make the difference myself. I made the commitment to myself to do what I knew was what God wanted me to, whether I was comfortable about it or not. Two weeks ago, it was brought up in church that if anyone wanted to be baptized to just let the office know and they will give you information about it. I let a week go by, until I sent in to the office and told them I wanted to be baptized. For those who have been following me, you might remember my post a while ago about wanting to get  baptized  again. L...

Wash! Be clean! Remove your ugly deeds from my sight. Put an end to such evil; learn to do good. Seek justice: help the oppressed; defend the orphan; plead for the widow. Come now, and let’s settle this, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. If they are red as crimson, they will become like wool. Isaiah 1:16-18 Changed my life for the better. Doing something big (for myself) this weekend. I'm so excited. It's going to be a new chapter in my life.  Take chances, laugh more, stress less and do what makes you happy!  Living more based around what I know is right and better for me and my family is my only priority from now on. No one will steal my joy from here on out.  Praying more for guidance in my steps and trusting in God.  May God bless you and always be joyous! 

The Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?" The man replied, "I heard your sound in the garden; I was afraid because I was naked, and I hid myself." He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree, which I commanded you not to eat?" The man said, "The woman you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate." The Lord God said to the woman, "What have you done?!" And the woman said, "The snake tricked me, and I ate." Genesis 3:9-13 There is no greater temptations then being in the presence of sin. God had told Adam and Eve to stay away and not to eat from this specfic tree, yet they surrounded themselves near it. By putting themselves near to the tree, a serpent came forth and and did his dirty work. The devil disguised himself as a snake to talk to Adam and Eve and try to persuade them to eat of the tree. Which unfortunately worked.  That ac...

Yesterday I was very unsure about going to a young adults service at a friend's church. I told my self the beginning of the year that I HAVE to go every week. I need this in my life. The only way I'm going to grow in Christ is by surrounding myself with Godly people. I love being in church but as soon as I stop foot outside the door, back into the world and it's so easy to fall into the wordly things of this life. I need to surround myself more than once a week being in The Lord's presence. It's the only way to stay away from this sinful world.  Well last night being in church, it was great! We had praise and worship and instead of splitting into different groups we all stayed in one room. The church itself was having a prayer week, where they focus on praying for themselves and others. The pastor read from Luke 10.  'By contrast, Martha was preoccupied with getting everything ready for their meal. So Martha came to him and said, "...

 I know it's always easier said then done but recently I've been feeling bad about something. I'm always encouraging when I write but it seems like I struggle with 'practicing what I preach'. A couple people made me realize that today, and not in a harsh way, in a loving way. And it's true. Lately I've been struggling with a couple things that effected my relationship with God in the past. I can clearly see this is pulling me away from God, yet its hard for me to stop and say 'no' to my situation. I'm no where near where I was 3 years ago but this is how it all starts. Thoughts that go through my head, the little things I say and the way I act sometimes, they all remind of my past.  The devil can put on the prettiest disguise and draw you in so easily. I truthfully can't say I'm going to let go of what's holding me back because it's much easier to draw it out. But it's a progress. I need to back down and slowly b...

With the new year just beginning we all have our wants for this upcoming year. We want to make changes for the better and make sure that it's a positive year! Let's remember, some things will take longer than a year to happen. Don't think you are going to get everything in your resolution list accomplished by December. And most certainly don't think you will get them accomplished on your own.  With this upcoming year, I have a couple things in mind I want to change. However I know it's impossible to make those things happen without the will of God. When I pray for these certain things, I always pray that if it's God's will, He will make it happen. God knows what I need and what is best and He will provide it at the best time.  Always remember that with your plans for the new year, don't forget to make God a priority. Once you make Him a priority, He will surely show you that what you need will be provided when He knows you will ...

The past two days I spent some well needed time with a good friend and her kids. It hit me when I got back home that I am holding back on living and raising my son the way I want to. However, in a way I see that by looking into some one else's home, how things can turn out. They can either turn out very bad in a good way or very bad in a bad way. I know it sounds crazy, but when I read back at this in 10 years, I'll know exactly what I meant. Haha.  Last night was New Year's Eve. I automatically changed my perspective. Why wait until the new year to change? Everyone says new year, new beginning. But why wait those couple of days? It's the little things that play a big role in my life and my sons as he gets older. Like letting him be messy and eat at the table in the living room or have bubbles in the tub and make a mess in the bathroom. It's the little things that keeps kids, kids. I need to remind myself that just because I'm living in my pa...