It seems that yes, things move on and change.. Sometimes more over dramatic than other times, and it seems my life has hit one of those HUGE changes. Things will never be the same again. They just won't. People change a lot, and sometimes, it's you who has changed and realizes really what someone is about... and how they never really were any different.
I've decided that I am going to stop trying to salvage relationships in which people have turned ill towards me. I am here open hearted when they are ready. I am not putting anymore effort into it. I know who I am in Christ and will let them think what they will.
I just wish things were different, but hey, I will remember at least the good times I've had...
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
If we are the body
Paul's beautiful picture of the body of Christ in 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 demonstrates this 'unity in diversity', and reminds us that every Christian needs every other to grow to full maturity. Each of us has an essential role to play and, if any one of us fails in playing our role the whole body suffers. The greatest threats to the proper functioning of Christ's body are the attitudes of pride[5] ('I don't need you') and self-pity[6] ('I do not belong'). We are all needed and we all need everyone else.
The diversity of the church Jesus prayed for had a purpose; each member was to help every other member come to maturity. 'From him the whole body... grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work'.[7] Christians are meant to be bearing one another's burdens[8] and laying down their lives for each other,[9] just as Christ himself did for us. Loving each other means always being committed to each other's good, and being willing to sacrifice ourselves for each other. When we approach disagreement with a concern for truth and unity, and for building each other up, we are already a long way to resolving our difficulties.
Holding unity and truth together requires great patience, endurance, love, grace, mercy, humility and courage, which is why most people (and most churches) prefer to sacrifice either truth or unity for the other. But each of us as Christians has a responsibility to be committed to every other Christian, not just those who think like us, or who belong to the same branch of the church. Being a truly committed member of Christ's body means that every other Christian is my brother or sister to whom I owe responsibility.
The diversity of the church Jesus prayed for had a purpose; each member was to help every other member come to maturity. 'From him the whole body... grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work'.[7] Christians are meant to be bearing one another's burdens[8] and laying down their lives for each other,[9] just as Christ himself did for us. Loving each other means always being committed to each other's good, and being willing to sacrifice ourselves for each other. When we approach disagreement with a concern for truth and unity, and for building each other up, we are already a long way to resolving our difficulties.
Holding unity and truth together requires great patience, endurance, love, grace, mercy, humility and courage, which is why most people (and most churches) prefer to sacrifice either truth or unity for the other. But each of us as Christians has a responsibility to be committed to every other Christian, not just those who think like us, or who belong to the same branch of the church. Being a truly committed member of Christ's body means that every other Christian is my brother or sister to whom I owe responsibility.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
God is...
God is so many things, faithful, love, good, self-existing. Those are only a few of the many things.
I was really hit by something that was said in a sermon last sunday. That God is self-existing. He doesn't need us, he doesn't need anything. He has been, is now, and forever will be. It is so hard to wrap your head around, and it gets me into a deep mind maze thinking how it could work.
Sometimes we often by play our sins thinking that since the price is paid, (which it is) and that it doesn't really affect the pain that Jesus went through. But the reality is that God holds the time line, and even to this day it still pains him when we sin. It can really impact your decion to sin, when you are on the line of sining and not sining. Also, it is so amazing to think that God really loves us enough to continually forgive us over and over agian.
God is still the same God he was thousands or even millions of years ago. He still is the creator, he still is that powerful God that made walls fall, and armies surrender to God's children. He never learns anything; He knows everything about us, and everything we will be or do in the future and he still holds out his hand to us.
Amazing.
I was really hit by something that was said in a sermon last sunday. That God is self-existing. He doesn't need us, he doesn't need anything. He has been, is now, and forever will be. It is so hard to wrap your head around, and it gets me into a deep mind maze thinking how it could work.
Sometimes we often by play our sins thinking that since the price is paid, (which it is) and that it doesn't really affect the pain that Jesus went through. But the reality is that God holds the time line, and even to this day it still pains him when we sin. It can really impact your decion to sin, when you are on the line of sining and not sining. Also, it is so amazing to think that God really loves us enough to continually forgive us over and over agian.
God is still the same God he was thousands or even millions of years ago. He still is the creator, he still is that powerful God that made walls fall, and armies surrender to God's children. He never learns anything; He knows everything about us, and everything we will be or do in the future and he still holds out his hand to us.
Amazing.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Blind?!?!
Why are people so blind? I just can't seem to grasp it. People always want to stay where they are comfortable, and are not willing to examine things, and possibly see things that are wrong.
If a group of people feel something isn't right, then why do we want to write it off instead of really take a look at what could potentially be a problem?
Shouldn't there be a longing to make things right?
If a group of people feel something isn't right, then why do we want to write it off instead of really take a look at what could potentially be a problem?
Shouldn't there be a longing to make things right?
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Pondering myself
Well, I have been pondering once again....
About the body of Christ...What can we and should we expect from one another?
Shouldn't we be willing to sacrifice for our brothers and sisters?
If we all helped one another.. then nobody would be left without help, struggling with no one to help them though.
If we are the body, why are his arms reaching, why is his love not showing?
About the body of Christ...What can we and should we expect from one another?
Shouldn't we be willing to sacrifice for our brothers and sisters?
If we all helped one another.. then nobody would be left without help, struggling with no one to help them though.
If we are the body, why are his arms reaching, why is his love not showing?
Friday, July 20, 2007
Vernon
For anyone who still reads my blog:
I went on an amazing trip to Vernon, and Summerland, this past week, and it was amazing.
I never thought how many first time things that can happen to you in one time.
My first time:
Being in summerland
Going camping
Playing in a storm
Going to the drive in
Going camping
Swimming in a lake
Having a bird poo on my head
Times you never forget, and events, and people that make you never want to come back.
I went on an amazing trip to Vernon, and Summerland, this past week, and it was amazing.
I never thought how many first time things that can happen to you in one time.
My first time:
Being in summerland
Going camping
Playing in a storm
Going to the drive in
Going camping
Swimming in a lake
Having a bird poo on my head
Times you never forget, and events, and people that make you never want to come back.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Pondering
On Sunday night, the subject of the debt of love came up. That we owe love to each other in the body of believers.
So how much should we expect from other's? Or to what extent does that love go? Do we stop at a certain point, or should we be so willing to even change our schedules, plans, or lifestyles, to help somebody, or show them the love that Jesus talks about?
So how much should we expect from other's? Or to what extent does that love go? Do we stop at a certain point, or should we be so willing to even change our schedules, plans, or lifestyles, to help somebody, or show them the love that Jesus talks about?
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Drifting
Have you ever felt like your mind was so far away from your body, that you forget what you were doing at that moment in time??
Friday, June 22, 2007
Girl that's after
Only human,
nothing more,
why must you go after,
again agian.
You said you didn't feel,
the way I thought you did,
in the end
you were wrong.
Taking again,
what shouldn't be yours,
trying to slip in,
not noticed, accepted.
Runnung after,
what runs away,
what keeps you going,
never known.
Where is your mind,
did it run away,
you head not there,
at random.
nothing more,
why must you go after,
again agian.
You said you didn't feel,
the way I thought you did,
in the end
you were wrong.
Taking again,
what shouldn't be yours,
trying to slip in,
not noticed, accepted.
Runnung after,
what runs away,
what keeps you going,
never known.
Where is your mind,
did it run away,
you head not there,
at random.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
My beef
What I find very anoying to me is when people send me off to do something, without telling me how to do it!!
People will tell me seek God, he will comfort you, and as much as I know that, I am new to a lot of this stuff ans I am trying to figure stuff out... why don't people tell me how to do it, or what their experiences are before they leave me stranded not knowing what to do...
Well that's my beef...:P
People will tell me seek God, he will comfort you, and as much as I know that, I am new to a lot of this stuff ans I am trying to figure stuff out... why don't people tell me how to do it, or what their experiences are before they leave me stranded not knowing what to do...
Well that's my beef...:P
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Inside
The world around shatters,
pain is all that's felt,
death an infliction,
hidden inside a cave.
Anger a foundation,
of actions that arise,
longing to find,
an understaning.
Peace no longer present....
Signs, escape, wonder....
unpleasent sight....
filth...
pain is all that's felt,
death an infliction,
hidden inside a cave.
Anger a foundation,
of actions that arise,
longing to find,
an understaning.
Peace no longer present....
Signs, escape, wonder....
unpleasent sight....
filth...
Thursday, June 14, 2007
My song
Well, I've just been pondering these lyrics for awhile now actually...dig in..
There's a song in my heart,
There's a song in my soul,
Of your great love,
And How I long for more.
Your worthiness, never changes,
Your soverign grace, never deminishes,
Through ths storm, my heart still longs to worship,
Send your flood, to wash away unworthiness.
There's a yerning in my heart,
There's a longing in my soul,
A faithful heart be mine,
And for your light to show.
In the depths of my heart,
When I feel afraid,
I still choose to worship
When you seem far away
and I just dont' understand
When dispair is in my heart,
And doubt is in my my soul,
Remind me of your blessings,
And I'll praise you through this storm.
Prasie you, Hallelujah!
Amen.
There's a song in my heart,
There's a song in my soul,
Of your great love,
And How I long for more.
Your worthiness, never changes,
Your soverign grace, never deminishes,
Through ths storm, my heart still longs to worship,
Send your flood, to wash away unworthiness.
There's a yerning in my heart,
There's a longing in my soul,
A faithful heart be mine,
And for your light to show.
In the depths of my heart,
When I feel afraid,
I still choose to worship
When you seem far away
and I just dont' understand
When dispair is in my heart,
And doubt is in my my soul,
Remind me of your blessings,
And I'll praise you through this storm.
Prasie you, Hallelujah!
Amen.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Voice of truth
I find it very interesting how we tend to sift through suff we hear and belive to find what we want to hear or what feels okay or good.
I think this goes hand in hand, when we can be so consumed by what we think is right or true, and yet be blinded and miss what really was true and right.
We live in a world that says that we shoud follow what we think is right, but really how can we justify anything if everyone did what they thought was right, when it could be totally wrong?
I mean how far, and how sucessful is anyone who goes by their own truth?
It could include anything such as that they see stealing as okay, and a true thing to do, and yet is it right, or even close to the actual truth?
Can anyne of us actually say what is "true" unless we have taken it from God's word?
I think this goes hand in hand, when we can be so consumed by what we think is right or true, and yet be blinded and miss what really was true and right.
We live in a world that says that we shoud follow what we think is right, but really how can we justify anything if everyone did what they thought was right, when it could be totally wrong?
I mean how far, and how sucessful is anyone who goes by their own truth?
It could include anything such as that they see stealing as okay, and a true thing to do, and yet is it right, or even close to the actual truth?
Can anyne of us actually say what is "true" unless we have taken it from God's word?
Friday, June 01, 2007
Word of God speak
I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what
You would say
Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
Word of God speak
I'm finding myself in the midst of
YouBeyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice
And the funny thing is it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what
You would say
Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
Word of God speak
I'm finding myself in the midst of
YouBeyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice
Monday, May 21, 2007
Darkest Hour
Today I was reminded about praising God in our darkest hours. If you really think about it, how easy is it to praise God when it's sunny outside, and life is going great? Anyone can sing praises to God when things are all good, happy and sunny, but your faith really shows when you praise God the toughest storms.
I can't remember the scripture, however, there were these two men who were sent out to preach and tell people the way to be saved. However, along their journey they get thrown into jail because they were accused of causing an uproar, due to casting out a demon from girl who could predict the future, making huge profits for her owners. They were severely flogged and tortured, and thrown into the deepest darkest cell of the jail. And yet despite all that was going on, they sung praises to God in their Darkest hour. Now that's faith!
It just gets me thinking.... and makes me see what real faith is!
I can't remember the scripture, however, there were these two men who were sent out to preach and tell people the way to be saved. However, along their journey they get thrown into jail because they were accused of causing an uproar, due to casting out a demon from girl who could predict the future, making huge profits for her owners. They were severely flogged and tortured, and thrown into the deepest darkest cell of the jail. And yet despite all that was going on, they sung praises to God in their Darkest hour. Now that's faith!
It just gets me thinking.... and makes me see what real faith is!
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Another world??
Well, things have been quite weird for me in the last week or so. Just things seem to be everywhere, and not in their place, which brings about a feeling of unsettledness. Like I am in another world, somebody else's. I wonder what's going to happen, where I am going to be next. If I do well in things, and succeed in things of the future...
I am trying to look to the Lord for strength and wisdom. I pray that he will just cover me with a feeling of security and comfort.
I am trying to look to the Lord for strength and wisdom. I pray that he will just cover me with a feeling of security and comfort.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Dance
I am preparing for a solo dance that I am doing at my school dance performance, and I can't help but feel some anxiety as I am preparing with such little time... I had been off for a little while, due to a knee injury and I just got back to it not too long ago. I am kinda freaking out tho because I only have less than two weeks before the performance and it's not done yet.. So, please pray that God will fill with me the holy spirit as I prepare my dance, heart and mind...
For the LORD's love is extravagant!
For the LORD's love is extravagant!
Friday, April 20, 2007
Today....
Today I am pondering God's reasoning for things... sometimes I just sit and wonder why things happen and why the things I dream of aren't coming true, even though I pray with all my heart. Aware that these things must fall under God's will for my life, sometimes, things seem dull and dreary as they are not anything I want. Only time will tell, and in the end I will see these things work out to God's plan.. but it's so hard when you don't see the end product or have no idea what will happen next or what tomorrow will bring. The comfort of knowing what will happen sometimes feels as if it has been robed from us, and makes us feel very down and discouraged, making it hard to "trust" in God. However trust comes in not know the future, and deciding that regardless of what the future holds, we are in God's hands.
Just some thoughts, would love to hear what everyone thinks.
Just some thoughts, would love to hear what everyone thinks.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Understanding
It truly amazes me how people can be so blinded as to how things are. Sometimes, as well as tonight I just feel frustrated, as people just assume things are one way, when they aren't in the situation, and judge it by how it looks, all wrapped in pretty paper, that may be slightly riped, however still looks pretty great.
Its so hard now these days to find someone who will believe you and understand that the way a situation is, is not what they think. That there is so much hidden, and that can't be explained only experienced.
Its so hard now these days to find someone who will believe you and understand that the way a situation is, is not what they think. That there is so much hidden, and that can't be explained only experienced.
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