Tweet Blogger Idol Week 14-Spirituality What is spirituality? Excuse me while I borrow something from Mr. Harmless Spirituality: The state, quality, manner, or fact of being spiritual. ok, but what does that mean? What does being spiritual look like? And who defines what is spiritual? Can someone wake up one morning and instantly decide to be spiritual? Romans 12:1, “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.” So our spiritual service is to present ourselves to God, as sacrifices. That certaintly wasn’t the first thing that came to my…
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Tweet Have you ever gotten in one of those sentimental, mushy moods where everything seems to make you tear up? (I know guys, you probably can’t relate!) Lately for some odd reason, it seems like there are a lot of things in my life that I miss. Things that aren’t good or bad, right or wrong, just things that have come and gone over my life. and lately, whether it’s been conversations, other people, or even just a thought-I start to miss things.. I sit and ponder over why things have happened the way they have..how come things couldn’t have just turned out perfectly.. or at least what I thought…
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Some verses
Tweet Some verses… Psalm 73 1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. 5 They are free from burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills. 6 Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. 7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity; the evil conceits of their minds know no limits. 8 They scoff, and speak with malice;…
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What I want to accomplish before I turn 30!
Tweet What I want to accomplish before I turn 30! Hum..I can think of lots of things..saving the world, finding my true love, wisking away to a far away enchanted place, being rich, living in a huge house..LOL..ok, back to reality:) In reality, I want to graduate from college, hopefully get married and get started in missions work. Although it seems like 30 is an eternity away, it is in all reality not that far. My goals right now are more short termed..like getting through the rest of this year, SMITE and getting ready for college. By the time I’m 30, I will hopefully have decided I have enough schooling…
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Sunday School Answers
Tweet Sunday School Answers *A discussion in my sunday school class prompted this post* Most of us have grown up in church and have gone to Christian schools at some point. So we all know what to say and how to act. When posed with questions, we can give answers that sound very biblical and Godly without a second thought. We all know how to make people think we’re super-Godly and we know a lot. (I’m not saying everyone is like this all the time..so don’t think that:)) But I have a challenge for you all.. Dig deeper. Figure out what you believe, why you believe that and what you…
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It’s Not Over Yet!
Tweet It’s Not Over Yet! I think most of us are in the “Can’t wait to get out” mentality. There isn’t much of school left and most of us are so ready for it to be summer. I know I can’t wait. But you will never know or realize how much of life you will miss by always looking forward to the next great thing. Matt. 6:34 says, “Do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Every day is a God given chance to glorify Him and grow to become more like His Son. But so many times…
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I Had an Old Box…(ec)
Tweet I Had an Old Box…(ec) I had an old box, it was an refrigerator box-one of those really big ones! I guess maybe it wasn’t really really old, but it was from our new refrigerator and I got this brilliant idea to turn it into a house. So in the middle of my living room I cut and colored and added fabric to turn that old box into a wonderful house. I could stand up in it..but I could crawl around and I was little so it didn’t bother me. I loved that house..I played in it for many days. But it was cardboard and eventually it was falling…
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Potential vs. Potency
Tweet Potential vs. Potency “You have great potential!” Have you ever had someone tell you those words? I’m sure most of us have at some point or another. I was at Cedarville this past weekend and we sat through one of their chapels. The president of their SGA from last year came back and was talking about this. It got me thinking. How long do you have potential? Can one ever reach one’s potential. There has to be a point where we go from being people with great potential to being potent people. People so on fire for God, nothing can shake us. People willing to take risks. Have you…
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Relationships
Tweet Relationships Relationships are a huge part of life. Perhaps that is why God devoted most of the New Testament to talking about them. But why are they also often the source of trials and hardship. God has been teaching me a lot lately about what’s important in life. I am so quick to look out for #1 and forget that there are other people in my life. Sadly, my family usually gets the short end of the stick too. I was reading in my devotions last night, and I decided to read Psalms. I love that book, and I love how often David cries out to God. I realized…
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Spring Break (ec)
Tweet Spring Break (ec) I fell in love- in love with New York City! It was so much fun. My mom and I went to visit her best friend who lives in Queens, NY-one of the burrows of NYC. We spent two days shopping in Manhattan! Talk about fun. We walked up and down 5th ave-going in and out of all the fancy shops that the stars shop at. We went to Trump Tower-that was cool. The man is mega rich..you can tell by His building-everything is Trump this or Trump that. Hum..I don’t want to bore you all too much so let’s see. We spent part of a day…