Tweet Matthew 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, “Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye” Those are some haunting verses. I was…

Tweet I just have to say that God is awesome! He really does work everything out to the good of those who love Him. I have seen God orchestrate so much in my life lately-it’s amazing! I learned that as soon as I gave things over to God-He took control and took over! And honestly, I am so glad I did it. I couldn’t have planned things out as well as they have turned out. More on that later..but for now God is so good! Just a thought.. Amanda

Tweet She didn’t say hi. He gave me a weird look. She brushed me off. He said something rude. Does it ever seem like life is all about the little things? The unimportant things in life get blown up, while the important things get watered down to nothing. How often do you get mad because you sinned? How often do you have a passion for saving the lost? How much time and energy do you put into your bible study? Do you talk to God as much as you gossip about someone else? Do I? I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Christ had gotten mad over the little…

Tweet This week at my school, we have has a leadership camp and it has been awesome! But today was the last day, and one of our speakers, Kevin Brownfield, spoke on prayer. Let me tell you, I have never heard a sermon so good. But there was something different about his sermon. See, it convicted the fire out of me, but it also inspired me-it gave me a passion and a desire to make a change. He spoke on having a dynamic prayer life. Now, I can honestly say my prayer life is anything but dynamic-in fact, it is more stagnant. So we he said he was going to…

Tweet Over my Christmas break, God has really challenged me with this whole idea of contentment. And it has not always been easy. I think the biggest area it shows up in is the whole relationship arena. It seems like all my friends are hooking up, and quite frankly being single and hanging out with people who aren’t just isn’t as much fun. Yet, finding a relationship seems to have eluded me. Someday I will, I know it. I know God has someone out there. But it’s hard right now. I sometimes wish God would drop him on my doorstep tomorrow so I wouldn’t have to agonize over this.:) But…

Tweet It’s a new year..the time when everyone makes out their list of resolutions..things they hope to accomplish in the upcoming year. Yet many times, at least in my life, by mid-January my list has found it’s way under my pile of stuff and I have forgotten about it. So this year, via something I heard from a friend I have decided I am not going to make any resolutions. Instead, I am going to make a covenant with God. Psalm 89:34 says, “My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.” God is talking to David here, and He promises David…