Tweet Just a reminder.. Christ came and died for our sins. He was a perfectly sinless man who gave up His life to save us from sin. He loves us more then any of us can ever fathom. Why then do we always get caught up in the petty things of life? I am constantly at fault for this..getting mad at people for doing things people do. But I think we all need a reminder about the big picture. How are we ever going to win people to Christ when we can’t even get along ourselves. It isn’t portraying a very pretty picture of Christ’s love. He forgave us for…

Tweet Safety I was watching a movie Saturday night and it got me thinking about the whole idea of safety. Like what do we think of when we think of safe? I know I have all kinds of little quirks and habits that in my mind make me safe. i.e. closing my closet doors before bed or making sure my curtains are all the way closed. Those things don’t make my room any safer, but they put my mind at ease. They make me feel safer. As I was thinking about this, I started to remember all these verses I have learned about how Christ is our stronghold and our…

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…

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;…

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…

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…

Tweet I am lost- once again in my life I’m admitting defeat. My plans aren’t working, my agenda doesn’t seem to be the one God has, and fighting against Him is pointless. All I’ve done is make my family mad at me, my friendships suffer, and myself miserable. All my life it’s been so easy to wake up and put on a mask, its become part of my wardrobe. I try to mask my pain, my heartache, my feelings of utter loneliness. I know the right thing..I know I should trust in God, I know I shouldn’t be lonely..and I could go on about what I know..but somewhere simply knowing…

Tweet A Question Posed by my Youth Pastor What’s your favorite way to worship God? In Sunday school, we are going through the book A Purpose Driven Life. This past week the two chapters we were supposed to read were on the topic of worship. It seems worship is a rather touchy subject at some churches, and often ignored all-together. The author of the book pointed out that God made each of us different and each of us will worship God differently. So today, my youth pastor-PW- asked us this question. It got me thinking, how often to I actually think about worshipping God. And what truly is my favorite…

Tweet An interesting Thought Being yourself is going is going to be the hardest thing your do in your life. -Whoopi Goldberg Although I wouldn’t go to Whoopi for all my life advice, I seriously think she hit the mark on this one. So often we are made fun of for who we are, and we ourselves can fall into the trap of making fun of others for who they are. I can definitely see the truth of this in my own life. For years I have struggled to just be myself, I would always change who I was to fit who I was with. Not until recently have I…