this is not directed towards anyone.. if i offend you, i am sorry.
we all have a life outside of church, yes?... that can be a problem. we have to realize that that doesn't mean God can't be apart of it.
for some God starts and stops at the church's front door. we pray before we eat at church or during the service with the pastor and then it stops there. we don't pray before we eat at school or work or smile at every person you see (a smile makes all the difference), even me, most of the time because we Think we don't have time. we say and think things half the time that doesn't need to be said or done. outside it is a whole new game. you're in a different atmosphere with an enormous variety of people, beliefs, religions, rituals, ceremonies all of it, but God stays the same. we are all excited to go to church because we are free to pray and speak about Jesus openly. our goal is to be excited about going outside the church and sharing God's Love and His word, His peace and comfort. so that we can plant that seed and He will help it grow. even in your enemies. to be the same person inside and outside of church. we are to be the example, not be invisible. God works everywhere. we need to become F.R.O.G- Fully Rely On God. on the other hand He is not a crutch. he is not there Just for you to lean on. you have to do your part to. its not as easy as ask and you shall receive. there is a condition. If you do your part God will do his. if you feel him tugging at your heart to go talk to this person, don't ignore it, he has a reason and you may help this girl/boy in a big way or maybe she is there to help you. God works in mysterious ways. and you will never know unless you take up your cross and walk. we are to become one person as a whole, a christian. to walk the walk and talk the talk. not walk the line in between. Praise goes to God, not yourself, that becomes pride. Thank you Lord because i would not be able to write this if it wasn't for him. this popped in my head for a reason. i needed to share it.
with this God Bless all :)
Here lately Dad has beem getting picture frames and and placks the have some really great quotes and verses. a while back we said that this house didn't feel like home or didn't have that homie feel. we didn't have any pictures of all of us on the wall or anything else for that matter. so he printed out some pictures and put then in frames he bought, when i came home i saw the frame and in the middle is had family in big bold capital letters and he had a variety between us. some funny some good and they all show the love he have that i didn't see before. i looked at dad laughed with joy and said that's awesome! it made my day that much brighter. we have a plaque the reads "it's not wanting what you don't have but wanting what you have" it is a good saying because we all want what we don't have, but don't want we do have or there is really no point in having it. we also have one that says a bible verse" As for me in my house, we will serve the Lord" i am very very happy that he bought that, i was surprised. i know that the Lord is with us. He has plans, i knew that before but i didn't want to get my hopes up. which sounds bad because everything works in his way not mine. i need to change my mind set, because God will never let me down. He has shown me that He has never left me, that He hears my cries, my prayers, my heart. He has blessed me with so much! I am grateful! thank you Lord. our home feels like home. i feel like a family. i feel the love i didn't before. :) I'm not broken because of the Lord. thank you!
i have recently figured out that managing work and school is not very fun. because the time in between you have to do homework, clean and whatever before you go to work. lately i have been working from 5 to close. we close at 12am and do all the cleaning afterwards which puts me home about 130 or if we are dead bout 1245 or so. then i have to get up at 640 in the morning! not use to that! so I'm a little sleep deprived, but with the Lords help i have been able to stay awake without being grumpy haha! of course it helps to see friends in the morning when i can :). so most of my time in between if it is not cleaning or homework....its nap time! ha i remember nap time in kindergarten, didn't think id actually be taking naps in the middle of the day after that. hehe. any who welding is going pretty good. math on the other hand is half online ( i so did not know that) So e got laptops and hopefully i can catch up but for now i have to go to work...so enjoy you day week. God Bless thank you for reading my rambling
I like this quote because it is true in many ways. a lot of people believe that if you can't see it, it's not real. some are afraid to take a step further because they do not no where it will lead them. I believe without seeing, but sometimes i am one of those people who hesitates to step forward because she can't quite see whats ahead. i let myself think of all the possible situations that could happen good and bad. I've learned to pray about it to the good Lord and take that step of faith. i can think of two situations were i have done that. the first was the first time we moved away; which turned out to help us a lot. we where able to get a job and sign up for college classes. the second time was moving back home after moving back out. crazy i know. so far everything has gone smooth, we have our rough spots here and there, but we work it out. plus our brother gets to go to Vacation Bible School :) and he loves it. we haven't been back for too long an things are already showing hope. a renewed hope. i thank God for working in our lives and letting all of our paths cross. your prayers have been highly appreciated and we couldn't have done it without you, thank you. :) by you i mean all of you.
God i know you have plans for me and my family. i have no idea what they are but i know you have plans. our family has been torn in many directions, but i think it will start turning around soon. we are moving back into dads tomorrow and it stinks but it doesn't at the same time. We have been able to live with a great family for a week or two and watching and seeing the love they have not just for their family, but for God as well has been a great experience and with a lot of other families too. to know that our family can become that is a brand new hope. to know that even though we may be broken, God can mend our hearts in his time and in his way. he allows us to go through these trials because it allows us to grow closer to God and become his family. Than we can show others God through our actions not just our words. it will take time make no mistake, but do not lose hope in the process. it took me two years to give my burden to God and I'm glad i didn't wait any longer. my faith and my trust in Him has grown greatly, but i still have a lot to learn. so Lord i know your in this, i believe something good will come out it. please continue to be with dad and Lil man as we move back. i believe in you and in your word. also be with all the wonderful hands that have blessed us. Thank you Lord for everything. in Jesus name amen.
last week i was able to go to Jonathan Creek church camp. i loved it!!!!!! the service was great! you could tell God is doing and going to do great things :). i got to do many activities i haven't done before, for example being on a boat, going tubing. belly flop in a mud pit and go mountain biking. it was all a blast and i want to thank all the youth leaders and the youth and church as a whole for everything. i enjoyed being around a bunch of people who believed in God and not having to be afraid of offending somebody and being able to talk freely about God's word. i was able to give God everything this past week especially a burden i have carried for too long. I know my God is in control and his will will be done. i love my family dearly! more than they know. I'm sure they love me to even though they do not show it very well. we've had some rough spots here and there and in the middle of it now. its been a year or two since my parents divorced, yet it still feels like it was yesterday. we haven't been a close family and it been hard. we have a lot of tension in this family, but I'm trusting God that we can work through it because he knows his plans for me. the devil has been working on us real hard, but we are going to put that devil back in his place. this is our family God's family. hopefully we can reach out to our dad and our little brother to come to church. but only God knows. thank you all for your prayers and everything you've done to help no matter how big or small. just being here and listening has been a blessing. Thank you Lord for everything you've done and are going to do! not only in my life but everyone else as well.
well senior year and we have to turn in our laptops for good. so i wont be able to blog as much anymore. :/ guess I'll have to spend some more time at the library. lol. if it wasn't for my English class, i would not even know what a blog was. at first i wasn't up for it, then the more i blogged the more i liked it. it helped me more than i thought it would. Like now, I am pretty much typing what i am thinking. Blogging actually helps clears my head and helps me focus on things i need to be focused on like school. So if most my posts are rambling on and on, I apologize. so today will be my last blog for quite sometime, or at least until i am near a computer. one thing i can say "i will not miss this computer". i have had it for 4 years and it has been this biggest pain! of course all the schools programs, block and what not, did not help. They give us an opportunity to buy it for 100 dollars, but it is not worth it to me. besides i am saving up for college and hopefully, eventually get some type of car or truck that will get me from point A to point B. lately i have had to depend on everyone else for a ride to here or there, actually all my life i have and i don't like having to ask for some else to take time out of their day, just to take me some where i have to be. To me it feels selfish, even though they give me a ride because they want to. So i am very very Thankful too everyone who has and everyone who continues to do so. My words cannot thank you enough.
lol see, I went from laptops to blogging to cars and people giving me rides. anyhow until next time , this is clueless-Kriseea signing off :) C ya! " ha that sounds cool" Ok seriously God Bless! :))
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