4/11/11: 2nd Best Day of My Life

Yesterday . . April 11th I had the priveledge of finally celebrating my 1 year Christian Birthday!! Yes I did accept Christ when I was 9 years old but last year I dedicated my life to Christ and I really understood what it meant to serve God 100% . . and that's when my life changed forever. So I count the wanderful day of April 11th as my Christian Birthday. So happy christian birthday to me and I can proudly say that it has been the best year of my life so far and I can't wait to see what God has planned for the next year of serving Him! There is no greater joy then serving the Lord my God with all my heart, soul, and strength.

Be The Best That I Can Be

One thing that I have been severely struggling with is trying to reach perfection. Now I know that that is impossible but I still like the challenge. The hardest thing seems to be balance. How to balance friendships, school, work, church, extra activities and of course my time with God. It's just about impossible! I always seem to forget to let my friends and family know that I love them or finish my homework or do my daily devotion . .. I'll be the first to admit that I'm no where near perfect! But thankfull I don't have to be . . . . Christ is perfect for me and I look to Him as the example of what I should strive to be like. Also putting God before everything is key and never losing your focus on God. Once Christ is first in your life, everything else will fall into place and you will have balance.

Gotta Love Urban Dictionary.com

Definition for 'Purity':
"Purity is about being something, abstinence is about not doing something.
God calls us to be Pure and Holy.
Abstinence is about not doing something, its an action however, Purity is about being something, and it is a blessing."

Definition for 'Relationships':
"doomed from the start"

Definition for 'Gospel':
"the God honest truth"

Definition for 'Cursing':
"Cursing is when somebody acts or implies that they are better than another person, place, or thing."

Definition for 'Lust':
"often confused with love, it is purely physical attraction and has no lasting effect"

Definition for 'Jesus Freak':
"Someone who displays an unusual or embarrasing amount of enthusiasm for Jesus."

You go urban dictionary! I'm pleasantly surprised(:

Got Love?

Can anyone even begin to comprehend God's love for us? This is such a big subject that I could blog every second for all eternity and still never even get close to covering God's love for us. Just listen to the song "How He Loves" by the David Crowder Band . . it might just bring you to tears like it does to me everytime I hear them say "Oh how he loves us". This weekend I will admit . . . I was very down in the dumps because I felt so unloved, just because I did lose two people that I really did love. But you know people come and go and you can't help but love the people God brings into your life . . . the hard part is loving them even when they do you wrong or just walk out of your life. So since there is so much I could cover I'll pick 3 central points: God's love for you, your love for others, and love through actions.
Point 1:
God's love for you is sooooooo big that we could never even begin to understand it. Just the fact that he sent his only son to die for you . . . to take your place . . . now that's big! Then he can still love us even when we sin every day . . . and go against him he still loves us! If you were somehow not seeing God's love for you . . . pick up your Bible and read any part of it and I guarentee you will feel the love overflowing your soul because guess what the Bible is: A LOVE LETTER WRITTEN TO YOU FROM GOD. bam.
Point 2:
We are supposed to love others as Christ loves us . . or 'the church'. So yeah I know it's hard but guess what . . . haha that's the point! The harder it is the more awesome the reward will be! So yes if someone slaps one cheek you offer the other! If you get your heartbroken and you can't find any reason to love them because they did you so wrong, you love them anyway! You know why? Because they're your brother and sister in Christ! Pray for them, be there for them, love them with all that you can!
Point 3:
How? Do something out of the ordinary to be nice, pray for them, compliment them, just be nice, or SMILE! You would be surprised how just a smile can make a person's day completely better. Through these things you can show God's love to others, just one smile at a time and we could change the world. Love isn't supposed to be bottled up . . . it's supposed to be shared and passed along.
To anyone reading this . . . don't forget that you are loved. If you are loved by one person on earth then you are blessed . . if you are loved by more then one then you are really blessed! But don't ever say you are not loved because you will always be loved . . .. God loves you and that will never change. All you have to do is open your eyes and see all the love around you . . . you will never be the same.

Nothing is as Rewarding as the Priveledge to Serve Others

Today at my new job (Cici's), we had a group of special needs adults come in all hungry for some pizza. I was having a pretty tough day but as they migrated down the pizza bar just smiling and as happy as they could be, it completely brightened my day and made work actually fun! I had the true priveledge of being able to help them cut and choose their favorite pizza and I'm not exactly sure who had more fun, them or me! It was the most amazing thing ever to be able to selflessly serve others, not to make myself look good or to do it for money, but to do it because I want to and to show Christ's love to them through sausage pizza! God blessed me today by letting me experience the joy of helping these wonderful people.

440 lives were saved today thanks to Shoes For Africa sponsored by Cosby High School's Bible Club: tGif

short, sweet, & to the point

This will be my shortest blog ever, ENJOY!! I got my first job today at Cici's!!! Not the most glamorous but I was in need and God provided! Just another reminder of how awesome He is and hopefully I can use this experience to bring glory to Him and spread His Word and Love; can't wait to start on Friday! Prayers are much needed!