Growing up and Choices

It is a well known fact that with age comes wisdom. I learned this first hand...

I was talking to someone of a considerable older age than me. We were discussing the pros and cons of growing up. It puts pressure between parent and child, which pushes the child to independence. Both reactions are natural but can be, at the same time very painful, confusing, and even tragic. As we discussed this topic, the well respected elder looked at me and said "First, find yourself, love yourself, respect yourself. Secondly respect and love others. Lastly, follow your heart through prayer and God's word." I learned a valuable lesson that day. I learned to love myself.

Growing up is about finding yourself. Everyday we ask ourselves these questions: What am I doing with my life? What is my purpose? Am I making the right decisions? Should I get that job or go to college? Should I date him or her or stay single? Questions fill our minds until we go practically insane.

Mark 12:31 "...Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." Clearly we must love ourselves first before we can love someone else. It is not pride to love yourself. It is simply accepting and thanking God for his creation. Being unsatisfied with your personality, looks, and talents is like telling God he didn't do a good job. He created you special, and He does have a purpose for you.

Instead of choices being based on what others want, think, or assume, our choices should be based on our desires given to us by God. They are based on solid relationships through Godly council. They are based on prayer and God's word. Once this lesson is learned we can be free to make choices that will propel us into our "God made" future. Our choices become us and through them we find open doors to God's will and blessing.

I am not alone

For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23

BUT...

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14


Be encouraged everyone makes mistakes, no one is perfect, but like the song says "we fall down, we get up, for a saint is just a sinner who fell down, and couldn't stay there, and got up" Donnie Mcclurkin.


Jesus is forgiveness. He is love. He is all I need.

A passion for the christ

Pastor Johannes preached a message from his heart, ministering to mine. How true it is that I have fed my spiritual tank hording all that God has done for me waiting for the day when "I am ready" to give everything to him. A passion consumes a person becoming their waking thought and every desire. I realized tonight something very important. Something you must be willing to see before it can take seed in your life. I saw my life through God's eyes. I saw how I dissappoint him. I replayed every time I prayed saying "God I give you my life use me" but only to fail by consuming myself with life and never truly "Giving" to God. Giving your life is trusting him with those things most precious like your dreams, aspirations, relationships, and future to him. "I will give you all" is not just a song, it is a lifestyle, a day to day routine of establishing trust and faith in God.
Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God, but faith without works is dead. In other words faith comes by every day reading and obeying God's word. To have a passion for something is to be consumed by it. It is getting to the point where nothing else matters in life. How can I be passionately in love with Jesus when I don't read my bible and I struggle to obey its every word? How can I lay hands on the sick if I have no faith? How can I let my light shine if I have worries and things I am not giving to God? The answer is I can not do any of those things.

God forgive me! Help me to remember how many stripes you bore for my sins, the blood you shed for my redemption, and the death you suffered for my eternal salvation. Help me to remember that I have a responsibility to share this good news. Help me to focus on you and to give you everything. Jesus you must be my one passion in life!!! Like David prayed "create in me a clean heart oh God and renew a right spirit within me.." Amen

Chick-Fil-A (hmmm I am hungry)

Check out Tim Hawkins on tangle.com. He is hilarious and christian.

New Job

I am so excited to start my new job at CHASE bank. I start next Monday June 22nd. God is really blessing. He is my provider!

What is a mother?

A mother is unselfish. She devotes every moment to her family. From morning until night she is always giving giving giving. Families take a lot of work. There are dinners to make, groceries to buy, clothes to wash, lunches to pack, band aids for booboos, hugs for tears, and our mothers do it all. In fact, they get more done in a day than our country does in a year. Some moms even work, adding to their already full-time career. Why do they do this?

A mother is love. They love us not because we came from them. They love us because mother's can't help but love their children. Even when we disobey, throw tantrums, show disrespect, and forget to say thank you, they still love. Their mercy is unending, yet they lovingly allow punishment. Why do they love us?

A mother is a fighter. She stands behind us through every situation. She prays for our protection and salvation. She holds our hand through the dark nights. She scares away the boogie man and rebukes every dark spirit. She guides with wisdom. She does all of this and why?

A mother is a wife. She loves her husband and treats him with respect. She follows him down any path. She is his soul mate and best friend. She teaches how to love and respect authority. She shows us the true meaning of marriage. Are mothers perfect?

No they just do what Mommies do. They care, they love, they protect, and they guide. I am so thankful for the mommies in my life.

Happy Mother's Day to every mommy!

May 21st Moving Day!

Well looks like my last day in beautiful Missoula, MT is going to be May 21st. My dad and I are driving the 16 hours to Sacramento. Isn't he just the best daddy? I know you are all so jealous. I have been blessed with such awesome parents. Mammy/mommy is so helpful and loving. I really am so spoiled. Now, if I could just figure out why I am so crazy to leave them. haha God must be in control. Of course he is!!!

Anyways, I am super excited to going back to the Rock church. I have missed it so much! See you all soon :-)