Just Let It Be Beautiful.

Life can be beautiful, life will be beautiful; I always choose to tell myself. I tell myself this because God told me. He told me in his word. I told myself this because I needed to. I told myself this so bad times wouldn't appear so bad. I repeated Ecclesiastes 3:11 in my head so many times I thought it may explode. I told myself that until I believed the words rattling in my head. And now, when difficulty strikes all my mind goes to is God. When life is good I go to that same verse being reminded that God is fulfilling his promises to me. He is because he cares. He is the one entity in my life who will always care, who will always be there with a word of encouragement. He will always be there with love. I promise you that. And now, I want everyone to know the same peace and joy and hope I have found. I want broken hearted people to know what REAL love is and I want them to have a voice. I want the people in every corner of the world to know about my God. Not a God who is distant, but a God who is near. He is near in times of trial to weep with us and he is near in good to rejoice. He is perfect and I am not. As I heard in a sermon once, "Even if we don't feel adequate we should say to ourselves because I am worthy through Christ I am able to pray, worship, love.." Just know that today. And live each day for the Creator who the most divine plan. 

Are You Okay With Complacency?

By definition the word complacency means a feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of trouble, danger, or controversy. Now when we use this in terms of Christianity, we are usually referring to someone who goes to church every Sunday but their relationship with God stops there. They live the other 6 days of the week for themselves. Their bible sits on their bookshelf to collect dust, the only time they pray is along with the congregation, and life goes on. And yet, they are completely unaware of the danger they are in. It says in the bible in Romans 2:13 " For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous." God has not called us to live for our own wants, but to take what he has given us and live a life pleasing to him. It's about our own wants to please the flesh and choosing to fill the soul with Godly things. It's about searching for the broken and loving them just the way they are. It's about showing the world that we are different then the average person. That we care more and love deeper. They may ask why and you know what we will say, it's all because of Christ. He fills us up so much that it overflows in all areas of our lives. So, are you okay with complacency and putting eternity on the line or is it time for a change?

Oh The Things He Tells Me and Learning To Be Okay With Joy

So, I am sitting in my room, listening to All Around Me by David Crowder Band and all of the sudden a thought creeps into my head. Thoughts of all my depression, all my past, everything. Flooding my brain. Like a dam broke that had been holding it back for some time now, allowing me to heal. I know the dam was God and satan was definetly the one trying to break it. But, no worries guys because God is great. He gave me words to fix the dam, words not to dismantle everything I have made progress from. He said, " Depression can't go deeper than the love of God can reach. Hand over your scars, hurt, pain, and pills over to Him and let real healing begin." I felt all of the holes in my dam seal back up and an overwhelming peace come over my soul. For awhile, I struggled with how to accept the joy of Christ. This seemed so foreign to me. You can be joyful, even when times are hard? No. That has to be a joke. But, it't the truth. If we fully surrender to the will of God, He will give us so many uplifting thoughts, so many releases from our anxieties, from everything. I know this sounds corny, but let go and let God. Accept the peace He brings and live a life that would glorify him.

Sharing Pieces of God

So, today I was just thinking and I decided that I will start sharing with you guys pieces of God. What I mean by this is when I do my daily devotionals, I will start sharing some verses that pop out and my personal ideas about how they can relate to my life or people I know. Sometimes maybe even how they have helped me. I have recently kept a journal of bible verses and reflections of how they made me feel, helped, or how I could apply them. I started the journal after I read Psalm 1:2 "But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night." When I really started to break that apart I felt like God wanted me to create a thoughts journal and through that he has laid things on my heart and has spoken to me. If you are looking for spiritual growth I would so start one. So be looking forward to more posts(: