The Bible is the Most Important Verses

I was in a bookstore yesterday and I saw a book entitled "The 100 Most Important Bible Verses" , or something to that effect. It kinda upset me, I understand what the author was trying to portray but it upset me because God edited the Bible, what he wanted in there is in there. Because God pretty much "wrote" the Bible-the best selling book of all time-means that everything in this enormous book is the most important because it was hand-selected by God Himself. So none should be more important than the rest. We may not like what parts of it says but its in the Book for a reason...

NO MO

OK so I just got back from this awesome conference called CIY MOVE. Normally after one of these christian conferences everyone is on a spiritual high and is unstoppable for God. I've gotten it every year, but this year... I don't know why I didn't get one but it is really starting to worry me. I had a great time, I think God really spoke to me. But Im not on top of the world with God thinking everything is gonna be fabulous. Many thoughts have been going through my mind, I think that Im doubting, I think that Im depressed. All I know is that I want to get OUT of this state Im in. God maybe secretly blessing me with this, whatever this is. I have a friend that I think her life is a spiritual high. I want to be that way, I want to be constantly that close to God, and now Im not even close to a spiritual high. I know many of the miraculous things God has done in my life and in others, but I dont stand in awe like I used to. I feel like if I go out into the world and do something in God's name, I will get a spiritual high, but I dont want the whole deeds without faith to play in. In the scheme of things, I know only God can help me get through this time in my life. But whether I like it or not, its gonna be on Gods time. This fact alone makes me a little unsteady, because all of the thoughts that go through my mind on a day-to-day basis, I dont want to doubt Him anymore and if its on His time, who knows the time it will take, it could be 5 mins from now, or 5 weeks from now. The unknown scares me, but that is where I have to give it to God and let him hold me and carry me out of this time, because I know I can't do this on my own. If anyone out there reads this and feels the same feel free to comment.... Pray

Whats Happening?

I have been drifting from God. I havent been going out and deliberately breaking any commandments or anything, but our relationship is just in a slump you know? Anyone else out there that feels the same, just know i understand and that we have to initiate the turn around back to God. We have to start praying again and challenging ourselves and seeking opportunities. Ill let yall know how it comes with me, and vise versa.. thanks good luck out there

WINNING!!!

This is not a post about Charlie Sheen, just warning ya!

God always wins! Father has always won, Satan may have won a battle here and there, but the ULTIMATE victor is God. As long as one person has gone to heaven, then God is the ultimate victor. Jesus would have still come even if it were only for one person! That is how much God loves us! He would trade in a perfect being, for a trader. That is what we are, God made us in His image. He made us for Him, not for anyone else, HIM! And everyday, sometimes without knowing it, we go against Him. We are traders. BUT HE STILL LOVES US!

Isnt that amazing!?! That he would give up His perfect Son for a bunch of sinners. Idk, if anyone out there has any pet peeves. But my big one is smacking. If someone smacks gum, food, or even slurps, it sends chills up my arm and I gross out. The worst part is when you are surrounded by the sounds of smacking. I think it may have been the same for God. HE CANT BE AROUND SIN! Not only does it drive Him batty- He CAN NOT be around it, there is no possible way for it to happen. He traded his only perfect Son-who doesn't smack-to earth surrounded by smackers. He endured it for 33 years, then allowed Himself to be killed by these smackers, for the smackers who love him. . .

Even if only Paul or John the Baptist went to heaven, Jesus still would have come to earth. That is why God wins every time, because people are redeemed by Christ, there is no possible way to lose. Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" Not only on the terms of physical like jumping out of a window unharmed, but we can overcome death, we can love the people that those without Jesus cant, we can forgive the sins against us that those without Him, will never be able to. And that is why The War Is ALREADY WON!. THERE is a second war though, at the end of it all. And we will win that one too!!! I don't like fighting a losing battle, and with God, I NEVER HAVE TO EVER.

Home - I Am Second

We are not first in our own lives anymore. Now that we have accepted Christ, He is first in our lives. By pleasing others we please Jesus, therefore we are the second in our own lives.

Jesus

Others

Yourself

Life does not revolve around me anymore, it used to but it has to be different! Because the King of the universe put Himself second and died for our sins all He asks is that we do the same and we put ourselves second. God doesnt ask us to do anything He hasnt already done, or will do. He asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, and later He sacrificed Jesus, His own son, so Isaac wouldnt have to die. Somtimes I wonder if that was when God finally decided about the cross. If He knew that He was going to send Jesus to die, but that He wasnt so sure on how, and then He realized that the cross was the way then. IDK, just a thought. But still, He asked the rich man who wanted to get into heaven to give up all He had. Not long after Jesus gave up all that HE had-HIS LIFE. Sometimes people dont realize that all you have to give is your life. I realized this while listening to a Prince song, I Would Die For You. Not only would Jesus die for us he DID. Its all he had and he gave it...willingly. BECAUSE HE LOVES US. its only true love that would die for someone. And Jesus is the definition of true love. .. Check out these two sites that show how we can become second, other people being second, and others...

Home - I Am Second

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2/28/2011 David part1

David:I think God wants me to learn more about David because every time I open the Bible in the last few days it says something about David. Last weekend I went to a church retreat. It was amazing. The speaker was excellent and he really new his Bible, he was passionate about it too. I spoke about when David was chosen to be king and when he killed Goliath, when he "bought" his bride, when he built the temple of God, about David and Bathsheba, and about his relationships with his sons and the people around him. It was stupendous.

David was not a pansy. In Tanzania, the boys, at six years old, must be able to kill a lion, and if not they can never ever live as a man. The animal populations were even greater back in David's day so he probably saw and killed multiple wild beasts. When he ran to the battle sight, it was 15 miles, with thirty pounds strapped to his back. I cant run a mile without huffing and puffing. He was muscular. He was handsome, even Goliath said so...He played the harp-the equivalent of the electric guitar in our society. He is successful in battles-like the football of today....(but more intense.) So today he would be an athletic, sensitive, christian, guitar playing, quarterback, who also can sing. THINK: All of the girls were probably all over him, I know today they would be... Oh, and did I mention he was the KING over all of Israel... yeah... He just made The Rock look wimpy...

My Prayer

Lord,

Make me strong like Samson

Give me the liability of Samuel

Give me the endurance of Job

Let me have the faith of David

Help me have the prayer life of Daniel

I want to know you like you knew Moses

Give me the people skills of Paul

Let me trust like Abraham

and lastly Lord,

let me love like You, for you are much greater than any man that ever lived. . . You gave them their power, and You guided them. And Lord, please guide me.

Let our hearts be aligned, what make you cry, make me weep. What makes you smile, let me jump and dance of Joy. what makes you angered, let me be appalled and enraged. Let your emotions be amplified in me Father. Let Your children see me as a daughter of the King. I love you Lord, Thank You.

Resilient

Resilient: The ability to thrive when life becomes most difficult and the ability to withstand shock without permanent deformation.

Are we resilient? We can be resilient against God, but with him! Against what HE is against and stand firm in it. Daniel was resilient when he was forced to move to Babylon and was basically enslaved and could not do anything about it but stay true to his God and live right. We can tell Daniel was a righteous man because he lives what it says in Colossians 3:23, "In whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, not for men." And Daniel carried this out, before it was even written. What does that tell us? Daniel put God first, this new country God placed him in second, and his well-being third. That is what makes Daniel so resilient. He puts God first in whatever he did. He fasted-for God, to show his country, which led him to semi-suffer by restraining himself by only eating certain vegetables.

I personally think we can learn a lot from Daniel. I never really thought much of Daniel before, but now I am putting some more thought behind it.

pause

Ok. So as most people know around the US there has been a LOT of snow, ice, and other winter weather. Well living in the southeast, where we know nothing of winter weather, school has been closed now for 4 consecutive days counting 2moro. With the time off, I have been thinking God always has a purpose for something, what if it was that I have been going going going and haven't really had tome for Him? I can't put God at the bottom of my to-do list! He has to be first, next to everything else, and the last. God is never ending so we must begin with Him, have Him constantly throughout the day, and end with Him. So I have to wonder, did God send us this almost-week out of school so we could consentrate more on Him? Now idk but i know of many people who say if this changes 1 person it's a success. And I think that God may have the same ideas. That if one persons life is changed then it wasn't a lost cause. The story of the lost coin, the lost sheep, and the prodigals son show this. God Bless