Matthew 7

hey y`all!
today was great! i went to the mall with ashley & then we went swimming. we got new purses, they're really cute :] and i think im going camping in her back yard with a bunch of the new hope girls tomorrow haha it should be a blast! i forgot to warn mitchell about the nasty pizza at drivers ed so now i feel bad. haha. oh well he survived. church tomorrow :] yay. so i read in matthew 7 last night for my devotion, & that chapter has alot of great stuff in it. Verses 1-6 talk about judging. we as Christians should not judge others, because that is up to God. and usually we tell others to fix their faults, without first fixin our own. its like telling someone they shouldnt be drinking when your an alcoholic. nobody is going to like to be convicted by someone who cannot see their own faults. so as Christians we should not judge others, but once we ourselves are through the situation someone is going through, we can use our knoweldge and tell others how God helped us through the same or a similiar situation. pastor chad preached on this like a few months ago. i also like verses 7 & 8 which say, "Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find; kknock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh recieveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." so whenever we need something, we should put our full trust in God and go to him about it. because he will give us what we want, if it be in his will. and also i like matthew 7:14 which says "Because the strait is the gate and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" which means Gods path is the straight and the narrow, and not alot of people see that, but as Christians we should be on Gods straight & narrow path for us :] Matthew 7 also has the story of the man who built his house upon the rock, & the man who built his house upon the sand. this story tells of how if we build our foundation strong, on the rock, we will be safe. Jesus Christ is that strong foundation. and he saves us from our sin. so if we build our life on the rock-Jesus Christ-we will not fall but be lifted up in Jesus. because he is absolutely amazing.
i love y`all
God Bless!
- crystal jade