hey y'all!
i know, its been FOREVER. but things have been really difficult lately. still are. God is here though, and i can feel him. and i have faith. i just need y'all to pray for me. Eric preached a great sermon sunday night. and the praiseband did greatt tonight. 3 guitars, keyboard, & drums + the singers= yay we have a full band. im excited for sunday. i'll try to type a devotion tomorrow. yes i am still doing my devotions, i just havent really felt up to writing lately. but hopefully ill start back tomorrow. i would tonight, but i have a headache.
but ima talk about faith.
bad things happen. its inevitable. but they test our faith. i've had alot of trials lately, and i've been super depressed, but i realize that everything with be okay, b.c i have Jesus and he wants whats best. and if its meant to happen, Jesus will make it happen. so you just have to realize you HAVE to have faith.
Hebrews 11:1 says, "now faith is the substance of all things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"
it really is. i cant physically see Jesus, but hes here. and without faith, i have no hope. so faith, is what keeps me goin. faith in Jesus Christ. so i ask you...do you have faith in Jesus?
i love y'all
God Bless!
-crystal jade
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
blessings
hey y'all!
today was alright. thursdays arent ever that great. it was b-day, but it wasnt too awful. except for i totally FAILED my spanish quiz. and dance was alright, i learned this really cool new kick. now right now ima just write this then read my bible & then hopefully talk to mitchell. and maybe candace. i havent really got to talk to her today. this old lady whos SOOO sweet at lunch gave me&ash&candace a brownie today. shes so sweet. i just love her. we call her our grandma. haha.
so i did my devotion on blessings. God gives us many blessings, how should we respond to them? with honor and praise to God of course!
Exekiel 34:28 says, "I will bless them and the places surrounding my hill. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessings." if we do Gods will and we follow his commandments, he will bless us greatly. here on earth, and in heaven. all we have to do is follow him.
Genesis 12:2-3 says, "I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." (NKJV) God tells Abram [Abraham] that he will bless his family and make a great nation out of them and without knowing everything Abraham just leaves and trusts God to bless him, we should all be like that. when God tells us he is going to bless us we shouldnt question it. we should just believe him. he will never break a promise. he always means what he says.
Psalm 145:8-9, "The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made." the Lord blesses everyone who accepts him. he is gracious, and he is compassionate towards everyone. he LOVES us. all we have to do is trust in him, and ask him to forgive us of our sins.
so count your blessings! because God has blessed you in many ways. and dont make it a secret! tell others!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
today was alright. thursdays arent ever that great. it was b-day, but it wasnt too awful. except for i totally FAILED my spanish quiz. and dance was alright, i learned this really cool new kick. now right now ima just write this then read my bible & then hopefully talk to mitchell. and maybe candace. i havent really got to talk to her today. this old lady whos SOOO sweet at lunch gave me&ash&candace a brownie today. shes so sweet. i just love her. we call her our grandma. haha.
so i did my devotion on blessings. God gives us many blessings, how should we respond to them? with honor and praise to God of course!
Exekiel 34:28 says, "I will bless them and the places surrounding my hill. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessings." if we do Gods will and we follow his commandments, he will bless us greatly. here on earth, and in heaven. all we have to do is follow him.
Genesis 12:2-3 says, "I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." (NKJV) God tells Abram [Abraham] that he will bless his family and make a great nation out of them and without knowing everything Abraham just leaves and trusts God to bless him, we should all be like that. when God tells us he is going to bless us we shouldnt question it. we should just believe him. he will never break a promise. he always means what he says.
Psalm 145:8-9, "The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made." the Lord blesses everyone who accepts him. he is gracious, and he is compassionate towards everyone. he LOVES us. all we have to do is trust in him, and ask him to forgive us of our sins.
so count your blessings! because God has blessed you in many ways. and dont make it a secret! tell others!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
bitterness
hey y'all!
wednesdays are always good. JESUS. church. friends. mitchell. :] haha
well anyway my devotion was on bitterness. bitterness can most def. get in the way of your relationship with God big time. theres no reason to just sit there and contemplate things that upset you. just let it go.
James 3:14-16 says, "But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. For wehre you have envy and selfishs ambition, there you find disorder and evil practice." biterness and grudges are NOT healthy things. and more importantly, they arent Godly things. we shouldnt envy others, or be selfish, and certainly shouldnt hold bitterness against others because those things are of the devil and they can put a rift between our relationship with God.
Proverbs 14:10 says, "The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy." (NKJV) nobody wants to be around a person with a bitter heart. bitter people are generally pessimistic and nobody wants to be around someone who has such a dreary outlook on life. holding grudges can not only put a rift between you and God but it can also put a rift between you and other people. so dont hold grudges. Remeber, holding a grdge is like letting someone live rent free in your brain...why would you want to continue to think about something that just makes you angry?? so dont!!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
wednesdays are always good. JESUS. church. friends. mitchell. :] haha
well anyway my devotion was on bitterness. bitterness can most def. get in the way of your relationship with God big time. theres no reason to just sit there and contemplate things that upset you. just let it go.
James 3:14-16 says, "But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. For wehre you have envy and selfishs ambition, there you find disorder and evil practice." biterness and grudges are NOT healthy things. and more importantly, they arent Godly things. we shouldnt envy others, or be selfish, and certainly shouldnt hold bitterness against others because those things are of the devil and they can put a rift between our relationship with God.
Proverbs 14:10 says, "The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy." (NKJV) nobody wants to be around a person with a bitter heart. bitter people are generally pessimistic and nobody wants to be around someone who has such a dreary outlook on life. holding grudges can not only put a rift between you and God but it can also put a rift between you and other people. so dont hold grudges. Remeber, holding a grdge is like letting someone live rent free in your brain...why would you want to continue to think about something that just makes you angry?? so dont!!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
belief
hey y'all!
i havent been home for long. 30 minutes maybe. after school i had to work until it was time to go to band practice, where i couldnt lock the door so mitchell had to lock it fore me, haha. & then i went ot band practice & we're singing pretty awesome songs and then i got home, ate, and here i am. tuesdays are busy. just like every other day of the week.
so my devotion was on your beliefs. they're extremely important to who you are, and who you become.
2 Timothy 1:12 says, "That is why i am suffering as i am. Yet i am not ashamed, because i know who i have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what i have entrusted to him for that day." its important to be able to believe in people. just remember...no matter what you can ALWAYS believe in Jesus.
John 20:27 says, "Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." God has never ever given us a reason to doubt him, and he never will. we just need to trust him, and believe him. he will always do what he says, he will always be with us. we just have to believe that hes there.
Matthew 8:13 says, "Then Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go! it will be done just as you believed it would.' and his servant was healed at that very hour." if we just believe what God says, and believe that he will answer our prayers when we pray for things, God will answer us. we will witness his amazing power, and how wonderful things can be if we just believe in Him!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
i havent been home for long. 30 minutes maybe. after school i had to work until it was time to go to band practice, where i couldnt lock the door so mitchell had to lock it fore me, haha. & then i went ot band practice & we're singing pretty awesome songs and then i got home, ate, and here i am. tuesdays are busy. just like every other day of the week.
so my devotion was on your beliefs. they're extremely important to who you are, and who you become.
2 Timothy 1:12 says, "That is why i am suffering as i am. Yet i am not ashamed, because i know who i have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what i have entrusted to him for that day." its important to be able to believe in people. just remember...no matter what you can ALWAYS believe in Jesus.
John 20:27 says, "Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." God has never ever given us a reason to doubt him, and he never will. we just need to trust him, and believe him. he will always do what he says, he will always be with us. we just have to believe that hes there.
Matthew 8:13 says, "Then Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go! it will be done just as you believed it would.' and his servant was healed at that very hour." if we just believe what God says, and believe that he will answer our prayers when we pray for things, God will answer us. we will witness his amazing power, and how wonderful things can be if we just believe in Him!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Monday, November 5, 2007
hey y'all!
hey y'all!
i know im slackin' its just i've been SOOO busy lately. with church and school and dance & everything. i have been doing my devotions nightly, of course. i just havent really had time to write about them much and for that, im terribly sorry. i just got home from dance not too long ago. yesterday was greatt. i LOVE sundays. i went to church in the a.m. got to sing some awesome songs, heard a great message by rev. ponder then i went out to eat with the gilberts & then mitchell came over & then we went to his house and went fourwheelin' then we went back to chruch & went to mcdonalds with the youth. today was the normal monday at school, then i came home, made a smoothie for me & ricky & candace & then i talked to mitchell for awhile, went to dance, called mitch back, and now im waitin on him ta call me back b/c he was busy when i called and somewhere in there i've got to fit a shower. haha. tomorrow i've got to work until band practice. new job. its kind of exciting. i'll have money! haha
mk so i did a few good devotions.
since its pretty late
ima write about the one on the bible tonight, & do beliefs tomorrow or thursday.
The bible is a powerful tool that God gave us.
Matthew 5:6 says, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." we need to hunger and thirst for Gods word. be in it every single day, studying. it will help us grow in our walk with God.
Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and it is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (KJV) it is powerful, and can help better than any weapon or anything. it can convict you, and it also will lead you down the path of righteousness. it helps you know right from wrong, and if your thoughts and intents are in Gods best intrest. so stay in Gods Word, its need to keep your thoughts and intents pure and to lead you down the path God has laid out for you.
John 14:23 says, "Jesus answered and said unto him, if a man love me he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." if we love Jesus, and have truly accepted him to come into our hearts, we will hunger for his word. if we truly love Jesus Christ, we will want to read in his word to learn about him, and his wonderful works.
so stay in Gods word!!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
i know im slackin' its just i've been SOOO busy lately. with church and school and dance & everything. i have been doing my devotions nightly, of course. i just havent really had time to write about them much and for that, im terribly sorry. i just got home from dance not too long ago. yesterday was greatt. i LOVE sundays. i went to church in the a.m. got to sing some awesome songs, heard a great message by rev. ponder then i went out to eat with the gilberts & then mitchell came over & then we went to his house and went fourwheelin' then we went back to chruch & went to mcdonalds with the youth. today was the normal monday at school, then i came home, made a smoothie for me & ricky & candace & then i talked to mitchell for awhile, went to dance, called mitch back, and now im waitin on him ta call me back b/c he was busy when i called and somewhere in there i've got to fit a shower. haha. tomorrow i've got to work until band practice. new job. its kind of exciting. i'll have money! haha
mk so i did a few good devotions.
since its pretty late
ima write about the one on the bible tonight, & do beliefs tomorrow or thursday.
The bible is a powerful tool that God gave us.
Matthew 5:6 says, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." we need to hunger and thirst for Gods word. be in it every single day, studying. it will help us grow in our walk with God.
Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and it is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (KJV) it is powerful, and can help better than any weapon or anything. it can convict you, and it also will lead you down the path of righteousness. it helps you know right from wrong, and if your thoughts and intents are in Gods best intrest. so stay in Gods Word, its need to keep your thoughts and intents pure and to lead you down the path God has laid out for you.
John 14:23 says, "Jesus answered and said unto him, if a man love me he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." if we love Jesus, and have truly accepted him to come into our hearts, we will hunger for his word. if we truly love Jesus Christ, we will want to read in his word to learn about him, and his wonderful works.
so stay in Gods word!!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Saturday, November 3, 2007
long time no write!
hey y'all!
im terribly sorry. i know its been awhile
but i've been super busy. and wed night i just didnt feel like writing b/c i was kind of having a really bad day. but right now i am in an AWESOME mood. b/c Jesus is amazing. haha. and i had a really good time last night, megan came with us to the hhs vs. mauldin football game to watch ricky & the marchin band & then we took her home and i got to spend some time with mitchell, after waking him up. haha.
so tonight i wanna talk about asking God. you should NEVER be afraid to ask God anythinggg.
Luke 11:9-10 says, "So i say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks recieves, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened" (NKJV) if you ask God he will give you what you ask for, if your looking for something and you involve God you will find it. God is always there. and all you have to do is ask him and he WILL answer your prayer.
Philippians 4:6, "Do not be anxious aobut anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God." if you want something, pray about it. ask God. and NEVER forget to thank him. he will always answer your prayer. always.
James 4:2 says, "You do not have, because you do not ask God." which is a GREAT verse. if you dont have something, the most logical reason to why is because you have not asked God for it. you should NEVER be afraid to ask God for anything, thats what he wants you to do. if your not asking God, your taking it into your own will. and nothing ever turns out good because God can always do it better.
God is listening, and hes ready to hear from you right now. so ask!!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
im terribly sorry. i know its been awhile
but i've been super busy. and wed night i just didnt feel like writing b/c i was kind of having a really bad day. but right now i am in an AWESOME mood. b/c Jesus is amazing. haha. and i had a really good time last night, megan came with us to the hhs vs. mauldin football game to watch ricky & the marchin band & then we took her home and i got to spend some time with mitchell, after waking him up. haha.
so tonight i wanna talk about asking God. you should NEVER be afraid to ask God anythinggg.
Luke 11:9-10 says, "So i say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks recieves, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened" (NKJV) if you ask God he will give you what you ask for, if your looking for something and you involve God you will find it. God is always there. and all you have to do is ask him and he WILL answer your prayer.
Philippians 4:6, "Do not be anxious aobut anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God." if you want something, pray about it. ask God. and NEVER forget to thank him. he will always answer your prayer. always.
James 4:2 says, "You do not have, because you do not ask God." which is a GREAT verse. if you dont have something, the most logical reason to why is because you have not asked God for it. you should NEVER be afraid to ask God for anything, thats what he wants you to do. if your not asking God, your taking it into your own will. and nothing ever turns out good because God can always do it better.
God is listening, and hes ready to hear from you right now. so ask!!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
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