VBS!

hey y`all.
vbs is over && im sad to see it come to an end b.c now we have to wait until next summer to have it again! today was possibly the laziest and most boring day of my life, i did absolutely nothing but sit around by myself because nobody was home & all my friends were busy. lets hope tonight is more eventful. haha. church tomorrow :] i've come to not like days that i dont have church, they're not near as fun as the ones where i do, haha. i must say, pastor chad, you are a beast at softbasetennis ball. i, on the other hand, am probably the worst player at new hope. haha. mitchell did tell me i played better last night than i did wednesday so i guess that has to mean something. haha.

mr allen. i have a bone to pick with you. you still have my favorite purple pen mister! GIVE IT BACK!! haha. but while you have comandeered it from me, you may use it. b/c purple is pretty cool. haha.

so anyway, today i want to talk about the verses we did at VBS! Hebrews 12:1-2, "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside everyweight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God" i love these verses, and they're what we talked about all week. Dan told us about going to God to set us free of a sin that could be ensnaring us. that we need to not worry about worldly things and sin and we need to focus on Jesus. and also, the end of Hebrew 12:1 says "...and let us run with patience the race that is set before us" which means we need to follow Gods plan for us, and also we need to realize that not everything will happen right away, so we need to have patience. now im not the most patient person in the world, but im working on it. we all need to realize that God has a great plan for all of our lives. we need to look to Jesus for guidance in our lives and with what we should do. we should consult Jesus about everything, that way we make the best decisions. now back to this race we're running, dan told us, that like any race, this race wouldnt be easy. and it isnt. as Christians we are persecuted and sometimes its really hard. but dan always made the point, Jesus wont give us anything we cant handle. like one of my favorite verses says "I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me" so thats just the very breif version of what we talked about all week, leave me a comment if you wanna hear more :]
i love y`all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade