hey y'all!
omgoodness! i got FRIEDDDD today. haha. i went over to candaces and we were outside alllll day. it was a really eventful morning. lets see...we overflowed the flowerpot in the kitchen, dismantled and moved the hammoc to the middle of the yard, candace jumped up & tiped me off the hammoc, we cleaned the deck, then we went inside and overflowed the deep frier and then she dropped a huge ketchup bottle on my foot and it bounced off and hit hers. and all of this was BEFORE 1. ahha. and then mitchell came home from work and totally drenched me with the hose. haha. but i got him back :]
mk so my devotion was on looking for fulfilment in all the right places. John 10:9-11 says, "I am the gate; whoever enters through me wil lbe saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The theif comes only to steal and kill and destroy; O jave come that they make have life, and have it to the full. I am the good shepard. The good shepard lays down his life for his sheep" where can we find fufilment? its a gift from God when when trust in him and follow his commands. the world seems really preoccupied with the search for happiness, when we really dont have to look for it. the only peace is a spritual gift from God for those who obey him and accpet his will. if we dont find contentment in God, we wont ever find it. if we seek him & obey him we will be blessed with an amazing inner peace :] if he dwells at the center of our lives, so will peace. so we just need to trust in God and obey him :] and we'll have an amazing peace.
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
absolute truth!
hey y'all
today was good. worked on my history project a little bit, bleh. homework before school even starts, this is sooo wrong. haha. and then i went to church & i really like the new fuel! and now im waitin on mitchell to call me back b/c hes talkin to jojo.
i wanna talk about what we talked about at church tonight :]
we talked about how truth is found in Jesus. we shouldnt try to define truth ourselves, b/c everyone has a different perception of what truth is. so how do we find out what is the actual truth? we let God define what truth is. there is only one God, so there is only one truth and it is the same for all people. Gods truth is abosolute :] and he doesnt hide it. Gods truth is for us to plainly see in his word, the Bible. Jesus's truth sets us free. and we can see that in John 8:31-31. and one of my favorite verses, John 14:6, "I am the way and the truth and the life. noone comes to the father except through me" and he is Jesus is our everything. and everything in God's word is the truth, so we should trust it. and nothing else. if we're not sure about whether something is the truth or not...consult God!!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
today was good. worked on my history project a little bit, bleh. homework before school even starts, this is sooo wrong. haha. and then i went to church & i really like the new fuel! and now im waitin on mitchell to call me back b/c hes talkin to jojo.
i wanna talk about what we talked about at church tonight :]
we talked about how truth is found in Jesus. we shouldnt try to define truth ourselves, b/c everyone has a different perception of what truth is. so how do we find out what is the actual truth? we let God define what truth is. there is only one God, so there is only one truth and it is the same for all people. Gods truth is abosolute :] and he doesnt hide it. Gods truth is for us to plainly see in his word, the Bible. Jesus's truth sets us free. and we can see that in John 8:31-31. and one of my favorite verses, John 14:6, "I am the way and the truth and the life. noone comes to the father except through me" and he is Jesus is our everything. and everything in God's word is the truth, so we should trust it. and nothing else. if we're not sure about whether something is the truth or not...consult God!!
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
make the most of time!
hey y`all!
today was okay i guess. we went and got schedules. and books. which just means school is all the more closer, and i must say, i am not ready to go back. its pretty much depressing that i dont have any classes with ashley but i do have one with rachel :] but hopefully i'll get to witness to alot of people this year :] otherwise i didnt really do much today.
my devotion last night was making the most of the time we have here on earth. the bible says in Proverbs 12:11, "Hard work means prosperity; only fools idle away their time" (NLT)
time is a gift from God and we dont need to invest our time in things that dont mean anything in the long run. we need to do a good job on things that are important, and not put them off until the last minute. time is shoter than we think. when need to take the time we have and use it to glorify God! we dont have a whole lot of time here on earth but while we're here its our job to lead as many people as we can to Christ! why would we want to give someone a ticket to hell? thats basically waht we're doing when we dont take the chance and witness to somebody and mister allen has been telling us that lately, and hes right. so take your time, and use it wisely! use it for God!
i love y`all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
today was okay i guess. we went and got schedules. and books. which just means school is all the more closer, and i must say, i am not ready to go back. its pretty much depressing that i dont have any classes with ashley but i do have one with rachel :] but hopefully i'll get to witness to alot of people this year :] otherwise i didnt really do much today.
my devotion last night was making the most of the time we have here on earth. the bible says in Proverbs 12:11, "Hard work means prosperity; only fools idle away their time" (NLT)
time is a gift from God and we dont need to invest our time in things that dont mean anything in the long run. we need to do a good job on things that are important, and not put them off until the last minute. time is shoter than we think. when need to take the time we have and use it to glorify God! we dont have a whole lot of time here on earth but while we're here its our job to lead as many people as we can to Christ! why would we want to give someone a ticket to hell? thats basically waht we're doing when we dont take the chance and witness to somebody and mister allen has been telling us that lately, and hes right. so take your time, and use it wisely! use it for God!
i love y`all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Monday, August 6, 2007
put faith above feelings.
hey y'all
sorry i didnt write yesterday. we were at mitchells till late, haha. oh my goodness. i have never been so dirty. i got on that fourwheeler of kodys and went through that big old mud hole mitchell has in his yard with mitchell and oh goodness. haha. i was mud from head to toe! i even had mud up my nose. took me like 30 minutes in the shower to get clean. but we had a great time :] haha
my devotion was on putting faith above feelings. Hebrews 10:38 says, " But my righteous one will live by faith..." it teaches us that we should live by faith. sometimes negative feelings can rob of us of God's peace. if we live souly by faith, we are not seperated from God by feelings of anger and anxiety. feelings can be very fickel, our faith stays strong. we shouldnt let our negative emotions control us, we need not to trust them, but to instead trust in God. my devotion book says "Feelings come and go, but God never changes." and he really doesnt. hes always been here, always been the same, and hes always there for us. and we need to trust him when he tells us that everything will be okay no matter how bad we feel.
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
sorry i didnt write yesterday. we were at mitchells till late, haha. oh my goodness. i have never been so dirty. i got on that fourwheeler of kodys and went through that big old mud hole mitchell has in his yard with mitchell and oh goodness. haha. i was mud from head to toe! i even had mud up my nose. took me like 30 minutes in the shower to get clean. but we had a great time :] haha
my devotion was on putting faith above feelings. Hebrews 10:38 says, " But my righteous one will live by faith..." it teaches us that we should live by faith. sometimes negative feelings can rob of us of God's peace. if we live souly by faith, we are not seperated from God by feelings of anger and anxiety. feelings can be very fickel, our faith stays strong. we shouldnt let our negative emotions control us, we need not to trust them, but to instead trust in God. my devotion book says "Feelings come and go, but God never changes." and he really doesnt. hes always been here, always been the same, and hes always there for us. and we need to trust him when he tells us that everything will be okay no matter how bad we feel.
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Saturday, August 4, 2007
choose wise role models :]
hey y'all!
sorry i didnt write yesterday! but anyway, today was good! i went to the church picnic, it was extremely hot, but it was fun. i watched mitchell play softball and showed megan dance moves, haha. and now i've been singin haha, i lovee to sing :] church in the mornin! cant wait to hear what Pastor Chad's gunna preach about.
so my devotion was on choosing wise role models. the bible says in Proverbs 1:5, "let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance" we should choose role models whos faith in God is strong. when we emulate godly people, we become more of a godly person ourselves. we need to admire people who can make us better people and Christians. Marie T. Freeman said, "It takes a wise person to give good advice, but an even wise person to take it" and i really like that. if we need advice we need to talk to someone who knows the bible and about God :]
and my other devotion was on being too busy to God. and thats a question we need to ask ourselves, are we too busy for God?? Deuteronomy 6:12 says, "be careful that you do not forget the Lord..." do we value our elationship with God enough to spend a few minutes a day with Him?? he deserves atleast that much of our time, and much more. we dont need to try to just give God left over time, we need to spend time with him everyday, he deserves it, he is after all, our Creator. God needs to be our first priority. St. Augustine said, "Christ is not vauled at all unless he his valued above all" and we really need to vaule God above everything.
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
sorry i didnt write yesterday! but anyway, today was good! i went to the church picnic, it was extremely hot, but it was fun. i watched mitchell play softball and showed megan dance moves, haha. and now i've been singin haha, i lovee to sing :] church in the mornin! cant wait to hear what Pastor Chad's gunna preach about.
so my devotion was on choosing wise role models. the bible says in Proverbs 1:5, "let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance" we should choose role models whos faith in God is strong. when we emulate godly people, we become more of a godly person ourselves. we need to admire people who can make us better people and Christians. Marie T. Freeman said, "It takes a wise person to give good advice, but an even wise person to take it" and i really like that. if we need advice we need to talk to someone who knows the bible and about God :]
and my other devotion was on being too busy to God. and thats a question we need to ask ourselves, are we too busy for God?? Deuteronomy 6:12 says, "be careful that you do not forget the Lord..." do we value our elationship with God enough to spend a few minutes a day with Him?? he deserves atleast that much of our time, and much more. we dont need to try to just give God left over time, we need to spend time with him everyday, he deserves it, he is after all, our Creator. God needs to be our first priority. St. Augustine said, "Christ is not vauled at all unless he his valued above all" and we really need to vaule God above everything.
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Thursday, August 2, 2007
worship everyday!
hey y`all!
today was great! i went to candaces & we washed her gmas van & then layed out & just hung around outside all day & played with the doggies & the cat. and then when mitch came home from work & was over there candace decided it would be fun to drench me with water and so we got in a water fight with the hose, it was toooo much fun :] haha. & then i went to dance camp, and Amy confirmed what i already knew, im on the elite team, its great :] im reallyy happy about it!
well my devotion last night was on worshiping God everyday! the bible says in Matthew 4:10, "...Away from me, satan! For it is writtin: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only." if we really want to get to know God and have a close relationship with him we have ot worship him all seven days of the week, and not only on Sundays. God has wonderful plans for our lives and an important part of that plan is the time we set aside for praise and worship. the question is not whether we worship, its what we worship. everyone worships something, Christians worship God, atheists worship things...and so on. we need to thank God for everything he has given us. worship isnt supposed to be just in chruch on sundays it should be a big part of our lives every single day. praise & worship bring us alot close to God and can help us succeed in the plan God has set out for us!
i love y`all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
today was great! i went to candaces & we washed her gmas van & then layed out & just hung around outside all day & played with the doggies & the cat. and then when mitch came home from work & was over there candace decided it would be fun to drench me with water and so we got in a water fight with the hose, it was toooo much fun :] haha. & then i went to dance camp, and Amy confirmed what i already knew, im on the elite team, its great :] im reallyy happy about it!
well my devotion last night was on worshiping God everyday! the bible says in Matthew 4:10, "...Away from me, satan! For it is writtin: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only." if we really want to get to know God and have a close relationship with him we have ot worship him all seven days of the week, and not only on Sundays. God has wonderful plans for our lives and an important part of that plan is the time we set aside for praise and worship. the question is not whether we worship, its what we worship. everyone worships something, Christians worship God, atheists worship things...and so on. we need to thank God for everything he has given us. worship isnt supposed to be just in chruch on sundays it should be a big part of our lives every single day. praise & worship bring us alot close to God and can help us succeed in the plan God has set out for us!
i love y`all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
trust God!
hey y`all.
i feel like an old lady. i am seriously walking like an old lady. i think i need a cain, hahaha. amy is trying to kill us at this dance camp. so friday, be ready for old lady crystal, b/c i still have to dance tomorrow for 3 hours. haha. we had this guy named london come today and teach us some hiphop he was really cool and he mentioned God alot whenever he talked to us about himself and i reallyyy liked that. i think that he'll be great at the stuido especially since he seems to be atleast pretty much right with God. i didnt go take my drivers test today b/c we couldnt find the paper, im gunna go take it friday morning.
so my devotion last night was on learning to trust God. the bible says in Psalm 25:1-2, "To you, O Lord, i lift up my soul; In you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me." sometimes when we're overwhelmed by fear and doubts trusting God is difficult. but we need to trust God completely. we have to trust him with every single part of our lives. and we need to follow his commands and pray for his guidance. he will always reveal hismelf to us and his way is always better than our way so we need to trust him in everything and be joyful :] Angela Thomas said, "Even more than we long to be heard, God desires to listen" and its true, God is always there just waiting for us to talk to him about our lives. we need to depend upon God. wake up everymoring and tell him "i deny myself and i give my life to you God. lead me & guide me" which reminds me of a verse, Psalm 31:3, "Since You are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of Your name lead and guide me" i love that verse.
well i love y`all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
i feel like an old lady. i am seriously walking like an old lady. i think i need a cain, hahaha. amy is trying to kill us at this dance camp. so friday, be ready for old lady crystal, b/c i still have to dance tomorrow for 3 hours. haha. we had this guy named london come today and teach us some hiphop he was really cool and he mentioned God alot whenever he talked to us about himself and i reallyyy liked that. i think that he'll be great at the stuido especially since he seems to be atleast pretty much right with God. i didnt go take my drivers test today b/c we couldnt find the paper, im gunna go take it friday morning.
so my devotion last night was on learning to trust God. the bible says in Psalm 25:1-2, "To you, O Lord, i lift up my soul; In you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me." sometimes when we're overwhelmed by fear and doubts trusting God is difficult. but we need to trust God completely. we have to trust him with every single part of our lives. and we need to follow his commands and pray for his guidance. he will always reveal hismelf to us and his way is always better than our way so we need to trust him in everything and be joyful :] Angela Thomas said, "Even more than we long to be heard, God desires to listen" and its true, God is always there just waiting for us to talk to him about our lives. we need to depend upon God. wake up everymoring and tell him "i deny myself and i give my life to you God. lead me & guide me" which reminds me of a verse, Psalm 31:3, "Since You are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of Your name lead and guide me" i love that verse.
well i love y`all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade
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