01/06/2011
WELCOMING 2011
A FEW DAYS LATE, perhaps, but none-the-less “HAPPY NEW YEAR” to you all! Best wishes for the year of 2011 to each one of you, our dear readers! We have a whole year before us yet to be known – new challenges, new joys, new discoveries . . . a new start. Don’t start your new year without Christ! He is the BEST thing you can bring with you into this year – into every year – into every day of your life!
AS WE ENTER THE NEW YEAR, we all have decisions before us that need to be made and goals to be reached, things to be accomplished, etc. As the editors of this blog, we also have some decisions to make in our lives and in regards to this site. We are considering leaving this blog by – perhaps only for a time, maybe indefinitely. We desire your prayers for us that God would gives us wisdom on what HE would have us to do and which way He would have us to go.
GOD HAS BLESSED US with literally THOUSANDS of hits from allll over the world. I have hope to believe that perhaps some of our content has touched hearts and been of some small use to some person(s). But we are not clear on knowing whether God wants us to continue on this path or not. As the editors, we have our own needs and areas that we need to grow in. Life is still life and can be challenging at times – what WOULD we do without God in it?! We are balancing the ideas, thoughts and interests of college, work, relationships, etc. We need much guidance & prayer. So all of this to say that we greatly desire your prayers for us that God would show us just what He wants us to do. I definitely do not want to merely let this blog go on reason of being busy with other things if that is not God’s will. Much appreciation goes out to all of you for the support you’ve shown us! We love you all.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011! God bless!
12/22/2010
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
“Christmas is not just a day, an event to be observed and speedily forgotten. It is a spirit which should permeate every part of our lives.”
- W. Parks
FOR THE CHRISTIAN, Christmas is every day. The true spirit of Christmas reigns in our heart and the experience and gift of Christmas is celebrated in our lives every day. The love, the spirit of giving, the hope, the light – it can all be a part of life every day of the year. The things that Christ brings into the life made new by His gift – His blood shed on the cross for us – the whole reason that He came!
“AND SHE SHALL bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins.”
- Matthew 1:21
WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
12/16/2010
THE PRINCE OF PEACE
“THE PEOPLE THAT walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined . . .
FOR UNTO US a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
OF THE INCREASE of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”
- Isaiah 9:2, 6 & 7
AND HE SHALL REIGN FOREVER & EVER!
What a wonderful assurance! What a blessing to remember this during our Christmas season! God is still in control & ever will be. His Son Jesus was and is the greatest GIFT ever given to mankind. The gift that came as a baby in a stable, lying in an animal’s feeding trough, among the dust, dirt and prickly straw of the stable. But that baby held untold value and unknown glory – though perhaps few knew it then. That baby was the Son of God, come to earth to live and die for US so that we could be free from sin and have the gift of everlasting LIFE! What an amazing gift! What a powerful life lived!
Neither is it merely a nice story – it is true and it is manifested in the lives of boys and girls, men and women across the world who have given their lives to Him and accepted His gift of love.
“Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, THE PRINCE OF PEACE!”
11/18/2010
“THANKFUL”
SO I ASKED YOU ALL as our readers what you are thankful for this year. I got a few responses to share. Being that Thanksgiving is coming up very soon, I thought it would be an appropriate thing to talk about & I thought you all might interested in hearing from a few other people besides myself! 
Here’s what some of our readers had to say……
Theresa: “Definitely God’s mercy and compassion♥ Without it, I would cease to exist, in any form. He is beyond awesome in His graces unto me. ♥ The assurance that God is always bigger than any of our problems♥”
Nicole: “This past year we suffered a HUGE loss of someone we loved dearly. I am SO thankful that that loss was not in vain. There have been so many good things come from it already and I am most thankful this year that my brother is back and a part of our lives again.”
Sherry: “Thankful for God’s faithfulness in the hard trials of life, thankful that my son is safe and working, thankful for a saved daughter, thankful for the hope of heaven, thankful for my family and friends, thankful for God’s Love to me, thankful for the mail system
Kelsey: “sun, wind, friends, laughter, Jesus, Pringles, and fast internet
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Maria: “Some of my thankfuls:
- A hard working father.
- A lovely, caring mother.
- A God who watches over me.
- Wonderful friends.
- A nice, warm home.
))))”
Zoya: “For rainbow after the rain, peace after storm, courage to live and love”
Jim: “… For a Christian every day is Christmas…thankful that God sent His Son to bring us the light and save our souls. Hate to think where I would be without Him. I want to give myself to serve Him every day. But I’m glad for the goodies that come my way in the ‘Christmas Season’ as well! Lol!…guess I just said what I’m thankful for for Thanksgiving. Lol! Celebrated 2 holidays in one statement! Haha!”
Cynthia: “God’s mercy. The blessing of a sheltered and privileged existence….We don’t stop often enough to think of what others are suffering in the world….We have it so easy….We live like kings and queens. We are blessed.”
YES! WE ARE truly blessed! So many people in the world are going without the basic necessities of life even this moment. Don’t forget what this holiday is all about – a heart of true Thanksgiving! God is good!
“Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations.”
- Psalm 100:4&5
11/13/2010
“FULNESS OF JOY”
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
- PSALM 16:11
11/09/2010
WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?
THANKSGIVING IS HERE IN less than 3 weeks!!! Being that Thanksgiving is one of my most FAVORITE holidays, I’m pretty pumped about it!
WHAT ARE YOU all thankful for this year? I’m curious to hear!!! Please leave us a comment with what you are thankful for this year or tell us on Facebook or Twitter! I want to post everyone’s “thankfuls” and so I want everyone to participate if you can! Please!!!
WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?!?!
11/01/2010
LOVE WENT DEEPER
“LOVE WENT DEEPER than the crown of thorns they placed upon His head
Love went deeper than the stripes He bore as the blood flowed crimson red
Love went deeper than the hole they dug when they dropped that old cross in place
Love went deeper than the depths of hell
Deep enough to take my place …
He took my place.”
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” – Jesus (John 15:13)
10/26/2010
GOD IS IN CONTROL
“A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.” – C. S. Lewis
Isn’t this amazing?! That God’s glory and power far-reaches more than what we could ever dream or imagine; that God’s power is above that of any man, any president, any king, any government, or any world power; that God will never fail; that God’s glory cannot be diminished by the workings of mere humans, good or bad; that God is in charge and ever will be! What an awesome thing! We really have no “need” of fear because God is in control. Fear is of the enemy. God tells us that “perfect love casts OUT fear”. (I John 4:18) Never forget this. No matter what happens, no matter how dark our world may be, no matter what may be going on around us, no matter how we may feel – God is still there and with God there is always hope!
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.” (Luke 1:37)
09/15/2010
CONSIDER THE SPARROWS
I FIND SOMETIMES, in my Christian walk, that I have the tendency to be “afraid” to fully and completely trust God in certain aspects of my life. I find myself wanting to hold on to something and take things into my own hands – but God wants us to completely - 100% – put things into His hands and let Him have full control of our life. God did not promise us a “bed of roses”, but He did promise to “never leave us nor forsake us”, He promised to fight our battles for us and He told us to cast our cares upon Him because He cares for us. He has a storehouse of promises for us and an abundance of grace that will never run out. Besides all this, in the Bible, Jesus Himself tells us not to worry, but to trust Him and to seek Him first:
” Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? . . . for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” – Matthew 6:25, 32b & 33
HE TELLS US to consider the sparrows. Such tiny birds and, perhaps, in the whole scope of life and in comparison to the whole world and all it’s troubles, they are small and insignificant – but GOD cares even for them. He sees when even one little sparrow falls to the ground. How much more does He not care about us who according to Him have more value than many sparrows? He created us for His glory and if we are seeking Him, He will surely be faithful to us.
“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.” – Matthew 10:29-31
WHAT A SWEET THOUGHT! That God cares that much for us! Even as I write this, there are a few little birds, maybe even sparrows just outside the window eating at our bird feeder. Wow. What a reinforcement! What a blessing!
“May I introduce you to this Friend of mine
Who hangs out the stars, tells the sun when to shine
And kisses the flowers each morning with dew
But He’s not too busy to care about you!”
09/06/2010
BE STILL & KNOW
“BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
- PSALM 46:10
