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| No FearWhat are you afraid of? What scares you? Is it heights, snakes, spiders…clowns? Are your fears seeded deep in life issues? Are you afraid of being alone, or maybe of death?
The Bible says that kind of fear does not come from God. He is the author of peace and perspective, not panic and chaos. God loves you; He is on your side, orchestrating blessings in your life.
Embracing God’s love for you means there is no need to fear. When you realize that God is next to you and poised to defend you, you can rest in His presence.
II Timothy 1:7 says that God did not give you a Spirit of Fear, but of Power, love and of sound mind. Even death doesn’t seem ominous, when you are walking in a relationship with God.
Being aware of God’s presence and embracing His love sets your mind at peace. Focus on Him; spend time praising Him, leaving no room for anxiousness or fear, allowing you to walk free.
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| InvincibleWouldn't it be so cool if we were all invincible. I often tell myself subconsciously that we all are. I don't usually have to worry for my own safety of the safety of my friends unless I know I/they are doing something dangerous.
It's horrible to be boldly awaken to the fact that we aren't invincible. Usually when something bad happens to someone you let them know how much you love them and how glad you are that they are safe.
Why don't we do that with everyone? I think I'm going to start letting people know how I truly feel about them. Sure I'm going to tell that certain person more than others.. but I'm still going to tell other people how much I care. Mainly carpe diem is going to be my main motto. Seize the day...
You never know when something as harmless (or so I thought) as sledding could put you in the hospital... I guess what I'm trying to say is just live for today and let people know that you love them. Don't hold grudges or be mad at people.
Think about the people you're mad at right now. What would you do if you found out tomorrow that he/she was in a really bad car accident and are on his/her death bed... Don't let stupid things get in the way of friendships...
I guess in conclusion.. Heather I love you, you've been such a great friend to me. You are a sister to me and I don't know what I'd do without you. Oh.. and you're not allowed to go sledding anymore. You'll have to stick to snow angels. | | |
| Newy NewnessWith a new year comes new goals and aspirations. Well now it's the beginning of a new semester. It possiblely may even be the beginning of a new job. I'm vowing to turn from my idleness and strive to be productive. I've come to realize that my idea of relaxing is vegging out in front of the tv. Then when I vegge out in front of the tv, I get hooked and times flies by. I want to start spending time relaxing in other ways. When I think about how much time I spend doing pointless things like being online and watching tv, it makes me mad. I remember how much time just miraculously appeared while my computer was at the computer doctor or if our satelitte stopped working. I want to spend a lot more time on school work and God. I already am spending more time on God, but I still feel like it isn't enough. I want to figure out ways to do more for Him. With school, I want to try and get all A's, no B's this grading period. Hopefully the whole semester. I know I can do it as long as I stop slacking off and I actually do my best. I guess I'm just reorganizing my priorities. For instance, there is a big orchestra trip to Pittsburg coming up in March. Well.. it's kinda expensive because we're going to a lot of cool places and even taking a cruise. But I decided that instead of begging my parents for money, which would be a futile attempt, that I'd take the extra leap and fill out even more applications. I filled out an application earlier and I have an interview set up for this Thursday at 12:45 so please be in prayer for that. Things lately haven't been that great, but I realized that I need to make the most of what I do have. There are some things I can change and I'm definitely going to take charge and change those things. I'm going to try to be more responsible and dependable. | | |
| Everything happens for a reasonSo I'm definitely a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. There are a lot of not so great things going on in my life right now.. but I know it's all happening for a reason. Tonight kind of made me think about that. I'm going to try and find myself and spend some more me time. I need to figure things out. Hmm.. I have 3 hours of alone time tomorrow so I think I'll just sit with a notebook and pen and write out all my feelings. I think I'll get a lot accomplished in 3 hours. Usually as soon as I start writing, my feelings just pour right out of me. Feelings I didn't even know I was having. I guess that's just something God blessed me with. He blessed me with many things and I think I should be focusing on those right now instead of things that I don't have. I know that part of the reason I've been feeling so crappy lately is my perspective. I just need to change my perspective and maybe that'll help me feel better. Figuring out how to change my perspective, not that's a challenge in myself. But like I said, I have 3 hours tomorrow to figure it out.. Hmm... things will get better, I know it. | | |
| So things haven't been that great lately. I'm getting really fed up with many aspects of my life. Things have been changing and I don't really like the direction they are going in. I feel like I'm losing my best friend right now.. It's really hard to explain. I just feel really alone.. I mean I know God's with me. But I feel that everyone is unreachable right now. I can't reach out and touch them, I can't have them hold me and tell me everything is going to be ok, I can see them but when I run to them they just go deeper and deeper into the fog. Why does everyone seem so far away? Why is my stress level just keep on building? Why do things have to change.. I want things to be the way they used to be. It seems like lately all that has happened are bad things. It seems like everything in my life keeps on getting worse. I don't know how much more of it I can take. I feel like no matter how much I give to others I still feel worthless and unhelpful. I feel like I used to know a lot more about myself and God than I do now. I feel like I used to know a lot more about life and some how it just slipped through the cracks of my memories and is gone forever. I want to be like I once was. I want to feel like I did then. I want to have close friends like I did then. I want to be able to just not be sad for once.. I honestly don't know how much more I can handle.. It's like I'm losing my grip... I need to tighten my grasp before I fall.... | | |
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