| | Well, this week was awesome, school was easy, church was incredible, and we finally won a football game.....but for some reason there is always at least one downfall.....i dont know why, but it seems like everyone always has to cut down someone else to lift themselves up, why is this? It really drives me crazy when I see this.....and the sad part about it is that I have seen so many people, even christians, doing this. Everyone is so worried about everybody else and they dont even step back and examine their own lives....I believe Jesus said it best on his sermon on the mount, "How can you think of saying to your friend, 'Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you cant see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! first get rid of the log in your own eye, then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye." (Matt. 7:4-5).....Is it that hard not to be so delighted in everyone elses live? We are not called to know every detail of other peoples' life, we are called to be missionaries of the Truth and a witness by our actions. In Psalms 37:1-4 it says," Don't worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. For like grass, they soon fade away, and like spring flowers, they soon wither. Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires." This passage is so powerful when you just think about it. Life is so much easier and happiness comes with no effort if all our trust and desires are placed in the Lord. Gossip is such a huge part of high school, everybody has to know everything thats going on. The tongue is the most wicked source of the body. It is full of evil, hated, and it can even destroy lives. For it says in James 3 that it is set on fire by hell itself. It cannot be tamed, so for that reason alone we have to watch every word that comes from our mouths. It is crazy how people only remember the sinful side of christians lives, they dont see the good, so in order to have a strong testimony we must act and speak as our Savior would want us too, for our bodies are not are own, they belong to the Holy Spirit that reigns inside of us, so stop contaminating our bodies with slander, gossip, and cutting down other people. |
| | Posted 10/2/2005 2:11 AM - 1 view - 38 comments
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