Sunday, July 29, 2012

Stress.

Stress. We wonder why it happens. We wonder why God allows certain things to happen. We always wonder.

In James chapter 1, James tells us to "consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds, because we know that the testing of our faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work, so that we can be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

This does not mean that we should jump up and down and get all excited and happy as soon as we break our leg. What James is saying here is that we need to have a good attitude when trials come our way, and we need to trust God. We try to get through things on our own. Does it ever work? God desires for us to come to Him with our needs, and wants to help us get through them. He cares so much for us.

When you're stressed, try not to wallow and weep. And don't try to fix things alone. Run to Jesus; he's there for you!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Romans 5:1-11

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation."

Monday, June 11, 2012

Hug from Jesus :)

"Oh, I'm running to your arms. I'm running to your arms. The richness of your love will always be enough. Nothing compares to your embrace."

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

God is good...all the time.

The fundraiser on Saturday went pretty well! With the lack of busy-ness there was, it went extremely well. I did not get that many customers, but the people who did come spent really well. We made about $700! God is so good. :)

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Fundraisers...

This week has been CRAZY busy. I have been planning a fundraiser garage sale/bake sale/barbeque that I'm holding this Saturday. Been baking a LOT. And today I went to my grandparents' place to start setting up the sale (that's where I'm having it), and to put signs up all over town, and to price a whole bunch more things, and..... Wow. It's just been busy. But I do believe that all this work will be worth it in the end.

Oh! I guess I should mention what I'm fundraising for! I'm going on a mission trip to Thailand for 3 weeks with a group from the college I go to. We'll be working in a couple of orphanges, working with a church-planter, and a lot of other things. I'm really excited to see how God will provide for this trip, and how he's gonna use us while we're there!

Saturday, May 26, 2012

It's time to have Faith!

I was really encouraged by my devotions last night. Here's a quote from it:

"If we're going to be good receivers, we cannot give up and stop believeing God's Word when circumstances put us under pressure...We have everything we need to walk by faith. It just takes some effort. We have to press in and refuse to quit. It takes time in some cases to see God's goodness become a reality in the midst of dark circumstances, but if we do not quit we will see God come shining through." (Copeland)

We need to keep on pressing on. God wants to help us out, but his timing is perfect! We need to keep our faith in him at all times. He really does want the best for us, and will give us that if we have faith to let him!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Time is in His Hands. :)

The splendor of a King
Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice
All the earth rejoice

He wraps Himself in light
And darkness tries to hide
It trembles at His voice
Trembles at His voice

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God and all will see
How great, how great is our God

Age to age, He stands
And time is in His hands
Beginning and the end
Beginning and the end

The Godhead Three in One
Father, Spirit, Son
Lion and the Lamb
Lion and the Lamb

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God and all will see
How great, how great is our God

Name above all names
(How great is our God and all will see)
Worthy of our praise
(How great, how great is our God)
My heart will sing
How great is our God

God is so good!! Time is in HIS hands. We just really need to trust him, and believe that what he is doing is all because he loves US and wants what's best for us. I have been reminded of that a lot lately. Thank you, God, for all you have done for me!