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Name: Kim
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Interests: Jesus, kids - mine and others, cooking, writing, contemorary christian music, STEELERS
Expertise: sucking the fun out of everthing - so my daughter says - someone has to be the rational one, right?
Occupation: Education/training
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Member Since:
11/3/2005
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Monday night I read Psalm 51 and asked God for a fresh start.
Last night I opened my Bible to Psalm 32, and in THE MESSAGE, this is what it says:
"Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be-
you get a fresh start,
your slate's been wiped clean"
I am lucky - truly blessed. He forgets my mistakes and let's me start all over - with His help. He is such a good God and I am so amazed by His mercy and love. I pray I can be a vessel of theat mercy and love to anyone I come in contact with I pray you will know fully His mercy and love in your own life. | | |
| "And when the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time."
Luke 4:13
The devil is always looking to mess us up - to tempt us into sinning, then to cendemn us with guilt and shame. When we are strong, it is more difficult to be tempted, so the devil waits until we are at a weak point - when we are over stressed, when we are sad, when we are angry, when we are lonely. If we remain in God's word and seek the fellowship of other believers, if we KNOW who we are in Christ, then that opportune moment won't come. Know that you are so very loved. Know that you have a family in Christ who loves you. Know that Jesus can give you peace and rest in any situation. Know all this in your heart, let Him show how great His love for you is. Resist the devil's temptations, Jesus has so much more to offer you! | | |
| Hey everyone. Alayna is in the hospital. I took her to the ER last night and they admitted her. She has a urinary tract infection that went into her kidney. She is responding well to the antibiotics and should be home tomorrow afternoon. Chelsea - I am not sure what this means as far as camp. I will have to see what the docs say tomorrow. The good news is it wasn't her appendix and she should be fine with some antibiotics and rest!
"I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears." Psalms 34:4 | | |
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The first weekend in May we spent with a large group of loud teenagers. We were out late Friday and Saturday night and we had to be up and moving early Saturday and Sunday morning. We were on our feet most of the days and spent a lot of time counting heads and trying to keep track of over 25 teenagers in our charge. There was shouting and whispering, dancing and resting, laughing and crying. It was awesome. Have you guessed where we were yet? We were at the Acquire the Fire youth rally in Pittsburgh.
The teens were all challenged to stand up and stop being "cultural Christians". They were challenged to clean up their lives – no more MTV, no more worldly music, less PS2 more Bible reading and prayer time. They were also challenged to confront immorality in their surroundings and to share the gospel of Jesus with everyone – through their actions and through their testimonies. The spiritual battle for souls was the focus of the weekend and the need for each of them to stand up and fight for their souls and the souls of the people around them. Many of the kids went forward and have already made changes in their life. Now I am extending the challenge to the rest of the church.
Are you comfortable being a "cultural Christian"? Do you feel God is calling you to more? Actually whether or not you feel it, I know He is calling each and every one of us to more. It is His desire that none should perish, but all come to eternal life. Do you know anyone who needs Jesus? What have you done to share Him and his love with them in the past 12 months? So many people I come in close contact with need Him – what have I done? I can honestly say when it comes to sharing my faith with non-believers I fall way short. I can also honestly say my life has not always reflected Jesus' love. Way too often I have been influenced by the crowd or my own emotions and left Jesus out of the picture. How about you? So, now what do we do? Repent.
Father, please forgive me my selfishness. Let me begin anew and let others know you through me. I pray you will always be first in my life, and that others will see it. I pray that you will give me the words to speak and the heart to reach those around me who don't know you. Let me be a light for you. And when I fail, gently remind me and forgive me and start over again. Thank you. In Jesus precious name. Amen.
I am excited about this prayer. I know He forgives me and I know He has more planned for me. The key is that I need to go after it. I can keep doing things as I have been and not go anywhere, or I can change things and let Him take me to places I never imagined I could go. I can – no I will – stop watching TV every night and start reading my Bible more. I will pray more often. I will not be afraid to show God's love to those around me. I will reach out to those around me and share Jesus with them – through my actions and my words. Will I forget and mess up? Yes – but He will forgive me, I will get back up and start over again. Because He is worth it, because he went through so much more for me, because He went through it all for every person and no one should be denied knowing how much God loves them. I challenge you, get involved in the battle, don't let the enemy have victory over the people around you – pray, share, and most of all, love as He loves.
17The moment they saw him they worshiped him. Some, though, held back, not sure about worship, about risking themselves totally. 18Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: "God authorized and commanded me to commission you: 19Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 20Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I'll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age." The Message, Matthew 28:17-20
Go ahead, risk it, He's with you!
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| JOHN 13:34-35
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
It's interesting, when I let my heart go, people seem drawn to me. No, I am not full of myself, actually it's not really me they are drawn to. When I forget about what people may think, what I am wearing, what I need to do when I get home . . . when I focus on the moment, God is there. I am not really a nice person. If it were up to me, I would be a hermit. I hate crowds. People I don't know really well make me nervous. I am very self conscious about what I say and do. But sometimes, I forget all that stuff and let God work through me. Last night was one of those times. It felt good. I could tell the people around me felt love - His love flowing through me. It was awesome to be used like that. To know that others felt what I feel when He is close to me. Sounds wierd, I just don't know how to explain it. I was in the right place at the right time - I know it - and His love was all around. | | |
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