Your Choices Can Change Your Destination!

     However you choose to live you life is up to you. You could have no plan for your life and walk with nowhere to go. Most people go and when something bad or good happens they make the best of them. Others have a secret plan to be wealthy or be famous. They want everything in this life, but if you were to ask them, they would deny it. Some other people adopt plans of other people. They have no plan for their life. Perhaps the most saddest of all is people who drift through life with no plan. They never become what they want to be or are meant to be. They bounce from experience to experience without learning or changing. These are not our only options. We can choose to follow Gods plan for us like Saul of Tarus or Apostle Paul, did with his life. 
 Sometimes the only time we can see is when we look back. When Paul was on trial before Agrippa he had time to look back on his life and his ministry. While he was on trial  he used his time to witness to the people about Jesus. If he hadn't what do you think would have happened  if anybody got saved they would not be saved they would probably be somewhere they didn't want to be.  Paul had a choice to make. before he met Jesus he was a young lawyer. Saul was a expert on Hebrew law and he was on his way to a big career as a lawyer in Israel.  When he heard Jesus had started a church he thought of the old testament law.  So he set out to destroy anyone who worshiped Christ. So he got the the authority from chief priest to arrest or even kill Christians. He had done all he could to find and capture the disciples of Jesus. When Paul met Jesus on the road to Damascus and when he did he had a choice to make either accept him or reject him. Jesus did not meet him by accident he met him for a purpose. Jesus wanted Saul to be a witness to the gentiles, Saul knew that the path he was taking was a tough path and it was. he was rejected by the church, he was often beaten and ran out of town but he followed Jesus Christ.

The Great Power of Prayer

          There are times in our life that we have to make a choice. Whether it be a big one like whether you are going to college or not, or a little one like which shoes to wear that day.We should always pray on our choice before we make a big one. Just like Jesus he did not have to come to earth and die for us. Philippians 2:6-8 says "Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."  

        There is not a force on this earth that could have taken Jesus to the cross and made him die. It was his choice and the bible says that Jesus prayed three time one that night and each time he can to the same conclusion. In Matthew 26:39 it says "And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: Nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt". If you notice in his prayer he addressed god as Father. It reveals that Jesus had a special relationship with God. Then Jesus mentions a cup the word cup stands for the upcoming suffering. So Jesus knew about the suffering that he would suffer for you and me, but he went anyway so that we could be saved. 

        He asked if it possible for it to pass from him. that does not mean that he was reluctant to go to the cross, or die for our sins. that means he just saw the disgrace and shame that can with it. he saw that he would be forsaken by God and that he would suffer unmentionable agony to redeem sinful mankind. So in the end Jesus' end conclusion was to go. 

        We need to realize that Jesus had a choice to do Gods will, or his own will. We will never know the outcome if Jesus had of called down the angels to take him off the cross, but he choose the path to save all of us and we should all thank him for that. When the roman soldiers came to get him he did not struggle he went with them. When they were nailing them to the cross he layed there because he loved us and knew what God had planned for mankind. We should remember when we come to a choice that we could either do our own will or go the path that god wants us to take to our ultimate future is just to pray. 

Feeling Alone

       If you think you are alone you can just shut that thought off right now. Just because you are the most teased person at school or the most unpopular person at you work place doesn't mean you are alone. the bible says in Genesis 28:15 " And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whiter thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for i will not leave thee, until i have done that which i have spoken to thee of. So see you have god where ever you go. Those people who make you feel inferior just are jerks. They just think you are more pretty or more nice or maybe they wish they could be you. So just be nice to them be the bigger person and love them. I will rub off on them and the lord will be with you so your NEVER alone. It happened to a me the girl in my class was mean to everyone and I done anything i could to be friends with her. I was mean to my friends and i didn't know it. My true friend told me if you have true friends you don't have to change to be friends with them so think about that the next time you try to fit in to be friends with someone or to try to get someone to change to be like them.

The Great High Mountain

Have you ever been in a situation that you thought that you were alone? Thought you were in front of the highest mountain that you had ever seen? The bible says in Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." He can help you and give you strength for the journey. We don't have to be scared for John 14:27 says "Peace I leave with you, my peace give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."  You know he will never leave us the bible says in Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."  So he has a purpose for us and he will help you over your mountain that you think is taller than him!

The Choices we make

 Our journey should always start with God not ourselves. God would never send us down a path that was not for us and our best choice is always to seek his will and follow. This is the point where faith comes in.  The only one who knows what life really means is God. It is not our job to figure everything out because we can't. God calls us the way he called Abraham he calls us through the Holy Spirit and the one and, only Holy Bible. He needs our faith to help us continue our journey.

 The lesson here is that our life is and all ways has been a journey. We are going somewhere and our journey isn't finished til we get there. The destination for a child of god is heaven. "I my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you" John 14:2. He told us where our destination is! Sadly if you keep ignoring god and his path for you the destination is eternal doom. If we have faith he will direct us and help us.

   Abraham's decision was to leave one of the most sophisticated cities in world at that time. Abraham lived in Ur that was in Chaldea. The city was beautiful and prosperous, but it was a idol worshiping city. God took good care of Abraham all the days of his life. the blessings of god are always dependent on your decision to have faith in him. God will always love you and will give you a reward of eternity for the decisions you make.   

Thousands of lighthouses

 

Have you ever thought of what a light house true purpose is? It is to let fishermen know where the land is so they don't run in to a cliff or a rock.  Matthew 5:16 says "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven". If you didn't understand what that verse mean it means for you to let go shine in your life like the lighthouse he is. He wants you to do things in his glory so he can shine through you to other people. 

God Loves Inner Beauty

This week i have really thought about what being pretty is!  The bible says in Proverbs 31:30 "Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, She shall be praised."  God does not look for beauty on the outside but a woman or girl that loves him with all their heart and soul! God loves you no matter what! if you doubt he loves you there is a saying. I asked Jesus "how much do you love me?" " This much" he answered and he stretched out his arms and died. If you doubt that he loves you just talk to him. He loves you no matter what you do!!!!!! Jesus loves so much more than we could ever imagine even if you are the drunk on the street, or that you are the president and CEO of a huge company as our pastor says WUPIDY DOO. The main thing i was trying to put in this is god loves you for your inner beauty. Just like my sister said to my mom "Mom i love you" mom " I love you too!" sister " but I love Jesus more." Always be strong in the lord because he loves you!

Be You

Don't let anyone intemadate you even if they are family. They can't do it if they don't let them. God can help you . You can all ways be you no matter what. SO BE YOU!!!!!!

Still Saving

God is so good. I have a lost of words. God was gracious enough to save my little sister tonight. I will never forget this day. Thank you lord Jesus for my life.

Gods Love

you know if you really think about it god loves us soooooooo much he would never leave us. A poem comes to mind called Foot Prints In The Sand  The Lord Replied " My precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that i carried you". I am glad God carried me.

Gods Help

I have a Promotion ceremony coming up and if you all don't know me i don't do well with a crowd. i have to sing with 5 other people, a solo, and some other stuff. i just feel so scared that  i am going to go up there and blow it. I have been working on but i have gods help. if i didn't have god with me i don't know what i would do. God has been so good to me and my family.