I finally did it. I've been following the Bible, and I've been cutting everything out of my life that brings me pain, and it's slowly going away, and I am very happy. Sure, in the moment, it hurts, but in the long run, it feels so good.
My chains are gone, and I've been set free. You don't really know how good freedom feels, until you've been held in captivity for so long. Now, I can finally start my Senior Year. I can focus on football games, dances, girls, and my future. I'm so excited, and I'm so glad this is finally all starting to come together.
You'd think I'd be sad, but I'm not. I know it's for the best for me, and everyone has to be a little stubborn every once in a while, and my time finally came. I was sick of being walked all over, and treated like an object.
In conclusion: Every little thing that causes pain in your life, cut it out. As soon as possible. You won't regret it.
This chorus was taken from a Jeremy Camp song, and is guarantee to give you hope.
"There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears. There will be a day when the burdens of this place will be no more, we'll see Jesus face-to face."
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
John Chapter 15
Tonight, I'm reading John Chapter 15 to help put me in a better mood, and to inspire me to do things.
The biggest verses that stood out were this:
Verse 16- You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that
Verse 17- These things I command you, that you love one another.
Verse 18- If the world hate you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.
Verse 19- If you were of the world, the world would love his own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Skipping down to verse 27...
Verse 27: And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
This really helped me, because it's so inspirational and so true. If you're a true Christian, you obviously don't smoke or drink or anything, so you're not of this world. If you do anything against God's will, you're considered a part of the world. Since the world doesn't understand Christianity, they all hate you. You can always trust a brother or sister in Christ, but not someone you met that's of the world. They will all back stab you, break promises, hurt you in some kinda way, or just let you down. Stay out of the world, and it won't happen, trust me. John Chapter 15 states that If you were of the world, the world would love his own. And that's true. People who drink, naturally want to be with people who share the same interest to drink. Same with smoking, or any other sin. That's just common knowledge. Christians should stay with Christians, and sinners should all stay with sinners, so they can all burn in hell together. But, it's also a Christians job to help the sinner understand that it's wrong, and it's a Christians job to spread the gospel of Christ, hoping to give them faith in a new life, after this one. Most people are too ignorant to believe that's what we do, so they go around stating "All Christians wanna do is convert people" And yes, that's partly true, but we do it for a reason. Converting someone to Christianity isn't just to raise the numbers, it's to save the persons soul. It's hard for me to acknowledge that fact that some people are so lost in their sin, they're hopeless. All they wanna do is fit in, and have fun. Who says you can't have fun, while staying clean? I've been doing it for over 4 years, with no trouble. I understand some people have a harder time then others, especially people with low self esteem, but c'mon. You have to have faith that God is real, and he is coming back to this Earth to save the Believers, and to send the non-believers to hell, where they will burn for eternity.
I'll leave you with my favorite bible verse of all time: your fruit should remain: That whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
The biggest verses that stood out were this:
Verse 16- You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that
Verse 17- These things I command you, that you love one another.
Verse 18- If the world hate you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.
Verse 19- If you were of the world, the world would love his own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Skipping down to verse 27...
Verse 27: And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
This really helped me, because it's so inspirational and so true. If you're a true Christian, you obviously don't smoke or drink or anything, so you're not of this world. If you do anything against God's will, you're considered a part of the world. Since the world doesn't understand Christianity, they all hate you. You can always trust a brother or sister in Christ, but not someone you met that's of the world. They will all back stab you, break promises, hurt you in some kinda way, or just let you down. Stay out of the world, and it won't happen, trust me. John Chapter 15 states that If you were of the world, the world would love his own. And that's true. People who drink, naturally want to be with people who share the same interest to drink. Same with smoking, or any other sin. That's just common knowledge. Christians should stay with Christians, and sinners should all stay with sinners, so they can all burn in hell together. But, it's also a Christians job to help the sinner understand that it's wrong, and it's a Christians job to spread the gospel of Christ, hoping to give them faith in a new life, after this one. Most people are too ignorant to believe that's what we do, so they go around stating "All Christians wanna do is convert people" And yes, that's partly true, but we do it for a reason. Converting someone to Christianity isn't just to raise the numbers, it's to save the persons soul. It's hard for me to acknowledge that fact that some people are so lost in their sin, they're hopeless. All they wanna do is fit in, and have fun. Who says you can't have fun, while staying clean? I've been doing it for over 4 years, with no trouble. I understand some people have a harder time then others, especially people with low self esteem, but c'mon. You have to have faith that God is real, and he is coming back to this Earth to save the Believers, and to send the non-believers to hell, where they will burn for eternity.
I'll leave you with my favorite bible verse of all time: your fruit should remain: That whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
New Music!
I'm pretty stoked for all the new music that's going to be coming out this year!
First of all, Hawk Nelson's new album: Life, Life, Loud; Will be coming out September 22nd. If you never heard of that band, seriously, look them up. They're amazing. I've also recently been informed John Mayer's new album: Battle Studies; Will be coming out November 7th, so I'm also pretty excited for that, also. You can go onto Youtube and check out singles from these new albums being released:
Hawk Nelson - Life Life Loud
John Mayer: Who Says (I can't get stoned)
The full version of "Who Says" hasn't been released, yet. But I've heard a 30 second demo of the song, and it's amazing. Go look it up.
Also, if you haven't picked up Jason Mraz's newest album "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things" You might wanna consider it. I'm a huge Jason Mraz fan, and even though I've heard this album a billion times, I still recommend it. It's the ultimate remedy for happiness.
So hurry up and go check em' out!
First of all, Hawk Nelson's new album: Life, Life, Loud; Will be coming out September 22nd. If you never heard of that band, seriously, look them up. They're amazing. I've also recently been informed John Mayer's new album: Battle Studies; Will be coming out November 7th, so I'm also pretty excited for that, also. You can go onto Youtube and check out singles from these new albums being released:
Hawk Nelson - Life Life Loud
John Mayer: Who Says (I can't get stoned)
The full version of "Who Says" hasn't been released, yet. But I've heard a 30 second demo of the song, and it's amazing. Go look it up.
Also, if you haven't picked up Jason Mraz's newest album "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things" You might wanna consider it. I'm a huge Jason Mraz fan, and even though I've heard this album a billion times, I still recommend it. It's the ultimate remedy for happiness.
So hurry up and go check em' out!
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