tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68564953371304934662024-03-12T21:30:30.355-05:00Some guy named Mike.Positive topics to make ya pause and reflect.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-63680534291875481992012-11-20T14:44:00.001-06:002012-11-20T14:57:16.576-06:00Youth convention. (1 day before) I am very excited about the fact that I with some of the youth from RETRO Youth Ministries at our church are attending Youth Convention this year in Austin, Tx. It has been a few years since I have attended one and am very stoked now as a youth pastor from our church to be able to take a group of them with me! I know that they are truly excited as well to leave out of town away from mom and dad or guardians, but most importantly I am praying for their spiritual well being. I am praying that God will and am trusting that God will do something great in their lives so that when they are to come back, they could be a difference and put God first in their lives.<br />
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For anyone from RETRO reading this, I hope that you have a great time and see that we can really have some great times together as part of our youth group. We are not exclusive and neither should our love for God be! I love you all and pray that one day we will be ale to sit back and at about how awesome youth convention was!<br />
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I'll start by saying that I have a horrible memory and that being said I hardly remember non-memorable events in my life. So what happened yesterday, Friday October 12th and today the 13th, of 2012 will definitely be something to remember. <div>
So this was a Friday night that I was not in charge of running anything as far as youth service is concerned and it felt really good. I was leaving my home about 1 hour before service right after getting out of work and recapping the sermon that my friend Daniel was going to give this Friday night. I was on the way to a notorious freeway in Houston, TX named Interstate 45 or I-45 going south. The time was about 6:30pm and I was heading dreadfully to this freeway expecting traffic as always from it and being amped at the same time to get to service! I typically drive somewhat fast and headed down the freeway at about 70mph more or less and then a hard bump I ran over! BAM! </div>
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This bump was intense and I felt pretty bad and even had that face like, "Oooh that was a rought hit" on. The only thing was that I thought it was a small pot hole or something and pretty much hoped that it didn't affect my tires much; giving the fact that my tires were in horrible condition knowingly. Five minutes later, my tire was completely flat and I barely noticed or felt it since I was listening to music pretty loud on the way. </div>
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<span style="background-color: cyan;"> LONG STORY SHORT</span>....I immediately strive to pull over from the speeding lane while my car is practically galloping. I did not have a good spare tire at all, and a matter of fact it was a blown out one with a bent rim. I had no jack or tools in my trunk. I pulled over settling for a horrible position at an exit where the emergency lane was very thin and hardly enough space for my car. No money to pay for a tow truck. After a phone call I come to find out my AAA membership is expired. Youth service was in about 20 minutes. </div>
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So what ended up happening was that I had a friend who called me and actually mocked my God and questioned my situation and I had to have my dad actually come to my rescue ultimately. I spent the next 4 hours with my father searching for open tire shops on this Friday night, which was a given that none would be open but we went out on a limb. So, we didn't find anything at all and had to leave my car in a hotel's parking lot, with permission of course. </div>
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SATURDAY CONSISTED OF placing orders of a BBQ sale that our church had of 17 plates all at work or my job. I placed the order around 9:30am and it was noted. Long story extremely short, the guys with the plates arrived around 1:50PM which was way after the desired time. You see at my job, lunch is a very special gathering and peaople like to have it on time especially. People that had ordered their plates were pressuring me AND I HAD TO KEEP MY INTEGRITY. </div>
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I made plenty of calls to the youth at the church to see what was taking so long and as expected, many different stories. The plates finally had arrived and were delivered and people were happy. </div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"> WHAT made things so much more awesome, was my best friend Daniel. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;">My best friend Daniel had coordinated getting my spare torn apart tire and bent rim, to be repaired and practically fixed like new. He got the tire and delivered my 17 plates all with an awesome smile and a great attitude and was ready to actually hear me out. I am very thankful for my friend Daniel and his efforts towards me as a friend as well. He brought my day to be so much better and it all paid off. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: lime;">THAT is all.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-75903072557309878672012-07-21T18:38:00.000-05:002012-07-21T18:38:23.902-05:00Life is a Battlefield<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My heart has become heavy after contemplating the song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80qK9J_QM9A">"Open Letter" from KB</a>. The song is such an awesome perspective that also inspired my design on the left because the song reminds me that daily we are tempted and have battles both carnal and spiritual.<br />
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The song spoke to me in many ways and the simple fact "Life is a Battlefield" everyone can agree with because daily we carry our struggles, secrets, desires, thoughts, and ultimately our sin. This analogy of when a dog vomits and how piteous it is when it returns back to it and eats it, reminds me of all of us (not that we are dogs), but as dogs, we sometimes return to that same sin that God died for. Everyday we are to carry our cross and battle daily the temptations that come at us.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 Corinthians 9:25<br /><span style="background-color: #f9fdff; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.</span></span></i></blockquote>
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Maybe at the moment of reading this, you find yourself not simply reading this but also relating to what I am blogging about, to where you find yourself at times with your back against the wall. We all, including myself are very good at putting on different faces that hide our emotional, physical, or our soul's hurt or longing for something more than average living...well, I have good news for you! Jesus loves you and you are never too far in to sin for the precious grace, mercy, and love that God has towards all of us that he will not forgive and forget you or your sins. God has a plan for you brother and sister, and I say this in a spirit of love. God has a plan: (Jeremiah 29:11)<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">For I know the plans </span><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-19647A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup><span style="font-size: 16px;">I have for you,” declares the </span><span class="small-caps" style="font-size: 16px; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">, “plans to prosper </span><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-19647B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup><span style="font-size: 16px;">you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.</span></span></i></blockquote>
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1. The naturalism of sin is so high and typical in this society and generation that what is right and just, this society will react to as un-ordinary. I have many times been surprised at how horrific this is first hand through various occasions. I myself am a sinner and really far from perfect...to where it shouldn't even be considered, but I strive for holiness and repent. We're all sinners. (Romans 3:23)<br />
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3. After reading Romans 5 and almost being floored at how that chapter encapsulates the gospel of Jesus, I was lead to Ephesians 2 where I was reminded of un-deserved grace. Wow! Everytime I think of it, I am reminded on what a merciful God we serve.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-58827414469208790752012-06-30T00:31:00.003-05:002012-06-30T00:31:37.423-05:00Been a long time!<span style="font-size: large;"> Without looking at the actual date of my last entry, I already know that it has simply been too long since I blogged. I have had many events, both BIG and small that I told myself in my head, "I need to blog about this," but didn't. Well, I am back on it and want to get into the habit. </span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I unfortunately have had some of the keys of my laptop snatched off as well by my little brother and cannot flow when trying to type. I have an Asus G51VX and it really is not portable but I have been having it up and down and all around. So, I do really need to upgrade ASAP, and I'm thinking Apple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Therefore I am back to avenge the urge of being able to blog consistently, lets hope! Here.....We.....Go.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-34204429186678062792011-11-03T09:12:00.000-05:002011-11-03T09:12:14.184-05:00The Win Win Situation.So I am at a point in my life in which I will need to be making very BIG decisions that will affect my life in the future. These decisions are vital to me at this age in my life. <br />
<blockquote><em>Unless the LORD builds the house,<br />
those who build it labor in vain.<br />
Unless the LORD watches over the city,<br />
the watchman stays awake in vain.</em><br />
(Psalm 127:1 ESV)</blockquote> This is a great verse and it really brought a sense of peace to me when I read it on a daily bible verse website and let me know that I will be fine. So it does not matter what I do, where I go, or where I stay, as long it is in the will of God I have no worries. Any step I take in life will not be in vain. <br />
There is nothing worse than working on projects for months, if not weeks, and it all be in vain or for nothing. Well I don't know about you but I do not want my life to be like that, I want to fulfill my purpose wherever I go or stay at. As a Christian, we must know that we must stay aligned with what the Bible says and not get ahead of God. <br />
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<em>The Bible says it best in Matthew 6:33, But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and ALL these things will be given to you as well. </em><br />
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dont live your life in vain.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-70647755980972609992011-08-16T13:22:00.000-05:002011-08-16T13:22:33.075-05:00Simply Thankful.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5b5b58; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">This month has been a roller coaster this year for me, however one of the predominant emotions I’ve had is simply thankfulness. Just a few of the reasons…</span></span></span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5b5b58; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">I'm thankful of how God has shown his grace and favor on me in different ways, and how I have not always been able to understand his timing and my time.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5b5b58; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">I'm thankful because this month God has given my grandfather another year to live and have him as an inspiration in my progressing life. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5b5b58; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">I'm thankful as well that my little brother Jorge turned 3 years old. I love him dearly and am so thankful that he annoys myself and my parents at times with all the banging he does on random objects in home with anything that represents drum sticks, since he is really growing a passion for it. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5b5b58; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">I'm thankful for my family in general since we are very united and have strong love for one another! I like how we all give each other nicknames and sit at the table at least once a day and pray for our meal together.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5b5b58; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">I'm thankful because of the youth at my church keep me going through encouragement and ideas!</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5b5b58; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">I'm thankful for all my spiritual leaders that have spoken life into me, especially my father and mother since they know me best.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5b5b58; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">I'm thankful because of how God is working in me to become more mature in my daily life as well as my spiritual life as well to be able to aspire those in my daily life!</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5b5b58; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">I'm thankful for what is to come in my life since I remain under construction!</span></span></li>
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Being a 20 year old guy, I have just a little ego and sometimes, and I admit that it may get the best of me! I was remembering a memorable event that took place in my life that has forever changed a state of mind I had of <span style="color: red;">it</span>!<br />
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So what had happened to me was that I signed up at this new gym a near my home and started doing my own thing as everyone does on their first day. I, however, on the treadmill ridiculously sweating after about 5 min was tapped on the shoulder by a young and beautiful chick that asked me something I regretted answering! She said, "Sir would you be interested having a 1 on 1 workout training session with me to see if you would be interested to sign up later?" She had on a blue shirt that had "PERSONAL TRAINER." I am not gonna lie, but I was really attracted to the girl and...<br />
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As you can guess I said yes, since I had too much pride and ego to say no! Well it was a decision that I dearly regretted. We started getting to know each other as we walked to her office where she would do a examination on me and my stats. Long story short, I went through the full examination in the office and went out to the floor for a, what she said, "short 20 minute workout." Well I can tell you this much, I had never felt so dumb and used in my life by a girl like this before. She had me doing all kinds of work on my thighs only and it was non-stop! Mind you that I had not been to the gym in a very long time and this was also my very first day!<br />
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Well I was giving it all I had and was looking bad at it as well, but I couldn't help it! I felt a little humiliated as I tried finishing up some workouts that I knew seemed a little too much for me, but my ego and pride was in the way, so I did not stop at all until the end! Longer story even shorter; after the workout, I went to her office and she was going over the prices for more classes throughout the week and I almost rudely excused myself as she looked at me in shock, I speed-walked all the way across the gym to the locker room and vomited all my breakfast and more! Ew!<br />
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<span style="color: red;">RESULT</span> = <em>calling in on work for Monday and Tuesday and shamefully returning back for the rest of the week with a weird looking swagger that gave me a lean when I walked! This lasted 2 full and well counted weeks.</em><br />
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1. Yes, although things may look hard and may seem impossible at times, one must persevere and go through the fire to come out gold!<br />
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2. The devil appears the same way as this personal trainer does to me, beautiful. The devil sends sin and temptations to you and sometimes we fall for it and look very bad from the effects of falling for the temptation. Sometimes we know how to avoid it, but we still go back to the vomit as a dog does and eats it!<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><strong>James 1:9 (THE MESSAGE)</strong></span><br />
<span class="verse Jas_1_12 selected"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.</span></span><br />
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<span class="verse Jas_1_12 selected"><span style="color: blue;">please comment below!</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-59812466510514451662011-07-07T15:28:00.001-05:002011-07-07T15:28:35.686-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MuklTP6NclxFinP69bw5v1N9WV_nXohbfHgIFGsES6p_L792ojnbGrJLap7xDAlL8rJNIgRX1AvUQuUvxLDepSMN9TgfIXOk3x-raF0OBbcvFzxwXWIswp8j9-8BgDQp5-fA-reOiNUi/s1600/broken-thisoldblog-200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MuklTP6NclxFinP69bw5v1N9WV_nXohbfHgIFGsES6p_L792ojnbGrJLap7xDAlL8rJNIgRX1AvUQuUvxLDepSMN9TgfIXOk3x-raF0OBbcvFzxwXWIswp8j9-8BgDQp5-fA-reOiNUi/s1600/broken-thisoldblog-200.jpg" /></a></div> Hey it has been a good while since I last blogged and I want to let you know that a lot has happened since then! I am excited to fill you in about some of the events that have happened in my life since then! Will be blogging ASAP and just, if you haven't yet, check out some of my other entries and throw in a comment or rate them as well. The feedback is well appreciated! God Bless!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-89305024748848223942011-04-28T18:51:00.000-05:002011-04-28T18:51:10.272-05:00Time is Going by so Slow! Ugh!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://murphymac.com/slib/images/time-machine-observations.jpg" width="320" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div> There is always that time of day in your appointment, work shift, or in school where it just seems that time is not going by fast enough! UGH! Frustrating when those last 30 minutes of work feel like 30 days and you just want time to zoom by! Trust me many times, I have that feeling right when I get into work in the morning barely starting my shift off!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I have come to a point of gratitude to see that God has trusted me with my job for almost 2 years in Geek Squad phone support since I was 18. Now, 20, I wonder where did TIME go! OMG! It's been 2 years since I graduated and was a bum at home? ( no offense if you still are!) Well, I picked up on the trend that everyday after a while of course, I wanted time to go by fast already so that I could get out of work and get on with my business! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Digo eso para decir esto (lol): Enjoy everyday life in whatever it is that you do! Whether at work, home, school, appointments, or driving, or all of these eventually, make it count! For once go to that cubicle of that weird person and yell, "Hi, you're it!," and then runaway! (that would be funny!) Every person that walks past you, say Hi and smile and interact! Many times it may be hard to do this, bu you know what, DO IT!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back."</span></blockquote><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Agree? Comment. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-24437846166874155742011-03-23T11:34:00.000-05:002011-03-23T11:34:18.505-05:00You think you high but you really getting low...you gon' hate it but I had to let ya know!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Hmm, Here we go again</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Why you blowing them stems I'm bout' to flow again</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">I know the smoke ain't the only thing going in</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">I gotta whole lotta truth you can roll'em with</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Feel it in your chest, yes, breath</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">It's what you breathe in never thinkin' that you blessed</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You hear it in the back, right, left</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Your body feeling right but your soul getting left</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You think you gettin' high but you really getting low</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">The devil got you blind from the weed that you blow</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You worshippin' a tree instead of worshippin' the king</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">When he made everything Romans 1:23</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Chase that high all the way to into the grave</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You lost in your low so you're high everyday</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">And everything you crave only makes you a slave</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">And Christ is the only way you ever gonna 'scape</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">If it's one hitta, quitta, get it</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">In your mind that your time's gon' pass</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">And if you gon' get it, spit it, lick it</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You got one life and it ain't gon' last</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You ain't stimulated, you manipulated by a hater</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">And he hate it when you rehabilitated</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">If smoke is the evidence, you takin' His benevolent gift</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">And telling him split while you're in hell in yo hit , so get up</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Ohh, you think you high but you really getting low</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Yeah, you gon' hate it but I had to let you know</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">That in the end we all gon' die, can't escape it if you try</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">I know your lighters up but I'ma blow your high (Eyyy!)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">I'ma blow your high (Eyyy!) I'ma blow your high</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">I know you're trying to free your mind</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">But you just wasting time</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">And Jesus is alive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">[Canon:]</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Wait a minute ya'll</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Let me take it down a river while they rolling down the hedonism boulevard</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Anything that got em' feeling, maybe money or the Lamborghini in the magazine about the sports car</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Everybody wanting satisfaction</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">But there's no regard for The One who has it</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">And everybody wantin' grabbin'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">But you gotta get it from above where they stash it</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You can try to get high</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You can feel alive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">But the reality, your soul dry</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You gotta find anybody with a better high</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You ain't fillin' half of the $20 bag full of weed that provides it</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Gotta make a U-turn cause if you turn</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You can see The One who turns</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">But if we never make that turn</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You will never be content with the high you've earned</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You will never be happy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Running with the love of kush</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">For the love of kush, I promise</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">You can either be a slave to an object</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Or rather be a slave to the God who's honest</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">They ain't never seen a high like I got</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">But they fallin' in the puddle like a raindrop</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Steady running from the top of the balcony</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Looking over the Hollywood valleys falling from the rooftop</span></blockquote><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do think that this song serves justice to idolatry, drugs and how temporary satisfaction comes into play to those that do it. If you are reading this entry and this may pertain to you, know that this is not to put you on blast rather to make ya think of it. I encourage ya to continue reading this so I may justify myself!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.noupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/why.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="http://www.noupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/why.jpg" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This past Friday at our first youth service, I talked to the teens about the topic, "Why Can't I stop?" The phrase can pertain to many things that you may do that later have you asking yourself "why can't I stop?" This topic is for me as well so I was able to be challenged as well at first. Well I mentioned to the teens if they could recall a time when they would catch themselves praying to God, asking for forgiveness of the same sin over and over again. Many of them nodded their heads and raised their hands. That is a <a href="http://www.google.com/dictionary?q=repetitive&langpair=en|en&hl=en&sa=X&ei=s8aITbuSEanE0QHrnvD3DQ&ved=0CCQQmwMoAA">repetitive</a> sin!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I have had the exact same issue as well and please know that I am not perfect, rather forgiven! My repetitive sin was losing my temper and patience sometimes at small things that were not that crucial at times. I thank God though that now I am able to control it a lot better and have a better alternative than losing it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Romans 1: 23 says, "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">and, instead of worshipping the imperishable God, they worshipped images resembling perishable man or resembling birds or beasts or reptiles.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" Now we can add lots more to that verse such as drugs, money, and pornography. All these things here are not good to have as an idol or addiction before the eyes of God. That passage in the Bible goes on to say, "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Later I also spoke about how <u>God gives us free will</u>. He is not a God that will twist your arm to serve Him; He will not stop giving you breath because you deny Him; He will not curse us for disobeying him or for ignoring him! <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Mercy</span></b> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_862193356">is </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:mercy&sa=X&ei=zBiKTcXYNsaD0QHshYHqDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CB8QkAE">clemency: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice</a>. We can literally choose to deny Him and to think we never need Him, and He will still love us for who we are and be willing to accept us just as we are. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> If you think you need to change before you come to Him, think again!</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I talked to a cat the other day<br />
And he was like;<br />
"Man I really wanna come to Christ<br />
But I gotta clean my life up first, get my sins together"<br />
I told em, I used to think that way too<br />
I thought I had to change myself before I could come to Christ<br />
But Christ changed me<br />
Let me tell you my story, it starts like this...</span></span></blockquote>(check out the vid)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Well you see, the Bible says in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future," and it also mentions in Ephesians 2:10 that, "...we are God's masterpiece, created in the Messiah Jesus to do good works that God prepared long ago to be our way of life."<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>You see! God has all of us on His mind and has plans for us all and he has prepared a way for us. Now at times not all of us choose to allow God in our lives but He still loves us so much and watches over us! I truly thank God so much for life because there are no coincidences, rather God-given moments/appointments.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>So my dad told the doctor, "I would like to keep my wife, but if you can save both that would definitely be preferred." Awwwww! Well, I think that if I were a husband as well, I would had said the same thing as well, but that was definitely a shocker for me at first! My mother was having me around the time of September in the week of my dad's birthday so another discrepancy was that my mother was determined to give birth to me on my father's birthday. So the process began obviously of trying to rescue me and now of course I made it because if not then you would probably would not be reading this entry! Her mission was accomplished on September 23, 1990 of having me born on my father's birthday that we now both share. The picture below was one of the times that we took pictures together on our birthday just a few years ago.<br />
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I am forever thankful for the life that I have been trusted with and challenge myself to make a difference from now on and to live life to the fullest by enjoying family in friends but at the same time by not conforming. When I say "by not confirming," I mean by not enjoying life the ways that I have been told that is the best way to enjoy it, which is drinking it up, smoking, snorting, shooting it up, and by laying around with other girls also! Now, "con mas ganas" I make it a point to not be easily influenced by others when I know who I am in Christ and who my parents have raised me to be.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>So I am alive right now and I have no shame in telling anyone that I am a Christ follower, I attend church 3 times a day for service, I am a pastor's kid, I am a virgin and proud of it, I have not drunk any kind of beer or liquor, and I have not smoked anything or done any type of drugs. either! I want to spend the rest of my life chasing after God and fulfilling my purpose here on earth by using my talents that I too have been trusted with and putting it to work! You might say well I have already done all of that, well its never too late for you to start over again and God still loves you even while you were doing it and He has been waiting for you with arms wide open!<br />
If I knew about Skillet as a baby...I think I would have sung this song below! YEAY!<br />
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</div> "In God we trust" has been a slogan that is used for our nation and that is printed in particular areas that at times can be very contradictory! There has always been a BIG question that everyone would love to know the answer to especially if we say "in God we trust,"and that question is "God, where are you?" Many will out of simplicity say that God is in heaven of course, but the question is about where He is in the time of tragedy or catastrophes, or even maybe during bumpy times in our personal lives.<br />
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*I would love to share this <a href="http://www.everystudent.com/features/tragedy.html">website</a> that will perfectly answer your question to this:<br />
<a href="http://www.everystudent.com/features/tragedy.html">http://www.everystudent.com/features/tragedy.html</a><br />
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<blockquote>God has created humanity with the ability to choose. This means that we are not forced into a relationship with Him. He allows us to reject Him and to commit other evil acts as well. He could force us to be loving. He could force us to be good. But then what kind of relationship would we have with Him? It would not be a relationship at all, but a forced, absolutely controlled obedience. Instead He gave us the human dignity of free will.<br />
Naturally, we cry from the depths of our souls..."But God, how could You let something of this magnitude happen?"<br />
How would we want God to act? Do we want Him to control the actions of people? In the case of dealing with a terrorist attack, what could possibly be an acceptable number of deaths for God to allow?! Would we feel better if God allowed only the murder of hundreds? Would we rather God allowed only the death of one person? Yet if God would prevent the murder of even one person, there is no longer freedom to choose. People choose to ignore God, to defy God, to go their own way and commit horrible acts against others.</blockquote><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The video above is an awesome and powerful song that is suitable for any tragedy, but in this time, it is dedicated to the people in Northern Japan and surrounding countries that got part of the damage that has taken place. My heart and prayers are with Japan and those that suffered from this recent tragedy.</div><br />
I hope you found time to look at or read the website that I shared with you above and really think about. God has been waiting for us to call on him, how can we ask where HE is when He has been there the entire time! Much love! If you're reading this, comment below your thoughts about the website I shared or what you think of what has been going on in Japan.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-60610107499610231182011-03-11T12:12:00.000-06:002011-03-11T12:12:15.318-06:00Japan has a massive earthquake!<div><span class="Apple-style-span">Wow, so I have been deeply moved by receiving the news of the massive earthquake that Japan has received. They suffered a 8.9 magnitude earthquake that caused very high waves that killed hundreds of people and took away homes, cars, and other big items in the water.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This is from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myfoxhouston.com">My Fox Houston</a> sharing good information:</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">The tsunami slammed the eastern coast of Japan, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people as widespread fires burned out of control. It's traveling at 500 mph—as fast as a jetliner—and likely won't change speed until it hits a large area of land.</span></span></div></div></div><div><br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoleG7z1CWrCkhYi6pgPsav80rzToY8fCUZ8BUeObMh2A4JcJtuUZa3aNZro_gRp7nvZMUB1Z-Shb8t36lXrx4ejgJdgIj0aZih2IRkFa0cpwinq3YUOwZvd4jWXN99mnnrM3Bjst5MOWH/s1600/lg.hrzgal.14.gi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoleG7z1CWrCkhYi6pgPsav80rzToY8fCUZ8BUeObMh2A4JcJtuUZa3aNZro_gRp7nvZMUB1Z-Shb8t36lXrx4ejgJdgIj0aZih2IRkFa0cpwinq3YUOwZvd4jWXN99mnnrM3Bjst5MOWH/s400/lg.hrzgal.14.gi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582860545530836210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
</span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; ">There are some videos that have been recorded from the earthquakes that have taken place there in Japan as well just so that you could see the impact and devastation of it that I will post up later.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; line-height: 17px; "> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; line-height: 17px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I think that this is very unbelievable and that we should keep the people of Japan primarily in prayer as well as the surrounding countries since many innocent people died. Today I seriously want to thank My Lord and Savior for life and health and protection from events as such. I pray that God brings hope, love, unity and comfort to these people that suffered this. The Bible talks about to mourn/cry with those who mourn/cry in the book of <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+12&version=NIV">Romans 12:15-16</a>.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>15 </span></span>Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Today as many are Thanking God its Friday, just think to yourself how fortunate we are in our everyday life. Try it at your best to know that God is BIG in even the most smallest things such as in our every day breath, when we can open/close our eyes when we wake up and that we have strength to be able to get off our bed. Remember while we may go out and about, there are other people that are devastated at a catastrophe that has just taken place and I want you to know that wherever you are and whatever you are going through, know that you are going "through it" and not staying in it and that there is nothing impossible for God if you call upon his name!</span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856495337130493466.post-57021752408257680542011-03-10T20:41:00.000-06:002011-03-10T20:43:10.657-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/SAGU_logo.PNG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 66px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/SAGU_logo.PNG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>So at this point I am still in the process of applying to SAGU and have been checking out some reviews and much more about it from others. No, I am not letting the reviews or anything else get to me or change my perception of it, but I sit here at work and simply wait. I am praying and having faith that I will be accepted this Fall in August to live on campus and make some awesome friends. I can't wait! I have been juggling around with the paper work for a while waiting on a minister's reference letter to be completed so that I could fax it in. I recently have answered all of the questions that are on the student profile sheet, which is also part of the application.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>There is a problem however, that I have not been able to find my recent shot records since we have moved into our new home. I think that I have gone through all of the paperwork that our family has and all I have found was an outdated copy. Not only is this holding me up a bit, but also the nerves of having to more shots as a requirement for living on campus. I am not usually scared to take shots but there is always a sense of nervousness. Well its grind season for me and its time to get the pedal to the metal and finish this up because time is wasting and there are lives to save for Christ. God is coming very soon and what better than to be very well educated about his Word to take on even with more confidence what the enemy has taken. I have chosen to live by faith and not by sight and I encourage you to do so and take serious the work of the Lord. I know that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phillipians 4:13) and now without a shadow of a doubt that I will be accepted to SAGU for the glory of God.</div><div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02868741437716482479noreply@blogger.com0