As I am writing an episode for Faith, that deals with how we can feel so alone, like no one cares about us, that no one loves us, etc. I searched through the bible and in an earlier episode of Faith I mention how God won't forget us, and that He has our name engraved on the palm of His hand. Here is the verse that talks about that in the bible.
Isaiah 46:16- "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
It's a great feeling knowing that God has my name on the palms of His hands and that He will never leave me. I have gone through some stuff recently in my life where NO ONE would help get out of situation and after months of crying out He answered my cries.Yeah, people prayed. But I need to get out of my current situation and no one was helping me in the way that I needed. I have come to learn and accept the fact God is going to run things His way and not ours. It's also conforting knowing that He won't go against His character. Shows like Supernatural are just fictions and don't reflect who God is.
I am in the process of working out the details and I will be changing my situation soon, I hope and pray. But as I write the episode for Faith, it hit me hard. What hit me was, people go through life thinking that people that they are unloved, or they are in a situation where they feel like that. My prayer to you, readers, is that you are encouraged and have the peace of knowing that God loves you and He wants you to give him your worries and fears, etc. No matter what happens, God loves you He always has and always will.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Reflection- 23 years on God's Creation
I have been on God's creation for 23 years. And through everything that I have gone through I am still here. I just celabrated my birthday. I have, and my family have gone through a major lost in our family and with each passing day it shrinks. But being with our friends have really helped us. With me personally going to church and having a relationship with a God that loves has gotten me through it all.
Suicide would have claimed my life a long time ago if God didn't grab a hold of me in that dark season of my life. My family expects me to be perfect, but as my friend told me "No matter what, people are always going to find something wrong in you." And that is true. But God's love is unconditional and the hope that I have found, guess what, I hold on. When people give up on you, or when friends leave. The hope that you have when you have a relationship with God it makes you to want to hold on, the reason why I say that because it's the truth. We all know that God is going to come back and take us home, where we belong.
But until that day, we have a job to do. The world is hurting and the world is crying out for a change. If only people can be selfless and help thoese in need the world can become a better place, but since the world is full of darkness, we need tobe the light that shows people that the love that God has is amazing. So many people go through life and trails and pain alone, when they don't have to. It's been hard for me as well, since I feel like I can't tell my parents everything that is going on with me or what I am going through. The same thing goes with the rest of my family. I wonder if I told them everything that I went through or experienced what they would think of me. But in the end I don't think it would have changed anything. Don't get me wrong, I love my family and there is a reason why God put me with the family I have instead of the Baxters. I'm not perfect, but through Jesus Christ I am daily dying to myself and I am not alone. I have great friends on different areas of their walks with the Lord, we are never alone and we NEVER walk alone.
Suicide would have claimed my life a long time ago if God didn't grab a hold of me in that dark season of my life. My family expects me to be perfect, but as my friend told me "No matter what, people are always going to find something wrong in you." And that is true. But God's love is unconditional and the hope that I have found, guess what, I hold on. When people give up on you, or when friends leave. The hope that you have when you have a relationship with God it makes you to want to hold on, the reason why I say that because it's the truth. We all know that God is going to come back and take us home, where we belong.
But until that day, we have a job to do. The world is hurting and the world is crying out for a change. If only people can be selfless and help thoese in need the world can become a better place, but since the world is full of darkness, we need tobe the light that shows people that the love that God has is amazing. So many people go through life and trails and pain alone, when they don't have to. It's been hard for me as well, since I feel like I can't tell my parents everything that is going on with me or what I am going through. The same thing goes with the rest of my family. I wonder if I told them everything that I went through or experienced what they would think of me. But in the end I don't think it would have changed anything. Don't get me wrong, I love my family and there is a reason why God put me with the family I have instead of the Baxters. I'm not perfect, but through Jesus Christ I am daily dying to myself and I am not alone. I have great friends on different areas of their walks with the Lord, we are never alone and we NEVER walk alone.
Monday, October 15, 2012
God's Promises Part One and the Heart behind Faith
Through trail, struggle and pain God is Faithful. It is us who allows the darkness to blind us to God's Glory. When I first entered college I was so broken, so lost and confused. I had no Hope, but the Lord interven and brought amazing people into my life. Two of them are my best friends but over the years they have become family. And in a world that is filled with abuse, hatred, lies, and so much more I am so glad that I have been blessed by everyone that I have encouter over the years.
They give me something to look up to, something to taste if you will of who God has created me to be. I will be 23 years old this upcoming saturday and even though my family doesn't see it I have changed for the better. This journey that I am on with my church family and my friends has been a crazy one. I lost my cat and then my dog that was a mother to me only to realize that I had a mother, we don't always agree but deep down I know that she loves me and even though we throw words around and do things to hurt each other I am taking a stand and I am changing. It doesn't happen over night, but there is hope. I am trying even harder to change. Now you may not believe that people can change and your right. People can't change themselves, God has to work on them and their heart. One of the reasons why I am doing Faith is so many people give up and the world just stands there and watches.
In the darkness there comes a light. A light that brings Peace and Hope, not only that but that same light brings a Joy that is indecriable. I want people when they watch Faith on Facebook or youtube to see God, and to Hear God's voice and promises. Because unlike us, God keeps His promises. I want people to wake up to the reality that is out there. There is a song called Be Somebody by the band Thousand Foot Kruches and its a song that everyone can relate to. But to go even deeper into the heart of Faith, I want to show people that NO MATTER what situation you are in there is a Hope. And some how, some way God takes that and uses it for His Glory. I also want to show that God does keep His promises because He does.
There are a couple of passesages from the Bible that I want to share with you. The first one is in Revelations 21:4 "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death; neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away. (KJV) The other one is 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. (KJV)
They give me something to look up to, something to taste if you will of who God has created me to be. I will be 23 years old this upcoming saturday and even though my family doesn't see it I have changed for the better. This journey that I am on with my church family and my friends has been a crazy one. I lost my cat and then my dog that was a mother to me only to realize that I had a mother, we don't always agree but deep down I know that she loves me and even though we throw words around and do things to hurt each other I am taking a stand and I am changing. It doesn't happen over night, but there is hope. I am trying even harder to change. Now you may not believe that people can change and your right. People can't change themselves, God has to work on them and their heart. One of the reasons why I am doing Faith is so many people give up and the world just stands there and watches.
In the darkness there comes a light. A light that brings Peace and Hope, not only that but that same light brings a Joy that is indecriable. I want people when they watch Faith on Facebook or youtube to see God, and to Hear God's voice and promises. Because unlike us, God keeps His promises. I want people to wake up to the reality that is out there. There is a song called Be Somebody by the band Thousand Foot Kruches and its a song that everyone can relate to. But to go even deeper into the heart of Faith, I want to show people that NO MATTER what situation you are in there is a Hope. And some how, some way God takes that and uses it for His Glory. I also want to show that God does keep His promises because He does.
There are a couple of passesages from the Bible that I want to share with you. The first one is in Revelations 21:4 "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death; neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away. (KJV) The other one is 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. (KJV)
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