New Year

I get excited about the new year. Not because its another year. No. Its not a bad thing it means we've lived through the last one (cruddy or not). I like the "new" part of it. People always set goals for the new year. I think that its a fantastic idea. This year take full advantage of the new. treat life like its totally new.Forgive and Forget the past so you can move on! Its time for change, good change, that will effect the rest of you life!! that's something to get excited about! If your not excited yet i give you this challenge... live life like everything is new. That means to take a lesson from 2 year olds. You know how they light up because of something that's not even important? And how they are wowed by everything? Yup that's your new years challenge! life will become exciting to you because it will seem new to you. And more people will want to be around you because of the positivity! :) Have fun with life and just love it!

dear God

Dear God,

I don’t understand why you don’t talk to me

I feel abandoned by the man who said he would never leave

You were supposed to be my daddy

         But daddies don’t ignore their kids

I used to feel your warmth

         It was like being cuddled up in grandmas home made quilt

Instead of warmth

         I feel chilled

Instead of love

         I feel alone

We were so close

         Now distant

         From everyone

Laughter used to spring out of me from a fountain of joy.

What happened to that joy?

Is it just hidden in a box?

         Stored away in the back of my soul?

The only emotion I feel is

         Depression.

So will life return to me?

Or

Will I remain dead inside?

That was what i wrote in my journal over the summer. I was going through a depression. It took a lot but i go my answer to that question. God got me through it. Dont worry he will get you through it too!

Mount. Life

Life is one big mountain. We stumble, fall, bleed, and start climbing again. Some people focus on where to place their hand next. Some decide its too hard and jump off. As sad as it is they never see whats waiting for them. Different people have different strategies on how to climb. I like to think i wear a safety cord. So that if i fall ill get picked up. Its worked before. I try to focus on the top of my mountain where i know God is. Even though sometimes it feels like hes not there or doesn't care i know he is. you might not be ok at times but hes making sure that you will be in the future. So don't give up your climb.

religious or a relationship?

 Q: What does having a relationship with God really mean? 

   A: We have relationships with our family members and best friends don't we? We develop them by spending time with that person. You find out the other persons interests and knowledge is shared. God is no different. He wants you to spend time with him and get to know him. He wants to pass on his knowledge, love and understanding ways so you can share them as well. 

   I journal to God sometimes and when i do i adress him a my Daddy. After all he is our father which can mean creator, but he is also our daddy. A dad is someone who loves you unconditionally, cares about you, is there for you and gives you wisdom if you listen. 

   1 John 3:1 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don't recognize that we are God's children because they don't know him.

   So there you have it, we are his children and he is our daddy. Now just get the relationship going by loving him and knowing he loved you. Put your trust in him for in Hebrews 13:5 God said "I will never leave you nor forsake you."  So trust him with your feelings, thoughts and life. He wont let you down!

Why wear it?

Q: What are we supposed to wear and why?
    A: How you present yourself does make a difference whether you like it or not. people have a tendency to hang out with others who they share something with. When you dress to cover you get people who usually hold the same values. So ask yourself what kind of people do you want to be attracting. How you present yourself also tells people that you care about yourself or not. Respect yourself enough to dress modestly and others will respect you as well. Last of all, no one wants to hang around the ones who don't seem to care at all about how they dress, smell or act.

Whats wrong with that?

Q: What's wrong with holding hands, kissing, ect. before marriage?
    A: In my opinion holding hands isn't that big of a deal. Kissing on the other hand can is more serious. With kissing your feelings get involved and if the relationship doesn't work out it would be harder to let go. Also depending on the couple, kissing can lead to other things such as sex. It takes a mature person to say no to anything else after kissing. As for the ect. or sex you should try to refrain from it until marriage. When you have sex you have that chance of getting pregnant or STD's. Also God made sex to be shared between husband and wife. It makes a break up harder because you gave away a piece of your heart to someone who hasn't committed fully. And you will be respected more by the people around you and give more respect to your future husband as well as yourself.

When should I date?

Q: When should i date?

My answer to that question is to date when you feel like you don't need anyone. When you are so close to God that you know that he is all you need. There are 3 steps in order to get there. 

Step 1, Knowing God loves you. Most of us have herd the story of Jesus. The reason he was sent was because God loved us so much that he wanted a way for us to spend eternity with him. Jesus is that way. When he died on the cross he took on all the sin in the world. Which means no matter what you do God will still love and forgive you. 

Step 2, love yourself. This step is often one of the more difficult ones. I think that is because we know that we are not perfect. we need to forgive ourselves just as we forgive others. Letting go is a huge part of love, especially when it comes to yourself. 

Step 3, being content. For me this is the hardest step. Reading the bible helps out a lot with that.