Monday, May 8, 2017
Give Me......Forgive Me......Lead Me
-The Lord's Prayer
-"Give us, Forgive us, Lead us."
-Matthew 6:9-14
-God's concerns 1st in prayer = His Kingdom
-Then our concerns.
-That is the order of The Lord's Prayer and should be the order of our every prayers.
-Matthew 6:11
-Pray for your daily needs.
- 1 Peter 5:7
- Phil. 4:6
-Bring it all to God.
-James 4:2
-Ex. 16 shows us what daily dependance on God looks likes.
-"We don't want to live on moldy bread."
-Confession of sins
-Matthew 6:12,14
-Matthew 6:33-35
-"When we hold on and not forgive, we don't understand full grace."
-Steve Hicks
-Temptation
-Matthew 6:13
- James 1:13
- James 1:2
-"Give me the strength to face temptation."
-The Lord's Prayer is a template for us.
-the daily bread = the daily list/petition
-The order of The Lord's Prayer
-1st- His Praise
-2nd- Our List
-3rd- Our sins and temptations and forgiveness
-"Pray just for today, don't worry about the future."
-"Seek fresh manna daily."
Saturday, May 6, 2017
More Verses I Like
Colossians 1:9-14New International Version (NIV)
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a] 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you[b]to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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Colossians 1:17-18New International Version (NIV)
Col. 2:7
Spiritual Fullness in Christ
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Colossians 1:17-18New International Version (NIV)
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
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Col. 2:7
Spiritual Fullness in Christ
6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rootedand built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ephesians 1:15-19New International Version (NIV)
Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has calledyou, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18New International Version (NIV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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1 Thessalonians 3:12New International Version (NIV)
12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 Thessalonians 5:23-24New International Version (NIV)
23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Taking Care of a "Real" ADHD Child
April is over and for me that is a good thing. It seems like this April was a hard one for me for some reason and there is one reason I know of. I got a little boy with high functioning autism and ADHD. Let me tell you it was a challenge getting to know his strength and weaknesses but now he is easy to get along with. I really think it was all the changes that was going on around him because his mom was. Stay at home mom up til now.
I had to watch him carefully the first few weeks just to understand him and see what tiggred him and how he worked, for lack of a better word. I even took my eye off of him for a second during his second week here and that is when he broke a window on a school door by throwing a rock at it. Mind you, he saw other kids throwing rocks but not at the door. There is a lot of little things that I've been seeing from him that I knew would happened so I was ready. I can see now when he gets very movey when he gets bored and he gets bored really quickly. I will usually let him play with something or while we are waiting for the time to get done, he can usually go over to centers to keep busy and his mind off other things. I see that if he asks when are we going somewhere, I need to give him a dinfant answer like the exact time we are going. I just can't shove it off and say in a little bit or he will keep asking.
He also asks what we are going to be doing next a lot so I have learned to have patience with that. I also have noticed that he likes details so the more I can give him the more he will feel comfortable for the day. If we changed the slightest from the normal routine, he will ask why and need a real reason. He can tell time really good and remember things for a long time. I have also noticed that, at times, he has a hard time sitting down to eat but when I remind him nicely to do it he will. When he is in trouble, he knows it. He won't say anything when you asked him if you did it but he will have a shameful look on his face and look like he is about ready to cry. He will say sorry over and over like that will fix everything. He is always the first kid I get for the day and he is happy about that. He did rub my back a few times at the start of April but his mom said that was a neverous tick like thing. Now I get hugs like nothing else from him everyday. It is like 2 to 3 hugs per day now. That is the part I like about those "type", using it loosely, kids.
I have also noticed how he plays and talks with the other kids. He will either play with them if they will include him or not play with them if they don't. I even noticed one day where he was playing parallel to a group of two girls. He was looking in the little rocks like the girls were. He will also just take away the things that he wants that other children have. That is mainly the way he gets the toys from the other children. When I see that though, I go over and remind him that it isn't nice to take away from our friends and that we need to ask them if we can play or have more of that toy. It makes the other children really mad because they don't understand why he does it. They just think he does it to be mean but not is not the case.
He would also throw things. Not far and not in a bad way but just like across the floor or to knock another toy down but again I showed him and told him how we should play with the toys and it has been a lot better. In a month, I have learned a lot about this little boy and again I wouldn't trade him for the world. I am really hoping I get him this summer, even though I might regret having him all day some days but that is just another challenge that I will have to get through. If you know me, I love challenges like that. I do have a sign for everyday of the week and the different routines that we have because they do change back and forth everyday like an activity or two. When he started coming, that really helped him to know what we were doing next and that helped me keep my patience with him so I wouldn't here him ask every time we were getting ready to go somewhere different. It helped a lot of my children in the group, though, so I guess all of them are visual learners.
I want to keep this boy with me all the time now and who knows I might only have a month or 3 more months with him. I hope not but with this job you could be moved to any different school. It is to that spot where I just don't want to let him go. It is to where he will hug me now 2 or 3 times a week if not per day. It is where I totally understand him and stop things right when he is ready to stop them. It is funny because art is not a big thing for him but if I tell him the way to do it and how many he has to do if there is something with a certain number like to glue on, he will do how many I tell him and then stop. He also isn't a big fan of paint but if we are doing a project with a little paint, he will do it if we will help him. We have to be standing right over him to make sure he will do some of the project sometimes.
One more thing I learned is that he will not cut or can't cut, haven't decided yet, curvy lines. He will go ahead and cut straight lines with out complaining but if there are any curves in the lines, he will not cut it. I have been keeping notes on all of these things and other things so I can see how he works and remember what he likes to do and not do. I want down the actions he does and then try to figure out what to do differently. Like I said, it is a challenge and I like it. I like it because you learn something new everyday with him whether you knew it or not the day before. Children like him are special and different in every way. Not one of them are the same so there is always a chance for learning something new. I don't think I ever had a child with two "disabilities" so that is new for me too or that I knew of for sure. There was always the shelter where the child could of had more then one "disability" but they were never tested or barely tested when we had them.
All this to say: "Never judge a book by its cover." (aka Never judge a person by how they look or act the first few times you meet them.")
I had to watch him carefully the first few weeks just to understand him and see what tiggred him and how he worked, for lack of a better word. I even took my eye off of him for a second during his second week here and that is when he broke a window on a school door by throwing a rock at it. Mind you, he saw other kids throwing rocks but not at the door. There is a lot of little things that I've been seeing from him that I knew would happened so I was ready. I can see now when he gets very movey when he gets bored and he gets bored really quickly. I will usually let him play with something or while we are waiting for the time to get done, he can usually go over to centers to keep busy and his mind off other things. I see that if he asks when are we going somewhere, I need to give him a dinfant answer like the exact time we are going. I just can't shove it off and say in a little bit or he will keep asking.
He also asks what we are going to be doing next a lot so I have learned to have patience with that. I also have noticed that he likes details so the more I can give him the more he will feel comfortable for the day. If we changed the slightest from the normal routine, he will ask why and need a real reason. He can tell time really good and remember things for a long time. I have also noticed that, at times, he has a hard time sitting down to eat but when I remind him nicely to do it he will. When he is in trouble, he knows it. He won't say anything when you asked him if you did it but he will have a shameful look on his face and look like he is about ready to cry. He will say sorry over and over like that will fix everything. He is always the first kid I get for the day and he is happy about that. He did rub my back a few times at the start of April but his mom said that was a neverous tick like thing. Now I get hugs like nothing else from him everyday. It is like 2 to 3 hugs per day now. That is the part I like about those "type", using it loosely, kids.
I have also noticed how he plays and talks with the other kids. He will either play with them if they will include him or not play with them if they don't. I even noticed one day where he was playing parallel to a group of two girls. He was looking in the little rocks like the girls were. He will also just take away the things that he wants that other children have. That is mainly the way he gets the toys from the other children. When I see that though, I go over and remind him that it isn't nice to take away from our friends and that we need to ask them if we can play or have more of that toy. It makes the other children really mad because they don't understand why he does it. They just think he does it to be mean but not is not the case.
He would also throw things. Not far and not in a bad way but just like across the floor or to knock another toy down but again I showed him and told him how we should play with the toys and it has been a lot better. In a month, I have learned a lot about this little boy and again I wouldn't trade him for the world. I am really hoping I get him this summer, even though I might regret having him all day some days but that is just another challenge that I will have to get through. If you know me, I love challenges like that. I do have a sign for everyday of the week and the different routines that we have because they do change back and forth everyday like an activity or two. When he started coming, that really helped him to know what we were doing next and that helped me keep my patience with him so I wouldn't here him ask every time we were getting ready to go somewhere different. It helped a lot of my children in the group, though, so I guess all of them are visual learners.
I want to keep this boy with me all the time now and who knows I might only have a month or 3 more months with him. I hope not but with this job you could be moved to any different school. It is to that spot where I just don't want to let him go. It is to where he will hug me now 2 or 3 times a week if not per day. It is where I totally understand him and stop things right when he is ready to stop them. It is funny because art is not a big thing for him but if I tell him the way to do it and how many he has to do if there is something with a certain number like to glue on, he will do how many I tell him and then stop. He also isn't a big fan of paint but if we are doing a project with a little paint, he will do it if we will help him. We have to be standing right over him to make sure he will do some of the project sometimes.
One more thing I learned is that he will not cut or can't cut, haven't decided yet, curvy lines. He will go ahead and cut straight lines with out complaining but if there are any curves in the lines, he will not cut it. I have been keeping notes on all of these things and other things so I can see how he works and remember what he likes to do and not do. I want down the actions he does and then try to figure out what to do differently. Like I said, it is a challenge and I like it. I like it because you learn something new everyday with him whether you knew it or not the day before. Children like him are special and different in every way. Not one of them are the same so there is always a chance for learning something new. I don't think I ever had a child with two "disabilities" so that is new for me too or that I knew of for sure. There was always the shelter where the child could of had more then one "disability" but they were never tested or barely tested when we had them.
All this to say: "Never judge a book by its cover." (aka Never judge a person by how they look or act the first few times you meet them.")
Sunday, April 30, 2017
What is Real Love?
-The Way of Love (1 Cor. 13:1-13)
-What is a spiritual person?
-1 Cor. 4:18-19
-"We are called, as spiritual people, to grow in Love."
-Agapa Love-"a deep Love for the unworthy."
-to behold-1 Cor. 13:11-12
-Fully known and still Loved by God
-Even the deepest, darkest secrets
-to become-Verse 13 (NASB)
-"Agapa love is impossible without God."
-"in enterity, hope and faith will go away but Love won't."
-I made a list of what I need to work on to really know that I love
the people around me. These are the things that, for me, I need to
work on everyday and pray that God will give them to me.
-I need patience everyday.
-I need to stop being rude.
-I need to stop getting so easily angered.
-I need to trust the people around me but more importantly
God. He knows what is best for my life.
-I need to stop self-seeking and start God-seeking.
-I need to preserve through the hard things especially for the people
I do love. I might not want to at times but if it important to
them to get through it then I need to be there to support them
all the way.
-The Pursuit of Love (1 Cor. 14:1-25)
-"Gifts only operate properly in the context of Love."
-1 Cor. 13
-"Pursue Love, build others up."
-Chapter 14
-Follow the way of Love.
-Chase after ____________(fill in the blank).
-When you feel the blank in with what you truly do love, is it
God or someone or something else in this world? Do you
Love that thing or person more then God?
-"Love builds up."
-"Builds up" means to - comfort, encouraging, cheering, challenging,
strengthening other people to their goals and dreams.
-"The Message" Version of the Bible sort of puts Chapter 14 in those words.
-"The passionate pursuit of Love makes the edifying of others the motivation."
-Verse 40
-When you have to deal with prophecy, here are two things you need to know:
-It has to be in agreement with God's Word and have 100%
accucry.
-It speaks to people and builds them up.
-It also will strengthen the church if it is true prophecy.
-When dealing with prophecy:
-Understanding is necessary for building up.
-Indistinct sounds are confusing.
-unintelligible sounds have no meaning (that is talking about the music).
-"If we are pursuing love, then our goal will be to build others up."
-"People are built up by hearing, understanding, and embracing the Word of God."
-"Love is Action." -(Romans 12:9-21)
-What is a spiritual person?
-1 Cor. 4:18-19
-"We are called, as spiritual people, to grow in Love."
-Agapa Love-"a deep Love for the unworthy."
-to behold-1 Cor. 13:11-12
-Fully known and still Loved by God
-Even the deepest, darkest secrets
-to become-Verse 13 (NASB)
-"Agapa love is impossible without God."
-"in enterity, hope and faith will go away but Love won't."
-I made a list of what I need to work on to really know that I love
the people around me. These are the things that, for me, I need to
work on everyday and pray that God will give them to me.
-I need patience everyday.
-I need to stop being rude.
-I need to stop getting so easily angered.
-I need to trust the people around me but more importantly
God. He knows what is best for my life.
-I need to stop self-seeking and start God-seeking.
-I need to preserve through the hard things especially for the people
I do love. I might not want to at times but if it important to
them to get through it then I need to be there to support them
all the way.
-The Pursuit of Love (1 Cor. 14:1-25)
-"Gifts only operate properly in the context of Love."
-1 Cor. 13
-"Pursue Love, build others up."
-Chapter 14
-Follow the way of Love.
-Chase after ____________(fill in the blank).
-When you feel the blank in with what you truly do love, is it
God or someone or something else in this world? Do you
Love that thing or person more then God?
-"Love builds up."
-"Builds up" means to - comfort, encouraging, cheering, challenging,
strengthening other people to their goals and dreams.
-"The Message" Version of the Bible sort of puts Chapter 14 in those words.
-"The passionate pursuit of Love makes the edifying of others the motivation."
-Verse 40
-When you have to deal with prophecy, here are two things you need to know:
-It has to be in agreement with God's Word and have 100%
accucry.
-It speaks to people and builds them up.
-It also will strengthen the church if it is true prophecy.
-When dealing with prophecy:
-Understanding is necessary for building up.
-Indistinct sounds are confusing.
-unintelligible sounds have no meaning (that is talking about the music).
-"If we are pursuing love, then our goal will be to build others up."
-"People are built up by hearing, understanding, and embracing the Word of God."
-"Love is Action." -(Romans 12:9-21)
Friday, April 28, 2017
Yes I Will-A Devo. From First5.org
YES I WILL
LEAH DIPASCAL
DAY: 38 | PLAN: 1-2 SAMUEL
Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 7
2 Samuel 7:11b-13 (NIV) “The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you: When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”
As we grow in our relationship with the Lord a natural progression should happen where we want to please God more and do things that honor Him. We can come up with all sorts of great ideas and programs to serve God and point others to Him. In today’s reading, we discover David had those same ideas.
David had come up with a really good plan. A plan that would honor and glorify God. A plan that included building a magnificent house, in the city of Jerusalem where the ark of the covenant would rest.
But God declined David’s offer, because He had a much better plan. God’s plan would still include building a house, but He would be the builder (not David) and this house would not be constructed of earthly materials like cedar and stone.
Instead, God would build David a house that would last forever. This “house” would be a royal dynasty that would eventually give birth to a royal offspring — the Messiah Jesus Christ who would reign forever and rule from the heavenly throne room of God.
Although God said I won’t in allowing David to build the house he wanted, God said “I will” to David in much greater ways:
“I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth” (2 Samuel 7:9b).
“I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed” (2 Samuel 7:10a).
“I will also give you rest from all your enemies” (2 Samuel 7:11b).
“I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom” (2 Samuel 7:12b).
2 Samuel 7:11b-13 (NIV) “The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you: When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”
As we grow in our relationship with the Lord a natural progression should happen where we want to please God more and do things that honor Him. We can come up with all sorts of great ideas and programs to serve God and point others to Him. In today’s reading, we discover David had those same ideas.
David had come up with a really good plan. A plan that would honor and glorify God. A plan that included building a magnificent house, in the city of Jerusalem where the ark of the covenant would rest.
But God declined David’s offer, because He had a much better plan. God’s plan would still include building a house, but He would be the builder (not David) and this house would not be constructed of earthly materials like cedar and stone.
Instead, God would build David a house that would last forever. This “house” would be a royal dynasty that would eventually give birth to a royal offspring — the Messiah Jesus Christ who would reign forever and rule from the heavenly throne room of God.
Although God said I won’t in allowing David to build the house he wanted, God said “I will” to David in much greater ways:
“I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth” (2 Samuel 7:9b).
“I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed” (2 Samuel 7:10a).
“I will also give you rest from all your enemies” (2 Samuel 7:11b).
“I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom” (2 Samuel 7:12b).
“I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Samuel 7:13b).
“I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. But my love will never be taken away from him” (2 Samuel 7:14-15a).
“Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; Your throne will be established forever” (2 Samuel 7:16).
“Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; Your throne will be established forever” (2 Samuel 7:16).
Look at all the ways God said I will to David’s life and legacy! God loved David and extended extravagant grace to him. God created David in His own image and had an amazing future in store for him and his offspring. God chose to say I won’t to David’s initial plan, but He said, I will to immeasurably more than David could ever ask, dream or imagine.
Maybe you too have a good plan tucked deep within your heart. You dream about it, pray about it and imagine it coming to fruition. It’s a plan you believe will honor and glorify God. But maybe for one reason or another your plan still hasn’t materialized like you thought it would.
Could it be that God is holding back from saying I will to the exact way you’ve pictured your plans coming to fruition because He has even greater I will plans in store for you?
Could it be that God is holding back from saying I will to the exact way you’ve pictured your plans coming to fruition because He has even greater I will plans in store for you?
God loves you. He pours out extravagant grace to you every single day. God created you in His own image. You are His beloved child and He has incredible plans in store for your future. God wants the very best for you and His vision for your life will always be immeasurably more than you could ever ask, dream or imagine.
Will you trust Him? Will you continue to seek after Him and love Him despite how things may appear in your life right now? Are you willing to believe wholeheartedly in His promises and exercise your faith as you wait on the fulfillment of His best for you?
Prayer: Lord, today I declare that I will surrender my plans for Your plans and trust that You will fulfill them in Your own perfect timing. Strengthen my faith, Lord, and renew my resolve to trust You even more. Help me to keep my eyes on You and lean into Your peaceful presence when life doesn’t go the way I’d planned. I lay it all down for You. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
In The Pain-A Poem
In The Pain
In the pain there are a lot of
things we don't see. We are so
caught up in that painful moment
we don't realize how great we can
learn from them. It is always good
when we look back at the pain and
see the lessons in them.
In the pain people can see the hope
of whatever the pain is. The hope of
whatever the pain is. The hope at the
end of the tunnel. It is a light shining
brightly from the pain. It is scary
because no matter the season of your
life, there is always pain.
In the pain of living single, you will
never to have the one to save you.
The hope from that is "The One"
saves and Loves you everyday. You
could be lonely every now and then
bu remember that the Lord is there.
In the pain of losing the ones you love,
it's hurt and they will be missed.
Sometimes we don't understand why they
are taken away from us. I know for me it
was to make me stronger and see life as a gift
everyday and not take it for granted like
most people do. We shouldn't let the ones we
truly love pass us by without saying the
truth and spending time with them. We
should fee confident in letting them go
even when it is hard to.
In the pain of not truly knowing who you
are, you start to doubt a lot of things. That
is good though. If you doubt it, then you
should look it up and learn what you think
about it for yourself. That makes you
stronger and more confident too.
In the pain of living with some unexpected
things or things that are hard to admit, you
should be thankful for those things. Those
things are the special things that make you,
you. God made you with those things for
a reason. You just have to learn how to use
them and listen to Him on how to use them
too.
In the pain there are a lot of things we don't
see. At the end, we become stronger and
more understanding. We become more like
Christ. Christ went through a lot of pain for 'us.
just turn your eyes on the cross. He carried that
pain all of His Life and he doubt God in the
garden, yet He still did what God wanted Him
to do. Why? Because He Loved and Cared for
us so much that He didn't want us to suffer the
pain.
Why are we suffering in it? Why are we sitting
in it everyday? God made His Son pay the sin
of us so we could live happily ever after in a
beautiful world that God made just for us to
enjoy and live in with the people that He
surrounded us to love for Him. Ever thought
of it that way?
Written By: Tiffney Wilson
Written On: April, 24th, 2017
In the pain there are a lot of
things we don't see. We are so
caught up in that painful moment
we don't realize how great we can
learn from them. It is always good
when we look back at the pain and
see the lessons in them.
In the pain people can see the hope
of whatever the pain is. The hope of
whatever the pain is. The hope at the
end of the tunnel. It is a light shining
brightly from the pain. It is scary
because no matter the season of your
life, there is always pain.
In the pain of living single, you will
never to have the one to save you.
The hope from that is "The One"
saves and Loves you everyday. You
could be lonely every now and then
bu remember that the Lord is there.
In the pain of losing the ones you love,
it's hurt and they will be missed.
Sometimes we don't understand why they
are taken away from us. I know for me it
was to make me stronger and see life as a gift
everyday and not take it for granted like
most people do. We shouldn't let the ones we
truly love pass us by without saying the
truth and spending time with them. We
should fee confident in letting them go
even when it is hard to.
In the pain of not truly knowing who you
are, you start to doubt a lot of things. That
is good though. If you doubt it, then you
should look it up and learn what you think
about it for yourself. That makes you
stronger and more confident too.
In the pain of living with some unexpected
things or things that are hard to admit, you
should be thankful for those things. Those
things are the special things that make you,
you. God made you with those things for
a reason. You just have to learn how to use
them and listen to Him on how to use them
too.
In the pain there are a lot of things we don't
see. At the end, we become stronger and
more understanding. We become more like
Christ. Christ went through a lot of pain for 'us.
just turn your eyes on the cross. He carried that
pain all of His Life and he doubt God in the
garden, yet He still did what God wanted Him
to do. Why? Because He Loved and Cared for
us so much that He didn't want us to suffer the
pain.
Why are we suffering in it? Why are we sitting
in it everyday? God made His Son pay the sin
of us so we could live happily ever after in a
beautiful world that God made just for us to
enjoy and live in with the people that He
surrounded us to love for Him. Ever thought
of it that way?
Written By: Tiffney Wilson
Written On: April, 24th, 2017
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Need You Now-A Story of Hope
I just started reading the book by the singer, Plumb called "Need You Now" yesterday and I am on chapter 6 already out of 22 chapters. It is hard to put that book down. I am writing about it because it fits my life so perfectly. It is like I wrote the book but replaced some of the events because I didn't want to write about them. It is that close and heart touching to me. I wouldn't be surprised if I finish it by next Friday.
I heard of the book from a college friend of mine and she even said it would be perfect for me to read. She was right! She read it first and loved it.
The funny thing is that Plumb's real name is Tiffany too so that makes it even closer for me. I already love how she gave the verses that helped her through her anxiety. She also already said that she tried everything under the sky to help her calm her anxiety but it was only when she turned to God that things got better. She looked at her anxiety as a way of getting closer to God. The other thing that I found true with me too is that I remember having a great ealry childhood but I think it was Jr. high when things started to go downhill from there.
I kind of want to rewrite the whole story just my story. It would be a good outline at least. The chapters are really short and you can get through them really fast. Yet the chapters are to the point and really meaningful. There was one chapter at the start that I really loved and had a good lesson in it. It was called "Joy is a Choice". I heard that phase before she explained it in a real life situation. It was mainly about you can have joy all the time but it is a choice in every situation.
It also compared what happiness was, which was just a feeling, and it compared it to joy, which is something you have all the time if you chose to. I want to read all of the book and then write about it but then again I want to leave some of it blank so people will buy it. She also said in the joy chapter that hope and joy go together. You can't have joy if you don't have hope. She went on to explain that in another chapter too. It was just an eye opening for me because it was another new perspective for me to see.
Sorry this entry is shorter then the others and if it doesn't make that much sense. I just don't want to write a book report but I wanted to remember a important lesson from the book.
"Joy is a choice but hope needs to be with it to be real."
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