Some times in the chorus class that I am a part of, we will have days where we spend ninety full minutes singing, and feel as if we got almost no progress done. We will come into class, get all of our music out, sit in a chair, and start class. But instead of focusing, paying attention, and making something of our time, we make just and play around, and the result is nothing being learned in class for that day.
Wasted time. You see, it did not matter that we had an entire ninety minute period of being in that class, we still wasted our time and did not learn hardly anything.
It does not matter how much time we get in life, because that it something that we just do not know for sure anyways, if we do not do anything with it. We learn all of these great Christian principles and ways to live our lives that would glorify Christ, and yet some do absolutely nothing with it, they waste it by not letting these teachings take root in their lives and they just sit there and do nothing in a sense. We should live what we learn, that is the Love of Christ, letting our light shine in different ways to where our lives show the reflection of the face and Love of God! Do not let your life seem like a wasted one, but instead, live out Christ!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Expectations
When my mother was single, and had to raise me on her own, she unfortunately had to play the role of the mother and the father. She cooked, cleaned, played with me, and let me play with others to try to make sure that I had what I needed to develop correctly.
However, this was impossible, for her to perfectly fulfill both jobs as a mother and a father. Although she did all that she could, it was just not possible for her to do this perfectly, and I can not blame her for it.
Yet, as a child, I did not know nor fully understand this, so to me, she was expected to be super woman. She would always help with my homework and such things like that, but she never wanted to play things like football and soccer with me because she was a woman and she worked all day to make sure we had necessities.
Therefore, she could not do all of the things that I expected of her, for it was humanly impossible. Do you ever think that you may put too many expectations is humans, to where they either can not or wont fulfill them all, and therefore, you feel let down by people? I urge you to watch your expectations in humans and put your faith and expectations into the promises of God, for they will always be fulfilled!
However, this was impossible, for her to perfectly fulfill both jobs as a mother and a father. Although she did all that she could, it was just not possible for her to do this perfectly, and I can not blame her for it.
Yet, as a child, I did not know nor fully understand this, so to me, she was expected to be super woman. She would always help with my homework and such things like that, but she never wanted to play things like football and soccer with me because she was a woman and she worked all day to make sure we had necessities.
Therefore, she could not do all of the things that I expected of her, for it was humanly impossible. Do you ever think that you may put too many expectations is humans, to where they either can not or wont fulfill them all, and therefore, you feel let down by people? I urge you to watch your expectations in humans and put your faith and expectations into the promises of God, for they will always be fulfilled!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
The Best Supporter
As in common in all adolescent sports, I am sure that most people have seen or heard of the little league football game where someone's child gets the ball and tries to run down the field, and successfully does scoring a touchdown. The touchdown was great for the child, but I bet that what they really remember is their parents cheering them on from the bleachers.
The child remember his crazy mom or her crazy dad waving their hands in the air frantically cheering their little champ on. They remember the foam fingers, and the "go Billy go!!" that they hear. In fact, when they hear those types of things, they even may feel empowered to take the ball and run down the field again for another touchdown, or obtain another home run, or score another goal depending on the activity.
However, does it ever occur to us Christians that God wants us to succeed? He did not give us life so that we may fail and suffer through it. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Where does this strength come from? Seeking Him. In this we realize that God is for us, in our bleachers cheering us on, EMPOWERING us because He is our Father, so that we may go through our challenges and run the touchdowns and home runs of life, because He, the God of the Heavens and the Earth, is on our side, in our bleachers, cheering us on!
The child remember his crazy mom or her crazy dad waving their hands in the air frantically cheering their little champ on. They remember the foam fingers, and the "go Billy go!!" that they hear. In fact, when they hear those types of things, they even may feel empowered to take the ball and run down the field again for another touchdown, or obtain another home run, or score another goal depending on the activity.
However, does it ever occur to us Christians that God wants us to succeed? He did not give us life so that we may fail and suffer through it. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Where does this strength come from? Seeking Him. In this we realize that God is for us, in our bleachers cheering us on, EMPOWERING us because He is our Father, so that we may go through our challenges and run the touchdowns and home runs of life, because He, the God of the Heavens and the Earth, is on our side, in our bleachers, cheering us on!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Words
When I attended elementary school, the school was literally around five to seven minutes away, and therefore my mother drove me to school every morning. However, many miles away lied the middle school that I would go to, around fifteen to twenty minutes away, which compared to five, seemed like an eternity.
Since my mother had to be at work at a time that made it impossible for her to take me to school and be at work on time, I rode the bus for all three years of middle school, and around two and a half years of my high school career.
Now on the bus, there was not much to do, other than text, talk, and ride. So for most of the time, we chatted. Unfortunately, most of it was, as the Apostle Paul warns us of, mindless chatter. Some would sadly pick on others, and discriminate, which really had more impact than they knew.
You see, the power of life and death is in our tongue. What we say has the power to move mountains. God did not create the world with a book on theology. He created the world with His Words! As we established earlier, faith comes by hearing, and we hear words. You see, our words should speak life and spread faith! Always!
Since my mother had to be at work at a time that made it impossible for her to take me to school and be at work on time, I rode the bus for all three years of middle school, and around two and a half years of my high school career.
Now on the bus, there was not much to do, other than text, talk, and ride. So for most of the time, we chatted. Unfortunately, most of it was, as the Apostle Paul warns us of, mindless chatter. Some would sadly pick on others, and discriminate, which really had more impact than they knew.
You see, the power of life and death is in our tongue. What we say has the power to move mountains. God did not create the world with a book on theology. He created the world with His Words! As we established earlier, faith comes by hearing, and we hear words. You see, our words should speak life and spread faith! Always!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
What More Then
The first semester of my senior year in high school, I was assigned to take a cluster of advanced classes at my high school, one of them being a Physics Class. It just so happened that my Physics teacher was also my Chemistry teacher the year before. Quite an adventure.
However, because I had never studied the subject of Physics before, the first day I staggered in with some intimidation. Of course, one must factor in the fact that I was meeting who would be in my class for the first time on that day, however, most of my intimidation came from the fact that Physics sounded so abstract that it would be seemingly impossible for me to effectively learn it. But my teacher made me a promise. My teacher promised me that by the end of the class, I would have learned all of the basics and more of the subject of Physics, and pass the class.
I had to use blind faith, faith by only what I heard, for I could not see the future. At the end of the semester when the class had concluded, I understood and still understand physics and I passed the class with an A.
Whats the point? If a teacher can make me a promise and I follow it blindly and it follow through, WHAT MORE DOES THE PROMISE OF THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS promise mean to you?? His promises are EVERYTHING! So trust in the Lord blindly that He will guide your path and be the lord of all of your ways, that you may abide in Him and He in you! Trust in the Lord!!
However, because I had never studied the subject of Physics before, the first day I staggered in with some intimidation. Of course, one must factor in the fact that I was meeting who would be in my class for the first time on that day, however, most of my intimidation came from the fact that Physics sounded so abstract that it would be seemingly impossible for me to effectively learn it. But my teacher made me a promise. My teacher promised me that by the end of the class, I would have learned all of the basics and more of the subject of Physics, and pass the class.
I had to use blind faith, faith by only what I heard, for I could not see the future. At the end of the semester when the class had concluded, I understood and still understand physics and I passed the class with an A.
Whats the point? If a teacher can make me a promise and I follow it blindly and it follow through, WHAT MORE DOES THE PROMISE OF THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS promise mean to you?? His promises are EVERYTHING! So trust in the Lord blindly that He will guide your path and be the lord of all of your ways, that you may abide in Him and He in you! Trust in the Lord!!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Stand By It
When I was in elementary school, there was never a time when I made anything less than an A. At that time, classes were quite easy and I dont know how much we actually "learned," but nevertheless, I always brought home A's. So in middle school, as the classes got slightly more interesting, my mother made me a promise. She said that for every A I brought in, I would earn one dollar. So every report card period, there was the possibility of making up to six dollars.
And so that is what happened. For every A that I brought home, I earned one dollar. The excitement at first was the payment, and then as I got older, the prize was the principle behind the payment. I was proud of my effort to earn this money with my grades, and, the point, I was glad that I knew my mom was a woman of her word.
As Christians, we are watched intensely daily, and what we do is representative of our life with Christ. Therefore, when it comes to us giving our word, thats why we should always keep our word when possible, for what if God said that no one may come to Him through Jesus, even though thats the way His Word says to come to Him? Its just not something that can happen for God can not lie, and we were made in His image, so what should that say about us?
And so that is what happened. For every A that I brought home, I earned one dollar. The excitement at first was the payment, and then as I got older, the prize was the principle behind the payment. I was proud of my effort to earn this money with my grades, and, the point, I was glad that I knew my mom was a woman of her word.
As Christians, we are watched intensely daily, and what we do is representative of our life with Christ. Therefore, when it comes to us giving our word, thats why we should always keep our word when possible, for what if God said that no one may come to Him through Jesus, even though thats the way His Word says to come to Him? Its just not something that can happen for God can not lie, and we were made in His image, so what should that say about us?
Monday, January 23, 2012
Full Calendar
As the economy gets worse, I am sure that you have heard of people who have to take on a second job or something of those sorts. They must continue to add work onto what they are doing just to continue making enough to get by.
In another instance, you may hear of someone applying for college or grad school or some type of higher education. The economy has also affected them because of fearsome competition with others who also want to get into that institution with competitive statistics. So applicants combat this by doing more in their schedule to make their applications seem more resilient and have a better chance for admission.
But with a second job or more items on our weekly schedule, it can be a challenge to manage our time wisely, yet manage it in Christ like wisdom. So what must you remember?
Your priorities. Your priorities are what dictate your time. What you prioritize, you may time for. The question is, what do you prioritize? God, your family, your job, your church/ fellowship with believers should all be priorities as a Christian. That means that they should all receive your time! So do all of these areas get your time? If not, something needs to change! Prioritize your time, for it is not guaranteed!!
In another instance, you may hear of someone applying for college or grad school or some type of higher education. The economy has also affected them because of fearsome competition with others who also want to get into that institution with competitive statistics. So applicants combat this by doing more in their schedule to make their applications seem more resilient and have a better chance for admission.
But with a second job or more items on our weekly schedule, it can be a challenge to manage our time wisely, yet manage it in Christ like wisdom. So what must you remember?
Your priorities. Your priorities are what dictate your time. What you prioritize, you may time for. The question is, what do you prioritize? God, your family, your job, your church/ fellowship with believers should all be priorities as a Christian. That means that they should all receive your time! So do all of these areas get your time? If not, something needs to change! Prioritize your time, for it is not guaranteed!!
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