Own Your Faith.

That goofy group of girls right there is EVERYTHING. They own their faith like you wouldn’t believe! Surround yourself with people like that…people who will encourage ownership.

Wednesday’s message at Student Ministries was EVERYTHING. It was everything that people young and old alike need to hear. It was everything that I needed to hear because it brought so much reassurance that I am indeed on the right path with God. I left feeling elevated and humbled in my faith journey, KNOWING that I am in a great place with my Father. KNOWING that I really do own my faith…an amazing thing to own. Perhaps, the single greatest thing we can own! And that’s what the message was all about…OWNING your faith. Do you own your faith? Do you know what it means to own your faith?

The World You Were Born Into…

We are all born into our own little worlds. My world is different from your world, your world is different from my world, and each person who reads this blog has different worlds from one another. We all were born into our own little worlds! But just because you were born into a specific world, and were raised in that world, doesn’t mean that’s the world God intended you live for your ENTIRE life. In fact, what we are born into and raised in, is most likely not what God wants us to stay in for the rest of our lives. And that’s the struggle that a lot of people face…I definitely have faced it. I definitely have struggled with what I was born into, how I was raised, how I’ve been told how to live and what I have been programmed into thinking about life in general.

Your Hour Will Come.

John 7:30 At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

To Someone Special…

I recently read a pretty mind blowing article about singleness and marriage. A person I hold very dear to my heart shared it with me, and man am I glad he did! I can’t even begin to tell you how the message in the article is still setting in right now as I’m typing this, and will probably continue to set in days from now. It was THAT touching and definitely a true message from God Himself! I don’t plan on writing a long blog post today full of my rambling, so I’m keeping this short and sweet 🙂 I just want to share a message from the heart to someone special (the person who shared the article with me) and whomever else needs to hear this message right now in their life. For all I know there could someone out there who stumbles upon this, and says “Hey! This was written for me!” 🙂

Fear. Don’t Let it Keep You from Truly Living.

Refuse to be fearful about what will happen to you. God is faithful and He will take care of you if you trust Him.

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

Worry and Doubt, No Wonder We Have It. But, We Don’t Need It!

Speaking of blessings and gifts from Jesus, these girls. These girls are a blessing in my life. These girls make me realize that worry and doubt are NOT necessary. I am SO thankful for these beautiful girls.

Luke 24:38-39

³⁸ He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? ³⁹ Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

The Race You Run Does Not Have to Be Alone.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

⁹ Two are better than one,
    because they have a good return for their labor:
¹⁰ If either of them falls down,
    one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
    and has no one to help them up.
¹¹ Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
    But how can one keep warm alone?
¹² Though one may be overpowered,
    two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

An Unexpected Late Night Talk, A Strong Message From God and Running…LOTS of Running.

Luke 20:38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.

Isn’t that amazing? Isn’t it awesome to know that we are ALL alive in Christ? We have a God who does not know death. We have a God who only knows life. We have a God who brings us life. We have a God who gives life to the dead. Guys, that’s AMAZING! It’s amazing to think about the fact, that even when I may feel at my lowest and darkest point in life, I can look to my Father and He WILL give me life. He WILL give me new life!

The ONE Samaritan.

Luke 17:11-19 Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy

¹¹ Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. ¹² As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance ¹³ and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”

Talk the Talk.

Walk the walk. As Christians, we all have to practice this. We all have to back up our words with actions. We all must practice what we preach. WE ALL must do this every single day of our lives. You can say you go to church. You can say you read the Bible every day. You can say you believe in God. But do your actions reflect that? Do you live out the words of the Bible, practice the ways of Jesus and live the life God wants you to live EVERY SINGLE DAY?