Who wants who more?

In relationships, ask yourself this, is there always one person who wants the other person more? Is there someone who thinks about the other more? Does for the other person more? Loves the other person more? Is this real love? Shouldn't two people in a relationship be equals? Sadly, they are not. There is always one person who loves the other more, and it is always this person who gets slighted. True Story.

The dangers of Facebook

Facebook can be a fun place to connect with family and friends or even reconnect with old friends. It can even be a place to meet new people. But I caution you when speaking with people you don't know. They could be using fake pictures, fake names, and giving you fake information. My advice? Only be friends with people you know personally or people your"real life" friends know personally or you could be in a world of trouble. Also Facebook's not a place for "hooking up" and for your own safety, don't give out any of your personal information.

WBC spreads evil, not love

I am so disgusted I don't know where to start. Oh yes I do, with Westboro Baptist Church. For over an hour I have been doing research as to the practices and beliefs of this church, and have come to one conclusion. They can only be being led by the devil, not God. I serve a God of love, a God who wants everyone's hearts to be turned to Him, a God of forgiveness. However, the God portrayed on the website of Westboro Baptist Church is not a God of love, and the people claiming to be His messengers are filled with hate. And it's not just gay people they hate, it's the entire nation. I don't want to go into too much detail because I don't want to spread their evil doctrine, but I will say they call us filthy Americans, not just a select few, ALL OF US, they praise American soldiers who are killed and wish for more to be killed, they also claim we are a sodomite nation. They call our pastoral leaders liars, and claim the horrible incidents that have happened recently (colorado fires, boston bombing, etc.) are all due to homosexual activity.So much of what comes out of their mouths is hateful, vile, and evil that I refuse to repeat it. What I have repeated to you hear was the most modest of the things they said about God's people, God's children, those that He loves.

Now, I know God views homosexuality as an abomination according to His word. You can find several different places in which he refers to homosexuality as an abomination. But regardless of that fact, and contrary to Westboro Baptist Church's opinions, God DOES love everyone and Jesus DID die for all of us on the cross. He died for everyone then, now, and in the future. God hates the sin not the sinner.

I know my God, and He is a God of love. He wants us to show love to one another. It's in fact the greatest commandment. "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Matt. 22:39)

We are certainly not to agree with homosexuality or any other sin, but as you'll see from the following passage sin is sin, and will be punished unless it is turned from and repented of. 9 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, 10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God.11 Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)

My point is that this so-called church is not part of Christ's church, it's part of the enemy's church. They spread nothing but hate and lies. They try to send a judgement only God can send. There is nothing good about this so called church, it is the embodiment of everything Christ's church is NOT, from the website title to the content of the website. 

Please don't post anything you hear in the news about these people or comment on any posts because that's just spreading their message. 

The Gift of Grace

According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, Grace is defined as "Unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification...a virtue coming from God...a special favor : privilege". Grace is a gift, a gift exclusively given by God. It isn't something that can be earned. But we as Christians tend to misuse this gift of grace. You know the type of Christian. Maybe you are that type of Christian. I know I have been, and sometimes still am. Often, we do things that we know are not in the will of God or even things that go against God. Yet, we know that our God is a forgiving God, so we figure that we can do these things and just ask for forgiveness. This is not God's intention in giving us grace. When we use grace this way, we are taking advantage of the love, forgiveness, and mercy God grants us. We are in essence taking advantage of God. This is not the kind of Christian I want to be, do you? We should accept God's grace, while at the same time appreciating what an awesome gift it is.

The Choices We Make

I once heard someone say that life is the sum of our choices. Is it? I don't think so. Some things happen in our lives that are entirely out of our control. Yet, some of those things could have been avoided had we made different choices. Just ONE choice could affect the rest of your life, your spouses' life, and even your children's lives. For example, let's say you cheat on your mate. The person you cheat on your mate with has herpes. You get pregnant. Your doctor doesn't know you have herpes when he/she delivers your baby. Your baby is exposed to an active case of herpes during delivery and this results in your baby's death. Do you see how that one decision to give in to lust resulted in losing your child? I know that this example may seem over the top, but in reality, it could happen.

We make good choices and bad choices. The thing is every choice we make will be followed by a consequence. Some of these will be inconsequential and small in comparison to what could happen. Some will be monstrous leaving us only to ask "Why me?" God will allow bad things to happen in our lives based on the bad choices we make. On the flip side, God will allow abundant blessings to occur in our lives for making the right choices.

This is so important!!!! We all need to think about the choices we are making in our lives. Do you want one choice you didn't give much credence to ruin the rest of your life, or ruin someone else's? I know I don't. I've seen the choices I've made affect my lives and the lives of those around me. I've also witnessed the choices others make affect their lives.

So, THINK before you have that drink and decide to drive yourself home. THINK before having unprotected sex. THINK before letting your heart believe that other person would make you so much happier than the one you have. THINK before quitting your job. Or it could be something as simple as THINK before you open your mouth to say what just crossed your mind.

Life is made up of choices. Choices we make and choices others make for us. Life is made up of choices that can make or break us.God gives us the free will to make our own choices. Keep your eyes on God, and your choices will make you, not break you. 

A Day Unexpected

From the time my eyes slowly opened this morning and I looked at my phone, I knew today was not going to be a good day. I was missing a text message that should have been there. A whole range of emotions ran through me like the white water rapids on a warm spring day. As I waited for that message I didn't know if I should feel angry or sad or feel the terror that something might be seriously wrong. As it turned out that text message did come, but not before that terror did come. Today was supposed to be a celebration, but there was nothing to celebrate. The terror I was feeling now had a name. Since i don't know the medical term, we'll call it what we do know. Someone very important to me has a bruise on his brain. It could cause bleeding in the brain, a stroke, an aneurysm, it can even cause death. It was almost like going into a haunted house. You walk in there knowing that there will be things to be scared of , but you don't know what will jump out at you. In this case, they were medical monsters, but instead of knowing you will come to an exit and be able to escape. there is no escape. You dont know what the end result will be. Will it be joy or pain?

This day was supposed to one of joy and laughter and love. But instead it's filled with pain, worry, tears (that I swore I wouldnt cry. Well at least no one saw it), and loneliness. This isn't how you expected this day to go. This isn't how you expected your life to go. But in the end, this is where you are. All you got from this day was a lesson. The lesson is this: don't have expectations of life events, don't have expectations of other people. Because when you expect things from other people, you run the risk of being let down. And I'd rather be blissfully ignorant than let down.