Lately I have been struggling to forgive someone. I won't go into any details, but I have been hurt - and it's very hard to forgive them for what they have done to me. But in God's word, I am reminded to be forgiving because He forgave me for all my sins. The bible says, "Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another. Even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." That says it all right there.
Just a couple nights ago, I told the Lord that I'd finally forgiven that person, because we are all sinners. I sin just as much. It took a lot of faith to do that, but I know it was the right thing to do. It's very hard, so I am asking God for his strength and love to help me through it.
If you are having second thoughts about forgiving a specific person - or it could even be more than one person...remember this....God forgave you for every single sin you have committed, so why can't you forgive someone for just a few sins they have committed against you? Take my advice. Forgive them. If you don't, you will feel miserable because you will always be thinking about the bad things they have done toward you. Here's a thought. Dwell on the good things they have done and are doing. We are to strive to be more like our Father every day. If we can't forgive like He forgave us, then we WON'T be doing what God has called us to do.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Results Of Camp 2010!
I'M BACK!!!! Yes, camp is over and I am outrageously exhausted!! I don't have any clue where to begin! I guess I'll just start out by saying that these past two weeks have been a blast, a great learning experience, and a true blessing.
First off...last week I made an AWESOME friend whose name is Tiffany - I can't tell you how much I felt like the Lord used me in her life. I won't give any of her background info however since it's private. I will just say that she's had a difficult life and still is going through a hard time, but she's coming around and has been saved by the grace of God. Just last week however she recommitted herself to the Lord- of which I encouraged her to do! Like I said, I won't go into any details, but I encouraged her A LOT about spiritual things - I hope she'll never forget the things I shared. I know without a doubt that she was the reason God put me in teen camp this year. He answered my prayers - I wanted to be an encouragement to someone so badly...and my Father gave me that opportunity!!
On Friday I left teen camp very excited but very tired. So I spent a couple days resting and regaining my strength for the following week of which I knew I would need it.
Monday came and off I went back to camp to be a junior cabin leader. When I arrived I found out I was placed in Girls Cabin #1 with all the little girls! I love taking care of 8, 9, and 10 years olds because I seem to be really good with them - so I was really hoping I'd be put with that age group...and what do you know?! I was!
We had a meeting for all the leaders and then the week began. Eight little girls were in my cabin along with the cabin leader and another junior cabin leader - eleven of us all together. The girls names were Hayley, Heaven, Carly, Kirstie, Jalynn, Shania, Bailey, and Michelle. The very first night after campfire, Hayley wanted to talk with me. So I sat down, talked with her a little, and found out that she wanted to recommit. So I prayed with her, and then she prayed silently, with me closing again in prayer. She was very quiet and didn't open up a whole lot to me at first, so I naturally thought that she had just recommitted herself to God - that's what she told me. It turns out however, later on in the week the camp director talked with me and said that he thought she had gotten saved. I told him of course that she told me she recommitted. Thinking that there was some confusion going on, he gave me a track to explain to her the plan of salvation, just in case. So I did. I asked her if she got saved that night - and she said yes! I made sure she understood everything, gave her the track and that was that. Still to this day, I really have no idea what went wrong! All I know is that she accepted Jesus as her Savior sometime during the week and that's enough for me!
On Wednesday night - the very last night - Carly wanted to talk with me. So we sat down on the stony/grassy ground next to our cabin and discussed what salvation meant and why it was important. Thankfully, Carly had already asked Jesus to come into her heart a year or two before. But since she was so young, she just wasn't sure if she understood it all. After I talked with her however, she did. I prayed with her that night as she recommitted her life to God her Father in Heaven! God had allowed me to help two more people! What an amazing blessing it was to me and I pray it was a blessing to all of them as well!
Camp 2010 was outstanding, and I NEVER will regret going!!
First off...last week I made an AWESOME friend whose name is Tiffany - I can't tell you how much I felt like the Lord used me in her life. I won't give any of her background info however since it's private. I will just say that she's had a difficult life and still is going through a hard time, but she's coming around and has been saved by the grace of God. Just last week however she recommitted herself to the Lord- of which I encouraged her to do! Like I said, I won't go into any details, but I encouraged her A LOT about spiritual things - I hope she'll never forget the things I shared. I know without a doubt that she was the reason God put me in teen camp this year. He answered my prayers - I wanted to be an encouragement to someone so badly...and my Father gave me that opportunity!!
On Friday I left teen camp very excited but very tired. So I spent a couple days resting and regaining my strength for the following week of which I knew I would need it.
Monday came and off I went back to camp to be a junior cabin leader. When I arrived I found out I was placed in Girls Cabin #1 with all the little girls! I love taking care of 8, 9, and 10 years olds because I seem to be really good with them - so I was really hoping I'd be put with that age group...and what do you know?! I was!
We had a meeting for all the leaders and then the week began. Eight little girls were in my cabin along with the cabin leader and another junior cabin leader - eleven of us all together. The girls names were Hayley, Heaven, Carly, Kirstie, Jalynn, Shania, Bailey, and Michelle. The very first night after campfire, Hayley wanted to talk with me. So I sat down, talked with her a little, and found out that she wanted to recommit. So I prayed with her, and then she prayed silently, with me closing again in prayer. She was very quiet and didn't open up a whole lot to me at first, so I naturally thought that she had just recommitted herself to God - that's what she told me. It turns out however, later on in the week the camp director talked with me and said that he thought she had gotten saved. I told him of course that she told me she recommitted. Thinking that there was some confusion going on, he gave me a track to explain to her the plan of salvation, just in case. So I did. I asked her if she got saved that night - and she said yes! I made sure she understood everything, gave her the track and that was that. Still to this day, I really have no idea what went wrong! All I know is that she accepted Jesus as her Savior sometime during the week and that's enough for me!
On Wednesday night - the very last night - Carly wanted to talk with me. So we sat down on the stony/grassy ground next to our cabin and discussed what salvation meant and why it was important. Thankfully, Carly had already asked Jesus to come into her heart a year or two before. But since she was so young, she just wasn't sure if she understood it all. After I talked with her however, she did. I prayed with her that night as she recommitted her life to God her Father in Heaven! God had allowed me to help two more people! What an amazing blessing it was to me and I pray it was a blessing to all of them as well!
Camp 2010 was outstanding, and I NEVER will regret going!!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Gone Until July 15
Just want to really quickly let all of you know that I WILL NOT be posting anything until after July 15. I am heading to camp this week, and I will be a junior cabin leader next week - so I am busy! Be praying for me though. Pray that God would use me to encourage someone either in their walk with Christ or someone to begin a walk with Christ - can't wait to see what the Lord is going to do! I just hope that I am prepared enough to share scripture and truths in the bible - I know the truths, I just haven't exactly memorized the verses that prove the truths I believe...this is something I am going to have to work on! Pray that all of us at camp will be safe, have fun, and be encouraged by the word of God! CAMP 2010 HERE I COME!!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
One Nation Under GOD
Getting ready for a wonderful night of food, fellowship, and fireworks! And then tomorrow I am heading off to spend a week at camp!
But for a few moments I really want to stress something. This nation that we live in was founded by Biblical principles. You can argue with me all you want - but IT'S A FACT. No question about it. Our founders WERE NOT ATHEISTS! They were true Christians who believed in Jesus Christ the Son of God!!
But now our nation is straying from God and crumbling right before our eyes. WE CHRISTIANS ARE NOT DOING OUR PART. The world seems to think we are all hypocrites - and for some, it's true. But do you want to be a hypocrite? Why don't we all stand for God and witness to people we are with every single day - if we did that, I have no doubt in my mind that America would be a better place. Too often, we sit back and are lazy. Sometimes you have to leave your comfort zone to do what the Lord has called you to do. The United States will just get worse if we don't reach out to the unbelievers. Be sincere and honest with them. We are not perfect, we all sin, but God loves us so much and died for us! Even witnessing to every person you see every day could never repay what He did for you and I.
Our nation used to be UNDER GOD. But it's not any more! And God's judgement will come soon if we don't plead with Him to hold it off just a little longer, so that we can reach more people with the gospel. We need to go back to the principles that began this wonderful nation. WE NEED TO BE A NATION UNDER GOD ONCE AGAIN. But it won't happen if we Christians don't stand up and start sharing the gospel with everyone around us.
On this Independence Day, we need to celebrate the freedoms we have - of which we will soon loose if we're not careful, we need to praise God for making the U.S.A. such a strong and powerful nation, but we need to plead with God that He would heal our land and that he would give us the courage to rise up and become witnesses on fire for Him! Our nation is bleeding, and it's straying far from God. He can lift His hand of blessing from this nation any time He wants. And to be honest, we deserve it. But plead with God that He won't, and be a witness for Him in this amazing country we live! GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
But for a few moments I really want to stress something. This nation that we live in was founded by Biblical principles. You can argue with me all you want - but IT'S A FACT. No question about it. Our founders WERE NOT ATHEISTS! They were true Christians who believed in Jesus Christ the Son of God!!
But now our nation is straying from God and crumbling right before our eyes. WE CHRISTIANS ARE NOT DOING OUR PART. The world seems to think we are all hypocrites - and for some, it's true. But do you want to be a hypocrite? Why don't we all stand for God and witness to people we are with every single day - if we did that, I have no doubt in my mind that America would be a better place. Too often, we sit back and are lazy. Sometimes you have to leave your comfort zone to do what the Lord has called you to do. The United States will just get worse if we don't reach out to the unbelievers. Be sincere and honest with them. We are not perfect, we all sin, but God loves us so much and died for us! Even witnessing to every person you see every day could never repay what He did for you and I.
Our nation used to be UNDER GOD. But it's not any more! And God's judgement will come soon if we don't plead with Him to hold it off just a little longer, so that we can reach more people with the gospel. We need to go back to the principles that began this wonderful nation. WE NEED TO BE A NATION UNDER GOD ONCE AGAIN. But it won't happen if we Christians don't stand up and start sharing the gospel with everyone around us.
On this Independence Day, we need to celebrate the freedoms we have - of which we will soon loose if we're not careful, we need to praise God for making the U.S.A. such a strong and powerful nation, but we need to plead with God that He would heal our land and that he would give us the courage to rise up and become witnesses on fire for Him! Our nation is bleeding, and it's straying far from God. He can lift His hand of blessing from this nation any time He wants. And to be honest, we deserve it. But plead with God that He won't, and be a witness for Him in this amazing country we live! GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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