Undiscrible Joy

Everyone longs to be happy, every person that I've met so far has been in a search for true happiness a joy that is theirs. For a long time I was in search for joy and I found it after years of looking, what I found it was right in front of me. I looked toward many things to find happiness but none of them filled the hole in my heart that was out looking. I turned to music at one time,acting, art, even at one sports (which I am no longer good at) but nothing very filled that desire. Those things made me feel happy for a moment but none of it really ever lasted it took me to realise what I truly desired . I wanted a joy that would last like many others who search for joy true happiness I had searched in all the wrong places. Where I needed to look was toward Jesus, once I looked there I found the joy that I was looking for. 

   

Nehemiah 8:10

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹⁰Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

The BIG Picture

Have you ever gone through life just focusing on one day at a time then all of a sudden realize you where missing something? I know what this feels like the stress of only seeing a small snapshot of your life when you realy need to see the BIG PICTURE. You get so frusterated and it makes you conserned, you start thinking am what I'm doing now does it matter, does it make a difference, will it impact someones life, or would I be better off giving up? Only seeing a small picture drives me crazy exspecially in life it's the only thing we will see. It's kind of like a puzzle you can only see one piece untill all the pieces are in place, so don't worry if you can't see the Big Picture God has a plan for you and even though you can only see a small piece you have a hope and a future.

• Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)

"¹¹For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."

• Jeremiah 29:11  (NIV)

^" For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. "

A CALL FOR EVERYONE

THIS IS A CALL TO YOUNG PEOPLE TO STOP PUTTING THE CARES OF THIS WORLD FIRST AND DIG DEEP INTO THE WORD OF GOD AND READ FOR OURSELVES THE TRUTH OF HIS WORD.
John 14:6
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

Goldfish Shock

                 I was in a place where they sold pet fish my little sister was looking at them and crying because of what she saw in the Goldfish tank. I expected to see one dead fish as normal, but when I looked into the overcrowded Goldfish tank and I was amazed to see dozens of Goldfish floating around dead! I immediately went to a worker and told them of the situation that was making my sister so upset. That was when I learned about Goldfish shock. Goldfish shock is when a Goldfish is brought to a new place of habitation and looks about it's new surroundings and it's heart goes crazy and it then stops because of the shock of it's new environment and it dies. Sometimes they try to shock the fish back to life by putting them into ice water or warm water then back into normal temperatures but it sadly usually does not work.  Now all of this is rather quite interesting, but where am I getting at? Why did I just explain Goldfish shock? The point is many christian young people also go through Goldfish shock when they go into a new environment. Thousands of young people go to college each year and with each year hundreds of christian young people go into shock and lose their faith. A new place causes trouble and shakes their faith they are no longer protected in the way that secure familiarity of family and friends and the church they grew up in. For people going into college I can only offer advice base your college choice on where you can find fellow believers to help keep you on track, take time in prayer and fasting before you make your decision on where you go to college find someone who will help you pray and don't get stressed out by the many people who provide suggestions on where to go to college and all the other things based on the decision to go to college. Above all pray and fast and take the time to research and above all trust in God that he will help make the decision.

Proverbs 3:5 King James Version (KJV) " ⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." 


With God's help we can escape Goldfish shock and instead of becoming like a bunch of dead fish we can grow in faith and show others our faith is not dead and with God he can and will help us through all circumstances. So trust in God and don't be a dead fish.

9/11 September 11

 September 11 2001 is a date that sticks in hundreds of Americans minds. The images of the planes crashing into buildings and people crying in the streets just to find out did their loved one make it out alive. I remember that day very foggy I was in school and all of a sudden the teacher said we all had to go upstairs to the chapel (it was a private school held in a basement). We went into the room where everyone sat in front of a television "the second tower has been hit the second tower has been hit!" a frantic news reporter says. The older kids and teens start to cry the teacher brings us outside for recess, the older kids stay with tear filled eyes I know something was wrong. Outside my sister and I got teased when a boy said "you two are the twin towers, and the rest of us are airplanes and we'll run into you! " I did not want to play. A week later we wrote letters to the people who had a lost loved one in the building.

 September 11 will be a date no American will ever forget...and for those who lost loved ones I know nothing can make up for their lives, but they will live on in the memories and in the hearts of people everywhere. And to all May God Bless you

Have you ever failed?

Have  you ever been at a time where it seems like no matter what you do and no matter how hard you try everything you do seems to fail. It seems like one failure leads to another and then to another. Well first things first I'll tell you I've had this happen allot lately but after a friend gave me some advice and I learned that allot of people in the Bible failed even though I heard it many times before it never clicked. Check this out Paul before he was converted was a murder, Peter swore and cussed, Moses murdered and had lost his temper on many occasions,  Aaron was rebellious, Abraham failed God seven times, Sarah laughed at God, David fell to immorality, Isaac left the will of God, Job was proud, Rehab was a harlot, Naomi was depressed, Mary Magdalene was a harlot, Elijah lost his faith in God and the list goes on! I wrote down a list like this but with even more people then I wrote next to that list what they where most known for Paul was a great evangelist, Peter preached the message at Pentecost, Moses lead his people out of Egypt, Aaron became the first high priest, Abraham was called God's friend, Sarah God's promise came to her, David a man after God's own heart, Isaac the father of two nations, Job twice blessed, Rehab part of the linage of Jesus, Naomi Ruth's mother in law, Mary Magdalene washed Jesus feet and was the first to see Jesus after he was risen and Elijah was a great prophet.  Now why did all these people go to go from failures to great things this verse will answer this.

Proverbs 24:16

King James Version (KJV)

 ^"For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief."
When you fail don't stay in that state get up and instead of saying oh look I failed again :( say "I may have failed this time but look  at what I've learned! I may have fail but next time I'll succeed!"
 We don't always see God's plan for us but no matter how we see it our lives mean so much and our failures may just be God's greatest blessing! So when you fall be sure to rise up again! :)

10 Tips for memorizing.

1. Read out-loud 5 times before trying to memorizing.
2.Sing the verse to a catchy tune like Jesus loves me, or Bingo.
3. Read 3 times out-loud then write down 6 times and repeat as many times as needed.
4.record yourself and listen again and again untill you memorize it.
5. Tap out a beat while saying the verse outloud.
6.Washboard/ chalkboard write down the verse say it out-loud then erase one to 3 words at a time until you have it memorized.
7. Read ahead reading the verses a couple times a day. (I'll post the list latter)
8. Play a game like water balloon toss or hot potato etc.
9. Teach someone else the verse.
10. read the verse 3 times in the morning, 3 times in the afternoon and 3 times at night.