WOW!

Tonight we heard a service about complaining. It was REALLY good. I know I needed to hear it. Not sure who has been complaining about their Sunday school class ... My Sunday school class is AWESOME, and we have awesome Deacons, Teachers, and Ministers at my church.

I know I drink the Cherry Limeade a lot ... (It was in the sermon ... had to be there). And sometimes we get tired of drinking the cherry limeade and are human and complain about it. Luckily we have forgiveness from our Father in Heaven, and hopefully from our Brothers and Sisters in Christ too.

Have a great, glorious, and blessed evening!

Learning What God Says

Sometimes something keeps coming up over and over again, and I feel like Satan is just trying to cause trouble, but then I talk with someone who tells me that the Bible says:

In Matthew 5:23-24

Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

So I guess it was God.

Sowing Generously

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written:
"He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

Anger

Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
Proverbs 29:8 Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
Proverbs 22:24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,
Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Anger can tear a family apart. It can eat at your insides. It can cause so many bad things.

Praises, Lessons, & Blessings - Oh My!

Well praise the Lord, what a beautiful day this has been! I love going to church and being with my brothers and sisters and hearing from the Lord. I could live at church, no really. I love going to church, and I truly love my church family. There is just something about being surrounded by godly people that put you in a true worship state of mind.

Today our Sunday school teacher went over a few lessons we had missed. I don’t know about anyone else, but I sure needed to hear those lessons. See I had been dealing with conflict, not directly, but if I hadn’t called upon a trusted friend, I would have been directly involved because I would have said what I had to say (in not so nice of way), and made a total fool of myself. But, thankfully the Lord led me to this friend instead, and this person put my head back on straight for me.

You know you have a godly friend when they don’t tell you what you want to hear, but they tell you what God would want you to hear. I wish all my friends were that way. I’m learning to search for godly friends, not to say I don’t have friends that aren’t in church, because I do. I believe God puts us all in each other’s lives for a reason. I pray that my friends that aren’t in church will start going to church and feel the love and joy I feel when I am surrounded by people who truly care about me. It is almost as awesome as knowing that Jesus died to save me from my sins…ALMOST!

Well I hope you all are having a glorious day today too. If not, I’ll pray that you do. God bless you!