In Mexico we studied James. A lot. We read about him in quiet time, we talked about him in Small groups, and then we hit it as a team, diving face first into the life of James, jesus' brother.
For the past three weeks we have been studing James At Lifeline. Its a good series for us. At this age, we connect with a guy who probably felt a little like he was never good enough, could never compare to his brother. We can also Learn from Him because through it all, he didn't seep into Jealousy and bitterness, he handled it with the Grace that god had given him and Hit the floor in Prayer all the time.
Week one.
Learning about James. Does my life reflect Christ?
at church
at home
at school.
in the car by my self.
in my room.
With the boyfriend.
What is your problem?
Do you have people that want to be around you because you are a Christ Follower and you have something that people want to have in them?
Week two. Gossip.
This is a big one.
Think. Is it.....true,helpful,inspiring,nessicary,kind.
Ask for help.
What you say flows directly from what is in your heart.
Am I a Person of Character??
Week three. Im IN.
We are saved by Grace but our salvation will be shown by our actions.
It is how we choose, with what Heart we choose to do things that show people that we love HIM.
Step out. don't just believe Follow. Listen to God.
Am i willing to get int he wheel barrow?
Am i willing to step out for a friend?
Am i willing to listen to God's plan, even if it makes me uncomfortable?
Am i willing to take back the Hinge?
Faith with Deeds.
Come follow me.....be a fisher of Men.
Find your calcutta.-mother theresa.
Are you sick of Christianity? become a Christ-Follower. A revolutionary.
IM IN
29.4.07
Hey again
It has been awhile, but, I figured with mexico on the way, and this blog's address on all of those 100 support letters I sent out, I better dive back in to the blogging realm.
Not much new happening. Went and saw a not so good movie on friday, but i was with friends, so it wasn't that bad. Yesterday, I helped one of my friends get ready for her prom, I probably used a quarter of a tank of gas, driving her everywhere and running to get all of her stuff. But in the end it was worth it, because she was So, so, so, goregous. Taking pictures of her and her date last night, made me realize that my prom is only in 2 weeks. Now im sort of frieking out. I still don't have all my accesories, and I get a trial up do for my hair next weekend, hopefully i won't have to change styles. But i'm really, really excited for it! I love being able to act like a princess.
Mexico.
Last summer as many of you all now i went down to Monterrey for a week with my Church's youth group Lifeline. There was about 32 of us, and we had a life-defining time. I say life-defining because It didn't really change our lives per-si, it just shaped us to be who we are today.In the Buddhist culture they use the word Anatta, atta meaning soul, anatta meaning no soul. They don't nessicarily believe that there is no soul, they believe that the soul is never the same from one moment to the next. They compare it to a wave. A wave is singular, and as it is singular IT crashes onto the beach in One, It retains the same shape from where it is created to when It crashes on the beach. Yet at no two points in time are any of its water molecules in the exact same position as they were before. They believe like the wave, that the soul is ever-changing. And thats what happened last year in Mexico, my soul was shaped and defined in a much greater way than if I just stayed home and did the normal.
This summer i am going back to Monterrey for a month. The journey will be long. It will be difficult. and It will be a blessing, and a reward. Maybe it will be as life-defining as it was last year, maybe I will just find freedom once again in who I am. Whatever happens though is part of what God has in plan for the bigger picture. He's using this trip to shape my piece to fit Perfectly into His puzzle.
My desicion was an easy one. Coming back last year i told my mother, "they have this internship program, where you go for a month and do what we did this week. I want to go." She sort of blew it off, one of those, 'she's on one of her spiritual high's again, once school starts it will pass by and i won't have to hear about the internship again until she comes back next year. Then desicion day. At musical dress rehearsal, i got a voicemail from Melissa Briener saying that I was accepted into the internship program. Im not kidding im pretty sure that I screamed. I jumped around. I giggled. It was all i could do litterally not to do backflips right there on the stage. I called Corey, I called Jen, I called Ruby. Then i went home and Told my parents. "You mean you acutally signed up?", was my mom's intial response. Second, "Wow, what am i going to do you're going to be gone for a month?" That is where my journey begins. Although it began at birth, this is where the old chapter of my life comes to a close and a new one starts to begin.
♥
on a side note, I am so ready for school to be out!!!!
Not much new happening. Went and saw a not so good movie on friday, but i was with friends, so it wasn't that bad. Yesterday, I helped one of my friends get ready for her prom, I probably used a quarter of a tank of gas, driving her everywhere and running to get all of her stuff. But in the end it was worth it, because she was So, so, so, goregous. Taking pictures of her and her date last night, made me realize that my prom is only in 2 weeks. Now im sort of frieking out. I still don't have all my accesories, and I get a trial up do for my hair next weekend, hopefully i won't have to change styles. But i'm really, really excited for it! I love being able to act like a princess.
Mexico.
Last summer as many of you all now i went down to Monterrey for a week with my Church's youth group Lifeline. There was about 32 of us, and we had a life-defining time. I say life-defining because It didn't really change our lives per-si, it just shaped us to be who we are today.In the Buddhist culture they use the word Anatta, atta meaning soul, anatta meaning no soul. They don't nessicarily believe that there is no soul, they believe that the soul is never the same from one moment to the next. They compare it to a wave. A wave is singular, and as it is singular IT crashes onto the beach in One, It retains the same shape from where it is created to when It crashes on the beach. Yet at no two points in time are any of its water molecules in the exact same position as they were before. They believe like the wave, that the soul is ever-changing. And thats what happened last year in Mexico, my soul was shaped and defined in a much greater way than if I just stayed home and did the normal.
This summer i am going back to Monterrey for a month. The journey will be long. It will be difficult. and It will be a blessing, and a reward. Maybe it will be as life-defining as it was last year, maybe I will just find freedom once again in who I am. Whatever happens though is part of what God has in plan for the bigger picture. He's using this trip to shape my piece to fit Perfectly into His puzzle.
My desicion was an easy one. Coming back last year i told my mother, "they have this internship program, where you go for a month and do what we did this week. I want to go." She sort of blew it off, one of those, 'she's on one of her spiritual high's again, once school starts it will pass by and i won't have to hear about the internship again until she comes back next year. Then desicion day. At musical dress rehearsal, i got a voicemail from Melissa Briener saying that I was accepted into the internship program. Im not kidding im pretty sure that I screamed. I jumped around. I giggled. It was all i could do litterally not to do backflips right there on the stage. I called Corey, I called Jen, I called Ruby. Then i went home and Told my parents. "You mean you acutally signed up?", was my mom's intial response. Second, "Wow, what am i going to do you're going to be gone for a month?" That is where my journey begins. Although it began at birth, this is where the old chapter of my life comes to a close and a new one starts to begin.
♥
on a side note, I am so ready for school to be out!!!!
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