I love this verse!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was reading a Susie magazine when I found a verse that I fell in love with immediately: "Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love makes up for many of your faults." 1Peter4:8
It made me thought, how can I show deep love for others, which made me think about Corinthians 13 and how love is described.  Corinthians 13:4-7 : 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (credit to http://www.biblestudytools.com/1-corinthians/13.html for this verse).  We can show someone deep love by being patient with them, by being kind to them, by not envying what they have and being rude to them because we are blinded by our jealousy.  Love is not proud, and it does not boast, when we are humble with someone, we are showing them a glimmer of God's love.  When we are not rude to someone,  we are again loving them deeply, because we are human and can be very rude because of our sinful nature.  But, the love that created us is stronger then sin so our kindness  is God's light shining through us and showcasing His love and our love for our fellow brother's and sister's in Christ. Think about John 3:16 "For God so loved the world,  that He  gave His one and only Son, so  that whoever believed in Him, shall not perish but have everlasting life."  The Bible also tells us that God is love.  Love is not self-seeking, when God gave us Jesus to die for for our sins, to forgive us , to be our Savior, it brought Him great sadness.  God wasn't thinking only for Him self, He was thinking for HIs children whom He loves so much!  When God sent Jesus to this earth, He was showing us His great love.  When we think for others first, we are loving them with a very deep love.  Jesus is God, so Jesus is love too, all of our mistakes are covered in Jesus' love!   Is God easily angered? No, so if we love others we should try not to be easily angered by them.  Always love others, always.

Steamboat!

I had a great time on my trip to Steamboat!!!  I learned that when God says that He will give us food and provide for us if we fear Him, I learned from both Mrs. Cija, and my Granny that God uses His children to help His children.  Thank you granny and Cija!!!  God uses us all!

Camp: Altar Call

I went to camp  Quaker Ridge last week and it was amazing!!!  I learned so much about God's incredible hope that He gives us, I also learned a lot about God's unfailing love and the hope of eternal life God promised to us through belief in His son Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.  One night we had an altar call during chapel to come and renew your belief in Jesus or to accept Him as your Lord and Savior for the first time.  I would like to a prayer request out there for everyone who is in need of God's incredible hope.  Please pray for those outg there in need of Jesus' love.

I am in need of a Savior.

I am in need of a Savior.  Thank God for His Son Jesus.  Jesus saves us.
         "Later  Matthew invited Jesus and His disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.  But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with such scum?"
         When Jesus heard this, He said, "Healthy people don't need a doctor-sick people do."  Then He added, "  Now go and learn the meaning of this scipture: 'I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.'  For I have come to call not htjose who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners."
Matthew 9:10-13
I realized today that I may think that I am better, or more righteous because I don't listen to bad music, or because I get good grades, or maybe because I try to be more modest.  I am not better, or more righteous, God doesn't love me more because I don't listen to modern music.  I know that I like the music I listen to, and I am comfortable in my clothes, I also know that I like getting good grades.  That doesn't make me better though, it makes me unique.
Matthew 5:7
"Blessed are those who are merciful,
for they will be shown mercy."

God's Living Word

God's Living Word, the Bible, is amazing.  I am so blessed to have a Bible and that I am free to read it and talk about it where, in other places, you could get arrested or even killed for even reading or even owning a Bible.  I was reading today in Matthew where Jesus' disciples are in the storm at sea and they are so afraid.  They yelled to Jesus, saying "Lord wake up, we are going to drown!"  It made me think that to get help from Jesus we need to accept Him as our Lord, our perfect Lord, and also accept and admit that we are not perfect and that we have problems.  The more we focus on Christ our Lord and Savior, and the less we focus on our problems the calmer the storm is going to get.  I love Jesus' word it is truly amazing.

Pray

I just wanted to say that we should all pray for our fellow brothers and sisters that have been hit by tornadoes lately. 
Dear Jesus,
We know that you have a plan and that you are taking care of all of the people that are hurting or broken now and I ask that they may grow closer to you and lean on you through these hard times.  We love you and we thank you in Jesus' name,
AMEN

The Power Prayer. . .

Almost three years ago I went to a camp with one of my best friends Haley.  First let me tell you a little bit about Haley and I and how we met.  Haley and I met in preschool and have been friends ever since.  When Haley was starting preschool, she was really worried that she would miss her mom too much while she was at school.  Haley's mom prayed with Haley that Jesus would help her find a friend that she could be with and not get too homesick.  Preschool started, and the Holy Spirit led Haley to me and me to Haley.  The faith of young Haley and her trust in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, brought me to my best friend.  Five years later, Haley and I were  going to a summer camp in the mountains that was run by Haley's church.  The camp was really fun!!!  I learned a lot about how to share my faith and why it was so important to spread the love of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.  I swam, did archery, hiked, ate yummy food, laughed, and kept active.  I enjoyed the camp very much and on the last night there, we had a time of prayer in the chapel.  I had had a rough year because my dad was struggling with being an alcoholic and it was really effecting my family.  That night, the Holy Spirit led me to pray with my cabin group and our group leader: Haley's mom.  I felt the Holy Spirit move me to tell of my hard year, and soon I was in tears with many loving arms around me.  That night we prayed for my dad and that he would stop drinking and that Jesus would heal him.  A year later, my dad was still drinking.  Two years later, my dad was still drinking and my family was still struggling.  Now, on May 25, 2011 my dad will have been sober for eleven months!  If you have been praying for God to help somehing in your life, to heal someone, to help someone, for stronger faith, or anything, and it hasn't happened yet.  God remembers, and God hears us.  It may be tough now, and it may seem like God has forgotten you, but He hasn't.  He remembers you and will help you, hang in there, don't give up.