Sunday, August 31, 2014

John 17

I just started crying reading these bible verses. This amazing prayer Jesus made, I could just imagine himself saying these words. He loves us so much! I just can't... there is no words to describe how I feel right now. Jesus is so precious <3

Take your time and read, gently.

    After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.

“I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.

“My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory. Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.

“Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to this world any more than I do. Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.

“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.

“I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!

“O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”


Friday, August 29, 2014

Listen More About Him!

Yes, I love listening to other people talk about Jesus and even better when I'm having a conversation about Him with someone.

    Usually I'm that one friend that send messages to others about God. Sure, I love it when God speaks to others through me, but it would be nice if people could send me messages too. Sometimes, I just need a message saying "God loves you!" or "God is with you!" from someone.

Right now, I'm feeling like I'm thirsty for Jesus. I want to hear more about Him. I want to feel Him. I want to hear His voice.

In this post I invite you to comment below anything you want about God, my Father.
I want to hear what you have to say about Him. 

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Can I Separate Myself From God?

Most people actually think that they can separate themselves from God. 

    I went to a youth service on Thursday and at the end of the service they asked, "Who wants to accept Jesus for the first time in their hearts?" A lot of teens went to the altar to accept Him and that was truly amazing. But then they asked, "Who wants to reconcile with God?"

In that moment, I really felt sad for them, the people that wanted to reconcile with God. Because they actually think that they can throw God out of their lives.  But the truth is that once you accept Jesus in your life, He will never ever leave your life no matter what.

"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love..."(Romans 8:38)

So, why would we think that we can separate ourselves from him after we accept Jesus in our life? If we could actually throw God out of our lives, then God would get pretty dizzy going in and out of someone's life. But that's not real!

"But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him" (1 Corinthians 6:17)

It's not possible to separate ourselves from God. We become ONE with HIM! It's like mixing milk with coffee. Once you mix it together you can't separate them.

That is such a relief, isn't it? To know that no matter what, God will never leave us.

He really does love us and He will never let us go!



Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Struggles In Life

    Yes, we all go through them. I know that doesn't mean that I can understand your pain because I can't. Only God can because He has been in your life since day 1.

I truly believe that when we go through the toughest problems in life its because God has something so amazing for us ahead.

Don't stop believing! God is there with you. 

When Job lost everything, He kept believing in God and in the end he received more then he could ever ask for.

    Sure, we get tired and angry, but thats normal. Even Jesus got tired and angry, but He never lost his trust in God. He knew God had a better plan ahead.

I assure you that the struggles will end and something amazing will happen in your life.

Believe!

Friday, August 15, 2014

Am I All In?



Today I went to see the new step up movie and it really spoke to me.

One of my favorite parts of the movie was when Moose's Grandmother was having a conversation with Sean. I felt like she was speaking to me.

    I've been struggling because all I want to do is dance and in life, it's not that easy. Just like in the step up movie you see that making a career out of dancing is really hard. You won't always have the money to provide for your needs. You usually have to have a another job to pay the bills. 

    I was thinking of quitting my job and focus completely on dancing to at least get close to making my dreams come true. But after seeing that movie, I realized that I can do both. I just have to practice really hard on my dancing. Not give up and work hard. It's not going to be easy but I'm sure that its going to be worth it.

    God will guide me! I truly believe that! Right now I might feel blind because I have no idea what God has planned for me. But I bet it's going to be amazing.

    If you have a dream in your heart. Don't think it can never happen. Work hard for it. Trust God, He will guide you. 

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

How Short Is Life?

    Our life on earth can go in a blink of an eye. We never know when or how it's going to happen. We just know that our life here on earth isn't going to last forever.

So when was the last time you told somebody you loved him/her?

What are you waiting for? Go go!!

I want you to spend this day telling your friends and family how much you love them. You never know when's their last day on earth. So, GO!!

Love Others!

What my brother wrote...

    "There is a moment in life when you realize that you've wasted so much time on useless things. In that moment you come to realize how precious your friends are and how valuable your family is. It doesn't matter what you did in the past, what matters is what you do right now in this moment. 

    Enjoy every second of every day and live it to the fullest as if it was your last. Tell your family you love them, mess around and have fun with your friends. Tell jokes, share stories, make memories. One day they're here and the next they're gone. 

    We never know when the person we were with today may be here tomorrow. So live life one moment at a time, live life one day at a time."





Monday, August 11, 2014

I Don't Need God In My Life?

That title might sound wrong for most of you but first let me explain, ok?

If you have a bed at your house, do you need a bed? Of course not because you already have one.

    You see, thats what I mean. If I already have God, then why should I need God? No, I don't need more of God. Because that would mean that I don't have Him completely and that just doesn't make sense. Either you have God or you don't. You can't have a part of God!

If you don't have God in your life then you really truly need Him. 

I usually have no idea how people without God can live. Like, when they're passing through a storm, a hard time in life, where do they go? What do they do? 

Maybe thats when suicidal thoughts come to mind, or they go drink to forget, or they takes drugs. They have no peace in their life, because Jesus Is Peace. 



    That's why we see Miley Cyrus being all crazy. Justin Bieber went to prison. Zac Efron had an alcohol and drug addiction. I can do a list of all the celebrities that people say, went off the path. But the truth is... They were never In The Path. Remember, Jesus is the Way, the Path. 

THEY NEED GOD IN THEIR LIFE! 

People need to stop judging them and start praying for them. 

Maybe you think it's impossible for them to change and it's true. They Can't Change! They can try but they won't succed. Only God's love can change their life. 

Pray for them! Believe me, praying does work. You may not see the results today or tomorrow or even next month, but God told us that He will answer our prayer. So, it will happen.

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. (John 14:13-14)



Saturday, August 9, 2014

Am I Really Happy In My Life?

These past months I don't feel completely happy, like something's missing.

Yes, God is my everything. Yes, I have a great family. Yes, I have friends that love me.

So, why don't I feel as happy as I should be? 

I have happy moments, but then it passes and I'm back to feeling like blah. Shouldn't having God make me happy? Why aren't I happy? What's missing?

    Today I took a hip hop class and it's been like a year since I took a class because of something that happened with my knee. I felt so nervous coming back to class. Most of the people there don't know me. Only some just recognize me but don't actually know who I am.

    Anyways, class started and when I learned the choreography I felt so amazing like "I got this!" It just feels amazing to do something you love. Sure, sometimes I messed up but I kept practicing the choreography. When I danced I wasn't thinking so much on what step was coming next, I just tried to go with the music.

A glimpse of my hip hop class. I'm the one with the ponytail and the military pants...




    Well, when class was over, I went out to eat with my family. I felt tired and again felt like blah and I sometimes thought to myself... "I just came out of a class doing what I really love and now I feel like blah? Maybe it's because I'm tired." But was that really the reason?

It's frustrating wanting to live a happy life, especially now that I'm only 20 years old, but time just passes by and nothing changes. I feel the same way almost everyday. I am not completely happy!

Friday, August 8, 2014

Can I Love The People In My Life?

Let's start with this,
God = Love

That simple right?

Now look at this... 
"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." (1 John 4:8)

Interesting isn't it?

If someone doesn't love you, it's because that person doesn't know God. But, if a person does love you, that person knows God and the only way you can know God is by accepting Jesus in your heart.

So, the only way you can truly love others is by accepting Jesus Christ. Yep, you heard me (you know what I mean). We cannot love others if we don't have love himself.

People use the word "Love" so often and they don't even know Who love is?

Girls, listen to me! A guy CANNOT love you if he doesn't have Jesus Christ!

Guys, listen to me! A girl CANNOT love you if she doesn't have Jesus Christ!

It's just not possible. That's why it's better to wait for "The One".

Remember...

God = Love

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Should I Have Expectations In Life?

Expectation =  a belief that something will happen or is likely to happen

Expectations ruin any kind of relationship.

When you don't expect anything from anyone, you will be less disappointed about others.

But the sad truth is...

    We're always expecting things about others. Like, when you open a door for someone you expect a "Thank You", or you expect life after high school to be easier, or like in my case when I text my best friend, I expect her to answer rapidly. But no, she takes like 30 minutes to sometimes 2 - 3 hours to answer a message. When those expectations don't come true, you feel disappointed, mad, or sad. But it's not the other person's fault. They didn't know you were expecting something from them. You're the one who had expectations.

I would tell you to stop having expectations about others, but that's not realistic because in the back of your mind you'll still be expecting something from others.

Like when I invite my best friend to go somewhere, I know I shouldn't expect anything, but really really deep inside I'm still expecting her to go.

So, how do we stop expecting something from other people? Honestly, I have no idea.

If you have the answer, please comment below. I would really like to know.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Worry About Life?

    In the past, I worried that I'll lose my best friend because we almost never see each other in person(No, not the same person in "Can You Trust Somebody With Your Life") and things will change. That she would meet new people and forget about me, but while time passes by, I've learned that That is not going to happen. I was worrying about nothing.

    In some point of our life, we've worried about nothing... 

...and the thing is that, Worrying makes no difference in the outcome of the situation.

Think about it! When has being worried about something changed the situation? 

Asnwer:

NEVER!!

So, why do we worry? Shouldn't we trust God with everything? 

Believe me, when you leave it in God's hands you will feel weightless, or at least you won't feel as heavy as before. It's going to be such a relief!

People usually say "Pray more, Worry less", but that's wrong! We shouldn't worry at all! Why should we always be worrying about something? Thats a burden. You won't be at peace in your life.

We should change the saying above and say "Trust God and You'll be Worryless".

Monday, August 4, 2014

Am I Listening In My Life?

People sometimes talk too much and they don't take the time to listen.

I love talking with my best friend(no, not the same person I talked about in "Can You Trust Somebody With Your Life" by the way). She really listens, well when her mind doesn't wonder off ;) .

    The thing I really like about talking with my best friend, when I'm just mad or sad and want to get something off my chest, is that she doesn't say Anything! Honestly, it's because she doesn't know what to say, but when I just want to get something off my chest, I don't need a response, I just need her to listen and be there for me.

    We need more listeners! God is a great listener. He is so great in listening, that sometimes people even doubt that He is listening because He usually doesn't respond in That Moment. He does respond eventually, but while you wait you need to stand still and Listen to His response. Just keep quiet and listen to the world around you because God speaks in many ways.

    You can start by taking a moment each day and just be in complete silence. Focus on Jesus, try to listen. Sure, maybe you won't hear anything at first. But, it's like talking... People taught us how to talk and it took some time to get the hang of it. Now, we're going to learn how to listen, so it's going to take some time too.

Be Patient, It's Worth It!

Be Still And Listen.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

A Message For My Readers!

I'm not going to post anything on Sundays, but I'll keep posting Monday-Saturday. God bless!

Saturday, August 2, 2014

God speaking to my life?


I hope God speaks to you through this song.

God Bless!!

"God Speaking"- Mandisa


Distracted In Life?

Honestly I've been trying to think about what I was going to write about today, but I'm so distracted.

My thoughts are distracting me and I think my phone isn't helping either.

It's so hard to think straight when you're thinking of a lot of things at once. Like right now I'm thinking about:
  • What I'm going to tell my best friend tomorrow.
  • Should I go to college?
  • Why is my friend taking so long to answer my kik?
  • What am I really trying to say in this blog post?
  • Why do I keep writing about stuff I'm thinking about?
We easily get distracted with the simplest things and loose focus. Loose focus of what really is important. 

Like Jesus!!

We loose focus on Jesus. We get so distracted with the things in this world, and sometimes we don't stop and just focus our heart and mind on the One Who Is In Us (if you accepted Jesus in your heart). 

    We should always depend on God, but the sad truth is... We don't. We don't depend on God when we brush our teeth or when we walk or even when we eat. Because all our life our parents have been trying to teach us that we should be independent. They taught us how to walk, brush our teeth and eat by ourselves.

    Well, it's time to start learning again, but this time being dependent on God with everything we do. Sure, it's not easy but lets take it step by step. 

Don't let the world distract you. Focus on the One and Only, Jesus Christ/God/the Holy Spirit.



Feel free to comment below, what area of your life you can start being dependent on God?