Tough Love From the Most High

Okay so today I went to church. And umm, yeah, God is good. And in James, he can be kind of harsh you know?
But pastor talked about how James was harsh in his words because lives and eternities were at stake!
Like, some people think that God is just a religion.
He's just a rule, but I will tell you that
He's not a rule, He's a relationship. He's a friend,
and he wants to keep us from evil, and so
sometimes, like in James, God is harsh.
Tough Love I guess.

I Hope You Dance

I'm listening to Gladys Knight sing I Hope You Dance, she has such a gift! I hope one day, I can bless people with my voice like she does(:

So I was again, reading my Bible, with my family actually and I came across this verse Job 19:25
and it says:

25"I know that my Redeemer lives,
and that in the end he will stand
upon the earth."

I mean, dang, this guy has SO MUCH FAITH! And absolutley EVERYTHING except his life has been taken from him. Like his kids, his money, his land, his health..everything. And he STILL believes in his God. This is like one of the most firm confessions of faith in the entire Bible.

We need to be more like Job. He lost everything but he still held on tight to God. He still held on, the thing he kept asking throughout the entire book, was "what have I done?" he didn't blame God, he wanted to know why he was taking this punishment. And I mean, he did get a little dramatic with the whole cursing of his birthdate, but he sort of had a good reason to. His friends and his wife gave him crap advice and he still stayed strong. I mean, if I did the same things everytime it got rough, I'd be a reallyyy strong Christian by now. I mean, wow.

I didn't want to make this very long, since I've already posted something today. But blogging is so addictive! Even if only a couple people read it, that's alright with me! Anyways, the song that I'm listening to, is soo inspiring! Every time I listen to it, I wanna go dance in the rain. Even though I'd be getting my hair wet. Ha, that's a big deal. (:

I hope to remain faithful in my blogging all throughout my whole high school expeirence, so you can know all the little things..ha! Okay, sorry back on track. Hopefully, I'll write almost everyday, even when I'm supposed to be doing homework and try to bless all of you, just a little more (:

Blessings!(:

Selfishness vs. Unselfishness

I'm listening to this piano. And I keep thinking of all the things I want to do in my life. Like things that I just don't even know how to do but I know I need to do them. Have you ever felt that way? Well anyways, I might not be as talented at writing as my other friends. But I guess I'll just keep posting things anyways. Yesterday I read Matthew 5:16 and it says

16"In the same way, let your light shine before men,
that they may see your good deeds and
praise your Father in heaven."

So I was thinking about it, and really absorbing it. And I realized that God didn't give me talents to sing and dance and entertain people for my social gain, or to be "cool" or whatever. He gave them to me so that I could reach people that others couldn't and share God. And just be a blessing. Does that sound cliche? I don't care. I keep reading that. Over and over. And I keep thinking about all the times I've prayed and asked to be a light for God. But then I go out to school and things and I miss so many opportunities to share God, because I'm worried about myself and what people think of me. And while I'm complaining about MY life, or MY problems, I'm missing everyone else's.

I guess I just need to realize that its not about me. It's about them. The people who need to light. The people who need a friend. And I hope that while I'm praying to be a light and the friend, you're praying with me.