Monday, January 25, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Being Yourself
Exterior beauty will fade away over time. It is the "inner beauty" that will never fade - what's in your heart. It is things like kindness towards others, a positive attitude, a joyful spirit, and even modesty that will set us apart from others. You may be able to fool boys and men with a boatload of makeup, curled hair, and stylish clothes - but what's on the inside will come out eventually. By looking at the women around me, I have thought many times that it's the outside that counts...that I have to look pretty in order to get a guy to notice me. Now I think differently. The right guy will like you just the way you are - makeup or no makeup. The right guy will be able to look past the surface, and will fall in love with your personality and your characteristics and everything about you. And if he wants you to change anything about yourself, you shouldn't be with him.
People will always judge how you look, count on it. But, people will never forget your unique personality and what makes you, you - believe it.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Spirit of Giving
Christmas time usually lifts people's spirits. There are lights, presents, and the promise of snow. It is a time that we feel good about ourselves because we have given to others. I love giving gifts to others, but I don't want that happy feeling to ever fade away. This December, I am reminded that the reason we give gifts is because we are following God's example as He gave His son, Jesus, to die on a cross to give us the gift of salvation. This is by far the greatest, most precious gift that could ever be given! It is beyond measure - priceless even. No one can buy this gift of salvation which leads to everlasting life, but out of God's love and mercy, He offers it as a free gift to the world! That thought alone is astounding to me, since we as humans have done nothing to deserve this wonderful free gift. This example of selfless giving is my motivation and reason for giving to others. We need to make sure we have the right motives for giving gifts. Is it to gain popularity? Is it to gain something in return? No, Jesus DIED for me so that I could obtain salvation and live with Him someday in Heaven. How can I not try to reflect His selfless devotion to others in meager acts of kindness?
How much better things would be if we all just stopped thinking about ourselves and what we can gain and actually did something for someone else with no strings attached. There are so many people who are lonely and hurting this holiday season. We can overlook them and convince ourselves that we have nothing to give them or we can offer them something. We really do have a lot to give other people, whether it's a little bit of money, material objects, words of encouragement, or prayer. Just something to think about during this CHRISTmas season.
How much better things would be if we all just stopped thinking about ourselves and what we can gain and actually did something for someone else with no strings attached. There are so many people who are lonely and hurting this holiday season. We can overlook them and convince ourselves that we have nothing to give them or we can offer them something. We really do have a lot to give other people, whether it's a little bit of money, material objects, words of encouragement, or prayer. Just something to think about during this CHRISTmas season.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
To all my fellow Christians, I wanted to share my thoughts with you.
So many times I let the things of this life burden me down. Instead of giving my problems to God Almighty, I let the burden accumulate until I break under the weight of it all. I ask myself a million different questions all starting with "why?" "Why didn't I do this?" "Why did I forget that?" "There's no point of return." Satan wants us to feel sorry and alone. It wasn't until God picked up the pieces and set me on my feet again and gave me hope that I was able to see clearly again. God still cared about me - He never stopped. Why did I not take my burden to God in the first place? Because I thought I could do it, I thought there was nothing He could do to help my situation. WRONG! God wants to help us and he does not want to see us suffer.
My challenge to you: so that you never forget how good God is to you and how He can work in your life, start a journal in which you date each entry and write when you feel God has blessed you. I have one and find it very encouraging to be able to read back over previous blessings. As the hymn writer put it, "Count your many blessings, count them one-by-one."
I hope you have been encouraged by this post.
~Vanessa
So many times I let the things of this life burden me down. Instead of giving my problems to God Almighty, I let the burden accumulate until I break under the weight of it all. I ask myself a million different questions all starting with "why?" "Why didn't I do this?" "Why did I forget that?" "There's no point of return." Satan wants us to feel sorry and alone. It wasn't until God picked up the pieces and set me on my feet again and gave me hope that I was able to see clearly again. God still cared about me - He never stopped. Why did I not take my burden to God in the first place? Because I thought I could do it, I thought there was nothing He could do to help my situation. WRONG! God wants to help us and he does not want to see us suffer.
My challenge to you: so that you never forget how good God is to you and how He can work in your life, start a journal in which you date each entry and write when you feel God has blessed you. I have one and find it very encouraging to be able to read back over previous blessings. As the hymn writer put it, "Count your many blessings, count them one-by-one."
I hope you have been encouraged by this post.
~Vanessa
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