Hey guys!
Please pray for Pastor Saeed. He was in prison for preaching the Gospel for I think ten years. He has gone missing. He vanished while in prison. Please pray for his family and friends as they are very concerned. Please pray for him, if he should still be alive, that he would be encouraged by God's Love for him and that God would protect him.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Depression and Anxiety
Things have been going a little weird for me lately. I am trying to be optimistic like some of my friends have told me to be, but I just feel downright depressed. I know many of you struggle with the same things, so here is a post on depression. Hopefully by the end of this post I will feel better and you will too.
Psalms 42:11 says, "Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation, and my God."
This is a really good verse. Why am I so depressed? I have so many things to be thankful for!
It is not a sin to be depressed. Depression can result in sinful actions, but being sad is not a sin. Jesus loves you though, he doesn't want to see you so sad.
One of the other things that often associates with depression is anxiety. So many kids, teenagers, and adults struggle with anxiety. Whether they are worrying over how they are going to finish an assignment, cope with splitting parents, or how you are going to put food on the table, we all struggle with it. I have struggled with anxiety the past couple of weeks. I don't know how or when I am going to graduate or how I am going to afford college. But remember this, if you are like me. The Lord will be with you always. He will not leave you or forsake you! Even if you feel like He is not there, He is there! His Presence is shadowing you with a never stopping, never giving up, always and forever love. One last thing,
Matthew 6: 25-34 show what Jesus says about this.
Do Not Be Anxious “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
This is a really good verse. Why am I so depressed? I have so many things to be thankful for!
It is not a sin to be depressed. Depression can result in sinful actions, but being sad is not a sin. Jesus loves you though, he doesn't want to see you so sad.
One of the other things that often associates with depression is anxiety. So many kids, teenagers, and adults struggle with anxiety. Whether they are worrying over how they are going to finish an assignment, cope with splitting parents, or how you are going to put food on the table, we all struggle with it. I have struggled with anxiety the past couple of weeks. I don't know how or when I am going to graduate or how I am going to afford college. But remember this, if you are like me. The Lord will be with you always. He will not leave you or forsake you! Even if you feel like He is not there, He is there! His Presence is shadowing you with a never stopping, never giving up, always and forever love. One last thing,
Matthew 6: 25-34 show what Jesus says about this.
Do Not Be Anxious “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
This is a really good verse. Why am I so depressed? I have so many things to be thankful for!
It is not a sin to be depressed. Depression can result in sinful actions, but being sad is not a sin. Jesus loves you though, he doesn't want to see you so sad.
One of the other things that often associates with depression is anxiety. So many kids, teenagers, and adults struggle with anxiety. Whether they are worrying over how they are going to finish an assignment, cope with splitting parents, or how you are going to put food on the table, we all struggle with it. I have struggled with anxiety the past couple of weeks. I don't know how or when I am going to graduate or how I am going to afford college. But remember this, if you are like me. The Lord will be with you always. He will not leave you or forsake you! Even if you feel like He is not there, He is there! His Presence is shadowing you with a never stopping, never giving up, always and forever love. One last thing,
Matthew 6: 25-34 show what Jesus says about this.
Do Not Be Anxious “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Psalms 42:11 says, "Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation, and my God."
This is a really good verse. Why am I so depressed? I have so many things to be thankful for!
It is not a sin to be depressed. Depression can result in sinful actions, but being sad is not a sin. Jesus loves you though, he doesn't want to see you so sad.
One of the other things that often associates with depression is anxiety. So many kids, teenagers, and adults struggle with anxiety. Whether they are worrying over how they are going to finish an assignment, cope with splitting parents, or how you are going to put food on the table, we all struggle with it. I have struggled with anxiety the past couple of weeks. I don't know how or when I am going to graduate or how I am going to afford college. But remember this, if you are like me. The Lord will be with you always. He will not leave you or forsake you! Even if you feel like He is not there, He is there! His Presence is shadowing you with a never stopping, never giving up, always and forever love. One last thing,
Matthew 6: 25-34 show what Jesus says about this.
Do Not Be Anxious “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
This is a really good verse. Why am I so depressed? I have so many things to be thankful for!
It is not a sin to be depressed. Depression can result in sinful actions, but being sad is not a sin. Jesus loves you though, he doesn't want to see you so sad.
One of the other things that often associates with depression is anxiety. So many kids, teenagers, and adults struggle with anxiety. Whether they are worrying over how they are going to finish an assignment, cope with splitting parents, or how you are going to put food on the table, we all struggle with it. I have struggled with anxiety the past couple of weeks. I don't know how or when I am going to graduate or how I am going to afford college. But remember this, if you are like me. The Lord will be with you always. He will not leave you or forsake you! Even if you feel like He is not there, He is there! His Presence is shadowing you with a never stopping, never giving up, always and forever love. One last thing,
Matthew 6: 25-34 show what Jesus says about this.
Do Not Be Anxious “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
This is a really good verse. Why am I so depressed? I have so many things to be thankful for!
It is not a sin to be depressed. Depression can result in sinful actions, but being sad is not a sin. Jesus loves you though, he doesn't want to see you so sad.
One of the other things that often associates with depression is anxiety. So many kids, teenagers, and adults struggle with anxiety. Whether they are worrying over how they are going to finish an assignment, cope with splitting parents, or how you are going to put food on the table, we all struggle with it. I have struggled with anxiety the past couple of weeks. I don't know how or when I am going to graduate or how I am going to afford college. But remember this, if you are like me. The Lord will be with you always. He will not leave you or forsake you! Even if you feel like He is not there, He is there! His Presence is shadowing you with a never stopping, never giving up, always and forever love. One last thing,
Matthew 6: 25-34 show what Jesus says about this.
Do Not Be Anxious “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Laugh
Eowyn asked me today, "What are all those red spots on your face?"
Hmmmm...
How do you explain acne to a 5-year-old?
Hmmmm...
How do you explain acne to a 5-year-old?
Apology
Hey guys!
So sorry it has been soooo long since I posted anything. I am going through a tough time right now, and when it is over, I will come back.
Thank you for continuing to support me by reading my posts.
Love,
G
So sorry it has been soooo long since I posted anything. I am going through a tough time right now, and when it is over, I will come back.
Thank you for continuing to support me by reading my posts.
Love,
G
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
My Own Little World
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Squealing Tires
Last night my Dad scared me really bad. On a empty road late at night he went from 45 mph to 0 mph in just a few seconds. I had been praying and he scared me so bad. I thought, "That's it!" My eyes opened expecting to see headlights of a car about to hit us, but instead I saw an empty road. My Dad had said, "Brake Check!" but I didn't hear him.
Needless to say this shook me up really bad. Though I know with certainty that if it had been a head on collision I would have been ready to meet God, I don't know about my readers. Our life is so short. You don't always die of old age or accidents. One of my Mom's friends had a son. That son was a Christian college student. One day his Dad found him in his bed dead. It wasn't suicide and he wasn't killed. God just sent him home to be with him.
Another example of this is in Genesis 5:24, "Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him."
I don't want to sound dark and brooding, but you never know when you may be called home. You need to make sure you are ready.
Needless to say this shook me up really bad. Though I know with certainty that if it had been a head on collision I would have been ready to meet God, I don't know about my readers. Our life is so short. You don't always die of old age or accidents. One of my Mom's friends had a son. That son was a Christian college student. One day his Dad found him in his bed dead. It wasn't suicide and he wasn't killed. God just sent him home to be with him.
Another example of this is in Genesis 5:24, "Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him."
I don't want to sound dark and brooding, but you never know when you may be called home. You need to make sure you are ready.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Monday, September 15
Today started off just awful. I woke up several times in the night and everyone seemed a little off-edge. Even during devotions people were bugging each other. I kept arguing with my brothers and all I wanted was to go back to bed. We didn't get much school done in the morning, needless to say. Mom worked our problems out and showed us our sin. We apologized to each other and really meant it.
I want to note something here. Apologizing is important. If we don't apologize, we are building a wall between ourselves and loved ones. We ruin relationships. Just think, what would Jesus do? Jesus had siblings! He had friends! But he didn't sit around and argue with them and sulk in a corner! He worked differences out with them.
Even if your day is just a horrible, no good, very bad day, you need to see that your attitude is affecting others. We need to pray for patience and try to see what others see.
So, may all of you have a great rest of the day and remember that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes.
I want to note something here. Apologizing is important. If we don't apologize, we are building a wall between ourselves and loved ones. We ruin relationships. Just think, what would Jesus do? Jesus had siblings! He had friends! But he didn't sit around and argue with them and sulk in a corner! He worked differences out with them.
Even if your day is just a horrible, no good, very bad day, you need to see that your attitude is affecting others. We need to pray for patience and try to see what others see.
So, may all of you have a great rest of the day and remember that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Being Shy
At church today, Pastor Dave gave a very convicting sermon. He talked about how God wanted us to minister to others and see the needs of others. He said being shy is no excuse. Well, I am really shy in person. The last thing I wanted to do was to walk over to people and say "hi" and carry on conversations! But with God's help, nothing is impossible and I know I can do it. You can too!
On a sidenote, I saw an old friend at youth group today. It was bittersweet seeing him there. I hadn't really realized how much I had missed everyone at my old church until I saw one of the members at my new youth group. I hope I see him and the rest of them again soon.
On a sidenote, I saw an old friend at youth group today. It was bittersweet seeing him there. I hadn't really realized how much I had missed everyone at my old church until I saw one of the members at my new youth group. I hope I see him and the rest of them again soon.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Sunset
Right now, there is a beautiful sunset outside. It's pinks, blues, and purples ripple together on a canvas of gold. Our Artist, created a beautiful thing when he created sunsets and sunrises. They represent the end of a day or the beginning of a new one. One of my sisters said the other day, "God sure made a beautiful sunset today!" I didn't dare correct her because I am really not sure myself how sunsets are formed. It is a cool picture though, to think that God made that sunset. God made those trees. He made the ocean. He made me and you! God made so many things the list would stretch on into infinity. And he made them all. From the smallest atom to the biggest planet, God made it all. Isn't that just awesome?
Friday, September 12, 2014
Christy Miller
One of my favorite series is the Christy Miller Series by Robin Jones Gunn. Her books encourage me and even though I may never face some of the challenges that Christy faced, I am better prepared for helping others with similar troubles. The books cover her story from Freshman year in high school to graduating from college and getting married to: I am not going to tell you. The books share the Gospel in an easy to understand way and it helps girls to grow in their faith as Christy does. Christy isn't the perfect heroine that you might find in other books. She struggles too. She matures though and you see her become a believer.
These books inspire me because I have always wanted to share the Gospel with other teenage girls. Though my excuse might be that everyone I know is a Christian, there are some girls on my soccer team who might need the love that Katie gave Christy. I need to share the Gospel to them too. My hope is that you too will be encouraged by these books as you realize that these are problems you face and you see how Christy overcome then and know how to overcome them yourself.
But don't get me wrong here. These books could never replace the Bible. Robin Jones Gunn wrote these books to help girls to go back to the Bible and realize that it is still cool. Though this covers problems not talked about in the Bible, she does a very good job at referencing Bible verses that have a connection to it.
All in all, I think that these books are a must-read for every girl on this planet.
These books inspire me because I have always wanted to share the Gospel with other teenage girls. Though my excuse might be that everyone I know is a Christian, there are some girls on my soccer team who might need the love that Katie gave Christy. I need to share the Gospel to them too. My hope is that you too will be encouraged by these books as you realize that these are problems you face and you see how Christy overcome then and know how to overcome them yourself.
But don't get me wrong here. These books could never replace the Bible. Robin Jones Gunn wrote these books to help girls to go back to the Bible and realize that it is still cool. Though this covers problems not talked about in the Bible, she does a very good job at referencing Bible verses that have a connection to it.
All in all, I think that these books are a must-read for every girl on this planet.
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| This is the first three books in the series. You can find it at most libraries. |
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Remembering September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001 started off as any other day. People went to work, school, or resumed their daily routines. For my family, we had breakfast and Mom turned on the news to hear the daily news. My brother and I sat in front of the TV and played with blocks and listened to our mother's beautiful piano playing. Looking at the TV, we saw something weird on the TV. Calling Mom over, she sat with us for a while before running out of the room and getting the phone to call Dad. There was a tower on fire on the television set! Sitting with my brother we watched the second plane crash into the second tower. We didn't find out about the Pentagon and the other planes until we grew older. But back on that fateful day at 9:03 A.M., it was clear to all Americans that we were under attack by terrorists. Though I was too little to understand what was going on, my parents have educated me in the recent years about what happened that day. So many people lost loved ones that day. Whether they were in the towers, at the Pentagon, on the planes, or first responders, they were all heroes. They gave their lives for America. Now Osama bin Laden has been killed but there are other terrorists out there. We need to educate the future generations of what happened that day and never forget. We need to do everything in our power to keep it from being repeated. But this also needs to be said. Several of our Americans have been kidnapped and murdered by ISIS. We need to stop sitting back and waiting for someone to do something. America needs to act. These are Americans just like us who have families and friends that are struggling right now. We need to pray for them and all of the people who lost loved ones thirteen years ago. I will never forget!
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| Never Forget |
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Beginning
People wonder about those crazy home-schooled freaks that live down the road. Well, this is a glimpse into the life of a Christian girl with different talents that lives in that world. Sure, it has it's peaceful moments, but we sure are busy, busy, busy! With different events everyday people wonder, is it worth it? Yes, it is. I have grown up grounded with the Bible and have become accustomed to difficult problems. And life just got a whole lot harder. With less than 2 years till I graduate from high-school, I will be taking 3 Math credits. Come take a journey with me into the hectic but awesome world of home-schooling!
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