Wednesday, November 23, 2011

In Everything Give Thanks.

1 Thessalonians 5:18, in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus;
We are going to have Thanksgiving, and we will give thanks for different reasons, and in this Bible verse we are told to give thanks in everything.  Here is my list for why I am thankful this year,

                  1.  For God sending his son Jesus Christ to die on the Cross for my sins, and for his forgiveness of what I have done in my life, and for my relationship with him. 
                 
                  2.  For my family, and still being able to live with my dad, eventhough I would love to move out on my own, I am thankful for my father being able to still allow to live with him.  

                  3.  For the ministry that God has allowed to have me to be doing for the last 4 and a half years, and that God would continue to allow me to do it, and would continue to lead and guide me to what He has for me to do.  

                4.   For my friends, that either I have had for the last several months, for the last several years, or for most of my life.  I am thankful for what my friends have done in my life, for the encouragement, for the support, for being their when I needed to talk to someone.  

God I give you thanks for all of these things, that you have placed in my life, and I am grateful for what you have done in my life this year, and I am excited to see what you have in store and for what you are going to be doing in my life in 2012.

Monday, November 14, 2011

It's not about how hard you can get hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

I recently saw the latest Rocky Balboa Movie, which I saw for the very first time.  Once again balboa comes back from all the naysayers and people who doubt him, and come back and win.  One of the statements that he says really got me.  It is, It's not about how hard you can hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.  I think thats what happens too many times, in our lives we get hit, and what happens we give up.  What would've happened when Jesus said in Mark 15:34, my God My God why have you forsaken me.  He wouldn't have quit, and given up, because He was God, but what was his human side thinking, what was his human side saying to him? I was going to put some things down, of what I thought, but I really don't know, though I am glad of one thing, that He didn't quit, and He kept on moving.  I am grateful, that God sent his son so that He could die on the cross for our sins.  So why do we quit, when we have God in our lives, fighting the battles, that we have in our lives, when He fights them for us to begin with?  Lets not give up, but get up after being hit, and keep moving forward.  Remember God loves you.