Yea, the Deep Things of God

1 Corinthians 2:10-
But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit. For the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
    This verse reminded me of how thankful I should be for the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one who opens our eyes to the deep things of God. I stress this alot but it a common saying  I see and here everywhere around me. People saying " What can you do to get closer to Christ" , " If you do A.B and C, your walk with Christ will be better." 
         This view of our Christan walk is dangerous. If we start looking for things to DO, to have a better walk with Christ, we are already deceiving ourselves. We are inclined to want to do bad. The old man still is in us. Making this resolutions are not bad in themselves and we defiantly should be doing self examination and seeing where we need to do better and ask forgiveness.
         I can say that if people just say I'm going to read my Bible and pray more, they have started off in a good direction but there is more than just DOING things. People need to acknowledge and accept that they can't do it alone. They need to understand that just like salvation they can't save themselves as well as they can't just start doing good with out Christ. We need to say and acknowledge we can only do good because of Christ.Paul says the good he wants to do he doesn't. This is coming from an amazing Christan example. He recognises that he has  the desire to do good but he doesn't do it. Meaning that in himself trying to be good and setting resolutions are not enough but it goes more beyond himself to Christ. It shows man weakness and desperate dependence on Christ, to do the good we would do but don't.
     I am not saying we shouldn't look at ourselves for sins and have a heart to correct them but also we shouldn't just sit back and let God " do all the work", the Bible is clear on that is not whats to be done. Even with seeing sin in our lives, it's not us acknowledging our sin but Christ showing us where we are wrong. So we are to acknowledge and submit to God's Great and Mighty hand in your lives. To search the Scripture and fellowship and understand more the God we serve
      God has a hand in a Christians life, every part. We are subjected to His mercy. It's in His mercy we want to do good. It's in His mercy He lets us see where we are erring and want to change. It's in His mercy we can admit we do want to be good but don't and pray for the strength to be more like Christ. Not depending on ourselves to form ourselves like Christ.
           If we are searching for the deep things of God. We HAVE to look outside of ourselves. We need to admit we are still doing wrong and in ourselves we are lost. We need Christs hand in every part of our lives. He gives us the Holy Spirit, to convict and encourage.
     I encourage you to yes search for sin and pray that God also opens your eyes to sin you don't see. To pray that God will give you a heart to want to good, because when we sin,  we are saying we love to do bad and don't care for the things of God. Though we are saved, God doesn't not leave us alone, to fight our old man ourselves, so see this as God mercy and grace and blessing, helping you die to yourself everyday. We need to remember we don't pay God back by trying living a Christian life....I think that is the hidden motive to some Christians.. they need root out this unbelief .. remember that Christ paid it all. He doesn't need our pathetic trys, to pay back  such a WONERFUL AND GREAT thing He has done for His people you His Beloved. Now is the time to work on getting to know the God we are going to be serving the rest of eternity and submitting ourselves to His control and rely on Him for our daily for Him changing  us in His image. God bless!

Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith

Well, I want to encourage you! To look unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith. I forget this so much.. I worry about my future and school and work and finding that perfect balance. I keep forgetting that Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our Faith! He knows what He is doing.. I need not worry or fret. I can trust Him and how it's in our weakest states we see Him better. I feel Christ keeps telling me and showing me things but how quickly I forgot.... I am ashamed of myself. I am so glad He doesn't give up on me, I would be lost with out His mercy! How there are all alot of time I have no faith.. I should come to Jesus and ask Him to cure my unbelief.. To much I'm like " oh I need to change my mind set" which is true but obviously it doesn't change because I can't want to do better on my own, again I rely on myself to be what I can't be. Its such a great thing we Can look to Christ.and He continues to fashion us like unto Himself. May we hold this truth close to our hearts! May we study His Word which is filled with so many promises for His Children. May we pray with grief and sorrow in our hearts for the sin we commit against Him with our unbelief. May we be willing to sacrifice whatever need be, to know Him better! May nothing stand in the way of wonderful fellowship with our Dear Precious Saviour. The thought of heaven and Jesus makes me so happy! I have been so fascinated with death ( which is creepy to some). I know in my heart I have no fear for it and the mystery of the soul leaving the body.. For me makes me joyful.. that someday I will be with Jesus and be happy forever serving Him... Why would I want to stay here? The Sting of Death is the law but I have no fear of the law because of Christ and His death on the cross. Nothing can separate me from the love of God not death not troubles ! So I embrace death because it will bring me to my Saviour! God bless!

We are more than Conquers THROUGH Him who loved us

Romans 8:35.37
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ....No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
           These words make my heart joyful. Then at the same time, its rips me to my core. This is such a blessing to hear and know and read. How many of you believe this with your whole hearts? I stuggle with this everyday. Life for me is daily battle.. I have to balance work, school, friends and family. I have not arrived at a good balance with all of them. The constant struggle to make the right choices and to keep moving through everyday that passes faster each and everyday is a great struggle for me. I get weary and its feels like the whole world is on my shoulder ( plus other issues with my personal self I have to deal with). I tend to keep moving but my hope is low, my spirits are weak and I want to enjoy everyday but its a battle. I look to the sky sometimes looking for answers and questioning what I believe and who I am and where I am ment to be... Im walking through life in the same pattern and it feels everyday gets harder.. though I am doing almost the same thing.... I burneds me that I am so worried and struggling so much, I question my faith in God all the time.. I know my faith is weak and I'm learning to trust God more... but though I feel so down... a surpising thing is that I would not want to be anywhere else. I think of " ohh if I went away to college" or " if I had a diffrent job" and when I sit down and think about .. where I am right now I don't want to BE anywhere else.
  The verse above says " Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword, sepeerate us from Christ? NO, they  wont.... Though my life seem like at times endless days of trouble and harship etc. I know that this is were I am ment to be. That through all of this... I always " see" Christ. At the end of each day.. I know I can say this day was hard.. but Jesus has helped me through and showed His mercy and love to me... I also think.. I can deal with all this " stuff". We are more then conquores, THROUGH CHRIST! I can say though things are ruff.. I'll be ok cause Jesus love is with me!

Tell me, lest I forgot who I am to You.

Hi! I have to say this past week, has been easier. I am so glad God has been helping me and reminding me what matters most in life. I learning how to balance God, life, and family. Its's amazing to see how far I've come. I'm stilling learning but the learning has been such a blessing. I sometimes forget, how much God does want to be apart of my life and He cares about each thing I do. I can live life and I know He care about me and I am His child.
 My big excitement to share, is that in small way ,I might be off on a missions trip to Haiti. I been praying and very uncertian how God would have this work out in my life. So far I have heard things about mission trips to Haiti in the next year! I wasnt sure how I was going to go about, finding mission trips and learning about Haiti, but God in his mercy has provide a way for me Lord willing to go. So, Please pray for me as I move slowly forward in my desire to go to Haiti! My mother thought I would move there.... but I'm not sure about that right now...:)
 My encouragement to you today, is don't forget Christ died for you because He loved you. You a poor worthless sinner. That we should always remember and understand we can never understand how Christ could love us like that and its the great thought to ponder because what love is stronger than that?