November 26, 2009
So its Thanksgiving day, right? You are going to eat turkey and mashed potatoes and stuffing and all the food you love...as you gather around the dinner table with your parents, siblings, cousins, granparents, aunt and uncles you realize how thankful you are for them. You realize that they are a gift from God that He is given to you...I want to take this blogs to the first 2 questions in our Questions for Thought page. What are you thankful for? I am personally thankful for my family and that my dad has a job...that God has provided for my family so much in these hard times. But what if God all the sudden took that away...my house, my dads job. I would ask myslef this question over and over again but God does this to make us stronger in Him. He puts us through hard times to make us stronger than as we were before so we can look to Him for help. I know it is very tuff, sometimes when God puts me through trials I freak out and get scared, but that's part of growing stronger in God. Ashley and I hope that this thanksgiving you feel the love of Jesus Christ in your home and give thanks to Him. Thank the people around you this time of year! Give your teachers a hug or do the dishes for once for you mom and dad, there are plenty of ways to show that you are thankful. But remember, love anc cherish the things that you have now, because God could take them away any moment to put you to the test to see if you are truely thankful for Him.
Posted by Ellie. Posted In : School Year
November 24, 2009
"Love your neighbor as yourslef" which can also be translated into treat other people the way you want to be treated. This verse is found in Matthew 22:39. You may be thinking, "Oh this is something I can do! It's easy!" But when drama comes up at school or you're in a fight with your dad, are you going to remember this verse? In John 15:13, it says "Greater love has no one that this, that He lay down His life for His friends" Wow, God's love is greater than the whole worlds put together! We need to love one another! Look over these verses...you know sometimes if your mean to a friend or a family member, it will come back to you...it's happened to me before and to you, we might just not realize it. But Matthew 22:39 really tells us how to behave! Love you neighbor as yourself, love your neighbor as yourself..if you think about it, those are kinda like instuctions to life! And John 15:13 sums it all up! Gods love is greater than everybody's, God love is the greatest! We can still treat people that are mean to us nicely but God's love will always rule. The people that maybe we don't like or are mean to, need God's love. His love can heal but the we can just love them as well. In every way, you are being a witness when you love someone who may be mean to you. You are showing them God's love and what God can do and how He can change your life! Next time your friend is being mean to you or you sister is mad at you, just love them, even if it's hard...it's what the Bible tells us to do, and we should try as had as we can to follow it! Love like God!
Posted by Ellie. Posted In : Obeying Is Hard
