September 2, 2009
Alright, so at school there are probably the popular girls or whatever and they are always dating guy's and then breaking up for the hotter one...one word, STUPID! At this time in your life, you don't need to date and you shouldn't be dating. Dating is for high school or even after, it's for looking who your're going to spend the rest of your life. You can be concentrating on more important things such as your walk with Christ. Boys don't need to fufill your needs, that's why you have God, that's for Him to do, not your boyfriend. "But what if the boy I like finds another girl!" So what! God knows exactly who you are going to marry, you don't need to try and change that, just let God's choice come to you and you may be surprised! Sure you can like a guy, but you don't need to be all flirty and weird around him, just be yourself, the way God made you, it will please God too!:) Just try to not make boys your focus, especially in Junior High. I'm in 8th grade and there is so much drama that goes on that I just think "Why do these girls get so crazy over boys" It's not what I want to be focusing on, I want to live a life for Christ. But sometimes God puts these little destractions in our lives to see it we are truely faithful to Him, to see if we really want to live with Him forever in Heaven. Pray about the desions you make this year with boys and ask God to help you control yourself and keep your eyes on Him.
Posted by Ellie. Posted In : Guy's of All Kinds
August 29, 2009
This last week, I went to a leadership camp for my school. I really enjoyed it and learned alot about how you can be a leader for Christ. Being a leader doesn't mean that you have to control every situation or be bossy, it just means that you can stand up for the kid that being gossiped about or taking a stand to defend Jesus. The leadership retreat was about 'Doing Hard Things' a book by Alex and Brett Harris which can be found in Resources for You. We live in a world where you are taught to take short cuts and not take the long right way. Just like my pastor said, "The road to Hell is wide and short, and the road to Heaven is long and narrow, but you know what? It's worth it!". This world tells us that we shouldn't and are to young to do hard things, but God has a purpose and plan for us, so sometimes we have to do the hard thing to reach it. Next, I would like to talk about steping out of your comfort zone. Did you know that it is good to fail? You learn new things every time you fail. You might be scared to try new things and step out of your comfort zone, but the good thing is that God is always right there waiting for you to fall so He can catch you. Us humans have a wall, its a wall that keeps us from bad thing and only lets us see and do what we want, but if we imagine to many bad things, we will never get to see the chance God has for us. Raise the bar as a leader, do what's hard for you, not what's easy. The Christian life is not about avoiding bad things, it's also about looking for chances that God has for you. When you fail and get back up again, in God's eyes, you are being faithful and learning. If there is something that you want to do in your life and you go into it thinking that you are going to fail, you will! But if you go into it with a positive attitude thinking that you can do because you have Jesus with you, you will succeed. Lastly, I want to talk about taking a stand. Stand up for what is right and not what is wrong. Jesus is your right, not drugs, smoking and cussing and so forth. If kids around you are doing wrong, then step out of the group and just say "Hey, that's not right. What your doing is not right in the eye's of the Lord"
Just because your friends are doing this and saying these words, doesn't mean you can't take a stand. You can tell them and talk to them about what they are doing and tell them that it's not right. Take a stand for God and do hard things.
Posted by Ellie. Posted In : Random
