Life Happens

Life happens!! And whether we like it or not, stuff happens.  Life gets hard, life sucks sometimes.  Sometimes life is good and it's grooving and then it drops.  Life just keeps rolling through the good and the bad.  And guess what?  Christianity is not a free ticket from the hard times in life.  As much as we want it to go smoothly, for things to just ride along in our favor, it doesn't happen.  But what is AWESOME is that God has a purpose and plan behind everything that happens!! He's not going anywhere.  Solomon, the wisest guy that's ever lived says in Ecclesiastes, "There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:

² a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace."

 

What's interesting is that there is a time for EVERYTHING, the good and the bad.  There are 14 things that are good that happend, and there are 14 BAD things that happen.  There is a time for everything!  So we can know that bad things will come.  But that is where HOPE comes in!!  As Christians we have a hope, because Philipians 2:11 states "God works everything for the good of those who love him!"  Life isn't just about the bad, nor is it just about the good.  God gives us hope in everything because we can trust him to work it out.  Pain and suffering happens, but it will lead us to perserverance and the ability to give hope to others.  We need to trust him, even when we don't understand why.  We need to trust what God knows, not what we know.  We need to live one day at a time.  Two things are for certain.   GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!! and GOD IS IN CONTROL!!  And because we know this and because we have this hope, we can accept what happens.  Nobody said it would be easy, but with God, it'll all work out even if we can't see it.  

Journeys

Life is a journey that we all partake in. We all start off the same, but we all go different ways. Some will take a left and others right. Some take the road less traveled. Some take the warn path. Some make their own path.

I dont know how to classify myself. Some might say that I make my own path. Others might say I take the road less traveled. Well both are wrong. I follow the path God takes me on. God is the lamp onto my feet and light to my path. I will hide his words in my heart and he will make my PATH STRATE. Im not navigating my own path, Im following God! Give it all to God and He will NEVER let you down. You can trek on your own trail and you might be happy, but you will never be as fulfilled as the Path God Has For YOU. When every I tried going down my own path it always failed. You fall off cliffs or get caught in traps. Robbers come and take what you have. You get lost with no where to go. You go to dark places with no light. When you ask for guidance God sends his Son to come and light the path He has for you. Seek and you shall find, Knock and the door will be opened to you. Just ask! Deny yourself, Pick up your cross, and follow Him. You will not regret that decision!

We Are World Changers,
Ben C.

Words

Hawk Nelson came out with a new song just this past week.

 

"Words"

by

Hawk Nelson

 



"They've made me feel like a prisoner
They've made me feel set free
They've made me feel like a criminal
Made me feel like a king

They've lifted my heart
To places I'd never been
And they've dragged me down
Back to where I began

Words can build you up
Words can break you down
Start a fire in your heart or
Put it out

Let my words be life
Let my words be truth
I don't wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You

You can heal the heartache
Speak over the fear
(Speak over the fear)
God, Your voice is the only thing
We need to hear
(We need to hear)


Let the words I say
(Let the words I say)
Be the sound of Your grace
(Sound like Your grace)
I don't wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You

I wanna speak Your love
Not just another noise
Oh, I wanna be Your light
I wanna be Your voice."

 

"I don't wanna say a word unless it points the world back to You."  WOW!!  I heard this song and it hit me hard. I am so guilty of throwing words out with the desire to harm others.  I've said things I've regretted, or said things that have hurt others.  We don't often think about the impact of our words.  We just talk and talk and talk without thinking about what is actually coming out.  Words hurt more than anything else.  It determines our attitudes, our actions and our reactions.  Words are powerful.  WE need to think before we speak.  I don't want to say a word unless it points the world back to God.  Yeah, I'm not perfect.  I won't be good at thinking before speaking right away.  You won't be perfect, your friends and family won't be perfect.  But that's not the point.  If you and I think BEFORE we speak and focus and pointing back to God rather than for ourselves, that will affect and change the world.  Words are a key factor into changing the world.  Think about it, chew on it, and speak His love, not just another noise!