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Scooped from: Year 27

When I really started to grow in my relationship with the Lord, I can remember reading these verses from James 1 and thinking, "WHAT?!?! Count it all joy?!?! We still talking 'bout trials?"  Ha-ha!  But this Scripture holds sooo much truth (OBVIOUSLY!).  While some people allow tests and trials to break them down, tests and trials produce steadfastness IF you trust in God.  Shouts out to Year 27 for the image.  Hop on over to the blog for more!

Loving Your Husband into the Faith

MY 101ST POST!!! YAY!!! THANKS FOR READING!

Scooped from: goodreads.com

Hey ladies!  I ran across a book entitled Beloved Unbeliever several months ago.  I'm not married but this book is an awesome read for any woman who is married to an unbeliever.  It was written by Jo Berry (interesting name, right?!).  For any of you who are married to an unbeliever, please do not stop praying for your husband! And pray for the Holy Spirit to help you live a life that honors God in front of your husband.

A letter to God

Dear Diary,

So I'm fittin'na write a letter ta God cuz some things just don't seem right!  I'm struggling and I feel like God is so far away that if I MAILED Him a letter, He might get it faster than my prayers.  My sin makes has me feeling terrible.  Seems like sometimes I try to do right, and I end up doing the wrong thing.  Seems like I'm having a hard time bringing this flesh under subjection.  I feel like the unbeliever 'Crae describes in this video: 

Strong words, I know but that's how I'm feeling. 

Seems like sometimes when I try to make sure I rep Christ fa real fa real, I get real' scared and don't share the Gospel when I know I should.  I've missed so many opportunities to literally preach Christ to cats. What can I do??! Lordddd, help!!!

Signed,
Ashamed

Well, check out the response I got.

No way!! Yes!! WAYYY!!!

Scooped from: amazon.com

Have you ever heard of The Street Bible?  I was pretty floored while reading Urban Missionary Blog and seeing a quote from something called The Street Bible.  I thought it was a joke til I googled it...ha-ha-ha.  Check out the "verses" I read 'bout Crazy Johnny a.k.a...John the Baptist!

While he was doing time in the pen, Crazy Johnny heard the word on the street about what his cousin was doing. Johnny sent his boys to ask Jesus, 'Are you the One God sent to get us out of this mess or not?'

Jesus said, 'The proof is in the pudding. Tell Johnny I’m doing some wild miracles here. I’m healing people who are blind as bats, straightening out crippled legs, changing rotting flesh into brand new skin, unplugging deaf ears, bringing dead people back to life and I’m telling the poor not to give up hope because God really does love them. I may look pretty ordinary on the outside, but looks can be deceiving. If you hang in there with me, you’ll find what you are looking for.'
Matthew 11:2-5 (The Street Bible)

Just a thought...

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I thought this was kinda cool when I saw it.  But the words of the Scripture (very familiar I know) are even BETTER.  You ever really pondered them?

"For God..." the Creator of the universe, the Perfect One, the One with the power to create AND destroy, to give and to take away...

"so loved the world..." wait a minute, what?  Why would He love us?  We're so terrible!  We willingly go against Him and His Word.  Treat others badly.  Don't spend time with Him.  Don't live our lives in a way that always points people to Him.  Say bad words.  Lie.  Steal. Are full of pride.  Get angry quickly and fly off the handle.  Are selfish...and self-centered...Sleep around.  Look at dirty things.  Think dirty thoughts.  Think evil thoughts.  Talk about people.  Harm ourselves.  Are lazy.  Eat too much.  Get drunk.  Ok ok. We do A LOT of bad.  Need I say more? And sometimes we live for Him...but we're real' wishy-washy...

"that He GAVE..." so the same One who was and is and will always be perfect gave the HORRIBLE people something?  The same people that CHOSE to disobey Him and continue to choose to do so?  Yep.  He gave us...

"His only begotten Son"...so God supernaturally impregnates a woman for the purpose of saving the world....WOW...what a plan!...Ok...so let it be known in history that God, the Creator, had a Child named Jesus by a virgin named Mary...

"that whosoever believes in Him"...so anybody can believe in Christ?  Well, yeah, but James said "even the demons believe" in God "and tremble" (James 2:19).  So, you should have some works, some actions, showing that you have faith (James 2:17).   You better be REALLY believing in Him and I mean, putting your TRUST (or faith!) in Him! Believing that He is who He said He was and that God brought Him from the dead!!...

"should not perish..." Whoever believes - that REAL belief - in Jesus will physically die but you won't be separated from God because you're in hell after you die...now THAT'S PERISHING!!! Going to hell that is!...

"but have everlasting life."  Thank You, God for this! Living with God in heaven where you're always with Him..FOREVER!!!! With no hard times! No sickness! No disease! No having to get up early and go to work!  No bills!  No heartache!  No suffering! No struggling! Not even any TEARS!!! Now THAT'S LIFE!  And you get to live forever! With God!

AAAAAMEN.

John 3:16 from the King James 2000 Bible

Leaving a legacy

I think a lot about my life and the type of impact I want to have.  I think about how I want to remembered, and the lives I want to touch.  I consider the consequences of my actions before I act (sometimes...) and other times I consider those consequences after I've acted (fail...).  There's a problem with all this thinking about my life...it's really not about me at all.  IT'S ABOUT HIM.

Indelible impression

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She sat there alone.  I saw her.  And I knew that God saw her.  How could I share His love with her?  She wasn't sitting at a fancy table like the one above that we typically have in our homes.  She was sitting at a table in the dining area of a homeless shelter for women and families...at a rescue mission.

Jesus trumps all of them!

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Ever played "Trump"?  If not, don't feel bad, I've never played but I've seen people play and it looks fun. Ha-ha-ha.  I'm more of an Uno person myself.  But the term trump as a verb, means to "excel, surpass, outdo" (dictionary.com).  And that's exactly what my Savior does to all those other gods, leaders, and e'erthang.  Keep reading to find out what my conversation with two teenagers about this was like.

Real relationship?

Scooped from: Ministry of Soccer

Changing into mah Church Clothes

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That Lecrae Moore don' done it again!  His new mixtape entitled "Church Clothes" is so raw, so real, and sooo hood (my personal fave).  Those tracks had me thinking, "Do I need to take a trip to da A to pat dat boy on da back?!?!"  Job well done.  All glory to the Father!  Makes me want to reproduce it in bulk and take it wit me when I hit da block wit da Gospel!  Still might do dat...anyway... Click here to download it!