Of This and Some of That

I'm a Christian and from time to time, I'll talk about Christian and Bible things on here (GASP!). Which is what I'm about to do now. Sorry that I didn't put that in the add_me community before, but for the stupidest reason, I forgot y'all couldn't read my mind. Whoopsiedoodle.

Most of this are things I have written down in my notebook. I take notes in church. What a novel idea! (I like sarcasm. I'm not meaning to offend anyone...right now on purpose, in any case)

Onto the things...

"The reason you're not livin' for Jesus is because there is something you don't see...I've seen the real and don't understand the people who run after nothing." - Pastor McKinney, 'Beholding Christ with Open Face'

What do people want in life? What do they think will make them happy? This man, that woman, that job, this car. The spouse with the house and the car, kids, and dog. Say you get it. You're accomplished. You're rich. You've arrived. Now what? There's nothing wrong with those things, but what about God? Did God really put you here to make money, have sex, get things, die? Or do you just not believe in God?
Why are there no line breaks? That would be convenient.

For faith is the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen. - Hebrews 11:1

Psalm 30:5 For his anger endureth but for a moment; in his favour is life (Hallelujah!): weeping may endure for a night (or a day and a night and a day and a night and you're heart may break. God will put you back together.), but joy cometh in the morning.

The physical is surrounded and permeated by the spiritual. There is a part of you, inside you, that cries and hurts when you do not bleed. Your knee cap doesn't desire to be loved. Neither your eyeball, or even your physical heart. Your soul desires love, an unconditional love. People will fail you but God will never let go.The physical rests on the physical. Look into eternity with the eyes of faith. Though it sounds a hard thing to do, God said it can be done.

What shall seperate us from the love of God? (after a long list of things, the conclusion is -) Nothing! - Romans 8:35 -39

We are confident, I say , and willing rather to be ansent from the body, (that means dead or you know, rapture) and to be present with the Lord. - 2Corinthians 5:8


God, the Creator of the universe, of everything, will judge us one day. He will pause in eternity to give each one of us a one-on-one audience.

Men may call you mad, but give them Paul's answer: 'For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God.'

According to your Faith, so be it unto you. -2 Corinthians 4:18

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Jesus came down out of His glory in heaven and riches and became lower than the angels. So we might be saved. He died, suffered for us. He didn't have to. He would have been nothing less than happy in eternity in his own glory alone. Yet He chose to create creatures with a free will, knowing we would go against Him and break His heart. He came to suffer and die for our sins. He bled and died for us, rose again, and lives. And He didn't have to. He didn't have to make us, or save us, or love us, or extend us such grace and mercy. Yet He did and He does.

The Battle happens in the mind and imaginations.

We are the highest form of creatures God put on this planet. Everything else is here to serve us, to feed us, to clothe, shelter, and sustain. In nurturing us, the earth helps keep us alive so that we may glorify God.

You may say 'God's seems to be caught up on Himself.' Of course. What else would be caught up on? If you were God - I speak as a fool - what would you focus on?

Ephesians 6:12 - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

The Lord knoweth them that are His. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart iniquity. - 2 Timoth 2:19

For by Grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast. - Ephesian 2:8-9
Could you imagine if we were saved by our works? How would you know if you'd done enough? And say you had, you'd demand that God let you into heaven because you're just so good and Christ died for nothing. And who decides what 'good' deeds you're supposed to do or what laws to keep?

Line breaks would be great. Seriously.

I'm sleepy now, and have to get up at 6ish for school. And I think I have a test that I so didn't study for. I'm sure I'll do fine. I'll finish this (she's not done? [shocking right?)