God is LOVE

God is love. A phrase we hear and see almost everywhere we go, but what is the true meaning of it?

Many understand it as God being love, loving us. But the true meaning is that he is LOVE, just like the bible says "Love is the greatest of all" (1 Corinthians 13:13) God is the greatest of all, He is LOVE. Love is a feeling every human needs. Therefore, God is love!

Amen

Why Do You Give Them And Not Me?

<sup>Psalms 37

1</sup> Do not fret because of evil men
or be envious of those who do wrong;

² for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.

³ Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

⁴ Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:

⁶ He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.

⁸ Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.

⁹ For evil men will be cut off,
but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

¹⁰ A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.

¹¹ But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy great peace.

¹² The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;

¹³ but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked draw the sword
and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ways are upright.

¹⁵ But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

¹⁶ Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;

¹⁷ for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the LORD upholds the righteous.

¹⁸ The days of the blameless are known to the LORD,
and their inheritance will endure forever.

¹⁹ In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

²⁰ But the wicked will perish:
The LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields,
they will vanish—vanish like smoke.

²¹ The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;

²² those the LORD blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses will be cut off.

²³ If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;

²⁴ though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

²⁵ I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.

²⁶ They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be blessed.

²⁷ Turn from evil and do good;
then you will dwell in the land forever.

²⁸ For the LORD loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
They will be protected forever,
but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;

²⁹ the righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it forever.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks what is just.

³¹ The law of his God is in his heart;
his feet do not slip.

³² The wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
seeking their very lives;

³³ but the LORD will not leave them in their power
or let them be condemned when brought to trial.

³⁴ Wait for the LORD
and keep his way.
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

³⁵ I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,

³⁶ but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.

³⁷ Consider the blameless, observe the upright;
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³⁸ But all sinners will be destroyed;
the future ^c]">[c] of the wicked will be cut off.

³⁹ The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

⁴⁰ The LORD helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.

There comes a phase in life where we realize, we have to serve God and ONLY him. Therefore, we start to seek him day and night and get closer to him, read his word as if it was the food that gives us strenght and knowledge. (Matthew 4:4) While we are serving God we start to ask for many things, we do not see as greed , we simply see it as a child just asking his/her father for certain things the child belives would make life better. As time passes and we're waiting on what we've asked, we see others being blessed with everything they ask for. We do not understand why, because many of them are not following God the way they should. So, one starts to wonder "what am I doing wrong?" and our faith starts to decrese. The grace behind all this is that only God truly knows what we need and what will make our lives better, so if you asked for something that you have not received it's because you truly don't need it.

Peace & Grace

"Why Are You Asking Why?"

Isaiah 40:29
" ²⁹ He gives strength to those who are tired
and more power to those who are weak."

"Why?" is a question many Christians come across everyday. When we see that things do not have the outcome we were expecting we get frustrated and often see the only way out is to give up. Coming to church and kneeling down to pray in the altar I hear my brothers and sisters in Christ just asking "Why?" and I used to be just like them until I came across the answer. As a personal testimony, I've been dealing with the divorce of my parents for 8 years now and received a promise from the Lord that he will take care of my family and reunite them, because what God has joined no one should separate. (Matthew 19:4-6) Every great purpose God has with ones life comes with a process and every process comes with its trials. I came to a point where I did not understand anymore what his great purpose was with my life nor family. I always prayed asking: "Why are you letting me go through this?, Why is this pain killing me?" There was even a point where I decided to give up, but our God is so magnificent that he knows the exact moment when to come in, lift one up and ask "Why are you asking why?". After reading this verse I understood that my trials and tribulations were just tests I had to go through in order to be ready for his purpose in my life, and though sometimes we might not understand, as humans, what he wants to accomplish in our lives there is always faith which keeps one going and lets one understand that no matter what we're going through he knows it all, meaning when he truly knows one's about to give up, he comes in and lets one understand that He and only He can give strength to those who are tired. Stop asking "Why?" and start believing that he will give you the power to over come anything when you really need it.


Psalm 142:3
"³ When I am afraid,
you, Lord, know the way out.
In the path where I walk,
a trap is hidden for me."

Does the devil have a chance to repent and be forgiven???

This was actually done by Joel Chung, one of my brother's in Christ. All the credit goes to him and the Glory to God.

Does the devil have a chance to repent and be forgiven???

Yet you(satan) said in your heart, " I will ascend to heaven.....I will make myself like the Most High, but you are brought down to the grave to the depths of the pit" (Isaiah14:13-15)

Can satan be forgiven?? Its a question that has been asked and has been thought of. But satan actually has no hope for the flagrant blasphemous sin he commited. When an individual makes the choice to sin they are all of sudden overwhelmed by the truth that they have committed an offense against God. Its a natural reaction to feel guilt after sinning (some people call this the guilty conscience) which causes you to confess your wrong and turn from it. This even happens when your not a christian. Forgiveness is not only gift from God or his expressed mercy, but also a time of space given by his grace. In order to answer the question about if satan can be forgiven you have to examin the reason "why" God wont do it. If there is anything about God its that he is a God of principle and purpose. Behind everything he has made and done he has done it for a purpose. When God created the sun he made sure placed it not too far or close from the earth in order to give off the right type of temperature. So when God created human beings(you and me) he placed us on earth, and when he created the angels he placed them in heaven. And when he placed human beings on the earth he made sure to have us live in a system called "time" but since the angels are with God in the spiritual word, that world in which he lives in doesnt run by "time" but by eternity and in eternity there is no such thing that exist as "time" because eternity is forever. Time cant keep up with eternity. So when satan sinned against God it was in heaven right? Heaven is where God is so it was in eternity. It was mentioned earlier that when we sin, we are provoked with guilt to turn away from our sins to God. When we ask for forgiveness God looks at us and says, ''okay, at this certain day and TIME you sinned. Im going to forget what you did at that TIME and give you some space(new TIME) to start over again and live right". But the reason why God cant do that for satan is because God looks at him and says, "since we live in a realm where time doesnt exist. I cant look at you and predict WHAT TIME you did this sin, so there is no SPARE TIME because I dont have any TIME to give you to start over." Thats another reason why the enemy is so jealous of us. When your jealous of someone its because they have something you dont have. What we have is TIME, and that will be something that he'll never have. But for those that live habitually sinful and refuse to repent. The bible says that when you dont repent that you store up Gods wrath on you(Romans2:5). When you fall and know that you have let God down, are you taking advantage of the time he's giving you to repent? Take it now because time is here but its also running short(1 Corinthians 7:29). I hope this provokes and stimulates you to meditate on the goodness of God towards mankind and to appreciate what it is that he's given us. Because in reality we dont deserve none of the benificiaries...But man, thats why his grace is so beautiful.

Grace and peace.

The Chosen Generation

1 Peter 2:9-10

9: But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into Hismarvelous light;

10: who once were not people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

My One & Only

Every girl's dream is to find that one guy that would give his life to be your all. I am happy to say i found him! I've known him for a while now but it took me a minute to realize how great he was. Just when i thought it as all done and there was not a guy i can trust he said wait what about me! So i finally gave him the chance to come in and take care of me. He promised to never hurt me and to fight for me. At first i had my doubts but then i saw how he always kept his word so i fell in love and not just little high school love i mean real love. Ah i love how late at night he calls me and i wake up not wanting to go back to sleep because i can't wait to talk to him. When i'm at school he's always on mind! All people see is the big smile on my face all the time, they know he's the one. Some people wonder why i never show when i'm sad but i really don't have time for that because all i think about is how he has everything under control. i love him so much i'm not afraid to scream out to the world and let them know he's my all. Now I can't wait until the day i'm dressed all in white and be with him forever. My one and only one is Jesus Christ. ;)

A Promise That Someone is Praying For You

Acts 12:5
"Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church."

PS. While you're in trouble or struggling someone is always praying for you! It's a PROMISE you best believe.

God Bless You

The Last Day, The Day of The Lord

"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives"- 2 Peter 3:10-11

PS. Get SAVED! and If you think you are make sure you DOUBLE-CHECK it never hurt nobody.

My Favorite Psalm

Everyone has their favorite Psalm :) Here's mine!

Psalm 25

1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

2 in you I trust, O my God.
Do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.

3 No one whose hope is in you
will ever be put to shame,
but they will be put to shame
who are treacherous without excuse.

4 Show me your ways, O LORD,
teach me your paths;

5 guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.

6 Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you are good, O LORD.

8 Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.

10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

11 For the sake of your name, O LORD,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

12 Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD ?
He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.

13 He will spend his days in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land.

14 The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.

15 My eyes are ever on the LORD,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart have multiplied;
free me from my anguish.

18 Look upon my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.

19 See how my enemies have increased
and how fiercely they hate me!

20 Guard my life and rescue me;
let me not be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.

21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope is in you.

22 Redeem Israel, O God,
from all their troubles!

PS. He's in control.

A Little More About My God

Psaml 95

3 For the LORD is the great God,
the great King above all gods.

4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,
and the mountain peaks belong to him.

5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.

PS. It all belongs to God :) He created it all. The most amazing thing is that ALL gods must worship God for he is above them all! AMEN

When I Think About The Lord (Lyrics)

Lyrics to When I Think About The Lord. Amazing Song!


When I Think about the Lord,
How He saved me, how He raised me,
how He filled me with the Holy Ghost.
How He healed me to the uttermost.

When I Think about the Lord,
how He picked me up and turned me around,
how He placed my feet on solid ground

Chrous*

It makes me wanna shout,
Hallelujah,
Thank you JESUS,
LORD, your worthy, of all the glory, and all the honor,
and all the praise... (Repeat*)

No Fear

Verses directly from the bible, to get you through any situation where you might feel insecure. He promises to be there for you, take care of you, take hold of your hand if you're in need to.

Isaiah 54:14

14 In righteousness you will be established:
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
Terror will be far removed;
it will not come near you.

Isaiah 41:13-14

13 For I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.

14 Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob,
O little Israel,
for I myself will help you," declares the LORD,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

Mark 4:40-41

40He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

41They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"

Isaiah 51:12

12 "I, even I, am he who comforts you.
Who are you that you fear mortal men,
the sons of men, who are but grass,

Psalm 91:4-6

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

2 Timothy 1:7

7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

John 14:27

27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Job 4:6

6 Should not your piety be your confidence
and your blameless ways your hope?

Attitude or Ingratitude

This quote every morning makes me understand that my attitude will make my day.

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is... more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do... The remarkable thing is that we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a ceartain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." -Charles Swindoll

Gloria a Dios

Que lindo es estar en la precensia de Dios. Que lindo saber que no estamos en esta tierra viviendo dia a dia sino viviendo con un proposito! Y es que si no experimentas lo que estoy viviendo nunca vas a entender! Aunque yo quiera explicarlo, no hay palabras. Por eso adoro a mi Dios aunque los demas le den la espalda.

A Cry For Help

Psalm 69

¹ God, save me,
because the water has risen to my neck.
² I'm sinking down into the mud,
and there is nothing to stand on.
I am in deep water,
and the flood covers me.
³ I am tired from calling for help;
my throat is sore.
My eyes are tired from waiting
for God to help me.
⁴ There are more people who hate me for no reason than hairs on my head;
powerful enemies want to destroy me for no reason.
They make me pay back
what I did not steal.

⁵ God, you know what I have done wrong;
I cannot hide my guilt from you.
⁶ Lord God All-Powerful,
do not let those who hope in you be ashamed because of me.
God of Israel,
do not let your worshipers be disgraced because of me.
⁷ For you, I carry this shame,
and my face is covered with disgrace.
⁸ I am like a stranger to my closest relatives
and a foreigner to my mother's children.
⁹ My strong love for your Temple completely controls me.
When people insult you, it hurts me.
¹⁰ When I cry and fast,
they make fun of me.
¹¹ When I wear clothes of sadness,
they joke about me.
¹² They make fun of me in public places,
and the drunkards make up songs about me.

¹³ But I pray to you, Lord, for favor.
God, because of your great love, answer me.
You are truly able to save.
¹⁴ Pull me from the mud,
and do not let me sink.
Save me from those who hate me
and from the deep water.
¹⁵ Do not let the flood drown me
or the deep water swallow me
or the grave close its mouth over me.
¹⁶ Lord, answer me because your love is so good.
Because of your great kindness, turn to me.
¹⁷ Do not hide from me, your servant.
I am in trouble. Hurry to help me!
¹⁸ Come near and save me;
rescue me from my enemies.

¹⁹ You see my shame and disgrace.
You know all my enemies and what they have said.
²⁰ Insults have broken my heart
and left me weak.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none;
I found no one to comfort me.
²¹ They put poison in my food
and gave me vinegar to drink.

²² Let their own feasts cause their ruin;
let their feasts trap them and pay them back.
²³ Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see
and their backs be forever weak from troubles.
²⁴ Pour your anger out on them;
let your anger catch up with them.
²⁵ May their place be empty;
leave no one to live in their tents.
²⁶ They chase after those you have hurt,
and they talk about the pain of those you have wounded.
²⁷ Charge them with crime after crime,
and do not let them have anything good.
²⁸ Wipe their names from the book of life,
and do not list them with those who do what is right.

²⁹ I am sad and hurting.
God, save me and protect me.

³⁰ I will praise God in a song
and will honor him by giving thanks.
³¹ That will please the Lord more than offering him cattle,
more than sacrificing a bull with horns and hoofs.
³² Poor people will see this and be glad.
Be encouraged, you who worship God.
³³ The Lord listens to those in need
and does not look down on captives.

³⁴ Heaven and earth should praise him,
the seas and everything in them.
³⁵ God will save Jerusalem
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will live there and own the land.
³⁶ The descendants of his servants will inherit that land,
and those who love him will live there.

Dear God

I'm sitting here in class quite, almost falling asleep, but my mind just can't give up. There are sooo many people out there that just won't even get the time to get to know you. They judge you because of our actions! I want to apologize if I have ever given them the wrong meaning of you. Many don't agree with my "religion", but how can I make them understand it's more than a religion it's a relationship when they just won't listen. I'm starting to feel how you feel! Last night I couldn't go to bed, all this pain in my heart and I don't know how to deal with them! Lord I just ask you to please have mercy PLEASE! This world is scaring me, there's no where to hide but in your presence. Father I just wanna make the difference here, I am not perfect but I do my best. Sometimes I feel like I'm wasting your time, but don't give up on me please! Help me show them that with you I'm getting close to perfection. I love you Lord! Don't take this pain away, because it has made me realize and open my eyes to a world full of confusion and I want to do something about it.

Thanks for always listening,

Sweet Sweet Sound (Lyrics)

Lyrics to the song Sweet Sweet Sound by Sarah Reeves, words full of anointing!

I am an instrument of the living God My life a melody to His name More than the songs I sing Worship is everything I live to glorify my King Hear the song of my life Let it be a sweet, sweet sound Let it be a sweet, sweet sound I raise this anthem high Let it be a sweet, sweet sound Let it be a sweet, sweet sound Through all the mire and clay You're washing me with grace You carry me, oh Lord, through it all So I will testify even in the fire I live to praise my Savior Hear the song of my life Let it be a sweet, sweet sound Let it be a sweet, sweet sound I raise this anthem high Let it be a sweet, sweet sound Let it be a sweet, sweet sound Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord And all creation will sing Hallelujah Hear the song of my life Let it be a sweet, sweet sound Let it be a sweet, sweet sound I raise this anthem high Let it be a sweet, sweet sound Let it be a sweet, sweet sound

A Strong Character

"The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life."

I've Been Carried By You, All My Life

When first looking at this photo, I felt thankful.
Didn't really understand why!?
So I kneeled down to pray.

Then I understood, that we are precious flowers that sometimes drown in little things, others bigger than us, but there's always a hand that is willing to reach out and take us out of any situation. That hand is my savior, without him I was like a flower drowning in this world, letting my problems little by little take my breath away and letting others just push me deeper down but he came and picked me up. Now there's nothing to worry about, and it's just time to be thankful, serve him and LOVE him.

What if...?

What if...?
God couldn't take the time to bless us today
because we could not take the time to thank Him yesterday...

What if...?
God decided to stop leading us tomorrow
Because we didn't follow him today...

What if...?
God didn't walk with us today
because we failed to recognize it as his day...

What if....?
We never saw another flower bloom
because we grumbled when God sent the rain...

What if...?
God stopped loving and caring for us
because we failed to love and care for others...

What if...?
God took away the Bible tomorrow,
because we would not read it today...

What If...?
God took away his message
because we failed to listen to his messenger...

What if...?
God didn't send His only begotten Son
because He wanted us be prepared to pay the price of sin...

What if...?
The door to the church was closed
because we did not open the door of our hearts...

What if...?
God would not hear us today
because we would not listen to Him yesterday...

What if...?
God answered our prayers the way we answer his call to service...

What if...?
God met our needs the way we give Him our lives...

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