On my way to School...

On my way to school this morning I did something I hardly ever do....I drove the speed limit. And...I observed what was going on around me...and this is what I saw

* 2 children running to catch the bus...their mother behind them picking up a dropped lunchbag and bringing it to them
*A mother holding an umbrella over her children as they waited for the bus
*a bunch of children in a dump truck with their father, also waiting for the bus...he stood outside watching until the bus was out of sight before he left

........................I think, contrary to society,....that parents still do love their children....they do still care about what happens to them, if they forget their lunch or get wet waiting in the rain....and that gives me hope!


Psalm 103:13
"As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;"

To an Unknown God

^{Acts 17:23-28a}

²³ For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you.
 ²⁴ “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. ²⁵ And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. ²⁶ From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. ²⁷ God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. ²⁸ ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’

When God Writes Your Love Story

Love...a word many girls dream of. Guys too of course, but how many of them would like to admit it? At any rate a friend of mine let me borrow this book (that she borrowed from another friend) and I found it quite helpful and full of good advice. Written by Eric and Leslie Ludy, When God Writes Your Love Story explains that we need to surrender the 'pen' to God who is the Great author. The book is made up of five sections...

1. Desiring a love story: this section explains why we need to surrender every aspect of our lives to God and allow Him to be the "captain" of our "love boat". We need to drop our egos and be humble, seeking God's will for our lives. We also need to steer clear of the 'status quo' and let God give us His best, not try to find someone for ourselves who is not up to God's standards!

2. Preparing for a love story: this section explains that having a successful love life does not begin when a relationship is started but rather with the purity and practice of respect that occurs before. The best way to show love to your future partner is to speak with God about them, keep yourself pure, and develop your inward excellence so that when they meet you they will be attracted to your true beauty rather than pursue an outward shallow relationship.

3. Waiting for a love story: Perhaps you've been here many times...this section deals with being faithful before you are ever in a relationship; meaning that you faithfully wait for the right person to come along not just date around because you are desparate for a relationship. Keep your standards high, in par with God's and though you will need to be patient, possible never getting married, you will be doing what God's will is. God wants what is best for you, and has everything planned out so we don't need to worry.

4. Sweetening a love story: this section deals with ways to create a successful love story...picking some team members who can give you advice and an outside perspective so things don't go too far too fast, and so that you have someone to encourage you in your relationship. God designed our families to support us, give us advice, and sometimes to chastise us...but to be with us. Don't be embarrassed of your family; keep them involved in your love life as well!

5. Discovering a God-written love story: this section deals withthings such as loss of virginity before marriage and teh grace that God gives us (though we should not abuse it). We need to lean on God through everything and trust in Hiis forgiveness, confessing all our sins to Him. The Ludys also encourage our generation to have backbone and stand up for purity and God's truth rather than exchanging the truth of God for a lie to stand firm, and bring others with us! The final chapter is an epilogue called "after I do" that explains that marriage is not always what we dream it to be, but even so to have a beautiful marriage we need to let God keep the pen. He writes what He has planned, and only when we surrendered everything to Him can we be content with what we have.

Whether you are in a relationship or wish you were in a relationship I reccommmend this book! The Bible Passages that the Ludys use to illustrate their points show how foundational the Bible is to our relationships, and every other aspect of our lives. After reading When God Writes Your Love Story I'm sure you will have a fresh and Godly perspective on relationships, and how to prepare for them/have them.

A wet bird never flies at night

I do not know what the saying "a wet bird never flies at night" means....does anyone have any ideas....???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

The Slut Walk

It's like a bad nightmare...but it's the reality of the country I live in. People are seriously always playing the blame game, and in this case I would like to defend a certain police officer who in a talk about sexual assualt warned women not to provoke an attack by dressing like a slut. Unfortunately the women attending heard nothing caring in this remark and claim that the officer blames victims for attacks...This they protested by having 'slut walks' in Toronto, Ottawa, and other places...

As I understand it, the actions taken by women after the speech only proved his point. Women nowadays feel that they have no responsibility for the actions of others...in regards to sexual assault this would mean (to put it bluntly) that a woman may be dressed like a slut...looking like an invitation but she doesn't feel that she is responsible for tempting a man to accept this invitation. Don't get me wrong here...it is not the direct fault of a woman who takes the neccessary precautions...trying to express her inward beauty rather than attracting lust-drenched looks from males. Here I think the officer was right...as much as it would be the attacker's crime I would say that inappropriate clothing could be taken for 'implied consent'.

Play it safe...especially as a Christian...it is not wrong to look your best but it is wrong when you dress to tempt. The blame game was invented in the Garden of Eden...don't fall prey to it.

"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful..." 1 Peter 3: 3-5a

This passage does not say that you shouldn't dress nice...simply that that should not be your ultimate source of beauty.

Six Truths in Life

I got this from a dear friend...and it was so good I thought I would share it!

1. You cannot stick your tongue out and look up at the ceiling at the same time, a physical impossibility due to the tendons within your neck .

2. All idiots, after reading #1 will try it.







3. And discover #1 is a lie.






4. You are smiling now because you are an idiot.








5. You soon will forward this to another idiot.






6. There is still a stupid smile on your face .


I sincerely apologize about this but I'm an idiot and I needed company. You now have 2 options...delete it, or send it along to put a smile on someone else's face today

Ambition

"what is your ambition?" A typical question for Senior students about to graduate...but the first thing that pops into my head is a Bible verse "make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: to mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you." (1 Thesselonians 4:11) So is this your ambition? This does not mean that you can't pursue a degree or a good job, but rather the contrary ... go get a job, mind your business and work hard.

Here comes the infamous question "Why?" Well the following verses provide a reason..."So that your daily life will win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependant on anybody." (vs 12). By working hard we reflect God, who sent Jesus down as a servant who worked hard and spread the Word. We need to do the same...even if you are a missionary you should be able to provide for yourself just as Paul did, making tents. Spreading the gospel doesn't just mean preching on the streets, it means living a life of holiness that people will notice. Don't be lazy or ashamed of the gospel...carpe deum...wherever you are be all there living for God's glory!

A joke :)

A friend of mine who I will call Abiyana shared this joke with me in school...enjoy...

A young minister of the Anglican Church received a new post where he was assitant to another older minister. The church members were very receptive to this new young fellow in the church.  One old lady often invited him over for tea an invitation which he always had politely refused. One day while out for a walk the young  minister realized that he was walking right in front of her house. She always invites me over he thought to himself I might as well pop by for a visit. So  through the garden and up to the door he walked. He knocked on the door repeatedly, "Hello? Anyone home?" He said, but no one answered. That's strange, he thought, Her bike is there in the laneway so she must be home...oh well, she must be busy. Grabbing a piece of paper from his pocket he scrawled a quick note to leave on the door knowing she would look up the verse (see below for verse)
               Revelation 3:20 
The next Sunday at church the minister saw the old lady but she said nothing...instead she dropped a note in the offering plate, knowing he would look up the verse (see below for verse)
               Genesis 3:10








Revelation 3:20 "behold I stand at the door and knock"












Genesis 3:10 "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid"