Thoughts from Amanda

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

The Devil Is A Roaring Lion, Walking About, Seeking Whom He May Devour!

The devil is constantly trying to figure a way to bring you down. He never quits, he is more dedicated than we are!! I am sick and tired if seeing the devil destroy people's lives.
I hate the devil with everything that is inside me!! I am determined to become more dedicated and to beat the devil in his own game!!! When we see him take someone down we need to pick that person up, and go reach for another. Church, we have the power to shake and radial or world!!! The devil knows that so he tells us that were nothing. He tells us that we can't do nothing. We all start believing that voice in are head that says were nobody. That is not true one 0f the massages at the youth congress was called " Your Not A Zero Your A Hero" ! That is so true!! Come on guys look at all the power we hold. The word of God tells us in Mark 16:15-18 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believed not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that belief; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. See how much power we hold!! That's why we need to know the word of God cause if we know the word of God we can tell the devil no cause God tells me that I do have the power! God is coming soon, we have got to get busy!! I Have GOT to make it to heaven and I want my family to make it to heaven! I want to take others to heaven. We should check our selves and make sure that were not hanging on to anything! Everyday we need to pray for God to cleanse us make us white as snow purify me lord I want to be like you. If there be anything bad in me take it out!! If we want to beat the devil and shake our world we have to make sure were right to. Remember you have more power than the devil. Always be on guard cause the devil is seeking who he can devour!

Friday, July 14, 2006

What It Really Means To Be A Chirstain


To say you are a Christian is like saying your Christ like. Being a Christian we should be holy. We should want to be holy. To be holy you need to be holy on the inside and out. That's dressing holy looking different from the world and having clean thoughts. To be a Christian we need be compassionate toward others. Jesus was very compassionate. He was nice to everybody. Even when it made him look bad. He hanged with harlots and people who had leprosy. So, even if it might not look good to go talk to someone nobody likes and is the reject of our school we need to cause thats what Jesus would do. Remember what Bro. Matt Mattics said get the people that nobody wants and you will get the people that everybody wants. To be a Christian we need to be separate from this world. I know that is hard sometimes but we still need to be separate. Because, people notice when your different. When everybody is going to go see a certain movie and they invite you they say I'm so excited about seeing this movie. I have a great idea let's go together. Even though it's hard say I'm sorry I don't go to the theaters. Same goes for parties, and so on. People notice and it gives us a great opportunity to witness if we expect to save the world we have to be separate from the world we can't be the world. To be a Christian we need to have a close relationship with God. We need to pray with God everyday. I'm not talking about just praying before we eat. Bro. Magun preached a message on 4\ 21\04 he preached on "You Are As Close To God As You Want To Be." That is so true so many times we pray God I want to be closer to you. That is good but to be closer to God that
is up to us. To be a Christian we need to be bold and radical for God. We can't make a difference in this world being to scared to witness to people. We need to be more than pew warmers . If you can't do nothing but clean the church and witness you are being more than a pew warmer and doing a work for God. We have to start somewhere. Come on guys let's stand up and be true Christians. We can do it. Let's SHAKE OUR WORLD!!!

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Psalm 91

He that dwellath in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shawdow of the Almighty. I will say of the lord, He is my refudge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy sheild and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth
by day; Nor for the pestilance that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refudge, even the most high, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels in charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot agianst a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tramble under feet. because he hath set his love upon me, therefore I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. With long life will satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. This passage let's us know if we just keep walking. Praying when we don't feel like prayng. Fasting when we don't feel like fasting and going to church when we don't feel like going. God will give us the strength to make it. No devil want be able to touch you! So remember just keep on walking with God he is write there with us.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Storms

Everybody has a dream a vision for their lives.
god has his own dream his on vision for our lives.
well, I don't know about you but I want what God has planed for my life and in order to do that we all have to endure a storm. God also test us to see if we can be a product that God can use. We have all been in storms and I feel like I'm in one now! I know I'm not the only one, your probaly in one now to. On 2/15/04 my paster Br. Harrolson preached a message on a Sunday night called " They Came from a Storm" He preached from the book of acts 27:43-44. I will never forget that message ! He talked about how bad the storm was and how Paul had been fasting and praying and they came close to an Island a place where 2 seas met.
commander told them to jump out and swim to shore if you can't swim then grab some broken ship pieces and float on them to shore. If you are in a storm and the wind is blowing really hard and the waves are getting higher and higher and you don't feel that you can make it anymore remember this God didn't put you threw anything that you can't do! Don't give up, If you don't have the strength to move your arms or legs anymore grab some broken ship pieces. God is there with you, He Has never left you just call out his name and he will help you.
He will give you enough strength to make it. God has a plan for your life your going to make it!!!!!
So if your in a storm or the next one that you go threw you can make it!!! Threw that storm God is making something out of you that he can use!!!!!!

Saturday, July 08, 2006

We live in a generation where young people are scared to stand up and be bold and radical for God. I fall in that same category sometimes. We know the truth and get to feel God’s presence very strongly, God is with us! We need to be like the apostles and stand up for God and like the song says “his truth is marching on” it’s our responsibility to carry the truth were the next generation, it’s up to us, if we don’t do it who will? In John chapter 4: 23 it says “But an hour cometh and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the father in spirit and truth: for the father seeketh such to worship him.” We are the true worshipers, come on guys we can do it, let’s arise and worship God and tell this cold dark world that is very hungry for what we got! A lot of times we look at the world and all of the glamour it holds and we think that we are the ones who are missing life and all the fun. That’s not true; we have what the world is looking for!! God is looking for a group of people to stand up and fill the gap and are willing to not be ashamed and to arise and worship God and tell the world about the joy that we hold. There are so many people who don’t know and think that they are right. I don’t want to be held accountable for anybody. I don’t want to get to heaven and see someone that I had a chance to tell the truth but didn’t and see that they are lost. We have the power to make a difference in this world! Come on guy’s let the worshipers arise!!!

Hi, my name is Amanda. My pastor suggested that we start a blog to help encourage other young people and to talk about daily life. There have been many other kids in my youth group start a blog so I finally decided to start one. Please give me some time to figure this out, and eventually I will get this thing going pretty good. Meanwhile ignore any mistakes. Please leave comments and suggestions but please keep them clean. Thanks.