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Called.

Exalt and Declare.  


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The Real World

Being in the work place can be rough. Today my coworkers were talking about Pastors the whole time and how they preach with one hand and do the opposite of what they preach with the other hand. Talking bout how Pastors have the good life...making money off their flock.
It took everything I had in me not to go off on them. First of all, they were only speaking from the bad example of ONE pastor here in Little Rock. Secondly, my dad is a pastor and he just got a huge pay cut...we're not living the American dream here.
I didn't know exactly how to get in on the conversation and turn their views around. I felt like it was the office against me. It's like that quite often. I wasn't expecting to work in  non-christian environment...but boy howdy did I get myself into a non-christian environment.  They are working for a good cause, but not living it out in their daily lives.
The question is: how do we get through to people? We think we would be a good example, but sometimes thats not enough. You have to SPEAK up too. After leaving Greenville's bubble, I gotta get back in gear for the real world.
Prepare yourself.

Come and cleanse us like a flood and send us out, so the world may know you reign.

Thoughts...

Here are a few thoughts I've been having and I just have to get them out...

Church is awesome...the sermon seires is called Revealing God and its awesome. Ya know how we get down and out about lots of things....i just recently have been really passionate about not letting those things get to you. We DONT have time to pout and be upset about things. I mean don't get me wrong...its alright to cry adn grieve, but dont' let it take a hold of you..you can't let everything in life get you down. We have soooo much to LIVE for. We don't have time for all that...we have a short life...we have little time...we need as much time as we can get to spread the Light and Love of Christ...and yes our experiences can help others in relating to them, but we need to move on LIVE. Ya know I just kept thinking yesterday about how...I don't want to be asking the question later on in life...What if I had given everything, my all? I don't want to ask that question. I want to live with no regrets...giving my all in everything i do.....like seriously think about it.....how much could you do if you gave your all...all the time!?! We could live amazing lives for Christ. Ya know..make the most out of every moment!

I also read the verse on sunday that says, work out your salvation with FEAR and TREMBLING. What exactly does that mean? How do you work out your salvation with FEAR and TREMBLING? ya know...anyways...that was a thought...

Then I have developed over the years a passion/interest for Human Trafficking and helping in that area. More recently, and more specifically the Sex Slave Trade around the world. I have watched several movies with that in it and heard sermons where people use it as an example..and I just can't get it out of my head...well guess what!!!?! this week at school is Social Justice Week!!! and the emphasis is on Human Trafficking and the Sex Slave Trade!!! I am soooooo sooo pumped! I don't know exactly what this means for me...if God is trying to tell me something...but im soaking it all in! There is an organization called INternational Justice Mission that is here and will be speaking and I want to talk to them about job opportunities after school!!! ahh!!! I am just sooo excited about lots of things these days!

Prayer.

Prayer. Prayer is powerful. Prayer is powerful and effective (James 5:16). God has given us the greatest tool, prayer. It not only allows us access to the HEAVENLY father, but it is what we use on earth to combat the spiritual world and warfare. So...if we have the most powerful tool possible, then why don't we treat it like that. We say little prayers here and there. We pray for our food and our friends. It has the power to HEAL! It has the power to CHANGE things like we couldn't ever imagine. We need to really believe that it is effective when use it. I mean honestly, think of all the things we could change and do if we really believed in the power of prayer! I have taken it upon myself to set aside time everyday to really PRAY to my GOD. I am praying for my friends as well, and for specific requests that they have given me...I WILL believe too. Just think about how you treat prayer, and really think about changing your prayer life and treating it like the tool God had intended. Also, all this power that I am talking about comes directly from the great I AM. So he is the one who gets the glory for it all.

If you would like me to pray for you, please just leave me a request and I would LOVE to pray for you.

Wal Mart

So there was this homeless man at wal mart the other day asking for food, and I soo wanted to give him a sandwich! I didn't have anything with me, and you can't give them money. I hate when that happens. When I want so badly to help, but can't! I at least made eye contact with him and gave him a smile. Sometimes...thats all they want is for you to make eye contact with them. Most of the time on the streets when people pass by they try and avoid the homeless by not making eye contact. you can't avoid them or pretend like their not there because they are! Anyways...i was frustrated because I couldn't help. All i could do was pray that God used someone that night to give him dinner and a nice smile!