Matthew 10:39
"He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it."
If all you do is look after yourself you'll never truly find yourself, for you are who you are in the eyes of others. But if you forget about yourself and look to God you'll not only find who you are, but who he is.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Actions Speak Louder than Words
Matthew 21:29-31
"'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. "Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will sir,' but he did not go. "Which of the two did what his father wanted?"
"Well done is better than well said." -Benjamin Franklin
"'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. "Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will sir,' but he did not go. "Which of the two did what his father wanted?"
"Well done is better than well said." -Benjamin Franklin
Is it Better to Wait Around than to go Right to God?
Matthew 20:13-16 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
When I first read this I grew angry. I thought that it meant those who come to God first will receive less than those who come to God last. I thought, "Does this mean it's better to wait around than go right to God?" Is it better to wait to find God later in life? Then I realized that's not what it's saying at all. It's saying that whether you come in old age or young, all who come will receive God's gifts and eternal life. It's never too late to come.
And to those who followed God from a young age, don't grow frustrated because someone who has just come to God receives not less, but just as much as, you. Instead, rejoice for yet another soul has found their savior, and another soul can join you in heaven.
When I first read this I grew angry. I thought that it meant those who come to God first will receive less than those who come to God last. I thought, "Does this mean it's better to wait around than go right to God?" Is it better to wait to find God later in life? Then I realized that's not what it's saying at all. It's saying that whether you come in old age or young, all who come will receive God's gifts and eternal life. It's never too late to come.
And to those who followed God from a young age, don't grow frustrated because someone who has just come to God receives not less, but just as much as, you. Instead, rejoice for yet another soul has found their savior, and another soul can join you in heaven.
Monday, October 17, 2011
For He
For he showed me a better way
For he keeps giving me better days
For he always shows me how to start
For he keeps burning the fire in my heart
For when I’m sad he echoes
The voices of those I love
I’m so glad someone showed me
My great Lord above
For I know that I am saved
For he makes me brave
For his spirit’s found all around
For he can reach to us on the ground
For when I’m sad he echoes
The voices of those I love
I’m so glad someone showed me
My great Lord above
For he brings me to those who need help
For he gave me the strength to seek help
For he gives me the words to calm hearts
For he lives inside my own heart
For when I’m sad he echoes
The voices of those I love
I’m so glad someone showed me
My great Lord above
And I know that when I need him
I don’t have to walk so far
And I know that when I need him
He’s always where we are
For he always there for me
For he never ever leaves
For he always walks be side me
For he carries me when I need
For when I’m sad he echoes
The voices of those I love
I’m so glad someone showed me
My great Lord above
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
I Need Another Peice
I just do not understand. I feel this incredible pull towards making movies and I know that is really what I want to do, but for some reason I just can not shake the feeling that God wants more from me. I do not know what to do with it.
I can not help but walk the halls of Towson seeing all the laughter and smiling faces and think, I do not belong here. All those smiling faces and I am not one of them. At the beginning of the year I was excited that this is where my parents went. Now I just realize that Towson's place in my life is just to help realize the past of my parents. Not to come to my own future. I don't know where I shoud be. All I know is I should not be here.
All I do while I am here is grasp at my metal link that reminds me of my family back home. It reminds me of my church. That is all I think about at school, getting home to them.
I just want anyone who is close to me reading this to know that I am not saddened by any of this. I am just confused.
Lord please give me another piece to the puzzle called my life. I understand that you only reveal things to us in pieces, but if you could hurry the next piece up that would be amazing.
I can not help but walk the halls of Towson seeing all the laughter and smiling faces and think, I do not belong here. All those smiling faces and I am not one of them. At the beginning of the year I was excited that this is where my parents went. Now I just realize that Towson's place in my life is just to help realize the past of my parents. Not to come to my own future. I don't know where I shoud be. All I know is I should not be here.
All I do while I am here is grasp at my metal link that reminds me of my family back home. It reminds me of my church. That is all I think about at school, getting home to them.
I just want anyone who is close to me reading this to know that I am not saddened by any of this. I am just confused.
Lord please give me another piece to the puzzle called my life. I understand that you only reveal things to us in pieces, but if you could hurry the next piece up that would be amazing.
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