A Valiant gentleman riding a noble white steed rides into your life, sweeps you off your feet and whisks you away from all the problems in your life and you live happily ever after.... Most girls stop believing in this type of a once upon time tale pretty early on. But should we stop believing in the perfect ending?
Revelation 19:11-16
"Then i saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! It's rider called faithful and true...And on his robe and on his thigh he has a name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords."
Rewind: Once upon a time....
The King of Kings comes riding a noble white steed to judge the earth and establish a new heaven and a new earth. He sweeps you off your feet and whisks you away from the trials and hardships of this life and you live happily ever after in heaven. Literally. Revelation 21:4 says "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Im not gonna go in depth or or try to interpret the meaning of any part of Revelation. I can't wrap my mind around it. But let me point something out to you guys. Our father, the King of Kings, loves us more than we could ever imagine. Every detail of our lives matter to him and he listens to us, comforts us, and cares for us. One day soon Christ will return and call his children back to live with him in heaven. All the hardships we know here will cease to exist and we truly will live happily FOREVER after.
If that isnt the perfect bedtime story i don't know what is :) Love you guys :)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
ATF follow up
With amazing speakers and purposeful dramas as well as worship and top notch Christian bands Acquire the Fire never disappoints. I learned so much this year about love in so many different aspects. God's love for us, our love to those around us and yes of course even romantic love. Our speaker Joel Johnson, the main speaker, made us laugh but held our attention and guided us in a meaningful journey through Bible passages, history and many other sources to drive his points home and I know that God used him in a big way over the weekend. The speaker that we had the first night was named Nick. He was born without arms and legs. He told us his story and explained to us that his disability is visible to everyone, but ours aren't. We all have our weaknesses and shortcomings. His is physical but for some of us it's spiritually or emotionally. He told us that he used to pray every night for a miracle. That God would give him arms and legs but he never got them. Then one day when he was speaking to a church group of about 3000 people he looked out into the crowd and saw a little boy near the front... with no arms and legs. He called him up on stage with him and his father brought him up. It brought tears to his eyes and he asked them to supper after the show. The boys parents had been told that their son would never walk or anything like that which nick could do and that there was no one else like him. It was then that Nick realized something... Sometimes if God doesn't give you a miracle he makes you someone elses miracle instead. God really used this weekend and everyone came home with something else that God had layed on their hearts. It was a wonderful experience :)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Acquire the Fire
In 9 days i will be heading to the cities for a youth conference called Aqcuire the Fire. Im a senior this year so its my last year as a student at ATF. When i was in 7th Grade God used Acquire the fire to change my life. It pushed me from a passive life, and an even more passive faith, into a passionate life and a faith that went deeper than words and spilled over into my actions. I try to live out that faith in every aspect of my life. Im coming with a very small group this year instead of a bigger one, there's only 10 of us but i see potential in the lives of everyone of those coming for God to move in them and impact their lives in a huge way through ATF. I know that God uses this conference in big ways and i can't wait to hear what God will reveal to me this year.
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