12 Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. Just because your young doesn't mean you can't change the world. Show them who you are in the eyes of God. Show them who you want to be as a child of God. In school i hear so much grown up talk that I didn't even know of until my brother came home asking questions of what kids in school were talking about? We are all so focused in having a BF or GF and having electronics that are cool instead of living life. Stop worrying, life doesn't get easier when your grown up too. Just look at your parents, they have a job, work long hours, and sometimes pay for stuff and not ask for money back because they like you having fun and doing fun things with them. We are so focused on ourselves and what's going to happen later that we don't realize until your asking for money they owe you when they don't take money that you owe them. Also when your a kid, you sometimes might want more friends or just to be popular. Being popular is hard. It puts you under peer pressure which can lead to things God doesn't want his child doing. Giving into this peer pressure can lead to your friends not liking this new person you have become. You might be trying to be popular to change them into nice people but it doesn't work. Satan will mess with you. It's easier for a bunch of kids to change one person than one person to change a bunch of kids. Be happy with your friends that you have. They obviously except you for who you are and not what the popular kids want you to be.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Chris Tomlin & Passion Band - All My Fountains
One of my FAVORITE songs! Great beat and I LOVE THE LYRICS! God is my Living Water, my source of life! Enjoy! :D
How I became a Christian!
When I was born, my parents had me baptized as a symbol of their promise to raise me in the church and with Christian values. According to my mom, I was four when I prayed to Jesus and ask him to forgive me. It was the night before Easter, and we were discussing the Easter story and why we celebrate. I knew that it wasn't about the bunny or the eggs filled with candy. I understood that I made mistakes; that I wasn't perfect. Mom said that is why we have Easter. I told her that my preschool teacher had said Jesus died on the cross and then rose again to forgive me of my mistakes, and that I believed it was true.
As my faith grew, I said that being baptized was my parents' decision, and not mine. I wanted to be baptized again; I wanted it to be a declaration of my faith. Our church had a ceremony where people were being baptized. Most people had written a story of how they came to believe and why they were being baptized. At the end of the ceremony, they had open invitation where anyone who wanted could still be baptized. I told mom that I really wanted to do this; she did too. We were not planning on it, but we did. Mom went first and was baptized by a pastor friend, then it was my turn. She stayed in and baptized me with my dad and poppy standing on the outside.
Many friends from church came to watch. It was a very awesome moment for me. This wasn't the start of my relationship with God, it has been a journey that started the Easter when I was 4 years-old. This isn't the end either - I hope to share my growth and walk with Christ here.
This is my personal journey. Things I've learned from mistakes I've made, verses I've learned, and studies I've done.
Thank you for reading my GRACE & MERCY blog!
~ Lorena
As my faith grew, I said that being baptized was my parents' decision, and not mine. I wanted to be baptized again; I wanted it to be a declaration of my faith. Our church had a ceremony where people were being baptized. Most people had written a story of how they came to believe and why they were being baptized. At the end of the ceremony, they had open invitation where anyone who wanted could still be baptized. I told mom that I really wanted to do this; she did too. We were not planning on it, but we did. Mom went first and was baptized by a pastor friend, then it was my turn. She stayed in and baptized me with my dad and poppy standing on the outside.
Many friends from church came to watch. It was a very awesome moment for me. This wasn't the start of my relationship with God, it has been a journey that started the Easter when I was 4 years-old. This isn't the end either - I hope to share my growth and walk with Christ here.
This is my personal journey. Things I've learned from mistakes I've made, verses I've learned, and studies I've done.
Thank you for reading my GRACE & MERCY blog!
~ Lorena
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