This has been something on my mind lately, and I was wanting to know if others were feeling the same thing too? Let me know! Leave comments and be praying for the situation that you might be involved with that fits here...
Do you ever ask God why? Why does this sitaution have to happen to me? Why does life have to be difficult during this one time? Why do I have to learn a lesson from this? Why do I have to loose this family member? I often keep wondering why. I know I'm not alone in this either. I think we all ask why. I think we ask why either about something we ourselves are going through, or why one of our family members is going through something. We ask God why. It's our human nature to ask why. We don't know how to act not asking God why.
I found several passages of scripture that I thought was very fitting for me. It's hard to not ask why. We must remember that there is a mighty and powerful God, bigger than you and I could ever be, that knows the answer to the WHY question. He knows why something needs to happen to you. He knows why He is forcing this on you. But He also knows what you will gain from the experience and what you will learn that will be forever important.
God understands what He is doing. He knows exactly what is going on. After the situation I question, I always sit back later and think "I wouldn't be the person I am without that one situation that I had to go through earlier." Sometimes it's really difficult to understand, and even more often it's impossible to understand why.
Always remember that God knows why and knows how, but we can't know until He's ready to. Pray to God, that if He can't give you the answers, that He would at least give you peace about the situation. Never forget that God loves you, and wants all the best for you. He loves us all, and even though He may not tell us the answer, He knows the answer to all our questions.
"Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." -Philippians 4:5-7
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Day 35: Isn't Our God...
so wonderful? He is so perfect, and so powerful. I just think every day about how mighty He is. He knows my name, knows the number of hairs on my head, but also knows that about each and every person on this Earth. He made everything and made the Earth to be perfect.
He made our bodies to be perfect in each and every single way. He made babies to know what to do and how to do it when they are born to gain their nutrition. He made the animals to know how exactly to fit into nature, and what to do in order to live and surivive on Earth.
God made everything. He took the time to make you absolutely perfect in His eyes. Take the time this week to just sit and think about all the things God has done for you, and all the things He orchestrated. He is so wonderful and mighty, and He deserves all our praise and love.
Also, I would like to announce a new and special arrival to my family today in my new little cousin born this morning. "For this child, we prayed" is the phrase on the plate in his nursery, and we prayed for him alright. Welcome to the world Cameron Wesley! :)
Have an amazing week! :) Love you all...
He made our bodies to be perfect in each and every single way. He made babies to know what to do and how to do it when they are born to gain their nutrition. He made the animals to know how exactly to fit into nature, and what to do in order to live and surivive on Earth.
God made everything. He took the time to make you absolutely perfect in His eyes. Take the time this week to just sit and think about all the things God has done for you, and all the things He orchestrated. He is so wonderful and mighty, and He deserves all our praise and love.
Also, I would like to announce a new and special arrival to my family today in my new little cousin born this morning. "For this child, we prayed" is the phrase on the plate in his nursery, and we prayed for him alright. Welcome to the world Cameron Wesley! :)
Have an amazing week! :) Love you all...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Day 24: My Daily Reminder
Is there a passage of scripture you know really well? Or a lesson you learned when you were in Sunday school that you can still think of and recall all the little details? One of the passages I have read in my Bible time and time again is the passage where Jesus is teaching about worry in Matthew 6:25-34.
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your sapn of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothed the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow and is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you--you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What will we ath?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first fo the Kingdom of God and his righteousnesss and all these things will be given to you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today."
For some of us, this is the first time of reading this passage. For others of us, this is a very well-known passage and one that have read, studied and heard many times. All of us forget sometimes that worrying is not going to do anything for us, and isn't going to help in any way besides showing that God that we do not trust Him with what He is going to do for us. We get so wrapped up in our jobs, family, friends, and all the situations we face with each of those three categories that we forget there is a God in control who is going to take care of us, and provide for us, and all we have to do is give our worries and our troubles to Him and He's going to make sure we are all okay.
So today, or even starting tomorrow, take the whole day to not worry about anything. Not worry about what some person might think of you or say to you. Take the day to not worry about your career, your spouse or your children. Still care about them and love on them, but don't worry about a situation that you are facing with them. Take the whole day to give all your worries to God and to be worry free.
Hope you have an amazing day! ~Brittney
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your sapn of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothed the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow and is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you--you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What will we ath?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first fo the Kingdom of God and his righteousnesss and all these things will be given to you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today."
For some of us, this is the first time of reading this passage. For others of us, this is a very well-known passage and one that have read, studied and heard many times. All of us forget sometimes that worrying is not going to do anything for us, and isn't going to help in any way besides showing that God that we do not trust Him with what He is going to do for us. We get so wrapped up in our jobs, family, friends, and all the situations we face with each of those three categories that we forget there is a God in control who is going to take care of us, and provide for us, and all we have to do is give our worries and our troubles to Him and He's going to make sure we are all okay.
So today, or even starting tomorrow, take the whole day to not worry about anything. Not worry about what some person might think of you or say to you. Take the day to not worry about your career, your spouse or your children. Still care about them and love on them, but don't worry about a situation that you are facing with them. Take the whole day to give all your worries to God and to be worry free.
Hope you have an amazing day! ~Brittney
Monday, February 14, 2011
Day 22: My Valentine
Well, hello everyone and Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m so glad to know that today has been such a beautiful day, and the weather is so perfect! I also am so glad to know that God is in control and He is above all else in the world, including the perfect timing of these forty days. This is my fifth Valentine’s Day to be single, and each year it gets a little easier, but it’s still a little tough to be single on Valentines. Everyone around you it seems has a Valentine, but this year is different. All the other years have seemed like it’s “Singles Awareness Day”. This year is so different for me. That’s not what it feels like this year. I have a Valentine. Let me tell you a little about him.
My valentine is a wonderful man. He is there for me when no one else seems to be around. He knows my every need, my every want, and my every desire. When there is something I am supposed to have or get, he knows when and he takes care of it right then and there. He loves me. Oh, how he loves me! He has done so much for me that if I started right at this moment thanking him for each and every thing he has done for me, and did it every day all day long, I would go the rest of my life and not finish giving him the thanks he deserves. He would lay his life on the line for me in order to save me, both on the Earth now and for all eternity. He holds such a special place in my heart, and without him in that place, I would have such a void I wouldn’t know where to begin to fill the void. My valentine is indescribable. There are not enough words to describe how amazing and awesome my valentine is. You want to know who my valentine is? It’s a man that has stolen my heart. He is a man that I want to spend my entire lifetime praising and worshipping. That’s right. My valentine is Jesus Christ. What an awesome present.
My valentine loves me so much. Read what God’s Word tells us about love in 1 John 4:19. “We love Him because He first loved us.” He loves us! He doesn’t just love me, but He loves each and every one of us. There are not enough words to describe it, not enough books to write it in, but know that He loves you, just like He loves me.
The first part of John 3:16 says “For God so loved the world…” It’s so incredible that He loves us the way He does. It’s so incredible to think about everything that He has done for us. It’s so awesome to know that when we feel as if there is not one person that loves us on this earth, we still have a God that loves us so much He would send His one son. Not one of His 3 or 4 or 5 sons. God has one son. He sent that one Son “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son, so that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Not that we deserve this in any way, shape, form, or fashion. We don’t deserve anything that God provides for us. We sin against God, turn our backs on Him, and sometimes even use His name in vein. But He still loves us. He knew we would do those things, and yet He still loves us. It’s so awesome to think about the fact that He loves us that much! How else can we describe it!
When I think of a Valentine I think of someone that you share your heart with. Someone you think of as being so special to your life, and someone you can’t wait to spend time with. This person is so important to your life, that the moments you are together you never want to end and the moments you are apart you can’t wait until you are with them again. This person is who you wake up thinking about and you’re your head down at night thinking about. Someone that you love so much you would do anything for them. I think of someone that you just can’t live without. That’s how I think of Jesus. All those things are things that describe my relationship with Him.
The beauty of Christ is that this relationship I have with Him is not just for me, but for everyone who believes. You can live a life for Christ just like I have chosen to do. It’s so simple. You first must understand that you are a sinner. Romans 3:23 says “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” We have all messed up. But once you understand that we have all messed up, it’s time to turn from your ways. You simply have to ask God to forgive you of the things you have done wrong. Ask Him to forgive specific things you have done to turn your back on Him. Once you ask Him to forgive you of those things, the Bible says “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions (sins) from us.” (Psalm 103:12) Once you do that, ask Him to come into your life. Give God an invitation to live inside your heart, and to be your savior that you have never had before. Open your heart up and allow God to come inside and live for you. Then, you can contact someone to help you understand what you have done. If you would like, you can send an e-mail to me, Brittney, at the address and I will be more than happy to talk to you. It’s the MOST important decision you will make in your life. Living a life for God is the MOST important and BEST thing you can ever do!
I’m spending my day with my true valentine. When everything else of the world is gone, I will know that my valentine is still there. When all the other people have failed me, or my heart is broken, Jesus is my valentine that will never leave me and never forsake me. I hope He is your valentine too.
Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine’s Day! May God live and dwell in us all!
Brittney
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Day 20: A Part of God's Family
A few days ago I was doing some reading in one of my books and it was so simple but touched me so much. We are all a part of God's family. No matter who your physical family is, if you are a believer in Christ, you are a part of God's family, and all the believers are your brothers and sisters. God's family. It makes it seem so simple and so awesome, doesn't it? It just makes me so happy to know that I am a part of his family. It's not just like I'm following Him, but He has made me a part of His family.
It also started making me wonder about how I treat my other family members? Do I treat them like I treat my physical family? Not all the time. Do I treat them like I would want to be treated my family members? Not all the time. It's so important to treat my family members (and for you to treat your family members) like you would want to be treated by your family members.
So as my family, know that I love you and am so thankful you have stuck with me for 3 weeks now during this time, and that you have been by my side! The blog reached over 600 views the other day, which made me so happy to know that people are viewing these posts and getting something out of them. Know that as my family I am praying for you, that everything in life is going how you would like it. And I hope you know that there is someone out there praying for you on a daily basis.
Looking forward to another 20 days, because I'm 20 down! :)
Brittney
By the way, on a personal note, I spent the afternoon with one of my sisters in Christ. We had so much fun, and took it upon ourselves to have a country photo shoot. (If you're not from Georgia, welcome! Here is what our sweet little Georgia looks like in the country! These pictures were taken by me and her, and we had so much fun, with our country accents and laughing and giggling all day! These are a few from the day, and we can't wait until we have another photo shoot!)
It also started making me wonder about how I treat my other family members? Do I treat them like I treat my physical family? Not all the time. Do I treat them like I would want to be treated my family members? Not all the time. It's so important to treat my family members (and for you to treat your family members) like you would want to be treated by your family members.
So as my family, know that I love you and am so thankful you have stuck with me for 3 weeks now during this time, and that you have been by my side! The blog reached over 600 views the other day, which made me so happy to know that people are viewing these posts and getting something out of them. Know that as my family I am praying for you, that everything in life is going how you would like it. And I hope you know that there is someone out there praying for you on a daily basis.
Looking forward to another 20 days, because I'm 20 down! :)
Brittney
By the way, on a personal note, I spent the afternoon with one of my sisters in Christ. We had so much fun, and took it upon ourselves to have a country photo shoot. (If you're not from Georgia, welcome! Here is what our sweet little Georgia looks like in the country! These pictures were taken by me and her, and we had so much fun, with our country accents and laughing and giggling all day! These are a few from the day, and we can't wait until we have another photo shoot!)
Friday, February 11, 2011
Day 19: A Song for Me.. Sharing with You!
Do you ever feel like there is a song that was written to speak directly to you? Or a song that describes your life so much that it makes you wonder if your closest friend wrote the song themselves? I have that feeling every once in a while about a song! And boy have I had that feeling about this one! On day one when I was taking a study break and turned on the radio, this was the first song that was playing and it seems like every time that I turn on the radio this song begins to play. I love it! Listen to the song and then take a look at the rest of this blog!
You are More by Tenth Avenue North
I love this song! The first verse alone is something that we have all dealt with. We all feel sometimes like we have messed up too much for God to still love us, or have not spent enough time with Him that He may want to just abandon us. There are people out there that feel like they have messed up too bad for anyone to care.. then comes the chours!
"You are more than the choices that you've made. You are more than the sum of your past mistakes. You are more than the problems you create. You've been remade."
It's so true! We are worth so much more! It's crazy to think about that God forgives us of our worst thoughts and actions, and forgets about them. To Him, we are worth so much more than anything else, including everything from our past.
Then comes the bridge! "This is not about what you've done, but what's been done for you. This is not about where you've been but where your brokeness brings you to. This is not about what you feel, but what He felt to forgive you."
This song speaks so many volumes to me that I can't describe. We are more. To God, we are so much more!
Put this song in your mind, on your iPod, or anything else you can because it's so special and important!
Enjoy the rest of your day!
You are More by Tenth Avenue North
I love this song! The first verse alone is something that we have all dealt with. We all feel sometimes like we have messed up too much for God to still love us, or have not spent enough time with Him that He may want to just abandon us. There are people out there that feel like they have messed up too bad for anyone to care.. then comes the chours!
"You are more than the choices that you've made. You are more than the sum of your past mistakes. You are more than the problems you create. You've been remade."
It's so true! We are worth so much more! It's crazy to think about that God forgives us of our worst thoughts and actions, and forgets about them. To Him, we are worth so much more than anything else, including everything from our past.
Then comes the bridge! "This is not about what you've done, but what's been done for you. This is not about where you've been but where your brokeness brings you to. This is not about what you feel, but what He felt to forgive you."
This song speaks so many volumes to me that I can't describe. We are more. To God, we are so much more!
Put this song in your mind, on your iPod, or anything else you can because it's so special and important!
Enjoy the rest of your day!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Day 17: Mathematics...
Hey everyone! I just got an email from my good friend from college Shawn that shared this YouTube video with me, and I couldn't wait to post this on the blog. Watch the video, especially if you're into mathematics! Even if you're not, you don't have to understand math to understand the video!
Let me know what you think!!
Brittney
Beauty of Mathematics
Let me know what you think!!
Brittney
Beauty of Mathematics
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Day 14: Constantly Praying and Thinking about God
Well, it's two weeks down and it's time to start another work week! I just wanted to share something that I have learned and hope to implement this week as a way to get closer with God in all areas of my life.
Sometimes I think we get so caught up in the act that we forget what we are truly doing. Like prayer. Prayer should be a conversation with God where we are truly talking with Him, as if we are talking to a parent or even a friend. We just get so wrapped up in the ritual tha we forget what we are really doing. Something I want to do this week is spend as much time as I can in prayer and conversation with God. One of the ways I am trying to do this is repeating Scripture or small phrases back to God, even if it's in my own heart, just to show God that I know He is with me and I want to talk to Him.
I have got as many sticky notes as I could and am writing scriptures on all of them. Any scripture or small phrase that I can say to God to speak to Him at all times. I am placing those sticky notes in areas that I am a lot. For example, I am placing them on my mirror in my bedroom, on my laptop where I write to all you readers, on my television, on my Bible, in my car on the steering wheel, in my planner, as the wallpaper of my cell phone, but everywhere I can I am putting these scriptures on them. The Bible teaches us that we should bury the Word in our hearts. What you bury in your heart is what you think of most often. Hebrews 4:12 says this about the Word of God: "For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing een to the division of soul and spirit, and joints of marrow, and is a discenter of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
So this week I am burying the Word of God into my heart. I challenge you to do the same. Just one sticky note. If you read that sticky note enough times, you will find that you have memorized what that sticky note says and that you have learned one verse out of the Word of God.
I hope you have an awesome week, and carry God in your own life everywhere you go!
Brittney
Sometimes I think we get so caught up in the act that we forget what we are truly doing. Like prayer. Prayer should be a conversation with God where we are truly talking with Him, as if we are talking to a parent or even a friend. We just get so wrapped up in the ritual tha we forget what we are really doing. Something I want to do this week is spend as much time as I can in prayer and conversation with God. One of the ways I am trying to do this is repeating Scripture or small phrases back to God, even if it's in my own heart, just to show God that I know He is with me and I want to talk to Him.
I have got as many sticky notes as I could and am writing scriptures on all of them. Any scripture or small phrase that I can say to God to speak to Him at all times. I am placing those sticky notes in areas that I am a lot. For example, I am placing them on my mirror in my bedroom, on my laptop where I write to all you readers, on my television, on my Bible, in my car on the steering wheel, in my planner, as the wallpaper of my cell phone, but everywhere I can I am putting these scriptures on them. The Bible teaches us that we should bury the Word in our hearts. What you bury in your heart is what you think of most often. Hebrews 4:12 says this about the Word of God: "For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing een to the division of soul and spirit, and joints of marrow, and is a discenter of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
So this week I am burying the Word of God into my heart. I challenge you to do the same. Just one sticky note. If you read that sticky note enough times, you will find that you have memorized what that sticky note says and that you have learned one verse out of the Word of God.
I hope you have an awesome week, and carry God in your own life everywhere you go!
Brittney
Friday, February 4, 2011
Day 12: Pressing On!
It's almost been 2 weeks, and what a ride God has taken me on so far!
I tried something new tonight and can't share all my secrets just yet about things to come, but I'm so excited..
I just wanted to share one verse tonight and just the prayer of my heart. The verse I wanted to share was from Philippians 3:14. This is what the verse says:
"I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
I have a goal. The goal is to get through these forty days and learning so much and becoming so close to God and how He wants to use my life. Each day I get up and want to begin to dig into the Word and focus all my attention and my everything on what has been taking place in my life. But then the things around me begin to get in the way. Schedules get in the way of study time. A TV show comes on that I want to watch but don't feel like I should. Something needs to be done to get ready for the next day. Routines become more and more apparent.
In our own lives, sometimes we get so caught up in a routine that by trying to change the routine it's like we are completely changing the world. Does anyone else ever feel like that? Well, that's what I did in these forty days. I took all my usual routines when I couldn't fit time in to really soak up God's Word and put all those routines in the trash and developed this new routine of study and focus on God.
Sometimes Satan is so apparent and around me I can feel him. He wants me to mess up. He wants me to settle into what I have been doing. He wants to trip me up so that he can say that I failed. But every time I just stop and pray and ask God to put me right back where I was and keep right on going. Then I think about Philippians.
I have a goal through this process. God has major plans for me, and I want to use these forty days to seek Him out and find out what that goal is. I know there are big things for me, and I can't wait to see what those big things are! So when you start wondering how I am and how things are going, go back to this verse.
"I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
Satan is present and wants me to fail at this, and doesn't want me to gain another step between God and I. But my God is stronger than Satan could ever be, and my God will support me and love me regardless of anything else that may happen in my life!
Thanks for keeping up, and hopefully there will be more news very soon!
Brittney
I tried something new tonight and can't share all my secrets just yet about things to come, but I'm so excited..
I just wanted to share one verse tonight and just the prayer of my heart. The verse I wanted to share was from Philippians 3:14. This is what the verse says:
"I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
I have a goal. The goal is to get through these forty days and learning so much and becoming so close to God and how He wants to use my life. Each day I get up and want to begin to dig into the Word and focus all my attention and my everything on what has been taking place in my life. But then the things around me begin to get in the way. Schedules get in the way of study time. A TV show comes on that I want to watch but don't feel like I should. Something needs to be done to get ready for the next day. Routines become more and more apparent.
In our own lives, sometimes we get so caught up in a routine that by trying to change the routine it's like we are completely changing the world. Does anyone else ever feel like that? Well, that's what I did in these forty days. I took all my usual routines when I couldn't fit time in to really soak up God's Word and put all those routines in the trash and developed this new routine of study and focus on God.
Sometimes Satan is so apparent and around me I can feel him. He wants me to mess up. He wants me to settle into what I have been doing. He wants to trip me up so that he can say that I failed. But every time I just stop and pray and ask God to put me right back where I was and keep right on going. Then I think about Philippians.
I have a goal through this process. God has major plans for me, and I want to use these forty days to seek Him out and find out what that goal is. I know there are big things for me, and I can't wait to see what those big things are! So when you start wondering how I am and how things are going, go back to this verse.
"I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
Satan is present and wants me to fail at this, and doesn't want me to gain another step between God and I. But my God is stronger than Satan could ever be, and my God will support me and love me regardless of anything else that may happen in my life!
Thanks for keeping up, and hopefully there will be more news very soon!
Brittney
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Day 10: We All Need the Cure!
Sorry it's taking me so long to get back with all of you! It feels like I haven't added a post in a while, and know you've all been waiting on one!
I have been continuing with all my readings on different days now, because frankly I have made my reading list way too long! :) But I'm enjoying all of it, and God is using each of the books I am reading to teach me more and more about what He has to offer me.
Like I mentioned in one of the other posts, I'm doing a study on Romans right now. I read through and studied Romans 3 the other day and had something I really wanted to share. This was something written as a commentary in one of my Bibles I have been using, and thought it was so true and wanted you all to read it also.
Romans 3:9-20 -> The Need for a Cure
If a doctor suddenly appeared on a televiosion news program announcing, in a excited voice, a cure for the Paraguayan flu, who would notice? For his discovery to impress us so deeply that we would seek vaccination, he would first need to prove the terrible danger of the unknown virus.
Paul's message in Romans is the great news about God's amazing grace: A complete cure is available to all. But people won't seek a cure until they know they are ill. Thus, Romans beings with one of the darkest descriptions in the Bible. Paul concludes, "There is no one who is rigteous, not even one." The entire world is doomed to spiritual death unless a c ure can be found.
What a perfect picture for us. There are people we see on a daily basis that don't even know they are sick. They don't even know that they need God and the saving grace that He can provide. People don't understand what God accomplished through the life of Jesus. They don't understand that God provided a cure for the spiritual death that people are living in. Jesus died on a cross because by doing that He could save humankind from spending their eternity in Hell. Jesus did that specially for YOU, the reader of this post.
Jesus provided the cure. He provided the cure in the way of the cross, and showed us that He loved us enough to provide that cure. All we have to do is pray and ask for the cure.
Go out into the world and tell people that they need the cure. I don't mean scaring them into it, but showing them that they are dying a spiritual death and they need the cure for the disease, which lies specially in Jesus and praying and asking for Him to come live their life. Such an awesome concept, that Jesus is our cure.
He is our cure!
More to come soon! Go out and share with others about the cure!
-Brittney
I have been continuing with all my readings on different days now, because frankly I have made my reading list way too long! :) But I'm enjoying all of it, and God is using each of the books I am reading to teach me more and more about what He has to offer me.
Like I mentioned in one of the other posts, I'm doing a study on Romans right now. I read through and studied Romans 3 the other day and had something I really wanted to share. This was something written as a commentary in one of my Bibles I have been using, and thought it was so true and wanted you all to read it also.
Romans 3:9-20 -> The Need for a Cure
If a doctor suddenly appeared on a televiosion news program announcing, in a excited voice, a cure for the Paraguayan flu, who would notice? For his discovery to impress us so deeply that we would seek vaccination, he would first need to prove the terrible danger of the unknown virus.
Paul's message in Romans is the great news about God's amazing grace: A complete cure is available to all. But people won't seek a cure until they know they are ill. Thus, Romans beings with one of the darkest descriptions in the Bible. Paul concludes, "There is no one who is rigteous, not even one." The entire world is doomed to spiritual death unless a c ure can be found.
What a perfect picture for us. There are people we see on a daily basis that don't even know they are sick. They don't even know that they need God and the saving grace that He can provide. People don't understand what God accomplished through the life of Jesus. They don't understand that God provided a cure for the spiritual death that people are living in. Jesus died on a cross because by doing that He could save humankind from spending their eternity in Hell. Jesus did that specially for YOU, the reader of this post.
Jesus provided the cure. He provided the cure in the way of the cross, and showed us that He loved us enough to provide that cure. All we have to do is pray and ask for the cure.
Go out into the world and tell people that they need the cure. I don't mean scaring them into it, but showing them that they are dying a spiritual death and they need the cure for the disease, which lies specially in Jesus and praying and asking for Him to come live their life. Such an awesome concept, that Jesus is our cure.
He is our cure!
More to come soon! Go out and share with others about the cure!
-Brittney
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