Day seven: Dreams

Okay...I'm not sure what type of "dreams" this is talking about. It could be dreams as in sleeping dreams, or dreams as in goals. I'm gonna write a letter to my goal-type-of-dreams.
But real quick, I had a hilarioius dream last night, but I woke up scared for some reason. It was at my house and we had a TON of people over for something....we were all decorating our house together and having cider and stuff. It was epic...UNTIL! Phillip came out of my room, holding my iguana. And background thing....my iguana is really a butt. So mean. Anyways, I said, "Phillip! Why do you get Poopsy out?" He said, "Cause...." Then he dropped him and was all trying to catch him and Poopsy kept turning around and hissing at Philly. It was really freaking him out so he just let him run away.
So, I took over on trying to catch my iguana. It was running through the kitchen so I was spriting after it and then I looked and saw that it's tail was gone. (Iguana's lose their tail and it hurts them really bad. They can grow them back but it's normally deformed and it gets infected a lot.) SO! I freaked out and said, "Philly! Where is his tail?" And he said, "Uhmm....last time I saw it, it was in your room." Sure enough, I went in my room and his tail was laying on my floor still moving and I freaked out.
Isn't that disturbing but funny? I woke up though and thought that my iguana was gone but there he was sleeping under his log, so I was good. :)
Okay here we go:

Dear Dreams,
I don't really know what you are because I don't have many dreams. I kinda think of my future as all in God's hands. But! I do want to become a nurse, and eventually find the perfect man and get married and have children. The latter is my ultimate dream. Career is only if I end up being single or if my husband needs help with finances. But I want to be at home and raise my kids and homeschool them and teach them in the way they should go. I don't know if that is God's plan for me though. So! Dreams, I need you to listen....GOD is the one who knows where I will be and where I should go. So, you can't get in the way and distract me from what God wants. Allow me to follow God and not base my actions off of you. You feel me?
God's plan for me is better than any plan I could ever even dream up. There will be unexpected twists and turns that I have no control over. It might throw you for a loop, so be ready for that.
You might be a fraud. Have you ever thought of that? You may be a fake thing in my head that will never come to pass, and then you will be unimportant and forever forgotten. Poor, sad little dream. Maybe you should just go away and leave me to following Christ. I want what HE wants.

Your owner,
Becca

Day six: My future spouse

This is really neat! I mean, how many people think of really writing a letter to their future spouse. I actually think that I'm gonna write an actual real letter, and save it and give it to my husband. And I probably will write several over the years, so I'll save them all and put them in date order and give them to him when we are married. How amazingly special would that be. It's almost like keeping myself accountable by developing a sort of relationship and bond with the man I will spend the rest of my life with. Ya know? Or does that totally not make any sense at all?

Dear Future Spouse,
I love you, whoever you are. That sounds weird huh? Well I do.....or will. I will love you more than anyone else in this world. But let's both make sure that the Lord is always the number one idol in our life....actually the ONLY idol in our lives. He needs to be all that we strive to become, during marriage AND before. If we run after Christ wholeheartedly, and make him number one in our lives, I know that our paths will cross and that we will know how perfect we are for each other. We will have peace knowing that it's right and God ordained.
God has stitched us perfectly for each other. Our stories mesh just right, our personalities are great together, we will love each other so much, and we will be willing to give our lives for each other. Crazy huh? It makes me happy to know that I will spend the rest of my life with someone wonderful and uniquely fit just for me. God is so great isn't He?
I will tell you all my thoughts, fears, past, and dreams, and you will listen to me and know more about me than anyone ever has. Lord willing you will think I'm the most perfect human being. I will tell you "You're crazy and deceived," if you say that, but really, those words will mean so much to me. I may not tell you so, but really, it will make me feel so special. You will be there for me when I need someone to cry to, laugh with, talk to, or when I just need to feel loved. You won't be perfect, but I will still love you when you aren't acting ideal. :)
I will be the one you can always come to, and I will love you with all my heart and with everything I have in me. I won't let a day go by where I won't say the words, "I love you." I will try my hardest to be the wife that I am meant to be. I will serve you and support you in everything that you undertake. I will be there to encourage you when you succeed, and also when you fail. I will be a mother to our children and raise them in a way that will make you proud. Most importantly though, I will make sure that I'm following close on Christ's heels, and I will be the spiritual woman that I need to be.
Now, this doesn't just start with marriage. It starts NOW. I am preparing myself everyday for the commitment to you. I will stretch and push myself to be honoring and loving, and God fearing. I am waiting for you, and making sure to keep myself pure for you. I have made mistakes, but I know that God is forgiving and I know that you will also forgive me. I'm going to make it my goal to live my life with you and God in the front of my mind. That way, I will live with the future in mind...not just seeking what I want in the present. It will all be worth it in the end, and you will be all that I have ever dreamed of. I won't have regrets if I do this all right. It will only be for the better
I love you and I will until the day I die. When I say my vows to you on our wedding day, i will mean them with all my heart. Only death will keep me away from you. When I say, "I do," that's exactly what I mean. Sickness and health, to honor and cherish till death do we part.

Your future wife,
Becca

Day Four: Sibs

Hey Ashley,
You are the greatest. You constantly make me laugh, and always know the perfect time to give me hug when I need it. I love how we can read each other's minds and translate for each other when Mom and Dad think we are talking a totally different language. You are such a wonderful friend and I can always count on you to stick up for me and be there when I need a shoulder to cry on. You are such a sweetheart and I look up to you. Your love for the Lord is something that I envy and everyday I try to be more and more like you in that way. You are inspiring!
Sorry for all the times that I haven't treated you like I should. Sometimes it's so easy to take you for granted and that's SUCH a big mistake. You are a blessing from Christ and I'm SO happy that Mom and Dad had a surprise child cause without you, I would be.....gosh! What WOULD I be? I would be socially messed up, and I would have NO fun whatsoever, and I would probably be a spoiled brat, but you got that instead. *wink* Just kidding Sissa. No, but for real, I would be so sad without you. God truly has it all planned out because you are the most perfect sibling I could ever have. The only thing I would change about you is.......I would want you to always do my chores and give me the money that you make. *laughs evily* No....actually that would be disfunctional, so nevermind. I wouldn't want you to do that cause that would leave you hanging out to dry. SO! Forget that I said that. *cries* I promise! I didn't mean it! LOL.
Anyways, thanks for everything you have done for me. I love you so much and thank the Lord for you ALL THE TIME. You are so precious! Thanks for all the laughs. You are truly hysterical and I love how we love to laugh around each other. We are gonna live to be old, and with good abs right? *nods* Yea-yah! I LOVE YOU ASHLEY!

Your big sis,
"Betty"

Day Three: My parents

Okay, this one is for my two parents....

Dear Mom and Dad,
Thanks so much for raising me and showing me the ways of Christ. You have always been ready to push me to a higher level in all that I'm doing and always encourage me to do my very best. You both mean so much to me. I'm so thankful.
Mom, a lot has happened in the family, and you have always been so strong and there to talk. I know that we bump heads some, but we always make up easily and you always let me know that you love me. Sorry for all the times that I haven't been respectful or haven't been caring about your feelings. Thank you for never giving up on me and for being supportive of me and what I'm doing. You are the most incredible Mom and I love you very much! I will never forget what you have done and all that you have sacrificed for me. I appreciate you more than you could ever know.
Dad, I love you! I have always been a Daddy's girl huh? Well, I'm starting to stop that now as I grow older but I know I always have a Daddy in you. A lot has gone on and there has been a lot of pain, but I will love you forever and you will always be my Daddy. Thanks for teaching me all the things a girl normally doesn't know. How to fix things, move furniture properly, and how to deal with cars. If it wasn't for you, I would be a wimp. I love working with you and I know that won't change. I'm your "moving buddy" forever :) And I'm your "Becca-loody-sweet-patoody, fresh-and-fruity-your-my-cutey-with-a-big-round-funny-looking-chicken-red-booty," even if it's embarrassing at times. Lol.
You both are incredibly special and I thank God for you as parents and friends. I love you so much!

Love your daughter,
Becca

Day 2: My crush

Uhmm.....this is dumb. When I think of a crush....I think of being obsessed with someone that doesn't like you and you think they hung the moon, when really they didn't. *has hard time getting oxygen* You barely talk to them, if ever, and you get nervous when you talk to them, and you get all self conscious. *palms sweat* I think of a distance thing where you just like them for infatuation reasons. I do NOT have one of those!

NOW! I know that some people might not agree with me on this subject, and say "That's not what a crush is." And that's cool....it's just my opinion and everyone has their own opinion on it. SO! I'm not gonna do this one, because I don't have one! SO!

I used to have one though and it's so funny. There was this dude that I went to church when I was little. I was probably like seven or something, and he was way older than me. But yeah, I thought he was the one. Stupid seven year old me. But yeah, I barely ever talked to him and got so nervous around him. Weird. O.o

What's even more disturbing....I used to have a crush on Buster Baxter. Yes, Buster Baxter off of the Arthur show. How dumb is that? *can't stop laughing* That is sick! But yeah, that was when I was about 5 or 6. Yes, I was a twisted child.

So, I shall precede to write a short little note to Buster K?

Dear Buster,
You are a gorgeous man! What a perfect......animal. I love you and wish that I could spend more time with you. I think about you and dream about you like EVERY NIGHT! Please remember me and maybe sometime you could drop by. Okay....okay bye.

Love forever and ever,
Becca your beautiful lover

Day 1: My best friend

Okay, well this one is gonna be loooong because my best friend is incredible. No, it's not Ashley. I mean Ashley is super special and she's my amazing friend who lives with me and sees every side of me and knows TOO much about me. Shes like my best friend but in a sister way. And that's great, but it just doesn't count. I don't know what I would do without her cause she is such a great friend and I am the craziest around her and my most serious around her, and it's great to have someone so special live right under your own roof. BUT! My best friend is most definitely Brian.

Dear Brian,
Gosh, I don't even know where to start. *smiles* You have been the greatest friend. You have always been there for me and constantly have pointed me toward Christ. When we first met, I was going through some hard times and I was troubled in many ways, but you helped me through that and showed me Christ's unending love. You showed me that I need to be myself and not live to please others. You showed me that God is who I need to serve, and Him only. You have always been there for me when I need to vent out my problems and when I just need to laugh. You are such a good listener and always care about what's going on. With all the crap that has gone on in my family, not once have you ever said anything negative....when that's what would be the easiest to do. Instead, you point me to Christ and tell me that He has a plan and that I need to trust Him. Sometimes that would make me mad because I wanted you to get upset too, just so I could stir it around for a while and rehash it over and over to get it through my system. You always put a stop to that and just said something positive and reminded me that Christ knows and that somehow it will turn out good in the end, whether it's the way I planned or not.
When I'm down, you always can tell! It's freaky. Even if I try to hide it, you'll say, "Bec! What's wrong?" I will deny it but you never go for that. And when you know it, you always know the perfect thing to say to cheer me up and make me laugh. Some of my best memories are when both are laughing hysterically over the phone because of something we were saying.
I can totally be myself around you. It's totally cool. I never worry about how I look or act around you cause I want you to know the real Becca, and I know that you will still be friends with me if I'm not perfect all the time. Ya know? No make-up and sweatpants....who cares. It's such a great feeling to be okay with that.
I can tell you anything. You are always very open to hearing whatever I have to say. People say that guys have a hard time listening, but I'm just saying....you're the best listener that I have ever met! And that's including girls. Actually, I want to be as good of a listener as you are :)
Sometimes....no all the time....it's hard to live far away. But I thank the Lord for the opportunity to mature in that way. You still are always there just the same and I can always count on it.
I'm so thankful that the Lord brought you into my life. You truly are special to me and....whew! I'm getting teary!....you are there to laugh with, cry with, and ramble to, but most important: You are a Godly example and your faith is inspiring. You have no idea what an impact your life has made on mine. God is so good huh? I think so!

Love,
Bec

*sing songy voice* This is RADICAL!

Okay, so here's the story. I looked at Kirstin's blog and saw this, and then freaked out because I wanted to try it! I'm so happy. I talked to her tonight and she didn't mind if a million people started copying her idea! *dances* Yea-yah! Thank you Kirsten....I LOVE YOU!

I have a question though, what do I do when a couple of these things apply to the same person? Cause I was reading through them and a certain person came up several times. Haha....I guess I'll just answer honestly!

Anyways, so with the list below....I will blog everyday....(or try to at least) and I will write a letter to them every day! Cool eh? Well, WARNING! All these will be long because I'm long winded and most of the time always have something else that I want to say. So...beware, cause they could get lengthy :)

Day 1- Your Best Friend

Day 2- Your crush

Day 3- Your parents

Day 4- Your sibling (or closest relative)

Day 5- Your Future Spouse

Day 6- A stranger

Day 7- Your dreams

Day 8- Your favorite internet friend

Day 9- Someone you wish you could meet

Day 10- Someone you don't talk to as much as you'd like to

Day 11- A deceased person you wish you could talk to

Day 12- The person you hate most/caused you a lot of pain

Day 13- Someone you wish could forgive you

Day 14- Someone you've drifted away from

Day 15- The person you miss most
Day 16- Someone that's not in your state/country

Day 17- Someone from your childhood

Day 18- The person that you wish you could be

Day 19- Someone that pesters your mind-good or bad

Day 20- The one that broke your heart hardest

Day 21- Someone you judged by their first impression

Day 22- Someone you want to give a second chance to

Day 23- The person you last kissed

Day 24- The person that gave you your favorite memory

Day 25- The person you know that is going through the worst of times

Day 26- The last person you made a pinky promise to

Day 27- The friendliest person you knew for only one day

Day 28- Someone that changed your life

Day 29- The person that you want to tell everything to, but too afraid to

Day 30- Your reflection in the mirror

Apologies.....

Dudes! I'm sorry it has been an eternity since I blogged. I confess that I haven't even TRIED to make time for it. I will hopefully be posting a little more in the next couple weeks....finals are coming up so I will be doing school a lot but still, I'll be trying. After school is over, I will definitely post more. Kay?

Luvs......

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Getting along

I thought it was really cool cause today my piano teacher (oh how I love this lady) said that Ashley and I had to be the most loving sisters she has ever seen. That made me really happy, because I would hate to ever appear otherwise. The truth is, Ashley and I are always very loving, and get along SUPER well. Of course we have our stupid disagreements or arguments that last for what? 10 minutes max? But over all, we have no problems with getting along. Ashley is definitely my BEST friend. What a blessing to have my best friend living under the same roof!

The Bible says, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
-Psalm 133:1

I need to remember that loving the brethren isn't just siblings though. Yeah, Ashley and I get along so great and I make an effort because I love her so much. But I need to remember that the Lord also wants us to love others like this too. We need to make an effort to love others!

Another thing: Ashley loves me and is always sweet to me, which makes it easier. But whether we are treated the way WE think we should be treated or not, we always need to show the love of Christ. The greatest commandment is love right? It must be super important to Christ!

And for those who don't get along with their sib.....try getting to know them better and learn all about them. Make them your friend, not just someone whose ugly face you have to see everyday. TRY! It will pay off.

Gtg! REJOICE!

6:33 rule

Okay, just to put this our there first.....I think plagiarism is so wrong, but this post if gonna have a lot of quotes from a book I'm reading. And this blog title is also "borrowed." *hee hee* SO! Thank you Clayton King and Steven Furtick! :)

I'm reading a book called, "Love, Dating, and Other insanities." It's really great. Two Christian dudes are pretty much telling you how to do dating. They constantly point to Christ and tell you that He needs to be the center of your life. It's really really good.

Now, to my real point. "6:33 rule" comes from this book. What it is referring to is Matthew 6:33. "Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to us." Clayton and Steven talk about our constant desire for romance. It's like we try to take it into our own hands. It won't always work out. Our plan is straight up D.U.M.B. They say, "Take it from two dorks: seek God first, let him be your matchmaker. He's good at it!" Thank goodness He is right?

This is such a good couple of sentences. Check it out. "I look back on the times in my life when I allowed the dating insanity to dominate my thought and order my priorities. I'm not saying to lock yourself in a room and wait for God to drop a hottie out of the sky. You have a responsibility to respond to God's initiative, and there is nothing wrong with the desire for romance. In fact, God put the desire there. We are NOT anti-dating. We ARE anti-drama. Anti-impurity. Anti-idolatry (which is putting anything, even good things, before your relationship with the Lord.) Let Christ be your life, and trust Him to fulfill the desires that He gave you. He knows what He's doing."

Now, I'm totally preaching to the choir because this is a S.T.R.U.G.G.L.E. And the thing is, it's not only with my desire for romance. Really, it's everything that could possibly be an idol. From school, to friends, to TV, to my clothes, to even my obsession with my room being neat. It could be anything! And the Lord wants EVERYTHING in your life. Remember Matthew 6:33. We must seek Christ's kingdom. We will be lavished with His blessings! Do well with what Christ has given you and He will give you the desires of your heart. The funny thing is, the desires of your heart NOW, might not be the same desires you have if you are looking toward what God wants. He will totally twist your mind!!!! :)

Now back to what I was trying to get to earlier. Romance. It's perfect. But only in God's timing! The single years of your life are SO valuable. We need to use these years to prepare ourselves for who the Lord wants us to be. And not saying that sanctification stops when we get married, but our priorities will be divided between God and our husband/wife. "But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests our divided."

All this to say, Matthew 6:33 is so very important. It's a verse we need to live by and think about every day. We must seek Christ first. He is worth it and we will be so glad that we did. Everything that the Lord has for us is incredible! He will bless our devotion. We need to focus and what is hindering our relationship with Christ. Once we know what that is, we need to give it to Christ and say, "Take this and do what you want with it. I'm holding this out with an open hand because I want what you want." How amazing would it be if we could truly do that in our hearts and be content with that decision. Christ will be pleased and I believe that we will also :)

Trying to rule the Ruler, and thinking we deserve better......dumb!

Sometimes I find myself saying, "God. This should not happen. Please don't let it. It's gonna be awful!" Why do I do that? Doesn't God know what's gonna happen before it does? Doesn't He know that PERFECT plan for our lives? We have no right to act like even know squat. God is all powerful, all knowing....we are so finite and....plain stupid.

I would have to say that my favorite Psalm is chapter 139. It's so incredible to think about God knowing me. It's scary, comforting, and incomprehensible all at the same time.

(Verses 1-6)
"O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it."

Ponder this for a moment. How does He do it? The Savior of ALL THE WORLD knows me better than I know myself. And it's not just me that He knows....He knows ALL of us. That is so incredible.

(verses 7-12)
Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.

This is so cool because it shows how God will never leave us. Literally never. It's hard for me to grasp that, because sometimes I feel so alone, but I'm not. Hebrews 13:5 says "I will never leave you or forsake you." God always keeps His promises. When He says never, he means it.

This part is also amazing to me because it portrays Christ as the Light that He really is. Even the darkness is as light to Him. When there is darkness and sin clouding our view and we think we are hidden in it....no. God sees just as clearly. Scary huh?

(verses 13-16)
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. [1]
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.

This last part is what inspired me to write this whole post. (I started rambling and forgot about it till just now) "Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them." (vs 16) GOD KNOWS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO US. He knows no surprises. Something bad will come up and I will get annoyed and feel like God is not controlling the situation like I would want Him too. What type of thought is that? Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." The plans are not meant to harm me. He said so Himself. His plans are for my GOOD. I love this verse: "More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." (Romans 5:3-5) It just reminds me that the Christian life isn't all about smiles and laughter. There will be suffering, but God will bring us through it, and we will come out stronger than before if we look to Christ and allow Him to refine us.

(verses 17-18)
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.

This is beautiful. I'm am a sinner. I'm rotten and filthy. My filth and grime is a reflection of my disgusting heart. Nothing about me is good outside of Christ. But yet, a perfect Savior, spotless and flawless, looks at me and says, "My child." He thinks of me so many times that if I were to count them, they would be far more than the grains of sand. How can this be? Why is such a perfect God interesting in.... ME? I'm not worthy. HE IS WORTHY off all my praise and affection. Nothing should distract me from Him. Why would I love anything/one more?

To start finishing this up. I just want to say, let's remember who God is (what a small view we have of Him) and let's dwell on HIS plan! Not my plan. Compared to the life He has cut out for me.....my vision of "my amazing future" is L.A.M.E. We need to seek the Lord's hand in our life. It will bring forth a deep "Thank you" and a growing desire to do what He wants us to do. We also must stop thinking that our life sucks when really, if we got what we deserved....we would be in hell. God is gracious and loves us with an unconditional love. Nothing happens to us that has not been filtered through His fingers.

A God who knows everything about us, loves us, and thinks about us ALOT....let's live everyday for Him, rejoicing in His plan for our lives, and living a life of gratitude for what He has done.

I'll close with two quotes (*squeals* I love quotes!)

"If we would view through eyes of faith the course of each new day, we'd quickly see God's gracious hand in all that comes our way."

"If you know that God's hand is in everything, you can leave everything in God's hands."

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Botox...

Got Botox? A lot of people do. Very seldom do people get Botox for health reasons...most of the time it's to make them look better, and younger. Botulinum toxin type A is injected into the face to get rid of wrinkles (for a while). Botox is very expensive and has possible side effects, but that doesn't stop people from getting them. Appearance is SO important these days. People will do WHATEVER they think is necessary to make themselves look better.

Outward appearance is not a bad thing to think about. It IS important to a certain extent, but the real question is, "How do we look on the inside?" How much are willing to sacrifice to have a beautiful heart? Are we willing to inject ourselves with nothing but good, so that our heart reflects the love of Christ? What would that look like to you? Philippians 4:8 says, "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." Let's take some "Botox for the soul" and inject ourselves with loving gentleness, merciful patience, caring interest in others, unselfish kindness, and unity of spirit that can beautify our lives. "Assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."(Ephesians 4:21-24)Now, this is not something we can master all at once. Putting off our "old self" is something that we do continuously. Sin is our nature and one final act will not irradiate it forever. But every moment of the day, we must put off the old, and put on the new. (I will be talking more about this in an upcoming post. I have been reading up on sin and the nature of it....so check back in a couple of days.)

Looking for ways to look good? Search the Bible for character-building verses. Through prayer and the Spirit's empowering, inject the godly traits of those verses into your life. The side effects are all good.

Think not alone of outward form;
It's beauty will depart;
But cultivate the Spirit's fruits
That grow within the heart. -D. De Haan

Godly character is the best beauty treatment in the world!

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Stretch yourself!

At "Do Hard Things" Brett Harris was talking to us about doing things that are hard for US! He gave an example of a 20-year-old and a 10-year-old lifting weights together. But they were both lifting a ten pound weight. The older one was pumping it out, no sweat, but the 10 year got tired quicker. It was hard for the 10-year-old.

He made two points on this: Battling discouragement and battling complacency.

Battling Discouragement:
Like the 10-year-old lifting weights, don't get discouraged because lifting a 10 pound weight is a little difficult. keep at it, because your muscles will get stronger, it will get easier, and soon you will be lifting things way heavier.

It may be a subject you struggle with. For me, it's Math. I just don't get Math! I really struggle to grasp the concepts. I will sometimes look at others and think, "Oh, it comes easy for them. I guess I just don't have the capability to know math like they do. My mind just doesn't work that way." NO! I can't make excuses. I have to work that part of my brain and study hard to stretch my mind so that it won't be so hard later on. I'm taking Statistics at Vol State this semester and I'm nervous, because like I told you, I'm not very good at Math, but I'm determined not to be discouraged and make excuses for myself. God gave me this brain, and I'm sure that He didn't make it where I would never understand Math. I will just have to work harder than others might have to.

Remember that God made you just how you are, but He also doesn't want you to be a quitter. So, find something that you struggle with, and determine to make it a priority to work extra hard on just that!

Battling Complacency:
Like the 20-year-old weight lifter, we shouldn't feel good about ourselves when we do JUST ENOUGH to get by. Sometime we might look around and see that everyone else is struggling, but we aren't cause it's easy for us....the Lord isn't satisfied with that! He wants us to give our 100% best no matter what, and He also wouldn't want us to act superior cause we are good at something that is easy for us!

It's like a 6' tall dude jumping and touching an 8ft tall ceiling. And then a little 5'2'' tall dude tries to touch the ceiling but can't quite make it. The tall guy shouldn't think he's something cause he could touch it without barely jumping. He has his height working for him, so he was barely trying. But the shorter guy was trying with all he had and almost made it. At least he was giving his full potential. He conquered way more than the tall guy!

If something is easy for you, don't slack off and do enough to get by! Work at whatever it is you are naturally good at! You might just surprise yourself with what you can accomplish if you truly apply yourself!

Stretch yourself, mentally, spiritually, and even physically. The Lord will bless your efforts. Things that were once hard for you, will become easier. And things that were easy for you in the first place could become incredible strengths!

New page!

Check out my new page! It's for the songs I'm writing and getting prepared to go on a cd, SO comments would be GREATLY appreciated for real! Be brutally honest! =)I need help from OTHER PEOPLE BESIDE MY FAMILY! Thanks!

TODAY WAS INSANE!

Today we went to the "Do Hard Things" conference at Two Rivers. Alex, Brett, Joshua, and Joel Harris were all there. Joel led the singing, Josh spoke during one of the sessions, and then of course Brett and Alex did all the rest of the speaking! It was so great! Hopefully in the next day or two, I will be posting a big long thing about what we learned, because I just want to share it all with you! It was such a blessing and an eye opener to me in many ways. Hopefully I can relate even just a small fraction of what they were speaking about. I know the effect won't be the same, but the message is still.....sorta....the same, except I'm not that good of a speaker. You know what I'm saying. =) But all this rambling to say.....check this soon, cause I want you to hear about this!

Priorities

I'm reading this amazing book called, "Lies Women Believe," by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. (Which really could be for both men and women I THINK!) But this book is so incredible! I want to share one of the lies that I believe we all fall into! It's a lie about our priorities.

The Lie: "I don't have enough time to do everything I'm supposed to do."

When you ask someone how they are doing, what is their normal response, excluding "I'm good?" Think about it. People will say things like, "I'm so busy," or "I'm exhausted." Right? It's almost like we have gotten into the mind set that this life has TOO MUCH to accomplish and we just can't get it all done.

The Lord Jesus was given only a few short years on earth to accomplish the entire plan of redemption. Now HE had a long "to do" list, but at the end of His life on earth He was able to say " I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do." (John 17:4)

Ask yourself this? How many times have you gone to bed at night and thought, "Wow! I got everything single thing that I wanted to get done...DONE!" That rarely ever happens to me. Normally I'm thinking of a mental list of things that I didn't get done that I'll make an effort to get done the following day.

So! How did Jesus get all that done, is so little time? Here's the key...."I have finished the work that thou gavest me to do." Jesus Christ was about His Father's business. Not the business of the multitudes, or His disciples. He did solely what God wanted Him to do.

God has given each one of us a certain "to do list" that He has planned out perfectly for us. The Truth is that God's agenda for us is the only one we need to worry about. We have to realize that the petty things we want to do, or the things others want us to do are not important. Yes, they are important to a certain extent, but the most important things are what the Lord would have us to do.

Remember that God made the 24-hour day! He knows how long it is, and He made it perfectly so that you can accomplish what you need, in the day light. Every day try and sit back and think about the important things you need to do, and what would be Christ-pleasing! I'm sure you will have a great day if you do so! =)

Why Crazy Daisy?

I know that my old name for my blog was so amazing, "For the love of cheese balls"....I know you will miss it. *snickers* But I had to change it because that was my temporary name for it while it was under construction! I can't name a blog "for the love of cheese balls" when the main reason I have this thing is so I can share what I'm learning about Christ. *laughs* That would be pointless.

But the reason I named my blog "Crazy Daisy" is because:
1. Daisies are my all time favorite flower.
2. I'm Crazy.....only sometimes.....*wink*
3. Some of my favorite verses in the Bible are about a plant. (Let me share)

Okay the verses are found in Jeremiah 17, verses 5-8. "Thus says the Lord: 'Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out it's roots by the stream, and does not fear when hear comes. For its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.'"

I just think those verses are amazing because they create a picture for me of a person whose is grounded in Christ. I want to be someone who is striving to get nutrients from Christ, and who can't get enough of Him. When you think about it, why wouldn't we? He is the Creator of this whole universe, and He gave His life for ME! Why wouldn't we not want to know every thing about Him?

Also, this past week of Camp, one of the "I AM" verses that we studied was "I am the True Vine." I love those verses because the Lord is where I need to get my nutrition. If I take what the world offers I will wither and die. Only God can give me what I need. And this is life changing! Because if I dwell in Christ, and Him in me, I will bear good fruit. My life will be changed forever, never to be the same again. It's the process of sanctification...but that's a long conversation for another day....trust me, I will get to it! =)

Anyways, that's why I names my blog "Crazy Daisy"....cause it's cute, and it makes me think of these verses. Well, hope some of that made sense. My ramblings can get a little confusing at times. But thanks for reading anyhow!