I thought this was a good article and wanted to share it with our Yielded teens! Read this and let me know what you think...good or bad and be honest! You may help someone else that has been struggling!
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Monday, August 8, 2011
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Who Has Your Heart?
It's Valentine's Day! A day of flowers, candy, cards, mushy-gushy talk! A day where guys try their best to show the woman they love (or like) that they really do care! Women love this day because, generally, they are the ones who watch the movies about love and read the books about romance, etc. As little girls they dream of the day when someone will tell them "I love you." Most men do not really care for this day but did you know that God cares about love also? We read in Matthew 22:37 where Jesus is talking and says "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." Jesus wants our love! He is the one that has proven His love to us over and over again. He is the friend from Proverbs 18:24 that "sticketh closer than a brother." He is also the Son in John 3:16 that was given to be the sacrifice so that "whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." By the way, in that same verse God is the one who "so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son." What love Jesus has shown to us! He could have easily asked us to repay Him; but instead all He asks is for our love. On this Valentine's Day make sure that you show your loved ones how much you care! But also on this Valentine's Day, do not forget the one who has trully shown love to you. Our friends, family, and loved ones will at some point in life let us down in even a minor way, but know this Jesus will never let you down! Give your heart to Jesus today and make Him your Valentine every day!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
It's Not My Fault!
When is the last time you spoke those words? We associate this phrase most of the time with children; however, many teens and even adults are guilty of committing this same sin. We love to blame others even when we know for a fact that it is our fault. Our first reaction is to point our finger AWAY from ourselves and TOWARD someone else! This is a product of our society which has become an environment filled with people who do not take personal accountability for their own actions. We find all kinds of excuses for why we are the way we are or do the things we do. One of the greatest recipients of this blame is our parents. Parents get the blame for everything a child does. Although in some cases this may be true, God has something to say about blaming others and personal responsibility. Ezekiel 18 gives us an account of such accusations. The Israelites were justifying and rationalizing away their own personal responsibility by using a popular proverb at that time, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” They were basically saying that their fathers had acted and all they were doing was reacting to what they did. “We are this way because of our fathers’ sins.” I love God’s answer to their scheming and false opinion. God says, “As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.” God stops that lie dead in its tracks. We may be influenced by others; however, when it comes down to it, each one of us will answer to God for our self! We see this in Romans 14:12 where it says, So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. We need to rise up and start to take responsibility for our own actions and quit blaming them on everyone else. From this point on, determine that you will take responsibility for your actions. God will be pleased with your attitude and actions when you do! We need to learn to say: It’s my fault Lord, and I’m sorry!
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