Don't Crack!

The pressures of the world weigh down on all of us daily. There is the pressure to perform, the pressure to succeed, the pressure to look your best, the pressure to have the best of everything. Take a closer look at how these pressures present themselves in our lives. Do they come from work? From family? From the media? They all have one common theme: The pressure is exerted from the outside in.
How do you respond to external pressures? Do you give in and allow it to make you crack? Or do you remain strong?
Don't get so well-adjusted to the world that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what He wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the world around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, and develops well-formed maturity in you.


"Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."
-Romans 12:2 (NLT)

Get Out!

As Christians, we often try to "stay away" from certain "places" or certain "people". Do we not see that we are NOT helping the cause? We are like a burnt match. We have been touched by the fire and it is beautiful. If we burn for God and show it, instead of being the odd one of the bunch, we can take this opportunity to reach out and maybe, just maybe God can use you and me to change the lives of many others.
Show the Lord you burn for Him... Like matches, we can quickly light up those that yurn to be touched by the fire of the Holy Spirit. Don't "avoid" situations and step out of your comfort zone. Wherever you feel the most "left out" and odd: this is where you should be shinning and reaching out the most. It is easy to reach out to those who come in to church and "look" for something. Get out there and reach to those who don't know what they're missing! In 2 Corinthians 4:4 it states, "Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God."
We are fortunate enough to live in a country where we can spread The Word and bring people closer to Christ. JUST DO IT!
Matthew 9:37 states, "He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few." Let's get out there and WORK!

Billy Carey

I had the H1N1 virus over the summer and was blessed with a smooth recovery. I have prayed for this kid for weeks and kept up with his journal entries. I don't personally know him, but wow... God does not EVER cease to amaze me. Watch this... (Found this in Michael Head's blog... which is AWESOME by the way...Check it out! www.michaelhead.org) :-)