More Bible Verses

I came across some more Bible verses today that I really enjoyed and I thought you guys might too. (Honestly, I don't know what else to post and I figure this should come before talking about things happening in my life....involving church, which WILL wrap up the end of this post.)

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.

Joshua 1:9

The verse above can help you when you are feeling scared or nervous or basically....just alone or out of place....I know I'll keep this verse in my heart and try to remember it at my times of need involving fear.

"Do I bring to the moment of birth
and not give delivery?” says the LORD.
“Do I close up the womb
when I bring to delivery?” says your God.

Isaiah 66:9

Isaiah, I've found is a slightly confusing book, as is this verse, but when I read it I basically see.....God is almighty and powerful. God has a choice too, as do us humans. His choice is always for the greater though, ours most of the time....for the worse. The verse above shows me that he really has power over these things. That he can really control what happens at birth and that he really does. I don't know if you guys feel the same way about that verse or not, but I felt comfort when reading it and threw it up here along with the rest of these verses.

Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

1 Corinthians 9:19

That verse was one of the many that the apostle Paul wrote. I don't understand it that much, but I felt that it was a good one to put up.

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Okay, so I was on Group1Crew.com today and I came across a few of these Bible verses that I put up, okay....all of them.....but I felt they related to them, I don't just like them because Group 1 Crew posted them, I'm not obsessed.

Anyway....a while ago Pablo put up something on the website about a sign he saw. It really caught my eye and got me thinking, here's what it said:

People can be divided into 3 basic groups:

• Those who make things happen
• Those who watch things happen
• Those who wonder what happened

I probably fall into all the groups, at different times though....it sort of depends on the situation I guess. That's probably bad of me, because we should all be the top one. (I'm sure we all agree on that.) But sometimes, either on accident or not, we do fall into those other categories. I'm asking for your prayer that I can stick with the top group and I'll pray for you guys and that you can try your best for God's glory to stick with that group too!

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Today at church they have a baptism ceremony.

27 people participated, from young children to adults.

I was one of them.

I'd like to say I'm prideful that I did it, but I'm not really, I'm just happy that God's happy.

I was pretty nervous before I went on....I was a lot nervous when I went on. (Went on, being on the stage.)

I said some stupid things like, "The water's really warm" or...."that's a lot of people." I wouldn't have minded much had there not of been a microphone....so the whole congregation heard those little comments....O_o

I shared my testimony. I got baptized and when I came out of the water.....I accidentally spit all over the youth pastor.......it was awful....utterly awful.......most people WOULDN'T have noticed it had he not of said, "Well, I've never had someone spit on me before during a baptism, but there's always a first, right?" Then everybody laughed.......shows you how stupid I can be. Haha.

Anyway, I enjoyed it and I'm happy that I did it....so.....

I'm outta here....I want to watch tv and eat a piece of cheesecake. :D I love cheesecake.

And a closing verse.....

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ⁵ Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Phillipians 4:4-8

That's a verse I love, but I couldn't remember the reference and my brother told me!!! Yay Zechariah!

Angela

Today was like any other ordinary day, but I'll spiff up this post especially for you, just to make it....well, extraordinary. The list of things I did:

1. Eat.

2. School.

3. Try on dress-up clothes.

4. Bible Study.

Starting with number one. I ate a muffin for breakfast. With butter on it. A blueberry one. A slightly burnt one. So....a slightly burnt blueberry muffin with butter on it.

Moving on to the magnificent number two. I read Part III of Augustus Caesar's World for my Ancient History class. I wrote a poem for my poetry class. I did a few problems for my Math work. I practiced my piano piece for IFCA.

Now the wonderful number three. Yeah, this one is a little bit different I must say. It involves the dressingupwithmyfriendsatchurchthing though. Lucas and I were trying on some of the pieces of our old dress up clothing, hoping to find some new ideas....and oh, boy, did I find ideas alright. Some of those amazing costumes I had forgotten about....such as.....the clown, the alligator, Batman and the weird red dress. The ones I remembered included....the Chinese outfit, the Indian costume, and the Peter Pan costume. Tonight, I believe I will be sticking with the indian outfit. It's definitely worth wearing. :D

Number four. Bible study. This was my first time participating in a Bible study before. It was actually a lot of fun. There were three other girls. We talked about having an 'undivided heart' for God. I was happy that I learned something from it and that my friend Gillian invited me.

Now, I'll go on my random ramblings, since I covered all the things that happened in my day.

1. I love popcorn. All types of popcorn: Kettle corn, caramel corn, buttery popcorn, salty popcorn, plain popcorn....Even if the popcorn gets stuck in my braces, which it does, I love it. A lot. What I don't really like about popcorn is the Popcorn flavored jelly bean and those things in popcorn that are like....the outside papery layer of the kernel that gets stuck in between your teeth. I don't like that thingy.

2. Swimming. I don't like swimming. At all. The only time I really swim is at Lake Erie every summer, when we visit with my cousins, on quiz trips because my friends beg me to, or when we go to a water park. I don't really like swimming in the public pool very much. I like swimming with just people I know, not when a lot of other people are there too. And it's hard to find decent swimsuits lately. I hate some of the swimsuits that are available to buy.

3. I have to go do my math, so I'm going to stop writing.

Angela

Pigtails, Hair Ribbons and Children

Pigtails and rich red hair ribbons, along with a solid red long sleeve shirt. That was my outfit today. A few said I was "cute" others said "weird" I say....."different"

I love dressing up in different ways. It makes me stand out as a person and it shows off my unique style, along with my two other friends of course. But even still, our outfits aren't exactly the same. Anyway, our sunday school lesson was on....Reading Your Bible: The Daily Dos. Yeah, it's a weird title. Pastor Josh is away visiting family, so a "sub" was teaching. He's a little bit older, but he still has a good sense of humor and he knows a lot about the Bible. He spoke on how when we pray and read our Bible we should have the three Dos.

1. Have a set place.

2. Have a set time.

3. Have a set routine.

And then...the information on them.....

1. You should pray and read your Bible in the same place. It should be a place without any distractions, with just you and your Bible. It can be outside somewhere: in your backyard, in the bed of your pick-up truck, on your driveway, on your deck, on your porch, or on your swing set.

2. You should have a set time so you make sure you can keep your schedule open at that time.

3. You shouldn't just open up your Bible randomly and read at a spot, you should try to read through the Bible in order or one book at a time.

Now, the children part comes in.

I love kids. Absolutely adore kids.

My love language is gifts supposedly. I love giving gifts. Especially to little kids. Mostly candy, because I know they love it. Or silly bands, because kids love silly bands.

I become attached to kids, especially the cute ones.

Wow, I went into that long spiel when all I really meant to do was tell you about the adorable kids at church.

A lot of the kids at church are....I use the word again....adorable. I love them. I've worked at baby-sitting some of them along with other teens helping me. (For activities at church where child care is needed.) I've given gifts to children. Again, my love language. I would probably do anything for some of those little kids, at least to my abilities.

That was all really a bunch of rambles, but children were on my mind and I just felt like talking about them. Haha. *insert belly laugh*

I'm going to a roller skating party tonight. I'm also taking a baptism class, because I haven't been baptized. I'm really excited about both.

And to wrap it all up.

LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.

~Isaiah 25:1

Angela

The Lazy Bum

I really, honestly should be finishing up my days, but I really don't feel like it, so those last days that I never did will never be done. They will fall away from your minds and will be nagging at my mind for all of eternity. I feel like a lazy bum, but then again....I am a lazy bum. We'll just leave it at that.

Moving on.....I'm not really sure what else to post about, so I'm going to post my three BIGGEST dreams.

1. I want to play ice hockey. On a real team. I think it would be so much fun. But....I'm older and it would be hard to get into a league and not really know a lot about skating or playing on ice. And....it costs a lot of money. I mean, first, you have to buy all of the equipment. Second, you have to pay for the league every season. Third, if you get injured you have to pay for the medical bill also....so, from the looks of things, I'll just keep on playing hockey with a tennis ball on my wood floor and on the street. And I can take the positive out of it, at least I have a stick, a pair of roller blades and a smile.

2. I want to act in a movie. Not just any movie, but....The Magician's Nephew. I would play Polly if I could. That would be SO awesome! I love Drama and acting and I also love Narnia, so if I could be in that movie, which is also my favorite Narnia book, that would be totally the best! But, I have....high expectations....haha.

3. I want to see the summer where there are NO thunderstorms, no tornadoes, no hurricanes, no disasters or catastrophes. I don't mind just plain rain, but I'd rather the ground and plants just stay....fertile, without rain, but that wasn't God's plan and I can't argue with God's plan.

If I had all three of those things....wow, I would be so happy and probably....end up forgetting about how my life is now. I have a nice life now, I don't need change. Sure, I'd love to have these things, but I'm happy. I have great friends, a great church, a great family and a great life. :D

I hope you had a great month of February and enjoy the month of March!

Angela

So Sad…So Very Sad…

I haven’t posted in quite a long time it seems.

I was away on our church retreat. We had a lot of fun. I’d tell you all about it, but I have trouble retelling about things like that, unless I’m telling about it in person. I will post a picture I took of the snow. It snowed all Friday night, so my friend and I went out and took pictures. :D

It actually looks like a bunch of stars, which is really really cool.

Here’s another picture I took of my jeans. I was bored and wanted to take pictures and all I had with me were my jeans and my camera…well, I was wearing other clothes of course, but I didn’t think that those were any fun to take pictures of.

These are my seams. On my jeans. I love taking pictures of seams.

And….the last picture of my jeans. I could have taken pictures of my Converse, but I didn’t think they’d be worth taking pictures of, since I’ve already taken loads of pictures of them. Now, I think I’ve taken enough pictures of my jeans, so you probably won’t be seeing anymore pictures of my jeans. I’m sorry for the such sad news…I mean, who wants to see pictures of seams anyway?

I’m running out of picture ideas. Unfortunately, my little brother hates getting pictures taken of him, so I can’t take pictures of him. I know a few little kids at church that I want to take pictures of, but they are younger and can’t sit still for a while. I really want to do more people portraits though. I have plenty of things that I could take pictures of…..but…so many of them are EXTREMELY boring!!!!!!!! I do want to take more pictures of all my shoes though. I have many pairs of shoes, so I’ll see how that turns out.

For now though, I am done. I don’t have anything else to say.

Over and Out.

Angela

Sadness, a writing by Angela

A tear, lone and sad, slides down my cheek. Again, I sit alone in a corner, watching life blur past me at high speeds. As I stand, another tear drops from my eye, landing silently onto the dirty floor. I walk away from the “Populars” and make my way out of the room. I’d always heard this place was to be fun and happy, but that’s not how I fell now. Silently, I stand near the door, wondering if I should take a second chance for someone to notice me. Sliding my foot back into the room, I enter again, to see people chattering happily with each other. I retake my seat in the back, when a man steps to the front of the room calling, “Bring it on in guys! Have a seat!” A thought crosses my mind and I quickly jump up, plopping myself into a seat in the front row. The lesson, (or something like that) starts, and I feel happy, because the man speaking emanates joy vigorously. He stops and we do a strange thing. We pray. The man dismisses us. Staying seated, I wait for someone to come to me, but the hope falls. Crying again, I stand, a sinking feeling now in my stomach, and walk from the room, leaving the newfound joy forever. I am just as alone as ever.

This writing is basically showing about a kid walking into a church for youth group and not having anyone talk to him/her. When the speaker starts, he feels happy. He feels like everything can be made better. He feels he finally found his place, then…sadly, no one talks to him.

What is happening here? This is real life people! These things happen! And yes, they do happen in our churches. You can’t just leave people sitting around because you don’t know them, or because you have other friends, or just because you don’t want more close friends.

In these times, YOU are missing opportunities to share your faith. To show that you can be kind and you can live for God.

If you can do these things and if I can do these things, then why are there still people sitting around alone, in school, at home, even at CHURCH EVENTS!!!!!!!

Take a stand. Show others who you are as a Christian and step out there. Shine your light. Start with the kids who have no friends; the ones who don’t have anything at all.

Over and Out.

Angela

Bible Quizzing

Great church day! I got up and got ready for church with a little struggle actually getting out of bed, but that happens every morning. Before Sunday school started a few of my friends and I were talking about video games...and strange enough PONYO, a movie I watched recently. (I couldn't believe that Matt Damon played in it!) Our Bible lesson is in Luke. We're moving along a little slow, but we are getting a lot out of it. I came home after the service and did a little bit of homework. On the way to quiz I memorized 3 verses and had a great time at quiz. There's my sum of a sort of exciting day. Tomorrow's will be better, I promise.

Over and Out.

Angela