Day 90 (8/31/10)

It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. (Deuteronomy 31:8)

Day 89 (8/30/10)

My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. (Exodus 33:14)

Day 88 (8/29/10)

Hey guys :) I had a GREAT time at the party, and you'll see picture soon.
And I still cannot believe what God allowed me to do, I taught the sun. school class! IKR!well ill tell u guys about it l8r!

Day 87 (8/28/10)

So school started this week, I'm so happy! It seems as though finally everything is going right...despite all the bad things that are happening.

I basically really wanted to just be well liked this year...which has happened! Granted, I'm not 'popular' nor is that what i'm aiming for. Its just, nobody 'hates' me from what i'm aware of. Sure theres people that gossip about me, but its a small few. And I don't trust/care about them anyways.

Everythings just great. And tonight is fiona's party. Maybe pictures for you guys? :)

Day 77 (8/18/10)

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear ... "
1 John 4:18

Day 76 (8/17/10)

"And Jesus said unto them ... , "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to younder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you."
Romans 1:17

Day 75 (8/16/10)

 God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart, by spreading the Good News about his Son.  -Romans 1:9


Don't you see?! God GAVE us eachother so we could lift eachother up daily, pray for those who surround you, with all your heart.

Day 74 (8/15/10)

Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. -1 peter 4:8 

I know I say this alot, but love really is stronger than hate. Dont stop loving.

Day 73 (8/14/10)

Do what is good and run from evil so that you may live! Then the LORD God of Heaven's Armies will be your helper, just as you have claimed.- Amos 5:14


I know Ive been running toward evil, and others have to, its time we turn around and run into gods arms.

Day 72 (8/14/10)

So the other day I was feeling sort of worthless. Like there was no way I could share Jesus with people, every time I had witnessed to people they had always rejected. I got angry with God, questioning him "Well God, whats the use of me taking the 'narrow path' if clearly nobody is benefiting!?!" 

I had pulled out my laptop and listened to the song "Light up the sky" by the afters. (Listen to light up the sky here) I had heard this song on the radio and I really liked it, It had been camping out in my head for awhile. So I looked it up and paid attention to the lyrics. And realized "God, I need you to light up the sky to show me you are with me" just like the song says. The lead singer from "the afters" sat down and described the story behind this song: 

“Light Up the sky is a song about how God is with us when we need him most. Whether it was God leading the Israelites through the night guided by a pillar of fire, or times in my own life when I felt like I was alone and I wondered where God was. Every time God would send a sign to show me he was with me. No matter what we’re going through, no matter what we’re facing in our life. God has a path for us, and if we focus on his word and focus on him he will lead us to that path, and lead us along his way.”

“Another thing that I was thinking about just the other day is how every morning the sun rises, and that’s a tangible reminder that God is with us, and created us. So, every morning when you see the dark give way to the light of the sun- that’s a reminder.”

(Watch the video of "story behind the song" with josh) 

So anyways after I was done watching that, I put away my laptop, and headed upstairs to my room. It was about midnight so it was pitch black. I had my blinds on my window pulled up so I could see the meteors everyones talking about.

So I randomly got a text message from one of my best friends (since we were six. were literally sisters) saying she'd accepted Christ and wanted to know where to got from there. WOW!

And at that very moment I looked up from that text message and out the window, without any warning, (no thunder, no rain   or anything) these huge strikes of lightning lit up the sky and you could see everything for one second.

And just like the song said, God physically and spiritually lit up the sky to show me he was with me.

If you ask God to send you a sign, he will. You just have to watch for it and have enough wisdom to say "Thats god". I think alot of times God tries to tell us stuff we just don't listen.

Day 71 (8/13/10)

Hey all :) So today....I really have nothing to say. I feel like so much has happened I still need to let it sink in its ridiculous. Keep my medical issues in prayer, and yeah. I'm not sure you guys understand how good it is to have a good blog everyday.....

Day 70 (8/12/10)

Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.    - Phillipians2:14-15 


This verse pretty uch speaks for itself, I find its so true though, if you don't complain, or argue, or question, things go so much easier! 

Day 69 (8/10/10)

So if you guys remember yesterdays blog when I mentioned:

Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the desert. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” – Deuteronomy 1:29-31   


And I thought about when I was little, my dad would hold me by my hands and walk around with me like that, at first I'd squeal and shout with delight, but then, I'd think "oh no! what if I fall!" but my dad would say "Its ok, i gotcha!"


And I find that so true with us, and our life, why do we fear falling if we know our father is holding onto us? If even our earthly fathers don't let us fall, you can be darn sure our ultimate heavenly father wont. So why in the world are we so anxious and fearful?! Hold on and enjoy the ride, and don't waste time on things that don't matter.


~Stacy

Day 68 (8/10/10)

Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the desert. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” – Deuteronomy 1:29-31                      

  it seems that life constantly gives us reason to be terrified. When we feel that we have mastered one season of life, the season changes! Yet when we realize that it is God who carries us we can go past the fear into faith toward God. He is a faithful father who will carry us all the way until we reach our final destination. This can give us the courage to face our internal and external adversaries and go forward.

          

Day 67 (8/09/10)

Ok so for the 3 or 4 people that actually read this, You know I've gotten of track with the blogs, just wanted to let you know im starting from here and will keep going.

Day 66 (7/19/10)

Oh, don't worry; we wouldn't dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!  - 2 Corinthians 10:12 

I've been having this issue lately, I tend to compare myself to others, then God reffered me to Day 63 , I am my own unique self. I should be comparing myself to Gods standards, not theirs.

In my mind, I always think:

"I bet ____ see's me as I see ______"

The first blank tends to be someone that is more popular, or higher social status ranking than I am. The second blank usually tends to be someone lower ranking/ annoying.

But those people really don't matter. Explain why they don't matter in tomorrow blog :)