Drowning man

Sooo today during ACF, I was thinking about God's grace and His AMAZING LOVE! ... like i usually do! LOL iunno why but His grace an love are just things that amaze me so much! haha! anyways, I thought of this story for some random reason... LOL i don't actually know how it came to my head but it did...

Drowning man

By: unknown

While out to sea, a large boat became shipwrecked and there was only a single survivor. This man prayed and asked God to save his life. Soon thereafter, another boat came by and offered the man some help.

"No thanks," he said. "I'm waiting for God to save me."

The men on the boat shrugged their shoulders and continued. As the man became more deeply concerned, another boat came by. Again, the people aboard offered this man some help, and again he politely decline. "I'm waiting for God to save me," he said again.

After some time, the man began to lose his faith, and soon after that he died. Upon reaching Heaven, he had a chance to speak with God briefly.

"Why did you let me die? Why didn't you answer my prayers?"

"Dummy, I sent you two boats!"


Sooooo This is the typical explanation for this ... parable thing! or just story!

This is actually from a website, i didn't say this stuff

"The Universe is always watching out for the best interests of our spiritual evolution, even when we are too narrowly focused to see all the other opportunities it presents us. Sometimes, all that is needed is a change of perspective."




AND it is a good thing to learn! LOL don't get me wrong! but for some reason, I looked at this story and it just amazed me!! I partially looked at it through a different perspective! LOL okay.. think about i like this:


God is God right? (duh) and He is all-knowing!  He knows EVERYTHING!... okay u see where i'm getting at with this? LOL basically, what I'm saying is that God knew that that man was going to die.  He knew that the man would refuse His help yet He still sent help! ... LIKE isn't like that so much LOVE and GRACE?! like.. even though He knew that guy was going to refuse the help, He still sent the boats anyways, just to give him the chance and choice!  He didn't send one, but 2! haha you know what the probability of that is? LOL i don't.. but its probably pretty small!! BIGG ocean... and one random guy that's treading water... (who is also not flailing to boats asking for help) which means the ppl in the boat would also have to notice him and etc....but that is besides the point. LOL the point is that God, being the God of grace, mercy and love and way more, gave him that opportunity LOL...
anyways, if you guys don't see it already, to me, the story reminded me of the Gospel! and of God's amazing MERCY!  He died for us, when we totally didn't deserve it.  He Loves us, when we don't deserve it. We DESERVE DEATH.  YET, He provides a way out because of His great mercy!  He gives us a choice to love Him and get to know Him...even if He knows that we will not choose Him... HE STILL GIVES US A CHOICE AND THAT TRULY AMAZES ME!.. haha just makes me so happy/emotional! LOL mostly glad that I took hold of the choice and chose Him!


ANYWAYS yup! :D thats what i was mostly thinking! :)


Smile guys! :) and be happy! :D

I MADE A YOUTUBE ACCOUNT!

LOL so i don't know how much i'm going to be using this account, but YEAH!! here it is!
It's mostly just for fun! LOL
basically, i came up with the idea because my friend steven was like.. "Jireh... how do u make a video" and i'm like "....uhh its so easy" then he's like.. "but then uploading is hard!" and i'm like.. uhhh no! LOL so i started a youtube account !LOLOL

Here is my link though! :D
http://www.youtube.com/user/jirehishappy

WATCH IF YOU'RE BORED! but yeah! most of it is gonna be random... like my blog i guess! HAHA

dont know what to call this! LOL

SOMETIMES, i feel like i judge people! WHICH IS BAD btw, but for some reason, i just can't help but judge people or even judge myself (or pretend that ppl are judging me or something) LOL But yeah, this only comes down to when people act very..."christiany" BUT you see, I shouldn't be judging ppl for that!  Sometimes, some people creep me out or make me feel uncomfortable because of they way they act..u know? it seems like they are pulling off an act, because in the environment they are in, being a strong christian is COOL and it will get you girls.. or something like that...and honestly, I feel like i shouldn't be judging ppl like that! because there are those people who truly do love God that genuinely that their love for Him just has this...exuberance! LOl or somethign like that! How does one know if another is right with God?... I guess you'll never know! In the same way, this thinking sometimes screws me up too! because I think that whenever i'm acting too "christian" i might be pulling off an act! even when it may not be like that.

I guess what I'm trying to say from this post is this: lol
For those who truly love God, do not be ashamed to show this love to everyone, and be excited about Jesus because He truly is awesome!  At the same time, do not judge others because their relationship with God is between that person and God.
For those who act like they love God, you should just love God because He first loved you and His love for you is wayy more than the love you'll get from anything in this world.  I'm not saying this because I'm judging you...I'm saying this because I feel like I've been like this before!... i guess this judging came from seeing my past self in other ppls bodies or something! LOL

okayyy, obviously guys, i'm NOT asking ppl to act less Christian! LOL James 2:17 "In the same way, faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead" SO YES! i am encouraging you to have deeds with your faith, but JUST MAKE sure you don't mix it up!  because deeds without faith (in this context lol) is nothing...You cannot really have one without the other!

WOD Nov 21, 2011

Run 10 mins

Then

Bench press
10 @135lbs
9 @140lbs
8 @145lbs

Then

5 rounds for time:
5 power cleans @135lbs
10 Toes to bar
20 double unders

This was fun! HAAH cept my forearms were like.. super hard after... like boners in my arm! LOL so yeah that was the only annoying thing!

then i did 3 tucks for fun in the gym! YAY! :D i can do back tucks on hard surfaces now! :D:D

OHH YEAHHH!! i bought PROTEIN POWDER! lol to try it out!!! LOl it actually tastes good.... LOL like a chocolate milkshake! LOL like. with water, its okay.. but with milk.. MMMMM it tastes good!! i'd drink it for just taste! LOOL not even the protein! LOl but yeah i can't.. LOL to expensive! LOL
anyways! bye now! i'm tired! :D

SMILE and be happy! :D

Dream girl!

I have been thinking about you a lot again recently!
I am praying for you! and I love you!

Lord God,

Please give me discernment and wisdom because I need it!
I love you more, and thank you! :)

Jireh

Christ's Body

Recently, I have been getting closer and closer to God.  LOL i honestly just find that spending time with Him is just so enjoyable sometimes and relaxing!! but a couple weeks ago, a saw myself thinking the wrong way.. the way Christians aren't supposed to think!  I found myself skipping church because I slept in......and what was my justification to that?  I just said to myself, well, I'm close with God, so it's okay! or i'd say...i probably already knew what the pastor was going to say anyways... or something dumb like that! but honestly, that is not necessarily the reason for going to church!  You go to church because you LOVE God and you wanna spend time with Him!  You go to church to fellowship with others who are also christian!  You go there to worship... you go there for Him and for no other reason!  Today, I went to church in loo with some close friends! and it was just... SO HAPPY! HAHA like i didn't go last week because I slept in.. so going today was just so good and I miss going to church!  Honestly, all my joy and love that I have isn't even mine!  I get it all from God!

Anyways, today the pastor was talking about Jesus' Big Dream! haha and how His dream is for the church! oddly enough, some of the passages that were used in the sermon were aactually from what I was reading from the Bible yesterday! haha i was like.. that sounds familiar! LOl then i saw the reference and i was like. OOHH yeah i was reading that yesterday! HAAH anyways, what I think i'm trying to say is that this life i live isn't for myself...it is for God and for the church!  and being part of the church, we are then Christ's body!! As a church, we should act like how God would act and and SERIOUSLY think about "WWJD" What Would Jesus Do? WE ARE CHRIST'S AMBASSADORS! we need to set an example for the world so that the world can see Jesus through us! :)

Smile! :D and be happy! :D

WOD Nov 18, 11

Bench press (to get bigger man boobs!)
6x3 @ 135lbs
6x1 @ 95lbs

Then

FRAN!
21-15-9 for time!
Thrusters @95lbs
Pullups

My time was 6:59! LOL so yeah! pretty good for now! but i took quite a few breaks! LOL
hmmm i wanna get my time below 5 mins some day...\LOL

oh yeah! then ... later at ACF, i wanted to see how it feels like to do 100 air squats LOL so i just did it! and i did 100 in a row! LOL i was impressed with myself LOl i should have timed it cos it was fast....!!

ANYWAYS, Smile guys and be happy! :D

Heart warming happy movies!

I love heart warming happy movies! ....movies that COULD make you cry, but are happy and don't end sad BUT it CAN be sad..for a short while... and usually have an element of humour in them!... SOOO its like a.. happy, funny, heartwarming movie!  i've watched a couple movies recently.. recently meaning from september LOL:

(500) days of summer (great movie)
The family man (really heartwarming...kind of predictable, but still loved it)
How to loose a guy in 10 days (REALLY cute!! loved it and found it funny! and still heartwarming...)
50 first dates (FUNNY, cute and moving/heartwarming at the same time!)

Seriously, I love all of these movies! and yes.. lol they are now all on my computer! haha so if u ever wanna watch one of them with me and i have my laptop and I'm not busy.. lets do it!! cos i could watch any of those movies like.. a billion times! LOL well not that many.. but still i really enjoyed them!

I used to be into those heartwarming sad movies.. but iunno.. i always feel depressed after LOL that is why i love the heartwarming happy movies! :) makes me smile after i finish the movie and i can go to sleep feeling content LOL!

OOH YEAHHH!! :D

anyways,
SMILE guys! and be happy! :D

My spot

So this morning, before orgo and biochem, I went to my thinking/peaceful spot.  Just sat there and thought, prayed and had my quiet time.  It was actually so peaceful!  Not many people know where my spot is...so i find it quite peaceful!  Everytime i go there, it's quiet and just...relaxing.  Honestly, I don't like being alone usually.. i like having company with me. but sometimes, having that spot where you can just relax and God is your only company is nice.  i was sitting and looked at this chimney thing with smoke coming out of it.  Watched the smoke slowly disperse in the air, but wasn't thinking about diffusion! LOL rather ... just thinking about how funny/cool it looked.. seeing the smoke rise and slowly disintegrate into thin air.  It reminded me of when I was young...when I used to look at smoke rise and slowly disappear!  It gave me this warm peaceful feeling in my heart.  Whether you are a christian or not, i recommend having times where you just do nothing (obviously dont do it all day or you waste ur time, but do it for like.. 30 mins a day or something).  Take time off to relax and be amazed by the Creator! the one who made everything! and just spend time with Him.

LOL i saw an ant today on the grass.. walking around!  It reminded me not to be too lazy.. but to work hard... like an ant!  Sometimes ants seem to amaze me! they live with a purpose and they don't let things get in that way! I want to live my life like that! But with my purpose being serving God..and letting His love and joy flow through me to the world!  Part of that is working my hardest for Him and at the moment, doing my best in school!

I want to go to my spot sometime in the morning! to watch the sun rise! and just spend that morning with God again...in the peace and quietness!

This is a verse from my bro's fb profile pic...just bringing it up because it is true! (well everythign in the Bible is true LOL but yeah! this verse kind of related to my spot"
Psalm 46:10 
"Be still and know that I am God" 


Anyways, Smile guys! :) and be happy! haha

Surrender!

I watched a video today...basically it was a person preaching for about 5 mins.  It was really powerful in my opinion! heres the link if you want! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QKCMbbeMaxM#!
but yeah theres so much in that! but i'm just gonna talk about one line he mentioned... one of the first things that stuck out to me when we was talk was this line..."I see people living but not surrendering lives" and this just like reminded me of all the stuff that i learned over the weekend!

On friday, a speaker came into acf and talked about his personal testimony.  And the thing that stuck out to me was Who God is to you!...Who is God to me?  The question posed was, is He my just my Saviour or is He also my Lord!  At first I was like. duhhh.. but then i thought about it more.  Christ being your LORD AND SAVIOUR is so much more!  you need that act of surrendering!  He is my Lord.  I honestly can't exactly explain myself atm for some reason... but for those Christians out there.. really think about this... if God is just your saviour or if He is also your Lord! and there is a difference! it makes a difference in the way you should live your life! because your life doesn't belong to you!

Yesterday (sunday), i went to coffeehouse and someone mentioned that verse.  2 Corinthians 12:9 "But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." Doesn't this verse kind of make you want to surrender all to Jesus!  For His grace is sufficient fo me! and i want Christ's power to rest on me! like... iuno! i just find this verse connects with what I'm thinking!


Also, another thing to think about is a quote from "Ellerslie" (eric and leslie ludy) my fave authors! LOL jk but yeah! i love their books! :) "you cannot have complete joy without complete surrender".. don't know exactly where it's from, but its from them! LOL and it's so true to me!  LIke i said in my earlier posts, the closer i get to God, the more I get to experience His true joy! and it's amazing!  His true joy is what completes joy and you'll understand what being truly joyful is!.. through Him! 


I know this blog is like all mumble jumble LOL no organized manner or w/e.. but then when are my blogs organized anyways? but yeah these are just things i've been thinking about and i wanted to write it down before i forgot them!  I think God is telling me to surrender my life to Him! haha surrendering my laziness, surrendering my grades, surrendering my DG, surrendering...my whole life!


Anyways, SMILE guys! and be Happy! and surrender to GOD! :D

btw DG! i've been praying lots for u recently!  hope ur doing well out there! :D

VOD Galations 5:6b

Galations 5:6
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.


Isn't that so true?  As a Christian, we are called to love one another!  In verse 13 it says, "serve one another humbly in love". Faith is so much more than just saying you believe...it's actually SHOWING it.  and our faith we have in Jesus Christ should be shown to the world through our love!  "and they'll know we are christians by our love".. thats from a song that stuck out to me before.. mainly because it's true.  But yeah! if you read James 2, you'll see that having faith without deeds/actions makes no sense at all! like i'm serious! haha Knowing something and doing nothing is TOTALLY different from knowing something and doing it!.. The comparison made in James is that even DEMONS know who God is, but that doesn't mean they will be saved.  They don't follow Christ; they don't have true faith.  Here's the verse if you're interested:
James 2:18-19
But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.  You believe that there is one God.  Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.
I just find that so powerful! haah the "show me your faith without deeds"...mannn sometimes i feel like i'm the man who tries to show that, and when you think about it, it's so foolish!  Faith without deeds is meaningless!  verse 26 of that chapter says, "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." 
Anyways, as Christians, we ought to love one another and show to the world that we are different through Christ's love in us.  And if you truly are a Christian and say you love God, make sure your faith and love for Him has deeds as well!  You should be spending time with Him whenever possible!.. If you love God, honestly, how hard can it be to spend a few minutes here and there with Him? just reading His word, just talking to Him, just worshipping Him, just... CHILLIN with Him?  I know i have a lot of time for my friends, so I should def have enough time to spend a few minutes here and there with God!..even if its rather short.

Anyways, Smile guys! be Happy! and LOVE GOD, everyone else and yourself! :)

WOD Nov 9, 2011

So today i worked out with my friend Jerry! he's like a super buff guy! HAHA anyways i worked out between classes! HAH i really liked it!!! i think i might do it more often! haha
anyways, here is the workout:

3x of shoulder press (super set)
8 reps @50lbs dumbells (Jerry did 65lbs and 40lbs)
8 reps @35lbs

3x of lateral raises?... haha (super set)
6 reps @heavyish weight? lol
6 reps @lighter weight? it was like.. a machine.. so i dont know how to measure that stuff

Front raises?
8x3 @45lbs (barbell-like thing)

3x of Back.. flys? (super set)

6 reps @heavyish weight? lol
6 reps @lighter weight?

THEN

"Grace"
30 Clean and press @135lbs for time

(i was really slow at this...7:10) LOL
the first 10 took me a minute LOLOL! but then yeah.. weirdness.. i wanna be able to eventually do this in under 3 mins... it shouldn't be taht hard lol

WOD Nov 7, 2011

So i went to the gym today again! HAHA needa get stronger!

Shoulder press 5x5 @105 (yes i know its weaksauce)

Then

"Josh"
For time:
42 pullups
21 overhead squats @95lbs
30 pullups
15 overhead squats @95lbs
18 pullups
9 overhead squats @95lbs
Time: 14:48

Then

One arm snatch at 95lbs (took me 2 tries LOL first try was just FAIL, second time, i ALMOST bailed but i was like.. NOOOOO!!! and pushed it up LOL)

ABS contest!

HEYYY!! soooo i'm trying out the paleo diet! for those taht don't know what it is... GOOGLE IT! ahha
basically, you eat food that was accessible to cavemen! haha
I'm BASICALLY going to do it wiht like.. a few exceptions: MILK and left over food i still have in my fridge that i dont want to waste and hot cereal/oatmeal for breakfast.
BUT yeah i think thats pretty good still! just means no more eating fast food for me! :( ahha oh wells!

I'm ON A RACE with my friend elton to see who can get a 6 pack the fastest... well kind of.. we set a date in the future when we will compare abs to see which one looks the best.  What is the motivation? FREE DINNER! AHAH loser pays for a dinner for the winner <$25.01 before tax! which is. pretty good! thats like.. all you can eat ribs/wings/sushi/hotpot/a decent steak/GOOD MOTIVATION! so yeah! this will be fun! hopefully it will be a tie.. or i win so that i get a free meal HAHA!

I feel like he has an advantage cos he's skinnier and has less fat, he think i have an advantage becaseu my ab muscles are bigger... but still i have more fat!! LOl oh well! we will see!!!!

basically, my plan to win is to eat paleo and do a lot of back flips LOL (yes, i know you can read this elton! I just know u won't copy me though..unless u can do back flips)

I'd post pics of my progression, but .. i'm not going to! LOL

ANYWAYS! SMILE GUYS!

WOD Nov 6, 2011

So i worked out today after cheerleading! LOL i've decided that all my blogs will just go into this blog.. not the jirehfit one! just because I think its not needed to separate it! I'll have different labels.. so you can look at that if you want to find stuff... whether you wanna read about my dream girl, my day, verse blurbs or fitness stuff! haha

OH YEAH! so the reason i'm doing this again is because I need to work out more! LOL my coach was like... "jireh you got smaller than what you were at tryouts" and i'm like.. oh.. really? LOLOL so yeah! AHHA

ANYWAYS this is what i did at the gym after practice:

8x3 bench press @135lbs
8x3 inclined press @95lbs
(yes guys, i know my pecs are weak LOL)

THEN

5 rounds for time
5 Deadlifts @275lbs
10 Chest to ground Burpees

THEN

1 Clean and press @185lbs
(i got it on my 3rd attempt) LOL 1st time was just bad cos i didn't do cleans all day so it was messy, 2nd time, my push press wasn't strong enough... 3rd time.. you know! OH YEAH!

Sleep Paralysis!

So guys, LOL if you don't know what sleep paralysis is, basically, you wake up, but you can't move...but ur awake still!  According to my google research, lol, the body will inhibit movements sometimes while you are sleeping to avoid the body of hurting itself while sleeping and basically, it just gets delayed or something and its still inhibiting body movement while you are awake! so then you feel paralyzed for a while.

From many Christians I've talked to who had this, a couple of them would say they were attacked by evil spirits, and sometiems, they would see demons creeping around them.  So i just thought it was interesting. They would mutter things like "in the name of Jesus, get out" or something, or actually they would THINK that because they couldn't speak.. because their bodies were paralyzed! creepy feeling eh?

ANYWAYS, getting on to me.  SO today I was studying biochem on my sofa and i got drowsy and fell asleep! LOL (FAIL) but no worries, I'll study more after this post and after cheer tonight! okay.. and then i was dreaming. then i woke up and i'm like.. CRAPP!! AHAH cos i actually couldn't friggin move! here was the weird thing...I swear i could have heard evil spirits or demons or satan or something like that trying to talk to me.  So i opened my eyes (mind you, this was actually REALLY difficult) opening my eyes took me a good like.. 10 seconds to think about it. But then i saw nothing.. it was just like nothing! LOL oh well! but i could still hear weird creepy sounding voices yelling into my ears.  and at that moment, i was thinking to myself...There are only 2 explanations for this:

1. i have sleep paralysis, which means in like a couple mins from now, all will be normal and this was all just a dream...so i was calm still.  IN this case it was almost quite enjoyable because its like my body telling me, "sleep more Jireh! your body needs rest!" (even thoguh it didn't atm)

2. There is a spiritual world and demons and satan are trying to creep me out because recently, i've been getting closer and closer with God.  It was like a spiritual warfare i guess?  Which in THIS case, I was still calm because I was thinking, even though this is scary, I'm already on the winning team, so no worries.  I tried muttering "Jesus" but that didn't come out! LOL nope! i could not speak.  So I just started praying to God and that was enjoyable because I knew He was there comforting me.

So then I woke up from this, started moving my body again, the strange voices in my head were gone and i'm like.. *sigh* "nice! its over!" LOL and then i fall back to sleep! OL THAT WAS THE WEIRD PART! LOL and then it happened again.  This time, the demons were even louder and muttering really creepy sounding stuff.  I tried looking this time, but i couldn't open my eyes. and i pretty much just saw this scrumpled up static-like thing of red and black in my head. (I kind of tried drawing it below my bed thing in the pic.. but it didn't look like that.. but its close enough! AHAH use ur imaginations! and it was everything in my head...it didn't look like a messy ball of yarn!! LOL)  NO lies it was quite creepy.  Couldn't move like last time, but it was worse this time.  I started to pray to God again, and He was there for me, comforting me.  He gave me Psalm 23..only the part where it said "I will fear NO evil, for you are with me"  I tried reciting the whole chapter, but i forgot it LOL that was funny i found.. but yeah that calmed me down and just seeing how much more powerful God is than satan was enjoyable! it was comforting, because He is amazing!

Anyways, I eventually woke up from that, was able to open my eyes, move and stuff and iunno why, but it looked like there was a demon in a tile near the fireplace i was sleeping by LOL.  So i'm like w/e thats weird.  Iw as exhausted, so i fell back to sleep again LOL, kind of praying to God that it won't happen again because I just want to feel awake so i can study.  So i climbed into my bed, set an alarm and went back to sleep.  I woke up normally and all was good!

For me, this experience was cool, becasue I got to really see God's power at work! and yeah...fun stuff!

ANYWAYS guys, SMILE and be happy!
LOL and don't get scared after reading this, because I am not!  I know God will always be there for me!

OH YEAH! you i forgot to mention this!.. you know how people say they feel a weight of something on their chest?  its true! lol i felt it both times.. it was heavier the second time i think! it just made it a lil more difficult to breathe, but it was okay i think!

VOD 1 Corinthians 6:19b-20

1 Corinthians 6:19b-20
You are not your own; ²⁰ you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.


I find it difficult sometimes, to really just surrender all I am to God:  All my worries, my pride, my love life, my relationships, my education, my jobs, my future...my life!  Some things, I want to just...think I have control over them because...I dont know...It gives me a false sense of security? but in the end, what I need to remember is this.  "You are not your own; you were bought at a price."  OH SHOOOT!! lol it seems kind of weird at first, because you don't usually think about it like that, but it's not weird.  We (all christians) were bought at a price!  Jesus' BLOOD/LIFE is what it costed!  and this isn't like a master buying a slave thing...instead of a master buying a slave to "imprison" him, God bought us and freed us from sin so that we could become His CHILDREN! and all He asks us to do is have a relationship with Him and love Him.  I don't even see how that's hard, I'd find it quite easy to love someone who just saved my life.  "Therefore honor God with your bodies."... i think i can do that.  How? by surrendering all I am to God.  I know i'm kind of taking this verse out of context, but I think it makes sense.  In this context, we need to honor God with our bodies through fleeing from sexual immorality.  But still, we can honour Him by surrendering our lives to Him and knowing that "I(we) have been crucified with Christ and I(we) no longer live, but Christ lives in me(us).  The life I(we) now live in the body, I(we) live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me(us) and gave Himself for me(us)." --Galations 2:20.


Anyways guys, I hope you are all doing well!
Smile and be happy! :D

Jesus gives me Joy!

Honestly, I can say this so much because it's so true!! Whenever I'm down, He's always just friggin there! LOL in a GOOD way! and yes! i honestly see a very STRONG and POSITIVE correlation to "how close you are with God" and "Joy"!  2 Corinthians 1:3 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort" His love is so amazing and He just always knows how to comfort me when I absolutely need it!  Sometimes, I think that He just like.. ditched me, but then I realize that He was always there! and its just...wow sometimes! this reminded me of the poem "footprints"
Here it is if you want to see it:

Yeah...wow! everytime i read it its like.. so true! HAHA.. oh i just noticed now.. theres an author?! LOL i always thought it was anonymous LOL! oh well! haha thats cool!


Anyways, He just has His ways of doing things! haha and its interesting! :D 


Smile guys! and be happy!!

Love

God's love is truly amazing!  I was listening to my itunes today and it was on shuffle and i heard this song...
honestly it hit me! when i FIRST heard this song, it really impacted my life.. maybe it was just cos of the environment i was in atm, but yeah!  Anyways, recently i've really been thinking about this topic... love!  Love towards my DG, close friends, God, and just everyone in general. This topic is actually sooo distracting, but yeah! I like the lyrics of this song.

LOL i bolded things that stook out to me!
Verse 1
Now Hollywood wants to make you think they know what love is. But I'm a tell you what true love is. Love is not what you see in the movies. Its not the ecstasy, its not what you see in that scene, you know what I mean? I'm telling you right now, true love is sacrifice. Love is thinking about others before you think about yourself, love is selfless not selfish. Love is God and God is love. Love is when you lay down your life for another, whether for your brother, your mother, your father or your sister, its even laying down your life for your enemies, that's unthinkable, but think about that. Love is true. Think.

Chorus:

I'll put you in front of me
So everybody can see
My love, this is my love

I know that I'll be alright
As long as you are my guide
My love, this is my love

Verse 2
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, it always perseveres. 
Love never fails. Love is everlasting, its eternal, it goes on and on, it goes beyond time, love is the only thing that will last when you die, but ask the question why? Do you have love? 

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Verse 3
There is no greater love than this than he who lays down his life for his friends. Now are you willing to lay down your life for your friends? You're probably willing to lay down your life for your mother, your father, or your best friends, but are you willing to lay down your life for even those that hate you? I'm going to tell you who did that, the definition of love is Jesus Christ. He is love. The nails in his hands, the thorns in his brow, hanging on a cross for your sin my sins, that is LOVE he died for you and me while we still hated him, that is love. God is true love, and if you don't know this love, now is the time to know, perfect love. 

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