God bless guys, so my last post was about how I was feeling kinda distant from God well guess what? okay no let me back up lol so initially (initially being like 2013) I wanted the Holy Spirit so bad! but it seemed so hard for me to connect to God in services and I would see how other people would speak in tongues so easily but I wouldn't then one day the summer of 2013 I was finally gifted with tongues. It was one of the happiest days of my life. Then it took me forever to speak again and I knew there was something wrong because God says that he doesn't deposit of his wine in an old vessel because then the wine would go to waste Matthew 2:22 (the wine being the holy spirit) so I knew I had to fix something but I didn't know what it was. Recently (this year) I have felt the Holy Spirit so many more times than ever before. Every time I would be worshipping during service, the Holy Ghost would come upon me and I would be completely swayed by it. Then as i stated in my last entry, I began to feel distant.
Yesterday, I felt God hugging me (not literally). I felt God right by me. I was in service and while listening to the sermon I felt God speaking to me. He was talking directly to me as I had asked him to do in the prayer before the preaching. His words were so comforting and they gave me courage. Soon after, I was worshipping him and crying in his presence and it came again. I found myself speaking in tongues. There's nothing more than that, that makes me feel closer to God. That is a sign that God abides in you.
This just proves how active God is and how he actually listens to our prayers as he declares in 1 John 5:14. When I had written my entry, I was praying to God asking him to make me feel close to him again and to help me be where I once was. There, God clearly answered my prayer so he can do the same to you. One thing you must know is that you need to seek him in order to find him, you need to call in order to have the door be open to you as it says in Matthew 7:7-11.You cant expect God to give you without you asking, yes he knows our hearts and he knows the intentions of our hearts and is able to discern our every thought, but we must confess that we need him. Try to separate yourself from what doesn't allow you to be close to God and instead ask him to give you his spirit.
Dear God, I am now aware that you listen to my prayers and that I must seek in order to find. I ask you please to allow me to grow spiritually and may I not be deceived by the devil, instead give me wisdom in order to know what's good and what's bad. In Jesus name, Amen.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Jesus Friend of Sinners
Hey guys!! many blessings,
Sorry I wasn't able to be on here for a while, had a lot going on with school but that wont be an issue anymore.
Kinda excited to be out of school, not only because of the amount of work that I no longer have to worry about but because of the amount of temptations and trials that are out of my way. While being in school, one is more susceptible to be tempted by the devil, whether its to get asked to attend a party or to simply be "put on" to the latest rapper, whatever the case may be, school is a major factor in ones spiritual life.
I don't know, but lately I feel myself feeling kind of far from God and I try to ask him to bring me back to him and to allow me to be engaged In this first love that I once found myself in but it seems to be coming to me slowly, very slowly. Then I try to think back and trace all the things i have done that could draw me away from God and well there are a lot.. Even the things that seem the smallest like a tiny lie or borrowing a pen, knowing you want it and wont give it back (aka stealing),the things that seem minor have the same weigh as any other sin. An example of this can be seen in Mathew 5:22. The Lord says that simply by being mad at your brother or sister is constituted as killing them, and well we all know killing is a sin (Exodus 20).
Many of us have been longing to have an experience with God and yearning to feel him once more, but there's something that doesn't allow you to get close to him and be found in the place you were once in but just ask him to embrace you and wrap you in his arms. He will take away every fear and everything that forbids you from becoming close to him again. Ask him and he will listen. Many times we are faced with things that will separate us form God and it may seem impossible to get back on track but he is listening always and will always be by our side despite how many times we may push him away or fail him. The love of God is endless and he promises to be with us.
This is seen in the bible when there is the Samaritan women. She can be a representation for some of us. Not everyone is facing the same difficulties or coming upon the same stumble block but as humans living in the flesh, we will ALL face a temptation and an obstacle to overcome. The Samaritan women wasn't the one with the best reputation around town, she even had her own time for getting the water from the well so that she wouldn't come across others. When God came toward her, she was surprised that he was interacting with her because they weren't from the same places so they typically don't associate with each other but because of Gods unfailing love and compassion this wasn't a factor influencing his nobleness. He asked her to get him water and promised that whoever drinks from that water will soon be thirsty "but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:14. The Samaritan women had many men and was full of sin however the Lord extended his loving hands of mercy and still forgave her and interacted with her, why wont he don the same with us, sinners?
Dear God, please help me to become close to you once more, I want to feel your presence once more and be filled with your Holy Spirit. I want you to wrap me in your arms and I want try feel the warmth of your presence again. Don't allow me to ever be separated from you again, instead help me to know you more and be able to get away from the things that draw me from you. In Jesus name, Amen.
Sorry I wasn't able to be on here for a while, had a lot going on with school but that wont be an issue anymore.
Kinda excited to be out of school, not only because of the amount of work that I no longer have to worry about but because of the amount of temptations and trials that are out of my way. While being in school, one is more susceptible to be tempted by the devil, whether its to get asked to attend a party or to simply be "put on" to the latest rapper, whatever the case may be, school is a major factor in ones spiritual life.
I don't know, but lately I feel myself feeling kind of far from God and I try to ask him to bring me back to him and to allow me to be engaged In this first love that I once found myself in but it seems to be coming to me slowly, very slowly. Then I try to think back and trace all the things i have done that could draw me away from God and well there are a lot.. Even the things that seem the smallest like a tiny lie or borrowing a pen, knowing you want it and wont give it back (aka stealing),the things that seem minor have the same weigh as any other sin. An example of this can be seen in Mathew 5:22. The Lord says that simply by being mad at your brother or sister is constituted as killing them, and well we all know killing is a sin (Exodus 20).
Many of us have been longing to have an experience with God and yearning to feel him once more, but there's something that doesn't allow you to get close to him and be found in the place you were once in but just ask him to embrace you and wrap you in his arms. He will take away every fear and everything that forbids you from becoming close to him again. Ask him and he will listen. Many times we are faced with things that will separate us form God and it may seem impossible to get back on track but he is listening always and will always be by our side despite how many times we may push him away or fail him. The love of God is endless and he promises to be with us.
This is seen in the bible when there is the Samaritan women. She can be a representation for some of us. Not everyone is facing the same difficulties or coming upon the same stumble block but as humans living in the flesh, we will ALL face a temptation and an obstacle to overcome. The Samaritan women wasn't the one with the best reputation around town, she even had her own time for getting the water from the well so that she wouldn't come across others. When God came toward her, she was surprised that he was interacting with her because they weren't from the same places so they typically don't associate with each other but because of Gods unfailing love and compassion this wasn't a factor influencing his nobleness. He asked her to get him water and promised that whoever drinks from that water will soon be thirsty "but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:14. The Samaritan women had many men and was full of sin however the Lord extended his loving hands of mercy and still forgave her and interacted with her, why wont he don the same with us, sinners?
Dear God, please help me to become close to you once more, I want to feel your presence once more and be filled with your Holy Spirit. I want you to wrap me in your arms and I want try feel the warmth of your presence again. Don't allow me to ever be separated from you again, instead help me to know you more and be able to get away from the things that draw me from you. In Jesus name, Amen.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Sharing the Gospel
So today i felt great!!!!
I was sitting with some friends of mine in the cafeteria, when we began to speak about religion. Although i wouldn't call this a religion - its instead a relationship with God - i was reminded of who i am in Christ and began sharing my point of view. Some are Muslim and some jews and although there are a minimal amount of things that each of those has in common with being Apostolic, they differ greatly. I felt so great to be able to share out my belief and to even cite the bible and make them aware of the greatness of God. One of the topic we came upon was revenge.
Previous to lunch i had math class. There was a guy sitting next to me (who looooves to bother me) and he kept hitting me (playfully ofc) and bothering me and ill keep telling him t stop kindly. There came a point where he said "How come you never hit me back". When we were talking in the cafeteria, i brought that up and i told my friends "remember when ____ asked me why i never hit me back?" and i told them that its because revenge is not something i should do. Even on something a simple as that, i don't feel the need to hit him back simply because he did it to me first. Just in doing things like that i was giving testimony of who i am and how i aspire to be like Christ. Ephesians 5:1 tells us to follow Gods example so that's what we must do :)
Soon after, i walked over to the vending machine, and there was a teacher sitting in one of the tables near the machine and she calls me over and asks me what religion i'm from and i told her that i'm Pentecostal. Then she started complimenting me on how i carry myself in such a respectful way and how i'm not like the others. This made me feel so so good because that's what i want. I want to be set apart and not be like the rest because we weren't called to blend in with the crowd but to stand out, representing our creator. So remember, its never bad to be the difference. Instead be proud of it. Never forget that revenge is for the Lord to take and not for us to put into action, God is watching us at all times and we must live to be like him. God bless <3
I was sitting with some friends of mine in the cafeteria, when we began to speak about religion. Although i wouldn't call this a religion - its instead a relationship with God - i was reminded of who i am in Christ and began sharing my point of view. Some are Muslim and some jews and although there are a minimal amount of things that each of those has in common with being Apostolic, they differ greatly. I felt so great to be able to share out my belief and to even cite the bible and make them aware of the greatness of God. One of the topic we came upon was revenge.
Previous to lunch i had math class. There was a guy sitting next to me (who looooves to bother me) and he kept hitting me (playfully ofc) and bothering me and ill keep telling him t stop kindly. There came a point where he said "How come you never hit me back". When we were talking in the cafeteria, i brought that up and i told my friends "remember when ____ asked me why i never hit me back?" and i told them that its because revenge is not something i should do. Even on something a simple as that, i don't feel the need to hit him back simply because he did it to me first. Just in doing things like that i was giving testimony of who i am and how i aspire to be like Christ. Ephesians 5:1 tells us to follow Gods example so that's what we must do :)
Soon after, i walked over to the vending machine, and there was a teacher sitting in one of the tables near the machine and she calls me over and asks me what religion i'm from and i told her that i'm Pentecostal. Then she started complimenting me on how i carry myself in such a respectful way and how i'm not like the others. This made me feel so so good because that's what i want. I want to be set apart and not be like the rest because we weren't called to blend in with the crowd but to stand out, representing our creator. So remember, its never bad to be the difference. Instead be proud of it. Never forget that revenge is for the Lord to take and not for us to put into action, God is watching us at all times and we must live to be like him. God bless <3
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