Hey everyone!!
I just thought I would share a little of what has been going on with me.
These past couple of days I had been stressed out for multiple reasons. One of the reasons is that I am in the process of getting everything I need into the public school for next year. I had to give them my 9th grade report card so they could see how many credits I have, but they won't give me credits for homeschooling (I'm homeschooling 10th grade), so I just had to go with the credits they gave me for my 9th grade year. I had to have 10 credits in order to be a junior in high school next year (11th grade). So I got the results back and I had 8 credits which is really good!!
I still need to get 2 more credits though which will require either testing out of some class, or going to summer school, or also do a credit recovery class during the school year. I had just been completely frustrated about what to do or if I would even be able to get those credits I need.
Yesterday at church Pastor Phil talked about how God fights for and with us and that there is nothing that is to big for him. I just felt that I needed to give all my stress, frustrations and emotions over to God because he is in control of everything. After I did that and trusted 100% that God was going to take care of everything... I felt an incredible peace!!
Philippians 4:7 says "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
I just wanted to share this because I know all of us have a point in our lives where we get so stressed out, and worried, but God gives us peace just like Philippians 4:7 says! So remember that whatever you're going through God is in control!!
Until next time!
Love,
Jessie
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Acquire the Fire ---> From Aaron's perspective
Hello to all!
Wow! It's been forever since my last post. Sorry to all of those waiting for more! Thank you for keeping tuned in.
As Jessie said, Acquire the Fire was in San Antonio this past weekend. It was an amazing time to spend with the teens from our youth group, worshiping God and learning more and more about Him together. Friday started in the evening, and ended the day with a Sanctus Real concert. It was awesome! That night was spent imagining Jesus living in our modern times, born in 1976. It truly made us stop to think more about the way people accepted or rejected Him, even 2000 years ago.
On Saturday, we covered the topics all teenagers need to hear. 1) guy-girl separate workshop, focusing on relationships with the opposite gender. 2) the need to have a passion for extending God's kingdom through missions. 3) the challenge to attack the Bible, reading, memorizing, and living it. 4) learning to relate better with our parents. Those were the main things talked about that day, but curiously enough, God chose a different way to reveal what I most needed to hear that weekend...
On Friday night, both at the event, and even driving back to New Braunfels, I felt God putting something on my heart. I didn't know exactly what to think of it, but I knew it was something I needed to figure out. On Saturday though, God revealed it more and more to me, and I realized that it had truly become an uneeded burden for me. Throughout the day, I couldn't stop thinking of it, and what God was trying to do with my heart at the time. After dinner, we went back into the building from the van where we ate, and started the most amazing time of worship ever. Some of our group went down to be on the main floor for the time, while the rest (including myself) stayed on the 2nd level of the seats. During the worship time, not a single knee of our youth group was unbent. All of us, regardless of where we were, were bowing down, worshiping God, loving Him, receiving His love for us. It was sensational! I myself heard God speaking clearly to me, and later wrote it all down in my notebook using a borrowed cell phone for light. Needless to say, he revealed what was to be done. It wasn't over yet though!
A little while later, after worship, there was a call for us to write down things that were keeping us from getting to where we wanted to be with God. I thought about it first, and then started writing down a couple things.... amazingly, seven things later, I was nailing them (quite literally) to a cross set up on the floor. Even though it was symbolic, I knew God had lifted these things from between us, swept them away. All it took was for me to humble myself and acknowledge them. One of these things was the burden I had discovered the night before. To sum it up, I must say: how amazing and great and powerful is God? He who can reveal a burden, break my heart of it, and have me lay it at his feet in 24 hours is truly an awesome God!!! praise Him!!!
Yesterday in church, I shared a little bit of what God did for me, as well as listened to a couple others give their account of what God taught them. It was really neat to feel closer and closer to God through the weekend. When I look back on it, not only did it draw me closer to Him, but God also allowed me to feel more and more a part of the group than before. I feel like I belong. Thank God for his never-ending mercy, wisdom and love for us. I also thank the church family at Dayspring Christian Fellowship for opening their arms to my family and myself.
God loves us, has a purpose for our life, and will never hesitate to touch us when we need it. The last thing I will mention is the fact that after nailing the paper to the cross, all my barriers were lifted except the one. That one was lifted 5 minutes later, when I lost my focus on all else, and was completely absorbed in God. Never lose your focus, put it where it belongs, 100%, and God will relieve your soul.
Thanks for reading,
Aaron
Wow! It's been forever since my last post. Sorry to all of those waiting for more! Thank you for keeping tuned in.
As Jessie said, Acquire the Fire was in San Antonio this past weekend. It was an amazing time to spend with the teens from our youth group, worshiping God and learning more and more about Him together. Friday started in the evening, and ended the day with a Sanctus Real concert. It was awesome! That night was spent imagining Jesus living in our modern times, born in 1976. It truly made us stop to think more about the way people accepted or rejected Him, even 2000 years ago.
On Saturday, we covered the topics all teenagers need to hear. 1) guy-girl separate workshop, focusing on relationships with the opposite gender. 2) the need to have a passion for extending God's kingdom through missions. 3) the challenge to attack the Bible, reading, memorizing, and living it. 4) learning to relate better with our parents. Those were the main things talked about that day, but curiously enough, God chose a different way to reveal what I most needed to hear that weekend...
On Friday night, both at the event, and even driving back to New Braunfels, I felt God putting something on my heart. I didn't know exactly what to think of it, but I knew it was something I needed to figure out. On Saturday though, God revealed it more and more to me, and I realized that it had truly become an uneeded burden for me. Throughout the day, I couldn't stop thinking of it, and what God was trying to do with my heart at the time. After dinner, we went back into the building from the van where we ate, and started the most amazing time of worship ever. Some of our group went down to be on the main floor for the time, while the rest (including myself) stayed on the 2nd level of the seats. During the worship time, not a single knee of our youth group was unbent. All of us, regardless of where we were, were bowing down, worshiping God, loving Him, receiving His love for us. It was sensational! I myself heard God speaking clearly to me, and later wrote it all down in my notebook using a borrowed cell phone for light. Needless to say, he revealed what was to be done. It wasn't over yet though!
A little while later, after worship, there was a call for us to write down things that were keeping us from getting to where we wanted to be with God. I thought about it first, and then started writing down a couple things.... amazingly, seven things later, I was nailing them (quite literally) to a cross set up on the floor. Even though it was symbolic, I knew God had lifted these things from between us, swept them away. All it took was for me to humble myself and acknowledge them. One of these things was the burden I had discovered the night before. To sum it up, I must say: how amazing and great and powerful is God? He who can reveal a burden, break my heart of it, and have me lay it at his feet in 24 hours is truly an awesome God!!! praise Him!!!
Yesterday in church, I shared a little bit of what God did for me, as well as listened to a couple others give their account of what God taught them. It was really neat to feel closer and closer to God through the weekend. When I look back on it, not only did it draw me closer to Him, but God also allowed me to feel more and more a part of the group than before. I feel like I belong. Thank God for his never-ending mercy, wisdom and love for us. I also thank the church family at Dayspring Christian Fellowship for opening their arms to my family and myself.
God loves us, has a purpose for our life, and will never hesitate to touch us when we need it. The last thing I will mention is the fact that after nailing the paper to the cross, all my barriers were lifted except the one. That one was lifted 5 minutes later, when I lost my focus on all else, and was completely absorbed in God. Never lose your focus, put it where it belongs, 100%, and God will relieve your soul.
Thanks for reading,
Aaron
Aquire the Fire Weekend!!
Hello friends and family!!
Well this past weekend I had the opportunity to go to a youth event called Aquire the Fire. All I can say is WOW!!!!
First of all I thank God for providing the money to go and just for his amazing love!! He gave everything up for us!!
It was the best weekend of my life, spending in it the presence of God and learning more of him!
One thing that really stuck out to me was how much we need Jesus. I mean sure we want him when it's convenient, or when we're in trouble, but what about when everything's going great, or when we "can do it on our own"? That is the wrong attitude!! We need to transfer Jesus from our "want" list to our "need" list!!
I know I returned from that event on fire for God and my life renewed to him again and realized how much I need him. Honestly I had been spending way to much time on the computer and things and just it distracted me and I decided to make Jesus the center of my life, my priority and not let the distractions get in the way!!
I pray that God will keep the fire burning in me and all the teens that went. Well there's so much that I learned this weekend (I don't have time to put it all in here), but it's time to put them in practice and live them!
Remember make Jesus the center of your life!!!
Love to all!
Jessie
Well this past weekend I had the opportunity to go to a youth event called Aquire the Fire. All I can say is WOW!!!!
First of all I thank God for providing the money to go and just for his amazing love!! He gave everything up for us!!
It was the best weekend of my life, spending in it the presence of God and learning more of him!
One thing that really stuck out to me was how much we need Jesus. I mean sure we want him when it's convenient, or when we're in trouble, but what about when everything's going great, or when we "can do it on our own"? That is the wrong attitude!! We need to transfer Jesus from our "want" list to our "need" list!!
I know I returned from that event on fire for God and my life renewed to him again and realized how much I need him. Honestly I had been spending way to much time on the computer and things and just it distracted me and I decided to make Jesus the center of my life, my priority and not let the distractions get in the way!!
I pray that God will keep the fire burning in me and all the teens that went. Well there's so much that I learned this weekend (I don't have time to put it all in here), but it's time to put them in practice and live them!
Remember make Jesus the center of your life!!!
Love to all!
Jessie
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