~True Beauty~

What is the meaning of true Beauty? Is it makeup? being skinny? having the best complection?  When I think of beauty I think of inner beauty! Inner Beauty is what is inside you, say you are having the worst attitude on a really bad day, but yet you hide it through makeup and getting all dressed up. Would people call you beautiful?? Or you were having the BEST day ever but you weren't wearing any makeup or you weren't all dressed up...would people call you beautiful?? From my perspective as long as that person has a good heart and a smile on her face I would call them beautiful but the world is so messed up sometimes that they think that if you aren't beautiful on the outside you can't be beautiful at all! 

I just don't think thats fair at all! You don't have to wear makeup and get all dressed up...True beauty is being yourself!!!! Not some poster child!!!

Have you ever Wondered?

Have you ever thought about what might have happened or what could've happened if you did a certain thing or didn't do a certain thing? Or dreamed about something that you know will never happen in real life?? I certainly have, Lately I have been thinking about what might have happened if we had never left California and never left our old church....Would we still be going to that same church? Would we have stayed in the same house? Would I still have those same friends?

All I know is that if we hadn't moved to Texas, We wouldn't have obeyed God and came out here to start a church! And that we wouldn't have all of these amazing people surrounding us for the time being!!?!?! Granted we have gone through alot....starting out a brand new church from the ground up isn't easy...as a matter a fact it is probably I think one of the hardest things to do in life but its happening everyday! We have gone through church splits, Money issues, Losing really good friends, moving the church from place to place, and gone through lots and lots of hardships along the way. The one thing I do know is that God is in control and that He has had everything planned out for a looong time and He always has.

I am just really happy that my life is and always has been in His hands. Sometimes you just feel like you wanna just give up and that your done and granted I have done that...alot frankly. But then I always go back to thinking...God has MY life in HIS hands....He will never leave me or forsake and he will always be by my side...I am so thankful for that!!!!!!!

Purity?

What comes to mind when you see the word pure or purity?

Is it the color white? Is it obstanation? Is it perfect?

If you look through my earlier posts i have made I have done one on covenants...I was hoping it would help lead up to this.

I have made a covenant to God that my first kiss will be on the day of my wedding, now this is my covenant i am not saying that i think it is totally wrong to kiss someone before you are married. I just wanna save my very first kiss to be with my husband on my wedding day. I have also made a covenant to stay pure until my wedding night that is my covenant that I have made with him that I will keep. Most kids say that just because we are Christians mean that we have to have purity rings and that our parents forced our purity rings on us but that isn't true I have made the choice myself as a commitment to God and token that shows i have made that covenant with Him. There is so many verses in the bible that represent the word pure I am going to list a few

The bible talks about having a pure heart

Psalms 51:10 "Create in me a pure heart, Oh God and renew me a steadfast spirit"

Philippians 4:8 "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent of praiseworthy-think about such things"

Covenants

Exodus 19:5
"Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of Nations you will be my treasured possession, Although the whole earth is mine."

Now just think about that all we have to do it keep HIS covenant that HE has given us and has given us the ability to keep...He will treasure us more than anything even though the WHOLE earth is His! Isn't that amazing! I am going to start with this, I like to think of a covenant as more of a promise...so say that your best friend just entrusted you with a promise that they have total faith in you that you will keep it, I would like to think that if we would keep our secrets like the men and women in the bible kept they're covenants friendships would be ALOT different! Well covenants are kinda like that when you make a covenant with God you promising Him that you won't do something or that you will do something.

I was looking up the word covenant in the dictionary and heres what I came up with:
Covenant: an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not to do something
:the biblical word for a conditional promise made to humanity by God

Now that we have established what a covenant is...I kinda wanna explain it more...a covenant is a promise NOT meant to be broken.
Lets talk about how covenants have a big thing to do with relationships my friend have some really good things to say about that.

"In Hebrew the word "hesed' means loving-kindness more accurately faithfullness/covenant, loyalty/keeping or covenant= partnership

Righteousness= Capacity to keep a covenant (relationship)
Do we have this capacity??? NOOO!

God keeps BOTH sides of the covenant! He keeps His end and enables us to keep our end-rather He keeps it for us!!

Walk with God and then find obedience possible!
It was always about faith and relationship, The Law was an extension of that, There was always one covenant

We often think of it as the period of Law/sacrifice/etc. then Jesus came and made it about relationship, NO! it was always about relationship"

I really like how Jeremiah 31:31-33 puts it

"The time is coming" declares the Lord, "when i will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, It will not be like the covenant
I made with their forefathers when i took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant. Though I was a husband to them"
Declares the Lord
"This is a covenant I will make to the house of Israel after that time," declares the Lord "I will put my Law in their minds and write in on their hearts
I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Jeremiah 31:31-33

To establish a covenant with God means to start a relationship built on that one covenant!!!!!

Compliments to Caitlyn Lutz for some of her thoughts



Rachel Hicks 

Ever feel like giving up???

Have you ever had the feeling that you just wanted to scream cause of all the pressure put on you and everything that you have been struggling with and you are just soo annoyed that you just wanna scream!

Yeah well that happend to me a couple of nights ago...I was just so sick of all the pressure that was on me and how I had to be the perfect role model and have everything completely disrespected well thats the way i felt so i went into my room and cried for like half an hour because i had so many emotions stirred up inside of me...i had everyone saying this and meaning that and meaning that and saying this you know....so after my half an hour of crying a prayed and got my act together and i realized that everything is in Gods hands and that he dos everything for a reason. Then i started texting a really good guys friend of mine who i can always count on for prayer and reasurance... then he said to me (after me venting all of my feelings in a text....lol not the best way to do it) just remember "Be still and KNOW that i am GOD and through all of this he is with you and ready to hold you and lead you through it."

If you ever feel like giving up and you don't wanna do it anymore....Remember God's words "Be STILL and KNOW that I am GOD!"

I am so happy to have a God who always watches over me and helps me through the life he has planned out for me...becuase HE has planned out your whole entire life! and as long as you just ask him, He will never fail!!!! I am so happy i have arms to fall into when i need them!

Hi!

Hi! I am new at this so bear with me....I am 13 years old and I am a Pastors Daughter! I wanted to see how many Pastors Daughters I will meet through this blog...I am writing this from my perspective on what it is like to be a pastors daughter....through the struggles...the Joy...the annoyingness....and everything else that comes with it.

I have an older sister who is 18 and an older brother who is 15 and a younger brother who is 10 we started our church 3 years ago it will be 4 next jan. but our family and us kids are the ones who have pulled this church together. We have been through many church splits arguements and God pruning us through and through!! But i know that it was all for the better! Our youth pastor lives right across the street from us and has 5 girls under the age of 13 who come over to our house ALL the time! Our Childrens Ministry Director has 4 kids all under the age of 13 too. They come over all the time too. So our lives are crazy!

I am hoping you guys will enjoy this! Please leave a comment and tell me what u think i want to know your perspective...will post more soon!