This I Know

      I think prayer is something every Christian has struggled with in their walk. I know for me it's always easier to pray in hard times than in good times. We shouldn't have the habit of only praying for us and our needs. Colossians 4:2 reminds us to keep "an attitude of thanksgiving" when praying. What are some other forms of prayer?     We need to pray for each other. James 5:16 says "Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."Prayer isn't a joke, folks. We should not be ashamed of asking others for prayer. Everyone sins and everyone struggles.(Ecclesiastes 7:20) Pray for your brethren and let them pray for you.        We need to pray for our future. A verse I see a lot is Jeremiah 29:11 " For I know the plans I have for you, declares the  Lord , plans for welfare [ a ]  and not for evil,  to give you a fut...

                   “I Am.” These two simple words can have so much meaning. In the Bible we see this phrase used in Exodus 3:14. “God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Who is I AM? How can we ever begin to realize how powerful I AM is? The mysterious power of I AM is undeniably there. Let’s think and ponder on some of the qualities of I AM.        First, I AM is awesome. No, not the kind of awesome we use to describe that new super cool movie, the kind of awesome we can’t understand. Deuteronomy 10:17 says “For the Lord your God is God of all gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.” Meriam Webster dictionary describes awesome as “an inspiring awe.” We need to have an attitude like David has in Psalm 65:8. “They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your sig...

1) Matthew 5:8 - "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." This verse is on one of my great-great grandmother's grave. I am blessed to come from a family of Christians.  2) James 5:13- " Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing." If you know me, you know I love to sing. There is nothing I'd rather be doing than to be at Indian Creek Youth Camp ball field with no lights on singing with other teenagers with like-faith. Polishing The Pulpit's teen singings may be one of the most beautiful things I will hear on this earth. 3) Romans 8:28- " And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to  His  purpose." I just love this verse. 4) Psalm 147:4-" He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name." Just imagine how much God cares for YOU. 5) The Entire Chapter Of Proverbs 31 ...

    As most of you know, Alabama is expecting some rough weather today. We are up at church building awaiting what is to come. The calm before the storm can be deceiving. Right now in life my family is expecting a "storm" of somewhat. On April 3rd my baby brother will have to have a heart cath done. If this doesn't work, there is a possibility he will have to have another open heart surgery this year. I know he will be okay.        One verse that I've found comforting is Psalm 34:18 " The   Lord   is near to   the brokenhearted   and saves  the crushed in spirit." Trials are not fun, but they are something we as humans have to go through and should expect to go through. Verses like this should be reassuring to us. Any trial here on earth will be nothing once we get to our eternal reward. One of my favorite verses is Revelation 2:10 " Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to thro...

At the time I’m writing this, not much is going on in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a busy person and I always have something to do. BUT these next few years will be a period of waiting. Waiting for the unknown, waiting for knowledge, waiting for that certain person to come along.. There’s so many things I could name, but I am very content.     One verse that stuck out to me in my Bible study the other day was Lamentations 3:25-27. “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for deliverance from the Lord. It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.” Another good verse is Ecclesiastes 7:8 “The end of a matter is better than its beginning; a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.” ‭‭ This was a short blog post, but I hope you got something out of it! :)

Dear Future Husband, Hi, my name is Addi. I would hope you already know that. I sure hope you exist. I have so many questions. Do you like camp? Do you like Disney? Do you like Star Wars? Is the dress black and blue, or yellow and gold? What kind of music do you like? Are you an Auburn fan? Most importantly, do you love God? I hope the question to the last one is yes.  I’m pretty lame. Some days I’ll call myself awesome, it depends on the mood. I’m 15 years old now. I don’t really like driving, so I hope you do. I like to cook, so be prepared to gain weight or take up running or something. I basically live at church camp in the summer. I can be pretty sarcastic sometimes, I hope you can get my sense of humor. I pray for you everyday, I hope you do the same. I hope I can be your best friend one day. I hope we have evening Bible studies together. I hope a lot of things. Sincerely, Your Crazy Future Wife :)

This week I had the privilege to get to go to the Freed Hardeman lectureships for a couple of days. I heard many good lectures, but one of the best was one about habitual sin. It got me to thinking about TRUE repentance. I have been really enjoying some of C.S. Lewis quotes lately. Here is one to get us thinking. “As long as he doesn't convert it into action, it does not matter how much a man thinks about his repentance.” I think sometimes we can get the dangerous mindset that repentance is our safety net and will be there if we just say a prayer. It’s not there for us to abuse. We have to have a willing heart to serve God. 1st Chronicles 28:9 says ““As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.” ‭God knows our intent. We can be the “perfect...