With

With (great title) by Skye Jethani, the editor of Leadership Journal, is a book about discovering how we relate to God. He spends a chapter each discussing what it means to live 1. Life over God, 2. Life under God, 3. Life from God, 4. Life for God, 5. Life with God.Jethani concludes that the only preposition fitting the Biblical worldview is life "with God." Life with God depends on a right understanding of grace, recognizing that we can do nothing to make God love us more or less, and that his greatest desire is to be in relationship with his people. Jethani's focus is on Christians' views of God and the all too common experience of a faith that leaves us feeling more afraid and frustrated than feeling alive.In the pages of With you will find a well written, poignant, and powerful call to the true center of our faith and our lives: God Himself. You will be reminded that above all things, we seek union with Christ, and that every time we place some goal, desire, end, or thing higher in our hearts than God we have created an idol, no matter how good that thing is when it is rightly desired.

Don't Check Your Brains At The Door

This book can be used for personal growth, and the questions/references at the end of each chapter make it a useful tool for youth groups. This is a good reference book for those interested in offering truth to people who present you with questions about the Bible, God, Jesus, and other such areas of the Christian faith. This book approaches many of the doubts that Christians may have, as well as many of the questions that non-Christians may have. It is in an easy-to-read, amusing format. I am 13 and I love this book because it is so entertaining, and faith building at the same time. I recommend this book to all teens that struggle with myths about the Bible and their faith.

How to be God's Little Princess

How to be God’s Little Princess by Sheila Walsh is a great little book for any little girl who wants to learn how to behave like a young lady and bring glory to God. This little pink book contains tips for manners, etiquette and true beauty.  Inside this book you will find tips on subjects such as: how to wear a tiara, royal table manners, the importance of dressing for the occasion, internet do’s and don’ts, hosting the perfect party, regal posture and poise, and how to pen the perfect thank-you note.  So many girls these days don’t know the first thing about what it means to be a real lady and Shiela Walsh brings it all back in this fun little book. This book doesn’t just contain lists of do’s and don’ts but includes fun crafts, activities and quizzes all designed to emphasize the lessons inside. The illustrations inside are attractive and delightful for any young girl. I can see how this book would be designed with little girls in mind, however I am 13 and enjoy this book a lot myself. My sister and I are enjoying going through this book together and learning how to be God’s little princesses!

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Government Shutdown

So you have heard about the government shutdown, right, well my dad has been furloughed from his job. I am praying that the budget will pass so that we won't have to give up a lot of our things. PLEASE PRAY FOR MY FAMILY AND THE OTHER FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING. THANK YOU. ♥♥♥♥♥♥

This Post Is All Pink For Amanda

Jesus says to L♥VE one another. Today the youth group went to FREDRIKA MANOR today,which was SUPER fun. We got paint the ladies nails. Today I met a lady named Amanda. She was sooooo sweet. I painted her nails BUBBLEGUM PINK. I did a horrible job by the way, but she said they were so beautiful. When i was done, we talked but she didn't say much. She looked at me and SMILED almost the whole time. Anyways, we didn't talk so we went on a walk, (technically I was the only one walking), so thats when she starts to talk. She said her favorite color is PINK which was obvious because she was wearing a PINK jump suit, PINK nail polish by me, and she wanted some PINK flowers that were in the garden. Then it was time to go back inside to get ready to leave I asked if she had any children. She said no but she always wanted some. When we got back inside it was time for me to go. I almost didn't want to, then I said to myself that I would be coming back and Amanda said she couldn't wait until then. I'm really attached to her. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE AMANDA AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

Trusting Jesus

This is my first post. I don't really how to blog, so whatever comes to my heart, I will follow it and write about it. Just to let you know, I write with multiple colors to express how I feel. So. I think I'll begin by saying my favorite verses of the BIBLE. I say that when you are feeling ANGRY, SAD, or even when you are feeling HAPPY, to read the BIBLE. Trust in Him. Here is a verse:
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear , though the earth be removed and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea."
Jesus, help us to know to trust you and to know you are there for us no matter what. Jesus, be there for us through thick and thin. AMEN ♥♥♥♥♥