Discipline

As a believer, I find it hard to pick up the Bible every day and read it. Yes, it is hard for everyone to read but a book that only has good news for the people that believe it. How hard should it be? The enemy is so ready to throw distractions at me from every direction. My friends that are believers seem to be so disciplined when it comes to spending time daily with the Lord. I aspire to get into the Word every single day if even for 5 minutes. Please pray for me that I get the discipline to spend time daily with God. I need to do it so badly. Remember the closer you draw to God the more you want to be like Him. So draw near to Him every day! Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you!

Issues with Believers

Whoever reads this I implore you to read through the whole note before you stop. There will not be profanity or any vulgarity in this at all.
My biggest issue I have had with believers my whole life is that the people who claim to be believers, treat people who aren't as far along in their walk with Christ badly. It has just really been brought to my attention how fake we, as Christians can get. I try to treat everyone with the same respect that I would like to get. I really try to not be rude to people, and I guess even as a Christian it can be a problem to treat people how you want to be treated. In one of the Christian groups I used to be in(not going to say which one), when I go to hang out with them, they do not treat me as you would expect believers to treat one another. How can someone feel so alone and uninvolved in a group of 10 or more people? You may ask yourself, "Why does she go if she feels alone?" I go, because it is better than being at home physically alone, than to be in a group and not feel like you belong. I try to reach out, but no one really reaches back. It is really surprising to me that when you reach, people do not reach back. This world is fallen, and broken don't get me wrong.It is just so hard to understand, "If we are the body, why aren't his arms reaching, why aren't His hands healing, why aren't His words teaching, and if we are the body, why aren't His feet going, why is His love not showing?" We are called to be disciples of Christ, and from what I have noticed is that non-believers hold to the "golden rule" more than believers do. That is an issue I think a lot of non-believers have with Christians. I think Christianity is not a religion but a relationship. If you consider yourself a Christian, and do not love your brothers and sisters in Christ, you are not following what God commands us to do. It is the 2nd most important commandment for us to follow, as stated by Christ, 2nd only to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. If you follow both of those you are not going to take God's name in vain, or treat anyone with malice, anger, hatred, you are not going to jeopardize the purity of fellow believers. Please no one take offense at this, it is something God has put on my heart to tell my fellow believers, and to wake all of us up to the reality that I have figured out. God bless, my prayers are with you all!

Faith

What is the world coming to where so many “believers” have such a hard time putting all of their faith in God? My hardest struggle has been with my love life. I believe it is so hard for me because I have never been in love, and cannot wait for that man to sweep me off my feet. Christ is already in a divine romance with me and fellow believers. We spend so much time looking for someone to love us unconditionally, when there has been someone there all along, Christ. Praise God for that! A few months ago my old roommate asked me, if I could honestly see myself being happy being single my whole life. I honestly told her, “Yes,” it is the first time in a long time I have ever said anything like that. I remember in high school, that my main prayer was, “God, if you just give me a boyfriend I will be happy,” surprisingly enough that prayer was never answered. Now I know that it is all for the better. One of my good friends Amanda Brown said that each person we may date now is just a taste of what our spouse will be like. It really clicked with my brain, because even though we may be unhappy with our love life now, just wait God has something much better in store for us. I used to base all of my self-worth on whether I was dating someone or not. I found that I was sacrificing myself so I could say I was important enough for someone to want to date me. I’m not going to lie, I still feel happy when a guy says they like me. I want to date someone because I like them, not just because it is convenient for me. Patience is such a hard thing when it comes to this area for me, because I know in my head that he has someone for me, but it is my heart that has not quite connected with that. I have finally put all my trust in God for my love life, because I know that he will provide someone for me that is more amazing than I could ever imagine. Over the past few months, I have realized that I am not going to settle for anyone less than what I deserve. Until that day comes, I am going to be happy knowing that God loves me more than any man ever could. There is a quote that I am going to live by from now on, It is so important to be able to put faith in Christ, especially in an area that’s held me captive for so long. Just be wary at the start of a new friendship with the opposite sex, because crushes easily develop and they are called crushes for a reason. It is just hard for some people, when they have what they think is a good match in front of them, and it turns out to be a stumbling block for them, or someone that will hinder their walk with Christ. Just be content with whatever season you are at in life. I know for me, that whether I stay single for the rest of my life or get married, either will be amazing as long as it stays within God's will. There is only one reason to get married and that is to better serve our Lord and Father, if we think we can do that as a single person like Paul, or if we feel we are called to get married and serve with a spouse.
A quote to live by, “A woman's heart should be so hidden In Christ, a man should have to seek Him first to find her.”

Life With Christ

This is a fallen world, without Christ there is no purpose for life other than to find Him. It is seriously hell without Him. Without Him there is no unconditional love, no perfection through grace. If you do not have Christ, your life is plagued by sin, and you may not even know it. Before I truly found Christ I had been involved in a lot of really dangerous activities, and after Christ I have been in some since but I am really trying to strive to be more like Him. This life as a believer is not easy, it says in Scripture that it will not be easy, but life on this earth is just a preview of what is to come with the second coming.