On a boat trip yesterday I looked at the waves, they were really tall at times. And they never stopped coming. It reminded me of all the problems we can meet everyday, they might never seem to stop coming. They might make you feel sick, week or even hopeless.. And when they never stop coming you might just wanna give up.....
But I also felt the warmth of the sun burning on my back all the time and it reminded me that no matter how tall the waves get or how often they keep coming God is always there with His love and He gives strength to get trough. Sometimes when the waves are roaring you might not see the Sun but still if it weren't there at all it would be so much worse.. And as always the Sun has to come out from the clouds. Then God show Him self and reminds you that He really is there and care. Even tough the problems might not stop coming you can feel and see that He really is there and gives you strength in the middle of the storm.
Thank You, Jesus!
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Soldier! Stand up and fight!
"Are you just gonna sit there and watch while the whole world goes to hell?"
These words were the first I heard when I got to the movie theater tonight. They got stuck in my head through the whole movie. Walking home from the bus I got to think about a song called "Stand" written by Rebecca St. James(my favourite singer) and Reggie Hamm. It says that there's a time for everything and that I (or we who believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior) has to stand up and tell the world about the hope in Him. That we can't be silent while everyone around us quietly goes to hell without even knowing about it. We have the answer, the solution, the ONLY ONE who can give them LIFE instead of eternal death in hell.
If you're not a Christian and you read this you might get seared, provoked or you might just laugh about it. But think about it: if you were sleeping in a burning house about to die, a friend sow you in the house said to him self "Oh no! His gonna die I have to help him, but what if...(something)" There are always a reason why a Christian shouldn't tell a friend that his going to hell...The friend might get angry and would never want to talk to you again and you don't wanna lose your friend, or..well the reasons are many!
BUT think about it!! Risk losing a friend here or losing a friend and watch him go to hell knowing that YOU could have done something about it...
Jesus Christ gave His life for everyone on this earth so they would NOT have to go to hell and pay the price for the lies, thefts, rapes and kills and all the other stuff that they have done wrong(me too, I've done a lot of stupid things..I'm not perfect, but God gave me a new start because of what Jesus did)
You might say "How could God love a rapist or a murderer and let Jesus take their punishment?" But we've all done stupid things and after our thoughts and way of thinking a murderer is worse then a lier but to God they're just as bad. He loves us and wants to be in a personal relationship with us, but we have to come to Jesus and let Him take our sin and give us a new start, a new chance. And from there He will help us and lead us to do what's right and turn to Him again when we make mistakes (it will happen even though we try not to, we will grow and as we learn to know Him we become more like Him-more perfect)
I'm gonna end this now..... It's a lot to think about here. Now what counts is to STAND UP and let the world know the truth about what they'll face in the end cause they might have everything they need here in this life, but what about eternity? They need to know!
So my last words will be:
SOLDIER! STAND UP AND FIGHT!
"GO OUT TO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL OF THE CREATION" -the gospel, the good news that Jesus took our punishment and gave us life, we just have to except the gift of salvation.
Mark. 16:15-translation from Norwegian King James version of the Bible.
These words were the first I heard when I got to the movie theater tonight. They got stuck in my head through the whole movie. Walking home from the bus I got to think about a song called "Stand" written by Rebecca St. James(my favourite singer) and Reggie Hamm. It says that there's a time for everything and that I (or we who believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior) has to stand up and tell the world about the hope in Him. That we can't be silent while everyone around us quietly goes to hell without even knowing about it. We have the answer, the solution, the ONLY ONE who can give them LIFE instead of eternal death in hell.
If you're not a Christian and you read this you might get seared, provoked or you might just laugh about it. But think about it: if you were sleeping in a burning house about to die, a friend sow you in the house said to him self "Oh no! His gonna die I have to help him, but what if...(something)" There are always a reason why a Christian shouldn't tell a friend that his going to hell...The friend might get angry and would never want to talk to you again and you don't wanna lose your friend, or..well the reasons are many!
BUT think about it!! Risk losing a friend here or losing a friend and watch him go to hell knowing that YOU could have done something about it...
Jesus Christ gave His life for everyone on this earth so they would NOT have to go to hell and pay the price for the lies, thefts, rapes and kills and all the other stuff that they have done wrong(me too, I've done a lot of stupid things..I'm not perfect, but God gave me a new start because of what Jesus did)
You might say "How could God love a rapist or a murderer and let Jesus take their punishment?" But we've all done stupid things and after our thoughts and way of thinking a murderer is worse then a lier but to God they're just as bad. He loves us and wants to be in a personal relationship with us, but we have to come to Jesus and let Him take our sin and give us a new start, a new chance. And from there He will help us and lead us to do what's right and turn to Him again when we make mistakes (it will happen even though we try not to, we will grow and as we learn to know Him we become more like Him-more perfect)
I'm gonna end this now..... It's a lot to think about here. Now what counts is to STAND UP and let the world know the truth about what they'll face in the end cause they might have everything they need here in this life, but what about eternity? They need to know!
So my last words will be:
SOLDIER! STAND UP AND FIGHT!
"GO OUT TO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL OF THE CREATION" -the gospel, the good news that Jesus took our punishment and gave us life, we just have to except the gift of salvation.
Mark. 16:15-translation from Norwegian King James version of the Bible.
His Lap
I wish I had wings
then I could fly:
Above the mountains and the seas
Touch the stars and sit on the moon
Fly to God and sit on His lap...
Oh, I wish I could fly!
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