Why does the word "Victories" look funny? Anyway, I just wanted to share something I've been doing for about over a month or so. I started writing down my little victories or answered prayers in a journal for reference in the future.
You see, God didn't bring me out of an abusive relationship or saved me from drug abuse, but I guess that is my testimony all together right? What I'm trying to say, is that I need some kind of "rope" for me to pull myself back just in case one day I need it. Whereas somebody who has had a rough past would use that to remind them of where God brought them from. I know some people feel invincible and that they will always be strong in God, but I rather be cautious than to be overly confident.
Maybe you guys should try writing these little things down! I have written things down like an answered prayer about a job and times where God had touched me in a particular way he had never touched me before.
This is my journal ! (Excuse my little tired eyes)
The cover says "Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it"
Okay that is all :D
Don't You Trip On That Skirt?
February 22, 2012
Although I am supposed to be reading "Dracula" for my English class I rather blog a bit..heh heh.
I just got a phone call from a good friend of mine who attends a different church than the one I go to. He told me that yesterday he picked up his sister from high school and that he saw this girl who "looked really really pentecostal" lol.
He described her by saying that her skirt was down to her ankles and that her hair was really long, but besides that, she was walking with her friends like nothing. Not caring about what anybody else thought. He told me this to ask if she attended my church, and she does. She is actually 15 and barely made the decision to wear skirts to school. I was told that she was also being made fun of, but she continued wearing what pleased God. At the end of our talk he told me that she made an impression on him because he could really tell her apart.
I wanted to blog about this because it is important to me, and his little phone call touched me. Primarily because I am personally proud of her and of the stand she made in her life. Secondly because he recongnized that long skirts do set you apart! Look, I'm not here to preach about skirt lenght, but he has his own church and he recognized that she looked "really pentecostal". His sister also attends church, so just get the hint will ya?
There are still people out there, in church and not in church, who see the difference in REAL modest dress. Okay that is all, I'll sit my long-skirt-long-hair self down to read Dracula now.
I just got a phone call from a good friend of mine who attends a different church than the one I go to. He told me that yesterday he picked up his sister from high school and that he saw this girl who "looked really really pentecostal" lol.
He described her by saying that her skirt was down to her ankles and that her hair was really long, but besides that, she was walking with her friends like nothing. Not caring about what anybody else thought. He told me this to ask if she attended my church, and she does. She is actually 15 and barely made the decision to wear skirts to school. I was told that she was also being made fun of, but she continued wearing what pleased God. At the end of our talk he told me that she made an impression on him because he could really tell her apart.
I wanted to blog about this because it is important to me, and his little phone call touched me. Primarily because I am personally proud of her and of the stand she made in her life. Secondly because he recongnized that long skirts do set you apart! Look, I'm not here to preach about skirt lenght, but he has his own church and he recognized that she looked "really pentecostal". His sister also attends church, so just get the hint will ya?
There are still people out there, in church and not in church, who see the difference in REAL modest dress. Okay that is all, I'll sit my long-skirt-long-hair self down to read Dracula now.
:)
Daddy's Little Girl
February 9, 2012
I entered a scholarship/contest where we have to upload an image that "Frames our Future". I chose to make a collage of my father and I because he is such an inspiration. My father was the oldest male in a poor Mexican family of 6 boys and 3 girls, not counting the two boys that died in their youth. Being the oldest male he was forced to make the decision that many Latino men had to make: whether to go to school or to work. With the constant lack of food on his family’s table and frequent moving due to unpaid rent, he chose to work instead of going to school. He finished middle school and began helping his father with the duties of maintaining a large family. He was the first of his family to move to the U.S and brought the rest of his family here. Since his childhood did not freely enable him to get his education, he wanted to make sure his children did. Growing up, I was often told how important getting an education was and was talked into noticing the fact that power as well as success, derive from nothing else but knowledge. With this thought in mind, I never once considered not getting an education. The collage includes pictures of my kindergarten graduation, high school graduation and other pictures proving his constant presence in my life.
He is my hero.
The Bible Was Written By a Fat Guy With a Wig
February 5, 2012
Have you ever come across somebody who says they do not believe in the bible? I have. I get the typical "How do you know who really wrote it? How do you know it wasn't some fat guy with a wig who wrote it?" . Okay okay, I'm exaggerating on the fat guy with a wig part but you get my point right? And if somebody does not believe in the bible, where is our proof? Where is our ground?
I haven't blogged in a while but I just NEED to blog about this topic. I recently started a different school with different people.. in San Francisco. O__o I know right? I came to the conclusion that education can be a DANGEROUS road for those that aren't sure about what they believe, or for those that only have one premise on why they should believe. I hope I'm making sense, but before I keep rambling, I shall say what I want to say. I need to apologize if I'm a little blunt when I make my points, but you have to talk to people bluntly at times so they understand. Sooooo.... yeah.
Defending your views about God without the bible (or my views in this case).
#1: Modest dress
Q: Why do you dress modestly?
A: I don't know about you (assuming you are talking to a girl) but I don't personally like being looked at as a piece of meat. You've seen the way men look at women at times. Dressing like this is a way to prevent that. It's up to us women to take the responsibility and cover up our body. After all how could you accuse a guy of being a "pig" or being disrespectful if you dress provocatively? With pants you know very well you can see the shape of a woman, you are not hiding anything really. Also, when you think about God, you think of something pure, something... "white" I guess you can say. It wouldn't make sense if I said I was trying to follow God and I wanted to be like him and I dress in a way that does not reflect a godly person. You have to admit that the way an individual dresses has a lot to do with the type of person you assume he/she is.
#2: Church Attendance
Q : Why do you go to church so much? Isn't Sunday enough?
A: Let's say you have a friend you care about a lot and you want to keep close to you. Wouldn't you want to see them and talk to them often? Attending church several times of week is not only a way to stay connected to God, but it is a way to dedicate time to him as well. After all, we spend hours and hours doing our own thing, working, going to school, ect. It is not fair to God to push him aside.
#3 Ungodly Places
Q: Why don't you go to parties or bars? It's not like you have to drink or anything.
A: It makes me uncomfortable. I personally rather avoid being somewhere where there is going to be drunk people all around me. It is an unpredictable environment AND I am nobody's mother to be taking care of drunk people OR to be a designated driver. Uh uh. (I have said that before haha) I rather avoid those places because I don't NEED to be there. Case settled.
#4 Television
Q: What's wrong with TV?
A: Let's be honest and admit that most things on television are not exactly godly or good. Most things have to do with violence and sex. Topics like that aren't exactly going to make us a better person. Even if you are watching a show that has nothing bad in it, there are still commercials that are usually inappropriate. Aside from the themes and topics that are on TV, it is a waste of time! I barely have time to do my homework and I don't watch TV. If you guys watch TV you can easily waste up to 6 hours of a day sitting in front of that thing. TV is also a way people get FAT!
#5 God
Q: How do you know God is real?
A: If you feel what I have felt you would KNOW he is real. It's also what I have experienced. No I haven't been taken out of drugs or healed of a great sickness, but I have had my prayers answered. For example: I told God one time that I would be satisfied with an 80% on a test. What did I get? an 80.0%. Or how about the time when I was having doubts and a preacher came and told me personally something specifically addressing that doubt. Or when I told God I needed a job that payed well since I was going to need more money for school and for a missions trip I want to take and I got the job that payed over $20.00? Even after I though I had failed the test for it.
You could say it is a coincidence, but if my believing is going to keep me optimistic and if it has worked so far. And if my believing keeps me stronger than most unbelievers in time of need, then let it be. I will believe.
Q: How do you know you have the truth?
A: I know many churches say they have the truth but I think of it like this. When you think of God you think of a being who is supernatural right? Something... something different, marvelous. Shouldn't something godly look different? Wouldn't you be able to see the difference? I believe you should. This relationship I have, this doctrine I follow IS something different.
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Stay tuned for part 2...
I haven't blogged in a while but I just NEED to blog about this topic. I recently started a different school with different people.. in San Francisco. O__o I know right? I came to the conclusion that education can be a DANGEROUS road for those that aren't sure about what they believe, or for those that only have one premise on why they should believe. I hope I'm making sense, but before I keep rambling, I shall say what I want to say. I need to apologize if I'm a little blunt when I make my points, but you have to talk to people bluntly at times so they understand. Sooooo.... yeah.
Defending your views about God without the bible (or my views in this case).
#1: Modest dress
Q: Why do you dress modestly?
A: I don't know about you (assuming you are talking to a girl) but I don't personally like being looked at as a piece of meat. You've seen the way men look at women at times. Dressing like this is a way to prevent that. It's up to us women to take the responsibility and cover up our body. After all how could you accuse a guy of being a "pig" or being disrespectful if you dress provocatively? With pants you know very well you can see the shape of a woman, you are not hiding anything really. Also, when you think about God, you think of something pure, something... "white" I guess you can say. It wouldn't make sense if I said I was trying to follow God and I wanted to be like him and I dress in a way that does not reflect a godly person. You have to admit that the way an individual dresses has a lot to do with the type of person you assume he/she is.
#2: Church Attendance
Q : Why do you go to church so much? Isn't Sunday enough?
A: Let's say you have a friend you care about a lot and you want to keep close to you. Wouldn't you want to see them and talk to them often? Attending church several times of week is not only a way to stay connected to God, but it is a way to dedicate time to him as well. After all, we spend hours and hours doing our own thing, working, going to school, ect. It is not fair to God to push him aside.
#3 Ungodly Places
Q: Why don't you go to parties or bars? It's not like you have to drink or anything.
A: It makes me uncomfortable. I personally rather avoid being somewhere where there is going to be drunk people all around me. It is an unpredictable environment AND I am nobody's mother to be taking care of drunk people OR to be a designated driver. Uh uh. (I have said that before haha) I rather avoid those places because I don't NEED to be there. Case settled.
#4 Television
Q: What's wrong with TV?
A: Let's be honest and admit that most things on television are not exactly godly or good. Most things have to do with violence and sex. Topics like that aren't exactly going to make us a better person. Even if you are watching a show that has nothing bad in it, there are still commercials that are usually inappropriate. Aside from the themes and topics that are on TV, it is a waste of time! I barely have time to do my homework and I don't watch TV. If you guys watch TV you can easily waste up to 6 hours of a day sitting in front of that thing. TV is also a way people get FAT!
#5 God
Q: How do you know God is real?
A: If you feel what I have felt you would KNOW he is real. It's also what I have experienced. No I haven't been taken out of drugs or healed of a great sickness, but I have had my prayers answered. For example: I told God one time that I would be satisfied with an 80% on a test. What did I get? an 80.0%. Or how about the time when I was having doubts and a preacher came and told me personally something specifically addressing that doubt. Or when I told God I needed a job that payed well since I was going to need more money for school and for a missions trip I want to take and I got the job that payed over $20.00? Even after I though I had failed the test for it.
You could say it is a coincidence, but if my believing is going to keep me optimistic and if it has worked so far. And if my believing keeps me stronger than most unbelievers in time of need, then let it be. I will believe.
Q: How do you know you have the truth?
A: I know many churches say they have the truth but I think of it like this. When you think of God you think of a being who is supernatural right? Something... something different, marvelous. Shouldn't something godly look different? Wouldn't you be able to see the difference? I believe you should. This relationship I have, this doctrine I follow IS something different.
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Stay tuned for part 2...
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