Darkness and Clouds
10:05 PM | Author: Tia
If you think about it, most of us see Gods word like that, "Darkness and Clouds".
Sometimes its hard for us to understand the Bible or maybe we don't believe that everything in the Bible is true. I know I have a hard time understanding the Bible sometimes. And I have even found myself thinking about the miracles that Jesus did and thinking that one would never see something like that now a days. As I was reading my devotional today it gave me some major insight. I encourage you to just read this and think about it.....

Jesus said, "The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63). Once, the Bible was just so many words to us-- "clouds and darkness"-- then, suddenly, the words become spirit and life because Jesus re-speaks them to us when our circumstances make the words new. That is the way God speaks to us; not by visions and dreams, but by words. When a man gets to God, it is by the most simple way-- words.

We may not understand everything we read right now, but someday we will. When the circumstance is right. That is one of the ways God speaks to us.
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Love...
9:55 PM | Author: Tia
Song of Songs is one of my favorite books in the Bible. I think it really shows you how to celebrate romantic love, the way that God intended it and I believe it also shows you the love God has for his people.... Song of Song was written by Solomon. And these specific verses were written as if a guy was talking to the girl he loves... However I can't help but think about the man that I love when I read this. This is from The Message Bible:

Song of Songs 4:8-15

Come with me from Lebanon, my bride.
Leave Lebanon behind, and come.
Leave your high mountain hideaway.
Abandon your wilderness seclusion,
Where you keep company with lions
and panthers guard your safety.
You've captured my heart, dear friend.
You looked at me, and I fell in love.
One look my way and I was hopelessly in love!
How beautiful your love, dear, dear friend—
far more pleasing than a fine, rare wine,
your fragrance more exotic than select spices.
The kisses of your lips are honey, my love,
every syllable you speak a delicacy to savor.
Your clothes smell like the wild outdoors,
the ozone scent of high mountains.
Dear lover and friend, you're a secret garden,
a private and pure fountain.
Body and soul, you are paradise,
a whole orchard of succulent fruits—
Ripe apricots and peaches,
oranges and pears;
Nut trees and cinnamon,
and all scented woods;
Mint and lavender,
and all herbs aromatic;
A garden fountain, sparkling and splashing,
fed by spring waters from the Lebanon mountains.

The part that is is bold specifically makes me think of him. I Love You Andy, with all that I have!

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Fear
11:07 PM | Author: Tia
Silence too loud for words.
My fears they are all yours.
God give me peace for the days to come.
Give me your wisdom of battles won.
Love casts out all fear.
I feel so calm with you hear.
You have lifted the veil,
and now we are free.
It's your life, your will, my destiny.
Lord let me not fear,
for your love has cast it away.
By my side I know you remain.
Your perfect love casts out all fear.
When I wander far,
I know you are there.
Lord my fear of man I cannot bear.
Your perfect love casts out all fear.
Just remind me of that, and that you are near.
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Luke 6: 30-36... Love and Compassion
10:29 PM | Author: Tia
You hear almost every other time you're in church, "Love the unlovable."
You are supposed to love the least of these, that's what Jesus did.
Love the unlovable.....
God put this on my heart before almost a year ago, and he has put it on my heart again tonight and I know its for a vary good reason.

Tonight I was doing security for the High School Youth Group at my church, and it all really started before YG. I was in the foyer with some of my friends and we were talking a observing the kids that were in there. About 2 or 3 of my friends notice this one girl, she is kind of a part of the "rowdy crowd" at YG. My friends that see her notice how she is dressed, she was wearing what most would consider inappropriate for church.( Booty shorts) They all make some sort of comment on how she is dressed inappropriately, kind of judging her for what she is wearing.... Just to let you all know I have done that before too, looked at someone and judged them by what they are wearing. Its not something to be proud of, but I might as well be honest.... Anyways later that night during worship there was a boy slapping a girl in the face, he said he was just playing around. But really, not a good thing to do. The girl turned out to be the one in the foyer that all of my friends noticed. After YG Todd (the youth pastor) talked to that girl.....From what I know she has a pretty sad story. This girl just turned 14 and she looks about 18 or 19. She has piercing and tattoos. She really has no rules that she has to follow in her house. Her dad has passed away, mom has a new boyfriend, she really has no one but friends.... Her mom even told her she would make a great cocktail waitress and knows a place she could work. But this girl doesn't want to do that, she doesn't know exactly what she wants to do but she knows its not that.

I guess I'm just kind of disgusted at how people are so quick to assume and judge others without knowing anything about them.... But again, I'm not discounting myself because I have done that before. And I'm not trying to say that this girl is unlovable, that's not it at all. But what I guess I am trying to say is that she needs us to come up beside her and let her know that there are people who care and will love her. Let her know she has brothers and sisters in Christ. Let her know we wont judge her for what she has done or what she wears, just love and accept her where she is at... I don't know her name, but I am determined that if she comes back next week I will find it out. I really want to share with her the love of God and how great it is.

We are made in the image of God... And God is love... So therefore we are love, or at least to be love, right?



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The World of Blogging
11:01 PM | Author: Tia
So it has finally happened... I have been sucked into the world of blogging.
Almost everyone I know has one or even two blogs, so I figured why not jump on the bandwagon.
I have really have no clue as to what I'm doing. But I guess I will just share with all of you what is on my heart and in my mind.
I hope to have many more posts to come.
And I look forward to sharing with all of you.
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