"I was made to love You. I was made to Find you. I was made just for You, made to adore You. I was made to love, and be loved by You."
As I was listening to the chorus of this song "Made to Love" by Tobymac, the sunbeam shined down through the clouds, as its rays touched the area around me. It was truly amazing, and I found God in that one instant driving home. Truly inspirational.
If you have never seen the Everything skit by Lifehouse..you should really watch it. Most inspirational skit i've ever seen in my life. Check it out on Youtube.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
I don't know what is next...
I watched my mission trip's summary video today and yesterday..so many people seemed to be changed that week, but what happens once you get home? I never want to be the person who says, "Oh yes, that week changed me, but it's easier to be closer to God when you around it all week." That's the challenge right? To continue spreading the word and living your life for Christ everyday. Yeah, it seemed so easy then. But I'm up for the challenge. If i surround myself with people that will help me, and put all my faith in God, there is nothing I can't do.
But right now, I don't know what God has in store for me next. I feel like I'm doing the same thing I've been doing all through High School..going to bible study, mass, LifeTeen, homeless shelter, and retreats and CHWC.. I don't know where I can help out now. I desire for a closer relationship with God. I'm reading the bible more, and try to pray more often..But I feel as if I'm not doing enough, and I can't figure out what He wants me to do with my time. I need guidance and I can't find it anywhere.
My favorite part of the video is the ending with a sort of "commercial" for CHWC.
CHWC is probably the most memorable part of any summer, I live for it. The most amazing part is just how much everyone clicks just because you're Catholic. We can all connect on a different level, different from just other Christians. The great thing about being Catholic is that, no matter what state, or even country you are in, mass is done the same everywhere. It truly is the Universal Church.
Let me leave you with these inspiring and comedic words from the commercial..If anyone actually reads this, maybe it could inspire you to go on a trip like this one...
"Where hidden cameras happen
Where ignoring laws like gravity happen.
Where reppin' JC happens.
Where lifting souls happens.
Where mess happens.
Where jazz hands happen.
Where broken mics happen.
Where change happens.
Where double beef happens.
Where rocking too hard happens.
Where "too strong" happens.
CHWC- Where amazing happens."
But right now, I don't know what God has in store for me next. I feel like I'm doing the same thing I've been doing all through High School..going to bible study, mass, LifeTeen, homeless shelter, and retreats and CHWC.. I don't know where I can help out now. I desire for a closer relationship with God. I'm reading the bible more, and try to pray more often..But I feel as if I'm not doing enough, and I can't figure out what He wants me to do with my time. I need guidance and I can't find it anywhere.
My favorite part of the video is the ending with a sort of "commercial" for CHWC.
CHWC is probably the most memorable part of any summer, I live for it. The most amazing part is just how much everyone clicks just because you're Catholic. We can all connect on a different level, different from just other Christians. The great thing about being Catholic is that, no matter what state, or even country you are in, mass is done the same everywhere. It truly is the Universal Church.
Let me leave you with these inspiring and comedic words from the commercial..If anyone actually reads this, maybe it could inspire you to go on a trip like this one...
"Where hidden cameras happen
Where ignoring laws like gravity happen.
Where reppin' JC happens.
Where lifting souls happens.
Where mess happens.
Where jazz hands happen.
Where broken mics happen.
Where change happens.
Where double beef happens.
Where rocking too hard happens.
Where "too strong" happens.
CHWC- Where amazing happens."
Monday, October 12, 2009
Job Hunting
Teenagers need MONEY! We have so many things we think we must do, and our parents really do not have all the money we need. They do so much for me already, and sometimes I feel bad asking them. They don't even know how much I think of this, or how much I really do want to help. Just today alone, we talked about money I need to play volleyball, go to Europe, what I would need for college, a mission trip I want to go on, and getting my nose pierced. Sometimes it gets to the point where their only answer is, "You can't do it all." But you know what? I want to do it all. And today I had the realization that if i pursued God, and prayed about it, He could help me.
I know enough in my faith now that praying is not asking for something to happen. Rather, it is asking God for help to accomplish everything, or give you acceptance when you cannot complete everything, and find comfort in it anyway. This concept is often really hard to grasp.. I often feel like I was taught that prayer was for asking good things to come your way.
So today, I was reading Paradise Lost..it is all about Original sin, and Adam and Eve. I started thinking...Would I be like Eve, and eat the fruit when the devil tempted me, or could I stand up to him, and know that I would not want to be seperated from God...We'd all like to think we could stand up to Sin, but would we?
Consider this scenario...If you were held at gunpoint..like in Columbine..And someone said, "Do you believe in God?" If you knew you would die by saying yes, would you? Yeah, i'd like to think that I would, but if in the end it was between life and death, how would it affect your decisions?
This is where prayer comes..I am making it my goal to start praying more.
Dear Lord, Help me complete the tasks set before me, finishing them all in the spirit of your name. Or accepting it when it is your will for them to go unfinished. Let me act in the way that if someone were to see me, they would say that girl is living her life for God. Let my actions be an inspiration to others. Amen.
I know enough in my faith now that praying is not asking for something to happen. Rather, it is asking God for help to accomplish everything, or give you acceptance when you cannot complete everything, and find comfort in it anyway. This concept is often really hard to grasp.. I often feel like I was taught that prayer was for asking good things to come your way.
So today, I was reading Paradise Lost..it is all about Original sin, and Adam and Eve. I started thinking...Would I be like Eve, and eat the fruit when the devil tempted me, or could I stand up to him, and know that I would not want to be seperated from God...We'd all like to think we could stand up to Sin, but would we?
Consider this scenario...If you were held at gunpoint..like in Columbine..And someone said, "Do you believe in God?" If you knew you would die by saying yes, would you? Yeah, i'd like to think that I would, but if in the end it was between life and death, how would it affect your decisions?
This is where prayer comes..I am making it my goal to start praying more.
Dear Lord, Help me complete the tasks set before me, finishing them all in the spirit of your name. Or accepting it when it is your will for them to go unfinished. Let me act in the way that if someone were to see me, they would say that girl is living her life for God. Let my actions be an inspiration to others. Amen.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
10-11-09
Today, one of the most inspirational people I have ever met, wrote a blog that made me really think. He's working at a LifeTeen retreat center for a whole year, and the way he has already been affected after three weeks is inspiring. I couldn't even imagine picking up my life, and just moving somewhere else. But I truly believe that if it was meant to be for me, God would show me in some way. I hope someday I can be just as adventurous, and jump at the chance to live my life completely for Him. I will continue to pray for him on his journey to dive deeper in his faith. What an inspiration.
Today though, I really saw God at work in my life directly. I was at LifeTeen mass at my church and two of my really close friends decided to go to dinner afterwards at a local restaurant. Of all my friends, they would be some of the few that I can have a serious conversation about God and my faith with. They don't get caught up in gossip at church completely, and we can honestly spill our hearts out over chicken sandwiches and caeser salads. As we were talking about where we were going with our lives, we discovered that no matter what other people did and how it changed us, we could still find God and get through any tough situation. To be able to talk to friends about things like this gives me hope that there are other people like us out there. You might just have to take the time to get to know them. As we continued to discuss what was in store for us, we realized we had been sitting there for 2 HOURS!! Crazy. I hope we can hang out more, and try to bring some of our other friends into our serious conversations. I think they could seriously benefit from it.
Liz
Today though, I really saw God at work in my life directly. I was at LifeTeen mass at my church and two of my really close friends decided to go to dinner afterwards at a local restaurant. Of all my friends, they would be some of the few that I can have a serious conversation about God and my faith with. They don't get caught up in gossip at church completely, and we can honestly spill our hearts out over chicken sandwiches and caeser salads. As we were talking about where we were going with our lives, we discovered that no matter what other people did and how it changed us, we could still find God and get through any tough situation. To be able to talk to friends about things like this gives me hope that there are other people like us out there. You might just have to take the time to get to know them. As we continued to discuss what was in store for us, we realized we had been sitting there for 2 HOURS!! Crazy. I hope we can hang out more, and try to bring some of our other friends into our serious conversations. I think they could seriously benefit from it.
Liz
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