A Day At B&N

So don't let this picture scare you! I promise you my teeth look just a little better than this... LOL

After a very important meeting with my Pastor this morning, I was invited to go on an adventure to Barnes and Noble with an awesome person :)

We looked around and fell in love with the millions of Mr. Darcy, Jane Austen, and other hard cover books. We chose to sit down in an aisle that only had books on one side... you'd think that it wasn't a popular area... WRONG! Lol This one lady in a blue dress kept walking through us, two teen girls stood next to our legs and chattered (not talked) about something, and when the lady in the blue dress came back around she brought friends!

We pretended to read some books about dogs as we talked. I came across this picture and thought about how beautiful it was.

After spending many hours pretending to read, my awesome friend and I went to McDonalds. And though I won't speak of everything we saw I will say that we had the most amazing dinner. Chicken caesar salads and banana strawberry smoothies!!! From the Lord!

Best day ever this week :)

P.S. I heart MissNachoCheese ^_^

A Necessary Slap

You know those times when you need to be shut down? You know those times when it actually happens?! Like as if somebody clothes-lined you off your little pony. Well that happened to me recently. Very recently.

Sometimes my feelings get carried away when I feel so strong about something. There is a lot going on in the lives of people around me. And just because I'm not going through what they are doesn't give me the right to think I'm any better than them. Sometimes we get into a mindset that where its like "he's just wrong" or "I'm not as bad as she is". and thats all wrong!!

All sin is the same in God's eyes. That little white lie is just as wrong as killing someone. A sin is a sin. Sometimes I forget that. I admit it. I don't understand what everyone goes through because I haven't experienced everything that some people have. And sometimes I think that anything that I've done does not compare to all the things that someone else has done. How wrong I am.

So the recent spiritual slap in the face I got, left a sting but was appreciated :)

It's great to have those friends who just set you straight when you most need it. God places different people in our lives for different things. Some for you to help, and some to help you.

I love all my friends and family with my heart.

Thank you God, for all the people, young and old, that you've placed in my life. And send a special blessing out to that one person who you've brought into my life who's been a great blessing, help, and friend. Amen

: )

What is my Spiritual gift(s)?

So last night at my church I had class with the young adults and the topic was spiritual gifts. The scripture was from 1 Corinthians 12:27-31. In this passage it lists a few spiritual gifts like: healing, apostles, teaching, prophets, administration, miracles, speaking in tongues, helpers, interpretation... Now I could not really find my gift among these. I mean I think I'm good at helping people out when needed. But I don't know if that is my real gift...

I thought I had my spiritual gift all figured out. I thought that music was my gift... and somehow that was my spiritual gift?? I'm not sure anymore.

Last night we discussed that we should not get natural talents mixed up with spiritual gifts. Singing is a talent... playing guitar is a talent... but I think your spiritual gift is just something that is part of your being. I'm hoping that writing this will help me get some answers somehow.

To figure out more spiritual gifts we looked up some more verses. In Ephesians 4:11-13, there are some more gifts stated and some repeated: apostles, prophets, evangelist, pastors, and teachers. : /

That verse hadn't helped me either. We talked about how important it is to find out what your spiritual gift is. Once you know what it is you'll be more effective in church and your own life. If everyone in the body of Christ knew what their spiritual gift was, can you imagine how effective we would be?

I just know that music is something that I've always loved and that when I sing I feel closer to God because I know its for him. I don't know what it could be. I'm not comfortable at all with speaking in front of people, my leadership are not great because I'm not really outspoken and bold, and I don't feel like my prayer is really effective... bad I know. I do pray. I am obedient and pray when I'm told to. And I don't doubt God's power. I doubt myself. I feel like I never say the right thing. When some people pray they make it sound so powerful and blessed.

So I don't have much of a conclusion for this one. Lol. But it's just something that is on my mind...