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wow, so today was an awesome day (i love shortened schedules and the days where we get to dress up!). and even though our pep rallys obviously aren't the greatest, it was sad to think about that being our last one at harwood.. haha wow time flies. but basketball beau and sweetheart was fun, and so was blackhawk beat. i love you guys :D
haha and the biggest news of all... harwood 38 bedford 22
.. i think that's all i gotta say. oh, and tell Jesus how AWESOME He is today!
i don't really know where to start or even what to say right now but basically God has layed a lot on my heart today. at lunch a lot of us got into a big talk about evolution vs creation. and obviously that can cause a lot of controversy and we obviously don't have all the answers to everything. and it's extremely confusing for me because there is "evidence" that proves evolution to be true. now, don't get me wrong because i believe God created the world and we didn't evolve from monkeys at all. genesis 1 talks about God creating the heavens and the earth and everything on it- including us. and i believe 100% of it and i know for a fact that He created us in His own image (1:27). but Satan has just been pounding my brain all day trying to get me to believe otherwise, and i will admit- it's been hard. and i have so many questions and wonder so many things and i'm sure that goes for all of you, because well that's just natural. we're gonna have doubts and questions, and God says that's okay. and that's when faith comes in. i don't think God wants us to know everything and have all the answers because then there wouldn't be any reason to believe in Him, you know. i mean, if we knew everything about Him and how He operates and why He does things.. then what's the point of even having faith? Faith is believing in something even when you don't see it or physically interact with it. and God has given me the peace to know that He DID create the world and He created you and me and everything about this universe. It's crazy to think about how it all came about and i'm definitely not smart enough to figure it out, but one day we can ask Him in heaven, if we even have that desire up there. Until then, it's all about faith. How much do you have?
(sorry if this is boring you.. i'm just kinda typing what i feel.. don't be pressured to read it)
and then Bam, i'm in the shower before church and all this.. STUFF.. starts racing through my mind. i don't even remember all of it but i just had question after question and i was praying so hard for God to just reveal the answers to me. i don't know if He's going to or not- He hasn't yet- but i shouldn't really be worrying about that. Again, it's about faith.
and i've been reading the book of Revelation lately, while also reading the left behind series (highly recommended). and it's all about the Rapture and when Jesus comes back and what's going to happen to those that are "left behind." and let me tell you guys, it's a scary thing. and i don't mean to judge any of you if you have a different religion than i do, and i don't mean to basically just say "hey, you're going to hell." but seriously, i'm saying this because i love you guys. even if i don't know you, i love you. i mean, for those that are left behind (unbelievers), the Antichrist is going to basically take over the world and people are going to start worshiping him as a god. and God is going to send down 7 extremely scary judgments and all kinds of crazy things are going to happen that are going to end up killing millions and millions of people. and then the Antichrist is going to make the entire world take the "mark of the beast" and if you refuse it, they behead you. and i'm sure this is way confusing to a lot of people, because it's confusing to me still. i'm new at it. but i'm telling you guys- HELL ISN'T WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. "And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever." -Revelation 20:10. that comes straight from the Bible, and that's what hell is going to be. you don't want to be there, i'm telling you. i don't mean to scare you, but this is reality guys. life is short and you never know when it's gonna be over for you. this is the truth: if you don't have a personal relationship with Christ, you're going to hell. that's it. Hate me if you want, or call me crazy, or never talk to me again, or think what you want. but again, i'm telling you this because i love you guys and i want you to be able to spend eternity with the One who created you and died for you. and Christians out there, IT'S OUR JOB TO HELP THEM SEE THE TRUTH. i can think of a ton of people at harwood who may not know the truth, and i just walk by them each and every day without sharing the Gospel. shame on me. and shame on you if the same goes for you. in my 15 years of life i haven't read anywhere in God's Word where God says it's possible to talk about Him TOO much. please correct me if i'm wrong. and if any of you have any questions, i'm here to talk. and i can't answer everything because i'm far from genius and i don't have all the answers. but God does. and life is short and you never know when it's over. So do something before it's too late...
".. that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." -Philippians 2:10-11 |
