Take to heart.

I was reading my Sabbath School lesson for worship this morning and this resonated with me (It is taken from Advent Review and Sabbath Herald):

"Be joyful in God. Christ is light, and in him no darkness at all. Look toward the light. Accustom yourselves to speak the praise of God. Make others happy. This is your first work. It will strengthen the best traits of character. Throw the windows of the soul wide open heavenward, and let the sunshine of Christ's righteousness in. Morning, noon and night, your hearts may be filled with the brught rays of heaven's light."

Leah Overload!

I have taken tons of pictures over the last few weeks, but I am such a lazy bum that I am just now uploading pics. But the first set of pics are of my sweet baby, Leah. Enjoy!

Self Control

     So I began reading my Sabbath School Lesson for the week and it is about Self-Control. This is something that I am sure everyone has some type of struggle with self control. It is a very good lesson, I am just now on Tuesday's Lesson and I will finish the rest up tomorrow, but it really said something that I thought was quite powerful and I think I am going to need help with. We have to truly be grounded in God to really be able to overcome. If we are not grounded, we may find ourself in the middle of the battle between who we are standing for God or Satan. And when we don't have self control, we are giving into the ways of the world. Sometimes, we don't see how we reap from it, but we always do whether it takes time or its instant, we just cannot give up. I know I have horrible self-control with certain things in my life, but I need to try to begin the patterns of staying grounded in God, so that self-control will be something that will get easier as time goes on. We are human and not perfect, but that cannot be the excuse for not trying harder.
     Some verses to look at are the following: Genesis 39:7-20, 1 John 2:15,16. Check them out and I hope that you are blessed. I am anxious to finish up the rest of the weeks lessons.

Happy Sabbath!

Hi everyone! It has been a minute, but not too long, and first off, let me say Happy Sabbath! I have really been going through a lot of personal struggles and I am in the process of working through them, but I wont complain, because I am grateful. Anyways, in the midst of my struggles, it feels like I have honestly  been running in the opposite direction from God. This is the time I really need him and I have been putting him on the back burner and I am actually ashamed to even be admitting this, because he has been good to me. I think I have been so distracted by foolishness and those things have been made top priority. It is so embarassing admitting these things, but I am really trying to be real about situations in my life. I am not perfect, but that is what makes me a human being. I have come to the conclusion that I NEED him in my life. Without God, there is no purpose, and I cannot live this life without him in my life. This is the time to get my life together and I am scared, but I cannot give up. He has been so good to me, and has given me so many chances and I owe him everything.

Dear God,

I need to say that I am sorry. I truly am; I have put you last on my list and you do mean alot to me. I need you to be a part of my life, and I do want another chance. Please help me, I feel like I am sinking and I just need you to be my anchor. I have let the ways of the world ruin our relationship and it is my fault. That is not what I want, and I dont know where to start, but I would like you to guide me and help me. I love you and I know the things that I do may make you feel otherwise, but I am ready to make things right and I need your help, because I cant go at it alone and I want to make a stand for you. I love you!

Love your child,

Jessika