How Are you defined?

hmmmm, I know this isnt my usual type of post but I've been really feeling this subject being laid on my heart and so I needed to share, if you'r trying to define yourself, please read on...


the insane ramblings of.......Me.....


do I even know who....I....Am?


right now I can define myself by a lot of different things....


Mother....


Sister....


Friend....


Wife.....


But who am I?


I never really had a lot of time to really find out the answer to those questions, I've spent so much time focusing on those definitions that I never really defined Me.


I mean I could be the Writer....


the Photographer....


the Fat Girl.....[it's mean, but it's true, I'm overweight and thats how I sometimes feel]


the Nerd....


the Godly Teacher [I had someone call me that yesterday because I explained the Ten Commandments and Jesus' commandments to us to someone]


Who are you?


the Religious nut....[I've been called that before]


the Jock....


Preppy.....


the Skinny girl.....


the Ugly guy...
when I really sit and think about it, like I'm doing right now, I remember....I'm not really supposed to define myself....God is....Other people should not define us....Jesus should...


So.....let's see....Who are we in Jesus' eyes?

Who I am in Christ

Because you are in Christ, every one of these statements is true of you.

• I am loved 1John 3:3
• I am accepted Ephesians 1:6
• I am a child of God John 1:12
• I am Jesus' friend John 15:14
• I am a joint heir with Jesus, sharing His inheritance with Him Romans 8:17
• I am united with God and one spirit with Him 1Corinthians 6:17
• I am a temple of God. His spirit and his life live in me 1 Corinthians 6:19
• I am a member of Christ's body. 1 Corinthians 12:27
• I am a Saint Ephesians 1:1
• I am redeemed and forgiven Colossians 1:14
• I am complete in Jesus Christ Colossians 2:10
• I am free from condemnation Romans 8:1
• I am a new creation because I am in Christ 2Corinthians 5:17
• I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved Colossians 3:12
• I am established, anointed, and sealed by God 2Corinthians 1:21
• I do not have a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind 2Timothy 1:7
• I am God's co-worker 2Corinthians 6:1
• I am seated in heavenly places with Christ Eph 2:6
• I have direct access to God Ephesians 2:18
• I am chosen to bear fruit John 15:16
• I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house 1 Peter 2:5
• I have been given exceedingly great and precious promises by God by which I share His nature 2 Peter 1:4
• I can always know the presence of God because He never leaves me Hebrews 13:5
• God works in me to help me do the things He wants me to do Philippians 2:13
• I can ask God for wisdom and He will give me what I need James 1:5
• I am Beautiful.
• I am Beloved
• I am Wanted
• I am Worth it

I found this and I think it's amazing, this is how God see's me, this is how God see's you. true the world may not see us this way, but God is bigger. 

So something we need to keep reminding ourselves about is....The World shouldn't define us....God Should....

thanks for taking this journey with me as I discover myself once again, I am a New Creation, I hope you were as blessed by this thought as I was.

God Bless

Into The Light

relationship? yes....

God works in many mysterious ways, those who strive to do His will each and everyday find themselves being approached by people that God's sends, either to minister to them or receive ministry from them. it's really amazing how God works, He has shown me a lot of things that He wishes me to do, thankfully He never gives me more then I can handle. He has brought people into my life who He wants me to share His love with, He has given me dreams of the future, and He has never left my side in all of this...
I posted once the reasons why I would never go over to islam....my muslim friends cannot understand this, they keep wondering and they cannot grasp the answers I give. not many people these days grasp the idea of not just following a religion or a set of rules, but actually gaining a FRIENDSHIP with God, one that is perfect and personal, the kind that God WANTS....He doesnt just want us to follow the rules and be diligent, He wants us to search Him out, ask for His friendship, and have a true relationship with Him, He wants us to spend time with Him, talk to Him personally, just like friends should do...not many people grasp that concept anymore....lots just think that if they do enough good works, then their okay....NOT TRUE....sorry....if you want to be close to God, you need to cultivate a relationship with Him, one that is based on your love for Him and His love for you.
are you wanting that close loving intimate friendship with God? do you want to be perfectly loved by a perfect father? if you answered yes to any of those, then get on your knees and ask Him.

The Lord Bless you
-Into The Light-

Spread the Word

There has been a lot going on with Israel this weekend...the terror group Hamas and the palestinians have been launching rockets and mortars into Israel, a few people have been killed and many have been wounded....
Hamas had implemented a cease-fire, but shortly after that started they broke it by firing more rockets into israel

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/147069

the main stream media is not reporting this, which is sad....but Christians and those in support of Israel have to get the word out about the truth....

so please get the word out...maybe when enough people start talking about it the main stream media will actually pick it up....so send this link to everyone you know and tell them to send it to everyone that they know....etc....

God Bless

-Into The Light-

Let your Light Shine

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. "
Matthew 5:16


 "But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. "
Matthew 5:39


I had this tested today.....someone who called himself my friend got very angry at me for no good reason and he started cussing and insulting me, calling me stupid and all that....of course the reason why he got angry was very small and a silly reason to get mad at someone...espeshly at someone you suposedly call a friend....he wanted to chat with me on yahoo voice and I had said no....well this is not the first time this has happened between him and I....after the first time he got mad at me for no good reason I made it quite clear that I did forgive him but I didnt ever want to talk with him on mic. anyway back to today's incident....when he was cussing at me and saying all sorts of hurtful things, my human side [the sinful humanly flesh] wanted so bad to rear its ugly head and cuss him out and say hurtful things right back....I almost did too.....but I didn't....I prayed, and I kept my cool no matter what he said to me before I left the conversation....I stayed kind, no matter what he said to me....


One thing that we need to remember, when we become followers of Jesus Christ we want to show others His Love and Mercy, but sometimes someone will come along and tempt us to show our sinful side [by saying mean things back or something like that] and yes we will make mistakes, we will lose our tempers, no matter how much we try we are not perfect....BUT we serve a God who is....if we ask Him to He will calm us in times when we might lose our temper, and He can keep us from temptation....sometimes though we want to accept the temptation and that is when we mess up and sin....but He forgives us and we again ask Him to guild us and keep us from temptation....the important thing that we need to do is when people come into our lives and they and rude, hurtful or mean to us, let them be....dont stoop to their level....instead try praying for them, in doing that you will show them kindness.


anyway I wanted to share this little bit of information, hopefully it will help someone the same way it did me.


God Bless


-Into The Light-